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Yan Zheng

YZ

27

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22

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2009

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Affiliations

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology(Current)

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science

Max Delbrück Center

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

Yan Zheng is an author at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology specializing in medicine, developmental biology, and neuroscience.

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MedicineDevelopmental BiologyNeuroscienceEpigeneticsBrain DevelopmentGeneticsSocial SciencesNeurogeneticsNon-coding RnaCognitive Neuroscience

Publications per year

2009–2023

27

Publications

27

Transcriptional neoteny in the human brain

Mehmet Somel, Henriette Franz, Yan Zheng et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 413 citations · Full text

Brain Development, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Mechanism +22

MicroRNA, mRNA, and protein expression link development and aging in human and macaque brain

Mehmet Somel, Song Guo, Ning Fu et al. · Genome Research · 2010 · 313 citations · Full text

Aging, Brain Development, Prefrontal Cortex +17

Extension of cortical synaptic development distinguishes humans from chimpanzees and macaques

Xiling Liu, Mehmet Somel, Lin Tang et al. · Genome Research · 2012 · 254 citations · Full text

Primatology, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Development +21

Histone Demethylase UTX-1 Regulates C. elegans Life Span by Targeting the Insulin/IGF-1 Signaling Pathway

Chunyu Jin, Jing Li, Christopher D. Green et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2011 · 239 citations · Full text

Chromatin, Developmental Biology, Chromatin Structure +13

MicroRNA-Driven Developmental Remodeling in the Brain Distinguishes Humans from Other Primates

Mehmet Somel, Xiling Liu, Lin Tang et al. · PLoS Biology · 2011 · 223 citations · Full text

Brain Development, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Lineage +22

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