2013
Forward genetics defines Xylt1 as a key, conserved regulator of early chondrocyte maturation and skeletal length
Mis EK, Liem KF, Kong Y, Schwartz NB, Domowicz M, Weatherbee SD. Forward genetics defines Xylt1 as a key, conserved regulator of early chondrocyte maturation and skeletal length. Developmental Biology 2013, 385: 67-82. PMID: 24161523, PMCID: PMC3895954, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone and BonesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationChondrocytesDwarfismFibroblast Growth FactorsHedgehog ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutation, MissenseOsteogenesisParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPentosyltransferasesSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionConceptsChondrocyte maturationCartilage templateN-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis screenSkeletal precursor cellsWild-type embryosHigh-throughput sequencingHuman birth defectsProteoglycan core proteinMutagenesis screenSequence captureVertebrate bodySubcellular localizationProteoglycan functionCoordinated processMouse mutantsMutantsAbnormal bone developmentMissense mutationsCore proteinBone developmentSkeletal elementsPrecursor cellsDwarfismMaturationGAG chains
2012
Exon capture and bulk segregant analysis: rapid discovery of causative mutations using high-throughput sequencing
del Viso F, Bhattacharya D, Kong Y, Gilchrist MJ, Khokha MK. Exon capture and bulk segregant analysis: rapid discovery of causative mutations using high-throughput sequencing. BMC Genomics 2012, 13: 649. PMID: 23171430, PMCID: PMC3526394, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulk segregant analysisForward genetic screenSegregant analysisGenetic screenGenome assemblyExon captureCausative mutationsVertebrate model systemHigh-throughput sequencingHuman genetic analysisThousands of SNPsAssembly of scaffoldsModel systemGenomic resourcesVertebrate modelXenopus tropicalisFine mappingGenetic analysisCapture sequencingSequence variantsSequencingMutationsRapid discoveryMutantsExome sequencingExome 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 pneumoniaeLength distribution of sequencing by synthesis: fixed flow cycle model
Kong Y. Length distribution of sequencing by synthesis: fixed flow cycle model. Journal Of Mathematical Biology 2012, 67: 389-410. PMID: 22689207, DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0556-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Btrim: A fast, lightweight adapter and quality trimming program for next-generation sequencing technologies
Kong Y. Btrim: A fast, lightweight adapter and quality trimming program for next-generation sequencing technologies. Genomics 2011, 98: 152-153. PMID: 21651976, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2011.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStreptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C: an Intra- and Interclonal Complex Comparison
Thomas JC, Kong Y, Sabharwal V, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C: an Intra- and Interclonal Complex Comparison. Journal Of Bacteriology 2011, 193: 3409-3410. PMID: 21551297, PMCID: PMC3133277, DOI: 10.1128/jb.05079-11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Construction 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 approachSequencingDiversity
2009
Integrating Sequencing Technologies in Personal Genomics: Optimal Low Cost Reconstruction of Structural Variants
Du J, Bjornson RD, Zhang ZD, Kong Y, Snyder M, Gerstein MB. Integrating Sequencing Technologies in Personal Genomics: Optimal Low Cost Reconstruction of Structural Variants. PLOS Computational Biology 2009, 5: e1000432. PMID: 19593373, PMCID: PMC2700963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent read lengthsDifferent technologiesSemi-realistic simulationComputational complexityMaximum accuracyAssembly algorithmReconstruction efficiencySimulation toolboxPersonal genomicsAccurate detectionLow costChallenging stepTechnologyCostAlgorithmAccurate assemblyComplexitySmall enough scalesReconstructionGoalIndividual genomesCanonical problemImportant goalToolboxSimulationsStatistical Distributions of Sequencing by Synthesis with Probabilistic Nucleotide Incorporation
Kong Y. Statistical Distributions of Sequencing by Synthesis with Probabilistic Nucleotide Incorporation. Journal Of Computational Biology 2009, 16: 817-827. PMID: 19522665, DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2008.0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase PairingBase SequenceNucleotidesProbabilitySequence Analysis, DNAStatistical DistributionsStatistical Distributions of Pyrosequencing
Kong Y. Statistical Distributions of Pyrosequencing. Journal Of Computational Biology 2009, 16: 31-42. PMID: 19072582, DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2008.0106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBase SequenceDiphosphatesMathematicsMolecular Sequence DataSequence Analysis, DNASoftwareStatistical Distributions
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsComputational BiologyEscherichia coliGenomeHaemophilus influenzaeHumansMiceModels, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsGeneralized 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