2024
Somatic mosaicism in schizophrenia brains reveals prenatal mutational processes
Maury E, Jones A, Seplyarskiy V, Nguyen T, Rosenbluh C, Bae T, Wang Y, Abyzov A, Khoshkhoo S, Chahine Y, Zhao S, Venkatesh S, Root E, Voloudakis G, Roussos P, Network B, Park P, Akbarian S, Brennand K, Reilly S, Lee E, Sunyaev S, Walsh C, Chess A. Somatic mosaicism in schizophrenia brains reveals prenatal mutational processes. Science 2024, 386: 217-224. PMID: 39388546, PMCID: PMC11490355, DOI: 10.1126/science.adq1456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor binding sitesWhole-genome sequencingOpen chromatinMutational processesSomatic mutationsFactor binding sitesSchizophrenia casesSchizophrenia risk genesSomatic mosaicismSomatic variantsRisk genesG mutationGene expressionGermline mutationsBinding sitesGenesMutationsIncreased somatic mutationsChromatinMosaic somatic mutationsPrenatal neurogenesisContext of schizophreniaBrain neuronsSchizophrenia brainVariants
2023
Better together: Non-additive interactions between schizophrenia risk genes
Deans P, Brennand K. Better together: Non-additive interactions between schizophrenia risk genes. Cell Genomics 2023, 3: 100403. PMID: 37719145, PMCID: PMC10504666, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Activity-Dependent Changes in Gene Expression in Schizophrenia Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Neurons
Roussos P, Guennewig B, Kaczorowski D, Barry G, Brennand K. Activity-Dependent Changes in Gene Expression in Schizophrenia Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Neurons. JAMA Psychiatry 2016, 73: 1180-1188. PMID: 27732689, PMCID: PMC5437975, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene coexpression analysisActivity-dependent changesGene expressionCandidate genesCoexpression analysisSchizophrenia candidate genesSpecific molecular functionsGenome-wide profilingPluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsGene expression differencesSchizophrenia-associated variantsStem cell-derived neuronsDifferential expression analysisNeuronal activity-dependent changesHuman-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsCell-derived neuronsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cell neuronsPluripotent stem cellsCommon molecular pathwaysSchizophrenia risk genesMolecular functionsGene networksEtiopathogenesis of schizophreniaExpression analysis