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Ke Liu

University of California, San Francisco

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Biochemistry· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Aijun Zhang· 1 shared Aras N. MattisiD· 1 shared Bohan Zhang· 1 shared Caitlin PeasleeiD· 1 shared Caroline C. DuwaertsiD· 1 shared Chenhui ZhaoiD· 1 shared Chuanhai FuiD· 1 shared Cristina Esteva‐FontiD· 1 shared

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Somatic-to-germline transmission of horizontally acquired extrachromosomal circular DNA in Brassica graft chimeras

Aijun Zhang, H J Zhou, Wanmu Zhou, Kexin Xu, Tingjin Wang, Xiaoyang Wan, Junxing Li, Lu Yuan, Li Huang, Yanhong Zhou, Susheng Gan, Yongfeng Guo, Qinjie Chu, Yue Wang, Ningning Yu, , Liping Chen

This study shows that extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) acquired through grafting can be transmitted to the germline in Brassica plants, leading to heritable trait changes.

bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Calcium directs actin assembly via allosteric activation of formin INF2

Bohan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Ke Liu, Chenhui Zhao, Jianwen Zhang, Zhijun Liu, Ying Fan, Ruo‐Xu Gu, Lin Lin, Chuanhai Fu, Jinwei Zhu

This study identifies Ca2+-CaM as a direct activator of INF2, linking calcium signals to actin assembly and mitochondrial fission through an allosteric mechanism.

bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Doxycycline Significantly Enhances Induction of iPSCs to Endoderm by Enhancing survival via AKT Phosphorylation

Cristina Esteva‐Font, Tao Su, Caitlin Peaslee, Caroline C. Duwaerts, Ke Liu, Marisa Wong Medina, Jacquelyn J. Maher, Aras N. Mattis

This study improves iPSC differentiation into endoderm by using doxycycline to enhance survival via AKT phosphorylation, achieving 90% endoderm formation in over 70 iPSC lines.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology