2019
Cooperative adaptation to therapy (CAT) confers resistance in heterogeneous non-small cell lung cancer
Craig M, Kaveh K, Woosley A, Brown AS, Goldman D, Eton E, Mehta RM, Dhawan A, Arai K, Rahman MM, Chen S, Nowak MA, Goldman A. Cooperative adaptation to therapy (CAT) confers resistance in heterogeneous non-small cell lung cancer. PLOS Computational Biology 2019, 15: e1007278. PMID: 31449515, PMCID: PMC6709889, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesComputational BiologyComputer SimulationCRISPR-Cas SystemsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDrug Resistance, MultipleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansLung NeoplasmsModels, BiologicalMutationRibonuclease IIIConceptsCancer cellsCell state transitionsWild-type cellsCooperative adaptationNon-small cell lung cancer cellsInterspecies competitionCell lung cancer cellsCRISPR/Drug-sensitive cellsLung cancer cellsNSCLC patient samplesDruggable targetsDrug pressureMutantsFlow cytometry dataPhenotypic heterogeneitySensitive cells
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