[PDF][PDF] Simple combinations of lineage-determining transcription factors prime cis-regulatory elements required for macrophage and B cell identities

S Heinz, C Benner, N Spann, E Bertolino, YC Lin… - Molecular cell, 2010 - cell.com
Genome-scale studies have revealed extensive, cell type-specific colocalization of transcription
factors, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly understood. …

[PDF][PDF] Transcription elongation can affect genome 3D structure

…, I Marazzi, A García-Sastre, ML Shaw, C Benner - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
How transcription affects genome 3D organization is not well understood. We found that during
influenza A (IAV) infection, rampant transcription rapidly reorganizes host cell chromatin …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing

…, E Ruppin, AD Mesecar, JR Johnson, C Benner… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019
has triggered an ongoing global pandemic of the severe pneumonia-like disease …

[HTML][HTML] Metascape provides a biologist-oriented resource for the analysis of systems-level datasets

…, AH Khodabakhshi, O Tanaseichuk, C Benner… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
A critical component in the interpretation of systems-level studies is the inference of enriched
biological pathways and protein complexes contained within OMICs datasets. Successful …

The selection and function of cell type-specific enhancers

S Heinz, CE Romanoski, C Benner… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
The human body contains several hundred cell types, all of which share the same genome.
In metazoans, much of the regulatory code that drives cell type-specific gene expression is …

[PDF][PDF] Remodeling of the enhancer landscape during macrophage activation is coupled to enhancer transcription

…, HB Chun, DF Tough, RK Prinjha, C Benner… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Recent studies suggest a hierarchical model in which lineage-determining factors act in a
collaborative manner to select and prime cell-specific enhancers, thereby enabling signal-…

Rev-Erbs repress macrophage gene expression by inhibiting enhancer-directed transcription

…, D Gosselin, S Heinz, Y Tanaka-Oishi, C Benner… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Rev-Erb-α and Rev-Erb-β are nuclear receptors that regulate the expression of genes involved
in the control of circadian rhythm 1 , 2 , metabolism 3 , 4 and inflammatory responses 5 . …

A global network of transcription factors, involving E2A, EBF1 and Foxo1, that orchestrates B cell fate

YC Lin, S Jhunjhunwala, C Benner, S Heinz… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
It is now established that the transcription factors E2A, EBF1 and Foxo1 have critical roles in
B cell development. Here we show that E2A and EBF1 bound regulatory elements present …

Inflammation-induced IgA+ cells dismantle anti-liver cancer immunity

…, RT Yu, RM Evans, PC Dorrestein, R Knight, C Benner… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The role of adaptive immunity in early cancer development is controversial. Here we show
that chronic inflammation and fibrosis in humans and mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver …

Mutant Huntingtin promotes autonomous microglia activation via myeloid lineage-determining factors

A Crotti, C Benner, BE Kerman, D Gosselin… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by an extended
polyglutamine repeat in the N terminus of the Huntingtin protein (HTT). Reactive microglia and …