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Overview

Victor X. Jin is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with substantial work in Medicine. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

The scientist's body of research spans several key topics, such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Gene expression and cancer classification

Victor X. Jin has contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in journals such as Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Genome Medicine, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "Tumour DDR1 promotes collagen fibre alignment to instigate immune exclusion" (2021, Nature)
  • "The splanchnic mesenchyme is the tissue of origin for pancreatic fibroblasts during homeostasis and tumorigenesis" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Enhancer reprogramming driven by high-order assemblies of transcription factors promotes phenotypic plasticity and breast cancer endocrine resistance" (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
  • "Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection" (2022, Nature Chemical Biology)
  • "Autistic-like behavior and cerebellar dysfunction in Bmal1 mutant mice ameliorated by mTORC1 inhibition" (2022, Molecular Psychiatry)

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues, including Kun Fang, Yufan Zhou, Angela Mathison, and Lavanya Choppavarapu, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • Suz12 binds to silenced regions of the genome in a cell-type-specific manner

    Sharon L. Squazzo;Henriette O'Geen;Vitalina M. Komashko;Sheryl R. Krig

  • Locating mammalian transcription factor binding sites: A survey of computational and experimental techniques

    Laura Elnitski;Victor X. Jin;Peggy J. Farnham;Steven J.M. Jones

  • A comprehensive ChIP–chip analysis of E2F1, E2F4, and E2F6 in normal and tumor cells reveals interchangeable roles of E2F family members

    Xiaoqin Xu;Mark Bieda;Victor X. Jin;Alina Rabinovich

  • Loss of estrogen receptor signaling triggers epigenetic silencing of downstream targets in breast cancer

    Yu Wei Leu;Pearlly S. Yan;Meiyun Fan;Victor X. Jin

  • Combinatorial Analysis of Transcription Factor Partners Reveals Recruitment of c-MYC to Estrogen Receptor-α Responsive Promoters

    Alfred S.L. Cheng;Victor X. Jin;Meiyun Fan;Laura T. Smith

  • Integration of Hi-C and ChIP-seq data reveals distinct types of chromatin linkages.

    Xun Lan;Heather Witt;Koichi Katsumura;Zhenqing Ye

  • ZNF274 recruits the histone methyltransferase SETDB1 to the 3' ends of ZNF genes.

    Seth Frietze;Henriette O'Geen;Kimberly R. Blahnik;Victor X. Jin

  • N-Myc Regulates a Widespread Euchromatic Program in the Human Genome Partially Independent of Its Role as a Classical Transcription Factor

    Rebecca Cotterman;Rebecca Cotterman;Victor X. Jin;Victor X. Jin;Sheryl R. Krig;Jessica M. Lemen

  • E2F in vivo binding specificity: Comparison of consensus versus nonconsensus binding sites

    Alina Rabinovich;Victor X. Jin;Roman Rabinovich;Xiaoqin Xu

  • Phosphorylation of EZH2 by AMPK Suppresses PRC2 Methyltransferase Activity and Oncogenic Function

    Lixin Wan;Kexin Xu;Kexin Xu;Yongkun Wei;Jinfang Zhang

  • MicroRNA-224 promotes tumor progression in nonsmall cell lung cancer

    Ri Cui;Ri Cui;Wei Meng;Hui Lung Sun;Taewan Kim

  • Frequent epigenetic inactivation of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) by promoter methylation in human gastric cancer.

    Y. Y. Cheng;J. Yu;Y. P. Wong;E. P.S. Man

  • Three-tiered role of the pioneer factor GATA2 in promoting androgen-dependent gene expression in prostate cancer

    Dayong Wu;Benjamin Sunkel;Zhong Chen;Xiangtao Liu

  • Attenuation of RNA polymerase II pausing mitigates BRCA1-associated R-loop accumulation and tumorigenesis.

    Xiaowen Zhang;Huai Chin Chiang;Yao Wang;Chi Zhang

  • Canonical and Atypical E2Fs Regulate the Mammalian Endocycle

    Hui Zi Chen;Madhu M. Ouseph;Jing Li;Jing Li;Thierry Pécot

  • Diverse AR-V7 cistromes in castration-resistant prostate cancer are governed by HoxB13.

    Zhong Chen;Dayong Wu;Jennifer M. Thomas-Ahner;Changxue Lu

  • Functional Analysis of KAP1 Genomic Recruitment

    Sushma Iyengar;Alexey V. Ivanov;Victor X. Jin;Frank J. Rauscher

  • Complexes of platinum(II) or palladium(II) with 1,10-phenanthroline and amino acids

    Victor X Jin;John D Ranford

  • Cell type-specific binding patterns reveal that TCF7L2 can be tethered to the genome by association with GATA3

    Seth Frietze;Rui Wang;Rui Wang;Lijing Yao;Yu Gyoung Tak

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim H M Huang
Tim H M Huang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Peggy J. Farnham
Peggy J. Farnham University of Southern California
Qianben Wang
Qianben Wang Duke University
Kenneth P. Nephew
Kenneth P. Nephew Indiana University
Ramana V. Davuluri
Ramana V. Davuluri Stony Brook University
Sandya Liyanarachchi
Sandya Liyanarachchi The Ohio State University
Pearlly S. Yan
Pearlly S. Yan The Ohio State University
Huidong Shi
Huidong Shi Augusta University
Roland D. Green
Roland D. Green Roche (Switzerland)
Hao Sun
Hao Sun Chinese University of Hong Kong

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