2019
Genomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation
Premi S, Han L, Mehta S, Knight J, Zhao D, Palmatier MA, Kornacker K, Brash DE. Genomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24196-24205. PMID: 31723047, PMCID: PMC6883822, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907860116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsCells, CulturedDNA DamageFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BiosynthesisPyrimidine DimersPyrimidine NucleotidesSkin NeoplasmsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUltraviolet RaysConceptsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersETS family transcription factorsIndividual gene promotersFamily transcription factorsRNA-binding proteinPrimary human melanocytesSingle-base resolutionEpigenetic marksGenomic averageTranslation regulationGenomic sitesMotif locationsTranscription factorsCell physiologyGene promoterCancer driversGenomeHuman melanocytesCell typesTumor evolutionCell pathwaysRare mutationsUV targetPyrimidine dimersApurinic sites
2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence