2019
Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Jin SC, Nelson-Williams C, Wu R, Furey CG, Islam B, Haider S, Loring E, Galm A, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Staffenberg D, Flores R, Rodriguez E, Boggon T, Persing J, Lifton R, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Mane S, Bilguvar K, Gerstein M, Loring E, Nelson-Williams C, Lopez F, Knight J. Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 15116-15121. PMID: 31292255, PMCID: PMC6660739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902041116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha CateninChildChild, PreschoolCraniosynostosesExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionGlypicansHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansMaleMutationNuclear ProteinsPedigreeRisk AssessmentSignal TransductionSkullSOXC Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor AP-2Zinc Finger Protein Gli2ConceptsRare damaging mutationsSyndromic craniosynostosisCongenital anomaliesDamaging mutationsSyndromic casesExome sequencingAdditional congenital anomaliesFrequent congenital anomaliesDamaging de novo mutationsNeural crest cell migrationDamaging de novoCrest cell migrationCS patientsMutation burdenChromatin modifiersSubsequent childrenTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsCS casesCS geneHedgehog pathwayDisease locusPremature fusionFunction mutationsCraniosynostosis
2018
De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus
Furey CG, Choi J, Jin SC, Zeng X, Timberlake AT, Nelson-Williams C, Mansuri MS, Lu Q, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Allocco A, Karimy JK, Khanna A, Gaillard JR, DeSpenza T, Antwi P, Loring E, Butler WE, Smith ER, Warf BC, Strahle JM, Limbrick DD, Storm PB, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Johnston JM, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Bjornson RD, Knight JR, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Alper SL, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Apuzzo MLJ, Duncan CC, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neuron 2018, 99: 302-314.e4. PMID: 29983323, PMCID: PMC7839075, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusNeural stem cell fateHuman congenital hydrocephalusDamaging de novoCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisSubstantial morbidityCH patientsTherapeutic ramificationsSignificant burdenBrain ventriclesCH pathogenesisNeural tube developmentFluid homeostasisDe novo mutationsExome sequencingAdditional probandsHydrocephalusPathogenesisNovo mutationsNovo duplicationProbandsDe novoCell fateMorbidityPatientsGAPVD1 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 interactionRab5Mutations in six nephrosis genes delineate a pathogenic pathway amenable to treatment
Ashraf S, Kudo H, Rao J, Kikuchi A, Widmeier E, Lawson JA, Tan W, Hermle T, Warejko JK, Shril S, Airik M, Jobst-Schwan T, Lovric S, Braun DA, Gee HY, Schapiro D, Majmundar AJ, Sadowski CE, Pabst WL, Daga A, van der Ven AT, Schmidt JM, Low BC, Gupta AB, Tripathi BK, Wong J, Campbell K, Metcalfe K, Schanze D, Niihori T, Kaito H, Nozu K, Tsukaguchi H, Tanaka R, Hamahira K, Kobayashi Y, Takizawa T, Funayama R, Nakayama K, Aoki Y, Kumagai N, Iijima K, Fehrenbach H, Kari JA, El Desoky S, Jalalah S, Bogdanovic R, Stajić N, Zappel H, Rakhmetova A, Wassmer SR, Jungraithmayr T, Strehlau J, Kumar AS, Bagga A, Soliman NA, Mane SM, Kaufman L, Lowy DR, Jairajpuri MA, Lifton RP, Pei Y, Zenker M, Kure S, Hildebrandt F. Mutations in six nephrosis genes delineate a pathogenic pathway amenable to treatment. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 1960. PMID: 29773874, PMCID: PMC5958119, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04193-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolDisease Models, AnimalDNA Mutational AnalysisDrug ResistanceExome SequencingFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucocorticoidsHEK293 CellsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfantMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMutationNephrotic SyndromePedigreePodocytesProtein Interaction MapsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRNA, Small InterferingTreatment OutcomeConceptsKnockdown of DLC1Small GTPase activityExchange factorNephrotic syndromeRhoA regulationGTPase activityDifferent genesDLC1GenesNS phenotypePotential therapeutic targetChronic kidney diseaseMutationsCultured podocytesKnockdownTherapeutic targetMigration rateSteroid treatmentKidney diseaseKnockout micePathogenic pathwaysFrequent causeITSN1Cdc42ITSN2Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in ≈43% of 35 Families With Midaortic Syndrome
Warejko JK, Schueler M, Vivante A, Tan W, Daga A, Lawson JA, Braun DA, Shril S, Amann K, Somers MJG, Rodig NM, Baum MA, Daouk G, Traum AZ, Kim HB, Vakili K, Porras D, Lock J, Rivkin MJ, Chaudry G, Smoot LB, Singh MN, Smith ER, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Stein DR, Ferguson MA, Hildebrandt F. Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in ≈43% of 35 Families With Midaortic Syndrome. Hypertension 2018, 71: 691-699. PMID: 29483232, PMCID: PMC5843550, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidaortic syndromeWhole-exome sequencingExome sequencingVascular diseaseMonogenic causesExtensive vascular diseaseSevere childhood hypertensionGenotype/phenotype correlationChildhood hypertensionRare causeEtiologic diagnosisInflammatory diseasesAbdominal aortaMolecular genetic diagnosisGenetic syndromesSyndromic diseaseWhole-exome sequencing dataDiseaseSyndromePhenotype correlationGenetic diagnosisExome sequencing dataDiagnosisCauseHigh percentage
2017
De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Furey CG, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Loring E, Galm A, Kahle K, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Persing J, Lifton R, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Knight J. De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e7341-e7347. PMID: 28808027, PMCID: PMC5584457, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709255114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinRas/ERKDe novo mutationsNovo mutationsRas/ERK pathwayDamaging de novo mutationsHigh locus heterogeneityRare syndromic diseaseCommon risk variantsInhibitor of WntSyndromic craniosynostosesNew genesParent-offspring triosSyndromic diseaseMorphogenetic proteinsNegative regulatorERK pathwayMore cranial suturesGenesMidline craniosynostosisRisk variantsWntLocus heterogeneityMutationsExome sequencing