2024
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 ResearchSomatic 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 brainVariantsSingle-cell multi-cohort dissection of the schizophrenia transcriptome
Ruzicka W, Mohammadi S, Fullard J, Davila-Velderrain J, Subburaju S, Tso D, Hourihan M, Jiang S, Lee H, Bendl J, Voloudakis G, Haroutunian V, Hoffman G, Roussos P, Kellis M, Akbarian S, Abyzov A, Ahituv N, Arasappan D, Almagro Armenteros J, Beliveau B, Berretta S, Bharadwaj R, Bhattacharya A, Bicks L, Brennand K, Capauto D, Champagne F, Chatterjee T, Chatzinakos C, Chen Y, Chen H, Cheng Y, Cheng L, Chess A, Chien J, Chu Z, Clarke D, Clement A, Collado-Torres L, Cooper G, Crawford G, Dai R, Daskalakis N, Deep-Soboslay A, Deng C, DiPietro C, Dracheva S, Drusinsky S, Duan Z, Duong D, Dursun C, Eagles N, Edelstein J, Emani P, Galani K, Galeev T, Gandal M, Gaynor S, Gerstein M, Geschwind D, Girdhar K, Goes F, Greenleaf W, Grundman J, Guo H, Guo Q, Gupta C, Hadas Y, Hallmayer J, Han X, Hawken N, He C, Henry E, Hicks S, Ho M, Ho L, Huang Y, Huuki-Myers L, Hwang A, Hyde T, Iatrou A, Inoue F, Jajoo A, Jensen M, Jiang L, Jin P, Jin T, Jops C, Jourdon A, Kawaguchi R, Kleinman J, Kleopoulos S, Kozlenkov A, Kriegstein A, Kundaje A, Kundu S, Lee C, Lee D, Li J, Li M, Lin X, Liu S, Liu J, Liu J, Liu C, Liu S, Lou S, Loupe J, Lu D, Ma S, Ma L, Margolis M, Mariani J, Martinowich K, Maynard K, Mazariegos S, Meng R, Myers R, Micallef C, Mikhailova T, Ming G, Monte E, Montgomery K, Moore J, Moran J, Mukamel E, Nairn A, Nemeroff C, Ni P, Norton S, Nowakowski T, Omberg L, Page S, Park S, Patowary A, Pattni R, Pertea G, Peters M, Phalke N, Pinto D, Pjanic M, Pochareddy S, Pollard K, Pollen A, Pratt H, Przytycki P, Purmann C, Qin Z, Qu P, Quintero D, Raj T, Rajagopalan A, Reach S, Reimonn T, Ressler K, Ross D, Rozowsky J, Ruth M, Sanders S, Schneider J, Scuderi S, Sebra R, Sestan N, Seyfried N, Shao Z, Shedd N, Shieh A, Shin J, Skarica M, Snijders C, Song H, State M, Stein J, Steyert M, Sudhof T, Snyder M, Tao R, Therrien K, Tsai L, Urban A, Vaccarino F, van Bakel H, Vo D, Wamsley B, Wang T, Wang S, Wang D, Wang Y, Warrell J, Wei Y, Weimer A, Weinberger D, Wen C, Weng Z, Whalen S, White K, Willsey A, Won H, Wong W, Wu H, Wu F, Wuchty S, Wylie D, Xu S, Yap C, Zeng B, Zhang P, Zhang C, Zhang B, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Ziffra R, Zeier Z, Zintel T. Single-cell multi-cohort dissection of the schizophrenia transcriptome. Science 2024, 384: eadg5136. PMID: 38781388, DOI: 10.1126/science.adg5136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic risk factorsRisk factorsTranscriptional changesHeterogeneity of schizophreniaNeuronal cell statesSchizophrenia pathophysiologySingle-cell dissectionExcitatory neuronsEffective therapySchizophrenia transcriptomicsCortical cytoarchitectureSingle-cell atlasGenomic variantsCell groupsHuman prefrontal cortexMolecular pathwaysSchizophreniaTranscriptional alterationsTranscriptomic changesPrefrontal cortexCell statesAlterationsTherapyPathophysiologyDissectionA data-driven single-cell and spatial transcriptomic map of the human prefrontal cortex
Huuki-Myers L, Spangler A, Eagles N, Montgomery K, Kwon S, Guo B, Grant-Peters M, Divecha H, Tippani M, Sriworarat C, Nguyen A, Ravichandran P, Tran M, Seyedian A, Hyde T, Kleinman J, Battle A, Page S, Ryten M, Hicks S, Martinowich K, Collado-Torres L, Maynard K, Akbarian S, Abyzov A, Ahituv N, Arasappan D, Almagro Armenteros J, Beliveau B, Bendl J, Berretta S, Bharadwaj R, Bhattacharya A, Bicks L, Brennand K, Capauto D, Champagne F, Chatterjee T, Chatzinakos C, Chen Y, Chen H, Cheng Y, Cheng L, Chess A, Chien J, Chu Z, Clarke D, Clement A, Collado-Torres L, Cooper G, Crawford G, Dai R, Daskalakis N, Davila-Velderrain J, Deep-Soboslay A, Deng C, DiPietro C, Dracheva S, Drusinsky S, Duan Z, Duong D, Dursun C, Eagles N, Edelstein J, Emani P, Fullard J, Galani K, Galeev T, Gandal M, Gaynor S, Gerstein M, Geschwind D, Girdhar K, Goes F, Greenleaf W, Grundman J, Guo H, Guo Q, Gupta C, Hadas Y, Hallmayer J, Han X, Haroutunian V, Hawken N, He C, Henry E, Hicks S, Ho M, Ho L, Hoffman G, Huang Y, Huuki-Myers L, Hwang A, Hyde T, Iatrou A, Inoue F, Jajoo A, Jensen M, Jiang L, Jin P, Jin T, Jops C, Jourdon A, Kawaguchi R, Kellis M, Kleinman J, Kleopoulos S, Kozlenkov A, Kriegstein A, Kundaje A, Kundu S, Lee C, Lee D, Li J, Li M, Lin X, Liu S, Liu J, Liu J, Liu C, Liu S, Lou S, Loupe J, Lu D, Ma S, Ma L, Margolis M, Mariani J, Martinowich K, Maynard K, Mazariegos S, Meng R, Myers R, Micallef C, Mikhailova T, Ming G, Mohammadi S, Monte E, Montgomery K, Moore J, Moran J, Mukamel E, Nairn A, Nemeroff C, Ni P, Norton S, Nowakowski T, Omberg L, Page S, Park S, Patowary A, Pattni R, Pertea G, Peters M, Phalke N, Pinto D, Pjanic M, Pochareddy S, Pollard K, Pollen A, Pratt H, Przytycki P, Purmann C, Qin Z, Qu P, Quintero D, Raj T, Rajagopalan A, Reach S, Reimonn T, Ressler K, Ross D, Roussos P, Rozowsky J, Ruth M, Ruzicka W, Sanders S, Schneider J, Scuderi S, Sebra R, Sestan N, Seyfried N, Shao Z, Shedd N, Shieh A, Shin J, Skarica M, Snijders C, Song H, State M, Stein J, Steyert M, Subburaju S, Sudhof T, Snyder M, Tao R, Therrien K, Tsai L, Urban A, Vaccarino F, van Bakel H, Vo D, Voloudakis G, Wamsley B, Wang T, Wang S, Wang D, Wang Y, Warrell J, Wei Y, Weimer A, Weinberger D, Wen C, Weng Z, Whalen S, White K, Willsey A, Won H, Wong W, Wu H, Wu F, Wuchty S, Wylie D, Xu S, Yap C, Zeng B, Zhang P, Zhang C, Zhang B, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Ziffra R, Zeier Z, Zintel T. A data-driven single-cell and spatial transcriptomic map of the human prefrontal cortex. Science 2024, 384: eadh1938. PMID: 38781370, PMCID: PMC11398705, DOI: 10.1126/science.adh1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA sequencing dataCell type compositionGene expression platformSpatial transcriptomics technologiesAnterior-posterior axisCell-cell interactionsTranscriptome mapExpression platformHuman dorsolateral prefrontal cortexTranscriptomic technologiesSingle-cellCell typesPrefrontal cortexMolecular organizationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman prefrontal cortex
2021
Landmarks of human embryonic development inscribed in somatic mutations
Bizzotto S, Dou Y, Ganz J, Doan R, Kwon M, Bohrson C, Kim S, Bae T, Abyzov A, Network† N, Park P, Walsh C. Landmarks of human embryonic development inscribed in somatic mutations. Science 2021, 371: 1249-1253. PMID: 33737485, PMCID: PMC8170505, DOI: 10.1126/science.abe1544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic single nucleotide variantsHuman embryonic developmentEmbryonic developmentEarly embryonic cell divisionsTransposase-accessible chromatin sequencingSingle cellsSingle-nucleus assayHigh-depth whole-genome sequencingSingle-nucleus RNA sequencingEmbryonic cell divisionCell lineage informationDistinct germ layersOnset of gastrulationSingle nucleotide variantsOrganismal developmentWhole-genome sequencingExtraembryonic tissuesCell divisionRNA sequencingProgenitor poolLineage informationGerm layersEarly progenitorsMultiple tissuesSequencing
2020
Complex mosaic structural variations in human fetal brains
Sekar S, Tomasini L, Proukakis C, Bae T, Manlove L, Jang Y, Scuderi S, Zhou B, Kalyva M, Amiri A, Mariani J, Sedlazeck F, Urban AE, Vaccarino F, Abyzov A. Complex mosaic structural variations in human fetal brains. Genome Research 2020, 30: gr.262667.120. PMID: 33122304, PMCID: PMC7706730, DOI: 10.1101/gr.262667.120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsCopy number variantsStructural variantsMegabase-scale copy number variantsHuman fetal brainFunctional consequencesMobile element insertionsSimilar functional consequencesFetal brainMosaic single-nucleotide variantsAdult brain neuronsStructural variationsPotential functional consequencesKilobase scaleDNA eventsGenomic fragmentDifferent chromosomesElement insertionsClonal approachHuman brain cellsFetal human brainNucleotide variantsReplication errorsHuman brainNumber variantsAdult diffuse glioma GWAS by molecular subtype identifies variants in D2HGDH and FAM20C
Eckel-Passow J, Drucker K, Kollmeyer T, Kosel M, Decker P, Molinaro A, Rice T, Praska C, Clark L, Caron A, Abyzov A, Batzler A, Song J, Pekmezci M, Hansen H, McCoy L, Bracci P, Wiemels J, Wiencke J, Francis S, Burns T, Giannini C, Lachance D, Wrensch M, Jenkins R. Adult diffuse glioma GWAS by molecular subtype identifies variants in D2HGDH and FAM20C. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 22: 1602-1613. PMID: 32386320, PMCID: PMC7690366, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide p-value thresholdGlioma genome-wide association studiesElongation helicase 1Germline variantsChromosome 2Helicase 1Identifies variantsChromosome 7Association studiesChromosome 20Molecular subtypesMutationsGlioma molecular subtypesWild-type gliomasFAM20CDehydrogenase mutationsP-value thresholdPromoter mutationsAssociation of variantsIsocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutationD2HGDHTelomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutationsNew regionsVariants
2019
Combining copy number, methylation markers, and mutations as a panel for endometrial cancer detection via intravaginal tampon collection
Sangtani A, Wang C, Weaver A, Hoppman N, Kerr S, Abyzov A, Shridhar V, Staub J, Kocher J, Voss J, Podratz K, Wentzensen N, Kisiel J, Sherman M, Bakkum-Gamez J. Combining copy number, methylation markers, and mutations as a panel for endometrial cancer detection via intravaginal tampon collection. Gynecologic Oncology 2019, 156: 387-392. PMID: 31787246, PMCID: PMC7018609, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Patient-reported (EORTC QLQ-CIPN20) versus physician-reported (CTCAE) quantification of oxaliplatin- and paclitaxel/carboplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in NCCTG/Alliance clinical trials
Le-Rademacher J, Kanwar R, Seisler D, Pachman D, Qin R, Abyzov A, Ruddy K, Banck M, Lavoie Smith E, Dorsey S, Aaronson N, Sloan J, Loprinzi C, Beutler A. Patient-reported (EORTC QLQ-CIPN20) versus physician-reported (CTCAE) quantification of oxaliplatin- and paclitaxel/carboplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in NCCTG/Alliance clinical trials. Supportive Care In Cancer 2017, 25: 3537-3544. PMID: 28634656, PMCID: PMC5693734, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3780-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCTCAE gradePatient-reported outcomesQLQ-CIPN20Peripheral neuropathyClinical trialsNCI Common Terminology CriteriaCommon Terminology CriteriaMultivariable linear mixed modelsRecent clinical trialsTerminology CriteriaAdverse eventsCancer QualityClinical caveatsSerial assessmentClinical trial datasetPractice guidelinesIndividual patientsEuropean OrganizationCTCAEPatientsOutcome variablesStrong positive associationLinear mixed modelsNeuropathy
2016
Elevated variant density around SV breakpoints in germline lineage lends support to error-prone replication hypothesis
Dhokarh D, Abyzov A. Elevated variant density around SV breakpoints in germline lineage lends support to error-prone replication hypothesis. Genome Research 2016, 26: 874-881. PMID: 27216746, PMCID: PMC4937565, DOI: 10.1101/gr.205484.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSNPs/indelsComplex genomic rearrangementsHundreds of lociComplex human traitsAllele frequency spectrumReplication-based mechanismsBreakpoints of deletionsGermline lineageParental genomesSV breakpointsGenomic rearrangementsGenome ProjectMutational mechanismsDeletion eventsGenomic disordersHeterozygous SNPsStructural variantsVariant densityHuman traitsIndelsNumber variantsFold changeGermline deletionCNV formationDeletionTesting of candidate single nucleotide variants associated with paclitaxel neuropathy in the trial NCCTG N08C1 (Alliance)
Boora G, Kanwar R, Kulkarni A, Abyzov A, Sloan J, Ruddy K, Banck M, Loprinzi C, Beutler A. Testing of candidate single nucleotide variants associated with paclitaxel neuropathy in the trial NCCTG N08C1 (Alliance). Cancer Medicine 2016, 5: 631-639. PMID: 26763541, PMCID: PMC4831281, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyProtective effectAdditional clinical cohortsSingle nucleotide variantsPrevious reportsGene CYP2C8Pharmacogenomic basisPeripheral neuropathyClinical parametersOdds ratioClinical cohortNucleotide variantsCandidate single nucleotide variantsMultiple studiesHigher likelihoodTaqMan PCRCYP2C8AssociationSequencing analysisRisk effectsSubset of findingsReportNeuropathyPrevious studiesPatients
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