2024
Evaluating performance and applications of sample-wise cell deconvolution methods on human brain transcriptomic data
Dai R, Chu T, Zhang M, Wang X, Jourdon A, Wu F, Mariani J, Vaccarino F, Lee D, Fullard J, Hoffman G, Roussos P, Wang Y, Wang X, Pinto D, Wang S, Zhang C, consortium P, Chen C, Liu C. Evaluating performance and applications of sample-wise cell deconvolution methods on human brain transcriptomic data. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadh2588. PMID: 38781336, PMCID: PMC11114236, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh2588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brain transcriptome dataBrain transcriptomic dataRNA-seqTranscriptome dataCell-type gene expressionGene expressionCell-type proportionsSingle-cell dataMultiple brain disordersBrain cell typesCell deconvolution methodsPostmortem brainsRNA sequencingBrain disordersBrain developmentSchizophreniaEQTLAlzheimer's diseaseCell typesOrganoid samplesBrainBiological applicationsCharacterization of enhancer activity in early human neurodevelopment using Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) and forebrain organoids
Capauto D, Wang Y, Wu F, Norton S, Mariani J, Inoue F, Crawford G, Ahituv N, Abyzov A, Vaccarino F. Characterization of enhancer activity in early human neurodevelopment using Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) and forebrain organoids. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3936. PMID: 38365907, PMCID: PMC10873509, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54302-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassively parallel reporter assaysGene expressionRegulation of gene expressionForebrain organoidsHuman fetal tissuesHigh-throughput assayReporter assayFetal tissuesStem cellsNeurodevelopmentHuman neurodevelopmentActivation signalsEnhanced activityGenesOrganoidsForebrainBrain organoidsAssayBrain
2020
Chapter 5 Induced pluripotent stem cells as models of human neurodevelopmental disorders
Jourdon A, Mariani J, Scuderi S, Amiri A, Wu F, Yuen E, Abyzov A, Vaccarino F. Chapter 5 Induced pluripotent stem cells as models of human neurodevelopmental disorders. 2020, 99-127. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814409-1.00005-7.ChaptersPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsStudy of speciesHuman neurodevelopmental disordersEpigenome analysisGene regulationIPSC fieldGenomic variationGene expressionGenetic backgroundDisease modelingStudies of neurodevelopmentIPSCsExperimental approachNeurodevelopmental disordersTranscriptomeGenomeCellsCell phenotypingSpeciesExperimental design issuesPhenotypeRegulationExpressionPhenotyping
2012
Age-related changes of gene expression in the neocortex: Preliminary data on RNA-Seq of the transcriptome in three functionally distinct cortical areas
Naumova OY, Palejev D, Vlasova NV, Lee M, Rychkov SY, Babich ON, Vaccarino F, Grigorenko EL. Age-related changes of gene expression in the neocortex: Preliminary data on RNA-Seq of the transcriptome in three functionally distinct cortical areas. Development And Psychopathology 2012, 24: 1427-1442. PMID: 23062308, PMCID: PMC3539811, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579412000818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-seqGene expressionAge-related transcriptional changesGene expression profilingCortical areasTranscriptional changesMolecular mechanismsTranscriptomeCentral nervous systemDistinct cortical areasAge-related changesDifferent cellsElderly individualsNervous systemExpressionAge-related variabilityNerve impulsesBrainPreliminary dataNeocortexHuman brainDevelopmental changesDifferent agesDistinct areasDifferentiation