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Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function
Besse W, Dong K, Choi J, Punia S, Fedeles SV, Choi M, Gallagher AR, Huang EB, Gulati A, Knight J, Mane S, Tahvanainen E, Tahvanainen P, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lifton RP, Watnick T, Pei YP, Torres VE, Somlo S. Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 1772-1785. PMID: 28375157, PMCID: PMC5409105, DOI: 10.1172/jci90129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Line, TransformedCystsEndoplasmic ReticulumFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGlucosidasesGlucosyltransferasesHeterozygoteHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiver DiseasesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular ChaperonesMutationRNA-Binding ProteinsSEC Translocation ChannelsTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsPolycystin-1 functionPolycystin-1Protein biogenesis pathwaysGenome-wide basisPolycystic liver diseaseLoss-of-function mutationsWhole-exome sequencingHeterozygous loss-of-function mutationsBiogenesis pathwayLoss of functionAdditional genesDisease genesGene productsCell line modelsCandidate genesExome sequencingEndoplasmic reticulumCausative genesFunction mutationsGenesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseSec63Defective maturationKidney cysts
2023
KidneyNetwork: using kidney-derived gene expression data to predict and prioritize novel genes involved in kidney disease
Boulogne F, Claus L, Wiersma H, Oelen R, Schukking F, de Klein N, Li S, Westra H, van der Zwaag B, van Reekum F, Sierks D, Schönauer R, Li Z, Bijlsma E, Bos W, Halbritter J, Knoers N, Besse W, Deelen P, Franke L, van Eerde A. KidneyNetwork: using kidney-derived gene expression data to predict and prioritize novel genes involved in kidney disease. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 31: 1300-1308. PMID: 36807342, PMCID: PMC10620423, DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01296-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-expression networkTissue-specific expressionCandidate genesGene functionPhenotypic consequences of genetic variationPathogenic variantsConsequences of genetic variationInterpretation of genetic variantsGenetic causeRare variantsGene-phenotype associationsHereditary kidney diseaseExome sequencing dataDisease-associated genesGene expression dataPlausible candidate genesCandidate gene prioritizationKidney disease phenotypesUnbiased mannerCystic kidneysNovel genesGenetic variationPhenotypic consequencesGene prioritizationSequence data
2005
Variation in IL-1β gene expression is a major determinant of genetic differences in arthritis aggressivity in mice
Ohmura K, Johnsen A, Ortiz-Lopez A, Desany P, Roy M, Besse W, Rogus J, Bogue M, Puech A, Lathrop M, Mathis D, Benoist C. Variation in IL-1β gene expression is a major determinant of genetic differences in arthritis aggressivity in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 12489-12494. PMID: 16113081, PMCID: PMC1194932, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504325102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInbred strainsWhole-genome scanQuantitation of transcriptsInterleukin-1 gene familyConventional inbred strainsWild-derived strainsComplex genetic controlSequence haplotypesGenomic regionsGenetic lociNoncoding polymorphismsCandidate genesGenetic analysisGenetic differencesBALB/c haplotypeGenetic controlGene expressionIL-1B gene expressionBreeding strategiesBreeding schemesIL1B geneGenesSerum-transfer arthritisStrainHigh-responder BALB/c