Cell Type-specific Alternative Splicing Controls Cerebral Cortical Development

细胞类型特异性选择性剪接控制大脑皮层发育

基本信息

批准号：
9085895
负责人：
Xiaochang Zhang
金额：
$ 16.24万
依托单位：
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2016-07-01 至 2020-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9085895
关键词：
Affect Alternative Splicing Architecture Area Boston Brain Brain Diseases Cell Differentiation process Cell Proliferation Cell Separation Cell division Cells Cerebral cortex Cerebrum Childhood Collaborations Complex Computer Simulation Cytoskeleton Data Development Developmental Biology Disease Epilepsy Exons FLNA gene Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Genes Genetic Genomics Goals Human Human Genetics Human Genome Individual Knowledge Laboratories Lead Maps Mediating Mental Health Mentors Mentorship Microcephaly Molecular Biology Mus Mutation Neocortex Nervous System Physiology Neurons Ontology Organism Pediatric Hospitals Physiological Plants Poison Protein Isoforms Proteins RNA Splicing RNA-Binding Proteins Radial Regulation Research Research Personnel Research Training Resources Role Scientist Social Interaction Structure Tertiary Protein Structure Testing Thinking Ventricular abstracting autism spectrum disorder brain malformation career cell type collaborative environment developmental neurobiology exome sequencing genetic variant genome-wide genome-wide analysis in vivo instructor mRNA Decay mRNA Precursor medical schools migration multidisciplinary nerve stem cell neurogenesis ninein progenitor programs protein expression public health relevance screening skills skills training transcriptome sequencing

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The human genome contains fewer genes than many seemingly simpler organisms, but humans-especially the human brains-create remarkable protein diversity by alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Dysregulations of alternative splicing networks have been repeatedly found in autistic brains, indicating critical roles of alternative splicing in human mental health. However, it's unclear when and how the human brain acquires complex alternative splicing during development, and our current knowledge lacks a systematic understanding of how the regulation of alternative splicing relates to developmental human brain disorders. A major gap is the lack of a direct comparison of differentially spliced exons between early human neural progenitors and differentiated neurons in development. In this project, Dr. Zhang will combine fluorescence activated cell sorting, RNA sequencing and multidisciplinary functional approaches to test the hypothesis that cell type-specific alternative splicing executes an important layer of control on cerebral cortical development. Specifically, this proposal aims to: 1] Identify genome-wide alternatively spliced exons between cortical neural progenitors and neurons in mice and humans, 2] Investigate the functional impact of alternatively spliced exons, and 3] Identify mutations that cause aberrant alternative splicing and developmental human brain disorders. Dr. Xiaochang Zhang is an Instructor at the Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Harvard Medical School, and his proposed 4-year mentored career plan will be performed in the laboratory of Dr. Christopher A. Walsh in the Division of Genetics and Genomics at BCH. Dr. Zhang's background is in molecular and developmental biology, and his long-term career goal is to become an independent investigator with expertise in alternative splicing mediated regulation of cerebral cortex development and human brain disorders. Under the mentorship of Dr. Walsh, a world leading expert in the fields of human cerebral cortical development and disorders, Dr. Zhang has developed a research and training platform that will allow him to acquire the experimental skills and knowledge necessary to be productive in both a mentored and independent setting. To accomplish this, Dr. Zhang will take advantage of the expertise and resources in human genetics and developmental neurobiology of the Walsh lab, acquire additional skills and training in relevant research areas, and establish collaboration with a team of experts. The plan is ideally carried out in the Walsh lab at BCH, given its distinguished record for training research scientists in a rich and collaborative environment.

描述（由申请人提供）：人类基因组包含的基因比许多看似简单的生物体要少，但人类（尤其是人类大脑）通过选择性前体 mRNA 剪接创造了显着的蛋白质多样性。在自闭症大脑中反复发现了选择性剪接网络的失调。，表明选择性剪接在人类心理健康中的关键作用然而，尚不清楚人脑在发育过程中何时以及如何获得复杂的选择性剪接，并且我们目前的知识缺乏对如何调节的系统了解。选择性剪接与发育中的人类大脑疾病有关，一个主要的差距是缺乏对早期人类神经祖细胞和发育中的分化神经元之间差异剪接的外显子的直接比较，张博士将结合荧光激活细胞分选， RNA测序和多学科功能方法来检验细胞类型特异性选择性剪接对大脑皮层发育执行重要控制层的假设，具体而言，该提案旨在：1]识别皮质神经之间的全基因组选择性剪接外显子。小鼠和人类的祖细胞和神经元，2] 研究可变剪接外显子的功能影响，以及 3] 识别导致异常可变剪接和人类大脑发育障碍的突变。张晓昌博士是波士顿儿童医院的讲师（ BCH）和哈佛医学院，他提出的为期 4 年的指导职业计划将在 BCH 遗传学和基因组学部门的 Christopher A. Walsh 博士的实验室中进行。张的背景是分子和发育生物学，他的长期职业目标是在世界领先专家 Walsh 博士的指导下，成为一名在选择性剪接介导的大脑皮层发育和人类大脑疾病方面具有专业知识的独立研究者。在人类大脑皮层发育和疾病领域，张博士开发了一个研究和培训平台，使他能够获得在指导和独立环境中高效工作所需的实验技能和知识。张先生将利用其专业知识和资源鉴于其杰出的记录，该计划最适合在 BCH 的 Walsh 实验室进行。在丰富的协作环境中培训研究科学家。