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Kevin L. Lu

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0003-2677-9537Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 2 Cancer Biology· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Yukiko M YamashitaiD· 2 shared Arun P. WiitaiD· 1 shared Bradley A. StohriD· 1 shared Chien‐Kuang Cornelia DingiD· 1 shared Corynn KasapiD· 1 shared Elizabeth Yip· 1 shared Franklin W. HuangiD· 1 shared George J. WataseiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 17, 2025

Histologic variants in bladder cancer harbor aggressive molecular features including TM4SF1 expression and a CA125+ cell state

Heiko Yang, Hanbing Song, Elizabeth Yip…·Franklin W. Huang

Single cell RNA sequencing of bladder cancer subtypes identified a CA125+ cell state linked to aggressive features and TM4SF1 as a therapeutic target.

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humanscRNA-seq

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedFeb 12, 2018

Transgenerational dynamics of rDNA copy number in Drosophila male germline stem cells

Kevin L. Lu, Jonathan O. Nelson, George J. Watase…·Yukiko M Yamashita

This study shows that rDNA copy number decreases with age in Drosophila male germline stem cells and is heritable but recoverable.

77 citations

Drosophila

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedAug 14, 2017

Germ cell connectivity enhances cell death in response to DNA damage in Drosophila testis

Kevin L. Lu, Yukiko M Yamashita

The paper shows that interconnected germ cells in Drosophila testis die together when exposed to DNA damage, suggesting that connectivity enhances sensitivity to DNA damage.

52 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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