Featured Publications
Modelling schizophrenia using human induced pluripotent stem cells
Brennand K, Simone A, Jou J, Gelboin-Burkhart C, Tran N, Sangar S, Li Y, Mu Y, Chen G, Yu D, McCarthy S, Sebat J, Gage F. Modelling schizophrenia using human induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature 2011, 473: 221-225. PMID: 21490598, PMCID: PMC3392969, DOI: 10.1038/nature09915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntipsychotic AgentsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCellular ReprogrammingChildDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLoxapineMaleMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalNeuritesNeuronsPhenotypePluripotent Stem CellsReceptors, GlutamateSchizophreniaYoung Adult
2021
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Psychiatry: An Overview and Critical Perspective
De Los Angeles A, Fernando M, Hall N, Brennand K, Harrison P, Maher B, Weinberger D, Tunbridge E. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Psychiatry: An Overview and Critical Perspective. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 90: 362-372. PMID: 34176589, PMCID: PMC8375580, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Marker chromosome genomic structure and temporal origin implicate a chromoanasynthesis event in a family with pleiotropic psychiatric phenotypes
Grochowski CM, Gu S, Yuan B, Julia T, Brennand KJ, Sebat J, Malhotra D, McCarthy S, Rudolph U, Lindstrand A, Chong Z, Levy DL, Lupski JR, Carvalho CMB. Marker chromosome genomic structure and temporal origin implicate a chromoanasynthesis event in a family with pleiotropic psychiatric phenotypes. Human Mutation 2018, 39: 939-946. PMID: 29696747, PMCID: PMC5995661, DOI: 10.1002/humu.23537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome sequencingSmall supernumerary marker chromosomeChromosomal fragmentsMarker chromosomesGenomic structureComparative genomic hybridization analysisSupernumerary marker chromosomeGenomic hybridization analysisTemporal originHybridization analysisArray comparative genomic hybridization analysisChromosome 9Short armRepair mechanismsMarker genotypesChromosomesPrecise architectureProband's maternal grandmotherStructural variationsPsychiatric phenotypesFurther complexityFragmentsDuplicationSequencingPhenotypeNew considerations for hiPSC-based models of neuropsychiatric disorders
Hoffman GE, Schrode N, Flaherty E, Brennand KJ. New considerations for hiPSC-based models of neuropsychiatric disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 24: 49-66. PMID: 29483625, PMCID: PMC6109625, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0029-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsCell type compositionComplex genetic diseasesPluripotent stem cellsComplex genetic disorderField of geneticsCell biologistsBiological convergenceLevel phenotypesAdvanced geneticsCRISPR technologyHuman diseasesPsychiatric genomicsGenetic diseasesStem cellsNeural cellsCommon variantsGeneticsGenetic disordersBiological considerationsCritical insightsCellsGenomicsRecent advancesBiologists
2017
Variations in brain defects result from cellular mosaicism in the activation of heat shock signalling
Ishii S, Torii M, Son AI, Rajendraprasad M, Morozov YM, Kawasawa YI, Salzberg AC, Fujimoto M, Brennand K, Nakai A, Mezger V, Gage FH, Rakic P, Hashimoto-Torii K. Variations in brain defects result from cellular mosaicism in the activation of heat shock signalling. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15157. PMID: 28462912, PMCID: PMC5418582, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBrainCell MovementEmbryo, MammalianEthanolFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeat Shock Transcription FactorsHumansHydrogen PeroxideInjections, IntraperitonealMaleMaternal ExposureMiceMice, TransgenicNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPhenotypePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPrimary Cell CultureSignal Transduction
2016
Neural organoids for disease phenotyping, drug screening and developmental biology studies
Hartley B, Brennand K. Neural organoids for disease phenotyping, drug screening and developmental biology studies. Neurochemistry International 2016, 106: 85-93. PMID: 27744003, PMCID: PMC5389930, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsNeural organoidsCell-extracellular matrix interactionsCell typesDevelopmental biology studiesSpecific physiological functionsCell-cell interactionsInduced pluripotent stem cellsNervous system cell typesCentral nervous system cell typesPluripotent stem cellsCell replacement therapyBiology studiesCurrent biomedical researchDifferentiation protocolsPhysiological functionsComplex tissuesMatrix interactionsNovel technological platformStem cellsDisease mechanismsSpatial organizationUnknown disease mechanismsToxicity assaysHeterogeneous tissues
2014
Phenotypic differences in hiPSC NPCs derived from patients with schizophrenia
Brennand K, Savas J, Kim Y, Tran N, Simone A, Hashimoto-Torii K, Beaumont K, Kim H, Topol A, Ladran I, Abdelrahim M, Matikainen-Ankney B, Chao S, Mrksich M, Rakic P, Fang G, Zhang B, Yates J, Gage F. Phenotypic differences in hiPSC NPCs derived from patients with schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 361-368. PMID: 24686136, PMCID: PMC4182344, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondriaNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesNeural Stem CellsOxidative StressPhenotypePluripotent Stem CellsProsencephalonProteomicsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSchizophreniaYoung AdultConceptsHiPSC neural progenitor cellsNeural progenitor cellsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsHiPSC-derived neuronsGene expressionGene expression comparisonsStable isotope labelingProteomic mass spectrometry analysisAbnormal gene expressionPluripotent stem cellsOxidative stressCytoskeletal remodelingMass spectrometry analysisCellular phenotypesExpression comparisonsDevelopmental mechanismsIsotope labelingPhenotypic differencesBrainSpan AtlasDisease predispositionAmino acidsScalable assayNPC phenotypeStem cellsProgenitor cells
2012
Modeling psychiatric disorders at the cellular and network levels
Brennand K, Simone A, Tran N, Gage F. Modeling psychiatric disorders at the cellular and network levels. Molecular Psychiatry 2012, 17: 1239-1253. PMID: 22472874, PMCID: PMC3465628, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.20.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell-based studiesPluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsStem cell-derived neuronsLive human neuronsCell-derived neuronsPsychiatric disordersBasic phenotypesGenetic backgroundHuman neuronsClinical symptomsComplex arrayBipolar disorderBrain regionsDisease statesNeuronsSingle neuronsDisordersLimitless numberAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderPhenotypeFibroblastsPatientsSymptomsSchizophrenia
2011
Concise Review: The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Based Studies of Schizophrenia
Brennand K, Gage F. Concise Review: The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Based Studies of Schizophrenia. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 1915-1922. PMID: 22009633, PMCID: PMC3381343, DOI: 10.1002/stem.762.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGenome-wide association studiesHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsHiPSC neuronsMolecular mechanismsStem cell-based studiesGene expression changesLive human neuronsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsRare copy number variantsCell-based studiesCopy number variantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsExpression changesAssociation studiesCellular defectsHuman diseasesPost-mortem humanHeritable developmental disorderNumber variantsNucleotide polymorphismsHuman neuronsStem cellsGenes