Spatiotemporal transcriptomic divergence across human and macaque brain development

Human nervous system development is an intricate and protracted process that requires precise spatiotemporal transcriptional regulation. We generated tissue-level and single-cell transcriptomic data from up to 16 brain regions covering prenatal and postnatal rhesus macaque development. Integrative a...

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Autores: Zhu, Ying; Sousa, André M. M.; Gao, Tianliuyun; Skarica, Mario; Li, Mingfeng; Santpere Baró, Gabriel, 1981-; Esteller Cucala, Paula; Juan, David; Ferrández Peral, Luis, 1991-; Gulden, Forrest O.; Yang, Mo; Miller, Daniel J.; Marquès i Bonet, Tomàs, 1975-; Kawasawa, Yuka Imamura; Zhao, Hongyu; Sestan, Nenad
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Estado:Accepted version
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/43179
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aat8077
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
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Sumario:Human nervous system development is an intricate and protracted process that requires precise spatiotemporal transcriptional regulation. We generated tissue-level and single-cell transcriptomic data from up to 16 brain regions covering prenatal and postnatal rhesus macaque development. Integrative analysis with complementary human data revealed that global intraspecies (ontogenetic) and interspecies (phylogenetic) regional transcriptomic differences exhibit concerted cup-shaped patterns, with a late fetal-to-infancy (perinatal) convergence. Prenatal neocortical transcriptomic patterns revealed transient topographic gradients, whereas postnatal patterns largely reflected functional hierarchy. Genes exhibiting heterotopic and heterochronic divergence included those transiently enriched in the prenatal prefrontal cortex or linked to autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Our findings shed light on transcriptomic programs underlying the evolution of human brain development and the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders.