Abstract

Epigenetic mechanisms have recently emerged as critical regulators of brain function in health and disease. By controlling the accessibility and the expression of specific genes, these pathways can mediate transient and long-lasting changes in neuronal function in both physiological and pathological contexts. Due to the extreme complexity of the epigenetic regulatory landscape, emerging methods that directly assay chromatin accessibility are of particular interest. Here, I review recent insights gained on open and closed chromatin states in the brain, with emphasis on neuropsychiatric disorders. These advances generated an invaluable wealth of information that can help us better understand gene regulation in the brain and its impairments that contribute to the development of disease.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107438
JournalNeurobiology of Learning and Memory
Volume181
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Chromatin accessibility
  • Neuropsychiatric disease

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