2017
MEF2C transcription factor is associated with the genetic and epigenetic risk architecture of schizophrenia and improves cognition in mice
Mitchell A, Javidfar B, Pothula V, Ibi D, Shen E, Peter C, Bicks L, Fehr T, Jiang Y, Brennand K, Neve R, Gonzalez-Maeso J, Akbarian S. MEF2C transcription factor is associated with the genetic and epigenetic risk architecture of schizophrenia and improves cognition in mice. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 123-132. PMID: 28115742, PMCID: PMC5966823, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCognition DisordersComputational BiologyDisease Models, AnimalEpigenomicsGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHistonesMEF2 Transcription FactorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSchizophreniaTransduction, GeneticConceptsTherapeutic potentialPrefrontal projection neuronsNeuron-specific promoterUnexplored therapeutic potentialProjection neuronsDrug challengeDisease casesRelated disordersRisk architecturePrefrontal cortexSchizophreniaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCognitive performancePsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumNeuronal genomeH3K4 hypermethylationRisk lociCognitive enhancement
2008
Reprogramming of Pancreatic β Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stadtfeld M, Brennand K, Hochedlinger K. Reprogramming of Pancreatic β Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Current Biology 2008, 18: 890-894. PMID: 18501604, PMCID: PMC2819222, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCell typesIPS cellsStem cellsC-MycTranscription factors Oct4Rare cell typesInduced pluripotent stem cellsCertain cell typesAdult stem cellsInducible lentivirusVitro reprogrammingFactors OCT4Pluripotent cellsEctopic expressionGenetic proofPancreatic β-cellsGerm layersDifferentiated cellsChimeric animalsPluripotency markersDifferentiation stageBeta cellsPancreatic beta cells