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David L. Turner

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0003-0080-0924Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Fan MengiD· 3 shared Huanqing ZhangiD· 1 shared Huanqing ZhangiD· 1 shared Huda AkiliD· 1 shared Manhong Dai· 1 shared Megan Hastings HagenaueriD· 1 shared Pei ZhuangiD· 1 shared Ryan M. Welchko· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMar 9, 2026

Significantly Improved Mouse and Rat Genome Annotation Using Sequence Read Archive RNA-seq Data

Fan Meng, David L. Turner, Megan Hastings Hagenauer…·Huda Akil

The paper improves mouse and rat genome annotation by identifying unannotated genes and transcripts using a new pipeline applied to RNA-seq data.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.709975

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedMar 1, 2026

Foxn3 is part of a transcriptional network that regulates primary cilia in the developing retina

Huanqing Zhang, Thejas Nair, Fan Meng, David L. Turner

The paper identifies Foxn3 as a transcriptional repressor that limits primary cilia formation in the developing retina by regulating cilia-related genes.

2 citations

mousestatistical model

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NeuroscienceDevelopmentPeer-reviewedDec 17, 2021

Regulation of retinal amacrine cell generation by miR-216b and Foxn3

Huanqing Zhang, Pei Zhuang, Ryan M. Welchko…·David L. Turner

This study identifies miR-216b and Foxn3 as regulators of amacrine cell formation in the developing mouse retina, showing their roles in cell fate determination and neuronal subtype specification.

7 citations

mousebulk RNA-seq

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