# Fu 2025: The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual

> Qiaomei Fu, Fan Bai, Huiyun Rao et al., 2025. 10 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The protein link between the Harbin cranium and the Denisovans…

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# The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual

Qiaomei Fu, Fan Bai, Huiyun Rao et al., 2025. _Science 389(6761): 704-707_.

95 endogenous proteins from two petrous-bone samples of the Harbin cranium. Three Denisovan-derived amino acid variants; the individual clusters with Denisova 3. Data in PRIDE PXD058447.

**Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.adu9677](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu9677)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The protein link between the Harbin cranium and the Denisovans, independent of the calculus DNA.

## Cited by on this site 10 records

[Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/answers/ANS0CZKZE447AXH/both-the-proteome-and-the-calculus-mtdna-are-endogenous-and)

Answer

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[Harbin proteome: 95 proteins, three Denisovan-derived variants, clusters with Denisova 3.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZBXT19XB/harbin-proteome-95-proteins-three-denisovan-derived-variants)

Evidence

EVD

[The Harbin cranium carries Denisovan variants in proteins and mtDNA.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZDMG63DX/the-harbin-cranium-carries-denisovan-variants-in-proteins)

Evidence

EVD

[The proteome is the best preserved from any hominin, from the bone itself.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZEBY1H0H/the-proteome-is-the-best-preserved-from-any-hominin-from-the)

Evidence

EVD

[Proteins and calculus mtDNA identify the Harbin cranium as Denisovan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/events/EVT0CZKZ9FP70XS/proteins-and-calculus-mtdna-identify-the-harbin-cranium-as)

EVT

[Qiaomei Fu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/people/FIG0CZKZ6SR2X0R/qiaomei-fu)

FIG

[Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity)

The mystery article

MYS

[Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/organisations/ORG0CZKZ7S07J4S/institute-of-vertebrate-paleontology-and-paleoanthropology)

ORG

[Is the molecular identification of the Harbin cranium sound?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAYJ3G7F/is-the-molecular-identification-of-the-harbin-cranium-sound)

Question

QST

[Which fossils are Denisovans, and so what did Denisovans look like?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAPR2WHJ/which-fossils-are-denisovans-and-so-what-did-denisovans-look)

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## Cite it

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Fu, Q., Bai, F., Rao, H., Chen, S., Ji, Y., Liu, A., Bennett, E. A., & Liu, F. (2025). The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual. Science 389(6761): 704-707. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu9677
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu9677)

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