2016
Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts
Li Y, Tian X, Ma M, Jerman S, Kong S, Somlo S, Sun Z. Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 27: 3628-3638. PMID: 27153923, PMCID: PMC5118478, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015091004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleADP-Ribosylation FactorsAnimalsCerebellumEye AbnormalitiesGene DeletionHumansKidney Diseases, CysticMiceMutationRetinaZebrafishConceptsSevere patterning defectsMultiple model organismsSmall GTPase essentialDefective hedgehog signalingCystic kidneysNumber of phenotypesKidney cyst formationKidney cystsJoubert syndromeGTPase essentialZebrafish leadsPatterning defectsBiogenesis defectsModel organismsCilia biogenesisLoss of functionCyst progressionDefective ciliaHistone deacetylase inhibitorsHuman mutationsNull mutationHedgehog signalingHypomorphic natureRescue experimentsNeural tube
2013
Expanding Horizons: Ciliary Proteins Reach Beyond Cilia
Yuan S, Sun Z. Expanding Horizons: Ciliary Proteins Reach Beyond Cilia. Annual Review Of Genetics 2013, 47: 353-376. PMID: 24016188, PMCID: PMC5703194, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-111212-133243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAnimalsBardet-Biedl SyndromeCell MovementCerebellar DiseasesCerebellumCiliaCiliary Motility DisordersDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageDNA RepairEncephaloceleEye AbnormalitiesFlagellaHeterotaxy SyndromeHomeostasisHumansKidney Diseases, CysticMolecular Motor ProteinsNervous SystemPolycystic Kidney DiseasesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal RecessiveRetinaRetinitis Pigmentosa
2010
Cilia in cell signaling and human disorders
Duldulao NA, Li J, Sun Z. Cilia in cell signaling and human disorders. Protein & Cell 2010, 1: 726-736. PMID: 21203914, PMCID: PMC4875200, DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0098-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of ciliaUnrelated human diseasesMulticellular organismsVestigial organelleCell signalingCellular organellesNormal organogenesisHuman disordersHuman diseasesCiliaKidney cystsOrganellesSensory roleNeural tube defectsCiliogenesisOrganogenesisDevelopmental disordersMotileOrganismsSignalingTube defectsRoleDefects