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ReviewBiological psychiatry2026

CUT&RUN as a Powerful Tool for Chromatin Profiling: A Focus on Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

Leanne M Holt, Earnest P Chen, Brandon W Hughes, Eric J Nestler

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Review in Biological psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Leanne M HoltNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. Electronic address: leanne.holt@mssm.edu.
Earnest P ChenNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Brandon W HughesNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Eric J NestlerNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. Electronic address: eric.nestler@mssm.edu.

Funding

Transcription Factors in Stimulant and Opioid ActionP01DA047233 · NIDA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI ERIC J. NESTLER · 2019 to 2026
$16.5M
Small molecule modulators of ΔFosB FunctionR01DA040621 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI NESTLER, ERIC J., ROBISON, ALFRED J · 2016 to 2025
$7.1M
Molecular Studies of Cocaine Action in BrainR01DA007359 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI NESTLER, ERIC J. · 1991 to 2025
$5.6M
Glial-mediated synaptic remodeling in drug addictionR01DA040620 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Yan Dong, ERIC J. NESTLER · 2016 to 2026
$5.3M
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Chronic Stress ActionR01MH129306 · NIMH · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI ERIC J. NESTLER · 2023 to 2026
$2.7M
Training Program in Substance Use DisordersT32DA053558 · NIDA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Paul J. Kenny · 2021 to 2026
$2.6M
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Astrocytic CREB's Regulation of Cocaine Drug-SeekingK01DA062014 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI Leanne Holt · 2025 to 2026
$338k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA062014NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA047233NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA007359NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA040620NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA040621NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA053558NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH129306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper regulation of gene expression involves a complex array of crosstalk between chromatin remodeling, histone and DNA modifications, and transcription factors. Dysregulation of these processes is implicated in a wide range of neuropsychiatric conditions. Methods to interrogate transcription factors and epigenomic profiles have revolutionized our ability to study molecular mechanisms in the brain. However, as our understanding of this highly complex system has grown, so has the need for more sophisticated methodology to disentangle such multifaceted and cooperative mechanisms. In this review, we briefly introduce techniques to profile chromatin accessibility, transcription factor regulation, and epigenetic mechanisms, as well as a more recently emerging technique, CUT&RUN (cleavage under targets and release using nuclease), and its role in providing new insights into our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of neuropsychiatric disorders, with a focus on addiction and depression.

Indexed as

ChromatinMental DisordersAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansTranscription FactorsChromatinTranscription FactorsAddictionChromatinCUT&RUNDepressionNeuropsychiatric disorders

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PMID40907644
PMCPMC12462765

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