2022
High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19Patients
2015
Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Drives Heat Adaptation by Sequestering Fatty Acids
K. D, Li Z, Lu AY, Sun F, Chen S, Rothe M, Menzel R, Sun F, Horvitz HR. Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Drives Heat Adaptation by Sequestering Fatty Acids. Cell 2015, 161: 1152-1163. PMID: 25981666, PMCID: PMC4441829, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution crystal structuresMembrane fluidityFatty acidsHeat adaptationNuclear hormone receptorsFat-7Lipid desaturationMolecular basisTemperature shiftFatty acid oxidationDesaturase levelsForms of lifeFundamental processesHormone receptorsAcid oxidationUnprecedented modeExpressionCommon inherited disorderAdaptationEukaryotesCaenorhabditisInherited disorderAcidCrystal structureRegulation
2012
Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila
Chen S, Spletter M, Ni X, White KP, Luo L, Long M. Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 118-132. PMID: 22832161, PMCID: PMC4382513, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2011.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAgingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArthropod AntennaeBrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularFeeding BehaviorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectMaleMolecular Sequence DataMushroom BodiesNeuronsSelection, GeneticSex CharacteristicsSynaptic TransmissionTranscriptomeConceptsNew genesForaging behaviorMushroom bodiesYoung retrogenesAdaptive evolutionPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary signaturesYoung genesNatural selectionGenetic basisBrain genesExpression profilingComparative behavioral analysisBrain evolutionGenesOlfactory circuitDrosophilaNew functionsAnimal behaviorNeuronal expressionExpressionRetrogenesNeural circuitsEvolutionRecent evolution
2003
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence from foot-and-mouth disease virus in Hong Kong
Chen X, Feng Q, Wu Z, Liu Y, Huang K, Shi R, Chen S, Lu W, Ding M, Collins R, Fung Y, Lau L, Yu A, Chen J. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence from foot-and-mouth disease virus in Hong Kong. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 308: 899-905. PMID: 12927804, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01511-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesFoot-and-Mouth Disease VirusGenetic VariationHong KongModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhylogenyProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsRNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequencesNucleotide sequenceRNA polymerase gene sequencesViral RNA-dependent RNA polymeraseRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseAmino acid sequenceAmino acid residuesMouth disease virusPolymerase gene sequencesCommon ancestorEvolutionary treeRNA polymeraseGene sequencesSequence comparisonAcid sequenceSame geneN-terminusDisease virusAcid residuesGenesFunctional relevanceRepresentative isolatesHost immune systemFMDV isolatesHKN/2002