2023
Primary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene
Fernandez T, Williams Z, Kline T, Rajendran S, Augustine F, Wright N, Sullivan C, Olfson E, Abdallah S, Liu W, Hoffman E, Gupta A, Singer H. Primary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291978. PMID: 37788244, PMCID: PMC10547198, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk genesDe novo damaging variantsGene expression patternsWhole-exome DNA sequencingMid-fetal developmentAdditional risk genesHigh-confidence risk genesParent-child triosGene OntologyCell signalingExpression patternsCalcium ion transportFunctional convergenceCell cycleDamaging variantsGenesDNA sequencingDe novoASD probandsGenetic etiologyBiological mechanismsSequencingDNANetwork analysisIon transport
2021
Signaling Pathways and Sex Differential Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Enriquez KD, Gupta AR, Hoffman EJ. Signaling Pathways and Sex Differential Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 716673. PMID: 34690830, PMCID: PMC8531220, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.716673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASD genetic studiesBiological pathwaysGenetic studiesRisk gene discoveryCellular pathways downstreamASD risk genesWhole-exome sequencing studiesCommon biological pathwaysGene discoveryPathways downstreamGene expressionSequencing studiesRisk genesMale biasPathwayGenesNeuronal communicationCommon pathwayPotential roleFemale protective effectNeurodevelopmental disordersRecent analysisTranscriptomicsGenomicsRecent investigationsEngineering spatial-organized cardiac organoids for developmental toxicity testing
Hoang P, Kowalczewski A, Sun S, Winston TS, Archilla AM, Lemus SM, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Gupta AR, Liu W, Kontaridis MI, Amack JD, Ma Z. Engineering spatial-organized cardiac organoids for developmental toxicity testing. Stem Cell Reports 2021, 16: 1228-1244. PMID: 33891865, PMCID: PMC8185451, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA neurogenetic analysis of female autism
Jack A, Sullivan CAW, Aylward E, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M, Gaab N, Van Horn JD, Eilbott J, Jacokes Z, Torgerson CM, Bernier RA, Geschwind DH, McPartland JC, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Pelphrey KA, Gupta AR, Bernier R, McPartland J, Ventola P, Kresse A, Neuhaus E, Corrigan S, Wolf J, McDonald N, Ankenman K, Webb S, Jeste S, Nelson C, Naples A, Libsack E, Pelphrey K, Aylward E, Bookheimer S, Gaab N, Dapretto M, Van Horn J, Jack A, Guilford D, Torgerson C, Welker O, Geschwind D, Gupta A, Sullivan C, Lowe J, Jacokes Z, MacDonnell E, Tsapelas H, Depedro-Mercier D, Keifer C, Ventola P. A neurogenetic analysis of female autism. Brain 2021, 144: 1911-1926. PMID: 33860292, PMCID: PMC8320285, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroligins
Gupta A, DiLullo N. Neuroligins. 2021, 3135-3137. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1334.ChaptersCandidate Genes in Autism
Song Y, Gupta A. Candidate Genes in Autism. 2021, 803-807. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1317.ChaptersChromosome 15q11–q13
Gupta A. Chromosome 15q11–q13. 2021, 953-954. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_419.ChaptersAngelman/Prader-Willi Syndromes
DiLullo N, Gupta A. Angelman/Prader-Willi Syndromes. 2021, 202-205. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1316.ChaptersEpicanthic Fold
Gupta A. Epicanthic Fold. 2021, 1809-1810. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1325.ChaptersSex-dependent role for EPHB2 in brain development and autism-associated behavior
Assali A, Cho JY, Tsvetkov E, Gupta AR, Cowan CW. Sex-dependent role for EPHB2 in brain development and autism-associated behavior. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 2021-2029. PMID: 33649502, PMCID: PMC8429442, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-00986-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer V pyramidal neuronsAutism spectrum disorderSex-dependent roleAutism-associated behaviorsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderPathophysiology of ASDSex-specific effectsNovo nonsense mutationFemale patientsPyramidal neuronsMotor hyperactivityIntrinsic excitabilityCortical functionRepetitive behaviorsSynaptic plasticityRelated disordersMemory deficitsBrain developmentHypofunctionReceptor tyrosine kinasesMiceHyperactivity disorderIntellectual disabilityDisordersEphB2Parenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation
Voliovitch Y, Leventhal JM, Fenick AM, Gupta AR, Feinberg E, Hickey EJ, Shabanova V, Weitzman C. Parenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 51: 3432-3442. PMID: 33387245, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04804-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderASD symptom severityParents of childrenChild ASD symptom severityActive-avoidance copingLow-SES parentsAvoidance copingAdaptive functioningParenting stressSpectrum disorderChild factorsParental worrySocial supportSymptom severityRisk of ASDParentsS parentChildrenMultiple regression modelingAssociated componentsCopingFunctioningWorryCross-sectional studyDisorders
2020
Identification of amygdala-expressed genes associated with autism spectrum disorder
Herrero MJ, Velmeshev D, Hernandez-Pineda D, Sethi S, Sorrells S, Banerjee P, Sullivan C, Gupta AR, Kriegstein AR, Corbin JG. Identification of amygdala-expressed genes associated with autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Autism 2020, 11: 39. PMID: 32460837, PMCID: PMC7251751, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-020-00346-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASD susceptibility genesSusceptibility genesSingle-nucleus RNA-seq dataCohort of genesIdentification of hundredsRNA-seq dataCell-type specificityAvailable gene expression databasesGene expression analysisGene expression databaseSpecific cell typesEarly developmental stagesHuman tissuesSeq analysisGene sets
2019
De Novo Damaging DNA Coding Mutations Are Associated With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Overlap With Tourette’s Disorder and Autism
Cappi C, Oliphant ME, Péter Z, Zai G, Conceição do Rosário M, Sullivan CAW, Gupta AR, Hoffman EJ, Virdee M, Olfson E, Abdallah SB, Willsey AJ, Shavitt RG, Miguel EC, Kennedy JL, Richter MA, Fernandez TV. De Novo Damaging DNA Coding Mutations Are Associated With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Overlap With Tourette’s Disorder and Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 87: 1035-1044. PMID: 31771860, PMCID: PMC7160031, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
PAC1R Genotype to Phenotype Correlations in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Goodrich M, Armour AC, Panchapakesan K, You X, Devaney J, Knoblach S, Sullivan CAW, Herrero MJ, Gupta AR, Vaidya CJ, Kenworthy L, Corbin JG. PAC1R Genotype to Phenotype Correlations in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2018, 12: 200-211. PMID: 30556326, PMCID: PMC6665682, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivity differencesAutism spectrum disorderHuman amygdalaRight middle temporal gyrusFunctional connectivity differencesHigher functional connectivityEarly postnatal stagesNumerous neurodevelopmental disordersMiddle temporal gyrusGC genotypeBrain trajectoriesRisk genotypesSocial deficitsConnectivity differencesAmygdalaTemporal gyrusFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityPostnatal stagesTime pointsNeurodevelopmental disordersMiceCritical time pointsMultimodal approachPossible alterations
2017
Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2015
No Evidence for Association of Autism with Rare Heterozygous Point Mutations in Contactin-Associated Protein-Like 2 (CNTNAP2), or in Other Contactin-Associated Proteins or Contactins
Murdoch JD, Gupta AR, Sanders SJ, Walker MF, Keaney J, Fernandez TV, Murtha MT, Anyanwu S, Ober GT, Raubeson MJ, DiLullo NM, Villa N, Waqar Z, Sullivan C, Gonzalez L, Willsey AJ, Choe SY, Neale BM, Daly MJ, State MW. No Evidence for Association of Autism with Rare Heterozygous Point Mutations in Contactin-Associated Protein-Like 2 (CNTNAP2), or in Other Contactin-Associated Proteins or Contactins. PLOS Genetics 2015, 11: e1004852. PMID: 25621974, PMCID: PMC4306541, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContactin-Associated ProteinSingle nucleotide variantsRelated gene familiesPoint mutationsLike-2Autism risk genesHeterozygous single-nucleotide variantsNumber variation analysisGene familyNext-generation sequencingSequence dataMolecular cytogeneticsRare point mutationsAssociation studiesHomozygosity mappingNucleotide variantsRisk genesRare heterozygous mutationsProteinHeterozygous point mutationMutationsGenesVariation analysisContactinHeterozygous mutations
2014
Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons
Griesi-Oliveira K, Acab A, Gupta AR, Sunaga DY, Chailangkarn T, Nicol X, Nunez Y, Walker MF, Murdoch JD, Sanders SJ, Fernandez TV, Ji W, Lifton RP, Vadasz E, Dietrich A, Pradhan D, Song H, Ming GL, Gu X, Haddad G, Marchetto MC, Spitzer N, Passos-Bueno MR, State MW, Muotri AR. Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 1350-1365. PMID: 25385366, PMCID: PMC4427554, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAutistic DisorderCarboplatinCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChildDisease Models, AnimalEmbryo, MammalianEtoposideGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitoxantroneMutationNeuronsPrednisoloneSignal TransductionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsHuman neuronsPluripotent stem cellsNon-syndromic autismMethyl-CpGNeuronal developmentNonsynonymous mutationsDental pulp cellsFunction mutationsHaploinsufficiency leadsFunctional studiesNeuronal cellsNeuronal phenotypeGenetic variantsStem cellsFactor 1Cation channelsNon-syndromic autism spectrum disorderInsulin-like growth factor-1Incomplete penetranceMutationsRett syndromeSuch variantsAutism spectrum disorderPulp cellsGrowth factor-1De Novo Insertions and Deletions of Predominantly Paternal Origin Are Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dong S, Walker MF, Carriero NJ, DiCola M, Willsey AJ, Ye AY, Waqar Z, Gonzalez LE, Overton JD, Frahm S, Keaney JF, Teran NA, Dea J, Mandell JD, Bal V, Sullivan CA, DiLullo NM, Khalil RO, Gockley J, Yuksel Z, Sertel SM, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Gupta AR, Mane SM, Sheldon M, Brooks AI, Roeder K, Devlin B, State MW, Wei L, Sanders SJ. De Novo Insertions and Deletions of Predominantly Paternal Origin Are Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 16-23. PMID: 25284784, PMCID: PMC4194132, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.08.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Jambi S, Franjic D, Nishimura S, Li M, El-Fishawy P, Morgan TM, Sanders SJ, Bilguvar K, Suri M, Johnson MH, Gupta AR, Yuksel Z, Mane S, Grigorenko E, Picciotto M, Alberts AS, Gunel M, Šestan N, State MW. Homozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2014, 23: 165-172. PMID: 24781755, PMCID: PMC4297910, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell divisionFamily-based linkage analysisLinkage analysisRho effector proteinsLinear actin filamentsMaintenance of polarityMitotic cell divisionHigh-throughput sequencingRare genetic variantsHuman neuronal precursor cellsParametric multipoint linkage analysisActivation of GTPNeuronal precursor cellsFormin familyMammalian DiaphanousEffector proteinsMultipoint linkage analysisSpindle formationActin filamentsNonsense alterationWhole-exome sequencingHuman pathologiesNeuroepithelial cellsGenetic variantsHomozygous lossRare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders
Gupta AR, Pirruccello M, Cheng F, Kang HJ, Fernandez TV, Baskin JM, Choi M, Liu L, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Murdoch JD, Klei L, Neale BM, Franjic D, Daly MJ, Lifton RP, De Camilli P, Zhao H, Šestan N, State MW. Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Autism 2014, 5: 31. PMID: 24860643, PMCID: PMC4032628, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiment-wide significance thresholdDeleterious mutationsModules of genesNovel candidate genesRare deleterious mutationsCase/control association studySignificance thresholdASD-related genesProtein complexesDe novo mutationsCandidate genesVariety of functionsExpression patternsWhole-exome dataProtein structureAssociation studiesSequencing studiesNonsynonymous mutationsDeep resequencingControl association studySplice site variantConservation measuresSite variantsGenesHuman fetal brain development