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Spencer G. Willet

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0000-0002-2541-263XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1

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Autophagy-Dependent Regulation of YAP1 by STK38 Governs Recruitment of Differentiated Cells as Progenitor Cells During Regeneration

Yongji Zeng, Yang‐Zhe Huang, Qing Kay Li, Raymond Y. Ho, Steven J. Bark, Spencer G. Willet, Richard J. DiPaolo, Jason C. Mills

The paper identifies STK38 as a YAP1 kinase that regulates paligenosis by autophagy-dependent degradation, enabling differentiated cells to act as progenitors during tissue regeneration.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 30, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology