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Benjamin B. Kennedy

University of Nebraska Medical CenterORCID 0009-0001-3486-1541Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Asher Rajkumar RajaniD· 3 shared Hamid BandiD· 3 shared M. Jordan RowleyiD· 3 shared Vimla BandiD· 3 shared Bhopal C. MohapatraiD· 2 shared Farshid OrujiiD· 2 shared Mohsin Raza· 2 shared Sameer MirzaiD· 2 shared

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Cell BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedJul 11, 2026

A novel RNA-binding activity of ECD contributes to U5 snRNP stability and pre-mRNA splicing

Mohsin Raza, Asher Rajkumar Rajan, Achyuth Kalluchi…·Vimla Band

This study identifies ECD's RNA-binding activity and shows it stabilizes U5 snRNP and is essential for pre-mRNA splicing.

3 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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Cancer BiologyOncogenePeer-reviewedSep 4, 2025

ECD, a novel androgen receptor target promotes prostate cancer tumorigenesis by regulating glycolysis

Mohsin Raza, Asher Rajkumar Rajan, Benjamin B. Kennedy…·Vimla Band

This study identifies ECD as a novel androgen receptor target that promotes prostate cancer by enhancing glycolysis and oncogenic traits.

4 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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Cancer BiologyCancer LettersPeer-reviewedJul 28, 2025

ECD co-operates with ERBB2 to promote tumorigenesis through upregulation of unfolded protein response and glycolysis

Benjamin B. Kennedy, Mohsin Raza, Sameer Mirza…·Vimla Band

This study shows ECD and ERBB2 cooperate in breast cancer by enhancing unfolded protein response and glycolysis through direct mRNA binding and increased glucose uptake.

3 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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