2023
Pooled screening with next-generation gene editing tools
Zhou L, Yang L, Feng Y, Chen S. Pooled screening with next-generation gene editing tools. Current Opinion In Biomedical Engineering 2023, 28: 100479. PMID: 38222973, PMCID: PMC10786633, DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2023.100479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene editing toolsEditing toolsFunction of genesShort palindromic repeatsPooled screensPalindromic repeatsGenetic elementsPool of cellsBiological processesPooled screeningGenetic variantsPotential targetRecent advancesGenesRepeatsPlantsSequencingMutationsAgricultural researchTherapeutic interventionsSimultaneous examinationExpressionPotential future directionsCellsPool
2022
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID
Na Z, Dai X, Zheng SJ, Bryant CJ, Loh KH, Su H, Luo Y, Buhagiar AF, Cao X, Baserga SJ, Chen S, Slavoff SA. Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID. Molecular Cell 2022, 82: 2900-2911.e7. PMID: 35905735, PMCID: PMC9662605, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcellular localizationProximity biotinylationSmall open reading framesAlternative proteinsOpen reading frameHigh-throughput technologiesSubnuclear organellesCanonical proteinsRRNA transcriptionSubcellular compartmentsReading frameProteogenomic identificationProtein compositionAmino acidsMicroproteinsProteinBiotinylationLocalizationTurboIDTranscriptionOrganellesMouse modelPolypeptideNucleoliExpression
2015
Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Drives Heat Adaptation by Sequestering Fatty Acids
K. D, Li Z, Lu AY, Sun F, Chen S, Rothe M, Menzel R, Sun F, Horvitz HR. Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Drives Heat Adaptation by Sequestering Fatty Acids. Cell 2015, 161: 1152-1163. PMID: 25981666, PMCID: PMC4441829, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution crystal structuresMembrane fluidityFatty acidsHeat adaptationNuclear hormone receptorsFat-7Lipid desaturationMolecular basisTemperature shiftFatty acid oxidationDesaturase levelsForms of lifeFundamental processesHormone receptorsAcid oxidationUnprecedented modeExpressionCommon inherited disorderAdaptationEukaryotesCaenorhabditisInherited disorderAcidCrystal structureRegulation
2012
Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila
Chen S, Spletter M, Ni X, White KP, Luo L, Long M. Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 118-132. PMID: 22832161, PMCID: PMC4382513, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2011.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAgingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArthropod AntennaeBrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularFeeding BehaviorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectMaleMolecular Sequence DataMushroom BodiesNeuronsSelection, GeneticSex CharacteristicsSynaptic TransmissionTranscriptomeConceptsNew genesForaging behaviorMushroom bodiesYoung retrogenesAdaptive evolutionPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary signaturesYoung genesNatural selectionGenetic basisBrain genesExpression profilingComparative behavioral analysisBrain evolutionGenesOlfactory circuitDrosophilaNew functionsAnimal behaviorNeuronal expressionExpressionRetrogenesNeural circuitsEvolutionRecent evolution
2010
New Genes in Drosophila Quickly Become Essential
Chen S, Zhang YE, Long M. New Genes in Drosophila Quickly Become Essential. Science 2010, 330: 1682-1685. PMID: 21164016, PMCID: PMC7211344, DOI: 10.1126/science.1196380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBody PatterningDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGene DuplicationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, EssentialGenes, InsectLarvaMetamorphosis, BiologicalPhenotypePhylogenyPupaRNA InterferenceTime FactorsWings, Animal