2024
Characterization of enhancer activity in early human neurodevelopment using Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) and forebrain organoids
Capauto D, Wang Y, Wu F, Norton S, Mariani J, Inoue F, Crawford G, Ahituv N, Abyzov A, Vaccarino F. Characterization of enhancer activity in early human neurodevelopment using Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) and forebrain organoids. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3936. PMID: 38365907, PMCID: PMC10873509, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54302-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassively parallel reporter assaysGene expressionRegulation of gene expressionForebrain organoidsHuman fetal tissuesHigh-throughput assayReporter assayFetal tissuesStem cellsNeurodevelopmentHuman neurodevelopmentActivation signalsEnhanced activityGenesOrganoidsForebrainBrain organoidsAssayBrain
2020
Chapter 5 Induced pluripotent stem cells as models of human neurodevelopmental disorders
Jourdon A, Mariani J, Scuderi S, Amiri A, Wu F, Yuen E, Abyzov A, Vaccarino F. Chapter 5 Induced pluripotent stem cells as models of human neurodevelopmental disorders. 2020, 99-127. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814409-1.00005-7.ChaptersPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsStudy of speciesHuman neurodevelopmental disordersEpigenome analysisGene regulationIPSC fieldGenomic variationGene expressionGenetic backgroundDisease modelingStudies of neurodevelopmentIPSCsExperimental approachNeurodevelopmental disordersTranscriptomeGenomeCellsCell phenotypingSpeciesExperimental design issuesPhenotypeRegulationExpressionPhenotyping
2017
Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders
Ardhanareeswaran K, Mariani J, Coppola G, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders. Nature Reviews Neurology 2017, 13: 265-278. PMID: 28418023, PMCID: PMC5782822, DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2017.45.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsNeurodevelopmental disordersPluripotent stem cellsBrain developmentStem cellsAbnormal brain developmentBrain cell typesDopaminergic neuronsCortical neuronsUnique genetic signatureEarly developmentKey PointsHumanHiPSC modelsSomatic cellsDisordersGenetic signaturesGenetic studiesAltered trajectoryCell typesAdult cellsNeuronsUnknown facetsCellsDrug discoveryHiPSCs
2015
FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mariani J, Coppola G, Zhang P, Abyzov A, Provini L, Tomasini L, Amenduni M, Szekely A, Palejev D, Wilson M, Gerstein M, Grigorenko EL, Chawarska K, Pelphrey KA, Howe JR, Vaccarino FM. FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cell 2015, 162: 375-390. PMID: 26186191, PMCID: PMC4519016, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsGene network analysisGene network modulesUpregulation of genesTranscription factor Foxg1Accelerated cell cyclePluripotent stem cellsRNA interferenceGenetic basisSynaptic assemblyCell cycleBrain developmentNeuron fateNeuron differentiationNeuronal differentiationGenomic mutationsHuman brain developmentIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderAltered expressionStem cellsCell proliferationFOXG1ASD pathophysiologyNetwork modulesNeural cultures
2012
Somatic copy number mosaicism in human skin revealed by induced pluripotent stem cells
Abyzov A, Mariani J, Palejev D, Zhang Y, Haney MS, Tomasini L, Ferrandino AF, Rosenberg Belmaker LA, Szekely A, Wilson M, Kocabas A, Calixto NE, Grigorenko EL, Huttner A, Chawarska K, Weissman S, Urban AE, Gerstein M, Vaccarino FM. Somatic copy number mosaicism in human skin revealed by induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature 2012, 492: 438-442. PMID: 23160490, PMCID: PMC3532053, DOI: 10.1038/nature11629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research