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Qin Zhang

Shandong Agricultural University

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Genetics· 2 Bioinformatics· 1 Cancer Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 5 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:eQTL / molecular QTL mapping· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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Houcheng LiiD· 3 shared Lingzhao FangiD· 3 shared Pengju ZhaoiD· 3 shared Bingjin LiniD· 2 shared Bingxing AniD· 2 shared Dailu GuaniD· 2 shared Di Zhu· 2 shared Huaijun ZhouiD· 2 shared

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Cross-Tissue Inflammatory Convergence Supports a Putative Muscle-Brain Axis in Alzheimer's Disease

Andong Zhang, Wei Shen, Shijun Yan, Jing Chen, Xiaoyan Liu, Jingfeng Zou, Shaotian Li, Shanshan Hu, Yiting Liu, Catherine Pan, Zhuoqing Lan, Guoping Peng, Qin Zhang, Wen Peng, Fariba Ahmadizar, , the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

The paper identifies shared inflammatory pathways between aging skeletal muscle and Alzheimer's disease brain tissue, detectable in peripheral blood, and prioritizes candidate regulators.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Genetic regulation of circulating metabolome in cattle

Jun Teng, Houcheng Li, Jian Yang, Jingsheng Lu, Chongwei Duan, Zhujun Chen, Xinyi Zhang, Xiuxin Zhao, Fen Pei, Xiaoping Wu, Pengju Zhao, Haihan Zhang, Hongding Gao, Lewei Guo, Dan Wang, , Xiao Wang

The paper presents a cattle metabolome atlas linking genetic variants to metabolites and traits, revealing colocalization with eQTL and causal gene-metabolite-trait networks.

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

β4-integrins safeguard nuclear mechanics to suppress prostate cancer progression

Anette Schmidt, Rong Wei, Paulina Nastały, Maliha Mehnaz-Enamul, Atharva Agashe, Michał Rychłowski, Katarzyna Bury, Saara Koivusalo, Qin Zhang, Crescenzo Frascogna, Carlo F. Natale, Xiayun Yang, Aleksander Jarmakowicz, Anne Ahtikoski, Markku H. Vaarala, , Aki Manninen

This study identifies β4-integrins as critical for maintaining nuclear mechanics and integrity in prostate cancer, linking cell-ECM adhesion to genome stability and patient survival.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

The enhanced multi-tissue atlas of regulatory effects in cattle

Houcheng Li, Huicong Zhang, Di Zhu, Pengju Zhao, Zhenyu Wei, Jiaqi Lu, Mian Gong, Qi Zhang, Weijie Zheng, Xia Liu, Dailu Guan, Jinyan Teng, Qing Lin, Yongjie Tang, Yahui Gao, , Lingzhao Fang

The paper presents CattleGTEx, a resource characterizing regulatory effects in cattle, resolving GWAS signals and providing insights into adaptive evolution and selection.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Sex-specific Genetic Regulatory Effects in Chickens

Haihan Zhang, Bingjin Lin, Yang Xi, Di Zhu, Chen Peng, Junhao Tu, Huichao Liu, Dailu Guan, Qingyuan Ouyang, Bogong Liu, Chenyu Fan, Zichao Song, Xing Meng, Houcheng Li, Bingxing An, , Xi He

The paper identifies sex-specific genetic regulatory effects in chickens using whole-genome sequencing and transcriptomes, revealing sex-dependent gene regulation and structural variants.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Catch and release of sialoglycoRNAs enables sequencing-based profiling across cellular and extracellular material

Ruiqi Ge, Dennis K. Jeppesen, Sandeep K. Rai, Qin Zhang, James N. Higginbotham, Robert J. Coffey, Ryan A. Flynn

The paper introduces rPAL-seq, a method for profiling sialoglycoRNAs with low RNA input, revealing lineage-associated patterns and secreted glycoRNA profiles.

bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Accessible chromatin regions and DNA methylation regulate gene expression leading to changes in agronomic traits in Brassica allotriploid hybrids

Chengtao Quan, Qin Zhang, Xiaoni Zhang, Kexin Chai, Guoting Cheng, Chaozhi Ma, Cheng Dai

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2024 · PreprintBioinformatics