在产前人类大脑中,网络枢纽的转录分歧
Stuart Oldham1,2, Gareth Ball3,4
1Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Communications biology
|November 18, 2025
概括
这项研究揭示了产前大脑早期基因表达如何塑造复杂的人类大脑网络. 研究人员发现,怀孕中期的特定基因与出生时存在的关键大脑枢纽的形成有关.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
背景情况:
- 人类大脑的连接性特征是高度连接的枢纽区域,受遗传学的影响.
- 引导这些大脑中心形成的分子机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在怀孕中期与大脑网络枢纽形成相关的分子因素.
- 将产前基因表达模式与新生儿大脑连接组架构联系起来.
主要方法:
- 结合了来自208名新生儿的高分辨率扩散MRI数据和产前基因表达数据.
- 将新生儿结构枢纽映射到μBrain产前数字大脑地图.
- 进行了转录基因分析,以确定网络枢纽中的差异表达基因.
主要成果:
- 在新生儿大脑连接体中确定了强大的枢纽架构.
- 在妊娠中期的网络枢纽中发现了差异性基因表达,关键基因在亚板和中间区域表达.
- 枢纽相关基因与早期的神经元电路,皮质扩张,半球间连接和神经发育障碍有关.
结论:
- 产前基因表达程序从怀孕中期开始显著塑造大脑网络连接.
- 确定了与新生儿大脑网络枢纽相关的特定产前转录学签名.
- 早期的分子事件对于建立人类大脑连接组的基础架构至关重要.
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Transcription
Overview
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
Chromatin Position Affects Gene Expression
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Topologically Associated Domains (TADs)
The 3-dimensional positioning of chromatin in the nucleus influences the timing and level of...
Topologically Associated Domains (TADs)
The 3-dimensional positioning of chromatin in the nucleus influences the timing and level of...
Chromatin Structure Regulates pre-mRNA Processing
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The chromatin structure, especially...
The chromatin structure, especially...
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These interactions can be represented through maps depicting protein-protein interaction networks, represented as nodes and edges. Nodes are circles that are representative of a protein,...
These interactions can be represented through maps depicting protein-protein interaction networks, represented as nodes and edges. Nodes are circles that are representative of a protein,...
Transcription
Transcription is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in correctly synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA). Transcriptional regulation is responsible for the differentiation of different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds of RNA Molecules
In eukaryotes,...
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds of RNA Molecules
In eukaryotes,...
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