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ArticleNature communications2019

Cell type-specific transcriptional programs in mouse prefrontal cortex during adolescence and addiction.

Aritra Bhattacherjee, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Renchao Chen, Wenqiang Chen, Luis M Tuesta, Yi Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers.

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6 authors.

Aritra BhattacherjeeHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Mohamed Nadhir DjekidelHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-1858
Renchao ChenHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Wenqiang ChenHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1289-7068
Luis M TuestaHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Yi ZhangHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. yzhang@genetics.med.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-0811

Funding

Super-Resolution ImagingP30NS072030 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI REGEHR, WADE G · 2011 to 2020
$5.8M
Role of DNA Methylation in Cocaine AddictionR01DA042283 · NIDA · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI ZHANG, YI · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Role of Dopamine Neuron-Specific Gene Enhancers in Cocaine RelapseK01DA045294 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TUESTA, LUIS MIGUEL · 2018 to 2022
$955k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA045294NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA042283NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS072030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coordinated activity-induced transcriptional changes across multiple neuron subtypes of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) play a pivotal role in encoding and regulating major cognitive behaviors. Yet, the specific transcriptional programs in each neuron subtype remain unknown. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), here we comprehensively classify all unique cell subtypes in the PFC. We analyze transcriptional dynamics of each cell subtype under a naturally adaptive and an induced condition. Adaptive changes during adolescence (between P21 and P60), a highly dynamic phase of postnatal neuroplasticity, profoundly impacted transcription in each neuron subtype, including cell type-specific regulation of genes implicated in major neuropsychiatric disorders. On the other hand, an induced plasticity evoked by chronic cocaine addiction resulted in progressive transcriptional changes in multiple neuron subtypes and became most pronounced upon prolonged drug withdrawal. Our findings lay a foundation for understanding cell type-specific postnatal transcriptional dynamics under normal PFC function and in neuropsychiatric disease states.

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AnimalsBehavior, AddictiveMaleMiceNeurosciencesPrefrontal CortexSequence Analysis, RNA

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PMID31519873
PMCPMC6744514

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