scholarly journals Bicistronic CACNA1A Gene Expression in Neurons Derived from Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 Patient-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (22) ◽  
pp. 1612-1625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Bavassano ◽  
Andreas Eigentler ◽  
Ruslan Stanika ◽  
Gerald J. Obermair ◽  
Sylvia Boesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 ◽  
Cacna1a Gene ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

scholarly journals Molecular and electrophysiological features of spinocerebellar ataxia type seven in induced pluripotent stem cells

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247434
Author(s):  
Richard J. Burman ◽  
Lauren M. Watson ◽  
Danielle C. Smith ◽  
Joseph V. Raimondo ◽  
Robea Ballo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Retinal Photoreceptors ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by a polyglutamine repeat expansion in the ATXN7 gene. Patients with this disease suffer from a degeneration of their cerebellar Purkinje neurons and retinal photoreceptors that result in a progressive ataxia and loss of vision. As with many neurodegenerative diseases, studies of pathogenesis have been hindered by a lack of disease-relevant models. To this end, we have generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a cohort of SCA7 patients in South Africa. First, we differentiated the SCA7 affected iPSCs into neurons which showed evidence of a transcriptional phenotype affecting components of STAGA (ATXN7 and KAT2A) and the heat shock protein pathway (DNAJA1 and HSP70). We then performed electrophysiology on the SCA7 iPSC-derived neurons and found that these cells show features of functional aberrations. Lastly, we were able to differentiate the SCA7 iPSCs into retinal photoreceptors that also showed similar transcriptional aberrations to the SCA7 neurons. Our findings give technical insights on how iPSC-derived neurons and photoreceptors can be derived from SCA7 patients and demonstrate that these cells express molecular and electrophysiological differences that may be indicative of impaired neuronal health. We hope that these findings will contribute towards the ongoing efforts to establish the cell-derived models of neurodegenerative diseases that are needed to develop patient-specific treatments.

scholarly journals Generation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 In vitro

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangbin Xia ◽  
Katherine Santostefano ◽  
Takashi Hamazaki ◽  
Jilin Liu ◽  
S. H. Subramony ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

scholarly journals Molecular and electrophysiological features of spinocerebellar ataxia type seven in induced pluripotent stem cells

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Burman ◽  
LM Watson ◽  
DC Smith ◽  
JV Raimondo ◽  
R Ballo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Retinal Photoreceptors ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

AbstractSpinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by a polyglutamine repeat expansion in the ATXN7 gene. Patients with this disease suffer from a degeneration of their cerebellar Purkinje neurons and retinal photoreceptors that result in a progressive ataxia and loss of vision. As with many neurodegenerative diseases, studies of pathogenesis have been hindered by a lack of disease-relevant models. To this end, we have generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a cohort of SCA7 patients in South Africa. First, we differentiated the SCA7 affected iPSCs into neurons which showed evidence of a transcriptional phenotype affecting components of STAGA (ATXN7 and KAT2A) and the heat shock protein pathway (DNAJA1 and HSP70). We then performed electrophysiology on the SCA7 iPSC-derived neurons and found that these cells show features of functional aberrations. Lastly, we were able to differentiate the SCA7 iPSCs into retinal photoreceptors that also showed similar transcriptional aberrations to the SCA7 neurons. Our findings demonstrate that iPSC-derived neurons and photoreceptors from SCA7 patients express molecular and electrophysiological differences that are indicative of impaired neuronal health. We hope that these findings will contribute towards the ongoing efforts to establish the cell-derived models of neurodegenerative diseases that are needed to develop patient-specific treatments.

scholarly journals T9. EPIGENETIC PROFILING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA DERIVED HUMAN INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (HIPSCS) AND NEURONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S234-S234
Author(s):  
Lorna Farrelly ◽  
Shuangping Zhang ◽  
Erin Flaherty ◽  
Aaron Topol ◽  
Nadine Schrode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Gene Expression Pattern ◽  
Early Gene ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

Abstract Background Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe psychiatric disorder affecting ~1% of the world’s population. It is largely heritable with genetic risk reflected by a combination of common variants of small effect and highly penetrant rare mutations. Chromatin modifications are known to play critical roles in the mediation of many neurodevelopmental processes, and, when disturbed, may also contribute to the precipitation of psychiatric disorders, such as SCZ. While a handful of candidate-based studies have measured changes in promoter-bound histone modifications, few mechanistic studies have been carried out to explore how these modifications may affect chromatin to precipitate behavioral phenotypes associated with the disease. Methods We applied an unbiased proteomics approach to evaluate the epigenetic landscape of SCZ in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and neurons from SCZ patients vs. matched controls. We utilized proteomics-based, label free liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) on purified histones from these cells and confirmed our results by western blotting in postmortem SCZ cortical brain tissues. Furthermore we validated our findings with the application of histone interaction assays and structural and biophysical assessments to identify and confirm novel chromatin ‘readers’. To relate our findings to a SCZ phenotype we used a SCZ rodent model of prepulse inhibition (PPI) to perform pharmacological manipulations and behavioral assessments. Results Using label free mass spectrometry we performed PTM screening of hiPSCs, NPCs and matured neurons derived from SCZ patients and matched controls. We identified, amongst others, altered patterns of hyperacetylation in SCZ neurons. Additionally we identified enhanced binding of particular acetylation ‘reader’ proteins. Pharmacological inhibition of such proteins in an animal model of amphetamine sensitization ameliorated PPI deficits further validating this epigenetic signature in SCZ. Discussion Recent evidence indicates that relevance and patterns of acetylation in epigenetics advances beyond its role in transcription and small molecule inhibitors of these aberrant interactions hold promise as useful therapeutics. This study identifies a role for modulating gene expression changes associated with a SCZ epigenetic signature and warrants further investigation in terms of how this early gene expression pattern perhaps determines susceptibility or severity of the SCZ disease trajectory.

scholarly journals Preferential gene expression and epigenetic memory of induced pluripotent stem cells derived from mouse pancreas

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Nukaya ◽  
Kohtaro Minami ◽  
Ritsuko Hoshikawa ◽  
Norihide Yokoi ◽  
Susumu Seino
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Epigenetic Memory ◽  
Mouse Pancreas ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

15q11.2 deletion is enriched in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

2020 ◽  
pp. jmedgenet-2019-106608
Author(s):  
Xiaoliang Li ◽  
Guocheng Shi ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Xiaoqing Zhang ◽  
Ying Xiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Chromosomal Microarray ◽  
Cardiomyocyte Differentiation ◽  
Induced Pluripotent ◽  
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection ◽  
15Q11.2 Deletion

IntroductionCNV is a vital pathogenic factor of congenital heart disease (CHD). However, few CNVs have been reported for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), which is a rare form of CHD. Using case-control study, we identified 15q11.2 deletion associated with TAPVC. We then used a TAPVC trio as model to reveal possible molecular basis of 15q11.2 microdeletion.MethodsCNVplex and Chromosomal Microarray were used to identify and validate CNVs in samples from 231 TAPVC cases and 200 healthy controls from Shanghai Children’s Medical Center. In vitro cardiomyocyte differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells for a TAPVC trio with paternal inherited 15q11.2 deletion was performed to characterise the effect of the deletion on cardiomyocyte differentiation and gene expression.ResultsThe 15q11.2 microdeletion was significantly enriched in patients with TAPVC compared with healthy control (13/231 in patients vs 0/200 in controls, p=5.872×10−2, Bonferroni adjusted) using Fisher’s exact test. Induced pluripotent stem cells from the proband could not differentiate into normal cardiomyocyte. Transcriptomic analysis identified a number of differentially expressed genes in the 15q11.2 deletion carriers of the family. TAPVC disease-causing genes such as PITX2, NKX2-5 and ANKRD1 showed significantly higher expression in the proband compared with her healthy mother. Knockdown of TUBGCP5 could lead to abnormal cardiomyocyte differentiation.ConclusionWe discovered that the 15q11.2 deletion is significantly associated with TAPVC. Gene expression profile that might arise from 15q11.2 deletion for a TAPVC family was characterised using cell experiments.

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