通过基因组学方法系统研究免疫细胞DNA复制和修复的染色质调控过程;研究抗体的成熟过程并进行抗体细胞工厂的开发。
代表性研究成果:
1. Zhangding Z#, Liu X#, Liang H#, Fan Y, Peng Y, Rao W, Chen W & Hu J (2026). Deciphering the dual effects of transcription on DNA replication elongation by Replication-associated Micro-C. Molecular Cell. 2026 May 21; 86(10):1870-1880.e5 doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2026.03.034.
2. Wang Y#, Guo Y#, Lu Q, Liu X, Xu H, Chen J, Pi R, Yuan S, Yang Z, Lu R, Meng F-L, Gan T & Hu J (2026). Restoring the potency of neutralizing antibody via guided hypermutation with hyper-antibody editor. Genome Research. 2026 May 6;36(5):1029-1039. doi: 10.1101/gr.281396.125.
3. Xin C#, Xiang G#, Cao S#, Wang Y#, Yuan S, Liu X, Hong J, Hu J*, and Wang H* (2026). Comprehensive assessment of activity, specificity, and safety of hypercompact TnpB systems for gene editing. Genome Biology. 2026 Jan 21; 27:39. doi:10.1186/s13059-026-03949-8.
4. Hu J* (2025). A tale of two forms of cohesin in DNA repair. Science 2025 Dec 4;390(6777):987-988. doi: 10.1126/science.aed1859.
5. Liu Y#, Zhangding Z#, Liu X, Hu J (2025). Chromatin-centric insights into DNA replication. Trends in Genetics. 2025 May;41(5):412-424. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.12.003.
6. Wu J#, Liu Y#, Ou L#, Gan T#, Zhangding Z, Yuan S, Liu X, Liu M, Li J, Yin J, Xin C, Tian Y & Hu J (2024). Transfer of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome during induced DNA breaks. Nature Communications. 2024 Nov 1;15(1):9438. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53806-0.
7. Liu Y#, Zhangding Z#, Liu X#, Gan T, Ai C, Wu J, Liang H, Chen M, Guo Y, Lu R, Jiang Y, Ji X, Gao N, Kong DC, Li Q & Hu J (2024). Fork coupling directs DNA replication elongation and termination. Science. 2024 Mar 15; 338(6688):1215-22. doi:10.1126/science.adj7606.
8. Wu J#, Liu Y#, Zhangding Z#, Liu X#, Ai C, Gan T, Liang H, Guo Y, Chen M, Liu Y, Yin J, Zhang W & Hu J (2023). Cohesin maintains replication timing to suppress DNA damage on cancer genes. Nature Genetics. 2023.Aug; 55(8):1347-1358. doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01458-z.
9. Yin J#, Fang K#, Gao Y#, Ou L, Yuan S, Xin C, Wu W, Wu W-W, Hong J, Yang H*, & Hu J* (2022). Safeguarding genome integrity during gene-editing therapy of age-related macular degeneration. Nature Communications. 2022 Dec 22; 13(1):7867. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35640-4.
10. Wu J#, Zou Ziye#, Liu Y#,*, Liu X, Zhangding Z, Xu M* & Hu J* (2022). CRISPR/Cas9-induced structural variations expand in T lymphocytes in vivo. Nucleic Acids Research. 2022 Oct 28; 50 (19):11128-11137. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkac887.