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Zhenan Liu

Institute of Science Tokyo

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:batch correction / integration· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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MUSE enables cross-species multi-omics integration that incorporates transcriptional regulatory modules

Nakae Fuka, Shintaro Yuki, Zhenan Liu, Chikara Mizukoshi, Hayashi Shuto, Teppei Shimamura, Yadohisa Hiroshi

MUSE integrates multi-omics data across species to align cellular states while preserving species-specific features and regulatory module conservation.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Foxp3 and BATF cooperatively direct cis-regulatory programs and gene expression for functional differentiation of Treg cells

Ryuichi Murakami, Norihito Hayatsu, Takahisa Miyao, Zhenan Liu, Yukito Kino, Shumpei Shibata, Suzu Kawagoe, Masashi Matsuda, Yusuke Iizuka, Hiroki Sugishita, Hideyuki Yoshida, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Wataru Ise, Haruhiko Koseki, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Shohei Hori

The paper identifies cooperative roles of Foxp3 and BATF in directing cis-regulatory programs and gene expression for Treg cell differentiation.

Immunity · Mar 30, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

WNK1 kinase activity is required for maintenance of podocyte structure

Zhenan Liu, Eunyoung Lee, Shumeng Jiang, Joon‐Ho Yoon, Fouzia Ahmed, Mohammad A. Rahman, W. Philip Bleicher, Hani Y. Suleiman, Leslie A. Bruggeman, Richard Tyler Miller, Audrey N. Chang

This study shows WNK1 kinase activity is essential for maintaining podocyte foot process structure and glomerular filtration, through regulation of actomyosin activity and focal adhesions.

bioRxiv · May 30, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology