Expression quantitative trait loci: present and future

AC Nica, ET Dermitzakis - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The last few years have seen the development of large efforts for the analysis of genome
function, especially in the context of genome variation. One of the most prominent directions …

Network pharmacology: a new approach for Chinese herbal medicine research

G Zhang, Q Li, Q Chen, S Su - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The dominant paradigm of “one gene, one target, one disease” has influenced many
aspects of drug discovery strategy. However, in recent years, it has been appreciated that …

Mitonuclear protein imbalance as a conserved longevity mechanism

RH Houtkooper, L Mouchiroud, D Ryu, N Moullan… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Longevity is regulated by a network of closely linked metabolic systems. We used a
combination of mouse population genetics and RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic control of obesity and gut microbiota composition in response to high-fat, high-sucrose diet in mice

BW Parks, E Nam, E Org, E Kostem, F Norheim, ST Hui… - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
Obesity is a highly heritable disease driven by complex interactions between genetic and
environmental factors. Human genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated systems approach identifies genetic nodes and networks in late-onset Alzheimer's disease

B Zhang, C Gaiteri, LG Bodea, Z Wang, J McElwee… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
The genetics of complex disease produce alterations in the molecular interactions of cellular
pathways whose collective effect may become clear through the organized structure of …

Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics revealed a fatty acid network exerting growth inhibitory effects in human pancreatic cancer

G Zhang, P He, H Tan, A Budhu, J Gaedcke… - Clinical cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Purpose: To identify metabolic pathways that are perturbed in pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC), we investigated gene-metabolite networks with integration of …

Sherlock: detecting gene-disease associations by matching patterns of expression QTL and GWAS

X He, CK Fuller, Y Song, Q Meng, B Zhang… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Genetic mapping of complex diseases to date depends on variations inside or close to the
genes that perturb their activities. A strong body of evidence suggests that changes in gene …

Integrative eQTL-based analyses reveal the biology of breast cancer risk loci

Q Li, JH Seo, B Stranger, A McKenna, I Pe'Er… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Germline determinants of gene expression in tumors are infrequently studied due to the
complexity of transcript regulation caused by somatically acquired alterations. We performed …

Human diseases through the lens of network biology

LI Furlong - Trends in genetics, 2013 - cell.com
One of the challenges raised by next generation sequencing (NGS) is the identification of
clinically relevant mutations among all the genetic variation found in an individual. Network …

High-throughput methods for combinatorial drug discovery

X Sun, S Vilar, NP Tatonetti - Science translational medicine, 2013 - science.org
A more nuanced approach to drug design is to use multiple drugs in combination to target
interacting or complementary pathways. Drug combination treatments have shown higher …