Epigenomic signatures reveal mechanistic clues and predictive markers for autism spectrum disorder

JM LaSalle - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
outcomes in children with a commonality in deficits in social communication and language …

Rethinking intellectual disability from neuro-to astro-pathology

Á Fernández-Blanco, M Dierssen - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders arise from genetic and/or from environmental factors and are
characterized by different degrees of intellectual disability. The mechanisms that govern …

The genome-wide impact of trisomy 21 on DNA methylation and its implications for hematopoiesis

IS Muskens, S Li, T Jackson, N Elliot… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Down syndrome is associated with genome-wide perturbation of gene expression, which
may be mediated by epigenetic changes. We perform an epigenome-wide association study …

Cord blood DNA methylome in newborns later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder reflects early dysregulation of neurodevelopmental and X-linked genes

CE Mordaunt, JM Jianu, BI Laufer, Y Zhu, H Hwang… - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with
complex heritability and higher prevalence in males. The neonatal epigenome has the …

Low-pass whole genome bisulfite sequencing of neonatal dried blood spots identifies a role for RUNX1 in Down syndrome DNA methylation profiles

BI Laufer, H Hwang, JM Jianu… - Human molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neonatal dried blood spots (NDBS) are a widely banked sample source that enables
retrospective investigation into early life molecular events. Here, we performed low-pass …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of wildfire smoke exposure during early life on the nasal epigenome in rhesus macaques

AP Brown, L Cai, BI Laufer, LA Miller, JM LaSalle… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Wildfire smoke is responsible for around 20% of all particulate emissions in the
US and affects millions of people worldwide. Children are especially vulnerable, as ambient …

Pterostilbene leads to DNMT3B-mediated DNA methylation and silencing of OCT1-targeted oncogenes in breast cancer cells

M Beetch, C Boycott, S Harandi-Zadeh, T Yang… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transcription factor (TF)-mediated regulation of genes is often disrupted during
carcinogenesis. The DNA methylation state of TF-binding sites may dictate transcriptional …

DNMT3L promotes neural differentiation by enhancing STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation independent of DNA methylation

L Qin, C Qiao, V Sheen, Y Wang, J Lu - Progress in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Previously, we reported global hypermethylation in DS might be attributed to the
overexpression of HSA21 gene DNMT3L, which can enhance DNMT3A and DNMT3B …

DNA methylation changes in Down syndrome derived neural iPSCs uncover co-dysregulation of ZNF and HOX3 families of transcription factors

L Laan, J Klar, M Sobol, J Hoeber, M Shahsavani… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by neurodevelopmental abnormalities
caused by partial or complete trisomy of human chromosome 21 (T21). Analysis of Down …

Stable DNMT3L overexpression in SH-SY5Y neurons recreates a facet of the genome-wide Down syndrome DNA methylation signature

BI Laufer, JA Gomez, JM Jianu, JM LaSalle - Epigenetics & chromatin, 2021 - Springer
Background Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by a genome-wide profile of differential
DNA methylation that is skewed towards hypermethylation in most tissues, including brain …