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From trans to cis: transcriptional regulatory networks in neocortical development

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Shibata, Mikihito, Gulden, Forrest O., Sestan, Nenad·2015·Trends in Genetics

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Transcriptional mechanisms mediated by the binding of transcription factors (TFs) to cis-acting regulatory elements (CREs) in DNA play crucial roles in directing gene expression. While TFs have been extensively studied, less effort has gone towards the identification and functional characterization of CREs and associated epigenetic modulation. However, owing to methodological and analytical advances, more comprehensive studies of regulatory elements and mechanisms are now possible. We summarize recent progress in integrative analyses of these regulatory components in the development of the cerebral neocortex, the part of the brain involved in cognition and complex behavior. These studies are uncovering not only the underlying transcriptional regulatory networks, but also how these networks are altered across species and in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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Authors
Shibata, M., Gulden, F. O., & Sestan, N.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Venue
Trends in Genetics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-02
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
77-87
ISSN
0168-9525 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2113267995
Cited by
109
References
138
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH103339, P50MH106934, U01MH081896, U01MH105972)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS054273)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
transcriptional regulatory networks, cis-regulatory elements, transcription factors, neocortex development, epigenetic regulation, gene expression regulation, species differences, neurological disorders, mental illness
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Cell Differentiation, Cell Movement, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Nerve Net, Nervous System Diseases, Neuroglia, Neurons, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Transcription, Genetic, Neocortex, Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional, Gene Regulatory Networks, Neurogenesis

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