2021
PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans
Barak T, Ristori E, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Miyagishima DF, Nelson-Williams C, Dong W, Jin SC, Prendergast A, Armero W, Henegariu O, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmancı AS, Guy M, Gültekin B, Kilic D, Rai DK, Goc N, Aguilera SM, Gülez B, Altinok S, Ozcan K, Yarman Y, Coskun S, Sempou E, Deniz E, Hintzen J, Cox A, Fomchenko E, Jung SW, Ozturk AK, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Connolly ES, Khokha MK, Kahle KT, Yasuno K, Lifton RP, Mishra-Gorur K, Nicoli S, Günel M. PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans. Nature Medicine 2021, 27: 2165-2175. PMID: 34887573, PMCID: PMC8768030, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01572-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPeptidyl-prolyl cis-transPathogenesis of IAContribution of variantsCommon genetic variantsVertebrate modelDeleterious mutationsWnt activatorAssociation studiesWhole-exome sequencingSignificant enrichmentGenetic variantsWntAngiogenesis regulatorsMutationsGene mutationsBrain angiogenesisIntracranial aneurysm ruptureJMJD6AngiogenesisCerebrovascular morphologyCerebrovascular integrityIntracerebral hemorrhageAneurysm ruptureVariants
2014
Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders
Gupta AR, Pirruccello M, Cheng F, Kang HJ, Fernandez TV, Baskin JM, Choi M, Liu L, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Murdoch JD, Klei L, Neale BM, Franjic D, Daly MJ, Lifton RP, De Camilli P, Zhao H, Šestan N, State MW. Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Autism 2014, 5: 31. PMID: 24860643, PMCID: PMC4032628, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiment-wide significance thresholdDeleterious mutationsModules of genesNovel candidate genesRare deleterious mutationsCase/control association studySignificance thresholdASD-related genesProtein complexesDe novo mutationsCandidate genesVariety of functionsExpression patternsWhole-exome dataProtein structureAssociation studiesSequencing studiesNonsynonymous mutationsDeep resequencingControl association studySplice site variantConservation measuresSite variantsGenesHuman fetal brain development