2023
Novel epigenetic molecular therapies for imprinting disorders
Wang S, Jiang Y. Novel epigenetic molecular therapies for imprinting disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3182-3193. PMID: 37626134, PMCID: PMC10618104, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02208-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsActive alleleImprinting disordersMolecular mechanismsGenome editing approachesEpigenetic-based therapiesUnique molecular mechanismGenomic imprinting disordersImprinted genesGenome editingMolecular approachesEditing approachesInactive allelesNew therapeutic strategiesAllelesSmall moleculesMolecular therapyTherapeutic strategies
2022
Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization
Thaler R, Khani F, Sturmlechner I, Dehghani SS, Denbeigh JM, Zhou X, Pichurin O, Dudakovic A, Jerez SS, Zhong J, Lee JH, Natarajan R, Kalajzic I, Jiang YH, Deyle DR, Paschalis EP, Misof BM, Ordog T, van Wijnen AJ. Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5883. PMID: 36202795, PMCID: PMC9537512, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32915-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere skeletal defectsBone-specific genesEpigenetic functionsChromatin accessibilityHistone demethylationDNA hydroxymethylationTranscriptional activityPro-osteogenic genesCell differentiationOsteogenic cell differentiationOsteogenic differentiationGenesSkeletal defectsBone phenotypeMurine boneOsteoblastogenesisDifferentiationKnockout miceGulo knockout miceVitamin C deficiencyTET1Collagen maturationPromoterDemethylationVitamin C
2021
TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice
Moyon S, Frawley R, Marechal D, Huang D, Marshall-Phelps KLH, Kegel L, Bøstrand SMK, Sadowski B, Jiang YH, Lyons DA, Möbius W, Casaccia P. TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 3359. PMID: 34099715, PMCID: PMC8185117, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23735-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA hydroxymethylationSolute carrier gene familyNeuro-glial communicationZebrafish mutantsGene familyTranscriptomic analysisMyelin interfaceTen-ElevenAdult central nervous systemCentral nervous systemTET1Overexpressing cellsAdult remyelinationExpression levelsMutantsHydroxymethylationGenesNervous systemRepairMyelin repairTransportersKnockoutMiceRegulationAged mice
2019
DNA Methylation and Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tremblay MW, Jiang YH. DNA Methylation and Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Annual Review Of Medicine 2019, 70: 151-166. PMID: 30691368, PMCID: PMC6597259, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-120417-091431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationAbnormal DNA methylationDNA methylation reprogrammingGenome-wide changesMethylation-dependent regulationMethylation reprogrammingEpigenetic machineryNext-generation sequencingEmbryonic developmentMolecular basisDNA modificationsMethylationASD etiologyGenetic mutationsAttractive hypothesisRecent advancesReprogrammingEpimutationsTranscriptionASD casesMultiple levelsMachinerySequencingTechnical advancesMutations
2018
Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
Towers AJ, Tremblay MW, Chung L, Li XL, Bey AL, Zhang W, Cao X, Wang X, Wang P, Duffney LJ, Siecinski SK, Xu S, Kim Y, Kong X, Gregory S, Xie W, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e120592. PMID: 30518695, PMCID: PMC6328031, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.120592.Peer-Reviewed Original Research5-Hydroxymethylcytosine alterations in the human postmortem brains of autism spectrum disorder
Cheng Y, Li Z, Manupipatpong S, Lin L, Li X, Xu T, Jiang YH, Shu Q, Wu H, Jin P. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine alterations in the human postmortem brains of autism spectrum disorder. Human Molecular Genetics 2018, 27: 2955-2964. PMID: 29790956, PMCID: PMC6097011, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential epigenetic markGenome-wide distributionCell-cell communicationEpigenetic marksDisease association analysisPsychiatric genesGenomic DNAAssociation analysisDhMRsPathogenesis of ASDHuman postmortem brainGenesHeterogeneous phenotypesPostmortem cerebellumEarly development stagesCI functionDevelopment stagesUnderlying mechanismPostmortem brainsClear underlying mechanismDNAPhenotypeSignificant fractionGroup of syndromesLarge group
2013
Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders
Zhu L, Wang X, Li XL, Towers A, Cao X, Wang P, Bowman R, Yang H, Goldstein J, Li YJ, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 1563-1578. PMID: 24186872, PMCID: PMC3929093, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative splicingMolecular basisDNA methylation inhibitorDNA methylation profilingOverall DNA methylationRole of genesIsoform-specific expressionIntragenic promotersEpigenetic modificationsMRNA splice variantsDNA methylationCpG islandsMethylation inhibitorMethylation patternsEpigenetic dysregulationMethylation profilingEpigenetic causesCGIs 4Expression of SHANK3CGI-2Etiology of ASDSplice variantsMethylationCultured cellsAltered expression
2008
Genomic analysis of the chromosome 15q11-q13 Prader-Willi syndrome region and characterization of transcripts for GOLGA8E and WHCD1L1 from the proximal breakpoint region
Jiang YH, Wauki K, Liu Q, Bressler J, Pan Y, Kashork CD, Shaffer LG, Beaudet AL. Genomic analysis of the chromosome 15q11-q13 Prader-Willi syndrome region and characterization of transcripts for GOLGA8E and WHCD1L1 from the proximal breakpoint region. BMC Genomics 2008, 9: 50. PMID: 18226259, PMCID: PMC2268926, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAngelman SyndromeAnimalsAutoantigensChromosome BreakageChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Conserved SequenceContig MappingCpG IslandsDNA MethylationElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldExonsGenomic ImprintingGenomicsHumansIntronsMiceOpen Reading FramesPrader-Willi SyndromeRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein FamilyConceptsLow-copy repeatsHuman genomeAllele-specific expression patternsProtein-coding genesHuman genome sequenceComplex chromosomal regionsCoiled-coil proteinsUCSC Genome BrowserCharacterization of transcriptsPolymorphic regionSequence-based physical mapProximal breakpoint regionCultured human cellsExtensive sequence analysisCopy number variationsGenomic orientationGene organizationNovel genesCentromeric deletion breakpointGenome sequenceSubfamily proteinsGenome browserGenomic analysisPhysical mapExact protein
2004
EPIGENETICS AND HUMAN DISEASE
Jiang YH, Bressler J, Beaudet AL. EPIGENETICS AND HUMAN DISEASE. Annual Review Of Genomics And Human Genetics 2004, 5: 479-510. PMID: 15485357, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.5.061903.180014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman diseasesComplex disease traitsRole of epigeneticsHeritable changesChromatin structureGenomic imprintingDNA sequencesEpigenetic phenotypesDisease traitsGene expressionImprinting defectsGenetic scansBeckwith-Wiedemann syndromeGenesDisease phenotypeUniparental disomyDe novoEpigeneticsPhenotypeGenetic disordersExpressionChromatinEpimutationsTraitsMutationsA mixed epigenetic/genetic model for oligogenic inheritance of autism with a limited role for UBE3A
Jiang Y, Sahoo T, Michaelis RC, Bercovich D, Bressler J, Kashork CD, Liu Q, Shaffer LG, Schroer RJ, Stockton DW, Spielman RS, Stevenson RE, Beaudet AL. A mixed epigenetic/genetic model for oligogenic inheritance of autism with a limited role for UBE3A. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2004, 131A: 1-10. PMID: 15389703, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAutistic DisorderBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBrainChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Deoxyribonuclease BamHIDeoxyribonuclease HpaIIDNADNA MethylationFemaleGene DuplicationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleModels, GeneticMutationPedigreeUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsOligogenic inheritanceComplex disease traitsGenome-wide studiesAbnormal DNA methylationE6-AP proteinDe novoGenetic modelsRole of UBE3AUbiquitin ligaseDNA methylationEpigenetic abnormalitiesDisease traitsAutism brainPaternal duplicationChromosome 15qUBE3AGenetic contributionRegion downstreamGenesOligogenic modelInheritanceProteinNovoLigaseBrain samples
2003
Disruption of the genomic imprint in trans with homologous recombination at Snrpn in ES cells
Tsai T, Bressler J, Jiang Y, Beaudet AL. Disruption of the genomic imprint in trans with homologous recombination at Snrpn in ES cells. Genesis 2003, 37: 151-161. PMID: 14666508, DOI: 10.1002/gene.10237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaternal alleleImprinting centerMaternal alleleSomatic mammalian cellsTrans-acting factorsActivation of expressionSNURF-SNRPN geneMouse ES cellsChromatin domainsGenomic imprintsImprinted domainMammalian cellsHomologous recombinationGene targetingHomologous associationES cellsComplete demethylationSNURF-SNRPNPrader-Willi syndromeExon 2AllelesGenesRecombinantsCellsDomain