2023
Super-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas
Youngblood M, Erson-Omay Z, Li C, Najem H, Coșkun S, Tyrtova E, Montejo J, Miyagishima D, Barak T, Nishimura S, Harmancı A, Clark V, Duran D, Huttner A, Avşar T, Bayri Y, Schramm J, Boetto J, Peyre M, Riche M, Goldbrunner R, Amankulor N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Pamir M, Özduman K, Kilic T, Knight J, Simon M, Horbinski C, Kalamarides M, Timmer M, Heimberger A, Mishra-Gorur K, Moliterno J, Yasuno K, Günel M. Super-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6279. PMID: 37805627, PMCID: PMC10560290, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41926-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy
Jin SC, Lewis SA, Bakhtiari S, Zeng X, Sierant MC, Shetty S, Nordlie SM, Elie A, Corbett MA, Norton BY, van Eyk CL, Haider S, Guida BS, Magee H, Liu J, Pastore S, Vincent JB, Brunstrom-Hernandez J, Papavasileiou A, Fahey MC, Berry JG, Harper K, Zhou C, Zhang J, Li B, Zhao H, Heim J, Webber DL, Frank MSB, Xia L, Xu Y, Zhu D, Zhang B, Sheth AH, Knight JR, Castaldi C, Tikhonova IR, López-Giráldez F, Keren B, Whalen S, Buratti J, Doummar D, Cho M, Retterer K, Millan F, Wang Y, Waugh JL, Rodan L, Cohen JS, Fatemi A, Lin AE, Phillips JP, Feyma T, MacLennan SC, Vaughan S, Crompton KE, Reid SM, Reddihough DS, Shang Q, Gao C, Novak I, Badawi N, Wilson YA, McIntyre SJ, Mane SM, Wang X, Amor DJ, Zarnescu DC, Lu Q, Xing Q, Zhu C, Bilguvar K, Padilla-Lopez S, Lifton RP, Gecz J, MacLennan AH, Kruer MC. Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy. Nature Genetics 2020, 52: 1046-1056. PMID: 32989326, PMCID: PMC9148538, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-0695-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCerebral PalsyCyclin DCytoskeletonDrosophilaExomeExome SequencingExtracellular MatrixF-Box ProteinsFemaleFocal AdhesionsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanHumansMaleMutationNeuritesRhoB GTP-Binding ProteinRisk FactorsSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTubulinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsDamaging de novo mutationsCerebral palsyDe novo mutationsCerebral palsy casesRisk genesDamaging de novoNovo mutationsWhole-exome sequencingPalsy casesNeuromotor functionD levelsMonogenic etiologyCyclin D levelsNeuronal connectivityPalsyGene confer riskConfer riskRecessive variantsNeurodevelopmental disorder genesReverse genetic screenDisorder genesParent-offspring triosGenome-wide significanceGenomic factorsCytoskeleton pathway
2018
Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation
Duran D, Zeng X, Jin SC, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Yatsula B, Gaillard J, Furey CG, Lu Q, Timberlake AT, Dong W, Sorscher MA, Loring E, Klein J, Allocco A, Hunt A, Conine S, Karimy JK, Youngblood MW, Zhang J, DiLuna ML, Matouk CC, Mane S, Tikhonova IR, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Haider S, Soban M, Alper SL, Komiyama M, Ducruet AF, Zabramski JM, Dardik A, Walcott BP, Stapleton CJ, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rodesch G, Jackson E, Smith ER, Orbach DB, Berenstein A, Bilguvar K, Vikkula M, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation. Neuron 2018, 101: 429-443.e4. PMID: 30578106, PMCID: PMC10292091, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modifiersVascular developmentSpecification of arteriesDeep venous systemNormal vascular developmentParent-offspring triosSignaling GenesGalen malformationDamaging mutationsGenesMutationsEssential roleArterio-venous malformationsCutaneous vascular abnormalitiesNovo mutationsExome sequencingDisease biologyIncomplete penetranceVariable expressivityVascular abnormalitiesVenous systemMutation carriersArterial bloodMutation burdenClinical implications