Gene expression in the human brain: the current state of the study of specificity and spatiotemporal dynamics.
- Authors
- Naumova, Oksana Yu; Lee, Maria; Rychkov, Sergei Yu; Vlasova, Natalia V; Grigorenko, Elena L
- Year
- 2013
- Journal
- Child development
- PMID
- 23145569
- DOI
- 10.1111/cdev.12014
- PMCID
- PMC3557706
Gene expression is one of the main molecular processes regulating the differentiation, development, and functioning of cells and tissues. In this review a handful of relevant terms and concepts are introduced and the most common techniques used in studies of gene expression/expression profiling (also referred to as studies of the transcriptome or transcriptomics) are described. The main foci of this review are the advancements in studies of the transcriptome in the human brain, the transcriptome's variability across different brain structures, and the systematic changes that occur through different developmental stages across the life span in general and childhood in particular. Finally, the question of how the accumulating data on the spatial and temporal dynamics of the transcriptome may shed light on the molecular mechanisms of the typical and atypical development of the central nervous system is addressed.
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|---|---|
| 28S/18S ribosomal RNA ratio local | other |
| 30 Region-Specific Genes local | gene |
| adapters local | drug |
| adolescents | cohort |
| adulthood | cohort |
| adult human cortex local | anatomy |
| Affymetrix | drug |
| age 5-12 years local | phenotype |
| Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer | drug |
| aging | phenotype |
| alcohol | phenotype |
| alternative splicing | drug |
| Alu-elements local | drug |
| Alzheimer’s disease | phenotype |
| amygdala | anatomy |
| anterior cingulate cortex | anatomy |
| Applied Biosystems | drug |
| ASD | phenotype |
| ASD-implicated genes local | gene |
| atypical manifestations local | phenotype |
| autism spectrum disorders | phenotype |
| AUUUA polynucleotide motif local | drug |
| axon myelination local | phenotype |
| basal ganglia | anatomy |
| behavioral development | phenotype |
| brain | anatomy |
| brain development | phenotype |
| brain function | phenotype |
| brain tissue | anatomy |
| brain volume | anatomy |
| Broca’s area | anatomy |
| caudate nucleus | anatomy |
| cDNA | drug |
| cell cycle | phenotype |
| Cell type local | phenotype |
| central nervous system | anatomy |
| cerebellum | anatomy |
| cerebral hemispheres | anatomy |
| childhood | cohort |
| children | cohort |
| chimpanzee brain local | anatomy |
| chromatin structures local | drug |
| Classical cytokine signaling pathway local | drug |
| CNTNAP2 | gene |
| CNTNAP5 local | gene |
| cognition | phenotype |
| Colantuoni 2011 local | cohort |
| Colantuoni et al. 2011 local | cohort |
| coma | phenotype |
| Complex somatic diseases local | phenotype |
| corpus callosum | anatomy |
| cortex | anatomy |
| cortical layers | anatomy |
| Dendrite and synapse development genes local | gene |
| development | phenotype |
| Developmental and behavioral disorders local | phenotype |
| disorder | phenotype |
| DNA | drug |
| DNA microarrays | drug |
| DNA repair and metabolic gene group local | gene |
| dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | anatomy |
| drug dependence | phenotype |
| Early fetal cortex local | anatomy |
| early postnatal development local | phenotype |
| early postnatal life local | phenotype |
| External signals local | phenotype |
| fetal brain | anatomy |
| fetal stage local | phenotype |
| fluorescent dyes local | drug |
| forebrain | anatomy |
| Foxp2 | gene |
| frontal cortex | anatomy |
| GC level local | drug |
| GC-poor pivotal genes local | gene |
| GC-rich non-pivotal genes local | gene |
| gene expression | phenotype |
| glutamate receptor signaling pathway local | drug |
| higher mental functioning local | phenotype |
| hindbrain | anatomy |
| hippocampus | anatomy |
| housekeeping genes local | gene |
| human brain | anatomy |
| human genome | cohort |
| human lifespan local | cohort |
| hypothalamus | anatomy |
| Illumina | drug |
| infants | cohort |
| inferior frontal gyrus | anatomy |
| interhemispheric gene expression asymmetry local | phenotype |
| Kang 2011 local | cohort |
| Kang et al. 2011 local | cohort |
| kidney function | phenotype |
| left prefrontal cortex | anatomy |
| lifespan | phenotype |
| life-span development local | phenotype |
| limbic system | anatomy |
| liver | anatomy |
| lncRNA | drug |
| LongSAGE local | drug |
| Lu et al. 2004 local | cohort |
| major depressive disorder | phenotype |
| microarray | drug |
| microRNA | drug |
| midbrain | anatomy |
| miRNA | drug |
| motor cortex | anatomy |
| Motor performance | phenotype |
| mouse brain | anatomy |
| mRNA | drug |
| myelin | phenotype |
| ncRNA | drug |
| neocortex | anatomy |
| Neurodevelopmental gene group local | gene |
| neurological disorders | phenotype |
| neuronal differentiation | phenotype |
| Neuronal differentiation genes local | gene |
| neuron number local | phenotype |
| neurotransmitter synthesis local | phenotype |
| non-coding RNA | drug |
| occipital cortex | anatomy |
| oligonucleotides | drug |
| Organism development local | phenotype |
| parietal cortex | anatomy |
| Parkinson’s disease | phenotype |
| perisylvian cerebral area local | anatomy |
| pH | drug |
| phenotype | phenotype |
| PMI | phenotype |
| postmortem brain | anatomy |
| postnatal brain | anatomy |
| postnatal period local | phenotype |
| Post-transcriptional processes local | phenotype |
| posttranslational modifications local | drug |
| prefrontal cortex | anatomy |
| Premortem hypoxia local | phenotype |
| pre-mRNA local | drug |
| primary visual cortex | anatomy |
| Prolonged agony local | phenotype |
| protein | drug |
| putamen | anatomy |
| receptor density local | phenotype |
| RL-SAGE local | drug |
| RNA | drug |
| RNA degradation local | phenotype |
| RNA-seq | drug |
| RNases local | drug |
| rRNA | drug |
| SAGE | cohort |
| schizophrenia | phenotype |
| Somel 2009 local | cohort |
| Somel 2010 local | cohort |
| Somel et al. 2009 local | cohort |
| speech and language abilities local | phenotype |
| speech and language disorders local | phenotype |
| spinal cord | anatomy |
| Study Cohort (12 individuals, 8 men, 4 women, age 36-77) local | cohort |
| SuperSAGE local | drug |
| synapse formation | phenotype |
| synapse number local | phenotype |
| synaptic plasticity | phenotype |
| teenage years local | phenotype |
| temporal lobe | anatomy |
| testis | anatomy |
| tissue type | phenotype |
| transcription local | drug |
| Transcriptional processes local | phenotype |
| transcription factor | drug |
| transcription factors local | gene |
| transcriptome | drug |
| Transcriptome local | phenotype |
| translation local | drug |
| trauma | phenotype |
| tRNA local | drug |
| typical development | phenotype |
| VGAT | gene |
| vGLUT1 | gene |
| Whole transcriptome profiling local | phenotype |
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