2023
Pandemic city: Village-in-a-dish unlocks dynamic genetic effects in the brain
Seah C, Brennand K. Pandemic city: Village-in-a-dish unlocks dynamic genetic effects in the brain. Cell Stem Cell 2023, 30: 239-241. PMID: 36868190, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainHumansIn Situ HybridizationNeurodevelopmental DisordersPandemicsStem CellsZika VirusZika Virus Infection
2020
Functional annotation of rare structural variation in the human brain
Han L, Zhao X, Benton ML, Perumal T, Collins RL, Hoffman GE, Johnson JS, Sloofman L, Wang HZ, Stone MR, Brennand K, Brand H, Sieberts S, Marenco S, Peters M, Lipska B, Roussos P, Capra J, Talkowski M, Ruderfer D. Functional annotation of rare structural variation in the human brain. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 2990. PMID: 32533064, PMCID: PMC7293301, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16736-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutopsyBrainDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenetic VariationGenome, HumanHumansMaleNeurodevelopmental DisordersSequence Analysis, RNA
2016
Spatial genome organization and cognition
Rajarajan P, Gil S, Brennand K, Akbarian S. Spatial genome organization and cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2016, 17: 681-691. PMID: 27708356, PMCID: PMC5503467, DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2016.124.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCognitionDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsGenomeHumansNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeuronsRNA, UntranslatedConceptsPromoter-enhancer interactionsRegulatory sequencesGene transcription start siteSpatial genome organizationNon-coding DNACis-regulatory sequencesHundreds of kilobasesTranscription start siteCRISPR-Cas systemsChromosomal loopingGenome organizationTranscriptional activatorChromosomal conformationCohesin complexGenetic risk architectureTranscriptional regulationStart siteCandidate genesGene expressionStructural variantsDecoy modelsNeurodevelopmental diseasesCrucial layerEditing techniquesProgenitor cells