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Michael J.G. Johnston

University of CalgaryORCID 0000-0001-6769-6311Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:deconvolution· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:Hi-C· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1

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Ana NikolićiD· 2 shared Jennifer Ai-wen ChaniD· 2 shared Marco GalloiD· 2 shared Aaron H. GillmoriD· 1 shared Anna Bobyn· 1 shared Bob ArgiropoulosiD· 1 shared Claire Mallard· 1 shared David C. SchriemeriD· 1 shared

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2021-2026 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologyMolecular CellPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2026

Nuclear body assembly by a viral repeat RNA promotes Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression

Mariel Kleer, Rory P. Mulloy, Maxwell P. Bui-Marinos…·Jennifer A. Corcoran

The paper shows that Kaposin, a viral lncRNA, remodels nuclear speckles to enhance KSHV gene expression by interacting with repetitive elements.

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humanlong-read sequencing

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineMolecular Case StudiesPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2022

Hi-C detects genomic structural variants in peripheral blood of pediatric leukemia patients

Claire Mallard, Michael J.G. Johnston, Anna Bobyn…·Marco Gallo

The paper demonstrates that Hi-C can detect structural variants, including translocations, in peripheral blood samples of pediatric B-ALL patients, offering a non-invasive alternative to bone marrow biopsies.

23 citations

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BioinformaticsScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedOct 13, 2021

Copy-scAT: Deconvoluting single-cell chromatin accessibility of genetic subclones in cancer

Ana Nikolić, Divya Singhal, Katrina I Ellestad…·Marco Gallo

Copy-scAT deconvolutes single-cell chromatin accessibility to infer genetic subclones in cancer, revealing how genetics influence chromatin profiles and subclonal phenotypes.

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humanscATAC-seq

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