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Van S. Tompkins

Iowa State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-1279-8075Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Walter N. MossiD· 3 shared Collin A. O’LearyiD· 2 shared Matthew David DisneyiD· 2 shared Ryan J. AndrewsiD· 2 shared Christopher J. WilliamsiD· 1 shared Ernst R. DowiD· 1 shared Hafeez S. HaniffiD· 1 shared Jake M. PetersoniD· 1 shared

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 18, 2025

Identification of a conserved RNA structure in the TNFRSF1A 3'UTR: Implications for post-transcriptional regulation

Van S. Tompkins, Warren B. Rouse, Jibo Wang…·Walter N. Moss

The paper identifies a conserved RNA structure in the TNFRSF1A 3'UTR that may regulate TNFR1 translation and interacts with HuR.

DOI 10.1101/2025.06.18.660452

humanbulk RNA-seq

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BioinformaticsNAR Genomics and BioinformaticsPeer-reviewedApr 9, 2021

An in silico map of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA Structurome

Ryan J. Andrews, Collin A. O’Leary, Van S. Tompkins…·Walter N. Moss

This paper uses ScanFold to map the RNA structural landscape of SARS-CoV-2 and identifies potential drug targets and antisense therapeutic regions.

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humanmetagenomics

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BioinformaticsPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedJun 17, 2019

Scans of the MYC mRNA reveal multiple stable secondary structures—including a 3′ UTR motif, conserved across vertebrates, that can affect gene expression.

Collin A. O’Leary, Ryan J. Andrews, Van S. Tompkins…·Walter N. Moss

The paper identifies stable secondary structures in MYC mRNA, including a conserved 3′ UTR motif that affects gene expression and offers potential druggable targets.

24 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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