Genetic evidence for role of integration of fast and slow neurotransmission in schizophrenia

A Devor, OA Andreassen, Y Wang… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
The most recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of schizophrenia (SCZ) identified
hundreds of risk variants potentially implicated in the disease. Further, novel statistical …

Single-cell multi-cohort dissection of the schizophrenia transcriptome

WB Ruzicka, S Mohammadi, JF Fullard… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The complexity and heterogeneity of schizophrenia have hindered mechanistic elucidation
and the development of more effective therapies. Here, we performed single-cell dissection …

Genetic tests in major psychiatric disorders—integrating molecular medicine with clinical psychiatry—why is it so difficult?

U Demkow, T Wolańczyk - Translational psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
With the advent of post-genomic era, new technologies create extraordinary possibilities for
diagnostics and personalized therapy, transforming todays' medicine. Rooted in both …

Single-cell dissection of schizophrenia reveals neurodevelopmental-synaptic axis and transcriptional resilience

WB Ruzicka, S Mohammadi, J Davila-Velderrain… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disorder with a high societal burden, complex
pathophysiology, and diverse genetic and environmental risk factors. Its complexity …

Machine learning in schizophrenia genomics, a case‐control study using 5,090 exomes

YJ Trakadis, S Sardaar, A Chen… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Our hypothesis is that machine learning (ML) analysis of whole exome sequencing (WES)
data can be used to identify individuals at high risk for schizophrenia (SCZ). This study …

Excitatory and inhibitory effects of HCN channel modulation on excitability of layer V pyramidal cells

T Mäki-Marttunen, V Mäki-Marttunen - PLoS Computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Dendrites of cortical pyramidal cells are densely populated by hyperpolarization-activated
cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels, aka I h channels. I h channels are targeted by …

Alterations in schizophrenia-associated genes can lead to increased power in delta oscillations

T Mäki-Marttunen, F Krull, F Bettella, E Hagen… - Cerebral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Genome-wide association studies have implicated many ion channels in schizophrenia
pathophysiology. Although the functions of these channels are relatively well characterized …

Genetic mechanisms for impaired synaptic plasticity in schizophrenia revealed by computational modeling

T Mäki-Marttunen, KT Blackwell, I Akkouh… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Schizophrenia phenotypes are suggestive of impaired cortical plasticity in the disease, but
the mechanisms of these deficits are unknown. Genomic association studies have …

The role of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in auditory steady-state response deficits in schizophrenia

C Metzner, B Zurowski, V Steuber - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Despite an increasing body of evidence demonstrating subcellular alterations in
parvalbumin-positive (PV+) interneurons in schizophrenia, their functional consequences …

Sex differences in biophysical signatures across molecularly defined medial amygdala neuronal subpopulations

HY Matos, D Hernandez-Pineda, CM Charpentier… - Eneuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
The medial amygdala (MeA) is essential for processing innate social and non-social
behaviors, such as territorial aggression and mating, which display in a sex-specific manner …