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From neural development to cognition: unexpected roles for chromatin

Jehnna L. Ronan, +2 more
- 01 May 2013 - 
- Vol. 14, Iss: 5, pp 347-359
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Interestingly, mutations in EZH2 and certain BAF complex components have roles in both neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer, and overlapping point mutations are suggesting functionally important residues and domains.
Abstract
Recent genome-sequencing studies in human neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders have revealed mutations in chromatin-modifying enzymes, such as chromatin remodellers and histone-modifying enzymes. Such studies are improving our understanding of the roles of these modifiers in human neurodevelopment, and this article discusses the emerging roles for several of these enzymes in development and disease.

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Modeling Suggests Combined-Drug Treatments for Disorders Impairing Synaptic Plasticity via Shared Signaling Pathways

TL;DR: In this paper, drug effects within a computational model describing induction of late long-term potentiation (L-LTP) were simulated for Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) and Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS).
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Loss of BAF155 impairs neurogenesis in the developing olfactory system of mice

TL;DR: Light is shed on the role of the scaffolding subunit BAF155 in the development of the olfactory system of mice and on the processing of oNSCs into sustentacular cells and why this developmental path-way is not affected by a loss of BAF 155.
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Epigenetic Regulation of Neurogenesis by microRNAs

TL;DR: Direct conversion of a nonneuronal somatic cell to a functional neuron by brain-enriched miRNAs not only emphasizes the essential role of miRN as in neurogenesis, but also provides new strategies for modeling human neurodegenerative diseases and regenerative medicine.
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Patterns of cancer somatic mutations predict genes involved in phenotypic abnormalities and genetic diseases

TL;DR: It is shown that high-throughput data about the frequency of somatic mutations in the most common cancers can be used to predict the genes involved in abnormal phenotypes and diseases and provide new insight into the common origin of cancer and genetic diseases.
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An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

TL;DR: The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project provides new insights into the organization and regulation of the authors' genes and genome, and is an expansive resource of functional annotations for biomedical research.
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Translating the Histone Code

TL;DR: It is proposed that this epigenetic marking system represents a fundamental regulatory mechanism that has an impact on most, if not all, chromatin-templated processes, with far-reaching consequences for cell fate decisions and both normal and pathological development.
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Functions of DNA methylation: islands, start sites, gene bodies and beyond

TL;DR: Improved genome-scale mapping of methylation allows us to evaluate DNA methylation in different genomic contexts: transcriptional start sites with or without CpG islands, in gene bodies, at regulatory elements and at repeat sequences.
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Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2.

TL;DR: This study reports the first disease-causing mutations in RTT and points to abnormal epigenetic regulation as the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of RTT.
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