2014
Exceptional aggressiveness of cerebral cavernous malformation disease associated with PDCD10 mutations
Shenkar R, Shi C, Rebeiz T, Stockton RA, McDonald DA, Mikati AG, Zhang L, Austin C, Akers AL, Gallione CJ, Rorrer A, Gunel M, Min W, Marcondes de Souza J, Lee C, Marchuk DA, Awad IA. Exceptional aggressiveness of cerebral cavernous malformation disease associated with PDCD10 mutations. Genetics In Medicine 2014, 17: 188-196. PMID: 25122144, PMCID: PMC4329119, DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineAdolescentAdultAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDisease Models, AnimalHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInfantIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratin-1Membrane ProteinsMiceMiddle AgedMutationProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesStress FibersYoung AdultConceptsCerebral cavernous malformation diseaseRho-kinase activityLesion burdenExceptional aggressivenessCerebral cavernous malformation lesionsSporadic cerebral cavernous malformationBrain vascular permeabilityPreclinical therapeutic testingDesign of trialsPotential therapeutic targetCerebral cavernous malformationsClinical manifestationsBrain permeabilityEndothelial stress fibersSkin lesionsVascular permeabilityCavernous malformationsTherapeutic targetTherapeutic testingFrequent hemorrhagesKinase activityClinical phenotypeClinical counselingHeterozygous miceEndothelial cells
2004
KRIT1/Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 1 Protein Localizes to Vascular Endothelium, Astrocytes, and Pyramidal Cells of the Adult Human Cerebral Cortex
Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Amankulor NM, Voorhees J, Luleci G, Lifton RP, Gunel M. KRIT1/Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 1 Protein Localizes to Vascular Endothelium, Astrocytes, and Pyramidal Cells of the Adult Human Cerebral Cortex. Neurosurgery 2004, 54: 943-949. PMID: 15046662, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000114512.59624.a5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAstrocytesBlotting, WesternBrain NeoplasmsCerebral CortexChromosome AberrationsEndothelium, VascularGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, DominantHemangioma, CavernousHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesKRIT1 ProteinMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsPyramidal CellsConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCerebral cortexCavernous malformationsVascular endotheliumCentral nervous system vasculatureAdult human cerebral cortexEndothelial cellsCerebral cavernous malformation lesionsBlood-brain barrierAstrocytic foot processesFamilial cerebral cavernous malformationsHuman cerebral cortexCentral nervous systemAutosomal dominant disorderCerebral angiogenesisPyramidal neuronsPyramidal cellsBlood-organ barriersNervous systemWhite pulpRed pulpIntense stainingWestern blottingFoot processesCardiac myocytes
2002
KRIT1, a gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation, encodes a microtubule-associated protein
Gunel M, Laurans MS, Shin D, DiLuna ML, Voorhees J, Choate K, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton RP. KRIT1, a gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation, encodes a microtubule-associated protein. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 10677-10682. PMID: 12140362, PMCID: PMC125011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122354499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAortaCattleCells, CulturedCentral Nervous System Vascular MalformationsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPrecipitin TestsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRadiographyTubulinConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCavernous malformationsCerebral cavernous malformation lesionsMicrotubule-associated proteinsProtein-1 alphaAutosomal dominant diseaseEndothelial tube formationCerebral hemorrhageCerebral capillariesEndothelial cellsDominant diseaseMalformationsTube formationPlus endsSite of cytokinesisSpindle pole bodyEvidence of interactionGene 1Possible roleCell-matrix interactionsKRIT1Late phaseEnds of microtubulesEndothelial cell shapePole body