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Nikolaos Stefanakis

Rockefeller UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0921-987XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Jessica JiangiD· 2 shared Shai ShahamiD· 2 shared Eduardo Leyva‐DíaziD· 1 shared Guoqiang WangiD· 1 shared Inés CarreraiD· 1 shared Jasmine Xi· 1 shared Lori GlenwinkeliD· 1 shared Monica DriscolliD· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedJul 15, 2025

C. elegans LET-381/FoxF and DMD-4/DMRT control development of the mesodermal HMC endothelial cell

Nikolaos Stefanakis, Jasmine Xi, Jessica Jiang, Shai Shaham

The paper identifies LET-381/FoxF and DMD-4/DMRT as regulators of HMC endothelial cell fate in C. elegans.

1 citation

C. elegansbulk RNA-seq

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NeuroscienceThe EMBO JournalPeer-reviewedFeb 15, 2024

LET-381/FoxF and UNC-30/Pitx2 control the development of C. elegans mesodermal glia that regulate motor behavior.

Nikolaos Stefanakis, Jessica Jiang, Yupu Liang, Shai Shaham

This study identifies LET-381/FoxF and UNC-30/Pitx2 as key regulators of C. elegans mesodermal glia development and function, showing their role in motor behavior regulation.

10 citations

C. elegansbulk RNA-seq

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GeneticsGeneticsPeer-reviewedAug 11, 2017

pals-22, A Member Of An Expanded C. elegans Gene Family, Controls Silencing Of Repetitive DNA

Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Nikolaos Stefanakis, Inés Carrera…·Oliver Hobert

The paper identifies pals-22 as a gene required to prevent silencing of repetitive transgenes in C. elegans somatic tissues and links it to RNAi-dependent mechanisms.

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C. elegansDNA methylation

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