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Zhicheng Xu

BGI Group (China)

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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Jing Chen· 2 shared Kailong MaiD· 2 shared W J Wang· 2 shared Wensi Du· 2 shared Y S ZhangiD· 2 shared Bin LiuiD· 1 shared Cathie MartiniD· 1 shared Changyun Qiu· 1 shared

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HESTA: a curated and reusable database for the human early organogenesis spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas

Zhicheng Xu, Yuejiao Li, W J Wang, Y S Zhang, Lidan Fan, Jing Chen, Wensi Du, Tao Yang, Ya Gao, Kailong Ma

The paper presents a spatiotemporal transcriptome database of human embryogenesis, providing spatial gene expression and substructure data across 50 developing organs.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

ExMODE: A Multi-Omics Repository for Extremophile Adaptation and Bioprospecting

Denghui Li, Kailong Ma, Yulu Zhang, Jieni Wang, Zhen Cui, Xiaoqiang Li, W J Wang, Jiawei Tong, Yang Guo, Zongan Wang, Peiyun Zeng, Jieyu Wang, Xiaokai Xu, Nannan Zhang, Y S Zhang, , Shanshan Liu

ExMODE is a multi-omics database for extremophiles that integrates and standardizes data to enable comparative analysis and bioprospecting.

bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

The VTA-BLA-NAc circuit for sex reward inhibited by VTA GABAergic neurons under stress in male mice

Linshan Sun, Jingjing You, Minghu Cui, Fengjiao Sun, Jiangong Wang, Wentao Wang, Dan Wang, Dunjiang Liu, Zhicheng Xu, Changyun Qiu, Bin Liu, Haijing Yan

The paper identifies a neural circuit in male mice where stress inhibits reward processing by targeting VTA GABAergic neurons, linking it to depressive-like behaviors.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience

A draft reference genome sequence for Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Qing Zhao, Jun Yang, Jie Liu, Meng-Ying Cui, Yuming Fang, Wengqing Qiu, Huiwen Shang, Zhicheng Xu, Yukun Wei, Lei Yang, Yonghong Hu, Xiao-Ya Chen, Cathie Martin

The paper reports a draft reference genome sequence for Scutellaria baicalensis using Illumina and PacBio sequencing, providing a foundation for studying its bioactive compound biosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2018 · PreprintPlant Biology