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Hanqing Liu
Salk Institute for Biological StudiesORCID 0000-0002-5114-6048Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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2018-2026 · peak 7/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- NeuroscienceMolecular PsychiatryPeer-reviewed
Maternal Immune Activation Disrupts Epigenomic and Functional Maturation of Cortical Excitatory Neurons
Chi-Yu Lai, Jessica Arzavala, António Pinto‐Duarte…·M. Margarita Behrens
This study shows that maternal immune activation disrupts DNA methylation and transcriptome of cortical excitatory neurons, delaying their maturation and affecting synapse-related genes.
1 citation - GenomicsSciencePeer-reviewed
Human Body Single-Cell Atlas of 3D Genome Organization and DNA Methylation
Jingtian Zhou, Yue Wu, Hanqing Liu…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper maps 3D genome organization and DNA methylation across 86,689 single nuclei from 16 human tissues, revealing cell-type-specific variations and discrepancies between methylation and chromatin structure.
8 citationstop 1% - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
An Integrative Single-Cell Epigenomic Atlas Annotates the Regulatory Genome of the Adult Mouse Brain
Zhaoning Wang, Songpeng Zu, Ethan J. Armand…·Bing Ren
The paper constructs an integrative single-cell epigenomic atlas of the adult mouse brain, mapping chromatin states and gene regulatory programs across 100 cell subclasses.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.07.704075 - GenomicsNature GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Genetics and Environment Distinctively Shape the Human Immune Cell Epigenome
Wenliang Wang, Manoj Hariharan, Wubin Ding…·Joseph R. Ecker
This study identifies how genetic and environmental factors shape the human immune cell epigenome through differential methylation and chromatin accessibility changes.
11 citationstop 1% - GenomicsNeuronPeer-reviewed
Cell type specific enrichment of somatic aneuploidy in the mammalian brain
Eran A. Mukamel, Hanqing Liu, M. Margarita Behrens, Joseph R. Ecker
The paper identifies cell type-specific aneuploidy in the adult mouse brain, finding a strong enrichment of chromosome 16 trisomy in non-neuronal cells.
4 citations - NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Novel environment exposure drives temporally defined and region-specific chromatin accessibility and gene expression changes in the hippocampus
Lisa Traunmüller, Erin E. Duffy, Hanqing Liu…·Michael E. Greenberg
This study identifies cell-type-specific chromatin accessibility and gene expression changes in the hippocampus following novel environment exposure using single-nucleus multiomics and bulk RNA-seq.
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Cell-type-specific transposable element demethylation and TAD remodeling in the aging mouse brain
Qiurui Zeng, Wei Tian, Amit Klein…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper maps epigenetic and spatial transcriptomic changes in aging mouse brain using single-cell multi-omic data and develops deep-learning models to predict age-related gene expression changes.
- NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewed
Cell type-specific effects of age and sex on human cortical neurons
Jo-fan Chien, Hanqing Liu, Bang-An Wang…·Eran A. Mukamel
The paper examines age and sex effects on human cortical neurons using multiomic data, finding age-related changes in gene expression and DNA methylation, and sex differences in gene expression and X-inactivation escape.
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
scMeFormer: a transformer-based deep learning model for imputing DNA methylation states in single cells enhances the detection of epigenetic alterations in schizophrenia
1 citation - GenomicsNaturePeer-reviewed
Single-cell DNA Methylome and 3D Multi-omic Atlas of the Adult Mouse Brain
Hanqing Liu, Qiurui Zeng, Jingtian Zhou…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper generates a single-cell DNA methylome and 3D multi-omic atlas of the adult mouse brain, identifying methylation patterns and regulatory networks across cell types and brain regions.
141 citationstop 1% - BioinformaticsCell GenomicsPeer-reviewed
Robust enhancer-gene regulation identified by single-cell transcriptomes and epigenomes
Fangming Xie, Ethan J. Armand, Zizhen Yao…·Eran A. Mukamel
The paper identifies gene-CRE pairs in mouse brain cells by integrating single-cell transcriptomes and epigenomes, controlling for gene co-expression.
- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Brain-wide Correspondence Between Neuronal Epigenomics and Long-Distance Projections
Jingtian Zhou, Zhuzhu Zhang, May Wu…·Edward M. Callaway
The paper links single-cell epigenomes and projection patterns of 33,034 mouse neurons to identify transcriptomic and epigenomic properties of projection cell types.
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Comparative single cell epigenomic analysis of gene regulatory programs in the rodent and primate neocortex
Nathan R. Zemke, Ethan J. Armand, Wenliang Wang…·Bing Ren
The paper analyzes gene regulatory programs in the neocortex of rodents and primates using single-cell multiomics, finding rapid evolution of cell type-specific gene expression and TE-driven cCREs.
- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Epigenomic complexity of the human brain revealed by single-cell DNA methylomes and 3D genome structures
Wei Tian, Jingtian Zhou, Anna Bartlett…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper identifies 188 cell types in the human brain using single-cell DNA methylation and 3D genome data, and develops a tool to predict cell types based on methylation patterns.
8 citations - BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
The BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Data Ecosystem: A User's Guide
Michael Hawrylycz, Maryann Elizabeth Martone, Patrick R. Hof…·Brian Zingg
The paper provides a guide to the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) data ecosystem, its tools, and resources for analyzing brain cell types across species.
- GenomicsCell GenomicsPeer-reviewed
Single nucleus multi-omics links human cortical cell regulatory genome diversity to disease risk variants
Chongyuan Luo, Hanqing Liu, Fangming Xie…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper develops a multi-omic single-nucleus sequencing method and framework to analyze regulatory genome diversity in human cortical cells and link it to disease risk variants.
172 citationstop 1% - NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewed
Evolution of cellular diversity in primary motor cortex of human, marmoset monkey, and mouse
Trygve E. Bakken, Nikolas L. Jorstad, Qiwen Hu…·Jonathan T. Ting
The paper compares cellular diversity in the primary motor cortex across human, marmoset, and mouse using single-nucleus transcriptomics and epigenomics, finding conserved cell types and species-specific adaptations.
- NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewed
An Atlas of Gene Regulatory Elements in Adult Mouse Cerebrum
Yang Eric Li, Sebastian Preißl, Xiaomeng Hou…·Bing Ren
The paper identifies 491,818 candidate cis regulatory elements in adult mouse brain sub-types and links them to target genes and transcriptional regulators involved in various pathways.
- NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewed
A multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex
BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN), BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) Corresponding authors, Edward M. Callaway…·Cindy T. J. van Velthoven
The paper generates a multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex, revealing a unified molecular genetic landscape and cross-species taxonomy of cell types.
- NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewed
An integrated transcriptomic and epigenomic atlas of mouse primary motor cortex cell types
Zizhen Yao, Hanqing Liu, Fangming Xie…·Eran A. Mukamel
The paper creates a comprehensive atlas of mouse primary motor cortex cell types using integrated transcriptomic and epigenomic data from over 600,000 samples.
- GenomicsNaturePeer-reviewed
DNA Methylation Atlas of the Mouse Brain at Single-Cell Resolution
Hanqing Liu, Jingtian Zhou, Wei Tian…·Joseph R. Ecker
The paper constructs a DNA methylation atlas of the mouse brain at single-cell resolution, revealing epigenetic diversity and spatial organization of neuronal subtypes.
291 citationstop 1% - NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewed
Epigenomic Diversity of Cortical Projection Neurons in the Mouse Brain
Zhuzhu Zhang, Jingtian Zhou, Pengcheng Tan…·Edward M. Callaway
The paper links epigenomic properties of cortical projection neurons to their anatomical and projection patterns using single-nucleus DNA methylation sequencing in mice.
- NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewed
Activity-Dependent Modulation of Synapse-Regulating Genes in Astrocytes
Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker, Matthew Boisvert, Hanqing Liu…·Nicola J. Allen
The paper identifies astrocyte synapse-regulating genes in the developing mouse visual cortex and shows their expression is modulated by neuronal activity and calcium signaling.
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Multi-omic profiling of transcriptome and DNA methylome in single nuclei with molecular partitioning
Chongyuan Luo, Hanqing Liu, Bang-An Wang…·Joseph R. Ecker
This paper introduces snmCT-seq, a multi-omic method that profiles transcriptome and DNA methylome from single nuclei, enabling accurate cell type classification in human tissues.