2021
D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia
Werner KM, Cox AJ, Qian E, Jain P, Ji W, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Bilguvar K, Knight J, Ferdinandusse S, Fawaz R, Jiang Y, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro M, Gruen JR, Bale A, Zhang H. D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2021, 188: 357-363. PMID: 34623748, PMCID: PMC8678290, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifunctional protein deficiencyEarly mortalityClinical spectrumPersistent hypoglycemiaDBP deficiencyFat-soluble vitamin deficiencyImportant prognostic informationProtein deficiencyEnzyme deficiencyYears of lifePeroxisomal enzyme deficienciesResidual enzyme functionAbsent enzyme activityRapid whole-genome sequencingUnexplained hypoglycemiaEarly managementPrognostic informationVitamin deficiencyClinical severityNeonatal hypotoniaHigh burdenPeroxisomal dysfunctionPatient's fatherPsychomotor delayLong-chain fatty acids
2020
Alternative transcripts in variant interpretation: the potential for missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses
Schoch K, Tan Q, Stong N, Deak KL, McConkie-Rosell A, McDonald MT, Goldstein D, Jiang Y, Shashi V. Alternative transcripts in variant interpretation: the potential for missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses. Genetics In Medicine 2020, 22: 1269-1275. PMID: 32366967, PMCID: PMC7335342, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0781-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchCRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of SHANK3 in monkey leads to drug-treatable autism-like symptoms
Tu Z, Zhao H, Li B, Yan S, Wang L, Tang Y, Li Z, Bai D, Li C, Lin Y, Li Y, Liu J, Xu H, Guo X, Jiang YH, Zhang YQ, Li XJ. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of SHANK3 in monkey leads to drug-treatable autism-like symptoms. Human Molecular Genetics 2018, 28: 561-571. PMID: 30329048, PMCID: PMC6489410, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderCynomolgus monkey modelAutism-like symptomsPathogenesis of ASDPostsynaptic scaffold proteinsNon-human primatesFluoxetine treatmentBrain network activityMonkey modelMouse modelBehavioral abnormalitiesCausative roleExperimental therapeuticsSHANK3 mutationsBrain structuresSHANK3 geneTranslational researchMonogenic mutationsBrain activitySpecies-dependent differencesPositron emissionNetwork activityCRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruptionMonkeysSpectrum disorder
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
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