2021
Progressive myoclonus epilepsies—Residual unsolved cases have marked genetic heterogeneity including dolichol-dependent protein glycosylation pathway genes
Courage C, Oliver KL, Park EJ, Cameron JM, Grabińska KA, Muona M, Canafoglia L, Gambardella A, Said E, Afawi Z, Baykan B, Brandt C, di Bonaventura C, Chew HB, Criscuolo C, Dibbens LM, Castellotti B, Riguzzi P, Labate A, Filla A, Giallonardo AT, Berecki G, Jackson CB, Joensuu T, Damiano JA, Kivity S, Korczyn A, Palotie A, Striano P, Uccellini D, Giuliano L, Andermann E, Scheffer IE, Michelucci R, Bahlo M, Franceschetti S, Sessa WC, Berkovic SF, Lehesjoki AE. Progressive myoclonus epilepsies—Residual unsolved cases have marked genetic heterogeneity including dolichol-dependent protein glycosylation pathway genes. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2021, 108: 722-738. PMID: 33798445, PMCID: PMC8059372, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPME genesProgressive myoclonus epilepsyWhole-exome sequencingPrevious genetic analysisGroup of genesVariety of proteinsPrevious disease associationsUnrelated individualsCopy number changesProtein glycosylationPathway genesEndosomal functionGenetic analysisDisease-causing variantsGenesLikely disease-causing variantsAdditional family membersGenetic heterogeneityHeterogeneous rare diseasesUnsolved casesDisease associationsNovel causeMyoclonus epilepsyHeterozygous variantsHomozygous variant
2020
Endothelial cell–glucocorticoid receptor interactions and regulation of Wnt signaling
Zhou H, Mehta S, Srivastava SP, Grabinska K, Zhang X, Wong C, Hedayat A, Perrotta P, Fernández-Hernando C, Sessa WC, Goodwin JE. Endothelial cell–glucocorticoid receptor interactions and regulation of Wnt signaling. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e131384. PMID: 32051336, PMCID: PMC7098785, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorVascular inflammationGlucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptor regulationGlucocorticoid receptor resultsUpregulation of WntEndogenous glucocorticoidsExogenous glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoid response elementCardiovascular diseaseMouse endothelial cellsMouse modelEndothelial WNTInflammationReceptor regulationEndothelial cellsReceptors resultsNext-generation sequencingReceptor interactionReceptorsRegulation of WntWnt pathwayGlucocorticoidsRecent dataWnt
2014
Mutation of Nogo-B Receptor, a Subunit of cis-Prenyltransferase, Causes a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation
Park EJ, Grabińska K, Guan Z, Stránecký V, Hartmannová H, Hodaňová K, Barešová V, Sovová J, Jozsef L, Ondrušková N, Hansíková H, Honzík T, Zeman J, Hůlková H, Wen R, Kmoch S, Sessa WC. Mutation of Nogo-B Receptor, a Subunit of cis-Prenyltransferase, Causes a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation. Cell Metabolism 2014, 20: 448-457. PMID: 25066056, PMCID: PMC4161961, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein glycosylationCis-prenyltransferaseGPI anchor biosynthesisDolichol synthesisSynthesis of dolicholO-mannosylationAnchor biosynthesisFirst enzymeGenetic basisC-terminusCongenital disorderFunction mutationsGlycosylationEssential roleEnhanced accumulationMutationsYeastNgBRSubunitsDolicholFibroblastsBiosynthesisTerminusFree cholesterolProtein