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
2018
Aldehyde Dehydrogenases☆
Vasiliou V, Thompson D, Petersen D. Aldehyde Dehydrogenases☆. 2018, 146-163. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.99183-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAldehyde dehydrogenasesAldehyde dehydrogenase geneType II hyperprolinemiaTransgenic knockout mouse modelKnockout mouse modelHuman genomeHigh aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activityDehydrogenase geneExogenous aldehydesCancer stem cellsMolecular basisPhysiological processesDependent enzymesAldehyde dehydrogenase activityMicrophthalmia/anophthalmiaAldehyde dehydrogenaseStem cellsOxidative damageDehydrogenasesSjögren-Larsson syndromeGenesDehydrogenase activityLate-onset Alzheimer's diseasePivotal roleOxidation of aldehydes