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Michelle Sun

University of PittsburghORCID 0009-0000-8371-5930Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1

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Bokai ZhuiD· 3 shared Silvia LiuiD· 3 shared William A. DioniD· 3 shared Syeda KubraiD· 2 shared Ahmet Catak· 1 shared Aishwarya Ponna· 1 shared Ankit X. SharmaiD· 1 shared Bennett Van HouteniD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedOct 8, 2026

The SET1/COMPASS subunit RBBP5 orchestrates epigenetic control of global proteostasis and the 12h oscillator to safeguard metabolic and cellular homeostasis

Syeda Kubra, Michelle Sun, William A. Dion…·Bokai Zhu

This study identifies RBBP5 as an essential epigenetic regulator of the 12h oscillator and proteostasis, linking it to metabolic and cellular homeostasis in mammals.

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Cell BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 5, 2025

SON-dependent nuclear speckle rejuvenation alleviates proteinopathies

William A. Dion, Yuren Tao, Maci Chambers…·Bokai Zhu

This study identifies pyrvinium pamoate as a compound that rejuvenates nuclear speckles, improving protein quality control and reducing YAP1 activity, thereby alleviating proteinopathies in pre-clinical models.

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Systems BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 2, 2023

Evidence for conservation of primordial 12-hour ultradian gene program in humans under free-living conditions.

Bokai Zhu, Silvia Liu, Natalie L. David…·Matthew L. Steinhauser

The paper identifies robust ~12h transcriptional rhythms in human peripheral white blood cells under free-living conditions, showing homology to circatidal gene programs in marine species.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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