2020
Functional genomics analysis of human colon organoids identifies key transcription factors
Yin S, Ray G, Kerschner JL, Hao S, Perez A, Drumm ML, Browne JA, Leir SH, Longworth M, Harris A. Functional genomics analysis of human colon organoids identifies key transcription factors. Physiological Genomics 2020, 52: 234-244. PMID: 32390556, PMCID: PMC7311676, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00113.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman intestinal organoidsOpen chromatinTranscription factorsOpen chromatin profilesGenome-wide analysisFunctional genomic analysisCaudal type homeobox 2Open chromatin peaksKey transcription factorIntestinal epitheliumIntestinal epithelial differentiationChromatin profilesMolecular divergenceFunctional genomicsATAC-seqMotif analysisTranscriptome mappingGenomic analysisRNA-seqGenomic signaturesHuman colon organoidsFunctional overlapEpithelial transport processesType homeobox 2Organoid biology
2019
Transcriptional networks in the human epididymis
Browne JA, Leir S, Yin S, Harris A. Transcriptional networks in the human epididymis. Andrology 2019, 7: 741-747. PMID: 31050198, PMCID: PMC6688904, DOI: 10.1111/andr.12629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte nuclear factor 1Transcription factorsChIP-seqRNA-seqOpen chromatinHEE cellsTranscription factor networkCis-regulatory elementsDistinct specialized functionsGene ontology analysisSpecific transcription factorsDistinct gene expression profilesDistinct transcriptional programsNon-coding RNAsKey transcription factorSiRNA-mediated depletionHuman epididymisGene expression profilesNuclear factor 1Antiviral response genesTF targetsTranscriptional networksDNase-seqFactor networkTranscriptional programs