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Zhao Zhang

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

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Cancer Biology· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1 Pathology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1

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6 papers

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Strategies of mechanical adaptations of circulating tumor cells and properties of their cellular microenvironment have predictive and prognostic biomarker value

Maria Gaczynska, Fatemeh Ataei, Chih-Wei Chou, Matthew A Click, Furkan Dursun, Chia-Nung Hung, Kerri A Kendrick, Robin Leach, Michael A Liss, Penny Vroman, Zhao Zhang, Tim Hui-Ming Huang, Pawel A Osmulski

The paper identifies mechanical adaptations of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and their microenvironment properties as predictive biomarkers for prostate cancer outcomes.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

An atlas of human histological diversity

Hugo Mantion, Zhao Zhang, Diego Serra, Laetitia Lebrun, Maxime Tarabichi, Vincent Detours

The paper builds a histological atlas using computational methods and GTEx data, revealing how age, sex, genetics, and sub-clinical pathologies influence tissue structures across 40 organs.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Comparative Brain-Wide Mapping of Ketamine and Isoflurane-Activated Nuclei and Functional Networks

Yue Hu, Wenjie Du, Jiangtao Qi, Huoqing Luo, Zhao Zhang, Mengqiang Luo, Yingwei Wang

This study compares the effects of ketamine and isoflurane on brain regions and functional networks using c-Fos expression, revealing distinct top-down and bottom-up mechanisms.

eLife · Jul 3, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Mesenchymal stem cells protect retinal ganglion cells from degeneration via mitochondrial donation

Dan Jiang, Hong Feng, Zhao Zhang, Bin Yan, Ling Chen, Chuiyan Ma, Cheng Li, Shuo Han, Yuelin Zhang, Peikai Chen, Hung-Fat Tse, Qingling Fu, Kin Chiu, Qizhou Lian

This study shows that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from degeneration by donating mitochondria, reducing inflammation, and preserving retinal function in a mouse model.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2018 · PreprintCell Biology

Tomato immune receptor Ve1 recognizes surface-exposed co-localized N- and C-termini of Verticillium dahliae effector Ave1

Yin Song, Zhao Zhang, Jordi C. Boshoven, Hanna Rovenich, Michael F. Seidl, Jernej Jakše, Karunakaran Maruthachalam, Chun-Ming Liu, Krishna V. Subbarao, Branka Javornik, Bart P.H.J. Thomma

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2017 · PreprintPlant Biology

Genome-wide and single-base resolution DNA methylomes of the Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Reveal Gradual Transition of the Genomic Methylation Pattern in Early Vertebrates

Zhao Zhang, Gangbiao Liu, Yangyun Zhou, James P. B. Lloyd, David W. McCauley, Weiming Li, Xun Gu, Zhixi Su

This study reports the genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in the sea lamprey, revealing an intermediate methylation state between invertebrates and jawed vertebrates.

bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2015 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology