[HTML][HTML] Genetic impacts on DNA methylation: research findings and future perspectives

S Villicaña, JT Bell - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Multiple recent studies highlight that genetic variants can have strong impacts on a
significant proportion of the human DNA methylome. Methylation quantitative trait loci, or …

[HTML][HTML] A guide to systems-level immunomics

L Bonaguro, J Schulte-Schrepping, T Ulas… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The immune system is highly complex and distributed throughout an organism, with
hundreds to thousands of cell states existing in parallel with diverse molecular pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional programs of neoantigen-specific TIL in anti-PD-1-treated lung cancers

JX Caushi, J Zhang, Z Ji, A Vaghasia, B Zhang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract PD-1 blockade unleashes CD8 T cells, including those specific for mutation-
associated neoantigens (MANA), but factors in the tumour microenvironment can inhibit …

Single-nucleus cross-tissue molecular reference maps toward understanding disease gene function

G Eraslan, E Drokhlyansky, S Anand, E Fiskin… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Understanding gene function and regulation in homeostasis and disease requires
knowledge of the cellular and tissue contexts in which genes are expressed. Here, we …

Chromatin profiles classify castration-resistant prostate cancers suggesting therapeutic targets

F Tang, D Xu, S Wang, CK Wong… - Science, 2022 - science.org
In castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), the loss of androgen receptor (AR)
dependence leads to clinically aggressive tumors with few therapeutic options. We used …

[HTML][HTML] Crosstalk of disulfidptosis-related subtypes, establishment of a prognostic signature and immune infiltration characteristics in bladder cancer based on a …

S Zhao, L Wang, W Ding, B Ye, C Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Bladder cancer (BLCA) is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract. On
the other hand, disulfidptosis, a mechanism of disulfide stress-induced cell death, is closely …

Prediction of on-target and off-target activity of CRISPR–Cas13d guide RNAs using deep learning

HH Wessels, A Stirn, A Méndez-Mancilla, EJ Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transcriptome engineering applications in living cells with RNA-targeting CRISPR effectors
depend on accurate prediction of on-target activity and off-target avoidance. Here we design …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing highlights the role of inflammatory cancer-associated fibroblasts in bladder urothelial carcinoma

Z Chen, L Zhou, L Liu, Y Hou, M Xiong, Y Yang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Although substantial progress has been made in cancer biology and treatment, clinical
outcomes of bladder carcinoma (BC) patients are still not satisfactory. The tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and transcriptional dynamics of human neutrophils at steady state and upon stress

E Montaldo, E Lusito, V Bianchessi, N Caronni… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Traditionally viewed as poorly plastic, neutrophils are now recognized as functionally
diverse; however, the extent and determinants of neutrophil heterogeneity in humans remain …

Long-term maturation of human cortical organoids matches key early postnatal transitions

A Gordon, SJ Yoon, SS Tran, CD Makinson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Human stem-cell-derived models provide the promise of accelerating our understanding of
brain disorders, but not knowing whether they possess the ability to mature beyond mid-to …