2015
Ethanol Upregulates NMDA Receptor Subunit Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cortical Neurons
Xiang Y, Kim KY, Gelernter J, Park IH, Zhang H. Ethanol Upregulates NMDA Receptor Subunit Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cortical Neurons. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0134907. PMID: 26266540, PMCID: PMC4534442, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsReceptor subunit gene expressionNeuron-specific biomarkerReverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reactionNMDA receptor subunit gene expressionChronic alcohol consumptionHuman brain cellsAlcohol-responsive genesNMDA receptor genesCalcium channel activityLive human brainQuantitative polymerase chain reactionSubunit gene expressionWithdrawal treatmentPolymerase chain reactionExpression changesEthanol exposureAlcohol abuseMultiple comparison correctionBrain cellsGene expression alterationsAlcohol consumptionNeuronal functionAlcohol metabolismNeurons
2009
Twenty-one-base-pair insertion polymorphism creates an enhancer element and potentiates SLC6A1 GABA transporter promoter activity
Hirunsatit R, George ED, Lipska BK, Elwafi HM, Sander L, Yrigollen CM, Gelernter J, Grigorenko EL, Lappalainen J, Mane S, Nairn AC, Kleinman JE, Simen AA. Twenty-one-base-pair insertion polymorphism creates an enhancer element and potentiates SLC6A1 GABA transporter promoter activity. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2009, 19: 53-65. PMID: 19077666, PMCID: PMC2791799, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328318b21a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsBase SequenceBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesCell LineDNA PrimersEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGene ExpressionHippocampusHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedMinisatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSchizophreniaSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscriptional ActivationYoung Adult