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Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration
Bilguvar K, Tyagi NK, Ozkara C, Tuysuz B, Bakircioglu M, Choi M, Delil S, Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Erturk O, Yalcinkaya C, Karacorlu M, Dincer A, Johnson MH, Mane S, Chandra SS, Louvi A, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Horwich AL, Gunel M. Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3489-3494. PMID: 23359680, PMCID: PMC3587195, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222732110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChild, PreschoolExomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHydrolysisMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseNerve DegenerationNeuronsPedigreeProtein BindingSequence Analysis, DNASubstrate SpecificitySyndromeThermodynamicsUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Upper motor neuron dysfunctionMotor neuron dysfunctionProgressive neurodegenerative syndromeEarly-onset progressive neurodegenerationChildhood-onset blindnessWhole-exome sequencingNeuron dysfunctionHomozygous missense mutationIndex caseNervous systemProgressive neurodegenerationNeurodegenerative syndromeCerebellar ataxiaHydrolase activityNear complete lossComplete lossAffected individualsConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsRecessive lossHomozygosity mappingProper positioningReduced affinitySpasticity
2016
Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly
Li H, Bielas SL, Zaki MS, Ismail S, Farfara D, Um K, Rosti RO, Scott EC, Tu S, C. NC, Gabriel S, Erson-Omay EZ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Yasuno K, Çağlayan AO, Kaymakçalan H, Ekici B, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 501-510. PMID: 27453578, PMCID: PMC4974110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPrimary microcephalyHuman primary microcephalyAutosomal recessive primary microcephalyNon-progressive intellectual disabilityAmino acid residuesPluripotent stem cellsMitotic cytokinesisCellular functionsGenome editingCell divisionKinase domainAbnormal cytokinesisCRISPR/Homozygous missense mutationCytokinesisKinase activityMultipolar spindlesNeural progenitorsAcid residuesFunction mutationsMissense mutationsStem cellsMultiple rolesMutations