2021
EXT1 methylation promotes proliferation and migration and predicts the clinical outcome of non‐small cell lung carcinoma via WNT signalling pathway
Kong W, Chen Y, Zhao Z, Zhang L, Lin X, Luo X, Wang S, Song Z, Lin X, Lai G, Yu Z. EXT1 methylation promotes proliferation and migration and predicts the clinical outcome of non‐small cell lung carcinoma via WNT signalling pathway. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2021, 25: 2609-2620. PMID: 33565239, PMCID: PMC7933929, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCpG IslandsDNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvival AnalysisWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsGene expressionGene body methylationDNA methylation levelsPotential downstream targetsDNA methylation sitesDNA methylationMethylation sitesDownstream targetsMethylation levelsWnt pathwayCpG sitesNSCLC cell linesMethylationWntExpression levelsCell linesPathway patternsPotential targetXAV-939EXT1ProliferationMigration ratePathwayExpressionUnderlying mechanism
2019
Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human gastric cancer
Lin X, Xia Y, Hu D, Mao Q, Yu Z, Zhang H, Li C, Chen G, Liu F, Zhu W, Shi Y, Zhang H, Zheng J, Sun T, Xu J, Chao HH, Zheng X, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human gastric cancer. Oncology Reports 2019, 41: 3089-3099. PMID: 30896887, PMCID: PMC6448102, DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsTransposable elementsHuman gastric cancerProtein-coding genesNon-coding RNAsCancer risk SNPsPiRNA expressionNearest geneWhole transcriptomeCancer stem cellsDNA variantsIndefinite capacityDifferential expressionAdjacent non-tumorous tissuesStem cellsHuman stomachRegulatory effectsGenesRNANon-tumorous tissuesExpressionMolecular featuresBiological systemsGastric cancerTranscriptome
2017
Family-based association analysis of NAV2 gene with the risk and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease
Wang KS, Liu Y, Xu C, Liu X, Luo X. Family-based association analysis of NAV2 gene with the risk and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2017, 310: 60-65. PMID: 28778446, PMCID: PMC6167010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of ADAlzheimer's diseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAAO of ADHuman brain regionsNervous system developmentApoE expressionOnset (AAO) of ADBrain regionsDiseaseSignificant expressionRiskMarker analysisGenetic variantsAssociationFamily-based association analysisHaplotype analysisPresent studyEquation statisticsAgeFirst studyOnsetFamily-based associationFamily-based sampleExpression
2016
Replicated Risk Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor Genes for Nicotine Dependence
Zuo L, Garcia-Milian R, Guo X, Zhong C, Tan Y, Wang Z, Wang J, Wang X, Kang L, Lu L, Chen X, Li CR, Luo X. Replicated Risk Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor Genes for Nicotine Dependence. Genes 2016, 7: 95. PMID: 27827986, PMCID: PMC5126781, DOI: 10.3390/genes7110095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotinic cholinergic receptor genesRisk genesRisk variantsCholinergic receptor genesReceptor geneMouse brainGenomic regionsEQTL analysisBioinformatics analysisProtein structureNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsGenesMouse brain samplesGenetic variantsAcetylcholine receptorsIndependent humanExpressionPotential functionVariantsImportant roleSplicingTranscriptionBrain samplesCHRNA5-A3RNA
2013
NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent
Zuo L, Wang K, Zhang XY, Krystal JH, Li CS, Zhang F, Zhang H, Luo X. NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 129: 254-264. PMID: 23455491, PMCID: PMC3628730, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesExpression quantitative loci (eQTL) analysisGene regionMetabolic pathwaysQuantitative loci analysisSNP-expression associationsCis-acting regulatory effectsDiscovery sampleSNP-disease associationsNumerous genesReplication sampleLocus analysisAssociation studiesAssociation analysisRisk SNPsTranscript expressionSNPsRegulatory effectsGenesPathwayEuropean descentExpression