Selected Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Reverse the Frataxin Transcriptional Defect in a Novel Friedreich’s Ataxia Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neuronal Reporter System

Schreiber Anna M., Li Yanjie, Chen Yi-Hsien, Napierala Jill S., Napierala Marek; Front. Neurosci., 16, 23 February 2022 doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.836476 

 Only selected histone deacetylase inhibitors were capable of partial reactivation of FXN expression. This endogenous, FRDA iPSC-derived reporter can be utilized for high-throughput campaigns performed in cells most relevant to disease pathology in search of FXN transcription activators.