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  1. Article ; Online: Collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: The strength of collaboration, team science, and longitudinal data.

    Ehringer, Marissa A

    Genes, brain, and behavior

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 5, Page(s) e12866

    Abstract: This issue contains a series of articles describing the various resources, studies, results, and future directions for the collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism (COGA). The collaborative and integrative approach initiated by this group ~30 ... ...

    Abstract This issue contains a series of articles describing the various resources, studies, results, and future directions for the collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism (COGA). The collaborative and integrative approach initiated by this group ~30 years ago serves as an excellent example of the strength of team science. Individually, various aspects of COGA would be limited in their impact toward improved understanding of alcohol use disorder. Collectively, their wholistic approach which spans deep longitudinal phenotypic assessments in families to include the application of large-scale omics technologies and cell-culture based molecular studies has demonstrated the power of working together.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Alcoholism/genetics ; Interdisciplinary Research ; Alcohol Drinking ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2075819-4
    ISSN 1601-183X ; 1601-1848
    ISSN (online) 1601-183X
    ISSN 1601-1848
    DOI 10.1111/gbb.12866
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  2. Article ; Online: Identifying epigenetic targets underlying the effects of prenatal exposure to opioids.

    Ehringer, Marissa A

    Genes, brain, and behavior

    2019  Volume 18, Issue 6, Page(s) e12503

    MeSH term(s) Analgesics, Opioid ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Epigenomics ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Mothers ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ; Receptors, Opioid, mu
    Chemical Substances Analgesics, Opioid ; OPRM1 protein, human ; Receptors, Opioid, mu
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2075819-4
    ISSN 1601-183X ; 1601-1848
    ISSN (online) 1601-183X
    ISSN 1601-1848
    DOI 10.1111/gbb.12503
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  3. Article ; Online: Opioid trail: Tracking contributions to opioid use disorder from host genetics to the gut microbiome.

    Duffy, Eamonn P / Bachtell, Ryan K / Ehringer, Marissa A

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2023  Volume 156, Page(s) 105487

    Abstract: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a worldwide public health crisis with few effective treatment options. Traditional genetics and neuroscience approaches have provided knowledge about biological mechanisms that contribute to OUD-related phenotypes, but the ... ...

    Abstract Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a worldwide public health crisis with few effective treatment options. Traditional genetics and neuroscience approaches have provided knowledge about biological mechanisms that contribute to OUD-related phenotypes, but the complexity and magnitude of effects in the brain and body remain poorly understood. The gut-brain axis has emerged as a promising target for future therapeutics for several psychiatric conditions, so characterizing the relationship between host genetics and the gut microbiome in the context of OUD will be essential for development of novel treatments. In this review, we describe evidence that interactions between host genetics, the gut microbiome, and immune signaling likely play a key role in mediating opioid-related phenotypes. Studies in humans and model organisms consistently demonstrated that genetic background is a major determinant of gut microbiome composition. Furthermore, the gut microbiome is susceptible to environmental influences such as opioid exposure. Additional work focused on gene by microbiome interactions will be necessary to gain improved understanding of their effects on OUD-related behaviors.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome/genetics ; Analgesics, Opioid ; Opioid-Related Disorders/genetics ; Microbiota ; Brain
    Chemical Substances Analgesics, Opioid
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105487
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  4. Article ; Online: Loci on chromosome 20 interact with rs16969968 to influence cigarettes per day in European ancestry individuals.

    Romero Villela, Pamela N / Evans, Luke M / Palviainen, Teemu / Border, Richard / Kaprio, Jaakko / Palmer, Rohan H C / Keller, Matthew C / Ehringer, Marissa A

    Drug and alcohol dependence

    2024  Volume 257, Page(s) 111126

    Abstract: Background: The understanding of the molecular genetic contributions to smoking is largely limited to the additive effects of individual single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), but the underlying genetic risk is likely to also include dominance, ... ...

    Abstract Background: The understanding of the molecular genetic contributions to smoking is largely limited to the additive effects of individual single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), but the underlying genetic risk is likely to also include dominance, epistatic, and gene-environment interactions.
    Methods: To begin to address this complexity, we attempted to identify genetic interactions between rs16969968, the most replicated SNP associated with smoking quantity, and all SNPs and genes across the genome.
    Results: Using the UK Biobank European subsample, we found one SNP, rs1892967, and two genes, PCNA and TMEM230, that showed a significant genome-wide interaction with rs16969968 for log10 CPD and raw CPD, respectively, in a sample of 116 442 individuals who self-reported currently or previously smoking. We extended these analyses to individuals of South Asian descent and meta-analyzed the combined sample of 117 212 individuals of European and South Asian ancestry. We replicated the gene findings in a meta-analysis of five Finnish samples (N=40 140): FinHealth, FINRISK, Finnish Twin Cohort, GeneRISK, and Health-2000-2011.
    Conclusions: To our knowledge, this represents the first reliable epistatic association between single nucleotide polymorphisms for smoking behaviors and provides a novel direction for possible future functional studies related to this interaction. Furthermore, this work demonstrates the feasibility of these analyses by pooling multiple datasets across various ancestries, which may be applied to other top SNPs for smoking and/or other phenotypes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20 ; Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Parkinson Disease ; Smoking/genetics ; Tobacco Products ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-15
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Meta-Analysis ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 519918-9
    ISSN 1879-0046 ; 0376-8716
    ISSN (online) 1879-0046
    ISSN 0376-8716
    DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111126
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  5. Article ; Online: Genetic background and sex influence somatosensory sensitivity and oxycodone analgesia in the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel.

    Duffy, Eamonn P / Ward, J O / Hale, L H / Brown, K T / Kwilasz, Andrew J / Saba, Laura M / Ehringer, Marissa A / Bachtell, Ryan K

    Genes, brain, and behavior

    2024  Volume 23, Issue 2, Page(s) e12894

    Abstract: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is an ongoing public health concern in the United States, and relatively little work has addressed how genetic background contributes to OUD. Understanding the genetic contributions to oxycodone-induced analgesia could provide ... ...

    Abstract Opioid use disorder (OUD) is an ongoing public health concern in the United States, and relatively little work has addressed how genetic background contributes to OUD. Understanding the genetic contributions to oxycodone-induced analgesia could provide insight into the early stages of OUD development. Here, we present findings from a behavioral phenotyping protocol using several inbred strains from the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel. Our behavioral protocol included a modified "up-down" von Frey procedure to measure inherent strain differences in the sensitivity to a mechanical stimulus on the hindpaw. We also performed the tail immersion assay, which measures the latency to display tail withdrawal in response to a hot water bath. Initial withdrawal thresholds were taken in drug-naïve animals to record baseline thermal sensitivity across the strains. Oxycodone-induced analgesia was measured after administration of oxycodone over the course of 2 h. Both mechanical and thermal sensitivity are shaped by genetic factors and display moderate heritability (h
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Oxycodone/pharmacology ; Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology ; Analgesia ; Opioid-Related Disorders
    Chemical Substances Oxycodone (CD35PMG570) ; Analgesics, Opioid
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2075819-4
    ISSN 1601-183X ; 1601-1848
    ISSN (online) 1601-183X
    ISSN 1601-1848
    DOI 10.1111/gbb.12894
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  6. Article ; Online: South Asia: The Missing Diverse in Diversity.

    Dokuru, Deepika R / Horwitz, Tanya B / Freis, Samantha M / Stallings, Michael C / Ehringer, Marissa A

    Behavior genetics

    2023  Volume 54, Issue 1, Page(s) 51–62

    Abstract: South Asia, making up around 25% of the world's population, encompasses a wide range of individuals with tremendous genetic and environmental diversity. This region, which spans eight countries, is home to over 4500 anthropologically defined groups that ... ...

    Abstract South Asia, making up around 25% of the world's population, encompasses a wide range of individuals with tremendous genetic and environmental diversity. This region, which spans eight countries, is home to over 4500 anthropologically defined groups that speak numerous languages and have an array of religious beliefs and cultures, making it one of the most diverse places in the world. Much of the region's rich genetic diversity and structure is the result of a complex combination of population history, migration patterns, and endogamous practices. Despite the overwhelming size and diversity, South Asians have often been underrepresented in genetic research, making up less than 2% of the participants in genetic studies. This has led to a lack of population specific understanding of genetic disease risks. We aim to raise awareness about underlying genetic diversity in this ancestry group, call attention to the lack of representation of the group, and to highlight strategies for future studies in South Asians.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Asia, Southern ; Asian People/genetics ; Biomedical Research ; Cultural Diversity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 280238-7
    ISSN 1573-3297 ; 0005-7851 ; 0001-8244
    ISSN (online) 1573-3297
    ISSN 0005-7851 ; 0001-8244
    DOI 10.1007/s10519-023-10161-y
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  7. Article ; Online: Transcriptome-wide gene-gene interaction associations elucidate pathways and functional enrichment of complex traits.

    Evans, Luke M / Arehart, Christopher H / Grotzinger, Andrew D / Mize, Travis J / Brasher, Maizy S / Stitzel, Jerry A / Ehringer, Marissa A / Hoeffer, Charles A

    PLoS genetics

    2023  Volume 19, Issue 5, Page(s) e1010693

    Abstract: It remains unknown to what extent gene-gene interactions contribute to complex traits. Here, we introduce a new approach using predicted gene expression to perform exhaustive transcriptome-wide interaction studies (TWISs) for multiple traits across all ... ...

    Abstract It remains unknown to what extent gene-gene interactions contribute to complex traits. Here, we introduce a new approach using predicted gene expression to perform exhaustive transcriptome-wide interaction studies (TWISs) for multiple traits across all pairs of genes expressed in several tissue types. Using imputed transcriptomes, we simultaneously reduce the computational challenge and improve interpretability and statistical power. We discover (in the UK Biobank) and replicate (in independent cohorts) several interaction associations, and find several hub genes with numerous interactions. We also demonstrate that TWIS can identify novel associated genes because genes with many or strong interactions have smaller single-locus model effect sizes. Finally, we develop a method to test gene set enrichment of TWIS associations (E-TWIS), finding numerous pathways and networks enriched in interaction associations. Epistasis is may be widespread, and our procedure represents a tractable framework for beginning to explore gene interactions and identify novel genomic targets.
    MeSH term(s) Transcriptome/genetics ; Epistasis, Genetic ; Multifactorial Inheritance/genetics ; Gene Regulatory Networks/genetics ; Phenotype ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Genome-Wide Association Study/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2186725-2
    ISSN 1553-7404 ; 1553-7390
    ISSN (online) 1553-7404
    ISSN 1553-7390
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010693
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  8. Article ; Online: Testing associations between human anxiety and genes previously implicated by mouse anxiety models.

    Brasher, Maizy S / Mize, Travis J / Thomas, Aimee L / Hoeffer, Charles A / Ehringer, Marissa A / Evans, Luke M

    Genes, brain, and behavior

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 6, Page(s) e12851

    Abstract: Anxiety disorders are common and can be debilitating, with effective treatments remaining hampered by an incomplete understanding of the underlying genetic etiology. Improvements have been made in understanding the genetic influences on mouse behavioral ... ...

    Abstract Anxiety disorders are common and can be debilitating, with effective treatments remaining hampered by an incomplete understanding of the underlying genetic etiology. Improvements have been made in understanding the genetic influences on mouse behavioral models of anxiety, yet it is unclear the extent to which genes identified in these experimental systems contribute to genetic variation in human anxiety phenotypes. Leveraging new and existing large-scale human genome-wide association studies, we tested whether sets of genes previously identified in mouse anxiety-like behavior studies contribute to a range of human anxiety disorders. When tested as individual genes, 13 mouse-identified genes were associated with human anxiety phenotypes, suggesting an overlap of individual genes contributing to both mouse models of anxiety-like behaviors and human anxiety traits. When genes were tested as sets, we did identify 14 significant associations between mouse gene sets and human anxiety, but the majority of gene sets showed no significant association with human anxiety phenotypes. These few significant associations indicate a need to identify and develop more translatable mouse models by identifying sets of genes that "match" between model systems and specific human phenotypes of interest. We suggest that continuing to develop improved behavioral paradigms and finer-scale experimental data, for instance from individual neuronal subtypes or cell-type-specific expression data, is likely to improve our understanding of the genetic etiology and underlying functional changes in anxiety disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Anxiety Disorders/genetics ; Anxiety/genetics ; Phenotype
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2075819-4
    ISSN 1601-183X ; 1601-1848
    ISSN (online) 1601-183X
    ISSN 1601-1848
    DOI 10.1111/gbb.12851
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  9. Article ; Online: Reinvigoration of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics: Student-driven Progress.

    Paulich, Katie N / Horwitz, Tanya B / Freis, Samantha M / Romero Villela, Pamela N / Aki, Sidney / Stallings, Michael C / Ehringer, Marissa A

    Behavior genetics

    2023  Volume 54, Issue 1, Page(s) 24–33

    Abstract: Extremist far-right ideologies, including scientifically inaccurate beliefs about race, are on the rise (Mieriņa and Koroļeva 2015; Youngblood 2020); individuals perpetuating such ideologies occasionally cite genetics research, including behavioral ... ...

    Abstract Extremist far-right ideologies, including scientifically inaccurate beliefs about race, are on the rise (Mieriņa and Koroļeva 2015; Youngblood 2020); individuals perpetuating such ideologies occasionally cite genetics research, including behavioral genetics research. This highlights the need for behavioral geneticists to actively confront extremist ideology and promote anti-racism. We emphasize the need for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees within behavioral genetics institutions. DEI committees can lead to: greater awareness of ways in which behavioral genetics has been misused (historically and currently) to harm minoritized communities, increased discussions on conducting ethical behavioral genetics research, and increased collaboration for conducting more diverse behavioral genetics research. We discuss the activities and goals of the student-driven DEI committee at the Institute for Behavior Genetics (IBG). At the same time, we acknowledge we have a long way to go, both as a committee and as a field. Our committee is still in its early stages; we discuss challenges to increasing DEI in the field and present future goals for both IBG and the behavioral genetics community as we explore the process of implementing DEI work.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion ; Students
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 280238-7
    ISSN 1573-3297 ; 0005-7851 ; 0001-8244
    ISSN (online) 1573-3297
    ISSN 0005-7851 ; 0001-8244
    DOI 10.1007/s10519-023-10149-8
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  10. Article ; Online: Diazepam effects on anxiety-related defensive behavior of male and female high and low open-field activity inbred mouse strains.

    Mehrhoff, Erika A / Booher, Winona C / Hutchinson, Julianna / Schumacher, Grace / Borski, Curtis / Lowry, Christopher A / Hoeffer, Charles A / Ehringer, Marissa A

    Physiology & behavior

    2023  Volume 271, Page(s) 114343

    Abstract: Open-field activity is a commonly used measure of anxiety-related behavior in rodents. The inbred High and Low Activity strains of mice, selected for extreme differences in open-field activity, have been used as a genetic model of anxiety-related ... ...

    Abstract Open-field activity is a commonly used measure of anxiety-related behavior in rodents. The inbred High and Low Activity strains of mice, selected for extreme differences in open-field activity, have been used as a genetic model of anxiety-related behaviors. These selected strains have been thoroughly studied through extensive behavioral testing, quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, whole-genome sequencing, and RNA sequencing, to uncover phenotypic and genotypic differences related to anxiety-related behavior. However, the effects of anxiolytic drugs on anxiety-related behavior in these strains have not been studied previously. This study allowed us to expand on previous findings to further characterize the anxiety-related behavior of these unique strains, using an anxiolytic drug. The goal of this study was to determine whether the treatment of adult male and female High Activity (low anxiety) and Low Activity (high anxiety) mice with diazepam, an agonist at the benzodiazepine allosteric site on the GABA
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Diazepam/pharmacology ; Male ; Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology ; Female ; Anxiety/drug therapy ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Disease Models, Animal ; Open Field Test/drug effects ; Species Specificity ; Behavior, Animal/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Diazepam (Q3JTX2Q7TU) ; Anti-Anxiety Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3907-x
    ISSN 1873-507X ; 0031-9384
    ISSN (online) 1873-507X
    ISSN 0031-9384
    DOI 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114343
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