Mingshi Gao

Architectural chromatin interactions provide a framework for context-dependent gene regulation

The paper develops an integrative framework to classify and interpret promoter-centric chromatin interactions by combining Hi-C, ChIA-PET, and functional genomic data, identifying a distinct class of architectural promoter-enhancer interactions with context-dependent regulatory roles.

An Expanded Registry of Candidate cis-Regulatory Elements for Studying Transcriptional Regulation

The paper expands the ENCODE Registry of candidate cis-regulatory elements (cCREs) to include 2.35 million human and 927 thousand mouse cCREs, revealing novel regulatory functions and identifying KLF1 as a causal gene for red blood cell traits.

MafB, WDR77, and ss-catenin interact with each other and have similar genome association profiles

The paper identifies interactions between MafB, WDR77, and β-catenin and shows they share similar genomic binding profiles near paused RNA polymerase at promoter-proximal regions.

YAP and TAZ are transcriptional co-activators of AP-1 proteins and STAT3 during breast cellular transformation

This study identifies YAP and TAZ as transcriptional co-activators of AP-1 and STAT3 in breast cancer, showing their role in gene regulation and poor patient survival.