2020
Dysregulation of BRD4 Function Underlies the Functional Abnormalities of MeCP2 Mutant Neurons
Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Patterson B, Hwang SM, Hysolli E, Cakir B, Kim KY, Wang W, Kang YJ, Clement EM, Zhong M, Lee SH, Cho YS, Patra P, Sullivan GJ, Weissman SM, Park IH. Dysregulation of BRD4 Function Underlies the Functional Abnormalities of MeCP2 Mutant Neurons. Molecular Cell 2020, 79: 84-98.e9. PMID: 32526163, PMCID: PMC7375197, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMECP2 mutant neuronsEnhancer-promoter interactionsRett syndromeRTT-like phenotypesChromatin bindingMeCP2 functionMethyl-CpGAbnormal transcriptionRTT etiologyMutant neuronsBET inhibitorsPotential therapeutic opportunitiesMECP2 mutationsProtein 2Human brain organoidsFunctional phenotypeJQ1BRD4Therapeutic opportunitiesBrain organoidsFunction underliesMutationsPhenotypeHuman brain culturesCritical driver
2012
Mutant induced pluripotent stem cell lines recapitulate aspects of TDP-43 proteinopathies and reveal cell-specific vulnerability
Bilican B, Serio A, Barmada SJ, Nishimura AL, Sullivan GJ, Carrasco M, Phatnani HP, Puddifoot CA, Story D, Fletcher J, Park IH, Friedman BA, Daley GQ, Wyllie DJ, Hardingham GE, Wilmut I, Finkbeiner S, Maniatis T, Shaw CE, Chandran S. Mutant induced pluripotent stem cell lines recapitulate aspects of TDP-43 proteinopathies and reveal cell-specific vulnerability. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5803-5808. PMID: 22451909, PMCID: PMC3326463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202922109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisTDP-43 proteinopathyTDP-43Human neuronsTransactive response DNA binding proteinFrontotemporal lobar degenerationFamilial amyotrophic lateral sclerosisFunctional motor neuronsCell-specific vulnerabilityTDP-43 proteinDNA binding proteinPI3K pathwayCell-autonomous phenotypeMotor neuronsLateral sclerosisStem cell linesPluripotent stem cellsGeneration of iPSCsIdentification of mutationsPluripotent stem cell lineMutant neuronsNeuronsK pathwayElevated levelsDisease mechanisms