2023
Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations
Zhao S, Mekbib K, van der Ent M, Allington G, Prendergast A, Chau J, Smith H, Shohfi J, Ocken J, Duran D, Furey C, Hao L, Duy P, Reeves B, Zhang J, Nelson-Williams C, Chen D, Li B, Nottoli T, Bai S, Rolle M, Zeng X, Dong W, Fu P, Wang Y, Mane S, Piwowarczyk P, Fehnel K, See A, Iskandar B, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Moyer Q, Dennis E, Kiziltug E, Kundishora A, DeSpenza T, Greenberg A, Kidanemariam S, Hale A, Johnston J, Jackson E, Storm P, Lang S, Butler W, Carter B, Chapman P, Stapleton C, Patel A, Rodesch G, Smajda S, Berenstein A, Barak T, Erson-Omay E, Zhao H, Moreno-De-Luca A, Proctor M, Smith E, Orbach D, Alper S, Nicoli S, Boggon T, Lifton R, Gunel M, King P, Jin S, Kahle K. Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7452. PMID: 37978175, PMCID: PMC10656524, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEphrin receptor B4Galen malformationBrain arteriovenous malformationsP120 RasGAPTransmitted variantsArteriovenous malformationsDe novo variantsSingle-cell transcriptomesSignificant burdenCerebrovascular developmentIntegrative genomic analysisEndothelial cellsVenous networkAdditional probandsMalformationsNovo variantsMissense variantsGenomic analysisDevelopmental angiogenesisVascular developmentDamaging variantsVeinRasGAPIntegrated analysisPatients
2022
OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
Majmundar A, Widmeier E, Heneghan J, Daga A, Wu C, Buerger F, Hugo H, Ullah I, Amar A, Ottlewski I, Braun D, Jobst-Schwan T, Lawson J, Zahoor M, Rodig N, Tasic V, Nelson C, Khaliq S, Schönauer R, Halbritter J, Sayer J, Fathy H, Baum M, Shril S, Mane S, Alper S, Hildebrandt F. OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 100351. PMID: 36571463, PMCID: PMC9992313, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcium OxalateHumansMutation, MissenseNephrolithiasisReceptors, Purinergic P2Sulfate TransportersConceptsExome sequencingChronic kidney diseaseStrong amino acid conservationSignificant patient morbidityCalcium oxalate nephrolithiasisMissense variantsAutosomal dominant inheritance patternTransepithelial calcium transportAmino acid conservationCandidate disease genesDominant inheritance patternCausative genetic variantsKidney diseasePatient morbidityExome Aggregation ConsortiumNC cohortRisk factorsOxalate nephrolithiasisDistal nephronNephrocalcinosisNephrolithiasisLoss of functionChloride-bicarbonate exchangerReceptor 1Genomic approaches
2018
GAPVD1 and ANKFY1 Mutations Implicate RAB5 Regulation in Nephrotic Syndrome
Hermle T, Schneider R, Schapiro D, Braun DA, van der Ven AT, Warejko JK, Daga A, Widmeier E, Nakayama M, Jobst-Schwan T, Majmundar AJ, Ashraf S, Rao J, Finn LS, Tasic V, Hernandez JD, Bagga A, Jalalah SM, El Desoky S, Kari JA, Laricchia KM, Lek M, Rehm HL, MacArthur DG, Mane S, Lifton RP, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. GAPVD1 and ANKFY1 Mutations Implicate RAB5 Regulation in Nephrotic Syndrome. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2123-2138. PMID: 29959197, PMCID: PMC6065084, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017121312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCells, CulturedCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDrosophila melanogasterExome SequencingFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMass ScreeningMembrane ProteinsMutation, MissenseNephrotic SyndromePedigreePhosphate-Binding ProteinsPodocytesRab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRNA, Small InterferingConceptsSteroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeNovel monogenic causesCoimmunoprecipitation assaysHomozygous missense mutationPatient-derived mutationsMissense mutationsMonogenic causesHEK293T cellsActive Rab5GAPVD1Nephrotic syndromePodocyte migration rateEctopic expressionCases of SRNSPartial colocalizationSpecific pathogenetic pathwaysWhole-exome sequencingEarly-onset NSHuman NFunctional significancePodocyte migrationProteinMutationsPhysical interactionRab5A homozygous missense variant in VWA2, encoding an interactor of the Fraser-complex, in a patient with vesicoureteral reflux
van der Ven AT, Kobbe B, Kohl S, Shril S, Pogoda HM, Imhof T, Ityel H, Vivante A, Chen J, Hwang DY, Connaughton DM, Mann N, Widmeier E, Taglienti M, Schmidt JM, Nakayama M, Senguttuvan P, Kumar S, Tasic V, Kehinde EO, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Soliman N, Lu W, Bauer SB, Hammerschmidt M, Wagener R, Hildebrandt F. A homozygous missense variant in VWA2, encoding an interactor of the Fraser-complex, in a patient with vesicoureteral reflux. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0191224. PMID: 29351342, PMCID: PMC5774751, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiomarkers, TumorCalcium-Binding ProteinsChildConsanguinityConserved SequenceExonsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFraser SyndromeGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomozygoteHumansMaleMiceModels, AnimalModels, MolecularMutation, MissensePedigreeSequence Homology, Amino AcidUrogenital AbnormalitiesUrogenital SystemVesico-Ureteral RefluxConceptsMetanephric mesenchymeUreteric budWhole-exome sequencingHomozygosity mappingIntermolecular disulfide bond formationDisulfide bond formationDirect interactorsNeomorphic effectMonogenic causesCysteine residuesHomozygous missense mutationComplex subunit 1Unpaired cysteine residueNovel CAKUTSubunit 1Homozygous missense variantFraser ComplexMissense mutationsGenesProteinInteractorsMissense variantsMutationsExome sequencingNephrogenic zone