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Cai Qi

Yale UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7654-0754Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cai Qi1 paper · University of California San Diego

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Competing Programs Shape Cortical Sensorimotor-Association Axis Development

Jeremiah Tsyporin, Menglei Zhang, Cai Qi, Ashlea Segal, Xinyun Li, Hyo‐Jin Kim, Sang-Hun Choi, Ivan Pavlović, Sara Bandiera, Thomas S. Finn, Suel–Kee Kim, Akemi Shibata, Takumi Nakamura, Kohei Onishi, Ziqin Zhang, , Nenad Šestan

The paper presents the MIND model, showing that competing induction and exclusion programs shape the sensorimotor-to-association axis in the neocortex across species.

Nature · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Adaptive Evolution of Gene Regulatory Networks in Mammalian Neocortical Neurons

Zhuo Li, Navjot Kaur, Gabriel Santpere, Sydney Keaton Muchnik, Suvimal Kumar Sindhu, Cai Qi, Mikihito Shibata, Olivier Clément, Thomas Klarić, Xabier de Martin, Victor A Luria, Hyesun Cho, Mingfeng Li, Akemi Shibata, Andrew T.N. Tebbenkamp, , Nenad Šestan

The paper identifies mammalian-specific gene regulatory elements and their role in neocortical neuron subtype diversity and connectivity, linking them to neurodevelopmental disorders.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience