Regulatory Genomics Lab @Westlake University

Publications

Here is a list of all publications from our lab. Click here to see selected publications.

2024

A fast, scalable and versatile tool for analysis of single-cell omics data
A fast, scalable and versatile tool for analysis of single-cell omics data
Kai Zhang, Nathan R. Zemke, Ethan J. Armand, Bing Ren
Nature Methods  ·  08 Jan 2024  ·  doi:10.1038/s41592-023-02139-9

2023

Single-cell analysis of chromatin accessibility in the adult mouse brain
Single-cell analysis of chromatin accessibility in the adult mouse brain
Songpeng Zu, Yang Eric Li, Kangli Wang, Ethan J. Armand, Sainath Mamde, …, M. Margarita Behrens, Joseph R. Ecker, Allen Wang, Sebastian Preissl, Bing Ren
Nature  ·  13 Dec 2023  ·  doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06824-9
Integrated analysis of single-cell chromatin state and transcriptome identified common vulnerability despite glioblastoma heterogeneity
Integrated analysis of single-cell chromatin state and transcriptome identified common vulnerability despite glioblastoma heterogeneity
Ramya Raviram, Anugraha Raman, Sebastian Preissl, Jiangfang Ning, Shaoping Wu, …, Paul S. Mischel, Vineet Bafna, Laure Escoubet, Bing Ren, Clark C. Chen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  08 May 2023  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.2210991120

2022

Systematic discovery and functional dissection of enhancers needed for cancer cell fitness and proliferation
Systematic discovery and functional dissection of enhancers needed for cancer cell fitness and proliferation
Poshen B. Chen, Patrick C. Fiaux, Kai Zhang, Bin Li, Naoki Kubo, …, Mengchi Wang, Wei Wang, Graham McVicker, Paul S. Mischel, Bing Ren
Cell Reports  ·  01 Nov 2022  ·  doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111630
Systems-biology analysis of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes implicates cell line-specific transcription factor function
Systems-biology analysis of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes implicates cell line-specific transcription factor function
Richard I. Ainsworth, Deepa Hammaker, Gyrid Nygaard, Cecilia Ansalone, Camilla Machado, …, Amanda Kuhs, Mattias N. D. Svensson, David L. Boyle, Gary S. Firestein, Wei Wang
Nature Communications  ·  20 Oct 2022  ·  doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33785-w

2021

A single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility in the human genome
A single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility in the human genome
Kai Zhang, James D. Hocker, Michael Miller, Xiaomeng Hou, Joshua Chiou, …, Yang E. Li, Kyle J. Gaulton, Allen Wang, Sebastian Preissl, Bing Ren
Cell  ·  01 Nov 2021  ·  doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.024
An atlas of gene regulatory elements in adult mouse cerebrum
An atlas of gene regulatory elements in adult mouse cerebrum
Yang Eric Li, Sebastian Preissl, Xiaomeng Hou, Ziyang Zhang, Kai Zhang, …, Michael Nunn, Eran A. Mukamel, M. Margarita Behrens, Joseph R. Ecker, Bing Ren
Nature  ·  06 Oct 2021  ·  doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03604-1
Cardiac cell type–specific gene regulatory programs and disease risk association
Cardiac cell type–specific gene regulatory programs and disease risk association
James D. Hocker, Olivier B. Poirion, Fugui Zhu, Justin Buchanan, Kai Zhang, …, Andrew D. McCulloch, Kyle J. Gaulton, Bing Ren, Neil C. Chi, Sebastian Preissl
Science Advances  ·  14 May 2021  ·  doi:10.1126/sciadv.abf1444
Comprehensive analysis of single cell ATAC-seq data with SnapATAC
Comprehensive analysis of single cell ATAC-seq data with SnapATAC
Rongxin Fang, Sebastian Preissl, Yang Li, Xiaomeng Hou, Jacinta Lucero, …, Kai Zhang, Yanxiao Zhang, M. Margarita Behrens, Joseph R. Ecker, Bing Ren
Nature Communications  ·  26 Feb 2021  ·  doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21583-9

2020

Single-cell multiomic profiling of human lungs reveals cell-type-specific and age-dynamic control of SARS-CoV2 host genes
Single-cell multiomic profiling of human lungs reveals cell-type-specific and age-dynamic control of SARS-CoV2 host genes
Allen Wang, Joshua Chiou, Olivier B Poirion, Justin Buchanan, Michael J Valdez, …, Gloria Pryhuber, Yan Xu, Kyle J Gaulton, Sebastian Preissl, Xin Sun
eLife  ·  09 Nov 2020  ·  doi:10.7554/elife.62522
Motto: Representing Motifs in Consensus Sequences with Minimum Information Loss
Motto: Representing Motifs in Consensus Sequences with Minimum Information Loss
Mengchi Wang, David Wang, Kai Zhang, Vu Ngo, Shicai Fan, Wei Wang
Genetics  ·  01 Oct 2020  ·  doi:10.1534/genetics.120.303597

2019

Identification of DNA motifs that regulate DNA methylation
Identification of DNA motifs that regulate DNA methylation
Mengchi Wang, Kai Zhang, Vu Ngo, Chengyu Liu, Shicai Fan, …, Rizi Ai, Zhao Chen, Jun Wang, Lina Zheng, Wei Wang
Nucleic Acids Research  ·  25 Jun 2019  ·  doi:10.1093/nar/gkz483
Taiji: System-level identification of key transcription factors reveals transcriptional waves in mouse embryonic development
Taiji: System-level identification of key transcription factors reveals transcriptional waves in mouse embryonic development
Kai Zhang, Mengchi Wang, Ying Zhao, Wei Wang
Science Advances  ·  01 Mar 2019  ·  doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav3262
Epigenomic analysis reveals DNA motifs regulating histone modifications in human and mouse
Epigenomic analysis reveals DNA motifs regulating histone modifications in human and mouse
Vu Ngo, Zhao Chen, Kai Zhang, John W. Whitaker, Mengchi Wang, Wei Wang
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  12 Feb 2019  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.1813565116
Integrative analysis with expanded DNA methylation data reveals common key regulators and pathways in cancers
Integrative analysis with expanded DNA methylation data reveals common key regulators and pathways in cancers
Shicai Fan, Jianxiong Tang, Nan Li, Ying Zhao, Rizi Ai, Kai Zhang, Mengchi Wang, Wei Du, Wei Wang
npj Genomic Medicine  ·  01 Feb 2019  ·  doi:10.1038/s41525-019-0077-8

2018

Bayesian Networks Predict Neuronal Transdifferentiation
Bayesian Networks Predict Neuronal Transdifferentiation
Richard I Ainsworth, Rizi Ai, Bo Ding, Nan Li, Kai Zhang, Wei Wang
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics  ·  01 Jul 2018  ·  doi:10.1534/g3.118.200401
Finding relevant biomedical datasets: the UC San Diego solution for the bioCADDIE Retrieval Challenge
Finding relevant biomedical datasets: the UC San Diego solution for the bioCADDIE Retrieval Challenge
Wei Wei, Zhanglong Ji, Yupeng He, Kai Zhang, Yuanchi Ha, Qi Li, Lucila Ohno-Machado
Database  ·  01 Jan 2018  ·  doi:10.1093/database/bay017

2017

Runx3 programs CD8+ T cell residency in non-lymphoid tissues and tumours
Runx3 programs CD8+ T cell residency in non-lymphoid tissues and tumours
J. Justin Milner, Clara Toma, Bingfei Yu, Kai Zhang, Kyla Omilusik, …, Toan Nguyen, Shane Crotty, Wei Wang, Matthew E. Pipkin, Ananda W. Goldrath
Nature  ·  06 Dec 2017  ·  doi:10.1038/nature24993
Epigenetic landscapes reveal transcription factors that regulate CD8+ T cell differentiation
Epigenetic landscapes reveal transcription factors that regulate CD8+ T cell differentiation
Bingfei Yu, Kai Zhang, J Justin Milner, Clara Toma, Runqiang Chen, …, Shane Crotty, John T Chang, Matthew E Pipkin, Wei Wang, Ananda W Goldrath
Nature Immunology  ·  13 Mar 2017  ·  doi:10.1038/ni.3706

2016

Systematic identification of protein combinations mediating chromatin looping
Systematic identification of protein combinations mediating chromatin looping
Kai Zhang, Nan Li, Richard I. Ainsworth, Wei Wang
Nature Communications  ·  27 Jul 2016  ·  doi:10.1038/ncomms12249
Constructing 3D interaction maps from 1D epigenomes
Constructing 3D interaction maps from 1D epigenomes
Yun Zhu, Zhao Chen, Kai Zhang, Mengchi Wang, David Medovoy, John W. Whitaker, Bo Ding, Nan Li, Lina Zheng, Wei Wang
Nature Communications  ·  10 Mar 2016  ·  doi:10.1038/ncomms10812

2011

Signal-induced Brd4 release from chromatin is essential for its role transition from chromatin targeting to transcriptional regulation
Signal-induced Brd4 release from chromatin is essential for its role transition from chromatin targeting to transcriptional regulation
Nanping Ai, Xiangming Hu, Feng Ding, Bingfei Yu, Huiping Wang, …, Yannan Li, Aidong Han, Wen Lin, Runzhong Liu, Ruichuan Chen
Nucleic Acids Research  ·  02 Sep 2011  ·  doi:10.1093/nar/gkr698
Isolation and functional characterization of P-TEFb-associated factors that control general and HIV-1 transcriptional elongation
Isolation and functional characterization of P-TEFb-associated factors that control general and HIV-1 transcriptional elongation
Ruichuan Chen, Min Liu, Kai Zhang, Qiang Zhou
Methods  ·  01 Jan 2011  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ymeth.2010.04.005