Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Transcriptional vulnerabilities of striatal neurons in human and rodent models of Huntington’s disease

  • Ayano Matsushima,
  • Sergio Sebastian Pineda,
  • Jill R. Crittenden,
  • Hyeseung Lee,
  • Kyriakitsa Galani,
  • Julio Mantero,
  • Geoffrey Tombaugh,
  • Manolis Kellis,
  • Myriam Heiman,
  • Ann M. Graybiel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35752-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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In human and mouse models of Huntington’s disease, Matsushima, Pineda et al. show, using snRNAsequencing, the two axes defining identities of striatal projection neurons are multiplexed and differentially compromised, calling for distinct therapies.