2024
Transcriptional determinism and stochasticity contribute to the complexity of autism-associated SHANK family genes
Lu X, Ni P, Suarez-Meade P, Ma Y, Forrest E, Wang G, Wang Y, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Gerstein M, Jiang Y. Transcriptional determinism and stochasticity contribute to the complexity of autism-associated SHANK family genes. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114376. PMID: 38900637, PMCID: PMC11328446, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSHANK family genesFamily genesLong-read sequencingCDNA captureTranscript structureDeleterious variantsGenomic studiesAbundant mRNAsTranscriptional dysregulationStochastic transcriptionStudies of neuropsychiatric disordersCausative genesTranscriptional profilesTranscriptional determinantsTranscriptomePostmortem brain tissueAutism spectrum disorderShank3 transcriptsTranscriptionGenesGenomeSHANK3Neuropsychiatric disordersSpectrum disorderAutism model
2018
Further evidence for the involvement of EFL1 in a Shwachman–Diamond-like syndrome and expansion of the phenotypic features
Tan Q, Cope H, Spillmann RC, Stong N, Jiang YH, McDonald MT, Rothman JA, Butler MW, Frush DP, Lachman RS, Lee B, Bacino CA, Bonner MJ, McCall CM, Pendse AA, Walley N, Network U, Shashi V, Pena L, Alejandro M, Azamian M, Bacino C, Balasubramanyam A, Bostwick B, Burrage L, Chen S, Clark G, Craigen W, Dhar S, Emrick L, Goldman A, Hanchard N, Jamal F, Karaviti L, Lalani S, Lee B, Lewis R, Marom R, Moretti P, Murdock D, Nicholas S, Orange J, Orengo J, Posey J, Potocki L, Rosenfeld J, Samson S, Scott D, Tran A, Vogel T, Bellen H, Wangler M, Yamamoto S, Eng C, Muzny D, Ward P, Yang Y, Goldstein D, Stong N, Cope H, Jiang Y, McConkie-Rosell A, Pena L, Schoch K, Shashi V, Spillmann R, Sullivan J, Tan Q, Walley N, Aaron A, Beggs A, Berry G, Briere L, Cooper C, Donnell-Fink L, Fieg E, High F, Korrick S, Krier J, Lincoln S, Loscalzo J, Maas R, MacRae C, Pallais J, Rodan L, Silverman E, Stoler J, Sweetser D, Walker M, Walsh C, Esteves C, Glanton E, Holm I, Kohane I, McCray A, Might M, LeBlanc K, Bick D, Birch C, Boone B, Brown D, Dorset D, Jones A, Lazar J, Levy S, May T, Newberry J, Worthey E, Batzli G, Colley H, Dayal J, Eckstein D, Gould S, Howerton E, Krasnewich D, Mamounas L, Manolio T, Mulvihill J, Urv T, Wise A, Brush M, Gourdine J, Haendel M, Koeller D, Kyle J, Metz T, Waters K, Webb-Robertson B, Ashley E, Bernstein J, Bonner D, Coakley T, Davidson J, Dries A, Enns G, Fernandez L, Fisher P, Friedman N, Hom J, Huang Y, Kohler J, Majcherska M, Marwaha S, McCormack C, Merker J, Reuter C, Sampson J, Smith K, Waggott D, Wheeler M, Zastrow D, Zhao C, Allard P, Barseghyan H, Butte M, Dell'Angelica E, Dipple K, Dorrani N, Douine E, Eskin A, Fogel B, Lee H, Loo S, Martin M, Martínez-Agosto J, Nelson S, Palmer C, Papp J, Parker N, Signer R, Sinsheimer J, Vilain E, Wan J, Yoon A, Zheng A, Behnam B, Burke E, D'Souza P, Davids M, Draper D, Estwick T, Ferreira C, Godfrey R, Groden C, Johnston J, Lau C, Macnamara E, Maduro V, Markello T, Morimoto M, Murphy J, Nehrebecky M, Novacic D, Pusey B, Sharma P, CamiloToro, Wahl C, Yu G, Gropman A, Baker E, Adams D, Gahl W, Malicdan M, Tifft C, Wolfe L, Yang J, Postlethwait J, Westerfield M, Bican A, Brokamp E, Duncan L, Hamid R, Kozuira M, Newman J, Phillips J, Rives L, Robertson A, Shakachite L, Cogan J. Further evidence for the involvement of EFL1 in a Shwachman–Diamond-like syndrome and expansion of the phenotypic features. Molecular Case Studies 2018, 4: a003046. PMID: 29970384, PMCID: PMC6169826, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a003046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShwachman-Diamond syndromeBone marrow abnormalitiesShwachman-DiamondPediatric patientsClinical featuresPancreatic insufficiencyDe novo variantsLike syndromeMarrow abnormalitiesMetaphyseal abnormalitiesPathogenic variantsBiallelic variantsMetaphyseal dysplasiaWhole-exome sequencing dataNovo variantsRecent evidenceEquivocal evidenceCausative genesPatientsPhenotypic featuresSyndromeAbnormalitiesPhenotypeFurther evidenceInitial indication
2014
A genomic copy number variant analysis implicates the MBD5 and HNRNPUgenes in Chinese children with infantile spasms and expands the clinical spectrum of 2q23.1 deletion
Du X, An Y, Yu L, Liu R, Qin Y, Guo X, Sun D, Zhou S, Wu B, Jiang YH, Wang Y. A genomic copy number variant analysis implicates the MBD5 and HNRNPUgenes in Chinese children with infantile spasms and expands the clinical spectrum of 2q23.1 deletion. BMC Medical Genomics 2014, 15: 62. PMID: 24885232, PMCID: PMC4061518, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-15-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseAge of OnsetBrainChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2DNA Copy Number VariationsDNA-Binding ProteinsFaciesFemaleFoot Deformities, CongenitalHand Deformities, CongenitalHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsPhenotypeSpasms, InfantileConceptsInfantile spasmsEpileptic encephalopathyChinese childrenCNV lossDistinct clinical presentationsCopy number variantsPathogenicity of CNVsAutism spectrum disorderCausative genesMajority of casesWhole-exome sequencingRole of CNVsGeneralized seizuresClinical featuresClinical presentationClinical spectrumPrimary diagnosisSevere developmental disabilitiesSpasmConclusionOur findingsMBD5 geneReal-time qPCRExome sequencingGenetic factorsDifferent ethnic backgrounds
2013
Modeling Autism by SHANK Gene Mutations in Mice
Jiang YH, Ehlers MD. Modeling Autism by SHANK Gene Mutations in Mice. Neuron 2013, 78: 8-27. PMID: 23583105, PMCID: PMC3659167, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSHANK mutationsRecent human genetic studiesSHANK family genesHuman genetic studiesPostsynaptic densityPathophysiology of ASDProtein complexesConserved featuresFamily genesFamily proteinsGene productsDivergent phenotypesSame geneExcitatory glutamatergic synapsesMolecular diversityHuman autism spectrum disorderMouse mutantsMolecular geneticsGenetic studiesMouse phenotypeSynaptic dysfunctionIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderSuch mutationsCausative genesGenes