Autism-like behaviours and germline transmission in transgenic monkeys overexpressing MeCP2

Z Liu, X Li, JT Zhang, YJ Cai, TL Cheng, C Cheng… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) has crucial roles in transcriptional regulation and
microRNA processing 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Mutations in the MECP2 gene are found in 90% of patients …

[PDF][PDF] MeCP2 suppresses nuclear microRNA processing and dendritic growth by regulating the DGCR8/Drosha complex

TL Cheng, Z Wang, Q Liao, Y Zhu, WH Zhou, W Xu… - Developmental cell, 2014 - cell.com
Loss- and gain-of-function mutations of the X-linked gene MECP2 (methyl-CpG binding
protein 2) lead to severe neurodevelopmental disorders in humans, such as Rett syndrome (RTT…

[HTML][HTML] Conditional deletion of Mecp2 in parvalbumin-expressing GABAergic cells results in the absence of critical period plasticity

L He, N Liu, T Cheng, X Chen, Y Li, Y Shu, Z Qiu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Mutations in the X-linked gene encoding the transcriptional modulator methyl–CpG-binding
protein 2 (MeCP2) impair postnatal development of the brain. Here we use neuronal-type …

Enhancement of superconductivity by pressure-driven competition in electronic order

XJ Chen, VV Struzhkin, Y Yu, AF Goncharov, CT Lin… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Finding ways to achieve higher values of the transition temperature, T c , in superconductors
remains a great challenge. The superconducting phase is often one of several competing …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding C–T base editing toolkit with diversified cytidine deaminases

TL Cheng, S Li, B Yuan, X Wang, W Zhou… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Base editing tools for cytosine to thymine (C–T) conversion enable genome manipulation at
single base-pair resolution with high efficiency. Available base editors (BEs) for C–T …

Identification of topological surface state in PdTe2 superconductor by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Y Liu, JZ Zhao, L Yu, CT Lin, AJ Liang… - Chinese Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution angle-resolved photoemission measurements are carried out on transition
metal dichalcogenide PdTe 2 that is a superconductor with a T c at 1.7 K. Combined with …

[HTML][HTML] TadA reprogramming to generate potent miniature base editors with high precision

…, Y Tai, J Chen, Z Qiu, XM Zhao, TL Cheng - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although miniature CRISPR-Cas12f systems were recently developed, the editing efficacy
and targeting range of derived miniature cytosine and adenine base editors (miniCBEs and …

[HTML][HTML] TadA orthologs enable both cytosine and adenine editing of base editors

…, J Qiu, Z Qiu, XM Zhao, J Chen, TL Cheng - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cytidine and adenosine deaminases are required for cytosine and adenine editing of base
editors respectively, and no single deaminase could enable concurrent and comparable …

Reversal of Social Recognition Deficit in Adult Mice with MECP2 Duplication via Normalization of MeCP2 in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

B Yu, B Yuan, JK Dai, T Cheng, SN Xia, LJ He… - Neuroscience …, 2020 - Springer
Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a basic nuclear protein involved in the regulation
of gene expression and microRNA processing. Duplication of MECP2-containing genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of mRNA splicing by MeCP2 via epigenetic modifications in the brain

TL Cheng, J Chen, H Wan, B Tang, W Tian, L Liao… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mutations of X-linked gene Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) are the major causes of
Rett syndrome (RTT), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Duplications of MECP2-…