2020
Novel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome
Alharatani R, Ververi A, Beleza-Meireles A, Ji W, Mis E, Patterson QT, Griffin JN, Bhujel N, Chang CA, Dixit A, Konstantino M, Healy C, Hannan S, Neo N, Cash A, Li D, Bhoj E, Zackai EH, Cleaver R, Baralle D, McEntagart M, Newbury-Ecob R, Scott R, Hurst JA, Au PYB, Hosey MT, Khokha M, Marciano DK, Lakhani SA, Liu KJ. Novel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics 2020, 29: 1900-1921. PMID: 32196547, PMCID: PMC7372553, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell junctionsNovel protein-truncating variantsP120-catenin proteinProtein-truncating variantsNext-generation sequencingTranscriptional signalingP120-cateninCRISPR/Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionSubset of phenotypesDevelopmental roleLimb dysmorphologiesAdditional phenotypesHuman diseasesCTNND1Conditional deletionDe novoTruncating mutationsBlepharocheilodontic syndromeEpithelial integrityNovel truncating mutationCraniofacial dysmorphismPhenotypeCleft palateNeurodevelopmental disorders
2018
CRISPR/Cas9 F0 Screening of Congenital Heart Disease Genes in Xenopus tropicalis
Deniz E, Mis EK, Lane M, Khokha MK. CRISPR/Cas9 F0 Screening of Congenital Heart Disease Genes in Xenopus tropicalis. Methods In Molecular Biology 2018, 1865: 163-174. PMID: 30151766, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8784-9_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsGenetic TestingHeart Defects, CongenitalLarvaPhenotypeRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsTomography, Optical CoherenceXenopusConceptsCardiac developmentCRISPR/Candidate genesHigh-density SNP arrayCRISPR/Cas9 systemGenome editing technologyCongenital heart disease genesNew genomic technologiesHeart disease genesCopy number variationsRapid functional assayXenopus tropicalisCas9 systemGenetic basisDevelopmental systemsEditing technologyGenomic technologiesSequence variationDisease genesDifferent genesGenetic analysisSNP arrayDevelopmental mechanismsMolecular mechanismsWhole-exome sequencing