2022
Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III in Drosophila
Bosch J, Ugur B, Pichardo-Casas I, Rabasco J, Escobedo F, Zuo Z, Brown B, Celniker S, Sinclair D, Bellen H, Perrimon N. Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III in Drosophila. ELife 2022, 11: e82709. PMID: 36346220, PMCID: PMC9681215, DOI: 10.7554/elife.82709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall open reading framesClasses of genesShares sequence similarityOpen reading frameSequence similarityBicistronic transcriptBiological functionsPhenotypic analysisMitochondrial functionImportant regulatorThousands of peptidesNeuronal functionGenesWealth of informationTranscriptsAnimal lethalityPeptidesRecent studiesParalogsDrosophilaSmORFsMitochondriaRegulatorRegulatesNeuronal peptides
2018
IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes
Marcogliese P, Shashi V, Spillmann R, Stong N, Rosenfeld J, Koenig M, Martínez-Agosto J, Herzog M, Chen A, Dickson P, Lin H, Vera M, Salamon N, Graham J, Ortiz D, Infante E, Steyaert W, Dermaut B, Poppe B, Chung H, Zuo Z, Lee P, Kanca O, Xia F, Yang Y, Smith E, Jasien J, Kansagra S, Spiridigliozzi G, El-Dairi M, Lark R, Riley K, Koeberl D, Golden-Grant K, Diseases P, Callens S, Coucke P, Dermaut B, Hemelsoet D, Poppe B, Steyaert W, Terryn W, Van Coster R, Network U, Adams D, Alejandro M, Allard P, Azamian M, Bacino C, Balasubramanyam A, Barseghyan H, Batzli G, Beggs A, Behnam B, Bican A, Bick D, Birch C, Bonner D, Boone B, Bostwick B, Briere L, Brown D, Brush M, Burke E, Burrage L, Chen S, Clark G, Coakley T, Cogan J, Cooper C, Cope H, Craigen W, D’Souza P, Davids M, Dayal J, Dell’Angelica E, Dhar S, Dillon A, Dipple K, Donnell-Fink L, Dorrani N, Dorset D, Douine E, Draper D, Eckstein D, Emrick L, Eng C, Eskin A, Esteves C, Estwick T, Ferreira C, Fogel B, Friedman N, Gahl W, Glanton E, Godfrey R, Goldstein D, Gould S, Gourdine J, Groden C, Gropman A, Haendel M, Hamid R, Hanchard N, Handley L, Herzog M, Holm I, Hom J, Howerton E, Huang Y, Jacob H, Jain M, Jiang Y, Johnston J, Jones A, Kohane I, Krasnewich D, Krieg E, Krier J, Lalani S, Lau C, Lazar J, Lee B, Lee H, Levy S, Lewis R, Lincoln S, Lipson A, Loo S, Loscalzo J, Maas R, Macnamara E, MacRae C, Maduro V, Majcherska M, Malicdan M, Mamounas L, Manolio T, Markello T, Marom R, Martínez-Agosto J, Marwaha S, May T, McConkie-Rosell A, McCormack C, McCray A, Might M, Moretti P, Morimoto M, Mulvihill J, Murphy J, Muzny D, Nehrebecky M, Nelson S, Newberry J, Newman J, Nicholas S, Novacic D, Orange J, Pallais J, Palmer C, Papp J, Parker N, Pena L, Phillips J, Posey J, Postlethwait J, Potocki L, Pusey B, Reuter C, Robertson A, Rodan L, Rosenfeld J, Sampson J, Samson S, Schoch K, Schroeder M, Scott D, Sharma P, Shashi V, Signer R, Silverman E, Sinsheimer J, Smith K, Spillmann R, Splinter K, Stoler J, Stong N, Sullivan J, Sweetser D, Tifft C, Toro C, Tran A, Urv T, Valivullah Z, Vilain E, Vogel T, Wahl C, Walley N, Walsh C, Ward P, Waters K, Westerfield M, Wise A, Wolfe L, Worthey E, Yamamoto S, Yang Y, Yu G, Zastrow D, Zheng A, Yamamoto S, Wangler M, Mirzaa G, Hemelsoet D, Lee B, Nelson S, Goldstein D, Bellen H, Pena L. IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 103: 245-260. PMID: 30057031, PMCID: PMC6081494, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMissense variantsRange of phenotypesNeurological phenotypeProper neuronal functionNonsense variantPopulation genomicsModel organismsTranscriptional regulatorsFunction allelesPartial knockdownEctopic expressionRNA interferenceNonsense allelesBiological functionsMendelian diseasesDamaging heterozygous variantsGenesIRF2BPLNeuronal functionPhenotypeAdditional individualsComplete lossNervous systemMild phenotypeAllelesPhospholipase PLA2G6, a Parkinsonism-Associated Gene, Affects Vps26 and Vps35, Retromer Function, and Ceramide Levels, Similar to α-Synuclein Gain
Lin G, Lee P, Chen K, Mao D, Tan K, Zuo Z, Lin W, Wang L, Bellen H. Phospholipase PLA2G6, a Parkinsonism-Associated Gene, Affects Vps26 and Vps35, Retromer Function, and Ceramide Levels, Similar to α-Synuclein Gain. Cell Metabolism 2018, 28: 605-618.e6. PMID: 29909971, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-SynucleinAnimalsBrainCell Line, TumorCeramidesDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFeedback, PhysiologicalFemaleGroup VI Phospholipases A2Group X Phospholipases A2HeLa CellsHumansLysosomesMaleMembrane FluidityMutationNeuronsNuclear ProteinsParkinson DiseaseRNA-Binding ProteinsSphingolipidsVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsIPLA2-VIAImpairs synaptic transmissionEarly-onset parkinsonismSynaptic transmissionNeuroaxonal dystrophyParkinson's diseaseNeuronal functionBrain tissueNeurodegenerative disordersΑ-synucleinPLA2G6Ceramide levelsProgressive increaseNeurodegenerationLysosomal stressPositive feedback loopRetromer functionPhospholipid compositionCeramideGlycerol phospholipidsParkinsonismVPS35Desipramine