2021
Chapter 30 Functional genomics of psychiatric disease risk using genome engineering
Garcia M, Powell S, LaMarca E, Fernando M, Cohen S, Fang G, Akbarian S, Brennand K. Chapter 30 Functional genomics of psychiatric disease risk using genome engineering. 2021, 711-734. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823577-5.00021-0.ChaptersRisk variantsDisease-relevant cell typesPsychiatric disease riskPluripotent stem cellsFunctional genomicsGenetic risk architectureGenome engineeringComplex geneticsCRISPR engineeringHiPSC modelsCell typesFunctional explorationStem cellsFunctional impactRisk architecturePossible new avenuesGenetic findingsGenetic screeningNew insightsNovel therapeutic approachesFundamental roleNew avenuesDisease pathophysiologyEpigenomeVariants
2020
Parsing the Functional Impact of Noncoding Genetic Variants in the Brain Epigenome
Powell SK, O'Shea C, Brennand KJ, Akbarian S. Parsing the Functional Impact of Noncoding Genetic Variants in the Brain Epigenome. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 89: 65-75. PMID: 33131715, PMCID: PMC7718420, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.06.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variantsDisease-associated genetic variationProtein-coding lociRisk-associated genetic variantsGene regulatory lociThousands of variantsFunctional impactRare genetic variantsEpigenomic mappingRegulatory lociBrain epigenomeGenetic variationDNA sequencesNoncoding variantsGene expressionIntegrative analysisEpigenomic architectureMolecular pathwaysPsychiatric geneticsFunctional readoutRisk variantsLociVariantsHighlight findingsEpigenome
2017
Application of CRISPR/Cas9 to the study of brain development and neuropsychiatric disease
Powell S, Gregory J, Akbarian S, Brennand K. Application of CRISPR/Cas9 to the study of brain development and neuropsychiatric disease. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2017, 82: 157-166. PMID: 28549865, PMCID: PMC5516945, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCRISPR/Cas9 technologyPluripotent stem cellsTranscriptional regulatorsManipulation of DNAEpigenetic pathwaysGenomic editingSpecific lociCRISPR/Basic biologyCas9 technologyGene expressionStem cellsTargeted localizationEnzyme activityBrain developmentEpigenomeNeuropsychiatric diseasesGenomeCRISPRRepressionLociBiologyRegulatorEffectorsDNA