2019
Genetics and functions of the retinoic acid pathway, with special emphasis on the eye
Thompson B, Katsanis N, Apostolopoulos N, Thompson DC, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Genetics and functions of the retinoic acid pathway, with special emphasis on the eye. Human Genomics 2019, 13: 61. PMID: 31796115, PMCID: PMC6892198, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-019-0248-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRequirement of RAEmbryonic developmentRetinoic acidAnterior segment formationRetinoic acid pathwayRas signalingPotent morphogenEye developmentOptic cup formationPostnatal lethalitySegment formationAcid pathwayCup formationNormal developmentOptic vesicleMultistep processParacrine fashionPathwayRecent advancesMorphogensGenesGeneticsMutationsVesiclesLethality
2014
Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers
Singh S, Arcaroli J, Thompson DC, Messersmith W, Vasiliou V. Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2014, 815: 281-294. PMID: 25427913, PMCID: PMC4347404, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerColorectal cancerRetinoic acidChronic alcohol consumptionImportant risk factorCancer-related deathCancer stem cellsProgression of cancerPoor prognosisEventual prognosisRisk factorsAlcohol consumptionCancerImportant mechanistic roleTumor developmentRetinaldehyde dehydrogenasesCancer initiationPrognosisColonTumorsStem cellsProgressionBiomarkersALDH1A1Mechanistic role
2011
Update on the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH) superfamily
Jackson B, Brocker C, Thompson DC, Black W, Vasiliou K, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update on the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH) superfamily. Human Genomics 2011, 5: 283. PMID: 21712190, PMCID: PMC3392178, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-4-283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenase geneALDH genesDehydrogenase geneALDH family membersGene loss eventsBiotechnology Information gene databaseGamma-hydroxybutyric aciduriaWhole-genome sequencingCellular processesHuman genomeEnzymic detoxificationGene databaseExogenous aldehydesProtein sequencingType II hyperprolinaemiaCancer stem cellsEntire complementMolecular basisALDH enzymesGenesFamily membersStem cellsAldehyde metabolismRetinoic acidSjögren-Larsson syndrome