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Overview

Yonglun Luo is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, focusing on fields related to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a considerable body of work spanning Medicine as well. Their research encompasses various subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Surgery.

The primary topics explored by Luo include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Among Luo's recent published papers are:

  • "A single-cell type transcriptomics map of human tissues" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of Murine Endothelial Cells" (2020, Cell)
  • "An atlas of the protein-coding genes in the human, pig, and mouse brain" (2020, Science)
  • "Single-cell RNA sequencing technologies and applications: A brief overview" (2022, Clinical and Translational Medicine)
  • "SARS-CoV2-mediated suppression of NRF2-signaling reveals potent antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity of 4-octyl-itaconate and dimethyl fumarate" (2020, Nature Communications)

Luo frequently collaborates with other researchers such as Lin Lin, Lars Bolund, Jinrong Huang, Peng Han, and Huanming Yang, indicating a network of ongoing partnerships in their research efforts.

Luo's publications are distributed across various scientific venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Clinical and Translational Medicine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • A single-cell type transcriptomics map of human tissues.

    Max Karlsson;Cheng Zhang;Loren Méar;Wen Zhong

  • An atlas of the protein-coding genes in the human, pig, and mouse brain

    Evelina Sjöstedt;Evelina Sjöstedt;Wen Zhong;Linn Fagerberg;Max J. Karlsson

  • Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of Murine Endothelial Cells

    Joanna Kalucka;Laura P.M.H. de Rooij;Jermaine Goveia;Katerina Rohlenova

  • Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9.

    Dong Niu;Hong-Jiang Wei;Lin Lin;Haydy George

  • SARS-CoV2-mediated suppression of NRF2-signaling reveals potent antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity of 4-octyl-itaconate and dimethyl fumarate

    David Olagnier;Ensieh Farahani;Jacob Thyrsted;Julia Blay-Cadanet

  • An Integrated Gene Expression Landscape Profiling Approach to Identify Lung Tumor Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity and Angiogenic Candidates

    Jermaine Goveia;Katerina Rohlenova;Federico Taverna;Lucas Treps

  • Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Endothelial Metabolic Plasticity in Pathological Angiogenesis.

    Katerina Rohlenova;Jermaine Goveia;Melissa García-Caballero;Abhishek Subramanian

  • Nrf2 negatively regulates STING indicating a link between antiviral sensing and metabolic reprogramming

    David Olagnier;Aske M Brandtoft;Camilla Gunderstofte;Nikolaj L Villadsen

  • Chromatin accessibility and guide sequence secondary structure affect CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing efficiency

    Kristopher Torp Jensen;Kristopher Torp Jensen;Lasse Fløe;Trine Skov Petersen;Jinrong Huang

  • Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Renal Endothelium Heterogeneity and Metabolic Adaptation to Water Deprivation.

    Sébastien J. Dumas;Sébastien J. Dumas;Elda Meta;Elda Meta;Mila Borri;Mila Borri;Jermaine Goveia;Jermaine Goveia

  • A simple method for deriving functional MSCs and applied for osteogenesis in 3D scaffolds

    Lijin Zou;Yonglun Luo;Muwan Chen;Muwan Chen;Gang Wang;Gang Wang

  • Genetically modified pigs for biomedical research.

    Yonglun Luo;Lin Lin;Lars Bolund;Thomas G. Jensen

  • Mesenchymal stem cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells retain adequate osteogenicity and chondrogenicity but less adipogenicity

    Ran Kang;Yan Zhou;Shuang Tan;Shuang Tan;Guangqian Zhou

  • Enhancing CRISPR-Cas9 gRNA efficiency prediction by data integration and deep learning

    Xi Xiang;Giulia I. Corsi;Christian Anthon;Kunli Qu

  • High efficiency of BRCA1 knockout using rAAV-mediated gene targeting: developing a pig model for breast cancer

    Yonglun Luo;Juan Li;Ying Liu;Lin Lin

  • CRISPR-C: circularization of genes and chromosome by CRISPR in human cells.

    Henrik Devitt Møller;Lin Lin;Xi Xiang;Xi Xiang;Trine Skov Petersen

  • Genome-wide determination of on-target and off-target characteristics for RNA-guided DNA methylation by dCas9 methyltransferases.

    Lin Lin;Yong Liu;Fengping Xu;Jinrong Huang

  • Phenotypic diversity and metabolic specialization of renal endothelial cells.

    Sébastien J Dumas;Elda Meta;Mila Borri;Yonglun Luo

  • An integrated gene expression landscape profiling approach to identify lung tumor endothelial cell heterogeneity and angiogenic candidates (vol 37, pg 21.e1, 2020)

    Jermaine Goveia;Katerina Rohlenova;Federico Taverna;Lucas Treps

  • A simple method for deriving functional MSCs and applied for osteogenesis in 3D

    Yonglun Luo;Muwan Chen;Gang Wang;Ming Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Bolund
Lars Bolund Aarhus University
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiuqing Zhang
Xiuqing Zhang China Agricultural University
Xun Xu
Xun Xu Beijing Genomics Institute
Henrik Callesen
Henrik Callesen Aarhus University
Poul Hyttel
Poul Hyttel University of Copenhagen
Guy Eelen
Guy Eelen KU Leuven

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