2019
Alcohol-responsive genes identified in human iPSC-derived neural cultures
Jensen KP, Lieberman R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Clinton K, Covault J. Alcohol-responsive genes identified in human iPSC-derived neural cultures. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 96. PMID: 30862775, PMCID: PMC6414668, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0426-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-responsive genesGene expressionGene regulatory effectsTotal RNA sequencingCo-expressed genesNeural cell culturesCholesterol biosynthesis pathwayPrimary neural tissueCorrelation network analysisHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsBiosynthesis pathwayCell culturesResponsive genesRNA sequencingNotch signalingEnrichment analysisMolecular mechanismsCell cycleAlcohol exposureGenesCell culture modelGenetic effectsCholesterol homeostasisStem cells
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
2005
DCDC2 is associated with reading disability and modulates neuronal development in the brain
Meng H, Smith SD, Hager K, Held M, Liu J, Olson RK, Pennington BF, DeFries JC, Gelernter J, O'Reilly-Pol T, Somlo S, Skudlarski P, Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA, Marchione K, Wang Y, Paramasivam M, LoTurco JJ, Page GP, Gruen JR. DCDC2 is associated with reading disability and modulates neuronal development in the brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 17053-17058. PMID: 16278297, PMCID: PMC1278934, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508591102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research