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Kexi Yi

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:Drosophila· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1

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Ref(2)P/p62 protein pleomorphism confers tissue-specific function

Yan Yan, Kai Zhang, Gabrielle Pycior, Pablo Adrian Guillen-Poza, Rubén Hervás, Paulo Leal, Kexi Yi, Zulin Yu, Ying Zhang, Laurence A. Florens, Jay R. Unruh, Kausik Si

One Drosophila Ref(2)P polypeptide takes different structures in midgut and muscle, driving autophagy or mitochondria-associated degradation; deleting disordered region IDR2 switches muscle Ref(2)P to midgut state.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology✦ In-depth digest

Cell extrusion - a novel mechanism driving neural crest cell delamination

Emma L. Moore, Ruonan Zhao, Mary Cathleen McKinney, Kexi Yi, Christopher J. Wood, Paul A. Trainor

The paper identifies a novel mechanism of neural crest cell delamination through cell extrusion, revealing PIEZO1's role in this process in mouse embryos.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2024 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Impact of cilia-related genes on mitochondrial dynamics during Drosophila spermatogenesis

Elisabeth Bauerly, Takuya Akiyama, Cynthia J. Staber, Kexi Yi, Matthew C. Gibson

This study investigates the role of cilia-related genes in mitochondrial dynamics during Drosophila spermatogenesis and identifies their essential function in male fertility.

Developmental Biology · Nov 22, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Wampa is a dynein subunit required for axonemal assembly and male fertility in Drosophila

Elisabeth Bauerly, Kexi Yi, Matthew C. Gibson

This study identifies wampa as a dynein subunit critical for outer dynein arm assembly and male fertility in Drosophila, revealing its role in spermatogenesis and mitochondrial/nuclear remodeling.

Developmental Biology · May 5, 2020Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology