Molecular cascades and cell-type specific signatures in ASD revealed by single cell genomics
biorxiv(2023)
摘要
Understanding how genetic variation exerts its effects on the human brain in health and disease has been greatly informed by functional genomic characterization. Studies over the last decade have demonstrated robust evidence of convergent transcriptional and epigenetic profiles in post-mortem cerebral cortex from individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here, we perform deep single nuclear (sn) RNAseq to elucidate changes in cell composition, cellular transcriptomes and putative candidate drivers associated with ASD, which we corroborate using snATAC-seq and spatial profiling. We find changes in cell state composition representing transitions from homeostatic to reactive profiles in microglia and astrocytes, a pattern extending to oligodendrocytes and blood brain barrier cells. We identify profound changes in differential expression involving thousands of genes across neuronal and glial subtypes, of which a substantial portion can be accounted for by specific transcription factor networks that are significantly enriched in common and rare genetic risk for ASD. These data, which are available as part of the PsychENCODE consortium, provide robust causal anchors and resultant molecular phenotypes for understanding ASD changes in human brain.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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single cell-type genomics,single cell-type,asd,molecular cascades
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