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
2014
Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon
Lin M, Zhao D, Hrabovsky A, Pedrosa E, Zheng D, Lachman HM. Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94968. PMID: 24736721, PMCID: PMC3988108, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsCandidate genesHS-inducible genesMaternal immune activationPluripotent stem cell modelsCellular stress pathwaysInduced Pluripotent Stem Cell ModelDisease-causing genetic variantsHeritable neuropsychiatric disorderStem cell modelAutism candidate genesPluripotent stem cellsCommon environmental stressorsCellular stressorsGenes decreasesRNA-seqASD candidatesASD genesHeat shockCopy lossHuman brain developmentEnvironmental stressorsHeat shock altersGenesStress pathways