2013
Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily
Heit C, Jackson BC, McAndrews M, Wright MW, Thompson DC, Silverman GA, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily. Human Genomics 2013, 7: 22. PMID: 24172014, PMCID: PMC3880077, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-7-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman protein-coding genesMultiple paralogous genesProtein-coding genesParalogous genesSerine proteinase inhibitorFunctional genesSerpin geneIntracellular serpinsSerpin familyGenesProteinase inhibitorsSerpinsCancer metastasisFurther characterizationProteinTherapeutic targetChaperonesPseudogenesGenomeBlood clottingImmune functionPotential biomarkersInhibitorsTumorigenesisRole
2012
Comparative genomics, molecular evolution and computational modeling of ALDH1B1 and ALDH2
Jackson BC, Holmes RS, Backos DS, Reigan P, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Comparative genomics, molecular evolution and computational modeling of ALDH1B1 and ALDH2. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2012, 202: 11-21. PMID: 23247008, PMCID: PMC3687035, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnuraComputer SimulationEvolution, MolecularGenomicsHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentConceptsMitochondrial enzymesGenomes of birdsRepresentative vertebrate speciesProtein-protein interactionsAmino acid sequenceVertebrate genomesComparative genomicsMolecular evolutionALDH2 geneEarly vertebratesVertebrate speciesPhylogenetic analysisBioinformatics analysisAcid sequenceMammalian speciesSubunit sequencesBiological aldehydesHuman ALDH2Coenzyme bindingInactivating mutationALDH2 mutantGenesALDH1B1HeterotetramerizationGenome
2011
Update on the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH) superfamily
Jackson B, Brocker C, Thompson DC, Black W, Vasiliou K, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update on the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH) superfamily. Human Genomics 2011, 5: 283. PMID: 21712190, PMCID: PMC3392178, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-4-283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenase geneALDH genesDehydrogenase geneALDH family membersGene loss eventsBiotechnology Information gene databaseGamma-hydroxybutyric aciduriaWhole-genome sequencingCellular processesHuman genomeEnzymic detoxificationGene databaseExogenous aldehydesProtein sequencingType II hyperprolinaemiaCancer stem cellsEntire complementMolecular basisALDH enzymesGenesFamily membersStem cellsAldehyde metabolismRetinoic acidSjögren-Larsson syndrome
2010
Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family
Brocker C, Thompson D, Matsumoto A, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family. Human Genomics 2010, 5: 30. PMID: 21106488, PMCID: PMC3390169, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-1-30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical cytokinesCell typesAmino acid conservationEvolutionary divergenceOrthologous proteinsEvolutionary relationshipsGene familyImmune cell differentiationCommon structural motifBiological functionsCell differentiationUnique structural featuresExact functionStructural featuresGroup of cytokinesMajor groupsCell proliferationImportant roleImmune systemReceptor-binding propertiesHost immune systemStructural motifsStructural informationContinual competitionNumber of interleukin