Title: Migraine-associated gene expression in cell types of the central and peripheral nervous system
Abstract: Background Genome-wide association studies have implicated dozens of genes with migraine susceptibility, but it remains unclear in which nervous system cell types these genes are expressed. Methods Using single-cell RNA sequencing data from the central and peripheral nervous system, including the trigeminal ganglion, the expression of putative migraine-associated genes was compared across neuronal, glial and neurovascular cell types within these tissues. Results Fifty-four putative migraine-associated genes were expressed in the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system or neurovascular cell types analyzed. Six genes (11.1%) were selectively enriched in central nervous system cell types, three (5.5%) in neurovascular cell types, and two (3.7%) in peripheral nervous system cell types. The remaining genes were expressed in multiple cell types. Conclusions Single-cell RNA sequencing of the brain and peripheral nervous system localizes each migraine-associated gene to its respective nervous system tissue and the cell types in which it is expressed. While the majority of migraine-associated genes are broadly expressed, we identified several cell-type-specific migraine-associated genes in the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and neurovasculature. Trial registration: not applicable.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-10-29
Language: en
Type: article
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