2023
LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility
Hwang J, Chai P, Nawaz S, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Hussain S, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton R, Ahmad W, Zhang K, Chung J. LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility. ELife 2023, 12: rp90095. PMID: 38091523, PMCID: PMC10721216, DOI: 10.7554/elife.90095.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Biallelic variants in HPDL cause pure and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia
Wiessner M, Maroofian R, Ni MY, Pedroni A, Müller JS, Stucka R, Beetz C, Efthymiou S, Santorelli FM, Alfares AA, Zhu C, Meszarosova A, Alehabib E, Bakhtiari S, Janecke AR, Otero MG, Chen JYH, Peterson JT, Strom TM, De Jonghe P, Deconinck T, De Ridder W, De Winter J, Pasquariello R, Ricca I, Alfadhel M, van de Warrenburg BP, Portier R, Bergmann C, Firouzabadi S, Jin SC, Bilguvar K, Hamed S, Abdelhameed M, Haridy NA, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Anwar N, Carmichael J, Pagnamenta A, Wood NW, Mau-Them F, Haack T, Consortium P, Di Rocco M, Ceccherini I, Iacomino M, Zara F, Salpietro V, Scala M, Rusmini M, Xu Y, Wang Y, Suzuki Y, Koh K, Nan H, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Lambert L, Schmitt E, Lacaze E, Küpper H, Dredge D, Skraban C, Goldstein A, Willis M, Grand K, Graham J, Lewis R, Millan F, Duman Ö, Dündar N, Uyanik G, Schöls L, Nürnberg P, Nürnberg G, Bordes A, Seeman P, Kuchar M, Darvish H, Rebelo A, Bouçanova F, Medard J, Chrast R, Auer-Grumbach M, Alkuraya F, Shamseldin H, Al Tala S, Varaghchi J, Najafi M, Deschner S, Gläser D, Hüttel W, Kruer M, Kamsteeg E, Takiyama Y, Züchner S, Baets J, Synofzik M, Schüle R, Horvath R, Houlden H, Bartesaghi L, Lee H, Ampatzis K, Pierson T, Senderek J. Biallelic variants in HPDL cause pure and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Brain 2021, 144: 1422-1434. PMID: 33970200, PMCID: PMC8219359, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spastic paraplegiaPure hereditary spastic paraplegiaGlobal developmental delaySpastic paraplegiaNervous systemNeurological diseasesComplicated hereditary spastic paraplegiaDevelopmental delayAbnormal motor behaviorRespiratory decompensationSpastic tetraplegiaNeurological manifestationsTruncating changesMissense substitutionsBiallelic variantsParaplegiaMotor behaviorDiseaseNeural differentiationUnknown specificityHuman diseasesMitochondrial diseaseDecompensationSpasticityTetraplegiaIntegrated mutational landscape analysis of uterine leiomyosarcomas
Choi J, Manzano A, Dong W, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, Zammataro L, Yao X, Deshpande A, Zaidi S, Guglielmi A, Gnutti B, Nagarkatti N, Tymon-Rosario JR, Harold J, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Jeong K, Zhao S, Buza N, Hui P, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Zanotti L, Odicino F, Pecorelli S, Ardighieri L, Bilguvar K, Quick CM, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Clark M, Ratner E, Azodi M, Imielinski M, Schwartz PE, Alexandrov LB, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Santin AD. Integrated mutational landscape analysis of uterine leiomyosarcomas. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2025182118. PMID: 33876771, PMCID: PMC8053980, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025182118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombination DNA repair deficiencySequencing dataWhole-genome sequencing dataRNA sequencing dataTCGA samplesCopy number variation analysisATRX/DAXXCopy number lossNumber variation analysisDNA repair deficiencyWhole-exome sequencing dataRecurrent somatic mutationsCopy number gainsCancer Genome AtlasPatient-derived xenograftsTumor suppressorAkt geneGenetic landscapeHRD signaturesPTEN geneGenesMost fusionsC-MycMutational signaturesC-myc/Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2018
Biallelic loss of human CTNNA2, encoding αN-catenin, leads to ARP2/3 complex overactivity and disordered cortical neuronal migration
Schaffer AE, Breuss MW, Caglayan AO, Al-Sanaa N, Al-Abdulwahed HY, Kaymakçalan H, Yılmaz C, Zaki MS, Rosti RO, Copeland B, Baek ST, Musaev D, Scott EC, Ben-Omran T, Kariminejad A, Kayserili H, Mojahedi F, Kara M, Cai N, Silhavy JL, Elsharif S, Fenercioglu E, Barshop BA, Kara B, Wang R, Stanley V, James KN, Nachnani R, Kalur A, Megahed H, Incecik F, Danda S, Alanay Y, Faqeih E, Melikishvili G, Mansour L, Miller I, Sukhudyan B, Chelly J, Dobyns WB, Bilguvar K, Jamra RA, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic loss of human CTNNA2, encoding αN-catenin, leads to ARP2/3 complex overactivity and disordered cortical neuronal migration. Nature Genetics 2018, 50: 1093-1101. PMID: 30013181, PMCID: PMC6072555, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0166-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal migrationHuman cerebral cortexCortical neuronal migrationΒ-catenin signalingCerebral cortexPotential disease mechanismsDevelopmental brain defectsBiallelic truncating mutationsNeuronal phenotypeBiallelic lossBrain defectsBiallelic mutationsTruncating mutationsDisease mechanismsΒ-cateninPachygyriaRecessive formNeurite stabilityNeuronsFamily membersCTNNA2OveractivityPatients
2017
AAV-mediated direct in vivo CRISPR screen identifies functional suppressors in glioblastoma
Chow RD, Guzman CD, Wang G, Schmidt F, Youngblood MW, Ye L, Errami Y, Dong MB, Martinez MA, Zhang S, Renauer P, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Sharp PA, Zhang F, Platt RJ, Chen S. AAV-mediated direct in vivo CRISPR screen identifies functional suppressors in glioblastoma. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1329-1341. PMID: 28805815, PMCID: PMC5614841, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiallelic mutations in the 3′ exonuclease TOE1 cause pontocerebellar hypoplasia and uncover a role in snRNA processing
Lardelli RM, Schaffer AE, Eggens VR, Zaki MS, Grainger S, Sathe S, Van Nostrand EL, Schlachetzki Z, Rosti B, Akizu N, Scott E, Silhavy JL, Heckman LD, Rosti RO, Dikoglu E, Gregor A, Guemez-Gamboa A, Musaev D, Mande R, Widjaja A, Shaw TL, Markmiller S, Marin-Valencia I, Davies JH, de Meirleir L, Kayserili H, Altunoglu U, Freckmann ML, Warwick L, Chitayat D, Blaser S, Çağlayan AO, Bilguvar K, Per H, Fagerberg C, Christesen HT, Kibaek M, Aldinger KA, Manchester D, Matsumoto N, Muramatsu K, Saitsu H, Shiina M, Ogata K, Foulds N, Dobyns WB, Chi NC, Traver D, Spaccini L, Bova SM, Gabriel SB, Gunel M, Valente EM, Nassogne MC, Bennett EJ, Yeo GW, Baas F, Lykke-Andersen J, Gleeson JG. Biallelic mutations in the 3′ exonuclease TOE1 cause pontocerebellar hypoplasia and uncover a role in snRNA processing. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 457-464. PMID: 28092684, PMCID: PMC5325768, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3762.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tărlungeanu DC, Deliu E, Dotter CP, Kara M, Janiesch PC, Scalise M, Galluccio M, Tesulov M, Morelli E, Sonmez FM, Bilguvar K, Ohgaki R, Kanai Y, Johansen A, Esharif S, Ben-Omran T, Topcu M, Schlessinger A, Indiveri C, Duncan KE, Caglayan AO, Gunel M, Gleeson JG, Novarino G. Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cell 2016, 167: 1481-1494.e18. PMID: 27912058, PMCID: PMC5554935, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierBrain barrierBrain amino acid profilesLarge neutral amino acid transporterAutism spectrum disorderAdult mutant miceBranched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolic pathwaySevere neurological abnormalitiesNeutral amino acid transporterIntracerebroventricular administrationNeurological syndromeNeurological abnormalitiesNeurological conditionsSpectrum disorderSLC7A5 geneMotor delayAmino acid transportAmino acid transportersMutant miceNormal levelsBrain functionHuman brain functionEndothelial cellsHomozygous mutationCauses of ASD
2015
Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development
Nishimura S, Bilgüvar K, Ishigame K, Sestan N, Günel M, Louvi A. Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124295. PMID: 25875176, PMCID: PMC4398320, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBone Morphogenetic Protein 7Cell MovementChemokine CXCL12CholecystokininCorpus CallosumEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomozygoteHumansInterneuronsMiceMice, KnockoutMidline Thalamic NucleiMutationNeocortexNeuropilin-2Receptor, Cholecystokinin AReceptor, Cholecystokinin BReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTranscriptomeConceptsCCK receptorsBrain developmentMammalian neocortical developmentCentral nervous systemCortical interneuron migrationHomozygous mutant miceMammalian brain developmentPeripheral organsReceptor lossCorpus callosumCortical developmentPostnatal brainAbundant neuropeptideNervous systemInterneuron migrationMutant miceEmbryonic neocortexNeocortical developmentReceptorsPeptide hormonesG proteinsCholecystokininReciprocal expressionCCKBRBrainVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans
Han J, Calvo CF, Kang TH, Baker KL, Park JH, Parras C, Levittas M, Birba U, Pibouin-Fragner L, Fragner P, Bilguvar K, Duman RS, Nurmi H, Alitalo K, Eichmann AC, Thomas JL. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans. Cell Reports 2015, 10: 1158-1172. PMID: 25704818, PMCID: PMC4685253, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHippocampusHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsNeural stem cellsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3Growth factor receptor 3NSC activationStem cellsProgenitor cellsAdult hippocampal neural stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsNeural stem cell activationStem cell activationQuiescent neural stem cellsNeural progenitor cellsCell fateReceptor 3Specific regulatorsAdult mammalian hippocampusMolecular mechanismsCell cycleHippocampal neural stem cellsLigand VEGFERK pathwayConditional deletionNew neuronsVEGFR3
2014
Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors
Mishra-Gorur K, Çağlayan AO, Schaffer AE, Chabu C, Henegariu O, Vonhoff F, Akgümüş GT, Nishimura S, Han W, Tu S, Baran B, Gümüş H, Dilber C, Zaki MS, Hossni HA, Rivière JB, Kayserili H, Spencer EG, Rosti RÖ, Schroth J, Per H, Çağlar C, Çağlar Ç, Dölen D, Baranoski JF, Kumandaş S, Minja FJ, Erson-Omay EZ, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Xu T, Keshishian H, Dobyns WB, C. N, Šestan N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Gleeson JG, Günel M. Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors. Neuron 2014, 84: 1226-1239. PMID: 25521378, PMCID: PMC5024344, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cerebral malformationsCerebral cortical malformationsMicrotubule-severing enzyme kataninExome sequencing analysisMitotic spindle formationDrosophila optic lobeCerebral malformationsPatient-derived fibroblastsCell cycle progression delayCortical malformationsMotor neuronsComplex malformationsMicrotubule-associated proteinsCortical developmentReduced cell numberOptic lobeRegulatory subunitBrain developmentCatalytic subunitDeleterious mutationsSpindle formationSupernumerary centrosomesArborization defectsMalformationsHuman phenotypesHomozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Jambi S, Franjic D, Nishimura S, Li M, El-Fishawy P, Morgan TM, Sanders SJ, Bilguvar K, Suri M, Johnson MH, Gupta AR, Yuksel Z, Mane S, Grigorenko E, Picciotto M, Alberts AS, Gunel M, Šestan N, State MW. Homozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2014, 23: 165-172. PMID: 24781755, PMCID: PMC4297910, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell divisionFamily-based linkage analysisLinkage analysisRho effector proteinsLinear actin filamentsMaintenance of polarityMitotic cell divisionHigh-throughput sequencingRare genetic variantsHuman neuronal precursor cellsParametric multipoint linkage analysisActivation of GTPNeuronal precursor cellsFormin familyMammalian DiaphanousEffector proteinsMultipoint linkage analysisSpindle formationActin filamentsNonsense alterationWhole-exome sequencingHuman pathologiesNeuroepithelial cellsGenetic variantsHomozygous lossCLP1 Founder Mutation Links tRNA Splicing and Maturation to Cerebellar Development and Neurodegeneration
Schaffer AE, Eggens VR, Caglayan AO, Reuter MS, Scott E, Coufal NG, Silhavy JL, Xue Y, Kayserili H, Yasuno K, Rosti RO, Abdellateef M, Caglar C, Kasher PR, Cazemier JL, Weterman MA, Cantagrel V, Cai N, Zweier C, Altunoglu U, Satkin NB, Aktar F, Tuysuz B, Yalcinkaya C, Caksen H, Bilguvar K, Fu XD, Trotta CR, Gabriel S, Reis A, Gunel M, Baas F, Gleeson JG. CLP1 Founder Mutation Links tRNA Splicing and Maturation to Cerebellar Development and Neurodegeneration. Cell 2014, 157: 651-663. PMID: 24766810, PMCID: PMC4128918, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-tRNA cleavagePolyadenylation factor INull zebrafishTRNA splicingMultifunctional kinaseTRNA maturationMature tRNAEndonuclease complexMutant proteinsKinase activityOxidative stress-induced reductionInduced neuronsNeuronal developmentCell survivalIndependent pedigreesPatient cellsConsanguineous familyCerebellar neurodegenerationTRNACerebellar developmentNeurodegenerative diseasesMaturationNeurodegenerationStress-induced reductionFactor ISpontaneous tumour regression in keratoacanthomas is driven by Wnt/retinoic acid signalling cross-talk
Zito G, Saotome I, Liu Z, Ferro EG, Sun TY, Nguyen DX, Bilguvar K, Ko CJ, Greco V. Spontaneous tumour regression in keratoacanthomas is driven by Wnt/retinoic acid signalling cross-talk. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 3543. PMID: 24667544, PMCID: PMC3974217, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor regressionRetinoic acidSquamous cell carcinomaSpontaneous tumor regressionMouse model systemCell carcinomaMalignant tumorsTherapeutic strategiesCutaneous keratoacanthomasKeratoacanthomaPhysiological mechanismsTumor growthHuman keratoacanthomaTumorsHair follicle regenerationCancer biologyFollicle regenerationRegressionDifferentiation programWntCarcinomaPathway
2011
Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development
Barak T, Kwan KY, Louvi A, Demirbilek V, Saygı S, Tüysüz B, Choi M, Boyacı H, Doerschner K, Zhu Y, Kaymakçalan H, Yılmaz S, Bakırcıoğlu M, Çağlayan A, Öztürk A, Yasuno K, Brunken WJ, Atalar E, Yalçınkaya C, Dinçer A, Bronen RA, Mane S, Özçelik T, Lifton RP, Šestan N, Bilgüvar K, Günel M. Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development. Nature Genetics 2011, 43: 590-594. PMID: 21572413, PMCID: PMC3329933, DOI: 10.1038/ng.836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Essential Role of Centrosomal NDE1 in Human Cerebral Cortex Neurogenesis
Bakircioglu M, Carvalho OP, Khurshid M, Cox JJ, Tuysuz B, Barak T, Yilmaz S, Caglayan O, Dincer A, Nicholas AK, Quarrell O, Springell K, Karbani G, Malik S, Gannon C, Sheridan E, Crosier M, Lisgo SN, Lindsay S, Bilguvar K, Gergely F, Gunel M, Woods CG. The Essential Role of Centrosomal NDE1 in Human Cerebral Cortex Neurogenesis. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2011, 88: 523-535. PMID: 21529752, PMCID: PMC3146716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCentrosomeCerebral CortexChild, PreschoolDNA Mutational AnalysisEpithelial CellsExonsFemaleGenetic LinkageHeLa CellsHomozygoteHumansInfantMaleMiceMicrocephalyMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsPhenotypePregnancyRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCortical laminationPatient-derived cell linesDistinct homozygous mutationsProfound mental retardationCerebral cortexCerebral cortex neurogenesisMouse embryonic brainNeuron productionBrain scansPostmortem dataEmbryonic brainNeural precursorsHomozygous mutationNeuroepithelial cellsNeurogenesisPatient cellsMental retardationExtreme microcephalyAffected individualsEarly neurogenesisCell linesT mutationPakistani originBrainTurkish family
2010
Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations
Bilgüvar K, Öztürk A, Louvi A, Kwan KY, Choi M, Tatlı B, Yalnızoğlu D, Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Gökben S, Kaymakçalan H, Barak T, Bakırcıoğlu M, Yasuno K, Ho W, Sanders S, Zhu Y, Yılmaz S, Dinçer A, Johnson MH, Bronen RA, Koçer N, Per H, Mane S, Pamir MN, Yalçınkaya C, Kumandaş S, Topçu M, Özmen M, Šestan N, Lifton RP, State MW, Günel M. Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations. Nature 2010, 467: 207-210. PMID: 20729831, PMCID: PMC3129007, DOI: 10.1038/nature09327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal cortical developmentWD repeat domain 62 (WDR62) geneSevere brain malformationsWhole-exome sequencingBrain abnormalitiesBrain malformationsCortical developmentMolecular pathogenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaWDR62 mutationsEmbryonic neurogenesisDiagnostic classificationMicrocephaly genesSmall family sizeGenetic heterogeneityWide spectrumRecessive mutationsPachygyriaPathogenesisHypoplasiaNeocortexNeurogenesisAbnormalitiesMalformationsMutations