Author

Natalia Benova

Leeds Beckett University

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Genomics· 3 Molecular Biology· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 5 Organism:human· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:differential expression· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Chinedu Anthony AneneiD· 5 shared Rene Kuklinkova· 5 shared James R. BoyneiD· 3 shared Emanuela Ibenye· 1 shared Jaskaren S. KohliiD· 1 shared Jessica L. Haigh· 1 shared Mahmoud K. EldahshouryiD· 1 shared Wayne RobertsiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

8 top collaborators · 18 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

5 shared papersGenomics

Chinedu Anthony AneneORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

5 papers

Recent·Most cited

Reconstructing the human enhancer RNA transcriptome

Natalia Benova, Rene Kuklinkova, Emanuela Ibenye, James R. Boyne, Chinedu Anthony Anene

The paper reconstructs a transcript-resolved catalogue of human enhancer RNAs, identifies their splice junctions, and provides tools for further study.

BMC Genomics · Aug 11, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Stress-responsive enhancer RNAs couple chromatin reprogramming to post-transcriptional control of senescence

Rene Kuklinkova, Natalia Benova, Jaskaren S. Kohli, James R. Boyne, Wayne Roberts, Chinedu Anthony Anene

The paper identifies senescence-associated enhancer RNAs (SAeRs) and shows their functional role in linking chromatin reprogramming to post-transcriptional regulation of senescence.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

eRNAs Modulate mRNA Stability and Translation Efficiency to Bridge Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation

Rene Kuklinkova, Natalia Benova, Chinedu Anthony Anene

The paper characterizes eRNA decay kinetics and identifies their role in modulating mRNA stability and translation efficiency across human cell types.

RNA · Feb 3, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Prioritising Functional Noncoding Variants via eRNA Post-transcriptional Interaction Maps in Human Samples

Natalia Benova, Rene Kuklinkova, Jessica L. Haigh, James R. Boyne, Chinedu Anthony Anene

TranCi prioritizes noncoding variants by integrating eRNA expression and interactome maps, identifying disease-related mutations in esophageal squamous cell cancer.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

eRNAkit: Expanding the Functional Atlas of human Enhancer RNAs Beyond the Nucleus

Natalia Benova, Rene Kuklinkova, Mahmoud K. Eldahshoury, Chinedu Anthony Anene

eRNAkit integrates subcellular localization, RNA-RNA interaction, and expression data for eRNAs to explore their non-nuclear functions beyond traditional cis-regulatory roles.

bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology