Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Cas9: a smaller Cas9 for all-in-one adeno-associated virus delivery and paired nickase applications.

abstract：:Injection of recombinant Cas9 protein and synthetic guide RNAs into mouse zygotes has been shown to facilitate gene disruption and knock-ins using the CRISPR system. These technologies may soon displace genetic modification using embryonic stem cells. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Skarnes WC

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Developmental programs are implemented by regulatory interactions between Transcription Factors (TFs) and their target genes, which remain poorly understood. While recent studies have focused on regulatory cascades of TFs that govern early development, little is known about how the ultimate effectors of cell...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Menoret D,Santolini M,Fernandes I,Spokony R,Zanet J,Gonzalez I,Latapie Y,Ferrer P,Rouault H,White KP,Besse P,Hakim V,Aerts S,Payre F,Plaza S

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Host-associated microbiomes, the microorganisms occurring inside and on host surfaces, influence evolutionary, immunological, and ecological processes. Interactions between host and microbiome affect metabolism and contribute to host adaptation to changing environments. Meta-analyses of host-associated bacte...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Woodhams DC,Bletz MC,Becker CG,Bender HA,Buitrago-Rosas D,Diebboll H,Huynh R,Kearns PJ,Kueneman J,Kurosawa E,LaBumbard BC,Lyons C,McNally K,Schliep K,Shankar N,Tokash-Peters AG,Vences M,Whetstone R

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has emerged as a revolutionary tool that allows us to address scientific questions that eluded examination just a few years ago. With the advantages of scRNA-seq come computational challenges that are just beginning to be addressed. In this article, we highlight the computational...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Bacher R,Kendziorski C

更新日期：2016-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of histone modifications has been implicated in the regulation of gene expression. Together, these modifications have the potential to form a complex combinatorial regulatory code. Genome-wide mapping approaches provide new opportunities to decipher this code, but they may suffer from systematic biases....

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： van Leeuwen F,van Steensel B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition. So far, identification of miRNAs has been limited to a few model plant species, such as Arabidopsis, rice and Populus, whose genomes have been sequenc...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Yao Y,Guo G,Ni Z,Sunkar R,Du J,Zhu JK,Sun Q

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The direct examination of large, unbiased samples of young gene duplicates in their early stages of evolution is crucial to understanding the origin, divergence and preservation of new genes. Furthermore, comparative analysis of multiple genomes is necessary to determine whether patterns of gene duplication ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Katju V,Farslow JC,Bergthorsson U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Four hypervariable minisatellite loci were scored on a panel of 116 individuals of various geographical origins representing a large part of the diversity present in house mouse subspecies. Internal structures of alleles were determined by minisatellite variant repeat mapping PCR to produce maps of interming...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Bonhomme F,Rivals E,Orth A,Grant GR,Jeffreys AJ,Bois PR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe the distribution of indels in the 44 Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) regions (about 1% of the human genome) and evaluate the potential contributions of small insertion and deletion polymorphisms (indels) to human genetic variation. We relate indels to known genomic annotation features and m...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Clark TG,Andrew T,Cooper GM,Margulies EH,Mullikin JC,Balding DJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenomic studies that use next generation sequencing experiments typically rely on the alignment of reads to a reference sequence. However, because of genetic diversity and the diploid nature of the human genome, we hypothesize that using a generic reference could lead to incorrectly mapped reads and bias ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Groza C,Kwan T,Soranzo N,Pastinen T,Bourque G

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-tuning quantitative traits for continuous subtle phenotypes is highly advantageous. We engineer the highly conserved upstream open reading frame (uORF) of FvebZIPs1.1 in strawberry (Fragaria vesca), using base editor A3A-PBE. Seven novel alleles are generated. Sugar content of the homozygous T1 mutant lines is 33...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Xing S,Chen K,Zhu H,Zhang R,Zhang H,Li B,Gao C

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a new method, Fine-Mapping of Adaptive Variation (FineMAV), which combines population differentiation, derived allele frequency, and molecular functionality to prioritize positively selected candidate variants for functional follow-up. We calibrate and test FineMAV using eight experimentally validated "gold...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Szpak M,Mezzavilla M,Ayub Q,Chen Y,Xue Y,Tyler-Smith C

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The eXtensible Genome Data Broker (xGDB) provides a software infrastructure consisting of integrated tools for the storage, display, and analysis of genome features in their genomic context. Common features include gene structure annotations, spliced alignments, mapping of repetitive sequence, and microarray probes, b...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Schlueter SD,Wilkerson MD,Dong Q,Brendel V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell lineage-specific DNA methylation patterns distinguish normal human leukocyte subsets and can be used to detect and quantify these subsets in peripheral blood. We have developed an approach that uses DNA methylation to simultaneously quantify multiple leukocyte subsets, enabling investigation of immune m...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Accomando WP,Wiencke JK,Houseman EA,Nelson HH,Kelsey KT

更新日期：2014-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele-specific expression is traditionally studied by bulk RNA sequencing, which measures average expression across cells. Single-cell RNA sequencing allows the comparison of expression distribution between the two alleles of a diploid organism and the characterization of allele-specific bursting. Here, we propose SC...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Jiang Y,Zhang NR,Li M

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A direct impediment to the optimal use of online databases is the increasing prevalence, severity, and toll of computer and network security incidents. Funding agencies should set up working groups that can provide essential services such as universal backup, archival storage, and mirroring of community resources, con...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Smith A,Greenbaum D,Douglas SM,Long M,Gerstein M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PIWI proteins, a subfamily of PAZ/PIWI Domain family RNA-binding proteins, are best known for their function in silencing transposons and germline development by partnering with small noncoding RNAs called PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). However, recent studies have revealed multifaceted roles of the PIWI-piRNA pathwa...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Wang C,Lin H

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Ancient DNA is typically highly degraded with appreciable cytosine deamination, and contamination with present-day DNA often complicates the identification of endogenous molecules. Together, these factors impede accurate assembly of the endogenous ancient mitochondrial genome. We present schmutzi, an iterati...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Renaud G,Slon V,Duggan AT,Kelso J

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The control of energy metabolism is fundamental for cell growth and function and anomalies in it are implicated in complex diseases and ageing. Metabolism in yeast cells can be manipulated by supplying different carbon sources: yeast grown on glucose rapidly proliferates by fermentation, analogous to tumour ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Malecki M,Bitton DA,Rodríguez-López M,Rallis C,Calavia NG,Smith GC,Bähler J

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of people in the developed world spend more than 90% of their lives indoors. Here, we examine our understanding of the bacteria that co-inhabit our artificial world and how they might influence human health. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Kelley ST,Gilbert JA

更新日期：2013-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been hypothesized that rapid divergence in centromere sequences accompanies rapid karyotypic change during speciation. However, the reuse of breakpoints coincident with centromeres in the evolution of divergent karyotypes poses a potential paradox. In distantly related species where the same centromer...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Bulazel KV,Ferreri GC,Eldridge MD,O'Neill RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retroviral elements are pervasively transcribed and dynamically regulated during development. While multiple histone- and DNA-modifying enzymes have broadly been associated with their global silencing, little is known about how the many diverse retroviral families are each selectively recognized. RESULTS:He...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Mak KS,Burdach J,Norton LJ,Pearson RC,Crossley M,Funnell AP

更新日期：2014-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural variants (SVs) remain challenging to represent and study relative to point mutations despite their demonstrated importance. We show that variation graphs, as implemented in the vg toolkit, provide an effective means for leveraging SV catalogs for short-read SV genotyping experiments. We benchmark vg against...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Hickey G,Heller D,Monlong J,Sibbesen JA,Sirén J,Eizenga J,Dawson ET,Garrison E,Novak AM,Paten B

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ADAR proteins are among the most extensively studied RNA binding proteins. They bind to their target and deaminate specific adenosines to inosines. ADAR activity is essential, and the editing of a subset of their targets is critical for viability. Recently, a huge number of novel ADAR targets were detected b...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Pinto Y,Cohen HY,Levanon EY

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Haber M,Mezzavilla M,Xue Y,Tyler-Smith C

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that loss-of-function yeast phenotypes are predictable by guilt-by-association in functional gene networks. Testing 1,102 loss-of-function phenotypes from genome-wide assays of yeast reveals predictability of diverse phenotypes, spanning cellular morphology, growth, metabolism, and quantitative cell sha...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： McGary KL,Lee I,Marcotte EM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new study shows that genomic introgression between two Heliconius butterfly species is not solely confined to color pattern loci. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Ffrench-Constant RH

更新日期：2016-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-cell transcriptomics is rapidly advancing our understanding of the cellular composition of complex tissues and organisms. A major limitation in most analysis pipelines is the reliance on manual annotations to determine cell identities, which are time-consuming and irreproducible. The exponential growt...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Abdelaal T,Michielsen L,Cats D,Hoogduin D,Mei H,Reinders MJT,Mahfouz A

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seed germination involves progression from complete metabolic dormancy to a highly active, growing seedling. Many factors regulate germination and these interact extensively, forming a complex network of inputs that control the seed-to-seedling transition. Our understanding of the direct regulation of gene e...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Narsai R,Gouil Q,Secco D,Srivastava A,Karpievitch YV,Liew LC,Lister R,Lewsey MG,Whelan J

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA sequencing has opened new avenues for the study of transcriptome composition. Significant evidence has accumulated showing that the human transcriptome contains in excess of a hundred thousand different transcripts. However, it is still not clear to what extent this diversity prevails when considering th...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Gonzàlez-Porta M,Frankish A,Rung J,Harrow J,Brazma A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00