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Asef Jawad Niloy

University of Kansas Medical Center

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Developmental Biology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Soumen PauliD· 3 shared Courtney A. MarshiD· 2 shared Namrata RoyiD· 2 shared Purbasa DasguptaiD· 2 shared Rajnish KumariD· 2 shared Soma S. RayiD· 2 shared Abhik SahaiD· 1 shared Ananya GhoshiD· 1 shared

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Arginine methyltransferase PRMT1 equipoises trophoblast development to prevent early pregnancy loss

Purbasa Dasgupta, Rajnish Kumar, Soma S. Ray, Namrata Roy, Asef Jawad Niloy, Mounika VALLAKATI, Courtney A. Marsh, Sebastian J. Arnold, Soumen Paul

This study identifies PRMT1 as a critical regulator of trophoblast development, showing its role in preventing early pregnancy loss through epigenetic control of stemness and differentiation.

Nature Communications · Jul 10, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Divergent roles of DNA methylation, TRIM28, and p53 surveillance in human embryonic and trophoblast stem cells

Deepak Saini, Megan S. Katz, Skye Beck, Taylor E. Ireland, Soma S. Ray, Asef Jawad Niloy, Radman Mazloomnejad, Anna F. Fleming, Sophia C. Vetrici, Jessica K. Cinkornpumin, Tanja Sack, Stéphanie Duhamel, Rima Slim, Morag Park, Jennifer M. Frost, , William A. Pastor

The paper investigates the roles of TRIM28, DNA methylation, and p53 in regulating gene and transposon expression in human embryonic and trophoblast stem cells, revealing divergent responses to genomic instability.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology

METTL3 shapes m6A epitranscriptomic landscape for successful human placentation

Ram Parikshan Kumar, Rajnish Kumar, Avishek Ganguly, Ananya Ghosh, Soma Ray, Md. Rashedul Islam, Abhik Saha, Namrata Roy, Purbasa Dasgupta, Taylor Knowles, Asef Jawad Niloy, Courtney A. Marsh, Soumen Paul

This study shows METTL3 is essential for human placentation by regulating trophoblast self-renewal and differentiation through m6A RNA modifications.

bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2024 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology