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Wenli Zhang

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4989-7950Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Akiko WatanabeiD· 1 shared Chen‐Hao YehiD· 1 shared Dongmei Liao· 1 shared Garnett H. KelsoeiD· 1 shared Helene Fradin Kirshner· 1 shared Kevin J. WieheiD· 1 shared Masayuki KuraokaiD· 1 shared Nathan Shenkerman· 1 shared

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Apoptotic Quality Control of Cellular Competence Limits Cryptic Germinal Center B Cell States

Chen‐Hao Yeh, Nathan Shenkerman, Shengli Song, Helene Fradin Kirshner, Akiko Watanabe, Dongmei Liao, Xiaoe Liang, Wenli Zhang, Kevin J. Wiehe, Garnett H. Kelsoe, Masayuki Kuraoka

This study shows that mitochondrial apoptosis limits non-proliferating and defective B cell states in germinal centers without affecting affinity maturation.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintImmunology