hCALCRL mutation causes autosomal recessive nonimmune hydrops fetalis with lymphatic dysplasia
Mackie DI, Al Mutairi F, Davis RB, Kechele DO, Nielsen NR, Snyder JC, Caron MG, Kliman HJ, Berg JS, Simms J, Poyner DR, Caron KM. hCALCRL mutation causes autosomal recessive nonimmune hydrops fetalis with lymphatic dysplasia. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2018, 215: 2339-2353. PMID: 30115739, PMCID: PMC6122977, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20180528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-function insightsG protein-coupled receptorsNovel candidate genesFirst extracellular loopProtein-coupled receptorsReceptor activity modifying proteinMutant resultsPlasma membraneCandidate genesGenetic mouse modelsExtracellular loopFrame deletionBiochemical assaysGenetic ablationReceptor chaperoneLymphatic endothelialModifying proteinsCalcitonin receptor-like receptorHuman physiologyEmbryonic demiseChaperonesMouse modelLymphatic dysplasiaReceptorsGenesType I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection
Yockey LJ, Jurado KA, Arora N, Millet A, Rakib T, Milano KM, Hastings AK, Fikrig E, Kong Y, Horvath TL, Weatherbee S, Kliman HJ, Coyne CB, Iwasaki A. Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection. Science Immunology 2018, 3 PMID: 29305462, PMCID: PMC6049088, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionZIKV infectionI IFNsI interferonType I interferonGrowth restrictionFetal demiseVirus infectionSevere fetal growth restrictionType I IFNsChorionic villous explantsAdverse fetal outcomesCongenital viral infectionFetal growth restrictionMaternal-fetal barrierType IFunctional type IPlacental damageFetal outcomesPregnancy complicationsEarly pregnancyFetal resorptionZIKV diseasePregnant damsSpontaneous abortion