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  1. Atlas of glomerular disease-specific genetic effects on blood transcriptome

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  2. MIMIC: A Generative Multimodal Foundation Model for Biomolecules

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    We introduce MIMIC a generative multimodal foundation model trained across biomolecular sequences 3D structures and functional assays. MIMIC performs unified representation learning and conditional generation across nucleic acids …
  3. Single-cell epigenetic landscape microenvironment interactions and gene regulatory modules of non-functioning pituitary adenomas

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    Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) exhibit considerable cellular heterogeneity. Using single-cell multi-omics we map chromatin accessibility tumor microenvironment interactions and core transcription factor networks driving NFPA …
  4. Variant-resolved prediction of context-specific isoform variation with a graph-based attention model

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    Alternative splicing generates functional transcript diversity across human tissues. We present a graph-based neural attention architecture that predicts variant-resolved context-specific RNA isoform proportions directly from …
  5. Deep-learning profiling of regulatory somatic variants across clonal cancer evolution.

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    Non-coding somatic mutations play critical roles in cancer development. We implement a deep-learning framework to predict the functional regulatory impact of non-coding somatic variants across …
  6. Single-cell profiling reveals epithelial and immune responses in BK polyomavirus–infected human kidney biopsies

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    Single-cell RNA sequencing of human kidney allograft biopsies reveals key transcriptional programs altered during BK polyomavirus infection. We delineate distinct epithelial sub-populations undergoing viral-induced stress …
  7. Multi-modal tissue-aware graph neural network for in silico genetic discovery

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    Understanding how perturbations influence gene function in a tissue-specific manner is key to uncovering novel drug targets. However, current computational approaches emphasize global network or sequence-derived …
  8. Recurrent immunogenic neoantigens and their cognate T-cell receptors in treatment-resistant metastatic prostate cancer

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    New approaches that generate long-lasting therapeutic responses in patients with therapy-resistant metastatic cancer are urgently needed. To address this challenge, we developed Spot Neoantigens in Metastases …
  9. Exploring How Workflow Variations in Denaturation-Based Assays Impact Global Protein–Protein Interaction Predictions

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    … the traditional tandem mass tag (TMT) data-dependent acquisition (DDA) TPCA workflow. This work provides insights into denaturation-based assays, highlights the value of insoluble fractions, and …
  10. Real-world sleep phenotyping in autism: compliance domain shift and scalable wearable biomarkers

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    Passively collected wearable data offers scalable sleep phenotyping in autism spectrum disorder. We address domain shift and compliance challenges to establish reliable machine-learning biomarkers of sleep disruption …
  11. Shared multicellular injury programs of acute and chronic kidney disease enable mechanistic patient stratification

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    Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are two interconnected clinical conditions, both defined by degree of functional impairment, but with heterogeneous clinical trajectories. Using new …
  12. An Evidence-Grounded Research Assistant for Functional Genomics and Drug Target Assessment

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    The growing availability of biological data resources has transformed research, yet their effective use remains challenging: selecting appropriate sources requires domain knowledge, data are fragmented across databases, and …
  13. Age-related nigral downregulation of the Parkinson’s risk factor FAM49B primes human microglia for inflammaging

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    Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), which is associated with changes in microglia function. While …
  14. Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney

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    Building upon a foundational Human Kidney resource, we present a comprehensive multi-modal atlas that defines spatially resolved versus unresolved repair states and mechanisms in human kidney disease …
  15. 3D chromatin structures precede genome activation in Drosophila embryogenesis

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    3D chromatin structure is critical for the regulation of gene expression during development. Here we used Micro-C assays at 100-bp resolution to map genome organization in …
  16. Innate immune molecular landscape following controlled human influenza virus infection

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    Viral infections can induce prolonged changes in innate immunity. Here, we use blood samples from a human influenza H3N2 challenge study (NCT03883113) to perform comprehensive multi-omics analyses …
  17. Atlas of Glomerular Disease-Specific Genetic Effects on Gene Regulation in Blood Empowers New Gene Discovery Studies

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    IgA nephropathy (IgAN), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), membranous nephropathy (MN), and minimal change disease (MCD) account for the majority of idiopathic glomerulopathies (GN). However, there are no powered …
  18. Integrated single-cell multiome analysis reveals muscle fiber-type gene regulatory circuitry modulated by endurance exercise

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    Endurance exercise induces multisystem adaptations that improve performance and benefit health. Gene regulatory circuit responses within individual skeletal muscle cell types, which are key mediators of exercise effects …
  19. Sequestration of ribosome biogenesis factors in HSV- 1 nuclear aggregates revealed by spatially resolved thermal profiling

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    Viruses exploit host cell reliance on compartmentalization to facilitate their replication. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) modulates the subcellular localization of host proteins to suppress immune …
  20. Programming tissue-sensing T cells that deliver therapies to the brain

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    Cells modified outside of the body and then reintroduced provide an advantage over most small-molecule therapeutics in that cells can be designed to recognize target molecules in …
  21. Automated single-cell omics end-to-end framework with data-driven batch inference

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    To facilitate single-cell multi-omics analysis and improve reproducibility, we present single-cell pipeline for end-to-end data integration (SPEEDI), a fully automated end-to-end …
  22. 8574 Single cell multiomics suggests tumor cell energy metabolism heterogeneity in non-functioning gonadotroph pituitary adenomas

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    … differed by their level of expression of mitochondrial genes, suggesting decreased aerobic capacity associated with the GT- tumor subgroup. Interestingly, differential analyses between the healthy and the …
  23. Innate immune epigenomic landscape following controlled human influenza virus infection

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    Viral infections can induce changes in innate immunity that persist after virus clearance. Here, we used blood samples from a human influenza H3N2 challenge study to perform comprehensive …
  24. Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals distinct and coherent genetic programs

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    Unraveling the phenotypic and genetic complexity of autism is extremely challenging yet critical for understanding the biology, inheritance, trajectory, and clinical manifestations of the many forms of the …
  25. DIPG-15. NOVEL CNS SENSING SYNNOTCH-CAR T CELLS FOR TARGETING DIFFUSE MIDLINE GLIOMA

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    Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), including Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), is an aggressive brain tumor in children with limited treatment options. Recent developments of phase 1 clinical trials …
  26. Contrastive pre-training for sequence based genomics models

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    In recent years deep learning has become one of the central approaches in a number of applications, including many tasks in genomics. However, as models grow in depth …
  27. Deep Learning Sequence Models for Transcriptional Regulation

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    Deciphering the regulatory code of gene expression and interpreting the transcriptional effects of genome variation are critical challenges in human genetics. Modern experimental technologies have resulted in an …
  28. A cell autonomous regulator of neuronal excitability modulates tau in Alzheimer’s disease vulnerable neurons

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    Neurons from layer II of the entorhinal cortex (ECII) are the first to accumulate tau protein aggregates and degenerate during prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Gaining insight into the …
  29. Tapioca: a platform for predicting de novo protein–protein interactions in dynamic contexts

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    Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) drive cellular processes and responses to environmental cues, reflecting the cellular state. Here we develop Tapioca, an ensemble machine learning framework for studying global …
  30. Peak-agnostic high-resolution cis-regulatory circuitry mapping using single cell multiome data

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    Single same cell RNAseq/ATACseq multiome data provide unparalleled potential to develop high resolution maps of the cell-type specific transcriptional regulatory circuitry underlying gene expression. We present …
  31. Interpretable neural architecture search and transfer learning for understanding CRISPR–Cas9 off-target enzymatic reactions

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    Finely-tuned enzymatic pathways control cellular processes, and their dysregulation can lead to disease. Creating predictive and interpretable models for these pathways is challenging because of the complexity …
  32. Atlas of primary cell-type-specific sequence models of gene expression and variant effects

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    Human biology is rooted in highly specialized cell types programmed by a common genome, 98% of which is outside of genes. Genetic variation in the enormous noncoding space …
  33. Mapping disease regulatory circuits at cell-type resolution from single-cell multiomics data

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    Resolving chromatin-remodeling-linked gene expression changes at cell-type resolution is important for understanding disease states. Here we describe MAGICAL (Multiome Accessibility Gene Integration Calling and Looping …
  34. Blood RNA alternative splicing events as diagnostic biomarkers for infectious disease

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    Assays detecting blood transcriptome changes are studied for infectious disease diagnosis. Blood-based RNA alternative splicing (AS) events, which have not been well characterized in pathogen infection, have …
  35. Oral mucosal breaks trigger anti-citrullinated bacterial and human protein antibody responses in rheumatoid arthritis

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    Periodontal disease is more common in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have detectable anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs), implicating oral mucosal inflammation in RA pathogenesis. Here, we …
  36. SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Dynamics in an Isolated US Military Recruit Training Center With Rigorous Prevention Measures

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    Marine recruits training at Parris Island experienced an unexpectedly high rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, despite preventive measures including a supervised …
  37. Identifying genes and pathways linking astrocyte regional specificity to Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility

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    Astrocytes have been shown to play a central role in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). However, the genes and biological pathways underlying disease manifestation are unknown, and it is …
  38. Pre-infection antiviral innate immunity contributes to sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

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    Male sex is a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. To understand the basis for this sex difference, we studied SARS-CoV-2 infection in …
  39. A sequence-based global map of regulatory activity for deciphering human genetics

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    Epigenomic profiling has enabled large-scale identification of regulatory elements, yet we still lack a systematic mapping from any sequence or variant to regulatory activities. We address this …
  40. A reference tissue atlas for the human kidney

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    Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) is building a spatially specified human kidney tissue atlas in health and disease with single-cell resolution. Here, we describe the construction of …
  41. Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy

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    Although membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome, the molecular characteristics of the kidney damage in MN remain poorly defined. In this …
  42. The proto-oncogene DEK regulates neuronal excitability and tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease vulnerable neurons

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    Neurons from layer II of the entorhinal cortex (ECII) are the first to accumulate tau protein aggregates and degenerate during prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we use a …
  43. An activation to memory differentiation trajectory of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes informs metastatic melanoma outcomes

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    There is a need for better classification and understanding of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Here, we applied advanced functional genomics to interrogate 9,000 human tumors and multiple …
  44. Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Associated With Higher Levels of Serum IL-17C, Matrix Metalloproteinase 10 and Fibroblast Growth Factors Than Mild Symptomatic COVID-19

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    … infections in young adults, including potential targets for developing new therapies and prognostic tests.
  45. Single nucleus transcriptome and chromatin accessibility of postmortem human pituitaries reveal diverse stem cell regulatory mechanisms

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    Despite their importance in tissue homeostasis and renewal, human pituitary stem cells (PSCs) are incompletely characterized. We describe a human single nucleus RNA-seq and ATAC-seq resource …
  46. Attenuated activation of pulmonary immune cells in mRNA-1273–vaccinated hamsters after SARS-CoV-2 infection

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    The mRNA-1273 vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 and was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA. Clinical studies, however, cannot provide the controlled response to …
  47. Decoding disease: from genomes to networks to phenotypes

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    Interpreting the effects of genetic variants is key to understanding individual susceptibility to disease and designing personalized therapeutic approaches. Modern experimental technologies are enabling the generation of massive …
  48. Machine learning methods to model multicellular complexity and tissue specificity

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    Experimental approaches to study tissue specificity enable insight into the nature and organization of the cell types and tissues that constitute complex multicellular organisms. Machine learning provides a …
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