top of page
PUBLICATIONS
Key Publications
* equal contribution. † corresponding author. For the full list of publications, please see Google Scholar.
DNA-guided transcription factor interactions extend human gene regulatory code
Xie Z, Sokolov I, Osmala M, Yue X, Bower G, Pett JP, Chen Y, Wang K, Cavga AD, Popov A, Teichmann SA, Morgunova E, Kvon EZ, Yin Y† & Taipale J†.
Nature (2025) PDF
Rapid and Quantitative Functional Interrogation of Human Enhancer Variant Activity in Live Mice
Hollingsworth EW, Liu TA, Alcantara JA, Chen CX, Jacinto SH, Kvon EZ†.
Nature communications (2025) PDF
Increased Enhancer-Promoter Interactions during Developmental Enhancer Activation in Mammals
Chen Z, Snetkova V, Bower G, Jacinto S, Clock B, Dizehchi A, Barozzi I, Mannion BJ, Alcaina-Caro A, Lopez-Rios J, Dickel DE, Visel A, Pennacchio LA, Kvon EZ†.
Nature Genetics (2024) PMID38509385 PDF DATA
A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation
Yanchus C, Drucker KL, Kollmeyer TM, Tsai R, Winick-Ng W, Liang M, Malik A, Pawling J, De Lorenzo SB, Ali A, Decker PA, Kosel ML, Panda A, Al-Zahrani KN, Jiang L, Browning JWL, Lowden C, Geuenich M, Hernandez JJ, Gosio JT, Ahmed M, Loganathan SK, Berman J, Trcka D, Michealraj KA, Fortin J, Carson B, Hollingsworth EW, Jacinto S, Mazrooei P, Zhou L, Elia A, Lupien M, He HH, Murphy DJ, Wang L, Abyzov A, Dennis JW, Maass PG, Campbell K, Wilson MD, Lachance DH, Wrensch M, Wiencke J, Mak T, Pennacchio LA, Dickel DE, Visel A, Wrana J, Taylor MD, Zadeh G, Dirks P, Eckel-Passow JE, Attisano L, Pombo A, Ida CM, Kvon EZ, Jenkins RB, Schramek D.
Science (2022) PMID36201590 PDF
Enhancer redundancy in development and disease
Kvon EZ*†, Waymack R, Elabd MG, Wunderlich Z*†
Nature Reviews Genetics (2021) PMID33442000 PDF
Comprehensive in vivo interrogation reveals phenotypic impact of human enhancer variants
Kvon EZ, Zhu Y, Kelman G, Novak CS, Plajzer-Frick I, Kato M, Garvin TH, Pham Q, Harrington A, Hunter R, Godoy J, Meky EM, Akiyama JA, Afzal V, Tran S, Escande F, Gilbert-Dussardier B, Jean-Marçais N, Hudaiberdiev S, Ovcharenko I, Dobbs MB, Gurnett CA, Manouvrier-Hanu S, Petit F, Visel A, Dickel DE, Pennacchio LA.
Cell (2020) PMID32169219 PDF
Progressive loss of function in a limb enhancer during snake evolution
Kvon EZ, Kamneva OK, Melo US, Barozzi I, Osterwalder M, Mannion BJ, Tissières V, Pickle CS, Plajzer-Frick I, Lee EA, Kato M, Garvin TH, Akiyama JA, Afzal V, Lopez-Rios J, Rubin EM, Dickel DE, Pennacchio LA, Visel A
Cell (2016) PMID27768887 PDF
Using transgenic reporter assays to functionally characterize enhancers in animals
Kvon EZ†
Genomics (2015) PMID26072435 PDF
Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo
Kvon EZ, Kazmar T, Stampfel G, Yanez-Cuna JO, Pagani M, Schernhuber K, Dickson BJ, Stark A
Nature (2014) PMID24896182 PDF
Deciphering the transcriptional cis-regulatory code
Yanez-Cuna JO*, Kvon EZ*, Stark A
Trends in Genetics (2013) PMID23102583 PDF
HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature
Kvon EZ*, Stampfel G.*, Yáñez-Cuna JO, Dickson, BJ, Stark, A
Genes & Development (2012) PMID22499593 PDF
Other Publications
Characterization of Mammalian In Vivo Enhancers Using Mouse Transgenesis and CRISPR Genome Editing
Osterwalder M, Tran S, Hunter RD, Meky EM, von Maydell K, Harrington AN, Godoy J, Novak CS, Plajzer-Frick I, Zhu Y, Akiyama JA, Afzal V, Kvon EZ, Pennacchio LA, Dickel DE, Visel A
Methods in Molecular Biology (2022) PMID34913122 PDF
Ultraconserved enhancer function does not require perfect sequence conservation
Snetkova V, Ypsilanti AR, Akiyama JA, Mannion BJ, Plajzer-Frick I, Novak CS, Harrington AN, Pham QT, Kato M, Zhu Y, Godoy J, Meky E, Hunter RD, Shi M, Kvon EZ, Afzal V, Tran S, Rubenstein JLR, Visel A, Pennacchio LA, Dickel DE
Nature Genetics (2021) PMID33782603 PDF
Presynaptic homeostasis opposes disease progression in mouse models of ALS-like degeneration: evidence for homeostatic neuroprotection
Orr BO, Hauswirth AG, Celona B, Fetter RD, Zunino G, Kvon EZ, Zhu Y, Pennacchio LA, Black BL, Davis GW
Neuron (2020) PMID32380032 PDF
Stable enhancers are active in development, and fragile enhancers are associated with evolutionary adaptation
Li S, Kvon EZ, Visel A, Pennacchio LA, Ovcharenko I
Genome Biology (2019) PMID31307522 PDF
An evolutionary conserved epigenetic mark of polycomb response elements implemented by Trx/MLL/COMPASS
Rickels R, Hu D, Collings CK, Woodfin AR, Piunti A, Mohan M, Herz H-M, Kvon EZ, Shilatifard A
Molecular Cell (2016) PMID27447986 PDF
Drosophila embryo stage annotation using label propagation
Kazmar T, Kvon EZ, Stark A, Lampert CH
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (2013) PDF
Uncovering cis-regulatory sequence requirements for context-specific transcription factor binding
Yáñez-Cuna JO, Dinh HQ*, Kvon EZ*, Shlyueva D*, Stark A.
Genome Research (2012) PMID22534400 PDF
Gene density profile reveals the marking of late replicated domains in the Drosophila melanogaster genome
Belyakin SN, Babenko VN, Maksimov DA, Shloma VV, Kvon EZ, Belyaeva ES, Zhimulev IF
Chromosoma (2010) PMID20602235 PDF
Genetic Factors Mediating Long-range Enhancer–Promoter Communication in Mammalian Development
Bower G, Kvon EZ†.
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development (2024) PDF
The Genomes of All Lungfish Inform on Genome Expansion and Tetrapod Evolution
BSchartl M†, Woltering JM, Irisarri I, Du K, Kneitz S, Pippel M, Brown T, Franchini P, Li J, Li M, Adolfi M, Winkler S, Sousa JF, Chen Z, Jacinto S, Kvon EZ, Oliveira LRC, Monteiro E, Amaral DB, Burmester T, Chalopin D, Suh A, Myers E, Simakov O, Schneider I, Meyer A†.
Nature (2024) PDF
Conserved Cis-Acting Range Extender Element Mediates Extreme Long-Range Enhancer Activity in Mammals
Bower G, Hollingsworth EW, Jacinto SH, Clock B, Cao K, Liu M, Dziulko A, Alcaina-Caro A, Xu Q, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Lopez-Rios J, Dickel DE, Bardet AF, Pennacchio LA, Visel A, Kvon EZ†.
bioRxiv (2024) PDF
_edited.jpg)
Emx2 Underlies the Development and Evolution of Marsupial Gliding Membranes
Moreno JA, Dudchenko O, YF Charles, Mereby SA, Chen Z, Ramos R, Almet AA, Sen H, Brack BJ, Johnson MR, Li S, Wang W, Gaska JM, Ploss A, Weisz D, Omer AD, Yao W, Colaric Z, Kaur P, Leger JS, Nie Q, Mena A, Flanagan JP, Keller G, Sanger T, Ostrow B, Plikus MV, Kvon EZ, Aiden EL† & Mallarino R†.
Nature (2024) PMC11062917 PDF
bottom of page