2023
CSF-contacting neurons respond to Streptococcus pneumoniae and promote host survival during central nervous system infection
Prendergast A, Jim K, Marnas H, Desban L, Quan F, Djenoune L, Laghi V, Hocquemiller A, Lunsford E, Roussel J, Keiser L, Lejeune F, Dhanasekar M, Bardet P, Levraud J, van de Beek D, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C, Wyart C. CSF-contacting neurons respond to Streptococcus pneumoniae and promote host survival during central nervous system infection. Current Biology 2023, 33: 940-956.e10. PMID: 36791723, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCerebrospinal fluidSensory neuronsNervous systemStreptococcus pneumoniaeCentral nervous system infectionBlockade of neurotransmissionCentral sensory neuronsNervous system infectionHost survivalPeripheral nervous systemCell-specific ablationEpileptic-like seizuresCSF-contacting neuronsSupernatants of cellsPneumococcal meningitisSystem infectionBitter taste receptorsCSF infectionPneumoniae infectionNeurotropic virusesSpinal cordPathogenic bacteriaPostural controlMeningitis
2022
Phenotyping Zebrafish Mutant Models to Assess Candidate Genes Associated with Aortic Aneurysm
Prendergast A, Ziganshin BA, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Nicoli S, Mukherjee S, Elefteriades JA. Phenotyping Zebrafish Mutant Models to Assess Candidate Genes Associated with Aortic Aneurysm. Genes 2022, 13: 123. PMID: 35052463, PMCID: PMC8775119, DOI: 10.3390/genes13010123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic aneurysmSkeletal abnormalitiesThoracic aortic aneurysmWhole-exome sequencingDirect microscopic assessmentSilico genetic analysisVisualized abnormalitiesTAA patientsClinical managementGeneral populationClinical practiceRoutine assessmentClinical testingCell countEvidence-based decisionsUnknown significanceUncertain significanceExperimental modelPilot studyExome sequencingAbnormalitiesMicroscopic assessmentPatientsPositive controlAneurysms
2021
PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans
Barak T, Ristori E, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Miyagishima DF, Nelson-Williams C, Dong W, Jin SC, Prendergast A, Armero W, Henegariu O, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmancı AS, Guy M, Gültekin B, Kilic D, Rai DK, Goc N, Aguilera SM, Gülez B, Altinok S, Ozcan K, Yarman Y, Coskun S, Sempou E, Deniz E, Hintzen J, Cox A, Fomchenko E, Jung SW, Ozturk AK, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Connolly ES, Khokha MK, Kahle KT, Yasuno K, Lifton RP, Mishra-Gorur K, Nicoli S, Günel M. PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans. Nature Medicine 2021, 27: 2165-2175. PMID: 34887573, PMCID: PMC8768030, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01572-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPeptidyl-prolyl cis-transPathogenesis of IAContribution of variantsCommon genetic variantsVertebrate modelDeleterious mutationsWnt activatorAssociation studiesWhole-exome sequencingSignificant enrichmentGenetic variantsWntAngiogenesis regulatorsMutationsGene mutationsBrain angiogenesisIntracranial aneurysm ruptureJMJD6AngiogenesisCerebrovascular morphologyCerebrovascular integrityIntracerebral hemorrhageAneurysm ruptureVariants
2015
Reck enables cerebrovascular development by promoting canonical Wnt signaling
Ulrich F, Carretero-Ortega J, Menéndez J, Narvaez C, Sun B, Lancaster E, Pershad V, Trzaska S, Véliz E, Kamei M, Prendergast A, Kidd KR, Shaw KM, Castranova DA, Pham VN, Lo BD, Martin BL, Raible DW, Weinstein BM, Torres-Vázquez J. Reck enables cerebrovascular development by promoting canonical Wnt signaling. Development 2015, 143: 147-159. PMID: 26657775, PMCID: PMC4725199, DOI: 10.1242/dev.123059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCell LineCerebrovascular CirculationEndothelial CellsGPI-Linked ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMutationNeovascularization, PhysiologicVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AWnt Signaling PathwayZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsCanonical WntForward genetic screenCysteine-rich proteinBlood-brain barrierVascular endothelial growth factorReversion-inducing cysteine-rich proteinGenetic screenLethal mutantsProper expressionEndothelial cellsInactivating lesionMolecular markersPivotal modulatorCancer biologyCultured endothelial cellsKazal motifsVascular biologyProtective interfaceMutantsBrain blood vesselsEndothelial growth factorWntBBB formationBiologyRECK
2008
Man is but a worm: Chordate origins
Brown FD, Prendergast A, Swalla BJ. Man is but a worm: Chordate origins. Genesis 2008, 46: 605-613. PMID: 19003926, DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental gene expression dataHox gene clustersSimilar gene familiesDevelopmental gene expressionOrigin of chordatesDorsal-ventral patterningPharyngeal gill slitsUnique body planExpression of BMPAnterior-posterior axisOrigin of SpeciesDorsal-ventral axisGene expression dataChordate ancestorDeuterostome ancestorChordate originsLeft-right asymmetryGene familyBody planDeuterostome phylaGene clusterMolecular dataTranscription factorsChordatesPharyngeal slits