2022
Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization
Thaler R, Khani F, Sturmlechner I, Dehghani SS, Denbeigh JM, Zhou X, Pichurin O, Dudakovic A, Jerez SS, Zhong J, Lee JH, Natarajan R, Kalajzic I, Jiang YH, Deyle DR, Paschalis EP, Misof BM, Ordog T, van Wijnen AJ. Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5883. PMID: 36202795, PMCID: PMC9537512, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32915-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere skeletal defectsBone-specific genesEpigenetic functionsChromatin accessibilityHistone demethylationDNA hydroxymethylationTranscriptional activityPro-osteogenic genesCell differentiationOsteogenic cell differentiationOsteogenic differentiationGenesSkeletal defectsBone phenotypeMurine boneOsteoblastogenesisDifferentiationKnockout miceGulo knockout miceVitamin C deficiencyTET1Collagen maturationPromoterDemethylationVitamin C
2021
Mutations of the histone linker H1–4 in neurodevelopmental disorders and functional characterization of neurons expressing C-terminus frameshift mutant H1.4
Tremblay MW, Green MV, Goldstein BM, Aldridge AI, Rosenfeld JA, Streff H, Tan WD, Craigen W, Bekheirnia N, Al Tala S, West AE, Jiang YH. Mutations of the histone linker H1–4 in neurodevelopmental disorders and functional characterization of neurons expressing C-terminus frameshift mutant H1.4. Human Molecular Genetics 2021, 31: 1430-1442. PMID: 34788807, PMCID: PMC9271223, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminusGenome-wide transcriptome analysisRahman syndromeUnderstanding of mutationsHistone H1.4Neuronal genesTranscriptome analysisAbnormal C-terminusFunctional categoriesFunctional characterizationNeuropeptide signalingN-terminusDe novo heterozygous mutationsSupport of pathogenicitySmall insertionsFunctional consequencesNovo heterozygous mutationRat hippocampal neuronsFrameshift mutationMutationsH1.4Rare genetic disorderSevere intellectual disabilityGenesClinical features
2018
Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
Towers AJ, Tremblay MW, Chung L, Li XL, Bey AL, Zhang W, Cao X, Wang X, Wang P, Duffney LJ, Siecinski SK, Xu S, Kim Y, Kong X, Gregory S, Xie W, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e120592. PMID: 30518695, PMCID: PMC6328031, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.120592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenetics and autism spectrum disorder: A report of an autism case with mutation in H1 linker histone HIST1H1E and literature review
Duffney LJ, Valdez P, Tremblay MW, Cao X, Montgomery S, McConkie‐Rosell A, Jiang Y. Epigenetics and autism spectrum disorder: A report of an autism case with mutation in H1 linker histone HIST1H1E and literature review. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2018, 177: 426-433. PMID: 29704315, PMCID: PMC5980735, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinker proteinH1 linker histonesLinker histone proteinFamily member EChromatin organizationEpigenetic machineryHistone proteinsEpigenetic regulationLinker histonesNucleosome packagingLoss of functionDeleterious mutationsCandidate genesExpression studiesHistone writersWhole-exome sequencingHuman diseasesGenesProteinMutationsProtein expressionExome sequencingGenetic mutationsMember EHIST1H1E