2022
Modeling uniquely human gene regulatory function via targeted humanization of the mouse genome
Dutrow EV, Emera D, Yim K, Uebbing S, Kocher AA, Krenzer M, Nottoli T, Burkhardt DB, Krishnaswamy S, Louvi A, Noonan JP. Modeling uniquely human gene regulatory function via targeted humanization of the mouse genome. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 304. PMID: 35027568, PMCID: PMC8758698, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27899-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell DifferentiationChondrocytesChondrogenesisEmbryo, MammalianEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticExtremitiesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Knock-In TechniquesGenomeHomeodomain ProteinsHomozygoteHumansMesodermMice, Inbred C57BLModels, GeneticPan troglodytesPromoter Regions, GeneticTime FactorsConceptsHuman Accelerated RegionsGene expressionHuman-specific sequence changesDevelopmental gene regulationSingle-cell RNA sequencingGene regulatory functionsHuman evolutionEndogenous gene expressionAlters gene expressionSkeletal patterningMolecular functionsGene regulationChondrogenic mesenchymeMouse genomeRegulatory modificationHomozygous embryosLimb developmentTranscriptional enhancersTranscription factorsRNA sequencingEnhancer activityMouse embryosRegulatory functionsAccelerated regionSequence changes
2020
Massively parallel discovery of human-specific substitutions that alter enhancer activity
Uebbing S, Gockley J, Reilly SK, Kocher AA, Geller E, Gandotra N, Scharfe C, Cotney J, Noonan JP. Massively parallel discovery of human-specific substitutions that alter enhancer activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 118: e2007049118. PMID: 33372131, PMCID: PMC7812811, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007049118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman-specific substitutionsHuman-gained enhancersGenetic changesEnhancer functionEnhancer activityHuman-specific genetic changesHuman evolutionGene regulatory elementsBackground genetic variationAncestral functionRegulatory evolutionEnhancer assaysGenetic variationRegulatory elementsNeural stem cellsHuman traitsNovel activityNonadditive wayRegulatory activityStem cellsFunctional impactDifferential activityParallel discoveryEnhancerEvolution
2014
Evolution of Gene Regulation in Humans
Reilly S, Noonan J. Evolution of Gene Regulation in Humans. Annual Review Of Genomics And Human Genetics 2014, 17: 1-23. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-090314-045935.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRegulatory functionsGene regulationHuman-specific genetic changesGenetic changesNovel human phenotypeNew regulatory functionInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsUnique biological featuresSpecific regulatory changesHomologous humanGenome editingGene expressionHuman phenotypesFinal online publication datePrimate cellsHuman evolutionRegulatory activityStem cellsOnline publication dateExpression levelsNonhuman primate cellsBiological featuresRegulationRegulatory innovation
2006
Accelerated Evolution of Conserved Noncoding Sequences in Humans
Prabhakar S, Noonan JP, Pääbo S, Rubin EM. Accelerated Evolution of Conserved Noncoding Sequences in Humans. Science 2006, 314: 786-786. PMID: 17082449, DOI: 10.1126/science.1130738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncoding sequencesNeuronal cell adhesionConserved Noncoding SequencesCis-regulatory changesHuman-specific substitutionsCell adhesionHuman regulatory sequencesPhenotypic divergenceAdaptive substitutionsGene regulationAccelerated evolutionIndependent evolutionRegulatory sequencesAdhesion genesHuman evolutionNeuronal phenotypeDifferent neuronal phenotypesGenesSequenceSimilar enrichmentBrain developmentChimpanzeesEvolutionMammalsAdhesion