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Yu Pan

Harvard University

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Passive thrust production in animal propulsion: exploitation of velocity gradients for energy conservation

Yangfan Zhang, Robin Thandiackal, Connor F. White, Jiacheng Guo, Yu Pan, Haibo Dong, GEORGE V. LAUDER

The paper investigates how fish exploit velocity gradients to passively produce thrust, reducing locomotor costs by 74%.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Metapipeline-DNA: A Comprehensive Germline & Somatic Genomics Nextflow Pipeline

Yash Patel, Chenghao Zhu, Takafumi N. Yamaguchi, Nicholas K. Wang, Nicholas Wiltsie, Nicole Zeltser, Alfredo E. Gonzalez, Helena K. Winata, Yu Pan, Mohammed Faizal Eeman Mootor, Timothy Sanders, Sorel T. Fitz‐Gibbon, Cyriac Kandoth, Julie M. Livingstone, Lydia Liu, , Paul Christopher Boutros

Metapipeline-DNA automates comprehensive analysis of DNA sequencing data from raw reads to visualization, supporting germline and somatic genomic features.

Cell Reports Methods · Mar 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Aromatic Patch in WhiB-Like Transcription Factors Facilitates Primary Sigma Factor Interaction in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Daisy Guiza Beltran, Tao Wan, Javier Seravalli, Magdaléna Horová, Camden Jones, Shanren Li, Pengchong Ma, Chloe Ong, Zhifang Lu, Donald Becker, Jeffrey P. Mower, Qiuming Yao, Yu Pan, Hongfeng Yu, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Limei Zhang

This study identifies an aromatic patch in Mtb Wbl proteins that mediates interaction with the primary sigma 70 factor, revealing a conserved binding mechanism and evolutionary relationship with actinobacterial phages.

Communications Biology · Feb 13, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry