2023
CpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder
Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Hurd Y, Núñez-Rios D, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Group T, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Keane T, Logue M, McKee A, Marx B, Mash D, Miller M, Noller C, JM-O, Scott W, Schnurr P, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. CpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 13: 1078894. PMID: 36745154, PMCID: PMC9892724, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1078894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOrbital frontal cortexDNA methylationKEGG enrichment analysisUse disordersMCPH lociTreatment of OUDGene OntologyEnrichment analysisOpioid-related drugsCpG sitesDrug targetsOxidative bisulfite sequencingImportant biological pathwaysDrug interaction analysisDrug-gene interaction databaseNervous system developmentSmoking statusBrain BankCortical neuronsFrontal cortexNeuronal nucleiHuman studiesGene regulationMethylome analysis
2020
Single-cell Transcriptome Mapping Identifies Common and Cell-type Specific Genes Affected by Acute Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in Humans
Hu Y, Ranganathan M, Shu C, Liang X, Ganesh S, Osafo-Addo A, Yan C, Zhang X, Aouizerat BE, Krystal JH, D’Souza D, Xu K. Single-cell Transcriptome Mapping Identifies Common and Cell-type Specific Genes Affected by Acute Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in Humans. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3450. PMID: 32103029, PMCID: PMC7044203, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59827-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific genesCell type-specific genesGene expressionSingle-cell transcriptomic profilingCell typesGene expression correlationsAlters gene expressionTranscriptome mappingTranscriptomic profilingExpression correlationEnrichment analysisCommon genesImportant medical implicationsSignificant genesGenesMajor immune cell typesCell proliferationImmune cell typesImmune responseCell toxicityMedical implicationsCellsImportant insightsExpressionHuman immune cells
2019
Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans
Xu K, Montalvo‐Ortiz J, Zhang X, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J. Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 2111-2121. PMID: 31386212, PMCID: PMC9377208, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationCpG sitesSignificant CpG sitesHigh-density methylation arraysNovel DNA methylation sitesNew CpG sitesDNA methylation sitesEpigenome-wide DNA methylationAmino acid transportIndividual CpG sitesGene lengthPeripheral cellsNovel lociDNA sitesKEGG databaseMethylation sitesEnrichment analysisMethylation arraysAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesMethylationAcid transportFalse discovery rate
2018
Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression
Zhou H, Cheng Z, Bass N, Krystal JH, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 208. PMID: 30287806, PMCID: PMC6172277, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0258-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study identifiesRisk genesTop risk genesCalcium ion bindingGenomes reference panelFast excitatory synaptic transmissionGenetic risk variantsGenetic basisEnrichment analysisAssociation studiesExome arrayCell adhesionRisk variantsGenesReference panelGenetic riskAMPA-sensitive glutamate receptorsIntronic variantsIon bindingBiological mechanismsConditional analysisGRIA4Excitatory synaptic transmissionSynaptic transmission