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Heng Li

University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleORCID 0009-0008-7241-3927Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Heng Li5 papers · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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Cancer Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Rachel Patton McCordiD· 2 shared Campbell Maben· 1 shared Debjani PaliD· 1 shared Lindsey Young· 1 shared Sandra DaverniD· 1 shared Tianchun Xue· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyFrontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyPeer-reviewedAug 31, 2026

Transient histone deacetylase inhibition reveals cell type invariant and specific effects of chromatin decondensation on irradiation response

Heng Li, Campbell Maben, Lindsey Young…·Rachel Patton McCord

This paper shows that transient HDAC inhibition increases DNA damage and reduces cell viability in both cancerous and healthy breast cells after high-dose radiation, but effects vary with radiation dose and cell type.

DOI 10.3389/fcell.2026.1691057

humanDNA methylation

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 25, 2025

The multiscale distribution of radiation-induced DNA damage and its impact on local genome structure

Heng Li, Tianchun Xue, Rachel Patton McCord

This study measures radiation-induced DNA damage distribution using END-seq and shows its correlation with 3D genome structure and chromatin features.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.25.672161

humanDNA methylation

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