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Yi Cai

Shenzhen UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1363-2328Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Xinchun CheniD· 2 shared Akul Singhania· 1 shared Andrea M. CooperiD· 1 shared Andrew J. SawyeriD· 1 shared Anne O’Garra· 1 shared Aurelie A. Ray· 1 shared Camelia Y. J. QuekiD· 1 shared Carl G. FengiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedSep 8, 2025

Ultra-high field strength electroporation enables efficient DNA transformation and genome editing in nontuberculous mycobacteria

Daoyan Tang, Ming-Gui Wang, Dan Wang…·Qinglan Wang

This paper introduces ultra-high field electroporation to improve DNA transformation and genome editing in non-tuberculous mycobacteria, achieving significant efficiency gains in multiple species.

2 citations

non-human primateexperimental assay

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintApr 11, 2025

Tissue-wide profiling of human lungs reveals spatial sequestration of macrophages in tuberculosis

Wei Lie Xiao, Andrew J. Sawyer, Siwei Mo…·Xinchun Chen

Xiao et al. reveal spatial segregation of immune cells in TB-lung tissue and link the microenvironmental dynamics to disease states of tuberculosis.

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humanproteomics

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintFeb 26, 2018

Differential expression of an alternative splice variant of IL-12Rβ1 impacts early dissemination in the mouse and associates with disease outcome in both mouse and humans exposed to tuberculosis

Mrinal K. Das, Aurelie A. Ray, Yi Cai…·Andrea M. Cooper

This study identifies an alternative splice variant of IL-12Rβ1 that limits early Mtb dissemination in mice and predicts TB disease outcomes in humans.

DOI 10.1101/271627

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