Circular RNA circCCNT2 is upregulated in the anterior cingulate cortex of individuals with bipolar disorder

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Title: Circular RNA circCCNT2 is upregulated in the anterior cingulate cortex of individuals with bipolar disorder
Authors: Rixing Lin, Juan Pablo Lopez, Cristiana Cruceanu, Caroline Pierotti, Laura M. Fiori, Alessio Squassina, Caterina Chillotti, Christoph Dieterich, Nikolaos Mellios, Gustavo Turecki
Source: Translational Psychiatry, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Publisher Information: Nature Publishing Group, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Subject Terms: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
More Details: Abstract Gene expression dysregulation in the brain has been associated with bipolar disorder, but little is known about the role of non-coding RNAs. Circular RNAs are a novel class of long noncoding RNAs that have recently been shown to be important in brain development and function. However, their potential role in psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, has not been well investigated. In this study, we profiled circular RNAs in the brain tissue of individuals with bipolar disorder. Total RNA sequencing was initially performed in samples from the anterior cingulate cortex of a cohort comprised of individuals with bipolar disorder (N = 13) and neurotypical controls (N = 13) and circular RNAs were identified and analyzed using “circtools”. Significant circular RNAs were validated by RT-qPCR and replicated in the anterior cingulate cortex in an independent cohort (24 bipolar disorder cases and 27 controls). In addition, we conducted in vitro studies using B-lymphoblastoid cells collected from bipolar cases (N = 19) and healthy controls (N = 12) to investigate how circular RNAs respond following lithium treatment. In the discovery RNA sequencing analysis, 26 circular RNAs were significantly differentially expressed between bipolar disorder cases and controls (FDR
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2158-3188
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2158-3188
DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01746-4
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e1375c7f13de497ab883d11db3beb395
Accession Number: edsdoj.1375c7f13de497ab883d11db3beb395
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:21583188
DOI:10.1038/s41398-021-01746-4
Published in:Translational Psychiatry
Language:English