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Zhanao Deng

University of FloridaORCID 0000-0002-7338-3298Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Phasing of the 'Wonderful' Pomegranate Genome Using Haploid DNA Extracted from Pollen Grains

Giuseppe Lana, Ryan C. Traband, Sergio Pietro Ferrante, Mariano Resendiz, Lei Yu, Han Qu, Ethan Eurmsirilerd, Zhanao Deng, Mikeal L. Roose, Donald J. Merhaut, Taylor R Beaulieu, Danelle K. Seymour, Frederick Gmitter, Zhenyu Jia, John M. Chater

The paper presents a haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the pomegranate cultivar 'Wonderful' using DNA from haploid pollen grains and long-read sequencing technologies.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Comparative RT-qPCR and qPCR reveals early infection, low-titer infection, and relative cell activity of the HLB bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Rachel Patterson, Desen Zheng, Weiqi Luo, Zhanao Deng, Clive Howard Bock, Ruhui Li, Yongping Duan

The paper compares RT-qPCR and qPCR to detect early and low-titer Las infections and assess relative cell activity in citrus plants and psyllids.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Engineered dsRNA-protein nanoparticles for effective long-distance transport, delivery and gene silencing in plants

Huayu Sun, Ankarao Kalluri, Dan Tang, Jingwen Ding, Longmei Zhai, Xianbin Gu, Yanjun Li, Huseyin Yer, Xiaohan Yang, Gerald A. Tuskan, Zhanao Deng, Frederick G. Gmitter, Hui Duan, Challa Vijaya Kumar, Yi Li

This paper demonstrates the effective long-distance transport and gene silencing in plants using cationized bovine serum albumin (cBSA) bound to double-stranded RNA nanocomplexes.

bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology