2017
Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders
Ardhanareeswaran K, Mariani J, Coppola G, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders. Nature Reviews Neurology 2017, 13: 265-278. PMID: 28418023, PMCID: PMC5782822, DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2017.45.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBrainHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsModels, BiologicalNerve NetNeurodevelopmental DisordersConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsNeurodevelopmental disordersPluripotent stem cellsBrain developmentStem cellsAbnormal brain developmentBrain cell typesDopaminergic neuronsCortical neuronsUnique genetic signatureEarly developmentKey PointsHumanHiPSC modelsSomatic cellsDisordersGenetic signaturesGenetic studiesAltered trajectoryCell typesAdult cellsNeuronsUnknown facetsCellsDrug discoveryHiPSCs
2015
FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mariani J, Coppola G, Zhang P, Abyzov A, Provini L, Tomasini L, Amenduni M, Szekely A, Palejev D, Wilson M, Gerstein M, Grigorenko EL, Chawarska K, Pelphrey KA, Howe JR, Vaccarino FM. FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cell 2015, 162: 375-390. PMID: 26186191, PMCID: PMC4519016, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsGene network analysisGene network modulesUpregulation of genesTranscription factor Foxg1Accelerated cell cyclePluripotent stem cellsRNA interferenceGenetic basisSynaptic assemblyCell cycleBrain developmentNeuron fateNeuron differentiationNeuronal differentiationGenomic mutationsHuman brain developmentIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderAltered expressionStem cellsCell proliferationFOXG1ASD pathophysiologyNetwork modulesNeural cultures