2021
Genotype‒Structurotype‒Phenotype Correlations in Patients with Pachyonychia Congenita
Wu TT, Eldirany SA, Bunick CG, Teng JMC. Genotype‒Structurotype‒Phenotype Correlations in Patients with Pachyonychia Congenita. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 141: 2876-2884.e4. PMID: 34116063, PMCID: PMC8922998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenetic Association StudiesHumansKeratin-16Keratin-17Keratin-6KeratinsModels, MolecularMutationPachyonychia CongenitaConceptsPachyonychia congenitaInternational PC Research RegistryPainful palmoplantar keratodermaPhenotype correlationNatal teethNail involvementClinical manifestationsKeratin subtypesFollicular hyperkeratosisResearch RegistryOral leukokeratosisPC pathogenesisNail dystrophyPathologic alterationsCutaneous cystsDisease pathogenesisHotspot missense mutationsPatientsClinical phenotypeGreater impairmentGenetic testingHigh-frequency mutationsTherapeutic developmentPalmoplantar keratodermaGenetic disorders
2020
Recent insight into intermediate filament structure
Eldirany SA, Lomakin IB, Ho M, Bunick CG. Recent insight into intermediate filament structure. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2020, 68: 132-143. PMID: 33190098, PMCID: PMC7925366, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCytoskeletonHumansIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntermediate FilamentsLaminsModels, MolecularMutationConceptsIntermediate filamentsAssembly mechanismVariable N-terminalMultiple cellular processesCentral rod domainIntermediate filament structureCoil 1BCellular processesStudy of keratinsTail domainFilament assemblyRod domainC-terminalN-terminalElectrostatic surfacePathologic mutationsKey playersFilament structureRecent insightsComplex formationProteinHuman tissuesGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAcidic proteinDomainMolecular Modeling of Pathogenic Mutations in the Keratin 1B Domain
Hinbest AJ, Eldirany SA, Ho M, Bunick CG. Molecular Modeling of Pathogenic Mutations in the Keratin 1B Domain. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21: 6641. PMID: 32927888, PMCID: PMC7555247, DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186641.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Alterations in connexin 26 protein structure from lethal keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome mutations A88V and G45E
Lilly E, Strickler M, Milstone LM, Bunick CG. Alterations in connexin 26 protein structure from lethal keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome mutations A88V and G45E. Journal Of Dermatological Science 2019, 95: 119-122. PMID: 31331740, PMCID: PMC7263394, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2019.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman keratin 1/10‐1B tetramer structures reveal a knob‐pocket mechanism in intermediate filament assembly
Eldirany SA, Ho M, Hinbest AJ, Lomakin IB, Bunick CG. Human keratin 1/10‐1B tetramer structures reveal a knob‐pocket mechanism in intermediate filament assembly. The EMBO Journal 2019, 38: embj2018100741. PMID: 31036554, PMCID: PMC6545558, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2018100741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionCircular DichroismCrystallography, X-RayCytoskeletonDynamic Light ScatteringHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsIntermediate Filament ProteinsKeratin-1Keratin-10Models, MolecularMutation, MissenseProtein FoldingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondarySkin DiseasesConceptsFilament assemblyN-terminal hydrophobic pocketIntermediate filament assemblyTetramer assemblyÅ structureÅ resolutionCircular dichroism measurementsTetramer formationAssembly mechanismHydrophobic faceHydrophobic pocketSecondary structureOctamer structureEpidermolytic palmoplantar keratodermaKeratin filamentsIntermediate filamentsMutationsPathogenic mutationsTetramer structureDichroism measurementsAtomic resolutionAssemblyBiochemical determinantsKeratin 1/10Tetramer
2018
More than keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness: Multisystem effects of lethal GJB2 mutations
Lilly E, Bunick CG, Maley AM, Zhang S, Spraker MK, Theos AJ, Vivar KL, Seminario-Vidal L, Bennett AE, Sidbury R, Ogawa Y, Akiyama M, Binder B, Hadj-Rabia S, Morotti RA, Glusac EJ, Choate KA, Richard G, Milstone LM. More than keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness: Multisystem effects of lethal GJB2 mutations. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2018, 80: 617-625. PMID: 30287322, PMCID: PMC6372339, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research