Identification of cell type specific ACE2 modifiers by CRISPR screening.

Autor: Emily J Sherman, Carmen Mirabelli, Vi T Tang, Taslima G Khan, Kyle Leix, Andrew A Kennedy, Sarah E Graham, Cristen J Willer, Andrew W Tai, Jonathan Z Sexton, Christiane E Wobus, Brian T Emmer

Publikováno v: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 18, Iss 3, p e1010377 (2022)

SARS-CoV-2 infection is initiated by binding of the viral spike protein to its receptor, ACE2, on the surface of host cells. ACE2 expression is heterogeneous both in vivo and in immortalized cell lines, but the molecular pathways that govern ACE2 exp

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Multi-trait analysis characterizes the genetics of thyroid function and identifies causal associations with clinical implications

Autor: Rosalie B. T. M. Sterenborg, Inga Steinbrenner, Yong Li, Melissa N. Bujnis, Tatsuhiko Naito, Eirini Marouli, Tessel E. Galesloot, Oladapo Babajide, Laura Andreasen, Arne Astrup, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Stefania Bandinelli, Marian Beekman, John P. Beilby, Jette Bork-Jensen, Thibaud Boutin, Jennifer A. Brody, Suzanne J. Brown, Ben Brumpton, Purdey J. Campbell, Anne R. Cappola, Graziano Ceresini, Layal Chaker, Daniel I. Chasman, Maria Pina Concas, Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida, Simone M. Cross, Francesco Cucca, Ian J. Deary, Alisa Devedzic Kjaergaard, Justin B. Echouffo Tcheugui, Christina Ellervik, Johan G. Eriksson, Luigi Ferrucci, Jan Freudenberg, GHS DiscovEHR, Regeneron Genetics Center, Christian Fuchsberger, Christian Gieger, Franco Giulianini, Martin Gögele, Sarah E. Graham, Niels Grarup, Ivana Gunjača, Torben Hansen, Barbara N. Harding, Sarah E. Harris, Stig Haunsø, Caroline Hayward, Jennie Hui, Till Ittermann, J. Wouter Jukema, Eero Kajantie, Jørgen K. Kanters, Line L. Kårhus, Lambertus A. L. M. Kiemeney, Margreet Kloppenburg, Brigitte Kühnel, Jari Lahti, Claudia Langenberg, Bruno Lapauw, Graham Leese, Shuo Li, David C. M. Liewald, Allan Linneberg, Jesus V. T. Lominchar, Jian’an Luan, Nicholas G. Martin, Antonela Matana, Marcel E. Meima, Thomas Meitinger, Ingrid Meulenbelt, Braxton D. Mitchell, Line T. Møllehave, Samia Mora, Silvia Naitza, Matthias Nauck, Romana T. Netea-Maier, Raymond Noordam, Casia Nursyifa, Yukinori Okada, Stefano Onano, Areti Papadopoulou, Colin N. A. Palmer, Cristian Pattaro, Oluf Pedersen, Annette Peters, Maik Pietzner, Ozren Polašek, Peter P. Pramstaller, Bruce M. Psaty, Ante Punda, Debashree Ray, Paul Redmond, J. Brent Richards, Paul M. Ridker, Tom C. Russ, Kathleen A. Ryan, Morten Salling Olesen, Ulla T. Schultheiss, Elizabeth Selvin, Moneeza K. Siddiqui, Carlo Sidore, P. Eline Slagboom, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Enrique Soto-Pedre, Tim D. Spector, Beatrice Spedicati, Sundararajan Srinivasan, John M. Starr, David J. Stott, Toshiko Tanaka, Vesela Torlak, Stella Trompet, Johanna Tuhkanen, André G. Uitterlinden, Erik B. van den Akker, Tibbert van den Eynde, Melanie M. van der Klauw, Diana van Heemst, Charlotte Verroken, W. Edward Visser, Dina Vojinovic, Henry Völzke, Melanie Waldenberger, John P. Walsh, Nicholas J. Wareham, Stefan Weiss, Cristen J. Willer, Scott G. Wilson, Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Hanneke J. C. M. Wouters, Margaret J. Wright, Qiong Yang, Tatijana Zemunik, Wei Zhou, Gu Zhu, Sebastian Zöllner, Johannes W. A. Smit, Robin P. Peeters, Anna Köttgen, Alexander Teumer, Marco Medici

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2024)

Abstract To date only a fraction of the genetic footprint of thyroid function has been clarified. We report a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of thyroid function in up to 271,040 individuals of European ancestry, including reference range

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Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals

Autor: Thomas W. Winkler, Humaira Rasheed, Alexander Teumer, Mathias Gorski, Bryce X. Rowan, Kira J. Stanzick, Laurent F. Thomas, Adrienne Tin, Anselm Hoppmann, Audrey Y. Chu, Bamidele Tayo, Chris H. L. Thio, Daniele Cusi, Jin-Fang Chai, Karsten B. Sieber, Katrin Horn, Man Li, Markus Scholz, Massimiliano Cocca, Matthias Wuttke, Peter J. van der Most, Qiong Yang, Sahar Ghasemi, Teresa Nutile, Yong Li, Giulia Pontali, Felix Günther, Abbas Dehghan, Adolfo Correa, Afshin Parsa, Agnese Feresin, Aiko P. J. de Vries, Alan B. Zonderman, Albert V. Smith, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Alessandro De Grandi, Alexander R. Rosenkranz, Andre Franke, Andrej Teren, Andres Metspalu, Andrew A. Hicks, Andrew P. Morris, Anke Tönjes, Anna Morgan, Anna I. Podgornaia, Annette Peters, Antje Körner, Anubha Mahajan, Archie Campbell, Barry I. Freedman, Beatrice Spedicati, Belen Ponte, Ben Schöttker, Ben Brumpton, Bernhard Banas, Bernhard K. Krämer, Bettina Jung, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Blair H. Smith, Boting Ning, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Brett R. Vanderwerff, Bruce M. Psaty, Candace M. Kammerer, Carl D. Langefeld, Caroline Hayward, Cassandra N. Spracklen, Cassianne Robinson-Cohen, Catharina A. Hartman, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Chaolong Wang, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Chew-Kiat Heng, Chiara Lanzani, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Ching-Yu Cheng, Christian Fuchsberger, Christian Gieger, Christian M. Shaffer, Christina-Alexandra Schulz, Cristen J. Willer, Daniel I. Chasman, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Daniela Ruggiero, Daniela Toniolo, Darina Czamara, David J. Porteous, Dawn M. Waterworth, Deborah Mascalzoni, Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori, Dermot F. Reilly, E. Warwick Daw, Edith Hofer, Eric Boerwinkle, Erika Salvi, Erwin P. Bottinger, E-Shyong Tai, Eulalia Catamo, Federica Rizzi, Feng Guo, Fernando Rivadeneira, Franco Guilianini, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Georg Ehret, Gerard Waeber, Ginevra Biino, Giorgia Girotto, Giorgio Pistis, Girish N. Nadkarni, Graciela E. Delgado, Grant W. Montgomery, Harold Snieder, Harry Campbell, Harvey D. White, He Gao, Heather M. Stringham, Helena Schmidt, Hengtong Li, Hermann Brenner, Hilma Holm, Holgen Kirsten, Holly Kramer, Igor Rudan, Ilja M. Nolte, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Isleifur Olafsson, Jade Martins, James P. Cook, James F. Wilson, Jan Halbritter, Janine F. Felix, Jasmin Divers, Jaspal S. Kooner, Jeannette Jen-Mai Lee, Jeffrey O’Connell, Jerome I. Rotter, Jianjun Liu, Jie Xu, Joachim Thiery, Johan Ärnlöv, Johanna Kuusisto, Johanna Jakobsdottir, Johanne Tremblay, John C. Chambers, John B. Whitfield, John M. Gaziano, Jonathan Marten, Josef Coresh, Jost B. Jonas, Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Kaare Christensen, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Karen L. Mohlke, Karlhans Endlich, Katalin Dittrich, Kathleen A. Ryan, Kenneth M. Rice, Kent D. Taylor, Kevin Ho, Kjell Nikus, Koichi Matsuda, Konstantin Strauch, Kozeta Miliku, Kristian Hveem, Lars Lind, Lars Wallentin, Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M. Raffield, Lawrence S. Phillips, Lenore J. Launer, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Leslie A. Lange, Lorena Citterio, Lucija Klaric, M. Arfan Ikram, Marcus Ising, Marcus E. Kleber, Margherita Francescatto, Maria Pina Concas, Marina Ciullo, Mario Piratsu, Marju Orho-Melander, Markku Laakso, Markus Loeffler, Markus Perola, Martin H. de Borst, Martin Gögele, Martina La Bianca, Mary Ann Lukas, Mary F. Feitosa, Mary L. Biggs, Mary K. Wojczynski, Maryam Kavousi, Masahiro Kanai, Masato Akiyama, Masayuki Yasuda, Matthias Nauck, Melanie Waldenberger, Miao-Li Chee, Miao-Ling Chee, Michael Boehnke, Michael H. Preuss, Michael Stumvoll, Michael A. Province, Michele K. Evans, Michelle L. O’Donoghue, Michiaki Kubo, Mika Kähönen, Mika Kastarinen, Mike A. Nalls, Mikko Kuokkanen, Mohsen Ghanbari, Murielle Bochud, Navya Shilpa Josyula, Nicholas G. Martin, Nicholas Y. Q. Tan, Nicholette D. Palmer, Nicola Pirastu, Nicole Schupf, Niek Verweij, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Nina Mononen, Nisha Bansal, Olivier Devuyst, Olle Melander, Olli T. Raitakari, Ozren Polasek, Paolo Manunta, Paolo Gasparini, Pashupati P. Mishra, Patrick Sulem, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Paul Elliott, Paul M. Ridker, Pavel Hamet, Per O. Svensson, Peter K. Joshi, Peter Kovacs, Peter P. Pramstaller, Peter Rossing, Peter Vollenweider, Pim van der Harst, Rajkumar Dorajoo, Ralene Z. H. Sim, Ralph Burkhardt, Ran Tao, Raymond Noordam, Reedik Mägi, Reinhold Schmidt, Renée de Mutsert, Rico Rueedi, Rob M. van Dam, Robert J. Carroll, Ron T. Gansevoort, Ruth J. F. Loos, Sala Cinzia Felicita, Sanaz Sedaghat, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Sandra Freitag-Wolf, Sarah A. Pendergrass, Sarah E. Graham, Scott D. Gordon, Shih-Jen Hwang, Shona M. Kerr, Simona Vaccargiu, Snehal B. Patil, Stein Hallan, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Su-Chi Lim, Susanne Lucae, Suzanne Vogelezang, Sven Bergmann, Tanguy Corre, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Terho Lehtimäki, Thibaud S. Boutin, Thomas Meitinger, Tien-Yin Wong, Tobias Bergler, Ton J. Rabelink, Tõnu Esko, Toomas Haller, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Uwe Völker, Valencia Hui Xian Foo, Veikko Salomaa, Veronique Vitart, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Vilmundur Gudnason, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Wei Huang, Weihua Zhang, Wen Bin Wei, Wieland Kiess, Winfried März, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Lieb, Xin Gao, Xueling Sim, Ya Xing Wang, Yechiel Friedlander, Yih-Chung Tham, Yoichiro Kamatani, Yukinori Okada, Yuri Milaneschi, Zhi Yu, Lifelines cohort study, DiscovEHR/MyCode study, VA Million Veteran Program, Klaus J. Stark, Kari Stefansson, Carsten A. Böger, Adriana M. Hung, Florian Kronenberg, Anna Köttgen, Cristian Pattaro, Iris M. Heid

Publikováno v: Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2022)

A large-scale GWAS provides insight on diabetes-dependent genetic effects on the glomerular filtration rate, a common metric to monitor kidney health in disease.

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5f1b94d9cbb241bb929c40d038afc606

Meta-analysis of sub-Saharan African studies provides insights into genetic architecture of lipid traits

Autor: Ananyo Choudhury, Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Tinashe Chikowore, Dhriti Sengupta, Palwende Romuald Boua, Nigel J. Crowther, Godfred Agongo, Gershim Asiki, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Isaac Kisiangani, Eric Maimela, Matshane Masemola-Maphutha, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Shane A. Norris, Hermann Sorgho, Halidou Tinto, Stephen Tollman, Sarah E. Graham, Cristen J. Willer, AWI-Gen study, H3Africa Consortium, Scott Hazelhurst, Michèle Ramsay

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Genetic associations and polygenic scores for lipid traits have low transferability to African individuals. Here, the authors perform a large sub-Sarahan African lipid GWAS and find that larger datasets and better global representation in discovery G

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/20c18ebde24c413f978062a3e9374696

Phylogeny, sequence-typing and virulence profile of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains from Pakistan

Autor: Ihsan Ali, Zara Rafaque, Ibrar Ahmed, Faiza Tariq, Sarah E. Graham, Elizabeth Salzman, Betsy Foxman, Javid Iqbal Dasti

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)

Abstract Background Escherichia coli lineage ST131 predominates across various spectra of extra-intestinal infections, including urinary tract infection (UTI). The distinctive resistance profile, diverse armamentarium of virulence factors and rapid g

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