2024
Modifications on histone tails in Parkinson's disease.
Mao Q, Luo Z, Wang K, Chen B, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Wang X, Luo X. Modifications on histone tails in Parkinson's disease. SciBase Neurology 2024, 2 PMID: 39145143, PMCID: PMC11323098, DOI: 10.52768/neurology/1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistone modificationsEpigenetic regulation of genesGene regulatory regionsGene expression regulationHistone tail modificationsRegulation of genesHistone marksChromatin structureRepressive marksRegulatory regionsExpression regulationHistone tailsTail modificationsHistone H2AEpigenetic modificationsEpigenetic regulationEpigenetic mechanismsHistoneGene expressionGenesGSK-J4Neural stem cellsA-synucleinEnvironmental factorsParkinson's disease
2020
Replicated risk CACNA1C variants for major psychiatric disorders may serve as potential therapeutic targets for the shared depressive endophenotype.
Guo X, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Wang T, Lu L, Luo X, Wang K, Huang J, Xie T, Zheng C, Yang K, Tong J, Zuo L, Kang L, Tan Y, Jiang K, Li CR, Luo X. Replicated risk CACNA1C variants for major psychiatric disorders may serve as potential therapeutic targets for the shared depressive endophenotype. 2020, 4 PMID: 34046650, PMCID: PMC8153461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor psychiatric disordersGenome-wide association studiesL-type voltage-gated calcium channelsMajor depressive disorderMRNA expression regulationPsychiatric disordersTherapeutic targetBipolar disorderChronic mild stress (CMS) ratsHuman hippocampusExpression regulationDepressive endophenotypeType voltage-gated calcium channelsRole of venlafaxineVoltage-gated calcium channelsPotential therapeutic targetRisk genesSignificant mRNA expressionVenlafaxine treatmentDepressive disorderStress ratsDepressive symptomsIndependent cohortCalcium channelsMRNA expression
2019
Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains for aging genetic factors.
Mao Q, Fan L, Wang X, Lin X, Cao Y, Zheng C, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Garcia-Milian R, Kang L, Shi J, Yu T, Wang K, Zuo L, Li CR, Guo X, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains for aging genetic factors. 2019, 4 PMID: 32149191, PMCID: PMC7059831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsTransposable elementsAge-associated genesCritical genetic determinantsGenomic integrityExpression regulationCancer stem cellsMicroarray technologyGenetic determinantsStem cellsExpression levelsRenewal capacityMolecular featuresBiological systemsPotential roleGenetic factorsYears of survivalUnderlying mechanismHuman prefrontal cortexGermlineGenesRNADisease statusMultiple testingPrefrontal cortex