MoCoLo: a testing framework for motif co-localization

Q Xu, IMA Del Mundo, M Zewail-Foote… - Briefings in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sequence-level data offers insights into biological processes through the interaction of two
or more genomic features from the same or different molecular data types. Within motifs, this …

Non-B DNA-informed mutation burden as a marker of treatment response and outcome in cancer

Q Xu, J Kowalski - British Journal of Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Background Genomic instability is crucial in tumorigenesis, with Tumour Mutation Burden
(TMB) being a biomarker to indicate therapeutic effectiveness, particularly in …

Special Issue “Bioinformatics of Unusual DNA and RNA Structures”

M Bartas, V Brázda, P Pečinka - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nucleic acids are not only static carriers of genetic information but also play vital roles in
controlling cellular lifecycles through their fascinating structural diversity. Gone are the days …

RAG1/2 induces double‐stranded DNA breaks at non‐Ig loci in the proximity of single sequence repeats in developing B cells

K Ochodnicka‐Mackovicova, M Mokry… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In developing B cells, V (D) J gene recombination is initiated by the RAG1/2 endonuclease
complex, introducing double‐stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) in V, D, and J genes and …

PACMIDS: Patient-Centered, AI-Enabled, Molecular-Informed Data Fabric for Clinical Treatment Decision Support

J Kowalski, Q Xu, M Ylagan… - AI in Precision …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The demand for comprehensive data resources has surged due to
advancements in research aimed at tackling complex questions. Data integration techniques …

NBBC: Quantifying the Prevalence of Non-B DNA Motifs as a Marker of Non-B Burden in Cancer

Q Xu, J Kowalski - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Alternative DNA structures, such as Z-DNA, G-quadruplexes, and mirror repeats, have
shown potential involvement in cancer etiology. NBBC (Non-B DNA Burden in Cancer) is a …

Motif-informed analysis of phenotype heterogeneity in cancer

Q Xu - 2023 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
The landscape of cancer genomics harbors a wealth of DNA motifs, whose thorough
analysis and integration provide a pivotal method to decipher the complex molecular …