Academic Background During embryonic development, arteriovenous differentiation (AV differentiation) is a critical step in ensuring proper blood vessel formation and maturation. Defects in arterial or venous identity can lead to inappropriate fusion of vessels, resulting in so-called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Currently, the mechanism behi...
The Critical Role of RNA-Binding Protein RBPMS in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Academic Background Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs) are the primary structural components of large arteries. In healthy blood vessels, VSMCs exhibit a mature contractile phenotype, responsible for regulating vascular tone and blood flow. However, VSMCs possess pheno...
In the field of genomics, understanding the spatial organization of the genome is crucial for uncovering gene regulatory mechanisms. Hi-C technology, as a genome-wide chromosome conformation capture technique, can reveal the three-dimensional structure of the genome, particularly the key role of chromatin loops in gene regulation. However, existing...
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play critical roles in cellular processes and disease development. Although genome sequencing projects have revealed a vast number of non-coding genes, the functional classification of ncRNAs remains a complex and challenging issue. The diversity, complexity, and functionality of ncRNAs make them important subjects in biome...
Privacy-Preserving Framework for Genomic Analysis: A Study Based on Multi-Key Homomorphic Encryption Academic Background With the reduction in the cost of genome sequencing, the widespread availability of genomic data has opened up new possibilities for personalized medicine (also known as genomic medicine). However, genomic data contains a vast am...
T-cell receptors (TCRs) play a crucial role in the adaptive immune system by recognizing pathogens through binding to specific antigen epitopes. Understanding the interactions between TCRs and epitopes is essential for uncovering the biological mechanisms of immune responses and developing T cell-mediated immunotherapies. However, although the impo...
Academic Background With the rapid advancement of sequencing technology, scientists have been able to obtain a vast amount of protein sequence data, including many enzyme sequences. However, despite the establishment of large enzyme databases such as the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and BRENDA, sequence information for many enzyme...
Plasmids are small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecules that exist independently of chromosomal DNA in bacteria. They facilitate horizontal gene transfer, enabling host bacteria to acquire beneficial traits such as antibiotic resistance and metal resistance. Some plasmids can transfer, replicate, or persist in multiple microorganisms, and these...
Academic Background DNA sequence alignment is a core task in genomics, aiming to map short DNA fragments (reads) to the most probable locations on a reference genome. Traditional methods typically involve two steps: first, indexing the genome, followed by efficient searching to locate potential positions for the reads. However, with the exponential...
During tumor development, copy number alterations (CNAs) are key drivers of tumor heterogeneity and evolution. Understanding these variations is crucial for developing personalized cancer diagnostics and therapies. Single-cell sequencing technology offers the highest resolution for copy number analysis, down to the individual cell level. However, l...