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Phillip A. Sharp

Allen Institute · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology Cancer Biology Cell Biology Computational Biology Genetics Human Disease Immunology Microbiology Neurobiology Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Locations Core Facilities Video Gallery Faculty Resources Undergraduate Why Biology? Undergraduate Testimonials Major/Minor Requirements General Institute Requirement Advanced Standing Exam Transfer Credit Current Students Subject Offerings Research Opportunities Biology Undergraduate Student Association Career Development Tutoring Graduate Why MIT Biology? Diversity in the Graduate Program NIH Training Grant Career Outcomes Graduate Testimonials Prospective Students Application Process Interdisciplinary and Joint Degree Programs Funding Living in Cambridge Current Students Subject Offerings Gradua
h-index
174
citations
126,289
works
632
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

Mutant p53 exploits enhancers to elevate immunosuppressive chemokine expression and impair immune checkpoint inhibitors in pancreatic cancer
Immunity 2025cited by 23position: contributordoi
Mutant p53 exploits enhancers to elevate immunosuppressive chemokine expression and impair immune checkpoint inhibitors in pancreatic cancer
Immunity 2025cited by 22position: lastdoi
Engineered prime editors with minimal genomic errors
Nature 2025cited by 20position: middledoi
Engineered prime editors with minimal genomic errors
Nature 2025cited by 18position: contributordoi
RNA Dynamics Regulate Transcriptional Condensate Vivacity to Drive Gene Coordination
2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Single-cell nascent RNA sequencing unveils coordinated global transcription
Nature 2024cited by 108position: lastdoi
Single-cell nascent RNA sequencing unveils coordinated global transcription.
2024cited by 80position: contributordoi
Improved modeling of RNA-binding protein motifs in an interpretable neural model of RNA splicing.
2024cited by 14position: selecteddoi
Mutant p53 Exploits Enhancers to Elevate Immunosuppressive Chemokine Expression and Impair Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer
2024cited by 2position: selecteddoi
Oncogenic <i>CDK13</i> mutations impede nuclear RNA surveillance
Science 2023cited by 52position: middledoi
Oncogenic &lt;i&gt;CDK13&lt;/i&gt; mutations impede nuclear RNA surveillance.
2023cited by 45position: contributordoi
Altered DNA repair pathway engagement by engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 39position: middledoi
Altered DNA repair pathway engagement by engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 37position: selecteddoi
Single-cell nascent RNA sequencing using click-chemistry unveils coordinated transcription
2023cited by 3position: contributordoi
RNA in formation and regulation of transcriptional condensates.
2022cited by 109position: contributordoi
RNA in formation and regulation of transcriptional condensates
RNA 2021cited by 139position: firstdoi
RNA-Mediated Feedback Control of Transcriptional Condensates
Cell 2020cited by 614position: middledoi
Partitioning of cancer therapeutics in nuclear condensates
Science 2020cited by 517position: middledoi
Partitioning of cancer therapeutics in nuclear condensates.
2020cited by 431position: contributordoi
Imprinted Maternally Expressed microRNAs Antagonize Paternally Driven Gene Programs in Neurons
Molecular Cell 2020cited by 53position: lastdoi
Pol II phosphorylation regulates a switch between transcriptional and splicing condensates
Nature 2019cited by 710position: middledoi
Enhancer Features that Drive Formation of Transcriptional Condensates
Molecular Cell 2019cited by 427position: middledoi
Gain-of-function mutation of microRNA-140 in human skeletal dysplasia
Nature Medicine 2019cited by 105position: middledoi
Gain-of-function mutation of microRNA-140 in human skeletal dysplasia.
2019cited by 83position: contributordoi
Sequestration of microRNA-mediated target repression by the Ago2-associated RNA-binding protein FAM120A.
2019cited by 29position: contributordoi
Networks of enhancers and microRNAs drive variation in cell states
2019cited by 1position: contributordoi
Coactivator condensation at super-enhancers links phase separation and gene control
Science 2018cited by 2,643position: middledoi
CDK12 regulates DNA repair genes by suppressing intronic polyadenylation
Nature 2018cited by 308position: lastdoi
Transcriptional Pause Sites Delineate Stable Nucleosome-Associated Premature Polyadenylation Suppressed by U1 snRNP
Molecular Cell 2018cited by 127position: lastdoi
Mapping a functional cancer genome atlas of tumor suppressors in mouse liver using AAV-CRISPR–mediated direct in vivo screening
Science Advances 2018cited by 107position: middledoi

Grants

Development of Nonsense Suppressors in Mammalian Cells
NSF8800002$300,9801988–1991PIRePORTER
Development of Nonsense Suppressors in Mammalian Cells
NSF8502718$300,0001985–1988PIRePORTER
Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells
NSF8200309$258,1221982–1985PIRePORTER
Gene Regulation in Mammalian Cells
NSF7823230$167,6191979–1982PIRePORTER
Adenovirus Molecular Biology
NSF7620603$70,0001977–1979PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Phillip A. Sharp · McGovern Institute for Brain Research15 papers (2023–2025)Richard A. Young · Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research10 papers (2013–2023) · 10 papers (2019–2025)Sidi Chen · Nanjing Normal University8 papers (2014–2018)Feng Zhang · Broad Institute7 papers (2014–2018)Hiroshi Suzuki · Inamori Foundation7 papers (2017–2025)Xuebing Wu · Columbia University Irving Medical Center6 papers (2013–2018)Arup K. Chakraborty · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2017–2021)Paul L. Boutz · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2017–2023)Krishna Shrinivas · Northwestern University5 papers (2017–2020)Nancy M. Hannett · Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research5 papers (2015–2020)Randall J. Platt · ETH Zurich5 papers (2014–2018)Brian J. Abraham · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital4 papers (2015–2023)Lupeng Ye · Yale Cancer Center4 papers (2017–2018)Alicia V. Zamudio · Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research4 papers (2018–2020)Róbert Langer · Laboratoire d’immunologie intégrative du cancer4 papers (2023–2025)Ryan D. Chow · Yale Cancer Center4 papers (2017–2018)Christopher D. Guzman · Yale Cancer Center4 papers (2017–2018)Tyler Jacks · Howard Hughes Medical Institute4 papers (2012–2014)Matthew B. Dong · Yale Cancer Center4 papers (2017–2018)