Transcriptional signatures of participant-derived neural progenitor cells and neurons implicate altered Wnt signaling in Phelan-McDermid syndrome and autism
Breen MS, Browne A, Hoffman GE, Stathopoulos S, Brennand K, Buxbaum JD, Drapeau E. Transcriptional signatures of participant-derived neural progenitor cells and neurons implicate altered Wnt signaling in Phelan-McDermid syndrome and autism. Molecular Autism 2020, 11: 53. PMID: 32560742, PMCID: PMC7304190, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-020-00355-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutistic DisorderChildChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosome DisordersChromosomes, Human, Pair 22FemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleNeural Stem CellsNeuronsReproducibility of ResultsWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsNeural progenitor cellsTranscriptional signatureGene co-expression network analysisHiPSC-NPCsCo-expression network analysisIndependent biological samplesHiPSC-derived neural cellsProgenitor cellsPostsynaptic density genesDistinct transcriptional signaturesGenetic risk lociHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsPotassium channel activityProtein translationSpecific neurobiological pathwaysTranscriptional differencesEmbryonic developmentLoss of SHANK3Risk lociHiPSC neuronsMorphological phenotypesWnt pathwayGenesHiPSC clonesASCL1- and DLX2-induced GABAergic neurons from hiPSC-derived NPCs
Barretto N, Zhang H, Powell SK, Fernando MB, Zhang S, Flaherty EK, Ho SM, Slesinger PA, Duan J, Brennand KJ. ASCL1- and DLX2-induced GABAergic neurons from hiPSC-derived NPCs. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2020, 334: 108548. PMID: 32065989, PMCID: PMC7426253, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.108548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural progenitor cellsHiPSC-NPCsSomatic cell reprogrammingGABAergic neuronsHiPSC-derived neural progenitor cellsDifferentiation of hiPSCsDistinct transcriptional profilesPluripotent stem cellsCell reprogrammingPatient-derived cellsElectrophysiological maturityFunctional GABAergic neuronsTranscriptional profilesNeuronal inductionStem cellsProgenitor cellsLentiviral overexpressionPure populationsDlx2Study of diseasesAscl1HiPSCsNeuronal populationsInduction protocolCell source