Diversity and emerging roles of enhancer RNA in regulation of gene expression and cell fate

PR Arnold, AD Wells, XC Li - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enhancers are cis-regulatory elements in the genome that cooperate with promoters to
control target gene transcription. Unlike promoters, enhancers are not necessarily adjacent …

Inhibitors of bromodomain and extra‐terminal proteins for treating multiple human diseases

E Kulikowski, BD Rakai… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical development of bromodomain and extra‐terminal (BET) protein inhibitors differs
from the traditional course of drug development. These drugs are simultaneously being …

Models of human core transcriptional regulatory circuitries

V Saint-André, AJ Federation, CY Lin… - Genome …, 2016 - genome.cshlp.org
A small set of core transcription factors (TFs) dominates control of the gene expression
program in embryonic stem cells and other well-studied cellular models. These core TFs …

A single-cell transcriptional roadmap of the mouse and human lymph node lymphatic vasculature

M Xiang, RA Grosso, A Takeda, J Pan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Single-cell transcriptomics promise to revolutionize our understanding of the vasculature.
Emerging computational methods applied to high-dimensional single-cell data allow …

Epigenetics of atherosclerosis: emerging mechanisms and methods

N Khyzha, A Alizada, MD Wilson, JE Fish - Trends in molecular medicine, 2017 - cell.com
Atherosclerosis is a vascular pathology characterized by inflammation and plaque build-up
within arterial vessel walls. Vessel occlusion, often occurring after plaque rupture, can result …

Transcriptional and epigenomic profiling identifies YAP signaling as a key regulator of intestinal epithelium maturation

LM Pikkupeura, RB Bressan, J Guiu, Y Chen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
During intestinal organogenesis, equipotent epithelial progenitors mature into
phenotypically distinct stem cells that are responsible for lifelong maintenance of the tissue …

IL-1β promotes adipogenesis by directly targeting adipocyte precursors

K Hofwimmer, J de Paula Souza… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Postprandial IL-1β surges are predominant in the white adipose tissue (WAT), but its
consequences are unknown. Here, we investigate the role of IL-1β in WAT energy storage …

The transcription factor STAT6 mediates direct repression of inflammatory enhancers and limits activation of alternatively polarized macrophages

Z Czimmerer, B Daniel, A Horvath, D Rückerl, G Nagy… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
The molecular basis of signal-dependent transcriptional activation has been extensively
studied in macrophage polarization, but our understanding remains limited regarding the …

An improved auxin-inducible degron system preserves native protein levels and enables rapid and specific protein depletion

KM Sathyan, BD McKenna, WD Anderson… - Genes & …, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Rapid perturbation of protein function permits the ability to define primary molecular
responses while avoiding downstream cumulative effects of protein dysregulation. The auxin …

NAIL: an evolutionarily conserved lncRNA essential for licensing coordinated activation of p38 and NFκB in colitis

SC Akıncılar, L Wu, QF Ng, JYH Chua, B Unal, T Noda… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective NFκB is the key modulator in inflammatory disorders. However, the key regulators
that activate, fine-tune or shut off NFκB activity in inflammatory conditions are poorly …