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We adapted Tn5 transposition to reduce the amount of input DNA required for amplification-free single-molecule real-time Pacific Biosciences sequencing. We applied transposition-based library preparation in two sensitive methods for concurrently resolving genomes and epigenomes using limiting amounts of native DNA.
Cicer super-pangenome constructed using genome assemblies of eight Cicer annual wild species and two cultivated chickpea species provides insights into the genetic diversity and agronomic trait loci for chickpea improvement.
For a variety of reasons, genetic understanding of the steps leading to domestication of the nutrient-rich edible arrested inflorescence of cauliflower — its curd — has proven relatively intractable. A genomic study now unravels the details.
Characterization of seminal root number variation in the root systems of >9,000 global maize accessions and its wild relatives provides insights into root trait adaptation to environments during domestication and global expansion.
Insight from the transcriptomes of 1,032 Saccharomyces cerevisiae natural isolates emphasizes the essential contribution of accessory genes to the species-level transcriptional landscape.
Many plant products eaten daily in human diets — such as potato or banana — are polyploid and are notoriously difficult to breed. In this study, the fusion of clonal gametes from distinct diploid tomato parents is used as a blueprint for the design of polyploid genomes in crops.
By developing a modular system for precision epigenome editing, we were able to delineate the causal and quantitative role of chromatin modifications in transcription regulation. The precise effect of chromatin modifications is influenced by multiple contextual factors, including the underlying DNA sequence, transcription factor occupancy and genomic positioning.
Systematic assessment of cofactor dependencies of nine transcription factors (TFs) and promoters finds that TFs use unique cofactor combinations to modulate distinct steps in transcription, whereas promoter elements fit into discrete groups where their rate-limiting step for activation influences cofactor compatibility.
Comprehensive spatial multiomic profiling of high-grade meningiomas identifies intratumor and primary–recurrence subclonal heterogeneity. Cell line models recapitulating intratumor heterogeneity show differential sensitivity in drug screens.
GAGE-seq is a joint assay for 3D genome and transcriptome in single cells using combinatorial indexing to increase throughput. Applied to complex tissues, GAGE-seq enables the analysis of links between 3D organization and gene expression in rare cell types.
Analysis of EZH2 separation-of-function mutants indicates that part of the RNA-binding surface of EZH2 is necessary for histone modification independently of RNA. A specific RNA-binding-defective mutant shows normal enzymatic activity in vitro and in lineage-committed cells.
Fitness-based analysis of 200,618 UK Biobank exomes and single-cell-derived hematopoietic clones identifies 17 genes under positive selection, including novel drivers of clonal hematopoiesis.
Genome-wide association analyses identify risk loci for breast cancer in women of African ancestry. Polygenic risk scores derived from these data improve ancestry-specific risk prediction.
Amplification-free single-cell whole-genome sequencing shows that genomic, evolutionary and biophysical factors collectively drive cell-to-cell variation in mitochondrial DNA copy number.
Integrating human pluripotent stem cell models with population genetics and cellular genomics can help elucidate functional mechanisms underlying complex disease risk loci and uncover relationships between common genetic variation and pharmacotherapeutic phenotypes.