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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCyclophilinsExome SequencingHumansIntracranial AneurysmMutationNeovascularization, PathologicRNA-Binding ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsGenome-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
De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies
Homsy J, Zaidi S, Shen Y, Ware JS, Samocha KE, Karczewski KJ, DePalma SR, McKean D, Wakimoto H, Gorham J, Jin SC, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter GA, Kim R, Bilguvar K, López-Giráldez F, Tikhonova I, Mane S, Romano-Adesman A, Qi H, Vardarajan B, Ma L, Daly M, Roberts AE, Russell MW, Mital S, Newburger JW, Gaynor JW, Breitbart RE, Iossifov I, Ronemus M, Sanders SJ, Kaltman JR, Seidman JG, Brueckner M, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Lifton RP, Seidman CE, Chung WK. De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies. Science 2015, 350: 1262-1266. PMID: 26785492, PMCID: PMC4890146, DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital anomaliesNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesCongenital heart disease patientsDe novo mutationsExtracardiac congenital anomaliesImproved prognostic assessmentEarly therapeutic interventionHeart disease patientsCongenital heart diseaseNovo mutationsCHD patientsDisease patientsHeart diseasePrognostic assessmentCHD casesTherapeutic interventionsPatientsExome sequencingCHDParent-offspring triosMultiple mutationsGenetic contributionMutationsChromatin modificationsTranscriptional regulation
2014
Autosomal recessive spastic tetraplegia caused by AP4M1 and AP4B1 gene mutation: Expansion of the facial and neuroimaging features
Tüysüz B, Bilguvar K, Koçer N, Yalçınkaya C, Çağlayan O, Gül E, Şahin S, Çomu S, Günel M. Autosomal recessive spastic tetraplegia caused by AP4M1 and AP4B1 gene mutation: Expansion of the facial and neuroimaging features. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2014, 164: 1677-1685. PMID: 24700674, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBrainChildDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsFaciesFemaleGenes, RecessiveGenetic Association StudiesHomozygoteHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMutationNeuroimagingPedigreePhenotypeQuadriplegiaRNA-Binding ProteinsSiblingsConceptsAdaptor protein complex 4Tetraplegic cerebral palsySevere intellectual disabilitySpastic tetraplegiaCerebral palsySpastic tetraplegic cerebral palsyIntellectual disabilityStereotypic laughterCranial imaging findingsWhite matter volumeWhole-exome sequencingNovel homozygous mutationAsymmetrical ventriculomegalyCranial MRIImaging findingsClinical findingsNeuroimaging featuresBrain abnormalitiesCommon findingCorpus callosumAutosomal recessive phenotypePairs of siblingsPatientsSimilar facial featuresMatter volume