2021
Cumulus cells of euploid versus whole chromosome 21 aneuploid embryos reveal differentially expressed genes
Tiegs AW, Titus S, Mehta S, Garcia-Milian R, Seli E, Scott RT. Cumulus cells of euploid versus whole chromosome 21 aneuploid embryos reveal differentially expressed genes. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2021, 43: 614-626. PMID: 34417138, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factorCumulus cellsDifferential gene expressionRNA sequencing analysisGene expression analysisIngenuity Pathway AnalysisCellular communication network factor 1Embryo developmental competenceExpression analysisPreimplantation embryo qualityGene expressionPathway analysisSegment polarity protein 2Sequencing analysisGenesProtein 2Response factorTrisomy 21Factor 1Developmental competenceAneuploid embryosReal-time polymerase chain reaction assaysDevelopment of biomarkersEmbryosCells
2019
Transcriptional down-regulation of ccr5 in a subset of HIV+ controllers and their family members
Gonzalo-Gil E, Rapuano PB, Ikediobi U, Leibowitz R, Mehta S, Coskun AK, Porterfield JZ, Lampkin TD, Marconi VC, Rimland D, Walker BD, Deeks S, Sutton RE. Transcriptional down-regulation of ccr5 in a subset of HIV+ controllers and their family members. ELife 2019, 8: e44360. PMID: 30964004, PMCID: PMC6456299, DOI: 10.7554/elife.44360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccessible chromatinActive transcriptionATAC-seqNearby genesCell surface expressionChromosome 3p21Genetic determinantsFamily membersT cell activationHost genetic determinantsResistance phenotypeChemokine receptor mRNACCR5 cell surface expressionRNA levelsCell activationPhenotypeT cellsCellsChromatinTranscriptionGenesKbMembersReceptor mRNAMRNA
2018
Dppa2/4 Facilitate Epigenetic Remodeling during Reprogramming to Pluripotency
Hernandez C, Wang Z, Ramazanov B, Tang Y, Mehta S, Dambrot C, Lee YW, Tessema K, Kumar I, Astudillo M, Neubert TA, Guo S, Ivanova NB. Dppa2/4 Facilitate Epigenetic Remodeling during Reprogramming to Pluripotency. Cell Stem Cell 2018, 23: 396-411.e8. PMID: 30146411, PMCID: PMC6128737, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsDNA damage response pathwayAcquisition of pluripotencyDamage response pathwayDNA methylation patternsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsESC enhancersPluripotent stem cellsMyc factorsPluripotent stateSomatic genesChromatin decompactionMolecular machineryEpigenetic remodelingEfficient reprogrammingResponse pathwaysSomatic cellsMethylation patternsPluripotencyHuman cellsEpigenomeEnhancerCellsKey role