Immediate-early, early, and late responses to DNA double stranded breaks

SR Kieffer, NF Lowndes - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Loss or rearrangement of genetic information can result from incorrect responses to DNA
double strand breaks (DSBs). The cellular responses to DSBs encompass a range of highly …

Developments in biological mechanisms and treatments for negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction of schizophrenia

Q Wu, X Wang, Y Wang, YJ Long, JP Zhao… - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
The causal mechanisms and treatment for the negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction
in schizophrenia are the main issues attracting the attention of psychiatrists over the last …

Cohesin-dependence of neuronal gene expression relates to chromatin loop length

L Calderon, FD Weiss, JA Beagan, MS Oliveira… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Cohesin and CTCF are major drivers of 3D genome organization, but their role in neurons is
still emerging. Here, we show a prominent role for cohesin in the expression of genes that …

Mapping the epigenomic and transcriptomic interplay during memory formation and recall in the hippocampal engram ensemble

A Marco, HS Meharena, V Dileep, RM Raju… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The epigenome and three-dimensional (3D) genomic architecture are emerging as key
factors in the dynamic regulation of different transcriptional programs required for neuronal …

Neuron-specific signatures in the chromosomal connectome associated with schizophrenia risk

P Rajarajan, T Borrman, W Liao, N Schrode, E Flaherty… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Chromosomal conformations, topologically associated chromatin domains
(TADs) assembling in nested fashion across hundreds of kilobases, and other “three …

Sensory experience remodels genome architecture in neural circuit to drive motor learning

T Yamada, Y Yang, P Valnegri, I Juric, A Abnousi… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Neuronal-activity-dependent transcription couples sensory experience to adaptive
responses of the brain including learning and memory. Mechanisms of activity-dependent …

The lncRNA BDNF-AS is an epigenetic regulator in the human amygdala in early onset alcohol use disorders

JP Bohnsack, T Teppen, EJ Kyzar, S Dzitoyeva… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
Adolescent alcohol drinking is known to contribute to the development and severity of
alcohol use disorders (AUDs) later in adulthood. Recent studies have shown that long non …

Chromatin regulation of neuronal maturation and plasticity

DA Gallegos, U Chan, LF Chen, AE West - Trends in neurosciences, 2018 - cell.com
Neurons are dynamic cells that respond and adapt to stimuli throughout their long
postmitotic lives. The structural and functional plasticity of neurons requires the regulated …

MEF2C transcription factor is associated with the genetic and epigenetic risk architecture of schizophrenia and improves cognition in mice

AC Mitchell, B Javidfar, V Pothula, D Ibi, EY Shen… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Large-scale consortia mapping the genomic risk architectures of schizophrenia provide vast
amounts of molecular information, with largely unexplored therapeutic potential. We …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus terminal repeat regulates inducible lytic gene promoters

Y Izumiya, A Algalil, JM Espera, H Miura… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) genome consists of an approximately
140-kb unique coding region flanked by 30–40 copies of a 0.8-kb terminal repeat (TR) …