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Cong Xiao

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiORCID 0000-0002-1077-6158Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 5, 2026

The lncRNA Statera regulates synaptogenesis by repressing the retrotransposon copia in Drosophila

Shuhao Wang, P Githure M'angale, Cong Xiao…·Travis Thomson

This study identifies Statera as a long non-coding RNA that promotes synaptogenesis by repressing the retrotransposon copia in Drosophila.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.01.748680

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMar 10, 2026

Arc Capsids Facilitate the Transfer of Muscleblind.

Max Zinter, Cong Xiao, P Githure M'angale…·Travis Thomson

This paper shows Arc interacts with Mbnl1 RNA in a neuronal activity-dependent manner, facilitating transsynaptic transfer of Mbnl1 RNA through extracellular vesicles in Drosophila and mammals.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.708592

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedNov 28, 2025

Bipolar and schizophrenia risk gene AKAP11 encodes an autophagy receptor coupling the regulation of PKA kinase network homeostasis to synaptic transmission

You-Kyung Lee, Cong Xiao, Xiaoting Zhou…·Zhenyu Yue

This study identifies AKAP11 as a critical autophagy receptor linking PKA kinase network regulation to synaptic transmission, with loss-of-function impacting pathways associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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