2016
Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly
Li H, Bielas SL, Zaki MS, Ismail S, Farfara D, Um K, Rosti RO, Scott EC, Tu S, C. NC, Gabriel S, Erson-Omay EZ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Yasuno K, Çağlayan AO, Kaymakçalan H, Ekici B, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 501-510. PMID: 27453578, PMCID: PMC4974110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPrimary microcephalyHuman primary microcephalyAutosomal recessive primary microcephalyNon-progressive intellectual disabilityAmino acid residuesPluripotent stem cellsMitotic cytokinesisCellular functionsGenome editingCell divisionKinase domainAbnormal cytokinesisCRISPR/Homozygous missense mutationCytokinesisKinase activityMultipolar spindlesNeural progenitorsAcid residuesFunction mutationsMissense mutationsStem cellsMultiple rolesMutations
2013
Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration
Bilguvar K, Tyagi NK, Ozkara C, Tuysuz B, Bakircioglu M, Choi M, Delil S, Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Erturk O, Yalcinkaya C, Karacorlu M, Dincer A, Johnson MH, Mane S, Chandra SS, Louvi A, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Horwich AL, Gunel M. Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3489-3494. PMID: 23359680, PMCID: PMC3587195, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222732110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChild, PreschoolExomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHydrolysisMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseNerve DegenerationNeuronsPedigreeProtein BindingSequence Analysis, DNASubstrate SpecificitySyndromeThermodynamicsUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Upper motor neuron dysfunctionMotor neuron dysfunctionProgressive neurodegenerative syndromeEarly-onset progressive neurodegenerationChildhood-onset blindnessWhole-exome sequencingNeuron dysfunctionHomozygous missense mutationIndex caseNervous systemProgressive neurodegenerationNeurodegenerative syndromeCerebellar ataxiaHydrolase activityNear complete lossComplete lossAffected individualsConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsRecessive lossHomozygosity mappingProper positioningReduced affinitySpasticity
2011
Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development
Barak T, Kwan KY, Louvi A, Demirbilek V, Saygı S, Tüysüz B, Choi M, Boyacı H, Doerschner K, Zhu Y, Kaymakçalan H, Yılmaz S, Bakırcıoğlu M, Çağlayan A, Öztürk A, Yasuno K, Brunken WJ, Atalar E, Yalçınkaya C, Dinçer A, Bronen RA, Mane S, Özçelik T, Lifton RP, Šestan N, Bilgüvar K, Günel M. Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development. Nature Genetics 2011, 43: 590-594. PMID: 21572413, PMCID: PMC3329933, DOI: 10.1038/ng.836.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations
Bilgüvar K, Öztürk A, Louvi A, Kwan KY, Choi M, Tatlı B, Yalnızoğlu D, Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Gökben S, Kaymakçalan H, Barak T, Bakırcıoğlu M, Yasuno K, Ho W, Sanders S, Zhu Y, Yılmaz S, Dinçer A, Johnson MH, Bronen RA, Koçer N, Per H, Mane S, Pamir MN, Yalçınkaya C, Kumandaş S, Topçu M, Özmen M, Šestan N, Lifton RP, State MW, Günel M. Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations. Nature 2010, 467: 207-210. PMID: 20729831, PMCID: PMC3129007, DOI: 10.1038/nature09327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal cortical developmentWD repeat domain 62 (WDR62) geneSevere brain malformationsWhole-exome sequencingBrain abnormalitiesBrain malformationsCortical developmentMolecular pathogenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaWDR62 mutationsEmbryonic neurogenesisDiagnostic classificationMicrocephaly genesSmall family sizeGenetic heterogeneityWide spectrumRecessive mutationsPachygyriaPathogenesisHypoplasiaNeocortexNeurogenesisAbnormalitiesMalformationsMutations
2007
Rapid identification of disease‐causing mutations using copy number analysis within linkage intervals
Bayrakli F, Bilguvar K, Mason CE, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Gungor L, Terzi M, Mane SM, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. Rapid identification of disease‐causing mutations using copy number analysis within linkage intervals. Human Mutation 2007, 28: 1236-1240. PMID: 17676595, DOI: 10.1002/humu.20592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsComparative genome hybridization arraysParametric linkage analysisArray-based detectionCopy number analysisDisease-causing mutationsGenome rearrangementsLinkage intervalRapid identificationAutosomal recessive parkinsonismFunctional mutationsLinkage analysisNumber variationsRecessive parkinsonismHybridization arraysPARK2 gene