2020
Genome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Wei J, Alfajaro MM, DeWeirdt PC, Hanna RE, Lu-Culligan WJ, Cai WL, Strine MS, Zhang SM, Graziano VR, Schmitz CO, Chen JS, Mankowski MC, Filler RB, Ravindra NG, Gasque V, de Miguel FJ, Patil A, Chen H, Oguntuyo KY, Abriola L, Surovtseva YV, Orchard RC, Lee B, Lindenbach BD, Politi K, van Dijk D, Kadoch C, Simon MD, Yan Q, Doench JG, Wilen CB. Genome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Cell 2020, 184: 76-91.e13. PMID: 33147444, PMCID: PMC7574718, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Gene Knockout TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenome-Wide Association StudyHEK293 CellsHMGB1 ProteinHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansSARS-CoV-2Vero CellsVirus InternalizationConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Vesicular stomatitis virusGenome-wide CRISPR screenSWI/SNF chromatinSARS-CoV-2 host factorsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionTherapeutic targetHost factorsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathogenesisSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCRISPR screensHost genesGene productsMiddle East respiratory syndrome CoVCoronavirus 2 infectionGenetic hitsHuman cellsSARS-CoV-2 spikeNovel therapeutic targetPotential therapeutic targetVero E6 cellsSARS-CoV-1Small molecule antagonists
2019
Antisense lncRNA Transcription Mediates DNA Demethylation to Drive Stochastic Protocadherin α Promoter Choice
Canzio D, Nwakeze CL, Horta A, Rajkumar SM, Coffey EL, Duffy EE, Duffié R, Monahan K, O'Keeffe S, Simon MD, Lomvardas S, Maniatis T. Antisense lncRNA Transcription Mediates DNA Demethylation to Drive Stochastic Protocadherin α Promoter Choice. Cell 2019, 177: 639-653.e15. PMID: 30955885, PMCID: PMC6823843, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA demethylationAntisense promoterPromoter choiceHS5-1 enhancerCTCF binding siteNeural circuit assemblyMouse olfactory neuronsPcdhα genesDemethylation functionLncRNA transcriptionSense promoterAntisense transcriptionProtocadherin (Pcdh) αTET3 overexpressionTranscriptional statesAlternate genesPromoter DNAGene choiceDistal enhancerFirst exonPromoterTranscriptionΓ geneGenesOlfactory neurons