2017
PTSD Blood Transcriptome Mega-Analysis: Shared Inflammatory Pathways across Biological Sex and Modes of Trauma
Breen MS, Tylee DS, Maihofer AX, Neylan TC, Mehta D, Binder EB, Chandler SD, Hess JL, Kremen WS, Risbrough VB, Woelk CH, Baker DG, Nievergelt CM, Tsuang MT, Buxbaum JD, Glatt SJ. PTSD Blood Transcriptome Mega-Analysis: Shared Inflammatory Pathways across Biological Sex and Modes of Trauma. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 469-481. PMID: 28925389, PMCID: PMC5770765, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinct gene expression perturbationsCo-expression network analysisMitogen-activated protein kinase activityCommon signaling cascadesGene expression perturbationsProtein kinase activityTranscriptome-wide screenDistinct biological pathwaysMolecular convergenceGene expression signaturesTranscriptome studiesExpression perturbationsTranscriptional dysregulationSignaling cascadesKinase activityBiological pathwaysExpression signaturesType I interferonWidespread immune dysregulationInnate immuneLipid metabolismPathwayI interferonNetwork analysisDysregulation
2016
Transcriptome-wide mega-analyses reveal joint dysregulation of immunologic genes and transcription regulators in brain and blood in schizophrenia
Hess JL, Tylee DS, Barve R, de Jong S, Ophoff RA, Kumarasinghe N, Tooney P, Schall U, Gardiner E, Beveridge NJ, Scott RJ, Yasawardene S, Perera A, Mendis J, Carr V, Kelly B, Cairns M, Unit T, Tsuang MT, Glatt SJ. Transcriptome-wide mega-analyses reveal joint dysregulation of immunologic genes and transcription regulators in brain and blood in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2016, 176: 114-124. PMID: 27450777, PMCID: PMC5026943, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene co-expression modulesMicroarray dataCo-expression modulesInnate immune gene expressionRelated gene setsImmune gene expressionTranscription regulatorsNetwork-based analysisGene setsBiological functionsGene expressionRegulatory factorsPostmortem prefrontal cortexMicroarray technologyCell typesTop hitsHigh-throughput assessmentGenesTissue functionBlood tissuePostmortem brain tissueGenetic risk factorsImmunologic genesMicroarray literatureDysregulation