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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2026

Transposable elements are dysregulated in brains of individuals with major depressive disorder.

Natalie L Truby, Corinne Smith, Peter J Hamilton

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Article in Journal of affective disorders, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors.

Natalie L TrubyDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
Corinne SmithDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
Peter J HamiltonDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: peter.hamilton@vcuhealth.org.

Funding

VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI JILL C BETTINGER · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
Cell type transcriptional mechanisms of polysubstance choiceR01DA058958 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Matthew L Banks, Peter James Hamilton · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Reprogramming KZFP function to understand drug-specific transcription and behaviorR01DA058089 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Peter James Hamilton · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
Using CRISPR tools to uncover the role of CREB-gene regulation in drug abuseR00DA045795 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HAMILTON, PETER JAMES · 2020 to 2022
$739k
Neurocognitive, genetic and socioenvironmental influences on a developmental precursors to addiction: A cross-species studyR34DA061267 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI BANKS, MATTHEW L, BOUNTRESS, KAITLIN ELIZABETH · 2024 to 2025
$689k
Reprogramming Transcription Factors to Study Social BehaviorF31MH133309 · NIMH · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI TRUBY, NATALIE L · 2023 to 2024
$86k
NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA045795NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA058089NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA058958NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA061267NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH133309
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Abstract

Transposable elements (TEs) are repetitive DNA sequences capable of being transcribed and re-integrated, or transposed, into distinct loci throughout the genome. While thought to be largely transcriptionally silenced in brain, TE transcription is increasingly recognized as dynamic and involved in human health and disease states, including in disorders of the brain. In this study, we annotated TE transcripts in publicly available RNA sequencing (RNAseq) of postmortem human brain tissue to investigate the expression profile of TE transcripts in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to healthy controls. Our findings reveal a robust impact to TE transcript expression in the brains of subjects with MDD relative to controls. This work points to the aberrant transcription of cortical TEs as a potentially overlooked molecular signature of MDD.

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BrainDNA Transposable ElementsMajor Depressive DisorderAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSequence Analysis, RNADNA Transposable ElementsKRAB zinc finger protein (KZFP)Major depressive disorderTranscription factorTransposable element

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PMID40912310
PMCPMC12462865

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