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An Zhang

California Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0001-8426-0827Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Genetics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Alexei A. AraviniD· 1 shared Annie W. LamiD· 1 shared Byoung Ohg Ahn· 1 shared Daifu Ma· 1 shared Elisa Gonzalez· 1 shared Hideki HirakawaiD· 1 shared Hideki NagasakiiD· 1 shared Hiroaki TabuchiiD· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJul 13, 2025

An Automated End-to-End Workflow for Production of Secreted Proteins in Transfected Mammalian Cells

Pavee Vasnarungruengkul, Michael A. Anaya, Annie W. Lam…·Jost Vielmetter

The paper describes an automated system for producing secreted proteins in transfected mammalian cells, enabling high-throughput, flexible, and cost-effective protein production for research.

DOI 10.1101/2025.07.13.664612

humanproteomics

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintJan 21, 2025

Auto-methylation of the histone methyltransferase SetDB1 at its histone-mimic motifs ensures the spreading and maintenance of heterochromatin

Qing Tang, An Zhang, Michael Sullivan…·Alexei A. Aravin

The paper shows that SetDB1 auto-methylation at histone-mimic motifs enables heterochromatin spreading and maintenance through interactions with HP1 proteins.

1 citation

experimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintDec 25, 2022

Haploid-resolved and chromosome-scale genome assembly in hexa-autoploid sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam)

Ung-Han Yoon, Qinghe Cao, Kenta Shirasawa…·Sachiko Isobe

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly for hexaploid sweetpotato, identifying genes involved in starch, anthocyanin, and carotenoid pathways.

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plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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