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Akshay Sankar

Broad Institute

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Assay:ChIP-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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A SWI/SNF-specific Ig-like domain, SWIFT, is a transcription factor binding platform

Siddhant U. Jain, Kaylyn E. Williamson, Alexander Wang Ying, Aasha M. Turner, Ruidong Jiang, Shaunak Raval, Kevin So, Maxwell J. Allison, Akshay Sankar, Daniel D. Samé Guerra, Yutong Lin, Zhe Jiang, Nazar Mashtalir, Henry W. Rohrs, Cheryl F. Lichti, , Cigall Kadoch

The paper identifies SWIFT, a SWI/SNF subunit domain that mediates transcription factor interactions, showing its role in chromatin targeting and cancer cell proliferation.

Science · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Shifted assembly and function of mSWI/SNF family subcomplexes underlie targetable dependencies in dedifferentiated endometrial carcinomas

Jessica D. St. Laurent, Grace Dydian Xu, Alexander Wang Ying, Bengul Gokbayrak, Ajinkya Patil, João A. Paulo, Kasey S. Cervantes, Shary Yuting Chen, William W. Feng, Akshay Sankar, Daniel D. Samé Guerra, Jun Qi, Dana S. Neel, Jason L. Hornick, David L. Kolin, , Cigall Kadoch

This study identifies shifted mSWI/SNF subcomplex stoichiometry in DDEC/UEC cancers and shows that SMARCA4/2 inhibitors reduce tumor growth and synergize with chemotherapy.

Nature Genetics · Oct 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology