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Zhengtong Li

Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityORCID 0009-0001-2195-188XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Jieyi CheniD· 3 shared Kaiyue MaiD· 3 shared Lianting FuiD· 3 shared Xiangyu YangiD· 3 shared Yafei MaoiD· 3 shared Da LianiD· 2 shared Guojie ZhangiD· 2 shared Hongyi MaiD· 2 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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GenomicsCellPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2026

A complete and near-perfect rhesus macaque reference genome: lessons from subtelomeric repeats and sequencing bias

Shilong Zhang, Ning Xu, Yong Lu…·Yafei Mao

The paper presents a high-accuracy T2T rhesus macaque genome assembly, identifies subtelomeric repeats as a challenge, and reveals new genomic features and functional elements in these regions.

DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2026.02.018

ratwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 15, 2026

A long-read human pangenome initiative for comprehensive interpretation of nuclear-embedded mitochondrial DNA

Lianting Fu, Jieyi Chen, Da Lian…·Yafei Mao

The paper develops a method to detect and analyze NUMTs in human and non-human primate genomes, revealing their genomic features, population dynamics, and evolutionary implications.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-71348-5

humannon-human primate

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintJan 15, 2026

Joint Segmental Duplication Co-option Drives Human-specific Transcriptional Readthrough and Expression Fine-tuning of NPEPPS-TBC1D3

Kaiyue Ma, Zikun Yang, Zhengtong Li…·Yafei Mao

The paper identifies a human-specific genomic structure formed by a joint segmental duplication that drives transcriptional readthrough and expression fine-tuning of NPEPPS-TBC1D3.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.14.699191

humanDNA methylation

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