Chromatin accessibility profiling by ATAC-seq

FC Grandi, H Modi, L Kampman, MR Corces - Nature protocols, 2022 - nature.com
The assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) provides a
simple and scalable way to detect the unique chromatin landscape associated with a cell …

From reads to insight: a hitchhiker's guide to ATAC-seq data analysis

F Yan, DR Powell, DJ Curtis, NC Wong - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Assay of Transposase Accessible Chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq) is widely
used in studying chromatin biology, but a comprehensive review of the analysis tools has …

ADAR1 masks the cancer immunotherapeutic promise of ZBP1-driven necroptosis

T Zhang, C Yin, A Fedorov, L Qiao, H Bao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Only a small proportion of patients with cancer show lasting responses to immune
checkpoint blockade (ICB)-based monotherapies. The RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1 is an …

Exploring epigenomic datasets by ChIPseeker

Q Wang, M Li, T Wu, L Zhan, L Li, M Chen… - Current …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In many aspects of life, epigenetics, or the altering of phenotype without changes in
sequences, play an essential role in biological function. A vast number of epigenomic …

Glioblastomas acquire myeloid-affiliated transcriptional programs via epigenetic immunoediting to elicit immune evasion

E Gangoso, B Southgate, L Bradley, S Rus… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor for which current
immunotherapy approaches have been unsuccessful. Here, we explore the mechanisms …

Stat5 opposes the transcription factor Tox and rewires exhausted CD8+ T cells toward durable effector-like states during chronic antigen exposure

JC Beltra, MS Abdel-Hakeem, S Manne, Z Zhang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Rewiring exhausted CD8+ T (Tex) cells toward functional states remains a
therapeutic challenge. Tex cells are epigenetically programmed by the transcription factor …

Liquid biopsy of methylation biomarkers in cell-free DNA

H Luo, W Wei, Z Ye, J Zheng, R Xu - Trends in molecular medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies, in particular, analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA), have emerged as a
promising noninvasive diagnostic approach in oncology. Abnormal distribution of DNA …

Genome-wide mapping of i-motifs reveals their association with transcription regulation in live human cells

I Zanin, E Ruggiero, G Nicoletto, S Lago… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract i-Motifs (iMs) are four-stranded DNA structures that form at cytosine (C)-rich
sequences in acidic conditions in vitro. Their formation in cells is still under debate. We …

[HTML][HTML] The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier regulates memory T cell differentiation and antitumor function

M Wenes, A Jaccard, T Wyss, N Maldonado-Pérez… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Glycolysis, including both lactate fermentation and pyruvate oxidation, orchestrates CD8+ T
cell differentiation. However, how mitochondrial pyruvate metabolism and uptake controlled …

Reductive carboxylation epigenetically instructs T cell differentiation

A Jaccard, T Wyss, N Maldonado-Pérez, JA Rath… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Protective immunity against pathogens or cancer is mediated by the activation and clonal
expansion of antigen-specific naive T cells into effector T cells. To sustain their rapid …