2020
Dysregulation of BRD4 Function Underlies the Functional Abnormalities of MeCP2 Mutant Neurons
Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Patterson B, Hwang SM, Hysolli E, Cakir B, Kim KY, Wang W, Kang YJ, Clement EM, Zhong M, Lee SH, Cho YS, Patra P, Sullivan GJ, Weissman SM, Park IH. Dysregulation of BRD4 Function Underlies the Functional Abnormalities of MeCP2 Mutant Neurons. Molecular Cell 2020, 79: 84-98.e9. PMID: 32526163, PMCID: PMC7375197, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMECP2 mutant neuronsEnhancer-promoter interactionsRett syndromeRTT-like phenotypesChromatin bindingMeCP2 functionMethyl-CpGAbnormal transcriptionRTT etiologyMutant neuronsBET inhibitorsPotential therapeutic opportunitiesMECP2 mutationsProtein 2Human brain organoidsFunctional phenotypeJQ1BRD4Therapeutic opportunitiesBrain organoidsFunction underliesMutationsPhenotypeHuman brain culturesCritical driver
2013
Investigation of Rett syndrome using pluripotent stem cells
Dajani R, Koo S, Sullivan GJ, Park I. Investigation of Rett syndrome using pluripotent stem cells. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2013, 114: 2446-2453. PMID: 23744605, PMCID: PMC3773984, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsRett syndromeFunction of MeCP2Pathophysiology of RTTEmbryonic stem cellsEpigenetic instabilityTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsRTT phenotypeCurrent iPSCHuman diseasesMeCP2Novo mutationsIPSCsCellsNeurodevelopmental disordersOverexpressionMutationsPhenotypeMurine modelRecapitulationMaintenanceIdentificationModelling human disease with pluripotent stem cells.
Siller R, Greenhough S, Park IH, Sullivan GJ. Modelling human disease with pluripotent stem cells. Current Gene Therapy 2013, 13: 99-110. PMID: 23444871, PMCID: PMC3785403, DOI: 10.2174/1566523211313020004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsAffected cell typesCellular reprogrammingEndodermal lineagesPluripotent cellsHuman diseasesCell typesGenetic diseasesDisease phenotypeDisease mechanismsDisease modellingTissue of interestPatient tissuesCellsLimitless supplyReprogrammingLineagesRecent progressProgenyPhenotypeTissueTherapeutic interventionsHigh levelsCell technology