Single-cell DNA methylation and 3D genome architecture in the human brain

W Tian, J Zhou, A Bartlett, Q Zeng, H Liu, RG Castanon… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Delineating the gene-regulatory programs underlying complex cell types is fundamental for
understanding brain function in health and disease. Here, we comprehensively examined …

Advanced genetic therapies for the treatment of Rett syndrome: state of the art and future perspectives

M Palmieri, D Pozzer, N Landsberger - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Loss and gain of functions mutations in the X-linked MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2)
gene are responsible for a set of generally severe neurological disorders that can affect both …

Parvalbumin as a sex-specific target in Alzheimer's disease research, A mini-review

DJ Terstege, JR Epp - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and both the incidence of
this disease and its associated cognitive decline disproportionally effect women. While the …

Signature morphoelectric properties of diverse GABAergic interneurons in the human neocortex

BR Lee, R Dalley, JA Miller, T Chartrand, J Close… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Human cortex transcriptomic studies have revealed a hierarchical organization of γ-
aminobutyric acid–producing (GABAergic) neurons from subclasses to a high diversity of …

Cortical somatostatin interneuron subtypes form cell-type-specific circuits

SJ Wu, E Sevier, D Dwivedi, GA Saldi, A Hairston, S Yu… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The cardinal classes are a useful simplification of cortical interneuron diversity, but such
broad subgroupings gloss over the molecular, morphological, and circuit specificity of …

Spatial transcriptomics for profiling the tropism of viral vectors in tissues

MJ Jang, GM Coughlin, CR Jackson, X Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A barrier to advancing engineered adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) for precision
access to cell subtypes is a lack of high-throughput, high-resolution assays to characterize in …

Closed-loop optogenetic control of the dynamics of neural activity in non-human primates

B Zaaimi, M Turnbull, A Hazra, Y Wang… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrical neurostimulation is effective in the treatment of neurological disorders, but
associated recording artefacts generally limit its applications to open-loop stimuli. Real-time …

A frontal transcallosal inhibition loop mediates interhemispheric balance in visuospatial processing

Y Wang, Z Chen, G Ma, L Wang, Y Liu, M Qin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Interhemispheric communication through the corpus callosum is required for both sensory
and cognitive processes. Impaired transcallosal inhibition causing interhemispheric …

A marmoset brain cell census reveals regional specialization of cellular identities

FM Krienen, KM Levandowski, H Zaniewski… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The mammalian brain is composed of many brain structures, each with its own ontogenetic
and developmental history. We used single-nucleus RNA sequencing to sample over 2.4 …

Parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex regulate stress-induced fear extinction impairments in male and female rats

AN Binette, J Liu, H Bayer, KL Crayton… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Stress has profound effects on fear extinction, a form of learning that is essential to
behavioral therapies for trauma-related and stressor-related disorders. Recent work reveals …