2016
Hypomorphic mutations identified in the candidate Leber congenital amaurosis gene CLUAP1
Soens ZT, Li Y, Zhao L, Eblimit A, Dharmat R, Li Y, Chen Y, Naqeeb M, Fajardo N, Lopez I, Sun Z, Koenekoop RK, Chen R. Hypomorphic mutations identified in the candidate Leber congenital amaurosis gene CLUAP1. Genetics In Medicine 2016, 18: 1044-1051. PMID: 26820066, PMCID: PMC4965339, DOI: 10.1038/gim.2015.205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeber congenital amaurosisLCA genesRescue experimentsEarly-onset formPhotoreceptor cell deathWhole-exome sequencingDysfunctional photoreceptorsRetinal disease genesCause of diseaseSystemic abnormalitiesLCA cohortMouse retinaRetinal degenerationHypomorphic mutationsCongenital amaurosisLCA patientsCilia-associated genesPhotoreceptor functionProband's mutationCell deathDiseaseProbandsSingle probandHuman diseasesCilia function
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
ZMYND10 Is Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Interacts with LRRC6
Zariwala MA, Gee HY, Kurkowiak M, Al-Mutairi DA, Leigh MW, Hurd TW, Hjeij R, Dell SD, Chaki M, Dougherty GW, Adan M, Spear PC, Esteve-Rudd J, Loges NT, Rosenfeld M, Diaz KA, Olbrich H, Wolf WE, Sheridan E, Batten TF, Halbritter J, Porath JD, Kohl S, Lovric S, Hwang DY, Pittman JE, Burns KA, Ferkol TW, Sagel SD, Olivier KN, Morgan LC, Werner C, Raidt J, Pennekamp P, Sun Z, Zhou W, Airik R, Natarajan S, Allen SJ, Amirav I, Wieczorek D, Landwehr K, Nielsen K, Schwerk N, Sertic J, Köhler G, Washburn J, Levy S, Fan S, Koerner-Rettberg C, Amselem S, Williams DS, Mitchell BJ, Drummond IA, Otto EA, Omran H, Knowles MR, Hildebrandt F. ZMYND10 Is Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Interacts with LRRC6. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 336-345. PMID: 23891469, PMCID: PMC3738827, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensAxonemal DyneinsBiomarkersCell Cycle ProteinsCiliaCytoskeletal ProteinsExomeGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKartagener SyndromeMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationPedigreeProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsRatsRespiratory SystemTumor Suppressor ProteinsXenopus laevisZebrafishConceptsCytoplasmic protein complexesMotile ciliary functionC-terminal domainWhole-exome resequencingProtein complexesHuman primary ciliary dyskinesiaZMYND10LRRC6Motile ciliaHigh-throughput mutation analysisOtolith defectsPrimary ciliary dyskinesiaCiliary functionMutationsCS domainBiallelic mutationsKnockdownCystic kidneysMutation analysisCiliaCiliary dyskinesiaSAS6ResequencingZebrafishCiliogenesis