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Mapping the epigenomic and transcriptomic interplay during memory formation and recall in the hippocampal engram ensemble

Selected Publications
 

Asaf Marco, Hiruy S Meharena, Vishnu Dileep, Ravikiran M Raju, Jose Davila-Velderrain, Amy Letao Zhang, Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan, Jennie Z Young, Fan Gao, Manolis Kellis, Li-Huei Tsai

In individuals with Williams syndrome, dysregulation of methylation in non-coding regions of neuronal and oligodendrocyte DNA is associated with pathology and cortical development

Sari Schokoroy Trangle, Tali Rosenberg, Hadar Parnas, Gilad Levy, Ela Bar, Asaf Marco, Boaz Barak

Light-induced epigenetic modifications in the hypothalamus during avian embryonic development enhance phenotypic plasticity

Joanna Bartman, Tali Rosenberg, Hadar Parnas, Ronit Yosofov, Natalie Avital-Cohen, Ron Weiss, Gal Harmatz, Israel Rozenboim, and Asaf Marco

List of Publications 

  • Rapps, K., Kisliouk, T., Marco, A., Weller, A., & Meiri, N. (2025). Epigenetic regulation of miR-211 in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of female rats during diet-induced obesity and caloric restriction. Physiology & Behavior, 300, 115026.

  • Bartman, J., Rosenberg, T., Parnas, H., Yosofov, R., Avital-Cohen, N., Weiss, R., ... & Marco, A. (2025). Light-induced epigenetic modifications in the hypothalamus during avian embryonic development enhance phenotypic plasticity. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 13, 1573705.

  • Weller, A., Rapps, K., Marco, A., Pe'er, H., Kisoulik, T., Stemp, G., ... & Meiri, N. (2024). W70. RESCUE BY EXERCISE OF GENE EXPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY IN THE FEMALE RAT'S HYPOTHALAMIC ARCUATE NUCLEUS: A POTENTIAL ROLE OF MIR-211 MODULATION. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 87, 139.‏

  • Haberman, M., Menashe, T., Cohen, N., Kisliouk, T., Yadid, T., Marco, A., ... & Weller, A. (2024). Paternal high-fat diet affects weight and DNA methylation of their offspring. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 19874.‏

  • Rapps, K., Marco, A., Pe’er-Nissan, H., Kisliouk, T., Stemp, G., Yadid, G., ... & Meiri, N. (2024). Exercise rescues obesogenic-related genes in the female hypothalamic arcuate nucleus: a potential role of miR-211 modulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(13), 7188.‏

  • Nir Sade, A., Levy, G., Schokoroy Trangle, S., Elad Sfadia, G., Bar, E., Ophir, O., Parnas, H., Rosenberg, T., Marco, A., ... & Barak, B. (2023). Neuronal Gtf2i deletion alters mitochondrial and autophagic properties. Communications Biology, 6(1), 1269.

  • Dileep, V., Boix, C. A., Mathys, H., Marco, A., Welch, G. M., Meharena, H. S., ... & Tsai, L. H. (2023). Neuronal DNA double-strand breaks lead to genome structural variations and 3D genome disruption in neurodegeneration. Cell, 186(20), 4404-4421.‏

  • Rapps, K., Kisliouk, T., Marco, A., Weller, A., & Meiri, N. (2023). Dieting reverses histone methylation and hypothalamic AgRP regulation in obese rats. Frontiers in endocrinology, 14, 1121829.

  • Trangle SS, Rosenberg T, Parnas H, Levy G, Bar E, Marco A *#, Barak B *# In individuals with Williams syndrome, dysregulation of methylation in non-coding regions of neuronal and oligodendrocyte DNA is associated with pathology and cortical development. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 28. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01921-z.

  • Rosenberg T *, Marco A * PI , Kisliouk T, Haron A, Shinder D, Druyan S, Meiri N # . Embryonic heat conditioning in chicks induces transgenerational heat/immunological resilience via methylation on regulatory elements. FASEB J. 2022 Jul;36(7):e22406. doi:10.1096/fj.202101948R.

  • Meharena H, Marco A, Dileep V, Young JZ, Gao F, Kellis M, Tsai LH. Down Syndrome Induced Senescence Disrupts the Nuclear Architecture of Neural Progenitors. Cell Stem Cell. 2021. 

  • Ben-Nun O, Kisliouk T, Marco A PI, Rosenberg T, Meiri N #. Early-life thermal stress mediates long-term alterations in hypothalamic microglia. Glia. 2021.

  • Marco A# PI. Activity-dependent remodeling of genome architecture in engram cells facilitates memory formation and recall. Invited review. Neural Regen Res. 2021 May;17(5):991-993. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.324834.

  • Marco A# C, Meharena  H C, Dileep V C,  Raju R C, Davila VJ C, Zhang A S, Adaikkan C C, Young JZ C, Gao F C, Kellis M C, Tsai LH PI #. (2020). Mapping the epigenomic and transcriptomic interplay during memory formation and recall in the hippocampal engram ensemble. Nature Neuroscience. doi.org/10.1038/s41593-020-00717-0.

  • Adaikkan C C, Middleton SJ C, Marco A C, Pao PC C, Mathys H C, Kim DN S, Gao F C, Young JZ C, Suk HJ C, Boyden ES C, McHugh TJ C, Tsai LH PI. (2019). Gamma Entrainment Binds Higher-Order Brain Regions and Offers Neuroprotection. Neuron. 102(5):929-943. 

  • Tabachnik T S, Kisliouk T C, Marco A S, Meiri N C,PI, Weller A PI. (2017). Thyroid Hormone-Dependent Epigenetic Regulation of Melanocortin 4 Receptor Levels in Female Offspring of Obese Rats. Endocrinology. 158(4):842-851. 

  • Barnea R S, Bekker L S, Zifman N S, Marco A S, Yadid G C,PI, Weller A PI. (2017). Trait and state binge eating predispose towards cocaine craving. Addict Biol. 22(1):163-171. 

  • Marco A S, Kisliouk T C, Tabachnik T S, Weller A C,PI, Meiri N PI. (2016). DNA CpG Methylation (5-Methylcytosine) and Its Derivative (5-Hydroxymethylcytosine) Alter Histone Posttranslational Modifications at the Pomc Promoter, Affecting the Impact of Perinatal Diet on Leanness and Obesity of the Offspring. Diabetes. 65(8):2258-67. 

  • Marco A# S, Kisliouk T C, Meiri N C,PI, Weller A PI. (2014). Overweight and CpG methylation of the Pomc promoter in offspring of high-fat-diet-fed dams are not "reprogrammed" by regular chow diet in rats.  FASEB J. 28(9):4148-57. 

  • Marco A# S, Kisliouk T C, Weller A C,PI, Meiri N PI. (2013). High fat diet induces hypermethylation of the hypothalamic Pomc promoter and obesity in post-weaning rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(12):2844-53. 

  • Marco A# S, Schroeder M S, Weller A PI. (2012). Feeding and Reward: Ontogenetic changes in an animal model of Obesity. Neuropharmacology. 62(8):2447-54. 

  • Marco A S, Schroeder M S, Weller A PI. (2009). Microstructural pattern of palatable food intake from weaning to adulthood in male and female OLETF rats. Behav Neurosci. 123(6):1251-60. 

  • Schroeder M S, Shbiro L S, Marco A S, Zagoory-Sharon O C, Hyun J S, Moran TH C,PI, Bi S C,PI, Weller A PI. (2009). Development of obesity in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 297(6):R1749-60.

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Department of Animal Sciences
Rehovot campus, 7610001

Israel 

M +972.54.2394501
Asaf.Marco@mail.huji.ac.il 

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