2019
In vivo analysis of renal epithelial cells in zebrafish
Li Y, Xu W, Jerman S, Sun Z. In vivo analysis of renal epithelial cells in zebrafish. Methods In Cell Biology 2019, 154: 163-181. PMID: 31493817, DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2019.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeukocyte Cytoskeleton Polarization Is Initiated by Plasma Membrane Curvature from Cell Attachment
Ren C, Yuan Q, Braun M, Zhang X, Petri B, Zhang J, Kim D, Guez-Haddad J, Xue W, Pan W, Fan R, Kubes P, Sun Z, Opatowsky Y, Polleux F, Karatekin E, Tang W, Wu D. Leukocyte Cytoskeleton Polarization Is Initiated by Plasma Membrane Curvature from Cell Attachment. Developmental Cell 2019, 49: 206-219.e7. PMID: 30930167, PMCID: PMC6482112, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActinsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MembraneCell MovementCell PolarityCell-Matrix JunctionsCytoskeletonEndotheliumFemaleGTPase-Activating ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMyosin Light ChainsNeutrophilsPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphorylationPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Signal Transduction
2017
Axonemal dynein assembly requires the R2TP complex component Pontin
Li Y, Zhao L, Yuan S, Zhang J, Sun Z. Axonemal dynein assembly requires the R2TP complex component Pontin. Development 2017, 144: 4684-4693. PMID: 29113992, PMCID: PMC5769618, DOI: 10.1242/dev.152314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynein arm assemblyCilia motilityTah1-Pih1 (R2TP) complexAxonemal dynein assemblyMacromolecular protein complexesIntermediate chain 1Reptin functionsRUVBL1-RUVBL2R2TP complexAAA ATPasesCytosolic punctaArm assemblyDynein assemblyAssembly factorsCytosolic fociProtein complexesZebrafish embryosCilia defectsInner dynein armsPontinCiliated tissuesMouse testisReptinChain 1Dynein armsX-linked primary ciliary dyskinesia due to mutations in the cytoplasmic axonemal dynein assembly factor PIH1D3
Olcese C, Patel MP, Shoemark A, Kiviluoto S, Legendre M, Williams HJ, Vaughan CK, Hayward J, Goldenberg A, Emes RD, Munye MM, Dyer L, Cahill T, Bevillard J, Gehrig C, Guipponi M, Chantot S, Duquesnoy P, Thomas L, Jeanson L, Copin B, Tamalet A, Thauvin-Robinet C, Papon J, Garin A, Pin I, Vera G, Aurora P, Fassad MR, Jenkins L, Boustred C, Cullup T, Dixon M, Onoufriadis A, Bush A, Chung EM, Antonarakis SE, Loebinger MR, Wilson R, Armengot M, Escudier E, Hogg C, Amselem S, Sun Z, Bartoloni L, Blouin J, Mitchison H. X-linked primary ciliary dyskinesia due to mutations in the cytoplasmic axonemal dynein assembly factor PIH1D3. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14279. PMID: 28176794, PMCID: PMC5309803, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAxonemal DyneinsAxonemeChildChild, PreschoolCiliaCytoplasmDisease Models, AnimalExome SequencingFemaleGenes, X-LinkedGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHEK293 CellsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInfant, NewbornIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKartagener SyndromeMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicrotubule ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesPedigreePhylogenyPoint MutationProtein FoldingSequence AlignmentSequence DeletionSperm MotilityZebrafish
2016
Hypomorphic mutations identified in the candidate Leber congenital amaurosis gene CLUAP1
Soens ZT, Li Y, Zhao L, Eblimit A, Dharmat R, Li Y, Chen Y, Naqeeb M, Fajardo N, Lopez I, Sun Z, Koenekoop RK, Chen R. Hypomorphic mutations identified in the candidate Leber congenital amaurosis gene CLUAP1. Genetics In Medicine 2016, 18: 1044-1051. PMID: 26820066, PMCID: PMC4965339, DOI: 10.1038/gim.2015.205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeber congenital amaurosisLCA genesRescue experimentsEarly-onset formPhotoreceptor cell deathWhole-exome sequencingDysfunctional photoreceptorsRetinal disease genesCause of diseaseSystemic abnormalitiesLCA cohortMouse retinaRetinal degenerationHypomorphic mutationsCongenital amaurosisLCA patientsCilia-associated genesPhotoreceptor functionProband's mutationCell deathDiseaseProbandsSingle probandHuman diseasesCilia function
2014
IFT27, encoding a small GTPase component of IFT particles, is mutated in a consanguineous family with Bardet–Biedl syndrome
Aldahmesh MA, Li Y, Alhashem A, Anazi S, Alkuraya H, Hashem M, Awaji AA, Sogaty S, Alkharashi A, Alzahrani S, Al Hazzaa S, Xiong Y, Kong S, Sun Z, Alkuraya FS. IFT27, encoding a small GTPase component of IFT particles, is mutated in a consanguineous family with Bardet–Biedl syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics 2014, 23: 3307-3315. PMID: 24488770, PMCID: PMC4047285, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBardet-Biedl SyndromeConsanguinityEvolution, MolecularExomeFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleModels, MolecularMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsPedigreePoint MutationSaudi ArabiaSequence AlignmentZebrafishConceptsBardet-Biedl syndromeBBS genesNovel BBS geneIntraflagellar transport genesAutosomal recessive ciliopathyIFT particlesProtein complexesTransport genesMembrane proteinsFunctional validationGenetic complexityRecessive ciliopathyHuman geneticsGenesIFT27Genetic heterogeneityConsanguineous familyBBS casesBBSomeZebrafishCiliopathiesGeneticsProteinCiliaFirst time
2013
ZMYND10 Is Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Interacts with LRRC6
Zariwala MA, Gee HY, Kurkowiak M, Al-Mutairi DA, Leigh MW, Hurd TW, Hjeij R, Dell SD, Chaki M, Dougherty GW, Adan M, Spear PC, Esteve-Rudd J, Loges NT, Rosenfeld M, Diaz KA, Olbrich H, Wolf WE, Sheridan E, Batten TF, Halbritter J, Porath JD, Kohl S, Lovric S, Hwang DY, Pittman JE, Burns KA, Ferkol TW, Sagel SD, Olivier KN, Morgan LC, Werner C, Raidt J, Pennekamp P, Sun Z, Zhou W, Airik R, Natarajan S, Allen SJ, Amirav I, Wieczorek D, Landwehr K, Nielsen K, Schwerk N, Sertic J, Köhler G, Washburn J, Levy S, Fan S, Koerner-Rettberg C, Amselem S, Williams DS, Mitchell BJ, Drummond IA, Otto EA, Omran H, Knowles MR, Hildebrandt F. ZMYND10 Is Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Interacts with LRRC6. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 336-345. PMID: 23891469, PMCID: PMC3738827, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensAxonemal DyneinsBiomarkersCell Cycle ProteinsCiliaCytoskeletal ProteinsExomeGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKartagener SyndromeMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationPedigreeProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsRatsRespiratory SystemTumor Suppressor ProteinsXenopus laevisZebrafishConceptsCytoplasmic protein complexesMotile ciliary functionC-terminal domainWhole-exome resequencingProtein complexesHuman primary ciliary dyskinesiaZMYND10LRRC6Motile ciliaHigh-throughput mutation analysisOtolith defectsPrimary ciliary dyskinesiaCiliary functionMutationsCS domainBiallelic mutationsKnockdownCystic kidneysMutation analysisCiliaCiliary dyskinesiaSAS6ResequencingZebrafishCiliogenesis
2008
Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway
DiBella LM, Park A, Sun Z. Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 18: 595-606. PMID: 19008302, PMCID: PMC2722215, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney cyst formationTOR pathwayCiliary mutantsLeft-right asymmetry defectsVertebrate body planCell surface organellesMultiple signaling pathwaysElongation of ciliaLeft-right asymmetryMorpholino knockdownVertebrate cellsAsymmetry defectsBody planCiliary genesEnvironmental signalsCyst formationKnockdown animalsSensory organellesCilia functionSurface organellesCiliary signalsProtein productsSignaling pathwaysSame pathwayWnt pathway