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Akankshya Jena

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0002-5521-2655Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Scott E. WilliamsiD· 2 shared Bernard E. WeissmaniD· 1 shared Bethany L. WagneriD· 1 shared Carlos Patiño DescovichiD· 1 shared Cyrus VaziriiD· 1 shared Danielle C. SpitzeriD· 1 shared Di WuiD· 1 shared Gaith N. DrobyiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Cancer BiologyNAR CancerPeer-reviewedJan 7, 2026

Differential roles of Rad18 in repressing carcinogen- and oncogene-driven mutagenesis in vivo

Jay Ramanlal Anand, Bethany L. Wagner, Jitong Lou…·Cyrus Vaziri

This study shows Rad18 suppresses 4NQO-induced oral carcinogenesis but not KrasG12D-driven lung tumors, highlighting context-specific tumor-suppressive roles.

1 citation

mouseDNA methylation

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedApr 5, 2023

AGS3 antagonizes LGN to balance oriented cell divisions and cell fate choices in mammalian epidermis

Carlos Patiño Descovich, Kendall J. Lough, Akankshya Jena…·Scott E. Williams

This study shows AGS3 inhibits LGN to regulate spindle orientation, affecting cell division angles and fate decisions in mammalian epidermis.

9 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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