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Meagan N. Esbin

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0002-2157-3831Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Robert TjianiD· 2 shared Xavier DarzacqiD· 2 shared Andrew Cearlock· 1 shared Anna C. MaureriD· 1 shared Brian BenyaminiiD· 1 shared Dirk F. HockemeyeriD· 1 shared Eric YiniD· 1 shared Fyodor D. UrnoviD· 1 shared

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Phenotypic CRISPR screening identifies ZBTB10 as a novel regulator of human trophoblast differentiation

Meagan N. Esbin, Rituja Bhowmik, Hanqin Li, Andrew Cearlock, Jiayu Chen, Tomy Tran, Stephen A. McCartney, Ian A. Glass, Dirk F. Hockemeyer, Xavier Darzacq, Fyodor D. Urnov, Robert Tjian, Min Yang

The paper uses an arrayed CRISPR screen to identify ZBTB10 as a regulator of human trophoblast differentiation, showing its role in fusion and hormone secretion.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

TFEB controls syncytiotrophoblast differentiation

Meagan N. Esbin, Liza Dahal, Vinson B. Fan, Joseph K. McKenna, Eric Yin, Xavier Darzacq, Robert Tjian

This study identifies TFEB as a transcriptional regulator of syncytiotrophoblast differentiation by controlling Syncytin-1 and Syncytin-2 expression in BeWo cells.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

Transgene Expression in Cultured Cells Using Unpurified Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors

Brian Benyamini, Meagan N. Esbin, Oscar N. Whitney, Nike Walther, Anna C. Maurer

The paper demonstrates the use of unpurified recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors for transducing cultured cells, showing effectiveness in three previously unreported cell types.

Journal of Visualized Experiments · Oct 20, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology