Transgenerational transmission of post-zygotic mutations suggests symmetric contribution of first two blastomeres to human germline
Jang Y, Tomasini L, Bae T, Szekely A, Vaccarino F, Abyzov A. Transgenerational transmission of post-zygotic mutations suggests symmetric contribution of first two blastomeres to human germline. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9117. PMID: 39438473, PMCID: PMC11496613, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53485-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlastomeresCell LineageFemaleGerm CellsGerm-Line MutationHumansMaleMutationPedigreeZygoteSomatic 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