Single‐cell RNA sequencing technologies and applications: A brief overview

D Jovic, X Liang, H Zeng, L Lin, F Xu… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) technology has become the state‐of‐the‐art
approach for unravelling the heterogeneity and complexity of RNA transcripts within …

Transcription factors: Bridge between cell signaling and gene regulation

P Weidemüller, M Kholmatov, E Petsalaki… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators of intrinsic cellular processes, such as
differentiation and development, and of the cellular response to external perturbation …

CRISPR activation and interference screens decode stimulation responses in primary human T cells

R Schmidt, Z Steinhart, M Layeghi, JW Freimer… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Regulation of cytokine production in stimulated T cells can be disrupted in autoimmunity,
immunodeficiencies, and cancer. Systematic discovery of stimulation-dependent cytokine …

[HTML][HTML] 8C-like cells capture the human zygotic genome activation program in vitro

J Taubenschmid-Stowers, M Rostovskaya, F Santos… - Cell stem cell, 2022 - cell.com
The activation of the embryonic genome marks the first major wave of transcription in the
developing organism. Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) in mouse 2-cell embryos and 8-cell …

Time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics defines immune trajectories in glioblastoma

D Kirschenbaum, K Xie, F Ingelfinger… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Deciphering the cell-state transitions underlying immune adaptation across time is
fundamental for advancing biology. Empirical in vivo genomic technologies that capture …

Genetic mechanisms of fertilization failure and early embryonic arrest: a comprehensive review

Y Wei, J Wang, R Qu, W Zhang, Y Tan… - Human …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility and pregnancy loss are longstanding problems. Successful
fertilization and high-quality embryos are prerequisites for an ongoing pregnancy. Studies …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell functional genomics reveals determinants of sensitivity and resistance to natural killer cells in blood cancers

O Dufva, S Gandolfi, J Huuhtanen, O Dashevsky… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer cells can evade natural killer (NK) cell activity, thereby limiting anti-tumor immunity.
To reveal genetic determinants of susceptibility to NK cell activity, we examined interacting …

Targeted regulation of transcription in primary cells using CRISPRa and CRISPRi

TI Jensen, NS Mikkelsen, Z Gao, J Foßelteder… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Targeted transcriptional activation or interference can be induced with the CRISPR-Cas9
system (CRISPRa/CRISPRi) using nuclease-deactivated Cas9 fused to transcriptional …

Human embryogenesis: a comparative perspective

C Gerri, S Menchero, SK Mahadevaiah… - Annual review of cell …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Understanding human embryology has historically relied on comparative approaches using
mammalian model organisms. With the advent of low-input methods to investigate genetic …

Epigenetic reprogramming in early animal development

Z Du, K Zhang, W Xie - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives …, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Dramatic nuclear reorganization occurs during early development to convert terminally
differentiated gametes to a totipotent zygote, which then gives rise to an embryo. Aberrant …