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 questionNeurobiologists
2020
Stress and Its Impact on the Transcriptome
Girgenti MJ, Pothula S, Newton SS. Stress and Its Impact on the Transcriptome. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 90: 102-108. PMID: 33637305, PMCID: PMC8213869, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptomic dysregulationMajor gene expression changesGene expression changesDevelopmental time pointsAnimal modelsGenomic studiesNeuropsychiatric disordersTranscriptomic methodsAnimal kingdomComparable animal modelsGene expressionExpression changesEarly life stressPhenotypic signaturesSex-specific changesTransgenerational impactTranscriptomeSingle cellsEntire brain regionsPowerful approachDiseased brainBrain regionsChronic stressMolecular profileSame disorder