Epigenetic control of gene regulation during development and disease: A view from the retina

X Corso-Díaz, C Jaeger, V Chaitankar… - Progress in retinal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Complex biological processes, such as organogenesis and homeostasis, are stringently
regulated by genetic programs that are fine-tuned by epigenetic factors to establish cell fates …

Transcription factor abnormalities in B-ALL leukemogenesis and treatment

H Yin, J Wang, Y Tan, M Jiang, H Zhang, G Meng - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
The biological regulation of transcription factors (TFs) and repressor proteins is an important
mechanism for maintaining cell homeostasis. In B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) …

Gene regulatory networks controlling temporal patterning, neurogenesis, and cell-fate specification in mammalian retina

P Lyu, T Hoang, CP Santiago, ED Thomas, AE Timms… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Gene regulatory networks (GRNs), consisting of transcription factors and their target sites,
control neurogenesis and cell-fate specification in the developing central nervous system. In …

Context-specific transcription factor functions regulate epigenomic and transcriptional dynamics during cardiac reprogramming

NR Stone, CA Gifford, R Thomas, KJB Pratt… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Ectopic expression of combinations of transcription factors (TFs) can drive direct lineage
conversion, thereby reprogramming a somatic cell's identity. To determine the molecular …

SIK2 inhibition enhances PARP inhibitor activity synergistically in ovarian and triple-negative breast cancers

Z Lu, W Mao, H Yang… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARP inhibitors) have had an increasing role in
the treatment of ovarian and breast cancers. PARP inhibitors are selectively active in cells …

Evolution of Osteocrin as an activity-regulated factor in the primate brain

B Ataman, GL Boulting, DA Harmin, MG Yang… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Sensory stimuli drive the maturation and function of the mammalian nervous system in part
through the activation of gene expression networks that regulate synapse development and …

Mapping the cis-regulatory architecture of the human retina reveals noncoding genetic variation in disease

TJ Cherry, MG Yang, DA Harmin… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The interplay of transcription factors and cis-regulatory elements (CREs) orchestrates the
dynamic and diverse genetic programs that assemble the human central nervous system …

Partitioning of gene expression among zebrafish photoreceptor subtypes

Y Ogawa, JC Corbo - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Vertebrate photoreceptors are categorized into two broad classes, rods and cones,
responsible for dim-and bright-light vision, respectively. While many molecular features that …

Functional and evolutionary diversification of Otx2 and Crx in vertebrate retinal photoreceptor and bipolar cell development

H Yamamoto, T Kon, Y Omori, T Furukawa - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Otx family homeoproteins Otx2 and Crx are expressed in photoreceptor precursor cells and
bind to the common DNA-binding consensus sequence, but these two proteins have distinct …

MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2) is essential for endothelial homeostasis and the atheroprotective gene expression program

YW Lu, N Martino, BD Gerlach, JM Lamar… - … , and vascular biology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Atherosclerosis predominantly forms in regions of oscillatory shear stress while
regions of laminar shear stress are protected. This protection is partly through the …