2020
METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability
Caglayan AO, Aktar F, Bilguvar K, Baranoski JF, Akgumus GT, Harmanci AS, Erson-Omay EZ, Yasuno K, Caksen H, Gunel M. METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 66: 215-218. PMID: 32764695, PMCID: PMC7785574, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0820-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential proteinsAutosomal recessive intellectual disabilityRecessive intellectual disabilityMethionine aminopeptidase 1Genomic analysisHomozygous nonsense mutationFunction mutationsNovel homozygous nonsense mutationNonsense mutationAminopeptidase 1Novel candidatesNeuronal functionMutationsMolecular pathogenesisProteinIntellectual disabilityGenome testingEukaryotesNovel etiologyMetAP1GenesNeurologic impairmentCommon diseasePathwayCells
2017
ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features
Çağlayan AO, Sezer RG, Kaymakçalan H, Ulgen E, Yavuz T, Baranoski JF, Bozaykut A, Harmanci AS, Yalcin Y, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilgüvar K, Gunel M. ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features. Molecular Case Studies 2017, 3: a001859. PMID: 28630369, PMCID: PMC5593152, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a001859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel homozygous frameshift mutationWk of gestationHomozygous pathogenic variantNovel disease-causing genesPhenotypic featuresHomozygous frameshift mutationWhole-exome sequencingHeterozygous family membersUnrelated consanguineous familiesEchocardiographic examinationDisease groupPrimary cardiomyopathyMale infantHypertrophic cardiomyopathyRoutine diagnostic toolCardiac diseaseCardiac abnormalitiesMale fetusesCardiomyopathyPathogenic variantsGenetic testingDysmorphic featuresGene mutationsPast historyDisease-causing genes
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
2014
CLP1 Founder Mutation Links tRNA Splicing and Maturation to Cerebellar Development and Neurodegeneration
Schaffer AE, Eggens VR, Caglayan AO, Reuter MS, Scott E, Coufal NG, Silhavy JL, Xue Y, Kayserili H, Yasuno K, Rosti RO, Abdellateef M, Caglar C, Kasher PR, Cazemier JL, Weterman MA, Cantagrel V, Cai N, Zweier C, Altunoglu U, Satkin NB, Aktar F, Tuysuz B, Yalcinkaya C, Caksen H, Bilguvar K, Fu XD, Trotta CR, Gabriel S, Reis A, Gunel M, Baas F, Gleeson JG. CLP1 Founder Mutation Links tRNA Splicing and Maturation to Cerebellar Development and Neurodegeneration. Cell 2014, 157: 651-663. PMID: 24766810, PMCID: PMC4128918, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-tRNA cleavagePolyadenylation factor INull zebrafishTRNA splicingMultifunctional kinaseTRNA maturationMature tRNAEndonuclease complexMutant proteinsKinase activityOxidative stress-induced reductionInduced neuronsNeuronal developmentCell survivalIndependent pedigreesPatient cellsConsanguineous familyCerebellar neurodegenerationTRNACerebellar developmentNeurodegenerative diseasesMaturationNeurodegenerationStress-induced reductionFactor I
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 mutationsPachygyriaPathogenesisHypoplasiaNeocortexNeurogenesisAbnormalitiesMalformationsMutationsL-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Ghosh AK, Bilguvar K, O'Roak BJ, Mason CE, Abbott T, Gupta A, King RA, Pauls DL, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Hoekstra PJ, Morgan TM, Loring E, Yasuno K, Fernandez T, Sanders S, Louvi A, Cho JH, Mane S, Colangelo CM, Biederer T, Lifton RP, Gunel M, State MW. L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1901-1908. PMID: 20445167, PMCID: PMC2894694, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0907006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare functional mutationsL-histidine decarboxylaseRate-limiting enzymeHDC geneTwo-generation pedigreeFunctional mutationsStrong genetic contributionHistamine biosynthesisAnalysis of linkageGenetic contributionModel systemRisk allelesDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersDecarboxylaseBiosynthesisGenesTourette syndromeMutationsAllelesEnzymeInheritanceNeuropsychiatric disordersPedigree
2009
The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15
Bilguvar K, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Guzel A, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Tatli M, Tekes S, Arlier Z, Yasuno K, Mason CE, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2009, 149A: 2569-2572. PMID: 19876906, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormalities, MultipleArachnoid CystsBlood Specimen CollectionChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 11DNADNA Copy Number VariationsFamilyFemaleGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityLissencephalyLod ScoreMalePedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSyndrome
2007
Refinement of a locus for autosomal dominant hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with proximal dominancy (HMSN-P) and genetic heterogeneity
Maeda K, Kaji R, Yasuno K, Jambaldorj J, Nodera H, Takashima H, Nakagawa M, Makino S, Tamiya G. Refinement of a locus for autosomal dominant hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with proximal dominancy (HMSN-P) and genetic heterogeneity. Journal Of Human Genetics 2007, 52: 907-914. PMID: 17906970, DOI: 10.1007/s10038-007-0193-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced Neuron-Specific Expression of the TAF1 Gene Is Associated with X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Makino S, Kaji R, Ando S, Tomizawa M, Yasuno K, Goto S, Matsumoto S, Tabuena M, Maranon E, Dantes M, Lee LV, Ogasawara K, Tooyama I, Akatsu H, Nishimura M, Tamiya. Reduced Neuron-Specific Expression of the TAF1 Gene Is Associated with X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2007, 80: 393-406. PMID: 17273961, PMCID: PMC1821114, DOI: 10.1086/512129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlu ElementsBlotting, NorthernCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, XDNADown-RegulationDystoniaFemaleGenes, X-LinkedGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsParkinsonian DisordersPedigreeRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTandem Repeat SequencesTATA BoxTATA-Binding Protein Associated FactorsTranscription Factor TFIIDConceptsNeuron-specific expressionDystonia-parkinsonismTAF1 geneDopamine receptor D2 geneMovement disordersCaudate nucleusBrain tissueDecreased expressionAbnormal patternsGenomic sequencing analysisFactor 1 geneExpression levelsCausative genesCaudateSVA retrotransposon insertionD2 geneSequencing analysis