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ArticleNature communications2020

Transcriptional and imaging-genetic association of cortical interneurons, brain function, and schizophrenia risk.

Kevin M Anderson, Meghan A Collins, Rowena Chin, Tian Ge, Monica D Rosenberg, Avram J Holmes

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin M AndersonDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9446-7386
Meghan A CollinsDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Rowena ChinDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Tian GePsychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Monica D RosenbergDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6179-4025
Avram J HolmesDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. avram.holmes@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-803X
Yale University · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Functional genomics of the human connectome in psychiatric illnessR01MH120080 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI AVRAM J HOLMES, Thomas Boon Thye Yeo · 2019 to 2026
$4.8M
Dimensional Neurogenetic Markers of Limbic System Integrity & Psychiatric IllnessK01MH099232 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HOLMES, AVRAM J · 2013 to 2017
$738k
Exploring the genetic basis of AD progressionR00AG054573 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GE, TIAN · 2020 to 2022
$732k
Exploring the genetic basis of AD progressionK99AG054573 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GE, TIAN · 2017 to 2018
$274k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG054573NIA NIH HHS R00 AG054573NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH099232NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH120080
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhibitory interneurons orchestrate information flow across the cortex and are implicated in psychiatric illness. Although interneuron classes have unique functional properties and spatial distributions, the influence of interneuron subtypes on brain function, cortical specialization, and illness risk remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate stereotyped negative correlation of somatostatin and parvalbumin transcripts within human and non-human primates. Cortical distributions of somatostatin and parvalbumin cell gene markers are strongly coupled to regional differences in functional MRI variability. In the general population (n = 9,713), parvalbumin-linked genes account for an enriched proportion of heritable variance in in-vivo functional MRI signal amplitude. Single-marker and polygenic cell deconvolution establish that this relationship is spatially dependent, following the topography of parvalbumin expression in post-mortem brain tissue. Finally, schizophrenia genetic risk is enriched among interneuron-linked genes and predicts cortical signal amplitude in parvalbumin-biased regions. These data indicate that the molecular-genetic basis of brain function is shaped by interneuron-related transcripts and may capture individual differences in schizophrenia risk.

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AdultAnimalsBrainFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInterneuronsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedParvalbuminsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSingle-Cell AnalysisParvalbuminsPVALB protein, humanSomatostatin

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PMCPMC7280213
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