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Yuncong Geng

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0002-9998-7890Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Phage-encoded small RNA hijacks host replication machinery to support the phage lytic cycle

Aviezer Silverman, Raneem Nashef, Reut Wasserman, Tamar Noy, Susan Born, Tianyou Yao, Yuncong Geng, Hila Rotbard, Adi Levkowitz, Yotam Kaufman, Ido Golding, Sahar Melamed

The paper identifies a phage-encoded small RNA that regulates E. coli genes by hijacking host replication machinery during the phage lytic cycle.

Molecular Cell · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Cytoplasmic localization of the mRNA encoding actin regulator, Serendipity-α, promotes adherens junction assembly and nuclear repositioning

Tejas Mahadevan, Lauren Figard, Hasan Seede, Poonam Sehgal, Yuncong Geng, Kevin McDonald, Ido Golding, Anna Marie Sokac

The paper shows that mRNA localization of Serendipity-α promotes adherens junction assembly and nuclear repositioning during Drosophila embryo cellularization.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology