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Christopher B. Burge

IIT@MIT · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Cancer Research
Research interest
Research interests include RNA Research and Splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.
h-index
85
citations
99,618
works
302
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

A splice-switching antisense oligonucleotide approach for pediatric genetic epilepsies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Widespread naturally variable human exons aid genetic interpretation
Nature Communications 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Molecular and cellular context influences SCN8A variant function
JCI Insight 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Regulatory features aid interpretation of 3′UTR variants
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2024cited by 17position: lastdoi
Understanding species-specific and conserved RNA-protein interactions in vivo and in vitro
Nature Communications 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Widespread naturally variable human exons aid genetic interpretation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024cited by 1position: lastdoi
Sensory nerves enhance triple-negative breast cancer invasion and metastasis via the axon guidance molecule PlexinB3
npj Breast Cancer 2022cited by 50position: middledoi
Author Correction: Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes
Nature 2022cited by 21position: middledoi
Widespread occurrence of hybrid internal-terminal exons in human transcriptomes
Science Advances 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Author Correction: Perspectives on ENCODE
Nature 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Loss of LUC7L2 and U1 snRNP subunits shifts energy metabolism from glycolysis to OXPHOS
Molecular Cell 2021cited by 95position: middledoi
Sensory nerves enhance triple-negative breast cancer migration and metastasis via the axon guidance molecule PlexinB3
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021cited by 3position: middledoi
Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes
Nature 2020cited by 2,541position: middledoi
A large-scale binding and functional map of human RNA-binding proteins
Nature 2020cited by 1,355position: middledoi
Perspectives on ENCODE
Nature 2020cited by 222position: middledoi
Concentration-dependent splicing is enabled by Rbfox motifs of intermediate affinity
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2020cited by 66position: lastdoi
Acquisition of a hybrid E/M state is essential for tumorigenicity of basal breast cancer cells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019cited by 528position: middledoi
Pervasive Chromatin-RNA Binding Protein Interactions Enable RNA-Based Regulation of Transcription
Cell 2019cited by 414position: middledoi
Acidification of Tumor at Stromal Boundaries Drives Transcriptome Alterations Associated with Aggressive Phenotypes
Cancer Research 2019cited by 249position: middledoi
Exon-Mediated Activation of Transcription Starts
Cell 2019cited by 109position: lastdoi
Widespread PERK-dependent repression of ER targets in response to ER stress
Scientific Reports 2019cited by 57position: middledoi
Allele-specific binding of RNA-binding proteins reveals functional genetic variants in the RNA
Nature Communications 2019cited by 56position: middledoi
Sequence, Structure, and Context Preferences of Human RNA Binding Proteins
Molecular Cell 2018cited by 610position: lastdoi
Transcriptome alterations in myotonic dystrophy skeletal muscle and heart
Human Molecular Genetics 2018cited by 130position: lastdoi
Widespread Accumulation of Ribosome-Associated Isolated 3′ UTRs in Neuronal Cell Populations of the Aging Brain
Cell Reports 2018cited by 93position: lastdoi
Alternative RNA splicing in the endothelium mediated in part by Rbfox2 regulates the arterial response to low flow
eLife 2018cited by 48position: middledoi
Allele-specific binding of RNA-binding proteins reveals functional genetic variants in the RNA
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2018cited by 3position: middledoi
Widespread PERK-dependent repression of ER targets in response to ER stress
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2018cited by 1position: middledoi
A Large-Scale Binding and Functional Map of Human RNA Binding Proteins
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2017cited by 185position: middledoi
The kinetics of pre-mRNA splicing in the Drosophila genome and the influence of gene architecture
eLife 2017cited by 86position: lastdoi

Grants

CRCNS: Bioinformatics of Alternative Splicing in the Nervous System
NSF0218506$1,786,0582002–2007PIRePORTER
NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for FY 1998
NSF9803928$80,0001998–2000PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Nicole Lambert · Foundation Medicine (United States)11 papers (2012–2018)G Yeo · Aarhus University Hospital9 papers (2016–2021)Eric T. Wang · Allen Institute for Brain Science8 papers (2012–2018)Peter Freese · Grail (United States)7 papers (2016–2019)Brenton R. Graveley · Directorate-General for Interpretation6 papers (2016–2019)Maria S. Alexis · Massachusetts Institute of Technology6 papers (2015–2024)Yarden Katz · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2014–2015)Gabriel A. Pratt · Blaze Bioscience (United States)5 papers (2016–2018)Reut Shalgi · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2013–2019)Vincent L. Butty · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2013–2018)Frank B. Gertler · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2015–2019)Daniel Domínguez · InSightec (Israel)4 papers (2016–2018)Xinshu Xiao · University of California, Los Angeles4 papers (2012–2019)Madeleine J. Oudin · Tufts University4 papers (2021–2025)J. Matthew Taliaferro · University of Colorado Denver4 papers (2015–2017)Athma A. Pai · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School4 papers (2016–2022)Eric L. Van Nostrand · Baylor College of Medicine4 papers (2016–2019)Edoardo M. Airoldi · Temple University4 papers (2014–2015)Alex Robertson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2015)Bridget E. Begg · California University of Pennsylvania3 papers (2019–2021)