Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
50(22), P. 12809 - 12828
Published: Dec. 9, 2022
Disruptive
mutations
in
the
chromodomain
helicase
DNA-binding
protein
8
gene
(CHD8)
have
been
recurrently
associated
with
autism
spectrum
disorders
(ASDs).
Here
we
investigated
how
chromatin
reacts
to
CHD8
suppression
by
analyzing
a
panel
of
histone
modifications
induced
pluripotent
stem
cell-derived
neural
progenitors.
led
significant
reduction
(47.82%)
H3K36me3
peaks
at
bodies,
particularly
impacting
on
transcriptional
elongation
states.
specifically
affects
highly
expressed,
CHD8-bound
genes
and
correlates
altered
alternative
splicing
patterns
462
implicated
'regulation
RNA
splicing'
'mRNA
catabolic
process'.
Mass
spectrometry
analysis
uncovered
novel
interaction
between
regulator
heterogeneous
nuclear
ribonucleoprotein
L
(hnRNPL),
providing
first
mechanistic
insights
explain
suppression-derived
phenotype,
partly
implicating
SETD2,
methyltransferase.
In
summary,
our
results
point
toward
broad
molecular
consequences
suppression,
entailing
deposition/maintenance
processing
regulation
as
important
regulatory
processes
ASD.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: July 6, 2022
Abstract
Epigenetic
regulatory
mechanisms,
including
DNA
methylation,
histone
modification,
chromatin
remodeling,
and
microRNA
expression,
play
critical
roles
in
cell
differentiation
organ
development
through
spatial
temporal
gene
regulation.
Neurogenesis
is
a
sophisticated
complex
process
by
which
neural
stem
cells
differentiate
into
specialized
brain
types
at
specific
times
regions
of
the
brain.
A
growing
body
evidence
suggests
that
epigenetic
such
as
modifications,
allow
fine-tuning
coordination
spatiotemporal
expressions
during
neurogenesis.
Aberrant
modifications
contribute
to
neurodegenerative
neuropsychiatric
diseases.
Herein,
recent
progress
understanding
regulating
embryonic
adult
neurogenesis
comprehensively
reviewed.
The
implicated
diseases
are
also
covered,
future
directions
this
area
provided.
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 966 - 966
Published: March 31, 2020
Autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD)
is
a
pervasive
neurodevelopmental
characterized
by
difficulties
in
social
interaction,
language
development
delays,
repeated
body
movements,
and
markedly
deteriorated
activities
interests.
Environmental
factors,
such
as
viral
infection,
parental
age,
zinc
deficiency,
can
be
plausible
contributors
to
ASD
susceptibility.
As
highly
heritable,
genetic
risk
factors
involved
neurodevelopment,
neural
communication,
interaction
provide
important
clues
explaining
the
etiology
of
ASD.
Accumulated
evidence
also
shows
an
role
epigenetic
DNA
methylation,
histone
modification,
noncoding
RNA,
etiology.
In
this
review,
we
compiled
research
published
date
described
epidemiology
together
with
environmental
underlying
different
phenotypes
Nature,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
622(7982), P. 367 - 375
Published: Sept. 20, 2023
The
ever-growing
compendium
of
genetic
variants
associated
with
human
pathologies
demands
new
methods
to
study
genotype-phenotype
relationships
in
complex
tissues
a
high-throughput
manner1,2.
Here
we
introduce
adeno-associated
virus
(AAV)-mediated
direct
vivo
single-cell
CRISPR
screening,
termed
AAV-Perturb-seq,
tuneable
and
broadly
applicable
method
for
transcriptional
linkage
analysis
as
well
high-resolution
phenotyping
perturbations
vivo.
We
applied
AAV-Perturb-seq
using
gene
editing
inhibition
systematically
dissect
the
phenotypic
landscape
underlying
22q11.2
deletion
syndrome3,4
genes
adult
mouse
brain
prefrontal
cortex.
identified
three
22q11.2-linked
involved
known
previously
undescribed
pathways
orchestrating
neuronal
functions
that
explain
approximately
40%
changes
observed
22q11.2-deletion
model.
Our
findings
suggest
syndrome
phenotype
found
mature
neurons
may
part
be
due
broad
dysregulation
class
disease
susceptibility
are
important
dysfunctional
RNA
processing
synaptic
function.
establishes
flexible
scalable
facilitate
causal
understanding
biological
mechanisms
potential
applications
identify
interventions
therapeutic
targets
treating
disease.
Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
33(8), P. 108416 - 108416
Published: Nov. 1, 2020
Mutations
in
DNA
methyltransferase
3A
(DNMT3A)
have
been
detected
autism
and
related
disorders,
but
how
these
mutations
disrupt
nervous
system
function
is
unknown.
Here,
we
define
the
effects
of
DNMT3A
associated
with
neurodevelopmental
disease.
We
show
that
diverse
affect
different
aspects
protein
activity
lead
to
shared
deficiencies
neuronal
methylation.
Heterozygous
knockout
mice
mimicking
disruption
disease
display
growth
behavioral
alterations
consistent
human
phenotypes.
Strikingly,
mice,
detect
global
neuron-enriched
non-CG
methylation,
a
binding
site
for
Rett
syndrome
MeCP2.
Loss
this
methylation
leads
enhancer
gene
dysregulation
overlaps
models
autism.
These
findings
haploinsufficiency
brain
uncover
pathway
as
convergence
point
across
disorders.