2022
Kap-β2/Transportin mediates β-catenin nuclear transport in Wnt signaling
Hwang WY, Kostiuk V, González DP, Lusk CP, Khokha M. Kap-β2/Transportin mediates β-catenin nuclear transport in Wnt signaling. ELife 2022, 11: e70495. PMID: 36300792, PMCID: PMC9665845, DOI: 10.7554/elife.70495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear transport receptorsΒ-catenin nuclear transportNuclear transportΒ-cateninExcessive WntΒ-catenin nuclear importHeterologous model systemsΒ-catenin accumulatesPrimary embryonic axisNuclear transport machineryRan-dependent mannerNuclear localization signalTCF/LEF reporterPY-NLSNuclear importLocalization signalTransport machineryTransport receptorsResponsive genesEmbryonic developmentEmbryonic axisWnt signalingKey effectorsDirect bindingHuman diseases
2021
Xenopus as a platform for discovery of genes relevant to human disease
Kostiuk V, Khokha MK. Xenopus as a platform for discovery of genes relevant to human disease. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 2021, 145: 277-312. PMID: 34074532, PMCID: PMC8734201, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2021.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandidate genesHuman diseasesDiscovery of genesScreen candidate genesMultiple candidate genesPatient genomic dataHuman genomePatient phenotypesDisease pathogenesisGenomic dataComplex phenotypesFate mapGene knockoutKnockdown strategyPatient mutationsBirth defectsXenopusFunctional studiesGenesPhenotypeCongenital birthAbnormal developmentCongenital heart diseaseCause of deathBetter diagnostic methods