2024
Expression of Random Sequences and de novo Evolved Genes From the Mouse in Human Cells Reveals Functional Diversity and Specificity
Aldrovandi S, Castro J, Ullrich K, Karger A, Luria V, Tautz D. Expression of Random Sequences and de novo Evolved Genes From the Mouse in Human Cells Reveals Functional Diversity and Specificity. Genome Biology And Evolution 2024, 16: evae175. PMID: 39663928, PMCID: PMC11635099, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameGene open reading frameCellular regulatory pathwaysNoncoding DNAReading frameHuman cell linesHuman genomeAlpha-helicesGrowth experimentsCellular physiologyFunctional diversityPositive selectionBeta-sheetTranscriptomic responseRegulatory pathwaysAdaptive advantageHuman cellsGenesCell clonesCell linesSequenceClonesRandom sequencePathwayCells
2021
Noncanonical open reading frames encode functional proteins essential for cancer cell survival
Prensner J, Enache O, Luria V, Krug K, Clauser K, Dempster J, Karger A, Wang L, Stumbraite K, Wang V, Botta G, Lyons N, Goodale A, Kalani Z, Fritchman B, Brown A, Alan D, Green T, Yang X, Jaffe J, Roth J, Piccioni F, Kirschner M, Ji Z, Root D, Golub T. Noncanonical open reading frames encode functional proteins essential for cancer cell survival. Nature Biotechnology 2021, 39: 697-704. PMID: 33510483, PMCID: PMC8195866, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-00806-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer cell linesOpen reading framePotential therapeutic targetCell linesGrowth inhibitory effectsCancer cell survivalInduced gene expression changesBreast cancerTherapeutic targetHuman cancer cell linesReading frameProtein expressionActive proteinProtein 1Gene expression changesCell survivalBiological effectsExpression changesViability defectsHuman genomeGenomic analysisCodon mutagenesisEctopic expressionFunctional proteinsKnockout
2020
TBIO-26. NON-CANONICAL OPEN READING FRAMES ENCODE FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS ESSENTIAL FOR CANCER CELL SURVIVAL
Prensner J, Enache O, Luria V, Krug K, Clauser K, Dempster J, Karger A, Wang L, Stumbraite K, Wang V, Botta G, Lyons N, Goodale A, Kalani Z, Fritchman B, Brown A, Alan D, Green T, Yang X, Jaffe J, Roth J, Piccioni F, Kirschner M, Ji Z, Root D, Golub T. TBIO-26. NON-CANONICAL OPEN READING FRAMES ENCODE FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS ESSENTIAL FOR CANCER CELL SURVIVAL. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 22: iii471-iii471. PMCID: PMC7715501, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen reading frameNon-canonical open reading framesProtein translationReading frameMultiple cancer typesPutative non-coding RNAProtein-coding genesSingle-cell RNA sequencingNon-canonical proteinsFunctional genomic screensCancer-implicated genesCancer cell linesCell-autonomous mannerNon-coding RNANon-coding RNAsGene expression changesPotential cancer therapeutic targetCell linesHEK293T cellsCancer cell survivalCancer therapeutic targetNon-gonadal tissuesCell cycle arrestRibosome profilingCancer cell types