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Gaelen Hess

UW-Madison
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Directed evolution using dCas9-targeted somatic hypermutation in mammalian cells

GT Hess, L Frésard, K Han, CH Lee, A Li… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Engineering and study of protein function by directed evolution has been limited by the
technical requirement to use global mutagenesis or introduce DNA libraries. Here, we develop …

Synergistic drug combinations for cancer identified in a CRISPR screen for pairwise genetic interactions

K Han, EE Jeng, GT Hess, DW Morgens, A Li… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Identification of effective combination therapies is critical to address the emergence of drug-resistant
cancers, but direct screening of all possible drug combinations is infeasible. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-scale measurement of off-target activity using Cas9 toxicity in high-throughput screens

…, CL Araya, CK Tsui, MS Haney, GT Hess… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas9 screens are powerful tools for high-throughput interrogation of genome function,
but can be confounded by nuclease-induced toxicity at both on- and off-target sites, likely …

[PDF][PDF] Methods and applications of CRISPR-mediated base editing in eukaryotic genomes

GT Hess, J Tycko, D Yao, MC Bassik - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
The past several years have seen an explosion in development of applications for the
CRISPR-Cas9 system, from efficient genome editing, to high-throughput screening, to recruitment …

[PDF][PDF] Static and dynamic DNA loops form AP-1-bound activation hubs during macrophage development

DH Phanstiel, K Van Bortle, D Spacek, GT Hess… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
The three-dimensional arrangement of the human genome comprises a complex network of
structural and regulatory chromatin loops important for coordinating changes in transcription …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of rare variation on gene expression across tissues

…, EK Tsang, JR Davis, FN Damani, C Chiang, GT Hess… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Rare genetic variants are abundant in humans and are expected to contribute to individual
disease risk 1, 2, 3, 4. While genetic association studies have successfully identified common …

[PDF][PDF] SLC19A1 is an importer of the immunotransmitter cGAMP

C Ritchie, AF Cordova, GT Hess, MC Bassik, L Li - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
2′3′-cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP) is a second messenger that activates the antiviral stimulator
of interferon genes (STING) pathway. We recently identified a novel role for cGAMP as a …

[PDF][PDF] LRRC8A: C/E heteromeric channels are ubiquitous transporters of cGAMP

LJ Lahey, RE Mardjuki, X Wen, GT Hess, C Ritchie… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Extracellular 2′3′-cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP) is an immunotransmitter exported by
diseased cells and imported into host cells to activate the innate immune STING pathway. We …

A CRISPR-based screen for Hedgehog signaling provides insights into ciliary function and ciliopathies

…, BK Vu, MC Kennedy, K Han, A Li, GT Hess… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Primary cilia organize Hedgehog signaling and shape embryonic development, and their
dysregulation is the unifying cause of ciliopathies. We conducted a functional genomic screen …

Transcriptomic signatures across human tissues identify functional rare genetic variation

…, M Bucan, SE Castel, JR Davis, E Greenwald, GT Hess… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The human genome contains tens of thousands of rare (minor allele frequency
<1%) variants, some of which contribute to disease risk. Using 838 samples with whole-…