Variations in brain defects result from cellular mosaicism in the activation of heat shock signalling
Ishii S, Torii M, Son AI, Rajendraprasad M, Morozov YM, Kawasawa YI, Salzberg AC, Fujimoto M, Brennand K, Nakai A, Mezger V, Gage FH, Rakic P, Hashimoto-Torii K. Variations in brain defects result from cellular mosaicism in the activation of heat shock signalling. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15157. PMID: 28462912, PMCID: PMC5418582, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBrainCell MovementEmbryo, MammalianEthanolFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeat Shock Transcription FactorsHumansHydrogen PeroxideInjections, IntraperitonealMaleMaternal ExposureMiceMice, TransgenicNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPhenotypePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPrimary Cell CultureSignal TransductionIn utero exposure to maternal smoking is associated with DNA methylation alterations and reduced neuronal content in the developing fetal brain
Chatterton Z, Hartley B, Seok M, Mendelev N, Chen S, Milekic M, Rosoklija G, Stankov A, Trencevsja-Ivanovska I, Brennand K, Ge Y, Dwork A, Haghighi F. In utero exposure to maternal smoking is associated with DNA methylation alterations and reduced neuronal content in the developing fetal brain. Epigenetics & Chromatin 2017, 10: 4. PMID: 28149327, PMCID: PMC5270321, DOI: 10.1186/s13072-017-0111-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainDNA MethylationFemaleFetal DevelopmentFetusGestational AgeGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11HumansImmunohistochemistryInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMaternal ExposureNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPromoter Regions, GeneticSmokingSuccinate DehydrogenaseTubulinConceptsMaternal smokingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeuronal contentCortical gray matterFetal brain growthDifferentiation of neuronsBehavioral problemsFalse discovery correctionSignificant DMRsSmoking exposureGestational ageSecond trimesterUtero exposurePrenatal exposureCortical developmentFetal brainExposure altersSmokingBrain growthGray matterCell proportionFetusesPrefrontal cortexDNA methylationMethylation profiles