Mechanisms of enhancer-promoter interactions in higher eukaryotes

O Kyrchanova, P Georgiev - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In higher eukaryotes, enhancers determine the activation of developmental gene
transcription in specific cell types and stages of embryogenesis. Enhancers transform the …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR‐associated genome‐editing toolkit to enhance salt stress tolerance in rice and wheat

R Nazir, S Mandal, S Mitra, M Ghorai… - Physiologia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rice and wheat agricultural system is the primary source of food for billions across the
world. However, the productivity and long‐term sustainability of rice and wheat are …

The emerging roles of Hedgehog signaling in tumor immune microenvironment

J Wang, B Cui, X Li, X Zhao, T Huang, X Ding - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is pervasively involved in human malignancies,
making it an effective target for cancer treatment for decades. In addition to its direct role in …

CRISPR-Cas technology based genome editing for modification of salinity stress tolerance responses in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

I Khan, S Khan, Y Zhang, J Zhou, M Akhoundian… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)—CRISPR associated
protein (Cas) technology is an effective tool for site-specific genome editing, used to …

Establishing hedgehog gradients during neural development

S Douceau, T Deutsch Guerrero, J Ferent - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
A morphogen is a signaling molecule that induces specific cellular responses depending on
its local concentration. The concept of morphogenic gradients has been a central paradigm …

Regeneration of taste through sonic hedgehog upregulation by photobiomodulation

HY Lee, CDG Abueva, A Padalhin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated photobiomodulation (PBM) effects in Sonic hedgehog (Shh)
signaling as a potential approach to taste preservation and regeneration. Primary taste cell …

Functional categorization of gene regulatory variants that cause Mendelian conditions

YHH Cheng, SC Bohaczuk, AB Stergachis - Human Genetics, 2024 - Springer
Much of our current understanding of rare human diseases is driven by coding genetic
variants. However, non-coding genetic variants play a pivotal role in numerous rare human …

JUN regulation of injury-induced enhancers in Schwann cells

R Ramesh, Y Manurung, KH Ma, T Blakely… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Schwann cells play a critical role after peripheral nerve injury by clearing myelin debris,
forming axon-guiding bands of Büngner, and remyelinating regenerating axons. Schwann …

Role of primary cilia and Hedgehog signaling in craniofacial features of Ellis–van Creveld syndrome

DC Thomas, JD Moorthy, V Prabhakar… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ellis–van Creveld syndrome (EvC) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder
involving pathogenic variants of EVC and EVC2 genes and classified as a ciliopathy. The …

Investigating chromatin accessibility during development and differentiation by ATAC-sequencing to guide the identification of cis-regulatory elements

E Louise Smith, GF Mok… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Mapping accessible chromatin across time scales can give insights into its dynamic nature,
for example during cellular differentiation and tissue or organism development. Analysis of …