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Johnathon N. Lakins

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0002-1686-5063Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 2 Cancer Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1

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Valerie Marie WeaveriD· 3 shared Nadia M.E. AyadiD· 2 shared Aisha Almsoud· 1 shared Ajinkya GhagreiD· 1 shared Alastair J. Ironside· 1 shared Allen J. EhrlicheriD· 1 shared Allison P. DrainiD· 1 shared Eugene ShenderoviD· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental CellPeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Tissue tension permits β-catenin phosphorylation to drive mesoderm specification in human embryonic stem cells.

Nadia M.E. Ayad, Aisha Almsoud, Johnathon N. Lakins…·Valerie Marie Weaver

The paper shows that tissue tension enables Src-mediated β-catenin phosphorylation, which is critical for mesoderm specification in human embryonic stem cells.

8 citations

humanstatistical model

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Cancer BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 5, 2026

NCOR2 represses MHC class I molecule expression to drive metastatic progression of breast cancer

Pavla Ticha, Jason J. Northey, Radhika Narain…·Valerie Marie Weaver

This study identifies NCOR2 as an epigenetic repressor of MHC class I expression in breast cancer, promoting metastasis by inhibiting immune surveillance.

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humanproteomics

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental CellPeer-reviewedNov 17, 2020

Mechanics regulate human embryonic stem cell self-organization to specify mesoderm

Jonathon M. Muncie, Nadia M.E. Ayad, Johnathon N. Lakins…·Valerie Marie Weaver

The paper shows engineered substrates promoting cell-cell adhesion drive gastrulation-like self-organization in hESCs by enhancing cell tension and Wnt signaling to specify mesoderm.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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