Featured Publications
Cell surface RNAs control neutrophil recruitment
Zhang N, Tang W, Torres L, Wang X, Ajaj Y, Zhu L, Luan Y, Zhou H, Wang Y, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Khan S, Kumar P, Hidalgo A, Wu D, Lu J. Cell surface RNAs control neutrophil recruitment. Cell 2024, 187: 846-860.e17. PMID: 38262409, PMCID: PMC10922858, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell surfaceMammalian homologOuter cell surfaceRNA transportGlycan modificationsMammalian cellsSID-1Cellular functionsRecruitment to inflammatory sitesGlycoRNARNAMurine neutrophilsFunctional significanceNeutrophil recruitmentNeutrophil recruitment to inflammatory sitesBiological importanceCellsNeutrophil adhesionReduced neutrophil adhesionHomologyGlycansGenesInflammatory sitesRecruitmentEndothelial cellsSpatially exploring RNA biology in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues
Bai Z, Zhang D, Gao Y, Tao B, Zhang D, Bao S, Enninful A, Wang Y, Li H, Su G, Tian X, Zhang N, Xiao Y, Liu Y, Gerstein M, Li M, Xing Y, Lu J, Xu M, Fan R. Spatially exploring RNA biology in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. Cell 2024 PMID: 39353436, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA biologyWhole-transcriptome sequencingMicroRNA regulatory networkSplicing dynamicsDeterministic barcodingRNA speciesRNA processingRNA variantsFFPE tissuesRegulatory networksTranscriptome sequencingSpliced isoformsNon-malignant cellsTumor clonal architecturesClonal architectureGene expressionCellular dynamicsRNAArchival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissueMalignant subclonesFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPEFFPE samplesParaffin-embedded (FFPEBiologyHuman lymphomas
2024
Protocol for detecting glycoRNAs using metabolic labeling and northwestern blot
Li L, Zhang N, Pantoja C, Wang Y, Lu J. Protocol for detecting glycoRNAs using metabolic labeling and northwestern blot. STAR Protocols 2024, 5: 103321. PMID: 39298321, PMCID: PMC11426122, DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103321.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Ten-Eleven-Translocation Genes in Cancer
Wang Y, Wang X, Lu J. Ten-Eleven-Translocation Genes in Cancer. Cancer Treatment And Research 2023, 190: 363-373. PMID: 38113007, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45654-1_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET mutationsTen-ElevenBiochemical functionsTranslocation (TET) familyTranslocation geneHematopoietic malignanciesHematopoietic expansionGenesHuman cancersMutationsCritical roleImmune responseTET2Clonal hematopoiesisSolid cancersEpigenomeTET1TET3RNABiologyUnanswered questionsDNAHematopoiesisCooperateTETsCell Surface RNAs Control Neutrophil Function
Zhang N, Tang W, Torres L, Zhu L, Wang X, Ajaj Y, Wang Y, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Zhou H, Luan Y, Kumar P, Hidalgo A, Wu D, Lu J. Cell Surface RNAs Control Neutrophil Function. Blood 2023, 142: 674. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular RNaseCell surfaceTotal RNABona fide ligandsEndothelial cellsOuter cell surfaceTransendothelial migrationMammalian cellsSuch RNAsGlycan modificationsCellular RNAGlycoRNARNase digestionLive cellsRNAHematopoietic cellsRNase treatmentSimilar defectsIntegrin levelsConfocal microscopyRNaseGlycan fractionImportant functionsHomologuesRecombinant E-selectin
2016
Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing by ADAR1 is essential for normal murine erythropoiesis
Liddicoat BJ, Hartner JC, Piskol R, Ramaswami G, Chalk AM, Kingsley PD, Sankaran VG, Wall M, Purton LE, Seeburg PH, Palis J, Orkin SH, Lu J, Li JB, Walkley CR. Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing by ADAR1 is essential for normal murine erythropoiesis. Experimental Hematology 2016, 44: 947-963. PMID: 27373493, PMCID: PMC5035604, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2016.06.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseAnimalsCluster AnalysisErythrocyte IndicesErythroid CellsErythropoiesisGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockout TechniquesGranulocytesHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationInosineInterferonsMiceMicroRNAsMyelopoiesisOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeReceptors, InterferonRetroelementsRNA EditingRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticConceptsRNA editingErythroid cellsNormal erythropoiesisHematopoietic stem/progenitorsHematopoietic cell typesInnate immune signalingStem/progenitorsEditing eventsErythroid-specific transcriptsEssential functionsImmune signalingMurine erythropoiesisADAR1Cell deathCell typesMyeloid-restricted deletionEditingRNAMicroRNA levelsErythropoiesisCellsProfound activationTranscriptsSignalingAdenosine
2014
A High-Throughput MicroRNA Expression Profiling System
Guo Y, Mastriano S, Lu J. A High-Throughput MicroRNA Expression Profiling System. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 33-44. PMID: 25030917, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHundreds of miRNAsSmall noncoding RNAsDiverse biological functionsMiRNA-related researchGlobal miRNA expressionTotal RNA samplesNoncoding RNAsBiological functionsHundreds of samplesMiRNA expressionRNA samplesMiRNA levelsBiochemical reactionsPathological processesRobust protocolBead-based detectionExpressionLarge numberMiRNAsMicroRNAsHigh detection specificityRNADetection specificityDeregulationHundreds
2007
Impaired microRNA processing enhances cellular transformation and tumorigenesis
Kumar MS, Lu J, Mercer KL, Golub TR, Jacks T. Impaired microRNA processing enhances cellular transformation and tumorigenesis. Nature Genetics 2007, 39: 673-677. PMID: 17401365, DOI: 10.1038/ng2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget mRNA transcriptsShort hairpin RNAGlobal repressionCellular transformationMRNA transcriptsMiRNA processing machinerySmall noncoding RNAsMature miRNA expressionMiRNA lossMiRNA maturationMiRNA processingMicroRNA processingNoncoding RNAsUndifferentiated stateProcessing machineryMiRNA expressionHairpin RNAConditional deletionTumorigenesisMiRNA levelsCancer cellsTumor developmentRepressionTranscriptsRNA
2005
MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers
Lu J, Getz G, Miska EA, Alvarez-Saavedra E, Lamb J, Peck D, Sweet-Cordero A, Ebert BL, Mak RH, Ferrando AA, Downing JR, Jacks T, Horvitz HR, Golub TR. MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers. Nature 2005, 435: 834-838. PMID: 15944708, DOI: 10.1038/nature03702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster of microRNAsHuman cancersHuman chromosome 13Non-coding RNAsImportant transcription factorMicroRNA expression profileTranscription factorsExpression profilesGlobal downregulationRegulatory moleculesDifferentiation statePotential oncogeneMiR-17C-MycChromosome 13MicroRNAsHuman B-cell lymphomasMicroRNA profilesTumor formationVivo modelRNANucleotidesOncogeneDownregulationExpression