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Anushka Peer

Duke Medical Center

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Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Joseph HeitmaniD· 2 shared Sheng SuniD· 2 shared Zhuyun BianiD· 2 shared Ziyan Zoe XuiD· 2 shared Ananya Dasgupta· 1 shared Julian A. LiberiD· 1 shared Kayla WilhoitiD· 1 shared Konstantina AkritidouiD· 1 shared

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Meiosis-specific genes play roles in ploidy reduction in Cryptococcus neoformans titan cells

Zhuyun Bian, Kayla Wilhoit, Julian A. Liber, Anushka Peer, Ziyan Zoe Xu, Paul M. Magwene, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman

This study identifies meiosis-specific genes critical for ploidy reduction in Cryptococcus neoformans titan cells, showing their role in generating stable diploid daughter cells.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 26, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Essential genes encoded by the mating-type locus of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Zhuyun Bian, Ziyan Zoe Xu, Anushka Peer, Yeseul Choi, Shelby J. Priest, Konstantina Akritidou, Ananya Dasgupta, Tim A. Dahlmann, Ulrich Kück, Minou Nowrousian, Matthew S. Sachs, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman

This study identifies essential genes in the mating-type locus of Cryptococcus neoformans, showing that four genes are essential for viability while MYO2 is critical for pathogenicity despite not being essential.

mBio · Feb 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics