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DeCasien AR, Chiou KL, Testard C, Mercer A, Negrón-Del Valle JE, Bauman Surratt SE, González O, Stock MK, Ruiz-Lambides AV, Martínez MI, Antón SC, Walker CS, Sallet J, Wilson MA, Brent LJN, Montague MJ, Sherwood CC, Platt ML, Higham JP, Snyder-Mackler N. Evolutionary and biomedical implications of sex differences in the primate brain transcriptome. CELL GENOMICS 2024; 4:100589. [PMID: 38942023 PMCID: PMC11293591 DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
Abstract
Humans exhibit sex differences in the prevalence of many neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we generated one of the largest multi-brain-region bulk transcriptional datasets for the rhesus macaque and characterized sex-biased gene expression patterns to investigate the translatability of this species for sex-biased neurological conditions. We identify patterns similar to those in humans, which are associated with overlapping regulatory mechanisms, biological processes, and genes implicated in sex-biased human disorders, including autism. We also show that sex-biased genes exhibit greater genetic variance for expression and more tissue-specific expression patterns, which may facilitate rapid evolution of sex-biased genes. Our findings provide insights into the biological mechanisms underlying sex-biased disease and support the rhesus macaque model for the translational study of these conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alex R DeCasien
- Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, NY, USA; Section on Developmental Neurogenomics, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, Université Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Centre for Research in Animal Behavior, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Marketing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, NY, USA.
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- Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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Higo N, Sato A, Yamamoto T, Oishi T, Nishimura Y, Murata Y, Onoe H, Isa T, Kojima T. Comprehensive analysis of area‐specific and time‐dependent changes in gene expression in the motor cortex of macaque monkeys during recovery from spinal cord injury. J Comp Neurol 2018; 526:1110-1130. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.24396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Noriyuki Higo
- Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO)Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Computational Systems Biology Research Group, Advanced Science Institute, RIKENYokohama Kanagawa Japan
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- Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesTsukuba International UniversityTsuchiura Ibaraki Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Systems Neuroscience SectionPrimate Research Institute, Kyoto University, KanrinInuyama Aichi Japan
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- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO)Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Department of Developmental PhysiologyNational Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural SciencesOkazaki Aichi Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)Hayama Kanagawa Japan
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- Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Division of Bio‐function Dynamics ImagingCenter for Life Science Technologies (CLST), RIKENKobe Hyogo Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Department of Developmental PhysiologyNational Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural SciencesOkazaki Aichi Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)Hayama Kanagawa Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Kawaguchi Saitama Japan
- Computational Systems Biology Research Group, Advanced Science Institute, RIKENYokohama Kanagawa Japan
- Health Care CenterToyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi Aichi Japan
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Post-transcriptional regulatory elements and spatiotemporal specification of neocortical stem cells and projection neurons. Neuroscience 2013; 248:499-528. [PMID: 23727006 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The mature neocortex is a unique six-layered mammalian brain region. It is composed of morphologically and functionally distinct subpopulations of primary projection neurons that form complex circuits across the central nervous system. The precisely-timed generation of projection neurons from neural stem cells governs their differentiation, postmitotic specification, and signaling, and is critical for cognitive and sensorimotor ability. Developmental perturbations to the birthdate, location, and connectivity of neocortical neurons are observed in neurological and psychiatric disorders. These facts are highlighting the importance of the precise spatiotemporal development of the neocortex regulated by intricate transcriptional, but also complex post-transcriptional events. Indeed, mRNA transcripts undergo many post-transcriptional regulatory steps before the production of functional proteins, which specify neocortical neural stem cells and subpopulations of neocortical neurons. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the differential post-transcriptional regulation of key transcripts by RNA-binding proteins, including splicing, localization, stability, and translation. We also present a transcriptome screen of candidate molecules associated with post-transcriptional mRNA processing that are differentially expressed at key developmental time points across neocortical prenatal neurogenesis.
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