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ArticleCell genomics2025

Endogenous fine-mapping and prioritization of functional regulatory elements in complex genetic loci.

Ke Zhao, Yao Zhou, Xueqi Wang, Zhao Wang, Xinran Xu, Yichen Chen, Lin Zhao, Chengyue Wu, Jianhua Wang, Hongcheng Yao and 13 more

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Article in Cell genomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Ke ZhaoGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Center for Public Health Laboratory Testing, School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yao ZhouGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xueqi WangState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Zhao WangOujiang Laboratory, Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xinran XuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yichen ChenDepartment of Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China.
Lin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Chengyue WuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Jianhua WangState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Hongcheng YaoCentre for PanorOmic Sciences-Genomics and Bioinformatics Cores, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xin ChengState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xinlei ChuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Weixin WangZhejiang Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Manufacturing of Clinical Diagnostic Equipment, Hangzhou, China.
Xianfu YiState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yupeng ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Miaoxin LiProgram in Bioinformatics, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wange LuInstitute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Kexin ChenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Pak Chung ShamCentre for PanorOmic Sciences-Genomics and Bioinformatics Cores, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Dandan HuangDepartment of Pharmacology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: ddhuang@tmu.edu.cn.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: zhangjyy1978@163.com.
Mulin Jun LiGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: mulinli@connect.hku.hk.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most genetic loci linked to polygenic traits are in non-coding regions, with complex regulation and linkage disequilibrium (LD), complicating causal variant and gene prioritization. We used multiplexed single-cell CRISPR interference and activation perturbations to investigate cis-regulatory element (CRE) and gene expression relationships within tight LD in the endogenous chromatin context. We demonstrated the prevalence of multiple causality in perfect LD (pLD) for independent expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) and uncovered fine-grained genetic effects on gene expression within pLD, which are difficult to decipher using traditional eQTL fine-mapping or existing computational methods. We found that over one-third of the causal CREs lack classical epigenetic markers prior to perturbation, and we functionally validated one of these hidden regulatory mechanisms. Leveraging Multiome single-cell epigenetic and sequence perturbations, we highlighted the regulatory plasticity of the human genome. Our study will guide the exploration of missing causal mechanisms underlying molecular trait regulation and disease development.

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Chromosome MappingQuantitative Trait LociRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidChromatinEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMultifactorial InheritanceSingle-Cell AnalysisChromatinCRISPReQTLlinkage disequilibriumPerturb-seqregulatory element

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PMID40882622
PMCPMC12648114

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