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Yitian Bai

Ocean University of ChinaORCID 0000-0003-0667-2978Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 3

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Qi LiiD· 3 shared Shikai LiuiD· 3 shared Daniel J. MacqueeniD· 2 shared Hong Yu· 2 shared Lingfeng KongiD· 2 shared Biyang HuiD· 1 shared Chenyu Shi· 1 shared Kunyin Jiang· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 30, 2026

Ancestral secretory programs underlie the evolution of morphological innovations across Spiralia

Yitian Bai, Biyang Hu, Kunyin Jiang…·Qi Li

This study identifies shell-forming cell types in Pacific oysters and shows they evolved from ancestral epithelial-secretory systems in Spiralia.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.09.710468

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Evolutionary BiologyCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 20, 2026

Glycophagy is an ancient bilaterian pathway supporting metabolic adaptation through STBD1 structural evolution

Liting Ren, Yitian Bai, Chenyu Shi…·Shikai Liu

This study identifies STBD1 as a conserved glycophagy receptor in bilaterians, showing its structural evolution supports metabolic adaptation across species.

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bacteria (other)proteomics

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJan 17, 2026

Evolutionary innovation within conserved gene regulatory networks underlying biomineralized skeletons in Bilateria

Yitian Bai, Yue Min, Shikai Liu…·Qi Li

This study identifies a biphasic regulatory program for shell formation in bivalve molluscs and shows how dynamic chromatin remodeling allows evolutionary innovation within conserved gene regulatory networks.

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bacteria (other)bulk RNA-seq

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