2018
Enriched expression of genes associated with autism spectrum disorders in human inhibitory neurons
Wang P, Zhao D, Lachman HM, Zheng D. Enriched expression of genes associated with autism spectrum disorders in human inhibitory neurons. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 13. PMID: 29317598, PMCID: PMC5802446, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-017-0058-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASD candidatesEnriched expressionSingle-cell transcriptomic dataSingle-cell transcriptome profilesCo-expression gene modulesDifferent developmental stagesExcitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance hypothesisInhibitory neuronsGene networksTranscriptome profilesGene modulesTranscriptomic dataUpregulated genesDownstream targetsGene expressionDevelopmental stagesCell typesGenesNeuron subtypesFunctional evidenceAutism spectrum disorderExpressionASD brainCortex samplesExcitatory neurons
2016
Reduced CYFIP1 in Human Neural Progenitors Results in Dysregulation of Schizophrenia and Epilepsy Gene Networks
Nebel RA, Zhao D, Pedrosa E, Kirschen J, Lachman HM, Zheng D, Abrahams BS. Reduced CYFIP1 in Human Neural Progenitors Results in Dysregulation of Schizophrenia and Epilepsy Gene Networks. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0148039. PMID: 26824476, PMCID: PMC4732616, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultBase SequenceChromosomes, Human, Pair 15EpilepsyGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic LociHeterozygoteHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Stem CellsPrimary Cell CultureRiskSchizophreniaSequence DeletionConceptsEpilepsy genesRole of CYFIP1Novel disease candidatesHuman neural progenitorsEpilepsy riskSubset of DEGsPostsynaptic density genesNeuronal differentiationFMRP targetsGene networksNeural progenitorsSchizophreniaCytoskeletal remodelingRNA-seqDeletion carriersKnockdown experimentsVariable expressivityDisease genesProgenitors resultsDisease candidatesGenesCellular assaysCYFIP1DisordersDysregulation
2015
MicroRNA Profiling of Neurons Generated Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Patients with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, and 22q11.2 Del
Zhao D, Lin M, Chen J, Pedrosa E, Hrabovsky A, Fourcade HM, Zheng D, Lachman HM. MicroRNA Profiling of Neurons Generated Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Patients with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, and 22q11.2 Del. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0132387. PMID: 26173148, PMCID: PMC4501820, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide significanceUnderlying genetic basisInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologyMiRNA expression profilingPluripotent stem cellsMiRNA expression patternsMicroRNA biogenesisMRNA targetsRegulated miRNAsGenetic basisExpression profilingStem cell technologyExpression patternsAutopsy samplesMiRNAsNeuropsychiatric disordersMicroRNA profilingStem cellsNominal significanceGenesPeripheral cellsPeripheral bloodWider significanceGenetic factors
2014
Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon
Lin M, Zhao D, Hrabovsky A, Pedrosa E, Zheng D, Lachman HM. Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94968. PMID: 24736721, PMCID: PMC3988108, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsCandidate genesHS-inducible genesMaternal immune activationPluripotent stem cell modelsCellular stress pathwaysInduced Pluripotent Stem Cell ModelDisease-causing genetic variantsHeritable neuropsychiatric disorderStem cell modelAutism candidate genesPluripotent stem cellsCommon environmental stressorsCellular stressorsGenes decreasesRNA-seqASD candidatesASD genesHeat shockCopy lossHuman brain developmentEnvironmental stressorsHeat shock altersGenesStress pathways