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Xiao-Yan Li

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-8776-6732Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Adam W. OlsoniD· 1 shared Andrew J. PutnamiD· 1 shared Arul M. ChinnaiyaniD· 1 shared Atticus J. McCoyiD· 1 shared Dorraya El‐AshryiD· 1 shared Evan T. KelleriD· 1 shared Jonathan LiiD· 1 shared Kalins BanerjeeiD· 1 shared

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Amoeboid-Mesenchymal Transition and the Proteolytic Control of Cancer Invasion Plasticity

Adam W. Olson, Jonathan Li, Xiao-Yan Li, Lana King, Long Jiang, Kalins Banerjee, Atticus J. McCoy, Mahnoor N. Gondal, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Dorraya El‐Ashry, Evan T. Keller, Andrew J. Putnam, Stephen J. Weiss

This study identifies MMP14 as essential for cancer cell invasion through ECM barriers, showing that its proteolytic activity is required for maintaining nuclear integrity and facilitating invasion in both synthetic and human tissue models.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 10, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology