2017
AAV-mediated direct in vivo CRISPR screen identifies functional suppressors in glioblastoma
Chow RD, Guzman CD, Wang G, Schmidt F, Youngblood MW, Ye L, Errami Y, Dong MB, Martinez MA, Zhang S, Renauer P, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Sharp PA, Zhang F, Platt RJ, Chen S. AAV-mediated direct in vivo CRISPR screen identifies functional suppressors in glioblastoma. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1329-1341. PMID: 28805815, PMCID: PMC5614841, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas
Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Clark VE, Coşkun S, Henegariu O, Duran D, Erson-Omay EZ, Kaulen LD, Lee TI, Abraham BJ, Simon M, Krischek B, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Omay SB, Baranoski J, Baran B, Carrión-Grant G, Bai H, Mishra-Gorur K, Schramm J, Moliterno J, Vortmeyer AO, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14433. PMID: 28195122, PMCID: PMC5316884, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesBrain NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromosomal InstabilityCluster AnalysisDNA MethylationE2F2 Transcription FactorEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenomicsExomeForkhead Box Protein M1Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksGene SilencingGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2GenomeGenomicsGenotyping TechniquesHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMolecular Probe TechniquesMutationPhenotypePolycomb Repressive Complex 2Promoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSMARCB1 ProteinTranscriptomeConceptsPolycomb repressive complex 2Human embryonic stem cellsRepressive complex 2Integrated genomic analysisEmbryonic stem cellsDe novo pathwayH3K27me3 signalsTranscriptional networksPRC2 complexEpigenomic analysisCellular statesCatalytic subunitGenomic analysisGenomic instabilityHypermethylated phenotypeGenomic landscapeNovo pathwayDisplay lossStem cellsPotential therapeutic targetExhibit upregulationPromoter mutationsTherapeutic targetMutationsComplexes 2
2016
A patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP
Çağlayan AO, Tüysüz B, Coşkun S, Quon J, Harmancı AS, Baranoski JF, Baran B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Mane SM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Günel M. A patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP. Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 61: 395-403. PMID: 26740239, PMCID: PMC4880488, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOApoptosisBiopsyChild, PreschoolCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsComputational BiologyConsanguinityDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMutation, MissensePhenotypeTranscriptome
2015
Whole‐exome sequencing defines the mutational landscape of pheochromocytoma and identifies KMT2D as a recurrently mutated gene
Juhlin CC, Stenman A, Haglund F, Clark VE, Brown TC, Baranoski J, Bilguvar K, Goh G, Welander J, Svahn F, Rubinstein JC, Caramuta S, Yasuno K, Günel M, Bäckdahl M, Gimm O, Söderkvist P, Prasad ML, Korah R, Lifton RP, Carling T. Whole‐exome sequencing defines the mutational landscape of pheochromocytoma and identifies KMT2D as a recurrently mutated gene. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2015, 54: 542-554. PMID: 26032282, PMCID: PMC4755142, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development
Nishimura S, Bilgüvar K, Ishigame K, Sestan N, Günel M, Louvi A. Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124295. PMID: 25875176, PMCID: PMC4398320, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBone Morphogenetic Protein 7Cell MovementChemokine CXCL12CholecystokininCorpus CallosumEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomozygoteHumansInterneuronsMiceMice, KnockoutMidline Thalamic NucleiMutationNeocortexNeuropilin-2Receptor, Cholecystokinin AReceptor, Cholecystokinin BReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTranscriptomeConceptsCCK receptorsBrain developmentMammalian neocortical developmentCentral nervous systemCortical interneuron migrationHomozygous mutant miceMammalian brain developmentPeripheral organsReceptor lossCorpus callosumCortical developmentPostnatal brainAbundant neuropeptideNervous systemInterneuron migrationMutant miceEmbryonic neocortexNeocortical developmentReceptorsPeptide hormonesG proteinsCholecystokininReciprocal expressionCCKBRBrain
2014
Exome Sequencing Links Corticospinal Motor Neuron Disease to Common Neurodegenerative Disorders
Novarino G, Fenstermaker AG, Zaki MS, Hofree M, Silhavy JL, Heiberg AD, Abdellateef M, Rosti B, Scott E, Mansour L, Masri A, Kayserili H, Al-Aama JY, Abdel-Salam GMH, Karminejad A, Kara M, Kara B, Bozorgmehri B, Ben-Omran T, Mojahedi F, Mahmoud I, Bouslam N, Bouhouche A, Benomar A, Hanein S, Raymond L, Forlani S, Mascaro M, Selim L, Shehata N, Al-Allawi N, Bindu PS, Azam M, Gunel M, Caglayan A, Bilguvar K, Tolun A, Issa MY, Schroth J, Spencer EG, Rosti RO, Akizu N, Vaux KK, Johansen A, Koh AA, Megahed H, Durr A, Brice A, Stevanin G, Gabriel SB, Ideker T, Gleeson JG. Exome Sequencing Links Corticospinal Motor Neuron Disease to Common Neurodegenerative Disorders. Science 2014, 343: 506-511. PMID: 24482476, PMCID: PMC4157572, DOI: 10.1126/science.1247363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spastic paraplegiaFurther candidate genesMotor neuron diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersGene discoveryHSP genesGenetic basisCandidate genesNetwork analysisNeuron diseaseCellular transportWhole-exome sequencingNeurodegenerative motor neuron diseaseProgressive age-dependent lossAge-dependent lossGenesMechanistic understandingMotor tract functionCommon neurodegenerative disorderFraction of casesTract functionGenetic diagnosisSpastic paraplegiaGlobal viewDisease