Recent genetic findings in schizophrenia and their therapeutic relevance

PJ Harrison - Journal of psychopharmacology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Over 100 loci are now associated with schizophrenia risk as identified by single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) in genome-wide association studies. These findings mean that …

[HTML][HTML] E proteins and ID proteins: helix-loop-helix partners in development and disease

LH Wang, NE Baker - Developmental cell, 2015 - cell.com
The basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) proteins represent a well-known class of transcriptional
regulators. Many bHLH proteins act as heterodimers with members of a class of ubiquitous …

Mouse retinal cell atlas: molecular identification of over sixty amacrine cell types

W Yan, MA Laboulaye, NM Tran… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Amacrine cells (ACs) are a diverse class of interneurons that modulate input from
photoreceptors to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), rendering each RGC type selectively …

Causal influences of neuroticism on mental health and cardiovascular disease

F Zhang, A Baranova, C Zhou, H Cao, J Chen, X Zhang… - Human genetics, 2021 - Springer
We investigated the relationship between neuroticism and 16 mental and 18 physical traits
using summary results of genome-wide association studies for these traits. LD score …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR/Cas9-mediated heterozygous knockout of the autism gene CHD8 and characterization of its transcriptional networks in cerebral organoids derived …

P Wang, R Mokhtari, E Pedrosa, M Kirschenbaum… - Molecular autism, 2017 - Springer
Background CHD8 (chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 8), which codes for a
member of the CHD family of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling factors, is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription Factor 4 loss-of-function is associated with deficits in progenitor proliferation and cortical neuron content

F Papes, AP Camargo, JS de Souza… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) has been associated with autism, schizophrenia, and
other neuropsychiatric disorders. However, how pathological TCF4 mutations affect the …

[HTML][HTML] Oridonin promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress via TP53-repressed TCF4 transactivation in colorectal cancer

F Zhou, H Gao, L Shang, J Li, M Zhang, S Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background The incidence of colorectal cancer and cancer death rate are increasing every
year, and the affected population is becoming younger. Traditional Chinese medicine …

Longitudinal shear stress response in human endothelial cells to atheroprone and atheroprotective conditions

MR Maurya, S Gupta, JYS Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The two main blood flow patterns, namely, pulsatile shear (PS) prevalent in straight
segments of arteries and oscillatory shear (OS) observed at branch points, are associated …

[HTML][HTML] TCF4-mediated Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy: Insights into a common trinucleotide repeat-associated disease

MP Fautsch, ED Wieben, KH Baratz… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a common cause for heritable visual loss in
the elderly. Since the first description of an association between FECD and common …

[HTML][HTML] Tcf4 regulates synaptic plasticity, DNA methylation, and memory function

AJ Kennedy, EJ Rahn, BS Paulukaitis, KE Savell… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Human haploinsufficiency of the transcription factor Tcf4 leads to a rare autism spectrum
disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS), which is associated with severe language …