2019
Efficient genome-wide first-generation phenotypic screening system in mice using the piggyBac transposon
Chang H, Pan Y, Landrette S, Ding S, Yang D, Liu L, Tian L, Chai H, Li P, Li DM, Xu T. Efficient genome-wide first-generation phenotypic screening system in mice using the piggyBac transposon. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 18507-18516. PMID: 31451639, PMCID: PMC6744845, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906354116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenotypic screenParticular biological traitsLower model organismsPhenotypic screening systemModel organismsF1 screenMammalian biologyScreening systemBiological traitsMutant animalsGenetic basisDevelopmental defectsPiggyBac transposonFunction mutationsF1 progenySuch screensTransposonNew insertionsMutantsDisease pathogenesisMutationsUnbiased wayScreenUnprecedented opportunitySix1/4
2017
Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Luo J, Qin L, Kural MH, Schwan J, Li X, Bartulos O, Cong XQ, Ren Y, Gui L, Li G, Ellis MW, Li P, Kotton DN, Dardik A, Pober JS, Tellides G, Rolle M, Campbell S, Hawley RJ, Sachs DH, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2017, 147: 116-132. PMID: 28942128, PMCID: PMC5638652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsMassachusetts General Hospital miniature swineMuscle cellsSelf-assembly approachBiodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffoldsPrimary vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle myosin heavy chainMuscle myosin heavy chainVascular tissue engineeringStem cellsTissue engineeringPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsReprogramming factorsVascular diseaseContractile functionVascular constructsImmunodeficient miceOrgan transplantsMiniature swinePreclinical investigationsGreat potentialMyosin heavy chain
2011
Reduced Level of Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 Subunits Increases Dependence on Homologous Recombination Repair of Cisplatin-Induced DNA Damage
Lin ZP, Lee Y, Lin F, Belcourt MF, Li P, Cory JG, Glazer PM, Sartorelli AC. Reduced Level of Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 Subunits Increases Dependence on Homologous Recombination Repair of Cisplatin-Induced DNA Damage. Molecular Pharmacology 2011, 80: 1000-1012. PMID: 21875941, PMCID: PMC3228527, DOI: 10.1124/mol.111.074708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleotide excision repairHomologous recombination repairR2 subunitRibonucleotide reductaseRecombination repairCell cycleP53-deficient human colon cancer cellsDNA damageS phaseDepletion of BRCA1Mammalian ribonucleotide reductaseSubsequent S phaseDouble-strand breaksHuman colon cancer cellsP53-deficient cancer cellsSingle-strand gapsCancer cellsCisplatin-induced DNA damageColon cancer cellsCisplatin-DNA lesionsGap-filling synthesisHeteromeric enzymeReplication stressΓ-H2AX inductionDNA repair
2010
The Distribution and Most Recent Common Ancestor of the 17q21 Inversion in Humans
Donnelly MP, Paschou P, Grigorenko E, Gurwitz D, Mehdi SQ, Kajuna SL, Barta C, Kungulilo S, Karoma NJ, Lu RB, Zhukova OV, Kim JJ, Comas D, Siniscalco M, New M, Li P, Li H, Manolopoulos VG, Speed WC, Rajeevan H, Pakstis AJ, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. The Distribution and Most Recent Common Ancestor of the 17q21 Inversion in Humans. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2010, 86: 161-171. PMID: 20116045, PMCID: PMC2820164, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research