2016
Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts
Li Y, Tian X, Ma M, Jerman S, Kong S, Somlo S, Sun Z. Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 27: 3628-3638. PMID: 27153923, PMCID: PMC5118478, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015091004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere patterning defectsMultiple model organismsSmall GTPase essentialDefective hedgehog signalingCystic kidneysNumber of phenotypesKidney cyst formationKidney cystsJoubert syndromeGTPase essentialZebrafish leadsPatterning defectsBiogenesis defectsModel organismsCilia biogenesisLoss of functionCyst progressionDefective ciliaHistone deacetylase inhibitorsHuman mutationsNull mutationHedgehog signalingHypomorphic natureRescue experimentsNeural tube
2013
Chapter Nine Dissecting the Functional Interplay Between the TOR Pathway and the Cilium in Zebrafish
Yuan S, Zhao L, Sun Z. Chapter Nine Dissecting the Functional Interplay Between the TOR Pathway and the Cilium in Zebrafish. Methods In Enzymology 2013, 525: 159-189. PMID: 23522470, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397944-5.00009-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTOR pathwayCilia length controlGreen alga ChlamydomonasKupffer's vesiclePatterning defectsCiliary precursorsNutrient cuesCiliopathic phenotypesVertebrate modelTranslational regulationAlga ChlamydomonasCilia morphologyFunctional interplayEmbryonic organsFluid flow generationZebrafishCellular growthCilia lengthMajor regulatorChlamydomonasRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayLength controlCiliary motilityFundamental processesMechanistic relationship