2022
A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation
Yanchus C, Drucker K, Kollmeyer T, Tsai R, Winick-Ng W, Liang M, Malik A, Pawling J, De Lorenzo S, Ali A, Decker P, Kosel M, Panda A, Al-Zahrani K, Jiang L, Browning J, Lowden C, Geuenich M, Hernandez J, Gosio J, Ahmed M, Loganathan S, Berman J, Trcka D, Michealraj K, Fortin J, Carson B, Hollingsworth E, Jacinto S, Mazrooei P, Zhou L, Elia A, Lupien M, He H, Murphy D, Wang L, Abyzov A, Dennis J, Maass P, Campbell K, Wilson M, Lachance D, Wrensch M, Wiencke J, Mak T, Pennacchio L, Dickel D, Visel A, Wrana J, Taylor M, Zadeh G, Dirks P, Eckel-Passow J, Attisano L, Pombo A, Ida C, Kvon E, Jenkins R, Schramek D. A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation. Science 2022, 378: 68-78. PMID: 36201590, PMCID: PMC9926876, DOI: 10.1126/science.abj2890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncoding single nucleotide polymorphismSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCausal variantsMolecular pathwaysIsocitrate dehydrogenaseLethal gliomaHeritable predispositionGlioma formationTumor developmentLow-grade gliomasMutant lower grade gliomasPolymorphismMouse modelPromoterLociEnhancerSixfold greater riskRs55705857PathwayMechanisticallyDehydrogenaseDisruptsExpressionPenetranceCancer riskPostmortem Human Dura Mater Cells Exhibit Phenotypic, Transcriptomic and Genetic Abnormalities that Impact their Use for Disease Modeling
Argouarch A, Schultz N, Yang A, Jang Y, Garcia K, Cosme C, Corrales C, Nana A, Karydas A, Spina S, Grinberg L, Miller B, Wyss-Coray T, Abyzov A, Goodarzi H, Seeley W, Kao A. Postmortem Human Dura Mater Cells Exhibit Phenotypic, Transcriptomic and Genetic Abnormalities that Impact their Use for Disease Modeling. Stem Cell Reviews And Reports 2022, 18: 3050-3065. PMID: 35809166, PMCID: PMC9622518, DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10416-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDivergent gene expression profilesDefective DNA damage repairDisease modelingDNA damage repairGene expression profilesSpecific cell typesCell linesDura mater cellsDermal fibroblastsSomatic mutation signaturesPatient-derived cellsNormal biologyDamage repairExpression profilesSlow growth rateDifferentiation protocolsCell typesFibroblast-like cellsMutation signaturesProtein markersHuman dermal fibroblastsExhibit phenotypicNeurodegenerative diseasesDura materFibroblasts
2020
The role of somatic mosaicism in brain disease
Jourdon A, Fasching L, Scuderi S, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. The role of somatic mosaicism in brain disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2020, 65: 84-90. PMID: 32622340, PMCID: PMC7749073, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
The PsychENCODE project
Akbarian S, Liu C, Knowles JA, Vaccarino FM, Farnham PJ, Crawford GE, Jaffe AE, Pinto D, Dracheva S, Geschwind DH, Mill J, Nairn AC, Abyzov A, Pochareddy S, Prabhakar S, Weissman S, Sullivan PF, State MW, Weng Z, Peters MA, White KP, Gerstein MB, Amiri A, Armoskus C, Ashley-Koch AE, Bae T, Beckel-Mitchener A, Berman BP, Coetzee GA, Coppola G, Francoeur N, Fromer M, Gao R, Grennan K, Herstein J, Kavanagh DH, Ivanov NA, Jiang Y, Kitchen RR, Kozlenkov A, Kundakovic M, Li M, Li Z, Liu S, Mangravite LM, Mattei E, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, Navarro FC, North N, Omberg L, Panchision D, Parikshak N, Poschmann J, Price AJ, Purcaro M, Reddy TE, Roussos P, Schreiner S, Scuderi S, Sebra R, Shibata M, Shieh AW, Skarica M, Sun W, Swarup V, Thomas A, Tsuji J, van Bakel H, Wang D, Wang Y, Wang K, Werling DM, Willsey AJ, Witt H, Won H, Wong CC, Wray GA, Wu EY, Xu X, Yao L, Senthil G, Lehner T, Sklar P, Sestan N. The PsychENCODE project. Nature Neuroscience 2015, 18: 1707-1712. PMID: 26605881, PMCID: PMC4675669, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Regulatory element copy number differences shape primate expression profiles
Iskow RC, Gokcumen O, Abyzov A, Malukiewicz J, Zhu Q, Sukumar AT, Pai AA, Mills RE, Habegger L, Cusanovich DA, Rubel MA, Perry GH, Gerstein M, Stone AC, Gilad Y, Lee C. Regulatory element copy number differences shape primate expression profiles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 12656-12661. PMID: 22797897, PMCID: PMC3411951, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1205199109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number differencesExpression differencesExpression profilesLong intergenic noncoding RNAsCopy numberIntergenic noncoding RNAsGene expression differencesSignificant expression differencesGene expression profilesLevel of RNAUltraconserved elementsRegulatory regionsNoncoding RNAsSelective pressureDifferent genesRegulatory moleculesDevelopmental pathwaysPhenotypic differencesPrimate speciesGenesRNANumber differenceSpeciesExpressionPseudogenes
2010
Analysis of Combinatorial Regulation: Scaling of Partnerships between Regulators with the Number of Governed Targets
Bhardwaj N, Carson MB, Abyzov A, Yan KK, Lu H, Gerstein MB. Analysis of Combinatorial Regulation: Scaling of Partnerships between Regulators with the Number of Governed Targets. PLOS Computational Biology 2010, 6: e1000755. PMID: 20523742, PMCID: PMC2877725, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000755.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
RigidFinder: A fast and sensitive method to detect rigid blocks in large macromolecular complexes
Abyzov A, Bjornson R, Felipe M, Gerstein M. RigidFinder: A fast and sensitive method to detect rigid blocks in large macromolecular complexes. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2009, 78: 309-324. PMID: 19705487, DOI: 10.1002/prot.22544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge macromolecular complexesMacromolecular complexesLarge-scale conformational changesRNA polymerase IIT7 RNA polymeraseMultiple polypeptide chainsPolymerase IIRNA polymeraseDistance conservationPhosphate dikinaseDifferent conformationsInter-residue distancesLarge complexesConformational changesPolypeptide chainDomain motionPartial refoldingFurther distinguishing featureConformationStructure determinationComplexesDikinaseSensitive identificationGroELIdentification
2007
A comprehensive analysis of non-sequential alignments between all protein structures
Abyzov A, Ilyin V. A comprehensive analysis of non-sequential alignments between all protein structures. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2007, 7: 78. PMID: 18005453, PMCID: PMC2213659, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-7-78.Peer-Reviewed Original Research