Deciphering the regulation of gene expression in the etiology of LOAD
Deciphering the regulation of gene expression in the etiology of LOAD
批准号:
10200620
负责人:
Ornit Chiba-Falek
金额:
$72.2万
依托单位:
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2017
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
未结题
起止时间:
2017-09-15 至 2025-05-31
关键词:
ATAC-seqAdvanced DevelopmentAffectAgeAliquotAllelesAlzheimer&aposs disease patientAlzheimer&aposs disease riskAstrocytesAutopsyBioinformaticsBiological ModelsBiological ProcessCRISPR/Cas technologyCatalogsCell NucleusCellsChromatinClinicalClinical TrialsComplexCoupledDNA amplificationData SetDevelopmentDiseaseDisease susceptibilityEarly DiagnosisElementsEtiologyEvaluationEventGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGenesGeneticGenetic DeterminismGenetic MarkersGenetic TranscriptionGenetic VariationGenomeGenomic SegmentGenotypeGoalsHaplotypesHumanHuman GenomeIn VitroInduced pluripotent stem cell derived neuronsKnowledgeLate Onset Alzheimer DiseaseMatched Case-Control StudyMedicalMethodsMicrogliaModelingMolecularMolecular Mechanisms of ActionNeurofibrillary TanglesNeurogliaNeuronsOutcomePathogenicityPathologicPhasePlayPreventive therapyProcessRegulator GenesRegulatory ElementReportingRiskRoleShort Tandem RepeatSiteSorting - Cell MovementSpliced GenesStretchingStructureSymptomsSystemTechnologyTestingUnited States National Institutes of HealthUntranslated RNAValidationVariantXCL1 genebasebioinformatics toolbrain tissuecausal variantcell typedifferential expressioneffective therapyepigenomeexperimental studygenetic variantgenome databasegenome editinggenome wide association studygenomic locushigh riskin silicoin vivoinduced pluripotent stem cellinnovationinsertion/deletion mutationinsightlaser capture microdissectionmolecular targeted therapiesnano-stringneuropathologynovel therapeuticsrisk variantsexsingle molecule real time sequencingstemtrait
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ABSTRACT
Large multi-center GWA studies have found associations between over 20 genomic loci and late-onset
Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD). However, the precise target genes, the causal genetic variants and their
molecular mechanisms of action through which they exert their pathogenic effects remain largely unknown.
Our long-term goal is to elucidate causal genetic factors and their functional effects that contribute to the risk of
developing LOAD. Our central hypothesis is that changes in expression levels of critical disease genes is an
important molecular mechanism underlying LOAD etiology and that causal variants modulate expression of
these disease genes, and by that contribute to LOAD risk. Changes in gene expression in LOAD vs. healthy
controls were described in brain tissues by our team and others and previous studies reported the cis-
associations of tagging SNPs with expression of nearby LOAD-risk genes, providing a strong scientific premise
for the proposed study. In this study, we will employ a multifaceted approach that combines in silico, in vitro
and in vivo methods to investigate regions in the genome that were significantly associated with LOAD-risk in
GWA studies. In Aim 1 we will identify target genes within LOAD-associated regions that show differential
expression along the neuropathological progression of LOAD. We will determine the expression profile of
genes within these regions in neurons, astrocytes and microglia isolated from affected and unaffected rapidly
autopsied human brain tissues using laser capture microdissection (LCM) coupled with nCounter single cell
gene expression technology (NanoString). Aim 2 will discover regulatory noncoding sequences within LOAD-
associated regions. First, we will prioritize candidate regulatory elements using bioinformatics tools and human
genome databases, as well as ATAC-sequencing experiments using NeuN+/- nuclei from affected and
unaffected human brain tissues to determine chromatin accessibility profiles in cell type- and pathological
stage- specific manners. The functionality of the candidate noncoding sequences will be then characterized
using iPSC-derived model systems that will be genome edited to carry deletions of the predicted regulatory
sequences. Aim 3 will focus on Short Structural Variants (SSVs) and will investigate the functional effects and
causality of SSVs in the candidate regulatory sequences. We will use SMRT sequencing combined with Cas9
system (PacBio) to accurately determine the SSVs genotype and haplotypes in LOAD compared to control
subjects, and will examine their regulatory effects using genome edited isogenic iPSC-derived neurons and/or
astrocytes models that carry different alleles/haplotypes at the SSV site. Our study will advance the
identification of causal genetic factors and the understanding of their molecular effects that contribute to the
risk of developing LOAD. This knowledge will provide insight regarding actionable targets for development of
novel therapies for LOAD. Furthermore, the identified SSVs will advance the development of genetic
biomarkers for early diagnosis and for enrichment of clinical trials with subjects at high risk.
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DOI:
10.1002/trc2.12244
发表时间:
2022
期刊:
Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
[Lutz MW, Chiba-Falek O]
通讯作者:
Chiba-Falek O
DOI:
10.3390/ijms22031244
发表时间:
2021-01-27
期刊:
International journal of molecular sciences
影响因子:
5.6
作者:
[Yang A, Kantor B, Chiba-Falek O]
通讯作者:
Chiba-Falek O
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批准号:10452296
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$233.39万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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依托单位:
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资助金额:$377.36万
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Deciphering the regulation of gene expression in the etiology of LOAD
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资助金额:$69.82万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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依托单位:
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$35.97万
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财政年份:2013
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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依托单位:
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$36.33万
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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依托单位:
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$36.33万
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$47.67万
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负责人:Ornit Chiba-Falek
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依托单位:
海外基金