Genetic and functional genomics approaches targeting the Notch pathway in cardiac development and congenital heart disease.

abstract：:Aberrant DNA methylation is considered to be one of the most common hallmarks of cancer. Several recent advances in assessing the DNA methylome provide great promise for deciphering the cancer-specific DNA methylation patterns. Herein, we present the current key technologies used to detect high-throughput genome-wide ...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Fan S,Chi W

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome editing allows for the versatile genetic modification of somatic cells, germ cells and embryos. In particular, CRISPR/Cas9 is worldwide used in biomedical research. Although the first report on Cas9-mediated gene modification in human embryos focused on the prevention of a genetic disease in offspring, it raise...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Ishii T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene Set Enrichment (GSE) is a computational technique which determines whether a priori defined set of genes show statistically significant differential expression between two phenotypes. Currently, the gene sets used for GSE are derived from annotation or pathway databases, which often contain computationally based ...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Davies MN,Meaburn EL,Schalkwyk LC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-seq is a methodology for RNA profiling based on next-generation sequencing that enables to measure and compare gene expression patterns at unprecedented resolution. Although the appealing features of this technique have promoted its application to a wide panel of transcriptomics studies, the fast-evolving nature o...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Finotello F,Di Camillo B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic stroke are the two most predominant forms of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) caused by genetic, epigenetic and environmental risk factors. Although studies on the impact of 'epigenetics' in CVDs is not new, its effects are increasingly being realized as a key regulatory determ...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Sharma AR,Shashikiran U,Uk AR,Shetty R,Satyamoorthy K,Rai PS

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The human genome has an almost equal distribution of unique and transposable genetic elements. Although at the transcriptome level, a relatively higher contribution from transposable elements derived RNA has been reported. This is further highlighted with evidence from pervasive transcription. Of the total RNA, noncod...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Chattopadhyay P,Srinivasa Vasudevan J,Pandey R

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of genetically isolated populations can empower next-generation association studies. In this review, we discuss the advantages of this approach and review study design and analytical considerations of genetic association studies focusing on isolates. We cite successful examples of using population isolates in ...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Hatzikotoulas K,Gilly A,Zeggini E

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification of cytosines that undergoes dynamic changes in a temporal, spatial and cell-type-specific manner. Recent advances in technology have permitted the profiling of high-throughput methylomes in large numbers of biological samples. Various computational tools have been develope...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Liu H,Li S,Wang X,Zhu J,Wei Y,Wang Y,Wen Y,Wang L,Huang Y,Zhang B,Shang S,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria meningitidis is a strictly human pathogen and is one of the major causes of septicemia and meningitis worldwide. Functional genomics approaches have been extensively applied to study how N. meningitidis adapts to grow and survive in different human niches encountered during the infection. DNA microarrays per...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Del Tordello E,Serruto D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data have revealed that the paradigmatic tumour suppressor gene RB1 on chromosome 13 is preferentially expressed from the maternal allele. Imprinted expression of RB1 is linked to a differentially methylated CpG island in intron 2 of this gene (CpG 85). On the paternal chromosome, CpG 85 is unmethylated and act...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Buiting K,Kanber D,Horsthemke B,Lohmann D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Submitting sequences to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is an integral part of research and the publication process for many disciplines within the life sciences, and it will only become more important as sequencing technologies continue to improve. Here, I argue that the available infrastruct...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Smith DR

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of next-generation sequencing technologies has facilitated the detection of causal genetic variants in diseases previously undiagnosed at a molecular level. However, in genome sequencing studies, the identification of disease genes among a candidate gene list is often difficult because of the large numbe...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Alyousfi D,Baralle D,Collins A

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better understand several cellular processes, it is helpful to study how various components make up the system. This systems perspective is supported by several modelling tools including network analysis. Networks of protein-protein interactions (PPI networks) offer a way to depict, visualize and quantify ...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Jordán F,Nguyen TP,Liu WC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine N-ε-acetylation is a post-translational modification that regulates the function of histone and non-histone proteins. In several malignancies, histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activities are disturbed as a consequence of various genetic or epigenetic alterations. In particular, HATs can function as tumor suppres...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Di Cerbo V,Schneider R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature termination of transcription, or attenuation, is an efficient RNA-based regulatory strategy that is commonly used in bacterial organisms. Attenuators are generally located in the 50 untranslated regions of genes or operons and combine a Rho-independent terminator, controlling transcription, with an RNA eleme...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Naville M,Gautheret D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of RNA splicing in 1977 the knowledge of this important biological process has increased steadily following the identification of many of the mechanistic features of splicing: from the basic cis-acting splicing signals, through the detail composition and dynamics of the spliceosome, to the role pla...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Buratti E,Baralle M,Baralle FE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Next generation Sequencing (NGS) provides a powerful tool for discovery of domestication genes in crop plants and their wild relatives. The accelerated domestication of new plant species as crops may be facilitated by this knowledge. Re-sequencing of domesticated genotypes can identify regions of low diversity associa...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Henry RJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing appreciation of the importance of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), together with the awareness that some of these RNAs are associated with chromatin, has inspired the development of methods to detect their sites of interaction on a genome-wide scale at high resolution. Hybridization capture methods combine a...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Machyna M,Simon MD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polycomb group (PcG) proteins are key epigenetic regulators of gene expression in animals and plants. They act in multiprotein complexes, of which the best characterized is the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which catalyses the trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3) at chromatin targets. In Ar...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Huang Y,Chen DH,Liu BY,Shen WH,Ruan Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men in the Western world and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men worldwide. Although most cancers have the potential to metastasize under appropriate conditions, PCa favors the skeleton as a primary site of metastasis, su...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Hudson BD,Kulp KS,Loots GG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of epigenetic processes in the origin and progression of cancer is now widely appreciated. Consequently, targeting the enzymatic machinery that controls the epigenetic regulation of the genome has emerged as an attractive new strategy for therapeutic intervention. The development of epigenetic drugs re...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Bartke T,Borgel J,DiMaggio PA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epitome of any genome research is to identify all the existing genes in a genome and investigate their roles. Various techniques have been applied to unveil the functions either by silencing or over-expressing the genes by targeted expression or random mutagenesis. Rice is the most appropriate model crop for gener...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Moin M,Bakshi A,Saha A,Dutta M,Kirti PB

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic memory represents a natural mechanism whereby the identity of a cell is maintained through successive cell cycles, allowing the specification and maintenance of differentiation during development and in adult cells. Cancer is a loss or reversal of the stable differentiated state of adult cells and may be me...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Halley-Stott RP,Gurdon JB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential gene expression plays a critical role in the development and physiology of multicellular organisms. At a 'systems level' (e.g. at the level of a tissue, organ or whole organism), this process can be studied using gene regulatory network (GRN) models that capture physical and regulatory interactions betwee...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Arda HE,Walhout AJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on plant three-dimensional (3D) genome architecture made rapid progress over the past 5 years. Numerous Hi-C interaction data sets were generated in a wide range of plant species, allowing for a comprehensive overview on 3D chromosome folding principles in the plant kingdom. Plants lack important genes report...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Grob S

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of evolution in immune defense genes help to understand the evolutionary dynamics between hosts and pathogens. Multiple insect genomes have been sequenced, with many of them having annotated immune genes, which paves the way for a comparative genomic analysis of insect immunity. In this review, I summarize th...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Viljakainen L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent highlight of genomics research has been the discovery of many families of transcripts which have function but do not code for proteins. An important group is long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are typically longer than 200 nt, and whose members originate from thousands of loci across genomes. We review prog...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Bai Y,Dai X,Harrison AP,Chen M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omics, such as genomics, transcriptome and proteomics, has been affected by the era of big data. A huge amount of high dimensional and complex structured data has made it no longer applicable for conventional machine learning algorithms. Fortunately, deep learning technology can contribute toward resolving these chall...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Zhang Z,Zhao Y,Liao X,Shi W,Li K,Zou Q,Peng S

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation is crucial for successful barley improvement. Genomic technologies are improving dramatically and are providing access to the genetic diversity within this important crop species. Diverse collections of barley germplasm are being assembled and mined via genome-wide association studies and the identif...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Muñoz-Amatriaín M,Cuesta-Marcos A,Hayes PM,Muehlbauer GJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemagglutinin (HA) is a transmembrane protein of the influenza A virus and a key component in its life cycle. The protein allows the virus to enter a host cell by recognizing specific glycans attached to transmembrane proteins of the host, which leads to viral endocytosis. In recent years, significant progress has bee...

journal_title：Briefings in functional genomics

authors： Lazniewski M,Dawson WK,Szczepinska T,Plewczynski D

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00