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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025

A lifespan transcriptomic atlas of the human prefrontal cortex at single-cell resolution.

Hui Yang, Tereza Clarence, Madeline R Scott, Xinyi Wang, N M Prashant, Milos Pjanic, Sanan Venkatesh, Aram Hong, Clara Casey, Sarah R Murphy and 17 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Hui YangCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0043-8793
Tereza ClarenceCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0099-2797
Madeline R ScottDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2059-2256
Xinyi WangCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8003-4216
N M PrashantCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3548-5637
Milos PjanicCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9746-8838
Sanan VenkateshCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3094-2731
Aram HongCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-6083-1998
Clara CaseyCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-9430-3557
Sarah R MurphyCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-1296-6325
Alexander Kawah YuCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-3253-0745
Zhiping ShaoCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-4889-6637
Marcela AlviaCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-1376
Stathis ArgyriouCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-0713-6599
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Nadejda M TsankovaFriedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-0943-3872
Pavan K AuluckHuman Brain Collection Core, National Institute of Mental Health-Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4799-7904
Stefano MarencoHuman Brain Collection Core, National Institute of Mental Health-Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2488-2365
Vahram HaroutunianFriedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5860-2512
Georgios VoloudakisCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5729-632X
Jaroslav BendlCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9989-2720
Colleen A McClungDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4719-6197
Donghoon LeeCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0453-6059
John F FullardCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9874-2907
Gabriel E HoffmanCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0957-0224
Kiran GirdharCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5622-042X
Panos RoussosCenter for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4640-6239

Funding

Procurement and Characterization of Postmortem Brain TissueZICMH002903 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI MARENCO, STEFANO · 2009 to 2025
$56.0M
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that contribute to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer DiseaseR01AG067025 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI FINKBEINER, STEVEN M, HAROUTUNIAN, VAHRAM · 2019 to 2023
$11.8M
TO ADMINISTRATIVELY DE-OBLIGATE UNEXPENDED AND EXPIRING FISCAL YEAR 2020 FUNDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH 31 U.S.C. SECTION 1552 (A), IN PREPARATION FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, CLOSING OF THE PERIOD OF AVAILABI75N95019C00049 · OD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI HAROUTUNIAN, VAHRAM · 2019 to 2025
$11.8M
Understanding the protective and neuroinflammatory role of human brain immune cells in Alzheimer DiseaseR01AG065582 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI HAROUTUNIAN, VAHRAM, ROUSSOS, PANAGIOTIS · 2020 to 2024
$9.9M
The adaptive-innate immune interactome across multiple tissues in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG082185 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI VAHRAM HAROUTUNIAN, Donghoon Lee · 2023 to 2026
$9.0M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIC MH002903NIA NIH HHS R01 AG065582NIA NIH HHS R01 AG067025NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082185NIH HHS 75N95019C00049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) underpins higher cognitive functions and is highly susceptible to age-related decline. However, a comprehensive, lifespan-resolved map of its cellular and molecular programs has been lacking. Here, we constructed the first single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the human DLPFC, spanning the full lifespan, profiling over 1.3 million nuclei from 284 postmortem samples ranging in age from 0-97 years. This unprecedented resource reveals three distinct transcriptomic phases: dynamic developmental remodeling, midlife stability, and late-life molecular reactivation. Non-linear modeling of age trends uncovers ten distinct trajectories, including a neuronal resilience program peaking in early adolescence and glial aging programs marked by immune activation in late adulthood. Pseudotime analyses reconstruct lineage maturation from fetal progenitors to aged states, identifying gene modules linked to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease risk. Spatial transcriptomics confirm these dynamic programs, mapping excitatory neuron modules to specific cortical layers and glial signatures to distinct gray-white matter domains. Notably, we identify circadian reprogramming in late adulthood, with loss of neuronal core clock rhythmicity and emergence of stress-adaptive glial rhythms. Together, this study provides the first anatomically resolved, cell-type-specific, and lifespan-wide reference for the human DLPFC, establishing a foundational resource for understanding brain development, aging, and disease vulnerability.

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