Epigenetic genes and epilepsy—emerging mechanisms and clinical applications

KMJ Van Loo, GL Carvill, AJ Becker… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
An increasing number of epilepsies are being attributed to variants in genes with epigenetic
functions. The products of these genes include factors that regulate the structure and …

Efficacy and safety of stem cell therapy in children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Qu, Z Liu, L Li, Z Zou, Z He, L Zhou, Y Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aim There is insufficient evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of stem cell therapy for
autism spectrum disorders. We performed the first meta-analysis of stem cell therapy for …

FOXG1 sequentially orchestrates subtype specification of postmitotic cortical projection neurons

J Liu, M Yang, M Su, B Liu, K Zhou, C Sun, R Ba… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The mammalian neocortex is a highly organized six-layered structure with four major cortical
neuron subtypes: corticothalamic projection neurons (CThPNs), subcerebral projection …

A single-cell multi-omic atlas spanning the adult rhesus macaque brain

KL Chiou, X Huang, MO Bohlen, S Tremblay… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Cataloging the diverse cellular architecture of the primate brain is crucial for understanding
cognition, behavior, and disease in humans. Here, we generated a brain-wide single-cell …

Identification of a de novo mutation of the FOXG1 gene and comprehensive analysis for molecular factors in Chinese FOXG1-related encephalopathies

G Lu, Y Zhang, H Xia, X He, P Xu, L Wu, D Li… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background FOXG1-related encephalopathy, also known as FOXG1 syndrome or FOXG1-
related disorder, affects most aspects of development and causes microcephaly and brain …

[HTML][HTML] The epigenetic hallmark of early-life α-hexabromocyclododecane exposure: From cerebellar 6-mA levels to locomotor performance in adulthood

C Holuka, C Morel, S Roth, Y Lamartinière… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing evidence that methylation at the N 6 position of adenine (6-mA), whose
modulation occurs primarily during development, would be a reliable epigenetic marker in …

Interneuron odyssey: molecular mechanisms of tangential migration

I Toudji, A Toumi, É Chamberland… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cortical GABAergic interneurons are critical components of neural networks. They provide
local and long-range inhibition and help coordinate network activities involved in various …

Developmental trajectories of GABAergic cortical interneurons are sequentially modulated by dynamic FoxG1 expression levels

G Miyoshi, Y Ueta, Y Yagasaki… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
GABAergic inhibitory interneurons, originating from the embryonic ventral forebrain
territories, traverse a convoluted migratory path to reach the neocortex. These interneuron …

Multimodal epigenetic changes and altered NEUROD1 chromatin binding in the mouse hippocampus underlie FOXG1 syndrome

I Akol, A Izzo, F Gather, S Strack… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Forkhead box G1 (FOXG1) has important functions in neuronal differentiation and balances
excitatory/inhibitory network activity. Thus far, molecular processes underlying FOXG1 …

Behavioral phenotypes of Foxg1 heterozygous mice

S Younger, S Boutros, F Cargnin, S Jeon… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
FOXG1 syndrome (FS, aka a congenital variant of Rett syndrome) is a recently defined rare
and devastating neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by various symptoms …