Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans
S Yamamoto, O Kanca, MF Wangler… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Next-generation sequencing technology has rapidly accelerated the discovery of genetic
variants of interest in individuals with rare diseases. However, showing that these variants …
variants of interest in individuals with rare diseases. However, showing that these variants …
Molecular breeding and drought tolerance in chickpea
Cicer arietinum L. is the third greatest widely planted imperative pulse crop worldwide, and it
belongs to the Leguminosae family. Drought is the utmost common abiotic factor on plants …
belongs to the Leguminosae family. Drought is the utmost common abiotic factor on plants …
A gene-specific T2A-GAL4 library for Drosophila
PT Lee, J Zirin, O Kanca, WW Lin, KL Schulze… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
We generated a library of~ 1000 Drosophila stocks in which we inserted a construct in the
intron of genes allowing expression of GAL4 under control of endogenous promoters while …
intron of genes allowing expression of GAL4 under control of endogenous promoters while …
The Caenorhabditis elegans Transgenic Toolbox
J Nance, C Frøkjær-Jensen - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The power of any genetic model organism is derived, in part, from the ease with which gene
expression can be manipulated. The short generation time and invariant developmental …
expression can be manipulated. The short generation time and invariant developmental …
An efficient CRISPR-based strategy to insert small and large fragments of DNA using short homology arms
O Kanca, J Zirin, J Garcia-Marques, SM Knight… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
We previously reported a CRISPR-mediated knock-in strategy into introns of Drosophila
genes, generating an attP-FRT-SA-T2A-GAL4-polyA-3XP3-EGFP-FRT-attP transgenic …
genes, generating an attP-FRT-SA-T2A-GAL4-polyA-3XP3-EGFP-FRT-attP transgenic …
Model organisms contribute to diagnosis and discovery in the undiagnosed diseases network: current state and a future vision
D Baldridge, MF Wangler, AN Bowman… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Decreased sequencing costs have led to an explosion of genetic and genomic data. These
data have revealed thousands of candidate human disease variants. Establishing which …
data have revealed thousands of candidate human disease variants. Establishing which …
Drosophila as a Model for Infectious Diseases
JM Harnish, N Link, S Yamamoto - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been used to understand fundamental principles
of genetics and biology for over a century. Drosophila is now also considered an essential …
of genetics and biology for over a century. Drosophila is now also considered an essential …
Imaging flies by fluorescence microscopy: principles, technologies, and applications
S Dunst, P Tomancak - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The development of fluorescent labels and powerful imaging technologies in the last two
decades has revolutionized the field of fluorescence microscopy, which is now widely used …
decades has revolutionized the field of fluorescence microscopy, which is now widely used …
Using Drosophila to drive the diagnosis and understand the mechanisms of rare human diseases
Next-generation sequencing has greatly accelerated the discovery of rare human genetic
diseases. Nearly 45% of patients have variants associated with known diseases but the …
diseases. Nearly 45% of patients have variants associated with known diseases but the …
A comprehensive Drosophila resource to identify key functional interactions between SARS-CoV-2 factors and host proteins
Development of effective therapies against SARS-CoV-2 infections relies on mechanistic
knowledge of virus-host interface. Abundant physical interactions between viral and host …
knowledge of virus-host interface. Abundant physical interactions between viral and host …