Genomic Research on Bipolar Disorder Background Introduction Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a severe mental illness that significantly contributes to the global disease burden. Despite its high heritability (60-80%), the majority of its genetic basis remains unclear. Previous studies have primarily focused on European populations, with limited exploratio...
The Impact of the Maternal X Chromosome on Cognition and Brain Aging in Female Mice Background Introduction In mammals, female cells possess two X chromosomes, one from the mother (maternal X chromosome, Xm) and one from the father (paternal X chromosome, Xp). During embryonic development, one of the X chromosomes is randomly inactivated, a process...
Complete Human Recombination Maps Academic Background In genetic research, recombination is one of the key mechanisms by which organisms generate genetic diversity. Recombination not only affects the transmission and combination of genes but also plays a crucial role in natural selection and population history inference. However, existing recombina...
Precise Modeling of Mitochondrial Diseases: Research Based on Optimized Mitobes Academic Background Mitochondrial diseases are a group of genetic disorders caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which affect cellular energy metabolism and lead to dysfunction in multiple organs. Mitochondrial DNA mutations can be homoplasmic (affecting al...
Multiscale Footprints Reveal the Role of Cis-Regulatory Elements in Cell Differentiation and Aging Background Introduction The regulation of gene expression is a key mechanism in cell fate determination and disease development, and cis-regulatory elements (CREs) play a crucial role in this process. CREs dynamically regulate gene expression by bindi...
Leveraging a Phased Pangenome for Haplotype Design of Hybrid Potato Academic Background Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most important tuber crops globally, providing food for over 1.3 billion people annually across more than 120 countries. However, the tetraploid genome and clonal propagation of potatoes result in slow breeding progres...