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Changyi Zhang

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0002-1318-7033Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Rachel J. WhitakeriD· 3 shared Aashutosh Girish BoobiD· 1 shared Airah Zaidi· 1 shared David J. Krause· 1 shared Emily N. Hallett· 1 shared Huimin ZhaoiD· 1 shared Rebecca L. Wipfler· 1 shared Yuan Li· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintDec 16, 2025

Analyses of Genome-Wide Recombination in Sulfolobus islandicus

David J. Krause, Changyi Zhang, Rachel J. Whitaker

The paper analyzes recombination patterns in Sulfolobus islandicus by sequencing recombinant strains and using a new tool to identify breakpoints, revealing uniform recombination rates and short tract preferences.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.16.694729

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 16, 2025

Discovery, characterization, and application of chromosomal integration sites in the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus islandicus

Aashutosh Girish Boob, Changyi Zhang, Yuwei Pan…·Huimin Zhao

This study identifies and characterizes chromosomal integration sites in Sulfolobus islandicus using CRISPR-COPIES and validates their utility for genetic manipulation.

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experimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 17, 2018

Revealing S-layer Functions in the Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeon Sulfolobus islandicus

Changyi Zhang, Rebecca L. Wipfler, Yuan Li…·Rachel J. Whitaker

This study investigates the role of S-layer genes in Sulfolobus islandicus, revealing that slaA is critical for cell morphology, division, and chromosome stability.

DOI 10.1101/444406

multiple speciesexperimental assay

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