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Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors
Mishra-Gorur K, Çağlayan AO, Schaffer AE, Chabu C, Henegariu O, Vonhoff F, Akgümüş GT, Nishimura S, Han W, Tu S, Baran B, Gümüş H, Dilber C, Zaki MS, Hossni HA, Rivière JB, Kayserili H, Spencer EG, Rosti RÖ, Schroth J, Per H, Çağlar C, Çağlar Ç, Dölen D, Baranoski JF, Kumandaş S, Minja FJ, Erson-Omay EZ, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Xu T, Keshishian H, Dobyns WB, C. N, Šestan N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Gleeson JG, Günel M. Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors. Neuron 2014, 84: 1226-1239. PMID: 25521378, PMCID: PMC5024344, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cerebral malformationsCerebral cortical malformationsMicrotubule-severing enzyme kataninExome sequencing analysisMitotic spindle formationDrosophila optic lobeCerebral malformationsPatient-derived fibroblastsCell cycle progression delayCortical malformationsMotor neuronsComplex malformationsMicrotubule-associated proteinsCortical developmentReduced cell numberOptic lobeRegulatory subunitBrain developmentCatalytic subunitDeleterious mutationsSpindle formationSupernumerary centrosomesArborization defectsMalformationsHuman phenotypes
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