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Robert Crawford

California State University, SacramentoORCID 0009-0003-2487-4626Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Ecology· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Aurélie Modat· 3 shared Anjana RaoiD· 2 shared Ermira Lleshi· 2 shared Fabio PudduiD· 2 shared Geoffrey J. FaulkneriD· 2 shared Isaac F. López-MoyadoiD· 2 shared J. Carlos AngeliD· 2 shared Jamie ScotcheriD· 2 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 21, 2026

Habituation drives elevated antimicrobial resistance, functional, and compositional shifts in the black bear gut microbiome

Summer E. Vance, Jillian Adkins, Dylan G. Maghini…·Elizabeth A. Hadly

This study shows that habituation in black bears alters their gut microbiome composition and function, leading to increased antimicrobial resistance and other health-related changes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.25.754533

bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintApr 11, 2026

Flanking DNA sequences determine DNA methylation maintenance in proliferation, cancer and aging

Isaac F. López-Moyado, Lot Hernández-Espinosa, J. Carlos Angel…·Anjana Rao

The paper identifies DNA hexanucleotide sequences that determine DNA methylation maintenance across cell divisions, revealing their role in biological age and cancer progression.

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DNA methylationstatistical model

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Cancer BiologyCommunications MedicinePeer-reviewedJan 20, 2026

5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine are synergistic biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer

Fabio Puddu, Annelie Johansson, Aurélie Modat…·Robert J. Osborne

This study shows that combining 5mC and 5hmC measurements improves early CRC detection accuracy compared to conflated markers.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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Molecular BiologyNature Structural & Molecular BiologyPeer-reviewedMar 28, 2025

OGT prevents DNA demethylation and suppresses the expression of transposable elements in heterochromatin by restraining TET activity genome-wide

Hugo Sepúlveda, Xiang Li, Leo J. Arteaga-Vazquez…·Anjana Rao

This study shows that OGT inhibits TET activity, preventing DNA demethylation and transposable element expression in heterochromatin.

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mouseDNA methylation

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