Applications of single-cell RNA sequencing in drug discovery and development

B Van de Sande, JS Lee, E Mutasa-Gottgens… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Single-cell technologies, particularly single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) methods,
together with associated computational tools and the growing availability of public data …

Next-generation sequencing technology: current trends and advancements

H Satam, K Joshi, U Mangrolia, S Waghoo, G Zaidi… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a powerful tool used in genomics
research. NGS can sequence millions of DNA fragments at once, providing detailed …

Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii

G Liu, DB Catacutan, K Rathod, K Swanson… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial Gram-negative pathogen that often displays
multidrug resistance. Discovering new antibiotics against A. baumannii has proven …

Pluripotent stem cell-derived model of the post-implantation human embryo

BAT Weatherbee, CW Gantner, LK Iwamoto-Stohl… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The human embryo undergoes morphogenetic transformations following implantation into
the uterus, but our knowledge of this crucial stage is limited by the inability to observe the …

Graph pangenome captures missing heritability and empowers tomato breeding

Y Zhou, Z Zhang, Z Bao, H Li, Y Lyu, Y Zan, Y Wu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Missing heritability in genome-wide association studies defines a major problem in genetic
analyses of complex biological traits,. The solution to this problem is to identify all causal …

Intestinal Akkermansia muciniphila predicts clinical response to PD-1 blockade in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

L Derosa, B Routy, AM Thomas, V Iebba, G Zalcman… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Aside from PD-L1 expression, biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)
in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are needed. In a previous retrospective analysis, we …

Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease

E Ferkingstad, P Sulem, BA Atlason… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The plasma proteome can help bridge the gap between the genome and diseases. Here we
describe genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of plasma protein levels measured with …

Identification of neoantigens for individualized therapeutic cancer vaccines

F Lang, B Schrörs, M Löwer, Ö Türeci… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Somatic mutations in cancer cells can generate tumour-specific neoepitopes, which are
recognized by autologous T cells in the host. As neoepitopes are not subject to central …

Exon architecture controls mRNA m6A suppression and gene expression

PC He, J Wei, X Dou, BT Harada, Z Zhang, R Ge, C Liu… - Science, 2023 - science.org
N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant messenger RNA (mRNA) modification
and plays crucial roles in diverse physiological processes. Using a massively parallel assay …

Akkermansia muciniphila phospholipid induces homeostatic immune responses

M Bae, CD Cassilly, X Liu, SM Park, BK Tusi, X Chen… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple studies have established associations between human gut bacteria and host
physiology, but determining the molecular mechanisms underlying these associations has …