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Tianshu Sun

University of CambridgeORCID 0000-0003-2309-5666Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Julian M. HibberdiD· 2 shared Ana Rita BorbaiD· 1 shared Andrew R.G. PlackettiD· 1 shared Benjamin StichiD· 1 shared Caijin CheniD· 1 shared Kumari BillakurthiiD· 1 shared Lei HuaiD· 1 shared Leonie H. LuginbuehliD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 27, 2026

Temporal dynamics and functional divergence of the chloroplast division apparatus in Oryza sativa

Caijin Chen, Lei Hua, Andrew R.G. Plackett…·Julian M. Hibberd

The paper identifies a window of active chloroplast proliferation in rice and shows functional divergence of chloroplast division regulators compared to Arabidopsis.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734771

plant (other)bulk RNA-seq

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Plant BiologyNew PhytologistPeer-reviewedAug 22, 2025

Conserved spatial patterning of gene expression in independent lineages of C4 plants

Tianshu Sun, Venkata Suresh Bonthala, Benjamin Stich…·Julian M. Hibberd

This study compares single-cell transcriptomes of two independently evolved C4 dicot species to identify conserved gene expression patterns in bundle sheath cells.

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plant (other)scRNA-seq

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