2021
Transcriptomics of the depressed and PTSD brain
Zhang J, Kaye AP, Wang J, Girgenti MJ. Transcriptomics of the depressed and PTSD brain. Neurobiology Of Stress 2021, 15: 100408. PMID: 34703849, PMCID: PMC8524242, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100408.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsHigh-throughput transcriptomic methodsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell RNA sequencingLarge genomic datasetsCommon molecular pathwaysTranscriptomic approachTranscriptional programsTranscriptome studiesStress adaptationTranscriptomic methodsRNA sequencingGenomic datasetsSurvival mechanismMolecular pathwaysOrganismsPTSD brainsTranscriptomeTranscriptomicsAdaptationNeurobiology of stressStressSequencingPathwayCentral questionNeurobiologistsGene expression in the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortices implicates immune-related gene networks in PTSD
Logue MW, Zhou Z, Morrison FG, Wolf EJ, Daskalakis NP, Chatzinakos C, Georgiadis F, Labadorf AT, Girgenti MJ, Young KA, Williamson DE, Zhao X, Grenier JG, Group T, Huber BR, Miller MW. Gene expression in the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortices implicates immune-related gene networks in PTSD. Neurobiology Of Stress 2021, 15: 100398. PMID: 34646915, PMCID: PMC8498459, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrefrontal cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexDepression casesHistory of PTSDDepression-associated genesImmune-related networkBrain BankImmune regulationGene expressionIndependent cohortBrain regionsEvidence of replicationPTSD casesMultiple testing correctionImmune genesPTSDCo-expression network analysisCortexEffect sizeUpstream regulatorRNA sequencingRecent studiesGenetic modelsExpressionCandidate gene analysis
2019
Prefrontal cortex interneurons display dynamic sex-specific stress-induced transcriptomes
Girgenti MJ, Wohleb ES, Mehta S, Ghosal S, Fogaca MV, Duman RS. Prefrontal cortex interneurons display dynamic sex-specific stress-induced transcriptomes. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 292. PMID: 31712551, PMCID: PMC6848179, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0642-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence-activated cell sortingInitiation factor 2Distinct transcriptome profilesTranslational machineryTranscriptome profilesEnriched pathwaysTranscriptional pathwaysTranscriptional profilesRNA sequencingDepressive-like behaviorSST interneuronsKey pathwaysChronic stressInterneuron subtypesSex-specific differencesPrefrontal cortexCell sortingSignificant dysregulationFactor 2PathwayStress-induced depressive-like behaviorDecreased expressionReporter miceGrowth factorNon-stressed females
2017
Transcriptome Alterations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Girgenti MJ, Duman RS. Transcriptome Alterations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 83: 840-848. PMID: 29128043, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNext-generation sequencing technologiesAberrant gene expressionGene expression changesAmount of transcriptsGene expression studiesGene profiling studiesAlternative splicingTranscriptome alterationsTranscriptomic technologiesRNA sequencingSequencing technologiesTranscript identificationExpression studiesGene expressionExpression changesStress disorderBlood of patientsCellular mechanismsPeripheral blood cellsProfiling studiesHuman peripheral bloodPeripheral bloodLifetime prevalenceGeneral population