The Dynamic Landscape of Open Chromatin during Human Cortical Neurogenesis

Non-coding regions comprise most of the human genome and harbor a significant fraction of risk alleles for neuropsychiatric diseases, yet their functions remain poorly defined. We created a high-resolution map of non-coding elements involved in human cortical neurogenesis by contrasting chromatin ac...

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Published in:Cell Vol. 172; no. 1-2; p. 289
Main Authors: de la Torre-Ubieta, Luis, Stein, Jason L, Won, Hyejung, Opland, Carli K, Liang, Dan, Lu, Daning, Geschwind, Daniel H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 11.01.2018
Subjects:
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Cerebral Cortex - cytology
Cerebral Cortex - embryology
Cerebral Cortex - metabolism
Chromatin - genetics
Chromatin - metabolism
Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Humans
Male
Neurogenesis
Neurons - cytology
Neurons - metabolism
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2 - genetics
Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2 - metabolism
T-Box Domain Proteins - genetics
T-Box Domain Proteins - metabolism
human neocortical development
evolution
enhancers
chromatin
transcription factors
ATAC-seq
ISSN:1097-4172, 1097-4172
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Summary:Non-coding regions comprise most of the human genome and harbor a significant fraction of risk alleles for neuropsychiatric diseases, yet their functions remain poorly defined. We created a high-resolution map of non-coding elements involved in human cortical neurogenesis by contrasting chromatin accessibility and gene expression in the germinal zone and cortical plate of the developing cerebral cortex. We link distal regulatory elements (DREs) to their cognate gene(s) together with chromatin interaction data and show that target genes of human-gained enhancers (HGEs) regulate cortical neurogenesis and are enriched in outer radial glia, a cell type linked to human cortical evolution. We experimentally validate the regulatory effects of predicted enhancers for FGFR2 and EOMES. We observe that common genetic variants associated with educational attainment, risk for neuropsychiatric disease, and intracranial volume are enriched within regulatory elements involved in cortical neurogenesis, demonstrating the importance of this early developmental process for adult human cognitive function.
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ISSN:1097-4172
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2017.12.014