Neuronal Epigenomic Changes in Neurodevelopment and Disease

神经发育和疾病中的神经元表观基因组变化

基本信息

批准号：
8676941
负责人：
MICHAEL ELDON GREENBERG
金额：
$ 42.43万
依托单位：
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2011-09-01 至 2016-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8676941
关键词：
Address Behavior Behavioral Brain Cell Count Cell Nucleus Cells Chromatin Chromatin Structure Code Cognitive Complement DNA DNA Methylation DNA Methylation Regulation Data Development Disease Environment Epigenetic Process Evaluation Event Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Gene Expression Genes Genetic Genomics Histones Investigation Laboratories Life Life Experience Maps Massive Parallel Sequencing Mediating Mental disorders Methods Methylation Modification Molecular Nature Neuraxis Neurodevelopmental Disorder Neuronal Plasticity Neurons Neurophysiology - biologic function Nucleic Acid Regulatory Sequences Physiological Physiology Population Post-Translational Protein Processing Process Regulation Risk Role Source Staging Stimulus Structure System Techniques Tissues base cell type epigenomics experience genome wide association study genome-wide genome-wide analysis hippocampal pyramidal neuron in vivo insight neocortical neurodevelopment next generation sequencing novel strategies programs relating to nervous system research study response success

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Early-life experiential and environmental conditions, particularly those occurring during heightened periods of brain plasticity, are known to promote long-term changes in physiology and behavior that act independently of changes in the DNA code. Accumulating evidence suggests an important role for epigenomic processes in these epigenetic phenomena. In particular, recent data from a variety of sources suggest that experience-dependent changes in DNA methylation can have a long-lasting impact on neural function through sustained effects on neuronal gene expression. However, the fact that these modifications occur in vivo in a relatively small number of cells within highly heterogeneous neural tissue limits the study of these modifications with existing genomic approaches and greatly complicates investigation of the underlying molecular mechanisms. We propose a two-pronged approach to begin to address these issues. First, we will pursue a reductionist approach to the study of experience-driven changes in DNA methylation, employing a dissociated neuronal culture system that shows activity-induced changes in DNA methylation and in which a large number of cells can be synchronously activated with robust stimuli. Moreover, to complement and address limitations inherent in this reductionist approach, we have also developed a general genetic strategy to specifically isolate chromatin from defined cell types in vivo, enabling the analysis of DNA methylation changes induced in specific neuronal cell populations in response to early-life experiences using massively parallel sequencing techniques. Thus, we propose: 1) To employ a dissociated neuronal culture system to characterize neuronal activity-induced changes in DNA methylation, and 2) To investigate long-lasting neuronal epigenomic correlates to experience-driven behavioral and physiological changes in vivo. It is our hope that the proposed experiments will establish new approaches for the analysis of neuronal epigenomic modifications, advance our understanding of the regulation of DNA methylation in the developing central nervous system, and ultimately provide new insights into the importance of these mechanisms for neurodevelopment, cognitive behavior, and disease.

描述（由申请人提供）：已知早期生活体验和环境条件，尤其是在大脑可塑性时期内发生的情况，可以促进生理和行为的长期变化，这些变化独立于DNA代码的变化。积累的证据表明，在这些表观遗传现象中，表观基因质过程的重要作用。特别是，来自各种来源的最新数据表明，通过对神经元基因表达的持续影响，DNA甲基化的经验依赖性变化可以对神经功能产生长期影响。然而，这些修饰在体内发生在相对较少的细胞中，在高度异质的神经组织中限制了对这些修饰的研究，这一事实通过现有的基因组方法进行了研究，并大大复杂化了对潜在分子机制的研究。我们提出了一种两国的方法，以开始解决这些问题。首先，我们将采用还原主义的方法来研究经验驱动的DNA甲基化变化，采用解离的神经元培养系统，该系统显示了活性引起的DNA甲基化变化，并且可以通过可靠的刺激来同步激活大量细胞。此外，为了补充和解决这种还原主义方法固有的局限性，我们还开发了一种一般的遗传策略，以在体内特异性分离染色质与定义的细胞类型分离，从而可以使用大量平行测序技术来响应早期生活经验，从而对特定神经元细胞种群中诱导的DNA甲基化变化进行分析。因此，我们建议：1）采用解离的神经元培养系统来表征神经元活性诱导的DNA甲基化变化，2）研究与体验驱动的行为和体内生理变化的持久神经元表观基因组相关性。我们希望所提出的实验将建立新的方法来分析神经元表观基因组学修饰，促进我们对发展中枢神经系统中DNA甲基化调节的理解，并最终提供有关这些机制对神经发育，认知行为和疾病的重要性的新见解。