2023
Quantitative DNA Repair Biomarkers and Immune Profiling for Temozolomide and Olaparib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Cecchini M, Zhang J, Wei W, Sklar J, Lacy J, Zhong M, Kong Y, Zhao H, DiPalermo J, Devine L, Stein S, Kortmansky J, Johung K, Bindra R, LoRusso P, Schalper K. Quantitative DNA Repair Biomarkers and Immune Profiling for Temozolomide and Olaparib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 1132-1139. PMID: 37387791, PMCID: PMC10305782, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingMGMT protein expressionColorectal cancerStable diseaseQuantitative immunofluorescenceT cellsProtein expressionPromoter hypermethylationLow MGMT protein expressionPARP inhibitorsRadiographic tumor regressionMetastatic colorectal cancerAdvanced colorectal cancerPretreatment tumor biopsiesEffector T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMGMT proteinDNA repair biomarkersBaseline CD8Eligible patientsIncreased CD8Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferaseObjective responseProgressive diseaseImmune markersResponse to: Elevated L1 expression in ataxia telangiectasia likely explained by an RNA-seq batch effect
Takahashi T, Stoiljkovic M, Song E, Gao X, Yasumoto Y, Kudo E, Carvalho F, Kong Y, Park A, Shanabrough M, Szigeti-Buck K, Liu Z, Kristant A, Zhang Y, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Kaczmarek L, Horvath T, Iwasaki A. Response to: Elevated L1 expression in ataxia telangiectasia likely explained by an RNA-seq batch effect. Neuron 2023, 111: 612-613. PMID: 36863323, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Gastrointestinal Microbiome Disruption and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Children Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Kwon J, Kong Y, Wade M, Williams DJ, Creech CB, Evans S, Walter EB, Martin JM, Gerber JS, Newland JG, Hofto ME, Staat MA, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Huskins WC, Pettigrew M. Gastrointestinal Microbiome Disruption and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Children Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1109-1119. PMID: 35249113, PMCID: PMC9492313, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAAD groupAntibiotic-Associated DiarrheaCommunity-Acquired PneumoniaCommon side effectsStudy days 1Days of diarrheaPatient characteristicsAntibiotic therapyNineteen childrenStool samplesSide effectsDay 1Microbiome disruptionMicrobiota profilesGastrointestinal microbiotaMicrobiota characteristicsDiarrheaBacteroides speciesPneumoniaChildrenAntibioticsΒ-lactamsAADBaseline abundanceDysbiosis
2019
Discovery and Contribution of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae NTHI1441 to Human Respiratory Epithelial Cell Invasion
Ahearn C, Kirkham C, Chaves L, Kong Y, Pettigrew M, Murphy T. Discovery and Contribution of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae NTHI1441 to Human Respiratory Epithelial Cell Invasion. Infection And Immunity 2019, 87: 10.1128/iai.00462-19. PMID: 31427451, PMCID: PMC6803334, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00462-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory epithelial cellsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEpithelial cellsAirways of adultsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCell invasionHuman respiratory epithelial cellsNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeCell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAlveolar epithelial cellsAcute exacerbationLower airwaysPulmonary diseaseSerum IgGNTHi strainsTherapeutic interventionsHaemophilus influenzaeHuman bronchialSurface-exposed epitopesEpithelial cell invasionIsogenic knockout mutantsNTHiImmunosorbent assayIntracellular survival
2015
Expression of IgA Proteases by Haemophilus influenzae in the Respiratory Tract of Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Murphy TF, Kirkham C, Jones MM, Sethi S, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM. Expression of IgA Proteases by Haemophilus influenzae in the Respiratory Tract of Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 212: 1798-1805. PMID: 25995193, PMCID: PMC4633762, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseH. influenzaeIgA protease genePulmonary diseaseHuman airwaysHaemophilus influenzaeIgA proteaseH. influenzae infectionsHuman respiratory epithelial cellsHuman IgA1Respiratory epithelial cellsInfluenzae infectionRespiratory tractIgA protease activitySputum samplesClinical settingInfluenzaeEpithelial cellsInfectionAirwayIgA1 fragmentsDiseaseIgA1Protease gene
2014
Computational Analysis in Cancer Exome Sequencing
Evans P, Kong Y, Krauthammer M. Computational Analysis in Cancer Exome Sequencing. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 219-227. PMID: 25030931, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic single nucleotide variantsMutational eventsSingle nucleotide variantsHuman genesSequencing readsShort insertionsDriver genesNucleotide variantsNumber alterationsExome sequencingGenesCancer samplesComputational analysisMore mutational eventsPowerful toolComputational methodsExomeSequencingDeletionReads
2013
Integrative Annotation of Variants from 1092 Humans: Application to Cancer Genomics
Khurana E, Fu Y, Colonna V, Mu XJ, Kang HM, Lappalainen T, Sboner A, Lochovsky L, Chen J, Harmanci A, Das J, Abyzov A, Balasubramanian S, Beal K, Chakravarty D, Challis D, Chen Y, Clarke D, Clarke L, Cunningham F, Evani US, Flicek P, Fragoza R, Garrison E, Gibbs R, Gümüş ZH, Herrero J, Kitabayashi N, Kong Y, Lage K, Liluashvili V, Lipkin SM, MacArthur DG, Marth G, Muzny D, Pers TH, Ritchie GRS, Rosenfeld JA, Sisu C, Wei X, Wilson M, Xue Y, Yu F, Consortium 1, Dermitzakis ET, Yu H, Rubin MA, Tyler-Smith C, Gerstein M. Integrative Annotation of Variants from 1092 Humans: Application to Cancer Genomics. Science 2013, 342: 1235587. PMID: 24092746, PMCID: PMC3947637, DOI: 10.1126/science.1235587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlleles of a Polymorphic ETV6 Binding Site in DCDC2 Confer Risk of Reading and Language Impairment
Powers NR, Eicher JD, Butter F, Kong Y, Miller LL, Ring SM, Mann M, Gruen JR. Alleles of a Polymorphic ETV6 Binding Site in DCDC2 Confer Risk of Reading and Language Impairment. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 19-28. PMID: 23746548, PMCID: PMC3710765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBase SequenceBinding SitesCase-Control StudiesDyslexiaGenetic Association StudiesHaplotypesHeLa CellsHumansLanguage Development DisordersLanguage TestsLinkage DisequilibriumMicrosatellite RepeatsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-etsRepressor ProteinsRisk FactorsNegligible impact of rare autoimmune-locus coding-region variants on missing heritability
Hunt KA, Mistry V, Bockett NA, Ahmad T, Ban M, Barker JN, Barrett JC, Blackburn H, Brand O, Burren O, Capon F, Compston A, Gough SC, Jostins L, Kong Y, Lee JC, Lek M, MacArthur DG, Mansfield JC, Mathew CG, Mein CA, Mirza M, Nutland S, Onengut-Gumuscu S, Papouli E, Parkes M, Rich SS, Sawcer S, Satsangi J, Simmonds MJ, Trembath RC, Walker NM, Wozniak E, Todd JA, Simpson MA, Plagnol V, van Heel DA. Negligible impact of rare autoimmune-locus coding-region variants on missing heritability. Nature 2013, 498: 232-235. PMID: 23698362, PMCID: PMC3736321, DOI: 10.1038/nature12170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjusting for Background Mutation Frequency Biases Improves the Identification of Cancer Driver Genes
Evans P, Avey S, Kong Y, Krauthammer M. Adjusting for Background Mutation Frequency Biases Improves the Identification of Cancer Driver Genes. IEEE Transactions On NanoBioscience 2013, 12: 150-157. PMID: 23694700, PMCID: PMC3989533, DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2013.2263391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore non-synonymous mutationsMutation frequencyTumor sequencing projectsGene-specific mannerCancer driver genesNon-synonymous mutationsSynonymous mutation ratioMutation biasSequencing projectsBackground mutation frequencyGene expressionDriver genesGenesTumor developmentMutation burdenMutation ratioHigher non-synonymous mutation burdenMutationsMutation countsExpressionBackground frequencyFrequency biasesIdentification
2012
Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma
Krauthammer M, Kong Y, Ha BH, Evans P, Bacchiocchi A, McCusker J, Cheng E, Davis MJ, Goh G, Choi M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Dutton-Regester K, Capatana A, Holman EC, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Brash DE, Stern DF, Materin MA, Lo RS, Mane S, Ma S, Kidd KK, Hayward NK, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Boggon TJ, Halaban R. Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 1006-1014. PMID: 22842228, PMCID: PMC3432702, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedModels, MolecularMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Rac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSequence Analysis, DNASkin NeoplasmsUveal NeoplasmsConceptsSun-exposed melanomasUpper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children
Pettigrew MM, Laufer AS, Gent JF, Kong Y, Fennie KP, Metlay JP. Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2012, 78: 6262-6270. PMID: 22752171, PMCID: PMC3416608, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01051-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaAntibiotic useS. pneumoniaeHealthy childrenM. catarrhalisH. influenzaeAcute otitis media pathogensConcurrent acute otitis mediaUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsOtitis media pathogensUpper respiratory tractCross-sectional studyYears of ageAOM pathogensTract infectionsOtitis mediaMoraxella catarrhalisRespiratory tractReal-time PCRNasal swabsSick childrenPrevention strategiesHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniae
2011
Analysis of genomic variation in non-coding elements using population-scale sequencing data from the 1000 Genomes Project
Mu XJ, Lu ZJ, Kong Y, Lam HY, Gerstein MB. Analysis of genomic variation in non-coding elements using population-scale sequencing data from the 1000 Genomes Project. Nucleic Acids Research 2011, 39: 7058-7076. PMID: 21596777, PMCID: PMC3167619, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrobial Communities of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Otitis Media in Children
Laufer AS, Metlay JP, Gent JF, Fennie KP, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM. Microbial Communities of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Otitis Media in Children. MBio 2011, 2: 10.1128/mbio.00245-10. PMID: 21285435, PMCID: PMC3031303, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00245-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaUpper respiratory tractS. pneumoniaeRespiratory tractOtitis media treatmentRespiratory virus seasonS. pneumoniae colonizationOtitis media pathogensCross-sectional studyOtitis media susceptibilityPneumoniae colonizationDecreased riskPneumococcal colonizationNasal swabsFrequent causePrevention strategiesStreptococcus pneumoniaeDemographic dataProtective floraPneumoniaeSwabsChildrenCausal pathwaysTractRiskAlleleSeq: analysis of allele‐specific expression and binding in a network framework
Rozowsky J, Abyzov A, Wang J, Alves P, Raha D, Harmanci A, Leng J, Bjornson R, Kong Y, Kitabayashi N, Bhardwaj N, Rubin M, Snyder M, Gerstein M. AlleleSeq: analysis of allele‐specific expression and binding in a network framework. Molecular Systems Biology 2011, 7: 522-522. PMID: 21811232, PMCID: PMC3208341, DOI: 10.1038/msb.2011.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell LineChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, XChromosomes, Human, YDatabases, GeneticDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenome, HumanHumansMolecular Sequence AnnotationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSequence Analysis, RNATranscription FactorsConceptsAllele-specific expressionGenome sequenceFunctional genomics data setsAllele-specific behaviorAllele-specific eventsDiploid genome sequenceChIP-seq data setsGenomic data setsGenomic sequence variantsPersonal genome sequencesAlignment of readsRNA-seqGenome ProjectPaternal alleleComputational pipelineReads mappingSequence variantsNetwork motifsVariation dataReference alleleAllelesReadsSequenceExpressionMaternally
2010
MU2A—reconciling the genome and transcriptome to determine the effects of base substitutions
Garla V, Kong Y, Szpakowski S, Krauthammer M. MU2A—reconciling the genome and transcriptome to determine the effects of base substitutions. Bioinformatics 2010, 27: 416-418. PMID: 21149339, PMCID: PMC3031033, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein productsSequence variantsNext-generation sequencing technologiesGenomic sequence variantsTranscript librariesGenomic coordinatesGenomic positionsReference genomeSequencing technologiesSequence variationGenomeGenomic variantsBase substitutionsVariant annotationTranscriptomeTranscriptsVariantsAnnotationMappingConstruction and maintenance of randomized retroviral expression libraries for transmembrane protein engineering
Marlatt SA, Kong Y, Cammett TJ, Korbel G, Noonan JP, DiMaio D. Construction and maintenance of randomized retroviral expression libraries for transmembrane protein engineering. Protein Engineering Design And Selection 2010, 24: 311-320. PMID: 21149273, PMCID: PMC3038463, DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzq112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant genetic bottleneckRetroviral expression libraryDeep DNA sequencingAmino acid segmentNovel biological activitiesGenetic bottleneckTransmembrane domainMammalian cellsLibrary sequencesRandom mutagenesisProtein engineeringExpression libraryDeep sequencingDifferent proteinsSmall proteinsGenetic selectionAcid segmentRetroviral libraryDNA sequencingSequencing resultsRandomized libraryProteinPowerful approachSequencingDiversityHeterologous quaternary structure of CXCL12 and its relationship to the CC chemokine family
Murphy JW, Yuan H, Kong Y, Xiong Y, Lolis EJ. Heterologous quaternary structure of CXCL12 and its relationship to the CC chemokine family. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2010, 78: 1331-1337. PMID: 20077567, PMCID: PMC3021379, DOI: 10.1002/prot.22666.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Calculating complexity of large randomized libraries
Kong Y. Calculating complexity of large randomized libraries. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2009, 259: 641-645. PMID: 19376134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Generalized Correlation Functions and Their Applications in Selection of Optimal Multiple Spaced Seeds for Homology Search
Kong Y. Generalized Correlation Functions and Their Applications in Selection of Optimal Multiple Spaced Seeds for Homology Search. Journal Of Computational Biology 2007, 14: 238-254. PMID: 17456017, DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2006.0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized correlation functionCorrelation functionsHigher order approximationsGoulden–Jackson cluster methodHeuristic search methodsOrder approximationProbability qAverage propertiesSearch methodCluster methodLarge genomic dataProbability of occurrenceTheoretical backgroundMultiple seedsSpaced seedsPowerful methodOptimal seedApproximationEmpirical observationsNumber of wildcardsSet of patternsProbabilityProblemFunctionMatrix