2020
Sex Differences in Gene Expression and Regulatory Networks across 29 Human Tissues
Lopes-Ramos C, Chen C, Kuijjer M, Paulson J, Sonawane A, Fagny M, Platig J, Glass K, Quackenbush J, DeMeo D. Sex Differences in Gene Expression and Regulatory Networks across 29 Human Tissues. Cell Reports 2020, 31: 107795. PMID: 32579922, PMCID: PMC7898458, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene regulatory networksTranscription factorsGenotype-Tissue ExpressionRegulatory networksArchitecture of gene regulatory networksRepertoire of transcription factorsSets of transcription factorsRegulatory network structureWhole-genome expression profilingTissue-related functionsGenes associated with Parkinson's diseaseHuman healthy tissuesGene regulationGene expressionMolecular basisSystems-based analysisExpression profilesGenesAlzheimer's diseaseRegulatory processesHuman tissuesExpressionTranscriptionTissueSex differencesA reference map of the human binary protein interactome
Luck K, Kim D, Lambourne L, Spirohn K, Begg B, Bian W, Brignall R, Cafarelli T, Campos-Laborie F, Charloteaux B, Choi D, Coté A, Daley M, Deimling S, Desbuleux A, Dricot A, Gebbia M, Hardy M, Kishore N, Knapp J, Kovács I, Lemmens I, Mee M, Mellor J, Pollis C, Pons C, Richardson A, Schlabach S, Teeking B, Yadav A, Babor M, Balcha D, Basha O, Bowman-Colin C, Chin S, Choi S, Colabella C, Coppin G, D’Amata C, De Ridder D, De Rouck S, Duran-Frigola M, Ennajdaoui H, Goebels F, Goehring L, Gopal A, Haddad G, Hatchi E, Helmy M, Jacob Y, Kassa Y, Landini S, Li R, van Lieshout N, MacWilliams A, Markey D, Paulson J, Rangarajan S, Rasla J, Rayhan A, Rolland T, San-Miguel A, Shen Y, Sheykhkarimli D, Sheynkman G, Simonovsky E, Taşan M, Tejeda A, Tropepe V, Twizere J, Wang Y, Weatheritt R, Weile J, Xia Y, Yang X, Yeger-Lotem E, Zhong Q, Aloy P, Bader G, De Las Rivas J, Gaudet S, Hao T, Rak J, Tavernier J, Hill D, Vidal M, Roth F, Calderwood M. A reference map of the human binary protein interactome. Nature 2020, 580: 402-408. PMID: 32296183, PMCID: PMC7169983, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2188-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsBinary protein interactionsTissue-specific networksContext-specific functionsTissue-specific phenotypesSubcellular rolesGenome functionProtein interactomeInteractome networkMendelian diseasesInteractome mapCurated interactionsProtein interactionsCellular contextCellular functionsPhenotypic outcomesCellular organizationMolecular mechanismsInteractomeReference mapGlobal insightGenomeHuriComprehensive understandingInteraction
2017
Tissue-aware RNA-Seq processing and normalization for heterogeneous and sparse data
Paulson J, Chen C, Lopes-Ramos C, Kuijjer M, Platig J, Sonawane A, Fagny M, Glass K, Quackenbush J. Tissue-aware RNA-Seq processing and normalization for heterogeneous and sparse data. BMC Bioinformatics 2017, 18: 437. PMID: 28974199, PMCID: PMC5627434, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1847-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-seq data setsRNA-seqGenotype-Tissue ExpressionRNA-seq processingGenome-wide transcriptional profilingRNA-seq studiesRNA-seq dataGene filteringDownstream analysisRNA sequencingTranscriptional profilesDiverse tissuesAnalytical pipelineR packageQuality controlSignificant analytical challengeSoftware pipelineGenesRNAMulti-group studyNormalization stepAnalytical challengesResultsWeTissueExpressionUnderstanding Tissue-Specific Gene Regulation
Sonawane A, Platig J, Fagny M, Chen C, Paulson J, Lopes-Ramos C, DeMeo D, Quackenbush J, Glass K, Kuijjer M. Understanding Tissue-Specific Gene Regulation. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 1077-1088. PMID: 29069589, PMCID: PMC5828531, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue specificityTissue-specific gene regulationGenotype-Tissue Expression projectControl tissue specificityTissue-specific genesTranscription factor targetsTissue-specific functionsGene expression patternsGene set enrichment analysisTissue-specific mannerTissue-specific processesInvestigate gene expressionGene regulationRegulatory interactionsTranscriptional controlTranscription factor expressionTranscription factorsExpression projectEnrichment analysisGene expressionExpression patternsGenesRegulation nodeFactor targetsTranscriptionRegulatory network changes between cell lines and their tissues of origin
Lopes-Ramos C, Paulson J, Chen C, Kuijjer M, Fagny M, Platig J, Sonawane A, DeMeo D, Quackenbush J, Glass K. Regulatory network changes between cell lines and their tissues of origin. BMC Genomics 2017, 18: 723. PMID: 28899340, PMCID: PMC5596945, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CycleCell LineGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansOrgan SpecificityConceptsLymphoblastoid cell linesCell linesTranscription factor (TFChIP-seq dataRegulatory network changesRNA-seq dataTissue of originRegulatory network analysisCell cycle genesPrimary tissuesGene expression analysisEpstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell linesChIP-seqVirus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell linesTF-targetRNA-seqGTEx projectTF regulationCycle genesTranscriptomic differencesBackgroundCell linesTranscript levelsExpression analysisFibroblast cell lineNetwork analysisExploring regulation in tissues with eQTL networks
Fagny M, Paulson J, Kuijjer M, Sonawane A, Chen C, Lopes-Ramos C, Glass K, Quackenbush J, Platig J. Exploring regulation in tissues with eQTL networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e7841-e7850. PMID: 28851834, PMCID: PMC5604022, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707375114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociEQTL networksGenetic variantsCoherent biological processesImpact of genetic variantsActive chromatin regionsQuantitative trait lociTissue-specific processesGene expression levelsChromatin regionsGroup genesTrait lociComplex phenotypesRegulatory potentialGenotype to phenotype mappingPhenotype mappingBiological processesRegulatory functionsExpression levelsGenesRegulatory impactVariantsLociBipartite networksPhenotype