Deciphering the multi-scale, quantitative cis-regulatory code

S Kim, J Wysocka - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Uncovering the cis-regulatory code that governs when and how much each gene is
transcribed in a given genome and cellular state remains a central goal of biology. Here, we …

Machine learning meets omics: applications and perspectives

R Li, L Li, Y Xu, J Yang - Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The innovation of biotechnologies has allowed the accumulation of omics data at an
alarming rate, thus introducing the era of 'big data'. Extracting inherent valuable knowledge …

Affinity-optimizing enhancer variants disrupt development

F Lim, JJ Solvason, GE Ryan, SH Le, GA **dal… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Enhancers control the location and timing of gene expression and contain the majority of
variants associated with disease,–. The ZRS is arguably the most well-studied vertebrate …

The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening

R Patrick, M Naval-Sanchez, N Deshpande, Y Huang… - Cell Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
A mechanistic connection between aging and development is largely unexplored. Through
profiling age-related chromatin and transcriptional changes across 22 murine cell types …

EGR1 is a gatekeeper of inflammatory enhancers in human macrophages

M Trizzino, A Zucco, S Deliard, F Wang, E Barbieri… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages originate through a multistep differentiation
process. First, hematopoietic stem cells generate lineage-restricted progenitors that …

Single-cell epigenomics and functional fine-map** of atherosclerosis GWAS loci

T Örd, K Õunap, LK Stolze, R Aherrahrou… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of loci associated
with coronary artery disease (CAD). Many of these loci are enriched in cisregulatory …

A Legionella toxin exhibits tRNA mimicry and glycosyl transferase activity to target the translation machinery and trigger a ribotoxic stress response

A Subramanian, L Wang, T Moss, M Voorhies… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
A widespread strategy employed by pathogens to establish infection is to inhibit host-cell
protein synthesis. Legionella pneumophila, an intracellular bacterial pathogen and the …

Dichotomous engagement of HDAC3 activity governs inflammatory responses

HCB Nguyen, M Adlanmerini, AK Hauck, MA Lazar - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a superfamily of chromatin-modifying enzymes that
silence transcription through the modification of histones. Among them, HDAC3 is unique in …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting dynamic enhancer landscapes to decode macrophage and microglia phenotypes in health and disease

TD Troutman, E Kofman, CK Glass - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The development and functional potential of metazoan cells is dependent on combinatorial
roles of transcriptional enhancers and promoters. Macrophages provide exceptionally …

REV-ERB nuclear receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus control circadian period and restrict diet-induced obesity

M Adlanmerini, BM Krusen, HCB Nguyen, CW Teng… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Circadian disruption, as occurs in shift work, is associated with metabolic diseases often
attributed to a discordance between internal clocks and environmental timekeepers. REV …