2014
IFT27, encoding a small GTPase component of IFT particles, is mutated in a consanguineous family with Bardet–Biedl syndrome
Aldahmesh MA, Li Y, Alhashem A, Anazi S, Alkuraya H, Hashem M, Awaji AA, Sogaty S, Alkharashi A, Alzahrani S, Al Hazzaa S, Xiong Y, Kong S, Sun Z, Alkuraya FS. IFT27, encoding a small GTPase component of IFT particles, is mutated in a consanguineous family with Bardet–Biedl syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics 2014, 23: 3307-3315. PMID: 24488770, PMCID: PMC4047285, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBardet-Biedl SyndromeConsanguinityEvolution, MolecularExomeFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleModels, MolecularMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsPedigreePoint MutationSaudi ArabiaSequence AlignmentZebrafishConceptsBardet-Biedl syndromeBBS genesNovel BBS geneIntraflagellar transport genesAutosomal recessive ciliopathyIFT particlesProtein complexesTransport genesMembrane proteinsFunctional validationGenetic complexityRecessive ciliopathyHuman geneticsGenesIFT27Genetic heterogeneityConsanguineous familyBBS casesBBSomeZebrafishCiliopathiesGeneticsProteinCiliaFirst time
2013
Expanding Horizons: Ciliary Proteins Reach Beyond Cilia
Yuan S, Sun Z. Expanding Horizons: Ciliary Proteins Reach Beyond Cilia. Annual Review Of Genetics 2013, 47: 353-376. PMID: 24016188, PMCID: PMC5703194, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-111212-133243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAnimalsBardet-Biedl SyndromeCell MovementCerebellar DiseasesCerebellumCiliaCiliary Motility DisordersDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageDNA RepairEncephaloceleEye AbnormalitiesFlagellaHeterotaxy SyndromeHomeostasisHumansKidney Diseases, CysticMolecular Motor ProteinsNervous SystemPolycystic Kidney DiseasesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal RecessiveRetinaRetinitis Pigmentosa