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ArticleGenome research2021

Multimodal single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing data analysis uncovers molecular networks between disease-associated microglia and astrocytes with implications for drug repurposing in Alzheimer's disease.

Jielin Xu, Pengyue Zhang, Yin Huang, Yadi Zhou, Yuan Hou, Lynn M Bekris, Justin Lathia, Chien-Wei Chiang, Lang Li, Andrew A Pieper and 3 more

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Article in Genome research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Single-cell landscape of sex-specific drivers of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  14. Utilization of precision medicine digital twins for drug discovery in Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Jielin Xu *Genomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Pengyue Zhang *Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
Yin Huang *Genomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Yadi ZhouGenomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Yuan HouGenomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Lynn M BekrisGenomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Justin LathiaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Chien-Wei ChiangDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Lang LiDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Andrew A PieperHarrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
James B LeverenzLou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Jeffrey CummingsChambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USA.
Feixiong ChengGenomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · USThe Ohio State University · USCleveland Clinic · USCornell University · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas · US

Funding

Trial-Ready Cohort for Preclinical/Prodromal Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG053798 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AISEN, PAUL S., CUMMINGS, JEFFREY L. · 2017 to 2022
$39.4M
Translational and Therapeutics CoreP30AG072959 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI JAGAN AYYAPPAN PILLAI · 2021 to 2026
$23.9M
Renewal of Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) (Phase 2) CNTN - ResubmissionP20GM109025 · NIGMS · CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION · PI Robert J. Fox, Jefferson Kinney · 2015 to 2026
$22.8M
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Detection, Diagnosis, Course, and Risk FactorsU01NS093334 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI CUMMINGS, JEFFREY L., REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2016 to 2022
$17.0M
Dementia with Lewy Bodies Consortium - Supplement for ASL sequenceU01NS100610 · NINDS · SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL/CLINICAL RES · PI DOUGLAS R GALASKO, JAMES Bruce LEVERENZ · 2016 to 2026
$15.6M
Immune Mechanisms Underlying the Neuroprotective Effects of Physical Activity in Human and Mouse Models of Genetic Risk for Alzheimers DiseaseR01AG022304 · NIA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LAMB, BRUCE T, RAO, STEPHEN MARK · 2003 to 2021
$13.0M
Exercise for Brain Health with Increased Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG057552 · NIA · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI SMITH, JEROME CARSON · 2017 to 2021
$6.2M
Translational Therapeutics CoreP30AG062428 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI LERNER, ALAN J · 2019 to 2020
$5.0M
Endophenotype Network-based Approaches to Prediction and Population-based Validation of In Silico Drug Repurposing for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG066707 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Feixiong Cheng · 2020 to 2026
$4.9M
NVEDARC Clinical CoreP20AG068053 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION · PI WINT, DYLAN · 2020 to 2022
$3.3M
Peripheral TREM2 Epigenetics and the Immune Response in Neurodegenerative DisordersR56AG063870 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI BEKRIS, LYNN · 2019 to 2019
$738k
Use of wearable sensors to improve the early diagnosis of DLBR21AG064271 · NIA · SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL/CLINICAL RES · PI TSUANG, DEBBY WEN · 2019 to 2020
$415k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because disease-associated microglia (DAM) and disease-associated astrocytes (DAA) are involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we systematically identified molecular networks between DAM and DAA to uncover novel therapeutic targets for AD. Specifically, we develop a network-based methodology that leverages single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing data from both transgenic mouse models and AD patient brains, as well as drug-target network, metabolite-enzyme associations, the human protein-protein interactome, and large-scale longitudinal patient data. Through this approach, we find both common and unique gene network regulators between DAM (i.e.,

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAstrocytesData AnalysisDrug RepositioningHumansMiceMicrogliaRetrospective StudiesSequence Analysis, RNA

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