Characterization of the zebrafish cell landscape at single-cell resolution

M Jiang, Y Xiao, WE, L Ma, J Wang, H Chen… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Zebrafish have been found to be a premier model organism in biological and regeneration
research. However, the comprehensive cell compositions and molecular dynamics during …

The power of zebrafish models for understanding the co‐occurrence of craniofacial and limb disorders

BT Truong, KB Artinger - Genesis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Craniofacial and limb defects are two of the most common congenital anomalies in the
general population. Interestingly, these defects are not mutually exclusive. Many patients …

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (who controls the controllers)? Two decades of studies on HDAC9

C Brancolini, E Di Giorgio, L Formisano, T Gagliano - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding how an epigenetic regulator drives different cellular responses can be a
tricky task. Very often, their activities are modulated by large multiprotein complexes, the …

A GWAS in Latin Americans identifies novel face shape loci, implicating VPS13B and a Denisovan introgressed region in facial variation

B Bonfante, P Faux, N Navarro, J Mendoza-Revilla… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
To characterize the genetic basis of facial features in Latin Americans, we performed a
genome-wide association study (GWAS) of more than 6000 individuals using 59 landmark …

Convergent and lineage-specific genomic differences in limb regulatory elements in limbless reptile lineages

JG Roscito, K Sameith, BM Kirilenko, N Hecker… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Loss of limbs evolved many times in squamate reptiles. Here we investigated the genomic
basis of convergent limb loss in reptiles. We sequenced the genomes of a closely related …

The regulatory landscape of early maize inflorescence development

RK Parvathaneni, E Bertolini, M Shamimuzzaman… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background The functional genome of agronomically important plant species remains
largely unexplored, yet presents a virtually untapped resource for targeted crop …

An intronic enhancer of Cebpa regulates adipocyte differentiation and adipose tissue development via long‐range loop formation

X Li, S Zeng, L Chen, Y Zhang, X Li, B Zhang… - Cell …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cebpa is a master transcription factor gene for adipogenesis. However, the mechanisms of
enhancer–promoter chromatin interactions controlling Cebpa transcriptional regulation …

Identification of enhancers responsible for the coordinated expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in skeletal muscle

K Long, D Su, X Li, H Li, S Zeng, Y Zhang, Z Zhong… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Skeletal muscles consist of fibers of differing contractility and metabolic
properties, which are primarily determined by the content of myosin heavy chain (MYH) …

Developmental regulation of conserved non-coding element evolution provides insights into limb loss in squamates

Z Wang, C Peng, W Wu, C Yan, Y Lv, JT Li - Science China Life Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Limb loss shows recurrent phenotypic evolution across squamate lineages. Here, based on
three de novo-assembled genomes of limbless lizards from different lineages, we showed …

Convergent degenerated regulatory elements associated with limb loss in limbless amphibians and reptiles

C Zhu, S Li, D Zhang, J Zhang, G Wang… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Limbs are a defining characteristic of tetrapods, yet numerous taxa, primarily among
amphibians and reptiles, have independently lost limbs as an adaptation to new ecological …