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Phillip A. Sharp

Bio: Phillip A. Sharp is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: RNA & RNA splicing. The author has an hindex of 172, co-authored 614 publications receiving 117126 citations. Previous affiliations of Phillip A. Sharp include McGovern Institute for Brain Research & Medical Research Council.
Topics: RNA, RNA splicing, Gene, Transcription (biology), DNA


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01 Jan 1976
TL;DR: It is shown that He La cells infected by two temperature-sensitive mutants of Adenovirus type 5, which are defective in viral DNA replication and complement one another, fail to synthesize “late” viral mRNA sequences at the non-permissive temperature.
Abstract: . We show here that He La cells infected by two temperature-sensitive mutants of Adenovirus type 5, which are defective in viral DNA replication and complement one another, fail to synthesize “late” viral mRNA sequences at the non-permissive temperature. We also report the characterization of single-stranded viral DNA sequences, present in infected cells during viral replication, quantitation and the time course of synthesis of such sequences are described. A brief account is also given of experiments designed to follow changes in viral DNA sequences in ts-125 infected cells following a shift from permissive to non-permissive temperatures.
01 Nov 2013
TL;DR: The authors proposed that divergent transcription from promoters and enhancers may shape the evolution of the genome by new gene origination, and showed that the divergence from active gene transcription can shape the evolutionary process of the mammalian genome.
Abstract: The mammalian genome is extensively transcribed, a large fraction of which is divergent transcription from promoters and enhancers that is tightly coupled with active gene transcription. Here, we propose that divergent transcription may shape the evolution of the genome by new gene origination.

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23 Jan 2004-Cell
TL;DR: Although they escaped notice until relatively recently, miRNAs comprise one of the more abundant classes of gene regulatory molecules in multicellular organisms and likely influence the output of many protein-coding genes.

32,946 citations

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Eric S. Lander1, Lauren Linton1, Bruce W. Birren1, Chad Nusbaum1  +245 moreInstitutions (29)
15 Feb 2001-Nature
TL;DR: The results of an international collaboration to produce and make freely available a draft sequence of the human genome are reported and an initial analysis is presented, describing some of the insights that can be gleaned from the sequence.
Abstract: The human genome holds an extraordinary trove of information about human development, physiology, medicine and evolution. Here we report the results of an international collaboration to produce and make freely available a draft sequence of the human genome. We also present an initial analysis of the data, describing some of the insights that can be gleaned from the sequence.

22,269 citations

28 Jul 2005
TL;DR: PfPMP1)与感染红细胞、树突状组胞以及胎盘的单个或多个受体作用,在黏附及免疫逃避中起关键的作�ly.
Abstract: 抗原变异可使得多种致病微生物易于逃避宿主免疫应答。表达在感染红细胞表面的恶性疟原虫红细胞表面蛋白1(PfPMP1)与感染红细胞、内皮细胞、树突状细胞以及胎盘的单个或多个受体作用,在黏附及免疫逃避中起关键的作用。每个单倍体基因组var基因家族编码约60种成员,通过启动转录不同的var基因变异体为抗原变异提供了分子基础。

18,940 citations

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23 Jan 2009-Cell
TL;DR: The current understanding of miRNA target recognition in animals is outlined and the widespread impact of miRNAs on both the expression and evolution of protein-coding genes is discussed.

18,036 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a procedure for extracting plasmid DNA from bacterial cells is described, which is simple enough to permit the analysis by gel electrophoresis of 100 or more clones per day, yet yields DNA which is pure enough to be digestible by restriction enzymes.
Abstract: A procedure for extracting plasmid DNA from bacterial cells is described. The method is simple enough to permit the analysis by gel electrophoresis of 100 or more clones per day yet yields plasmid DNA which is pure enough to be digestible by restriction enzymes. The principle of the method is selective alkaline denaturation of high molecular weight chromosomal DNA while covalently closed circular DNA remains double-stranded. Adequate pH control is accomplished without using a pH meter. Upon neutralization, chromosomal DNA renatures to form an insoluble clot, leaving plasmid DNA in the supernatant. Large and small plasmid DNAs have been extracted by this method.

13,805 citations