2017
Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Schneider ER, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Lezon-Geyda K, Wu J, Radhakrishnan K, Keel SB, Mahoney D, Freidmann AM, Altura RA, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN, Kalfa TA, Gallagher PG. Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2017, 130: 1845-1856. PMID: 28716860, PMCID: PMC5649553, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-786004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary xerocytosisMembrane protein traffickingNext-generation sequencing-based techniquesSequencing-based techniquesMembrane protein expressionProtein traffickingFunction phenotypesCell biologyOsmotic stressWild typePIEZO1 variantsFunctional assaysNovel mechanismGenetic heterogeneityMutationsProtein expressionErythrocyte hydrationXerocytosisVivo systemTraffickingPartial gainPhenotypeChannel inactivationCation permeabilityCongenital hemolytic anemia
2015
Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Lezon-Geyda K, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2015, 126: 1281-1284. PMID: 26198474, PMCID: PMC4566808, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-657957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic Association StudiesHeterozygoteHumansHydrops FetalisIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIon ChannelsMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissensePedigreeSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaPotassium channel proteinHereditary xerocytosisHeterozygous mutationsChannel proteinsWhole-exome sequencingKCNN4 geneSame residuesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsCellular dehydrationChannel mutationsGardos channelHX patientsDifferent mutationsCritical rolePiezo1XerocytosisWater lossVolume homeostasisChannel inactivationRecent studiesDeoxy conditions
2014
Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*
Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO, Gallagher PG. Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 31673-31681. PMID: 25305018, PMCID: PMC4231648, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r114.612697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiezo proteinsCellular processesMammalian cellsCellular developmentMechanosensory transductionCellular migrationIon channelsHereditary xerocytosisVolume regulationProteinBiologic processesRegulationImportant insightsTransductionMechanosensationRegulatorMutationsXerocytosisProliferationCellsMechanoVariety of disordersElongationMigrationProminent feature
2012
Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Zarychanski R, Schulz VP, Houston BL, Maksimova Y, Houston DS, Smith B, Rinehart J, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2012, 120: 1908-1915. PMID: 22529292, PMCID: PMC3448561, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-422253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisErythroid CellsExomeFamily HealthFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMass SpectrometryMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeProteomicsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPiezo proteinsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaHereditary xerocytosisPiezo familyMammalian cellsTransduction channelsCell mRNADiscovery proteomicsPIEZO1 mutationsGenetic diseasesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsLinkage studiesHuman erythrocyte membranesProteinExome sequencingNumber analysisNovel mutationsPiezo1DNA levelsXerocytosisFirst reportVolume homeostasis