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Yujing Cheng

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1

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An ultraconserved snoRNA-like element in long noncoding RNA CRNDE promotes ribosome biogenesis and cell proliferation

Jong-Sun Lee, Tu Dan, He Zhang, Yujing Cheng, Frederick Rehfeld, James Brugarolas, Joshua T. Mendell

The paper identifies an ultraconserved snoRNA-like element in the lncRNA CRNDE that promotes ribosome biogenesis and cell proliferation in renal cell carcinoma.

Molecular Cell · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Epigenetic Reprogramming of Tissue-Specific Transcription Promotes Metastasis

Shuaishuai Teng, Yang Li, Ming Yang, Rui Qi, Yiming Huang, Qianyu Wang, Shasha Li, Kequan Lin, Yujing Cheng, Zhi John Lu, Dong Wang

This study shows that epigenetic reprogramming of tissue-specific transcription in cancer cells promotes metastasis, with FOXA2 playing a key role in liver colonization by metastatic colorectal cancer cells.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2017 · PreprintCancer Biology