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Alon Chen

Weizmann Institute of Science
Verified email at weizmann.ac.il
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Resilience to social stress coincides with functional DNA methylation of the Crf gene in adult mice

…, L Regev, A Neufeld-Cohen, A Chen - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
DNA methylation regulates gene transcription and has been suggested to encode
psychopathologies derived from early life stress. We found that methylation regulated the expression …

[HTML][HTML] High-order social interactions in groups of mice

…, Y Sztainberg, O Forkosh, T Shlapobersky, A Chen… - Elife, 2013 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.00759.001 Social behavior in mammals is often studied in pairs under artificial
conditions, yet groups may rely on more complicated social structures. Here, we use a …

[HTML][HTML] Overshadowed by the amygdala: the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis emerges as key to psychiatric disorders

MA Lebow, A Chen - Molecular psychiatry, 2016 - nature.com
The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a center of integration for limbic information
and valence monitoring. The BNST, sometimes referred to as the extended amygdala, is …

miRNA malfunction causes spinal motor neuron disease

…, CJ Tabin, R Brown Jr, A Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Defective RNA metabolism is an emerging mechanism involved in ALS pathogenesis and
possibly in other neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we show that microRNA (miRNA) activity …

[PDF][PDF] MicroRNA 135 is essential for chronic stress resiliency, antidepressant efficacy, and intact serotonergic activity

…, EB Binder, ES Deneris, CA Lowry, A Chen - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The link between dysregulated serotonergic activity and depression and anxiety disorders
is well established, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying these psychopathologies are …

[PDF][PDF] The role of m6A/m-RNA methylation in stress response regulation

…, MV Schmidt, JM Deussing, EB Binder, A Chen - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) and N 6 ,2′-O-dimethyladenosine (m 6 Am) are abundant
mRNA modifications that regulate transcript processing and translation. The role of both, here …

Determining the role of microRNAs in psychiatric disorders

O Issler, A Chen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Recent studies have revealed that patients with psychiatric disorders have altered microRNA
(miRNA) expression profiles in the circulation and brain. Furthermore, animal studies have …

Resilience to chronic stress is mediated by hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor

…, A Loya, R Gersner, S Haramati, A Chen… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Chronic stress is a trigger for several psychiatric disorders, including depression; however,
critical individual differences in resilience to both the behavioral and the neurochemical …

MicroRNA as repressors of stress-induced anxiety: the case of amygdalar miR-34

…, S Gil, R Zwang, E Hornstein, A Chen - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The etiology and pathophysiology of anxiety and mood disorders is linked to inappropriate
regulation of the central stress response. To determine whether microRNAs have a functional …

Region-specific roles of the corticotropin-releasing factor–urocortin system in stress

MJAG Henckens, JM Deussing, A Chen - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Dysregulation of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)–urocortin (UCN) system has been
implicated in stress-related psychopathologies such as depression and anxiety. It has been …