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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
2018
P04.60 Genomic profile of tumorigenesis in a patient with Turcot syndrome
Karschnia P, Erson-Omay E, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Günel M, Baehring J. P04.60 Genomic profile of tumorigenesis in a patient with Turcot syndrome. Neuro-Oncology 2018, 20: iii293-iii293. PMCID: PMC6143975, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-exome sequencingEndometrial carcinomaTurcot syndromeBrain tumorsMicrosatellite instabilityMMR genesSecond hitSomatic missense mutationsMissense mutationsLeft frontal tumorPrimary brain tumorsPatient's brain tumorMismatch repair deficiencyMMR-deficient tumorsExpression of MSH6Heterozygous germline mutationsHeterozygous germline missense mutationRight hemiparesisSubtotal resectionUterine adenocarcinomaMetachronous tumorsFrontal tumorGermline missense mutationAbdominal tumorsFamily history
2016
Digenic mutations of human OCRL paralogs in Dent’s disease type 2 associated with Chiari I malformation
Duran D, Jin SC, DeSpenza T, Nelson-Williams C, Cogal AG, Abrash EW, Harris PC, Lieske JC, Shimshak SJ, Mane S, Bilguvar K, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Digenic mutations of human OCRL paralogs in Dent’s disease type 2 associated with Chiari I malformation. Human Genome Variation 2016, 3: 16042. PMID: 28018608, PMCID: PMC5143364, DOI: 10.1038/hgv.2016.42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigenic mutationsPH domainPrimary ciliaDamaging missense mutationsGenetic supportINPP5BSilico analysisMutation impactOCRL1Amino acidsMissense mutationsParalogsBp deletionMutationsCiliogenesisExon 3Novel associationsAbove-average IQVariable presencePhosphatidylinositolPolyPhen2MetaSVMSequencingDeletionCiliaBiallelic 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
2012
Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion
Emre Onat O, Gulsuner S, Bilguvar K, Nazli Basak A, Topaloglu H, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2012, 21: 281-285. PMID: 22892528, PMCID: PMC3573203, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal transmembrane regionATPase domainNext-generation sequencingTransmembrane regionHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingAffected individualsATP8A2Novel missense variantChromosome 13q12Missense mutationsATP8A2 geneSegregation analysisConsanguineous familyMissense variantsUnrelated individualsMutationsMental retardationQuadrupedal locomotionGenesDysequilibrium syndromeSequencingTranslocationATPaseNovo
2011
Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred
Gulsuner S, Tekinay AB, Doerschner K, Boyaci H, Bilguvar K, Unal H, Ors A, Onat OE, Atalar E, Basak AN, Topaloglu H, Kansu T, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred. Genome Research 2011, 21: 1995-2003. PMID: 21885617, PMCID: PMC3227090, DOI: 10.1101/gr.126110.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-propeller domainPrivate missense mutationsLarge consanguineous familyThird geneBEACH domainTransmembrane proteinHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingGenomic sequencingWDR81Chromosome 17p13.1Missense mutationsQuadrupedal locomotionConsanguineous familyTargeted sequencingGenesSequencingRare phenotypeMorphological abnormalitiesBiological basisMutationsAffected individualsCell layerParticular atrophyFamily