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bioRxiv

A genetic switch involving EGR1 and EZH2 links aging and development across human tissues

By Neha Khetan, Jiashun Zheng, Changhui Deng, Evan Wu, Hao Li
Preprint: experiments in human cellsMechanisms
Paper
  • EGR1
  • EZH2
  • Epigenetic regulation of gene expression
  • Stem cell differentiation
  • Humans

The paper

Neha Khetan, Jiashun Zheng, Changhui Deng, Evan Wu, Hao Li

University of California, San Francisco

bioRxiv, 30 Jul 2026, Preprint, not peer-reviewed

doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.29.741427PubMed 42619832

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