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A. Asfaw

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Cancer Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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K. Ito· 2 shared R. Asiedu· 2 shared A. Abe· 1 shared A. Gonzalez· 1 shared A. Hirabuchi· 1 shared A. Ohta· 1 shared A. Paterne· 1 shared A. Tang· 1 shared

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2020-2022 · peak 2/yr

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Optimum time for hand pollination in yam (Dioscorea spp.)

J. M. Mondo, P. AGRE, R. Asiedu, M. O. Akoroda, A. Asfaw

This study identifies optimal times for hand pollination in yam species to improve pollination success and seed production efficiency.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology

Phosphate dysregulation via the XPR1:KIDINS220 protein complex is a therapeutic vulnerability in ovarian cancer

D. P. Bondeson, B. R. Paolella, A. Asfaw, M. Rothberg, T. Skipper, C. Langan, A. Gonzalez, L. Surface, K. Ito, M. Kazachkova, W. N. Colgan, A. Warren, J. Dempster, J. M. Krill-Burger, M. Ericcson, , T. R. Golub

The paper identifies XPR1 and KIDINS220 as therapeutic targets in ovarian cancer by showing their role in phosphate dysregulation leading to cell death.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2020Cancer Biology

Genome analyses reveal the hybrid origin of the staple food crop white Guinea yam

Y. Sugihara, K. Darkwa, H. Yaegashi, S. Natsume, M. Shimizu, A. Abe, A. Hirabuchi, K. Ito, K. Oikawa, M. Tamiru-Oli, A. Ohta, R. Matsumoto, A. Paterne, D. De Koeyer, B. Pachakkil, , R. Terauchi

This study reveals the hybrid origin of white Guinea yam through genomic analysis, showing it arose from crosses between D. praehensilis and D. abyssinica with significant introgression around the SWEETIE gene.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2020Evolutionary Biology