2024
Characterization 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
PsychENCODE and beyond: transcriptomics and epigenomics of brain development and organoids
Jourdon A, Scuderi S, Capauto D, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. PsychENCODE and beyond: transcriptomics and epigenomics of brain development and organoids. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 70-85. PMID: 32659782, PMCID: PMC7689467, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0763-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRecent single-cell technologiesGene regulatory networksSingle-cell technologiesMulti-omics investigationsPluripotent stem cellsTranscriptional dynamicsBrain developmentCell fateEpigenomic datasetsRegulatory networksElement activityNeural lineagesStem cellsBrain organoidsOrganoidsBiological modelsFetal brainPsychENCODEBrain biologyMajor questionsEpigenomicsFetal tissuesTranscriptomicsLineagesBiology
2018
Characterization of the lncRNA transcriptome in mESC-derived motor neurons: Implications for FUS-ALS
Biscarini S, Capauto D, Peruzzi G, Lu L, Colantoni A, Santini T, Shneider NA, Caffarelli E, Laneve P, Bozzoni I. Characterization of the lncRNA transcriptome in mESC-derived motor neurons: Implications for FUS-ALS. Stem Cell Research 2018, 27: 172-179. PMID: 29449089, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2018.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong non-coding transcriptomeMouse motor neuronsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisNon-coding transcriptomeMotor neuronsSevere amyotrophic lateral sclerosisAberrant RNA metabolismLong non-coding RNAsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsNon-coding RNAsInduced pluripotent stem cellsNervous system developmentPluripotent stem cellsRNA metabolismLncRNA transcriptomeDifferentiation systemLateral sclerosisTDP-43TranscriptomeFUS-ALSCandidate lncRNAsCrucial playersCausative mutationsEssential role