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The chromatin basis of neurodevelopmental disorders: Rethinking dysfunction along the molecular and temporal axes

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Gabriele, Michele, Lopez Tobon, Alejandro, D'Agostino, Giuseppe, Testa, Giuseppe·2018·Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

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The complexity of the human brain emerges from a long and finely tuned developmental process orchestrated by the crosstalk between genome and environment. Vis à vis other species, the human brain displays unique functional and morphological features that result from this extensive developmental process that is, unsurprisingly, highly vulnerable to both genetically and environmentally induced alterations. One of the most striking outcomes of the recent surge of sequencing-based studies on neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is the emergence of chromatin regulation as one of the two domains most affected by causative mutations or Copy Number Variations besides synaptic function, whose involvement had been largely predicted for obvious reasons. These observations place chromatin dysfunction at the top of the molecular pathways hierarchy that ushers in a sizeable proportion of NDDs and that manifest themselves through synaptic dysfunction and recurrent systemic clinical manifestation. Here we undertake a conceptual investigation of chromatin dysfunction in NDDs with the aim of systematizing the available evidence in a new framework: first, we tease out the developmental vulnerabilities in human corticogenesis as a structuring entry point into the causation of NDDs; second, we provide a much needed clarification of the multiple meanings and explanatory frameworks revolving around "epigenetics", highlighting those that are most relevant for the analysis of these disorders; finally we go in-depth into paradigmatic examples of NDD-causing chromatin dysregulation, with a special focus on human experimental models and datasets.

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Authors
Gabriele, M., Lopez Tobon, A., D'Agostino, G., & Testa, G.
Affiliations
University of Milan (IT)
Corresponding author
Testa, Giuseppe
Venue
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-06
Volume
84
Issue
Pt B
Pages
306-327
ISSN
0278-5846 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2782325897
Cited by
103
References
329
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 3
FWCI
1.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • European Research Council (616441)
  • Telethon Foundation (GGP13231B, GGP14265)
  • Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul cancro
  • Italian Ministry of Health
  • National Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
Keywords
neurodevelopmental disorders, chromatin regulation, epigenetics, cortical development, copy number variation, synaptic dysfunction, developmental vulnerability, human brain development, gene-environment interaction
MeSH terms
Chromatin, Humans, Synapses, Epigenomics, Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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