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Nathan C. SheffieldAssoc. Prof. of Public Health Genomics, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science. University of … Verified email at virginia.edu Cited by 24430 |
[HTML][HTML] The accessible chromatin landscape of the human genome
DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs) are markers of regulatory DNA and have underpinned
the discovery of all classes of cis-regulatory elements including enhancers, promoters, …
the discovery of all classes of cis-regulatory elements including enhancers, promoters, …
The chromatin accessibility landscape of primary human cancers
…, KA Hoadley, AG Robertson, NC Sheffield… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although the 2%
of the human genome that encodes proteins has been extensively studied, much remains to …
of the human genome that encodes proteins has been extensively studied, much remains to …
Open chromatin defined by DNaseI and FAIRE identifies regulatory elements that shape cell-type identity
The human body contains thousands of unique cell types, each with specialized functions.
Cell identity is governed in large part by gene transcription programs, which are determined …
Cell identity is governed in large part by gene transcription programs, which are determined …
ChIPmentation: fast, robust, low-input ChIP-seq for histones and transcription factors
Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) is widely used to map
histone marks and transcription factor binding throughout the genome. Here we present …
histone marks and transcription factor binding throughout the genome. Here we present …
[PDF][PDF] Single-cell DNA methylome sequencing and bioinformatic inference of epigenomic cell-state dynamics
Methods for single-cell genome and transcriptome sequencing have contributed to our
understanding of cellular heterogeneity, whereas methods for single-cell epigenomics are much …
understanding of cellular heterogeneity, whereas methods for single-cell epigenomics are much …
LOLA: enrichment analysis for genomic region sets and regulatory elements in R and Bioconductor
NC Sheffield, C Bock - Bioinformatics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Genomic datasets are often interpreted in the context of large-scale reference databases.
One approach is to identify significantly overlapping gene sets, which works well for gene-…
One approach is to identify significantly overlapping gene sets, which works well for gene-…
Predicting cell-type–specific gene expression from regions of open chromatin
Complex patterns of cell-type–specific gene expression are thought to be achieved by
combinatorial binding of transcription factors (TFs) to sequence elements in regulatory regions. …
combinatorial binding of transcription factors (TFs) to sequence elements in regulatory regions. …
[HTML][HTML] Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA whole-genome sequencing for pediatric cancers with low mutational burden
…, S Semper, M Chicard, NC Sheffield… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Sequencing of cell-free DNA in the blood of cancer patients (liquid biopsy) provides
attractive opportunities for early diagnosis, assessment of treatment response, and minimally …
attractive opportunities for early diagnosis, assessment of treatment response, and minimally …
The DNA methylation landscape of glioblastoma disease progression shows extensive heterogeneity in time and space
…, A Nemc, KH Nenning, J Furtner, NC Sheffield… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is characterized by widespread genetic and transcriptional heterogeneity, yet
little is known about the role of the epigenome in glioblastoma disease progression. Here, …
little is known about the role of the epigenome in glioblastoma disease progression. Here, …
Patterns of regulatory activity across diverse human cell types predict tissue identity, transcription factor binding, and long-range interactions
NC Sheffield, RE Thurman, L Song, A Safi… - Genome …, 2013 - genome.cshlp.org
Regulatory elements recruit transcription factors that modulate gene expression distinctly
across cell types, but the relationships among these remains elusive. To address this, we …
across cell types, but the relationships among these remains elusive. To address this, we …