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Yongkang Xi

University of MichiganORCID 0009-0001-0290-4850Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Allen P. LiuiD· 2 shared Aanchal Jain· 1 shared Adrian BJ Bardwell· 1 shared Akash Rai· 1 shared Akter Mousumi· 1 shared Alexander J. Huang· 1 shared Amanda Erwin· 1 shared Andrew L. FergusoniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 3, 2026

The filopodial scaffold polyphosphate dictates cell adhesion-versus-invasion decisions

Akash Rai, Aanchal Jain, Hannah Zunker…·Ursula Jakob

This study identifies polyphosphate as a structural component of filopodia that regulates cell adhesion and invasion, with implications for tumor suppression.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.01.747915

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Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 2, 2026

Cytoplasmic Abundant Heat-Soluble Proteins from Tardigrades Protect Synthetic Cells Under Stress

Yongkang Xi, Jianming Mao, Samuel J. Chen…·Allen P. Liu

The paper shows CAHS12 proteins protect synthetic cells under stress by forming a network that maintains membrane integrity and preserves encapsulated components.

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proteomicsexperimental assay

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