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
2019
Prefrontal cortex interneurons display dynamic sex-specific stress-induced transcriptomes
Girgenti MJ, Wohleb ES, Mehta S, Ghosal S, Fogaca MV, Duman RS. Prefrontal cortex interneurons display dynamic sex-specific stress-induced transcriptomes. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 292. PMID: 31712551, PMCID: PMC6848179, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0642-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence-activated cell sortingInitiation factor 2Distinct transcriptome profilesTranslational machineryTranscriptome profilesEnriched pathwaysTranscriptional pathwaysTranscriptional profilesRNA sequencingDepressive-like behaviorSST interneuronsKey pathwaysChronic stressInterneuron subtypesSex-specific differencesPrefrontal cortexCell sortingSignificant dysregulationFactor 2PathwayStress-induced depressive-like behaviorDecreased expressionReporter miceGrowth factorNon-stressed females