Gene–stress–epigenetic regulation of FKBP5: clinical and translational implications

AS Zannas, T Wiechmann, NC Gassen… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Stress responses and related outcomes vary markedly across individuals. Elucidating the
molecular underpinnings of this variability is of great relevance for developing individualized …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning gene by environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: the FKBP5 model

N Matosin, T Halldorsdottir, EB Binder - Biological psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic and genetic studies suggest common environmental and genetic risk factors
for a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and …

Holocaust exposure induced intergenerational effects on FKBP5 methylation

R Yehuda, NP Daskalakis, LM Bierer, HN Bader… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The involvement of epigenetic mechanisms in intergenerational transmission of
stress effects has been demonstrated in animals but not in humans. Methods Cytosine …

Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene–childhood trauma interactions

T Klengel, D Mehta, C Anacker, M Rex-Haffner… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Although the fact that genetic predisposition and environmental exposures interact to shape
development and function of the human brain and, ultimately, the risk of psychiatric …

Gene–environment interactions at the FKBP5 locus: sensitive periods, mechanisms and pleiotropism

AS Zannas, EB Binder - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric phenotypes are multifactorial and polygenic, resulting from the complex interplay
of genes and environmental factors that act cumulatively throughout an organism's lifetime …

Epigenetic pathways in human disease: the impact of DNA methylation on stress-related pathogenesis and current challenges in biomarker development

MA Argentieri, S Nagarajan, B Seddighzadeh… - …, 2017 - thelancet.com
HPA axis genes implicated in glucocorticoid regulation play an important role in regulating
the physiological impact of social and environmental stress, and have become a focal point …

The FKBP51 glucocorticoid receptor co-chaperone: regulation, function, and implications in health and disease

GR Fries, NC Gassen, T Rein - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Among the chaperones and co-chaperones regulating the glucocorticoid receptor (GR),
FK506 binding protein (FKBP) 51 is the most intensely investigated across different …

Chronic Corticosterone Exposure Increases Expression and Decreases Deoxyribonucleic Acid Methylation of Fkbp5 in Mice

RS Lee, KLK Tamashiro, X Yang, RH Purcell… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
There is evidence for hypercortisolemia playing a role in the generation of psychiatric
symptoms and for epigenetic variation within hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis …

FK506 binding protein 5 shapes stress responsiveness: modulation of neuroendocrine reactivity and coping behavior

C Touma, NC Gassen, L Herrmann, J Cheung-Flynn… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Hsp90 cochaperone FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) is an
established regulator of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and numerous genetic studies …

Glucocorticoids, genes and brain function

GR Juszczak, AM Stankiewicz - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The identification of key genes in transcriptomic data constitutes a huge challenge. Our
review of microarray reports revealed 88 genes whose transcription is consistently regulated …