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Yilin Feng

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0002-9423-2122 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Yilin FengiD1 paper · Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School

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Biochemistry· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Adam BalutowskiiD· 1 shared Alice Maria GianiiD· 1 shared Bangyan Liu· 1 shared Charlie KnappiD· 1 shared Chi ZhangiD· 1 shared Christina V. TheodorisiD· 1 shared Daniel GrudzieniD· 1 shared Daphne Zhu· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Differential effects of lysophospholipid headgroups, acyl chain length and saturation on vacuole acidification, Ca2+ transport, and fusion

Chi Zhang, Yilin Feng, Jorge D. Calderin, Vito Failla, Adam Balutowski, Razeen Ahmed, Charlie Knapp, Ved Shah, Daniel Grudzien, Jahnavi M. Karat, Elliel Foley, Rutilio A. Fratti

The paper examines how lysophospholipid headgroups and acyl chain properties affect yeast vacuole fusion, Ca2+ transport, and acidification.

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Soluble DLK1 secreted by telomere-shortening-induced senescent microglia impairs oligodendrocyte functions and alters neuronal activity

Bangyan Liu, Matthew Mahoney, Yilin Feng, Maria A. Telpoukhovskaia, Alice Maria Giani, Eileen Ruth Torres, Lihong Zhan, Pearly Ye, Jingjie Zhu, Nessa R. Foxe, Daphne Zhu, Xinran Tong, Deepak Srivastava, Christina V. Theodoris, Shiaoching Gong, , Li Gan

This study identifies soluble DLK1 from senescent microglia as a factor impairing oligodendrocyte function and altering neuronal activity in aging.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience