iRegulon: from a gene list to a gene regulatory network using large motif and track collections

R Janky, A Verfaillie, H Imrichová… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Identifying master regulators of biological processes and mapping their downstream gene
networks are key challenges in systems biology. We developed a computational method …

Mapping gene regulatory networks in Drosophila eye development by large-scale transcriptome perturbations and motif inference

D Potier, K Davie, G Hulselmans, MN Sanchez… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
Genome control is operated by transcription factors (TFs) controlling their target genes by
binding to promoters and enhancers. Conceptually, the interactions between TFs, their …

Fast and Furious 800. The Retinal Determination Gene Network in Drosophila

F Casares, I Almudi - Organogenetic gene networks: Genetic control of …, 2016 - Springer
The Drosophila compound eye is formed by about 800 ommatidia or simple eyes, packed in
an almost crystalline lattice. The precise ommatidial arrangement makes the fly eye …

Synergistic activation by Glass and Pointed promotes neuronal identity in the Drosophila eye disc

H Wang, KK Bollepogu Raja, K Yeung… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The integration of extrinsic signaling with cell-intrinsic transcription factors can direct
progenitor cells to differentiate into distinct cell fates. In the developing Drosophila eye …

Systems Biology Reveals NR2F6 and TGFB1 as Key Regulators of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle

PA Alexandre, M Naval-Sanchez, LR Porto-Neto… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Systems biology approaches are used as strategy to uncover tissue-specific perturbations
and regulatory genes related to complex phenotypes. We applied this approach to study …

The H3. 3K27M oncohistone antagonizes reprogramming in Drosophila

K Ahmad, S Henikoff - PLoS genetics, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Development proceeds by the activation of genes by transcription factors and the
inactivation of others by chromatin-mediated gene silencing. In certain cases development …

A switch in transcription and cell fate governs the onset of an epigenetically-deregulated tumor in Drosophila

J Torres, R Monti, AL Moore, M Seimiya, Y Jiang… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Tumor initiation is often linked to a loss of cellular identity. Transcriptional programs
determining cellular identity are preserved by epigenetically-acting chromatin factors …

Glass promotes the differentiation of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types in the Drosophila eye

CA Morrison, H Chen, T Cook, S Brown… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Transcriptional regulators can specify different cell types from a pool of equivalent
progenitors by activating distinct developmental programs. The Glass transcription factor is …

The transcription factor Glass links eye field specification with photoreceptor differentiation in Drosophila

FJ Bernardo-Garcia, C Fritsch, SG Sprecher - Development, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Eye development requires an evolutionarily conserved group of transcription factors, termed
the retinal determination network (RDN). However, little is known about the molecular …

Dynamic genome wide expression profiling of Drosophila head development reveals a novel role of Hunchback in retinal glia cell development and blood-brain …

M Torres-Oliva, J Schneider, G Wiegleb… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Drosophila melanogaster head development represents a valuable process to study the
developmental control of various organs, such as the antennae, the dorsal ocelli and the …