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Charmaine U. Pira

Loma Linda University

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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The 3' Region of the ZPA Regulatory Sequence (ZRS) is required for activity and contains a critical E-box

Kathryn F. Ball, Stephen Manu, Abbie K. Underhill, Jeanyoung Kim, Jessica C. Britton, Sarah R. Rudd, Madison M. Malone, Japhet Amoah, Allen M. Cooper, Charmaine U. Pira, Kerby C. Oberg

The paper identifies the 3' E-box in the ZRS as critical for enhancer activity and shows that Hoxd13 sites localize activity to the ZPA.

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · Jul 2, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

An Open-Source Image Analysis Method for Quantifying Reporter Fluorescence

Kathryn F. Ball, Jacob Perez, Allen M. Cooper, Charmaine U. Pira, Kerby C. Oberg, Christopher G. Wilson

The paper develops an open-source image analysis tool to quantify CRM fluorescence in limb development, testing four methods for standardized quantification.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Identification of limb-specific Lmx1b auto-regulatory modules with Nail-Patella Syndrome pathogenicity.

Endika Haro, Florence Petit, Charmaine U. Pira, Conor Spady, Sara Lucas-Toca, Lauren I. Yorozuya, Austin L. Gray, Fabienne Escande, Anne‐Sophie Jourdain, Andy Nguyen, Florence Fellmann, Jean‐Marc Good, Christine Francannet, Sylvie Manouvrier‐Hanu, María A. Ros, Kerby C. Oberg

The paper identifies two Lmx1b cis-regulatory modules critical for limb development and shows their disruption in NPS patients with normal coding sequence.

Nature Communications · Sep 20, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology