2020
Integrating CRISPR Engineering and hiPSC-Derived 2D Disease Modeling Systems
Rehbach K, Fernando MB, Brennand KJ. Integrating CRISPR Engineering and hiPSC-Derived 2D Disease Modeling Systems. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 1176-1185. PMID: 32024766, PMCID: PMC7002154, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0518-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsMajor brain cell typesDual Perspectives CompanionBrain cell typesNeuronal maturityPsychiatric disordersHuman neuronsDisease riskStudy designBrain organoidsIntradonor variabilityDisease modelsHuman neurodevelopmentInduced pluripotent stem cellsNeural differentiationDiseaseStem cellsCell typesPluripotent stem cellsHuman diseasesEfficient neural differentiationInduction strategyPatient-specific cellsDisease modelingCells
2019
Spatial genome exploration in the context of cognitive and neurological disease
Rajarajan P, Borrman T, Liao W, Espeso-Gil S, Chandrasekaran S, Jiang Y, Weng Z, Brennand KJ, Akbarian S. Spatial genome exploration in the context of cognitive and neurological disease. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2019, 59: 112-119. PMID: 31255842, PMCID: PMC6889018, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2019.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome explorationSpecific gene expression programsImportant regulatory layerTopological chromatin domainsGene expression programsChromosomal contact mapsChromatin domainsGenome organizationExpression programsRegulatory layerTranscriptional regulationChromosomal contactsWidespread remodelingTranscriptomic analysisRepeat sequencesUnexpected linkNeuronal lineageNeural differentiationNon-contiguous sequencesContact mapsAbnormal expansionNeurodegenerative diseasesNew insightsSequenceMouse brain
2017
Personalized medicine in a dish: the growing possibility of neuropsychiatric disease drug discovery tailored to patient genetic variants using stem cells
Brennand K. Personalized medicine in a dish: the growing possibility of neuropsychiatric disease drug discovery tailored to patient genetic variants using stem cells. Stem Cell Investigation 2017, 4: 91-91. PMID: 29270417, PMCID: PMC5723749, DOI: 10.21037/sci.2017.10.05.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersNeural progenitor cellsBrain disordersNeural cell fateNeuropsychiatric diseasesStem cellsZika virus infectionPatient genetic variantsCell-derived neuronsPluripotent stem cellsHuman neural cellsCell fateDisease drug discoveryDisease progressionHealthy controlsNeural differentiationVirus infectionMature neuronsParkinson's diseasePhenotypic changesCellular insightsPatient's genotypeZika virusAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tissueNeural proliferation