Brain Transcriptome, Volume 116

• Chapter One: Introduction to Sequencing the Brain Transcriptome
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 From Microarrays to RNA-Seq
  • 3 NGS Platforms
  • 4 RNA-Seq Overview
  • 5 RNA-Seq and Data Analysis
  • 6 Sequencing the Brain Transcriptome
  • 7 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Two: Analysis Considerations for Utilizing RNA-Seq to Characterize the Brain Transcriptome
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Defining and Quantifying Transcript/Gene Expression
  • 3 Detecting Differential Expression
  • 4 Frameworks for Interpretation
  • 5 Summary
• Chapter Three: Data Integration and Reproducibility for High-Throughput Transcriptomics
  • Abstract
  • 1 Opportunities for Secondary Use of Data and Meta-Anlaysis in Transcriptomics
  • 2 Selecting the Unit of Comparison
  • 3 Metrics for Agreement
  • 4 Studies on Reproducibility and Validation
  • 5 Guidelines for Cross-Platform Studies
  • 6 Other Data Integration Considerations
  • 7 Summary
• Chapter Four: Coexpression and Cosplicing Network Approaches for the Study of Mammalian Brain Transcriptomes
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Construction of Coexpression and Cosplicing Networks
  • 3 Cosplicing Network Construction
  • 4 Biological Annotation of Coexpression and Cosplicing Networks
  • 5 Effects of Genetic Selection on Gene Networks
  • 6 Module Preservation Across Subpopulations and Species
  • 7 Module Disruption Related to Behavioral Changes
  • 8 Summary and Future Directions
• Chapter Five: Splicing in the Human Brain
  • Abstract
  • 1 Pre-mRNA Splicing in Human Cells
  • 2 Alternative Pre-mRNA Splicing
  • 3 Tissue-Specific Alternative Splicing
  • 4 Alternative Splicing in the Brain
  • 5 Brain-Specific Splicing Regulation
  • 6 Transcription-Coupled Regulation of Alternative Splicing
  • 7 Cotranscriptional and Posttranscriptional Splicing
  • 8 Global Analysis of Pre-mRNA Splicing
  • 9 The Influence of RNA Extraction Methods on Transcriptome Analysis
  • 10 Computational Methods to Study Splicing Dynamics
• Chapter Six: Understanding Complex Transcriptome Dynamics in Schizophrenia and Other Neurological Diseases Using RNA Sequencing
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 RNA-Seq Studies on Neurological Disorders
  • 3 Quantifying Transcriptome Dynamics in Neurological Disorders
  • 4 Discussion and Perspectives
• Chapter Seven: The Central Role of Noncoding RNA in the Brain
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Long and Short of Noncoding RNAs
  • 3 Types and Function of lncRNAs
  • 4 RNA Structure
  • 5 Splicing
  • 6 NcRNA Editing
  • 7 Epigenetic Modifications
  • 8 ncRNAs Are Involved in Neuronal Development, Maintenance, and Plasticity
  • 9 Evolutionary Role of ncRNAs and Primate Specificity
  • 10 The Role of (Retro)transposons and Pseudogenes in ncRNA Evolution
  • 11 ncRNAs and Disease
  • 12 Perspectives and Outlook
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Eight: Genetics of Gene Expression in CNS
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Genetic Resources for eQTL Analysis in Mice
  • 3 Genetic Mapping Methods
  • 4 RNA-seq eQTL Studies
  • 5 Pros and Cons of Arrays and RNA-seq for eQTL Studies
  • 6 RNA-seq Read Alignment and Normalization
  • 7 eQTL Mapping of Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation
  • 8 RNA-seq for Allele-Specific Expression
  • 9 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Nine: Transcriptomic Changes in Brain Development
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Gene Expression
  • 3 DNA Sequence Variation and Epigenetic Modification in Brain Development
  • 4 Alternative Splicing
  • 5 RNA Editing
  • 6 Noncoding RNA
  • 7 Summary
• Chapter Ten: Gene Expression in the Addicted Brain
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Molecular Adaptations Accompanying Early Response and Long-Term Adaptations in the Addicted Brain
  • 3 Substance-Specific and Shared Gene Expression Changes in Addicted Brain
  • 4 Region-Specific Gene Expression Changes in Addicted Brain
  • 5 Perturbation of the Glutamatergic System in Addicted Brain
  • 6 Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in Addicted Brain
  • 7 Conclusion
• Chapter Eleven: RNA-Seq Reveals Novel Transcriptional Reorganization in Human Alcoholic Brain
  • Abstract
  • 1 Overview
  • 2 RNA-Seq of Postmortem Brain Tissue
  • 3 Detection of Technical Biases in RNA-Seq Data
  • 4 Normalization of RNA-Seq Data
  • 5 Alternative Splicing and Differential Expression
  • 6 Long Noncoding RNA
  • 7 Novel Three Prime Untranslated Regions
  • 8 Genetic Variation and Alcohol Dependence
  • 9 Biological Coexpression Networks
  • 10 Future Directions
• Index
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