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 …

Genomics, convergent neuroscience and progress in understanding autism spectrum disorder

HR Willsey, AJ Willsey, B Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
More than a hundred genes have been identified that, when disrupted, impart large risk for
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Current knowledge about the encoded proteins—although …

Slow TCA flux and ATP production in primary solid tumours but not metastases

CR Bartman, DR Weilandt, Y Shen, WD Lee, Y Han… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Tissues derive ATP from two pathways—glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle
coupled to the electron transport chain. Most energy in mammals is produced via TCA …

Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

U Võsa, A Claringbould, HJ Westra, MJ Bonder… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Trait-associated genetic variants affect complex phenotypes primarily via regulatory
mechanisms on the transcriptome. To investigate the genetics of gene expression, we …

Gut microbial carbohydrate metabolism contributes to insulin resistance

T Takeuchi, T Kubota, Y Nakanishi, H Tsugawa… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Insulin resistance is the primary pathophysiology underlying metabolic syndrome and type 2
diabetes,. Previous metagenomic studies have described the characteristics of gut …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulation of brain and choroid plexus cell types in severe COVID-19

AC Yang, F Kern, PM Losada, MR Agam, CA Maat… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the respiratory system, patients with and survivors of
COVID-19 can suffer neurological symptoms 1, 2, 3. However, an unbiased understanding …

Human distal lung maps and lineage hierarchies reveal a bipotent progenitor

P Kadur Lakshminarasimha Murthy, V Sontake, A Tata… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Mapping the spatial distribution and molecular identity of constituent cells is essential for
understanding tissue dynamics in health and disease. We lack a comprehensive map of …

Gene set knowledge discovery with Enrichr

Z Xie, A Bailey, MV Kuleshov, DJB Clarke… - Current …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Profiling samples from patients, tissues, and cells with genomics, transcriptomics,
epigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics ultimately produces lists of genes and proteins …

Single-cell dissection of the human brain vasculature

FJ Garcia, N Sun, H Lee, B Godlewski, H Mathys… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the importance of the cerebrovasculature in maintaining normal brain physiology
and in understanding neurodegeneration and drug delivery to the central nervous system …

Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic characterization of Alzheimer's disease

S Morabito, E Miyoshi, N Michael, S Shahin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The gene-regulatory landscape of the brain is highly dynamic in health and disease,
coordinating a menagerie of biological processes across distinct cell types. Here, we …