2015
The NIMA-like kinase Nek2 is a key switch balancing cilia biogenesis and resorption in the development of left-right asymmetry
Endicott SJ, Basu B, Khokha M, Brueckner M. The NIMA-like kinase Nek2 is a key switch balancing cilia biogenesis and resorption in the development of left-right asymmetry. Development 2015, 142: 4068-4079. PMID: 26493400, PMCID: PMC4712839, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBody PatterningCentriolesCiliaGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesHistone Deacetylase 6Histone DeacetylasesHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationNIMA-Related KinasesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsXenopusXenopus Proteins
2002
Conserved function for embryonic nodal cilia
Essner JJ, Vogan KJ, Wagner MK, Tabin CJ, Yost HJ, Brueckner M. Conserved function for embryonic nodal cilia. Nature 2002, 418: 37-38. PMID: 12097899, DOI: 10.1038/418037a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate body plan
2001
Cilia propel the embryo in the right direction
Brueckner M. Cilia propel the embryo in the right direction. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 101: 339-344. PMID: 11471157, DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010715)101:4<339::aid-ajmg1442>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCiliaDyneinsEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansKartagener SyndromeKinesinsMiceModels, BiologicalMutation
2000
Of mice and men: Dissecting the genetic pathway that controls left‐right asymmetry in mice and humans
Schneider H, Brueckner M. Of mice and men: Dissecting the genetic pathway that controls left‐right asymmetry in mice and humans. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2000, 97: 258-270. PMID: 11376437, DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(200024)97:4<258::aid-ajmg1276>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAnimalsBody PatterningCiliaDyneinsEctodermEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEndodermFetal ProteinsGastrulaGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenesGenes, HomeoboxGenes, LethalHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKinesinsMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNotochordPhenotypeSpecies SpecificityTranscription FactorsConceptsLeft-right asymmetrySpontaneous mouse mutationGenetic pathwaysHuman homologueMouse mutationNode monociliaHuman mutationsHuman phenotypesFinal phenotypeOrchestrated mannerPathways resultsMouse phenotypeGenesLaterality determinationMutationsPhenotypeModel systemDifferent stepsMonociliaHomologuesCombination of analysisMicePathwayHuman developmentInitial asymmetry
1999
Targeted deletion of the ATP binding domain of left-right dynein confirms its role in specifying development of left-right asymmetries
Supp D, Brueckner M, Kuehn M, Witte D, Lowe L, McGrath J, Corrales J, Potter S. Targeted deletion of the ATP binding domain of left-right dynein confirms its role in specifying development of left-right asymmetries. Development 1999, 126: 5495-5504. PMID: 10556073, PMCID: PMC1797880, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.23.5495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonemal DyneinsBinding SitesBody PatterningCatalytic DomainCiliaCloning, MolecularDyneinsFunctional LateralityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeadMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNervous SystemSequence AnalysisSequence DeletionConceptsLeft-right dyneinLeft-right developmentLeft-right asymmetryEmbryonic day 8.0Microtubule-based motor proteinsAsymmetric expression patternLevel of sequenceComplete coding sequenceEmbryonic day 7.5Single amino acid differenceLeft-right specificationAmino acid differencesLeft-right axisLgl mutantsATP bindingConserved positionDay 8.0Inversus viscerum (iv) mouseCoding sequenceMotor proteinsDorsoventral axesExpression patternsGerm layersAcid differencesGenes