Berrak Ugur, PhD
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2024
VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1
Ugur B, Schueder F, Shin J, Hanna M, Wu Y, Leonzino M, Su M, McAdow A, Wilson C, Postlethwait J, Solnica-Krezel L, Bewersdorf J, De Camilli P. VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1. Journal Of Cell Biology 2024, 223: e202311189. PMID: 39331042, PMCID: PMC11451052, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202311189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss of function of FAM177A1, a Golgi complex localized protein, causes a novel neurodevelopmental disorder
Kohler J, Legro N, Baldridge D, Shin J, Bowman A, Ugur B, Jackstadt M, Shriver L, Patti G, Zhang B, Feng W, McAdow A, Goddard P, Ungar R, Jensen T, Smith K, Fresard L, Alvarez R, Bonner D, Reuter C, McCormack C, Kravets E, Marwaha S, Holt J, Network U, Acosta M, Adam M, Adams D, Alvarez R, Alvey J, Amendola L, Andrews A, Ashley E, Bacino C, Bademci G, Balasubramanyam A, Baldridge D, Bale J, Bamshad M, Barbouth D, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Beck A, Beggs A, Behrens E, Bejerano G, Bellen H, Bennett J, Berg-Rood B, Bernstein J, Berry G, Bican A, Bivona S, Blue E, Bohnsack J, Bonner D, Botto L, Boyd B, Briere L, Burke E, Burrage L, Butte M, Byers P, Byrd W, Carey J, Carrasquillo O, Cassini T, Chang T, Chanprasert S, Chao H, Chinn I, Clark G, Coakley T, Cobban L, Cogan J, Coggins M, Cole F, Colley H, Cope H, Corner B, Corona R, Craigen W, Crouse A, Cunningham M, D’Souza P, Dai H, Dasari S, Davis J, Dayal J, Dell’Angelica E, Dickson P, Dipple K, Doherty D, Dorrani N, Doss A, Douine E, Earl D, Eckstein D, Emrick L, Eng C, Ezell K, Falk M, Fieg E, Fisher P, Fogel B, Forghani I, Gahl W, Glass I, Gochuico B, Goddard P, Godfrey R, Golden-Grant K, Grajewski A, Hadley D, Hahn S, Halley M, Hamid R, Hassey K, Hayes N, High F, Hing A, Hisama F, Holm I, Hom J, Horike-Pyne M, Huang A, Hutchison S, Introne W, Isasi R, Izumi K, Jamal F, Jarvik G, Jarvik J, Jayadev S, Jean-Marie O, Jobanputra V, Karaviti L, Ketkar S, Kiley D, Kilich G, Kobren S, Kohane I, Kohler J, Korrick S, Kozuira M, Krakow D, Krasnewich D, Kravets E, Lalani S, Lam B, Lam C, Lanpher B, Lanza I, LeBlanc K, Lee B, Levitt R, Lewis R, Liu P, Liu X, Longo N, Loo S, Loscalzo J, Maas R, Macnamara E, MacRae C, Maduro V, Maghiro A, Mahoney R, Malicdan M, Mamounas L, Manolio T, Mao R, Maravilla K, Marom R, Marth G, Martin B, Martin M, Martínez-Agosto J, Marwaha S, McCauley J, McConkie-Rosell A, McCray A, McGee E, Mefford H, Merritt J, Might M, Mirzaa G, Morava E, Moretti P, Mulvihill J, Nakano-Okuno M, Nelson S, Neumann S, Newman J, Nicholas S, Nickerson D, Nieves-Rodriguez S, Novacic D, Oglesbee D, Orengo J, Pace L, Pak S, Pallais J, Palmer C, Papp J, Parker N, Phillips J, Posey J, Potocki L, Swerdzewski B, Quinlan A, Rao D, Raper A, Raskind W, Renteria G, Reuter C, Rives L, Robertson A, Rodan L, Rosenfeld J, Rosenwasser N, Rossignol F, Ruzhnikov M, Sacco R, Sampson J, Saporta M, Schaechter J, Schedl T, Schoch K, Scott D, Scott C, Seto E, Shashi V, Shin J, Silverman E, Sinsheimer J, Sisco K, Smith E, Smith K, Solnica-Krezel L, Solomon B, Spillmann R, Stoler J, Sullivan K, Sullivan J, Sun A, Sutton S, Sweetser D, Sybert V, Tabor H, Tan Q, Tan A, Tarakad A, Tekin M, Telischi F, Thorson W, Tifft C, Toro C, Tran A, Ungar R, Urv T, Vanderver A, Velinder M, Viskochil D, Vogel T, Wahl C, Walker M, Wallace S, Walley N, Wambach J, Wan J, Wangler M, Ward P, Wegner D, Hubshman M, Wener M, Wenger T, Westerfield M, Wheeler M, Whitlock J, Wolfe L, Worley K, Xiao C, Yamamoto S, Yang J, Zhang Z, Zuchner S, Worthey E, Ashley E, Montgomery S, Fisher P, Postlethwait J, De Camilli P, Solnica-Krezel L, Bernstein J, Wheeler M. Loss of function of FAM177A1, a Golgi complex localized protein, causes a novel neurodevelopmental disorder. Genetics In Medicine 2024, 26: 101166. PMID: 38767059, PMCID: PMC11451386, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Glia-neuron coupling via a bipartite sialylation pathway promotes neural transmission and stress tolerance in Drosophila
Scott H, Novikov B, Ugur B, Allen B, Mertsalov I, Monagas-Valentin P, Koff M, Robinson S, Aoki K, Veizaj R, Lefeber D, Tiemeyer M, Bellen H, Panin V. Glia-neuron coupling via a bipartite sialylation pathway promotes neural transmission and stress tolerance in Drosophila. ELife 2023, 12: e78280. PMID: 36946697, PMCID: PMC10110239, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III in Drosophila
Bosch J, Ugur B, Pichardo-Casas I, Rabasco J, Escobedo F, Zuo Z, Brown B, Celniker S, Sinclair D, Bellen H, Perrimon N. Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III in Drosophila. ELife 2022, 11: e82709. PMID: 36346220, PMCID: PMC9681215, DOI: 10.7554/elife.82709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA partnership between the lipid scramblase XK and the lipid transfer protein VPS13A at the plasma membrane
Guillén-Samander A, Wu Y, Pineda SS, García FJ, Eisen JN, Leonzino M, Ugur B, Kellis M, Heiman M, De Camilli P. A partnership between the lipid scramblase XK and the lipid transfer protein VPS13A at the plasma membrane. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2205425119. PMID: 35994651, PMCID: PMC9436381, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205425119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTDP-43 Proteinopathy Causes Broad Metabolic Alterations including TCA Cycle Intermediates and Dopamine Levels in Drosophila Models of ALS
Loganathan S, Wilson B, Carey S, Manzo E, Joardar A, Ugur B, Zarnescu D. TDP-43 Proteinopathy Causes Broad Metabolic Alterations including TCA Cycle Intermediates and Dopamine Levels in Drosophila Models of ALS. Metabolites 2022, 12: 101. PMID: 35208176, PMCID: PMC8876928, DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms
Barish S, Barakat T, Michel B, Mashtalir N, Phillips J, Valencia A, Ugur B, Wegner J, Scott T, Bostwick B, Network U, Murdock D, Dai H, Perenthaler E, Nikoncuk A, van Slegtenhorst M, Brooks A, Keren B, Nava C, Mignot C, Douglas J, Rodan L, Nowak C, Ellard S, Stals K, Lynch S, Faoucher M, Lesca G, Edery P, Engleman K, Zhou D, Thiffault I, Herriges J, Gass J, Louie R, Stolerman E, Washington C, Vetrini F, Otsubo A, Pratt V, Conboy E, Treat K, Shannon N, Camacho J, Wakeling E, Yuan B, Chen C, Rosenfeld J, Westerfield M, Wangler M, Yamamoto S, Kadoch C, Scott D, Bellen H. BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 107: 1096-1112. PMID: 33232675, PMCID: PMC7820627, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDevelopmental DisabilitiesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic VariationHaploinsufficiencyHumansInfantMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMutation, MissenseNeurogliaNeuronsPhenotypeProtein BindingTumor Suppressor ProteinsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsRole of VPS13, a protein with similarity to ATG2, in physiology and disease
Ugur B, Hancock-Cerutti W, Leonzino M, De Camilli P. Role of VPS13, a protein with similarity to ATG2, in physiology and disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2020, 65: 61-68. PMID: 32563856, PMCID: PMC7746581, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
cindr, the Drosophila Homolog of the CD2AP Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene, Is Required for Synaptic Transmission and Proteostasis
Ojelade S, Lee T, Giagtzoglou N, Yu L, Ugur B, Li Y, Duraine L, Zuo Z, Petyuk V, De Jager P, Bennett D, Arenkiel B, Bellen H, Shulman J. cindr, the Drosophila Homolog of the CD2AP Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene, Is Required for Synaptic Transmission and Proteostasis. Cell Reports 2019, 28: 1799-1813.e5. PMID: 31412248, PMCID: PMC6703184, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission
Ugur B, Bao H, Stawarski M, Duraine LR, Zuo Z, Lin YQ, Neely GG, Macleod GT, Chapman ER, Bellen HJ. The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 3794-3806. PMID: 29281828, PMCID: PMC5747319, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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