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
2021
Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Isolated From Nthl1 D227Y Knockin Mice Exhibit Defective DNA Repair and Increased Genome Instability
Marsden CG, Das L, Nottoli TP, Kathe SD, Doublié S, Wallace SS, Sweasy JB. Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Isolated From Nthl1 D227Y Knockin Mice Exhibit Defective DNA Repair and Increased Genome Instability. DNA Repair 2021, 109: 103247. PMID: 34826736, PMCID: PMC8787541, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic instabilityEmbryonic fibroblastsExogenous DNA damaging agentsBifunctional DNA glycosylaseIncreased genome instabilityGenome editing technologyMurine embryonic fibroblastsDNA damaging agentsMouse embryonic fibroblastsNormal cellular metabolismDefective DNA repairHomozygous stateDNA glycosylase 1Genome instabilityMutant MEFsReplication stressDNA repairCellular phenotypesDNA glycosylaseEditing technologyCellular metabolismDamaging agentsWT proteinOxidative DNA damagePyrimidine lesions