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Yingjun Cui

University of MissouriORCID 0000-0002-7416-0934Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Alexander W. E. FranziD· 2 shared Erol FikrigiD· 2 shared Allen T. EsterlyiD· 1 shared Anahi V. OdelliD· 1 shared Andaleeb SajidiD· 1 shared Awadalkareem Adam· 1 shared B. Lee· 1 shared Courtney B. WoolseyiD· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 1/yr

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10 top collaborators · 17 mutual co-author links

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintFeb 2, 2026

Borrelia Burgdorferi binds Serum Amyloid A and Modulates Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Immune Signaling

Allen T. Esterly, Shanshan Du, B. Lee…·Heidi J. Zapata

This study shows Borrelia burgdorferi binds serum amyloid A and modulates immune signaling in subcutaneous adipose tissue, identifying SAA as a host defense factor.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.29.702514

humanproteomics

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Microbiologynpj VaccinesPeer-reviewedDec 19, 2024

A safe insect-based Chikungunya fever vaccine affords rapid and durable protection in cynomolgus macaques

Awadalkareem Adam, Courtney B. Woolsey, Hannah Lu…·Tian Wang

This study evaluates an insect-based chimeric virus vaccine against Chikungunya fever, showing rapid and durable protection in macaques.

10 citations

non-human primateexperimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 1, 2023

Anopheles gambiae mosGILT regulates innate immune genes and zpg expression

Gunjan Arora, Xiao‐Tian Tang, Yingjun Cui…·Erol Fikrig

This study shows that mosGILT in Anopheles gambiae affects immune genes and zpg expression, linking it to ovarian development and Plasmodium infection.

DOI 10.1101/2023.08.01.551536

Arabidopsisbulk RNA-seq

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GenomicsInsect Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 11, 2020

Heterogeneity of midgut cells and their differential responses to blood meal ingestion by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Yingjun Cui, Alexander W. E. Franz

This study uses snRNA-Seq to analyze midgut cell diversity in Aedes aegypti and shows how blood meal ingestion alters cell composition and gene expression.

65 citations

ArabidopsissnRNA-seq

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