Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: deciphering brain complexity in health and disease

M Piwecka, N Rajewsky, A Rybak-Wolf - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
In the past decade, single-cell technologies have proliferated and improved from their
technically challenging beginnings to become common laboratory methods capable of …

Genomics, convergent neuroscience and progress in understanding autism spectrum disorder

HR Willsey, AJ Willsey, B Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
More than a hundred genes have been identified that, when disrupted, impart large risk for
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Current knowledge about the encoded proteins—although …

Multi-level analysis of the gut–brain axis shows autism spectrum disorder-associated molecular and microbial profiles

JT Morton, DM Jin, RH Mills, Y Shao, G Rahman… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by
heterogeneous cognitive, behavioral and communication impairments. Disruption of the gut …

Single-cell genomic profiling of human dopamine neurons identifies a population that selectively degenerates in Parkinson's disease

T Kamath, A Abdulraouf, SJ Burris, J Langlieb… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The loss of dopamine (DA) neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) is a
defining pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Nevertheless, the molecular …

Single-cell atlas reveals correlates of high cognitive function, dementia, and resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology

H Mathys, Z Peng, CA Boix, MB Victor, N Leary, S Babu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, but the
molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment remain poorly …

Autism genes converge on asynchronous development of shared neuron classes

B Paulsen, S Velasco, AJ Kedaigle, M Pigoni… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with hundreds of genes
spanning a wide range of biological functions,,,,–. The alterations in the human brain …

Single-cell multiregion dissection of Alzheimer's disease

H Mathys, CA Boix, LA Akay, Z Xia, J Davila-Velderrain… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia worldwide, but the cellular pathways
that underlie its pathological progression across brain regions remain poorly understood …

Dysregulation of brain and choroid plexus cell types in severe COVID-19

AC Yang, F Kern, PM Losada, MR Agam, CA Maat… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the respiratory system, patients with and survivors of
COVID-19 can suffer neurological symptoms,–. However, an unbiased understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] A human brain vascular atlas reveals diverse mediators of Alzheimer's risk

AC Yang, RT Vest, F Kern, DP Lee, M Agam, CA Maat… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The human brain vasculature is of great medical importance: its dysfunction causes
disability and death, and the specialized structure it forms—the blood–brain barrier …

hdWGCNA identifies co-expression networks in high-dimensional transcriptomics data

S Morabito, F Reese, N Rahimzadeh, E Miyoshi… - Cell reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Biological systems are immensely complex, organized into a multi-scale hierarchy of
functional units based on tightly regulated interactions between distinct molecules, cells …