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Massively parallel assessment of gene regulatory activity at human cortical structure associated variants

GSE289858 Homo sapiens (human) ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) 66 samples Submitted 2026/04/09 Platform GPL24676Platform GPL34284
At a glance

ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) · human · 66 samples

What it is
ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin)Where proteins bind the genome, or which regions are open and active.
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
Samples
66 samples: 16 × phNPC DNA ENIGMA MPRA (Vehicle) vs 16 × phNPC DNA ENIGMA MPRA (Stimulation) vs 16 × phNPC RNA ENIGMA MPRA (Vehicle) vs 16 × phNPC RNA ENIGMA MPRA (Stimulation)Groups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Summary (written by the submitters)
Genetic association studies have identified hundreds of largely non-coding loci associated with inter-individual differences in the structure of the human cortex, though the specific genetic variants that impact regulatory activity are unknown. We implemented a Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) to measure the regulatory activity of 9,092 cortical structure associated DNA variants in human neural progenitor cells during Wnt stimulation and at baseline.
Read the full summary ↓
We identified 918 variants with regulatory potential from 150 cortical structure associated loci (76% of loci studied), of which >50% showed allelic effects. Wnt stimulation modified regulatory activity at a subset of loci that functioned as condition-dependent enhancers. Regulatory activity in MPRA was largely induced by Alu elements that were hypothesized to contribute to cortical expansion. The regionally specific impact of genetic variants that disrupt motifs is likely mediated through the levels of transcription factor expression during development, further clarifying the molecular mechanisms altering cortical structure.
This dataset
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Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

Series matrix ↓
2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE289858_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

All supplementary files ↗ Whole study · RAW.tar ↓
3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

What the files usually look like: Look for peak files (.bed, .narrowPeak) and signal tracks (.bigWig) among the supplementary files; the raw reads are on ENA.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1225200 and SRA study SRP564626. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

NCBI GEO page ↗
Study design
16 × phNPC DNA ENIGMA MPRA (Vehicle) vs 16 × phNPC DNA ENIGMA MPRA (Stimulation) vs 16 × phNPC RNA ENIGMA MPRA (Vehicle) vs 16 × phNPC RNA ENIGMA MPRA (Stimulation)

Supports a between-group comparison across 64 samples.

How we read this: 4 replicated groups read from 66 sample titles; they account for 64 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

Samples in this study

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