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
2012
Mutant induced pluripotent stem cell lines recapitulate aspects of TDP-43 proteinopathies and reveal cell-specific vulnerability
Bilican B, Serio A, Barmada SJ, Nishimura AL, Sullivan GJ, Carrasco M, Phatnani HP, Puddifoot CA, Story D, Fletcher J, Park IH, Friedman BA, Daley GQ, Wyllie DJ, Hardingham GE, Wilmut I, Finkbeiner S, Maniatis T, Shaw CE, Chandran S. Mutant induced pluripotent stem cell lines recapitulate aspects of TDP-43 proteinopathies and reveal cell-specific vulnerability. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5803-5808. PMID: 22451909, PMCID: PMC3326463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202922109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisTDP-43 proteinopathyTDP-43Human neuronsTransactive response DNA binding proteinFrontotemporal lobar degenerationFamilial amyotrophic lateral sclerosisFunctional motor neuronsCell-specific vulnerabilityTDP-43 proteinDNA binding proteinPI3K pathwayCell-autonomous phenotypeMotor neuronsLateral sclerosisStem cell linesPluripotent stem cellsGeneration of iPSCsIdentification of mutationsPluripotent stem cell lineMutant neuronsNeuronsK pathwayElevated levelsDisease mechanisms