*. equal contribution; #. Correspondence; People in the Yao lab are underlined (Dr. Yao's first and senior author publications are listed, full list of his publications can be found in Dr. Yao's Google Scholar page)

Selected Primary Research articles

Hou, Y.*, Li, Y.*, Xiang, J-F., Wang H-L., Tilahun, K., Jiang, J., Corces, V.G. and Yao, B. #. (2023) TDP-43 chronic deficiency leads to dysregulation of transposable elements and gene expression by affecting R-loop and 5hmC crosstalk. Cell Rep, 23;43(1):113662.
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Ma, L.*, Wang F.*, Li Y.*, Wang J.*, Chang Q., Du Y., Sadan J., Zhao Z., Fan G. #, Yao B. # and Chen J.F. # (2023) Brain methylome remodeling selectively regulates neuronal activity genes linking to emotional behaviors in mice exposed to maternal immune activation. Nat Commun, 2023 Nov 29;14(1):7829

Teng, P.*, Li, Y.*, Ku, L., Wang, F., Goldsmith, D.R., Wen, Z., Yao, B. # and Feng, Y. # (2023) The human lncRNA GOMAFU suppresses neuronal interferon response pathways affected in neuropsychiatric diseases. Brain Behav Immun. 2023 Aug:112:175-187.

Kuehner, J.N., Walia N.R., Seong, R., Li Y., Martinez-Feduchi P. and Yao, B.# (2023) Social Defeat Stress Induces Genome-Wide 5mC and 5hmC Alterations in the Mouse Brain. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 2023 Aug 9;13(8):jkad114.

Li, Y.*, Wang, F.*, Teng, P.*, Ku, L., Chen, L., Feng, Y.# and Yao, B. # (2022) Accurate identification of circRNA landscape and complexity reveals their pivotal roles in human oligodendroglia differentiation. Genome Biol, 2022 Feb 7;23(1):48.

Kuehner, J.N.*, Chen, J.*, Bruggeman, E.C., Wang, F., Li, Y., Xu, C., McEachin, Z., Li, Z., Chen, L., Hales, C.M., Wen, Z.#, Yang, J.# and Yao, B.# (2021) 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is Dynamically Regulated During Forebrain Organoid Development and Aberrantly Altered in Forebrain Organoids of Alzheimer's Disease. Cell Rep, 2021 Apr 27;35(4):109042.
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Chen, L.#, Wang, F., Bruggeman, E.C., Li, C. and Yao, B. # (2019) circMeta: a unified computational framework for genomic feature annotation and differential expression analysis of circular RNAs. Bioinformatics. 36, 539-545.

Yao, B. *, #, Li, Y. *, Wang, Z., Chen, L., Poidevin, M., Zhang, C., Lin, L., Wang, F., Bao, H., Jiao, B., Lim, J., Cheng, Y., Huang, L., Phillips, B.L., Xu, T., Duan, R., Moberg, K.H., Wu, H. and Jin, P. (2018) Active N(6)-Methyladenine Demethylation by DMAD Regulates Gene Expression by Coordinating with Polycomb Protein in Neurons. Mol Cell, 71, 848-857 e846.

Yao, B. *, Cheng, Y. *, Wang, Z., Li, Y., Chen, L., Huang, L., Zhang, W., Chen, D., Wu, H., Tang, B. and Jin, P. (2017) DNA N6-methyladenine is dynamically regulated in the mouse brain following environmental stress. Nat Commun, 8, 1122.

Li, X. *, Yao, B. * (co-first author), Chen, L., Kang, Y., Li, Y., Cheng, Y., Li, L., Lin, L., Wang, Z., Wang, M., Pan, F., Dai, Q., Zhang, W., Wu, H., Shu, Q., Qin, Z., He, C., Xu, M. and Jin, P. (2017) Ten-eleven translocation 2 interacts with forkhead box O3 and regulates adult neurogenesis. Nat Commun, 8, 15903.

Zeng, Y., Yao, B. * (co-first author), Shin, J., Lin, L., Kim, N., Song, Q., Liu, S., Su, Y., Guo, J.U., Huang, L., Wan, J., Wu, H., Qian, J., Cheng, X., Zhu, H., Ming, G.L., Jin, P. and Song, H. (2016) Lin28A Binds Active Promoters and Recruits Tet1 to Regulate Gene Expression. Mol Cell, 61, 153-160.

Yao, B., Lin, L., Street, R.C., Zalewski, Z.A., Galloway, J.N., Wu, H., Nelson, D.L. and Jin, P. (2014) Genome-wide alteration of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in a mouse model of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. Hum Mol Genet, 23, 1095-1107.

Yao, B., La, L.B., Chen, Y.C., Chang, L.J. and Chan, E.K. (2012) Defining a new role of GW182 in maintaining miRNA stability. EMBO Rep, 13, 1102-1108.

Yao, B., * Li, S. *, Jung, H.M., Lian, S.L., Abadal, G.X., Han, F., Fritzler, M.J. and Chan, E.K. (2011) Divergent GW182 functional domains in the regulation of translational silencing. Nucleic Acids Res, 39, 2534-2547.

Selected Review and Book Chapters

Westover, K.R., Jin, P., # and Yao, B. # (Co-Corresponding author) (2024). The role of R-loops and their interactions with the DNA damage response in ataxia pathogenesis. Epigenomics. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.2217/epi-2023-0379.

Kuehner, J.N., Bruggeman, E.C., Wen, Z. and Yao, B. # (2019) Epigenetic Regulations in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Front Genet, 10, 268.

Kuehner, J.N. and Yao, B. # (2019) The Dynamic Partnership of Polycomb and Trithorax in Brain Development and Diseases. Epigenomes, 3, 17.

Bruggeman, E.C. and Yao, B. # (2019) DNA Methylation in Neuronal Development and Disease. RNA Technologies. Springer International Publishing, pp. 103-140.

Yao, B., Christian, K.M., He, C., Jin, P., Ming, G.L. and Song, H. (2016) Epigenetic mechanisms in neurogenesis. Nat Rev Neurosci, 17, 537-549.

Yao, B. and Jin, P. (2014) Unlocking epigenetic codes in neurogenesis. Genes Dev, 28, 1253-1271.

Yao, B., Li, S. and Chan, E.K. (2013) Function of GW182 and GW bodies in siRNA and miRNA pathways. Adv Exp Med Biol, 768, 71-96.

Yao, B., Li, S., Lian, S.L., Fritzler, M.J. and Chan, E.K. (2011) Mapping of Ago2-GW182 functional interactions. Methods Mol Biol, 725, 45-62.

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