2022
LRRC15 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry in trans
Song J, Chow RD, Peña-Hernández MA, Zhang L, Loeb SA, So EY, Liang OD, Ren P, Chen S, Wilen CB, Lee S. LRRC15 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry in trans. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001805. PMID: 36228039, PMCID: PMC9595563, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19HumansMembrane ProteinsProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusConceptsExpression of LRRC15Receptor-binding domainViral entryAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 cellular entrySyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 entrySpike-mediated entryCoronavirus 2 infectionCOVID-19 patientsCellular entry factorsSARS-CoV-2Attachment factorsACE2-negative cellsEnzyme 2Receptor angiotensinEntry factorsProtective roleLRRC15Spike proteinSame cell typeCRISPR activation screensACE2Cellular entry
2014
Genome-wide binding of the CRISPR endonuclease Cas9 in mammalian cells
Wu X, Scott DA, Kriz AJ, Chiu AC, Hsu PD, Dadon DB, Cheng AW, Trevino AE, Konermann S, Chen S, Jaenisch R, Zhang F, Sharp PA. Genome-wide binding of the CRISPR endonuclease Cas9 in mammalian cells. Nature Biotechnology 2014, 32: 670-676. PMID: 24752079, PMCID: PMC4145672, DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2889.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome
Ni X, Zhang YE, Nègre N, Chen S, Long M, White KP. Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome. PLOS Biology 2012, 10: e1001420. PMID: 23139640, PMCID: PMC3491045, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorConserved SequenceDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenetic DriftGenetics, PopulationGenome, InsectOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhylogenyProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsSelection, GeneticSpecies SpecificityTime FactorsConceptsCTCF binding siteDrosophila melanogasterNew genesCis-regulatory DNA sequencesGene expressionSpecies of DrosophilaGenome-wide bindingSignatures of selectionGenomes of humansComparative gene expression profilingGenome sequence dataRecent common ancestorGene expression profilingBinding sitesExpression divergenceGenome evolutionAdaptive evolutionDrosophila genomeDrosophila simulansEvolutionary ratesCTCF bindingCTCF proteinEvolutionary distanceNew CTCFCommon ancestor