Yaroslav Kainov

Yaroslav Kainov

Research Associate



Biography:

MSc in biochemistry (specialization in virology) in Moscow State University;

PhD in molecular oncology (Cancer Research Center, Moscow);

Now I am working as a Research Associate in Department of Developmental Neurobiology (King's College London).

My current research interests lie in a field of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, its molecular mechanisms and role in cell differentiation and malignant transformation.

Related News:

PTBP1 links co-transcriptional splicing and epigenetic regulation in developing neurons

10/01/23
New publication from the Makeyev lab

Selected Publications:

Kainov Y, Hamid F, Makeyev EV (2024) Recurrent disruption of tumour suppressor genes in cancer by somatic mutations in cleavage and polyadenylation signals. Elife

Kainov YA, Makeyev EV (2020) A transcriptome-wide antitermination mechanism sustaining identity of embryonic stem cells. Nat Commun
Collins KM, Kainov YA, Christodolou E, Ray D, Morris Q, Hughes T, Taylor IA, Makeyev EV, Ramos A (2017) An RRM-ZnF RNA recognition module targets RBM10 to exonic sequences to promote exon exclusion. Nucleic Acids Res