Induction of dopaminergic neurons for neuronal subtype-specific modeling of psychiatric disease risk
Powell SK, O’Shea C, Townsley K, Prytkova I, Dobrindt K, Elahi R, Iskhakova M, Lambert T, Valada A, Liao W, Ho SM, Slesinger PA, Huckins LM, Akbarian S, Brennand KJ. Induction of dopaminergic neurons for neuronal subtype-specific modeling of psychiatric disease risk. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 28: 1970-1982. PMID: 34493831, PMCID: PMC8898985, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01273-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced dopaminergic neuronsDopaminergic neuronsMidbrain dopaminergic neuron developmentNeuron identityHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsCannabis use disorderDopaminergic neuron developmentAction potential durationGlutamatergic neuronsDopamine synthesisSpontaneous burstsPotential durationUse disordersNeuronal subtypesPsychiatric diseasesBipolar disorderElectrophysiological propertiesDisease riskHyperpolarization potentialPsychiatric disease riskNeuron developmentOscillatory activityNeuronsHeterogenous cell populationsCell populations