2019
Update on the human and mouse lipocalin (LCN) gene family, including evidence the mouse Mup cluster is result of an “evolutionary bloom”
Charkoftaki G, Wang Y, McAndrews M, Bruford EA, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V, Nebert DW. Update on the human and mouse lipocalin (LCN) gene family, including evidence the mouse Mup cluster is result of an “evolutionary bloom”. Human Genomics 2019, 13: 11. PMID: 30782214, PMCID: PMC6381713, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-019-0191-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor urinary protein genesKingdoms of lifeLipocalin gene familyGene familyMUP genesMouse genomeHuman genomeProtein geneChromosome 4Regulation of glucoseBarrel structurePhysiological processesΒ-strandsPhysiological functionsSecretory tissueGenesScent marksPseudogenesGenomeLipid metabolismBloomsEvidence pointsSyntenicImportant roleSteroid hormones
2015
Update of the human and mouse Fanconi anemia genes
Dong H, Nebert DW, Bruford EA, Thompson DC, Joenje H, Vasiliou V. Update of the human and mouse Fanconi anemia genes. Human Genomics 2015, 9: 32. PMID: 26596371, PMCID: PMC4657327, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-015-0054-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHUGO Gene Nomenclature CommitteeDNA repair pathwaysFanconi anemiaFanconi anemia (FA) complementation group proteinsRepair pathwaysFA DNA repair pathwayCommon DNA repair pathwaySet of genesFanconi anemia genesGene Nomenclature CommitteeNumber of genesFANC genesFA pathogenesisGenomic integrityEvolutionary phylogenyGroup proteinsMutant proteinsMouse orthologRoot symbolFA pathwayPhysiological functionsGenesBone marrow failureGenetic diseasesEvolutionary perspectiveALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes
Singh S, Chen Y, Matsumoto A, Orlicky DJ, Dong H, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. ALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 463: 768-773. PMID: 26086111, PMCID: PMC4517591, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsBase SequenceDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDNA PrimersEthanolGlucoseHomeostasisMiceMice, KnockoutReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsKO miceDevelopment of diabetesBlood glucose levelsBlood acetaldehyde levelsAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1Knockout mouse lineGlucose levelsPharmacokinetic analysisMouse modelGlucose homeostasisKnockout miceAlcohol consumptionAcetaldehyde levelsAcetaldehyde metabolismGood healthMouse linesALDH2 proteinMiceALDH isozymesAlcohol sensitivityDiabetesStem cellsALDH1B1Physiological functionsMitochondrial enzymes