2012
An Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred
Yang CS, Lu Y, Farhi A, Nelson-Williams C, Kashgarian M, Glusac EJ, Lifton RP, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. An Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred. Pediatric Dermatology 2012, 29: 725-731. PMID: 22515571, PMCID: PMC3709244, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01757.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermolysis bullosa pruriginosaDystrophic epidermolysis bullosaIntense pruritusEpidermolysis bullosaSimilar skin lesionsProband's younger brotherAnchoring fibril proteinKnown triggersClinical presentationLichenoid lesionsRare subtypeDermal-epidermal junctionYounger brotherBlistering diseaseCaucasian womenLichenoid papulesDorsal handSkin lesionsPruritic papulesAge 47Extensor extremitiesClinical phenotypeLinear scarringPruritusFibril protein
2001
Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases
Wilson F, Disse-Nicodème S, Choate K, Ishikawa K, Nelson-Williams C, Desitter I, Gunel M, Milford D, Lipkin G, Achard J, Feely M, Dussol B, Berland Y, Unwin R, Mayan H, Simon D, Farfel Z, Jeunemaitre X, Lifton R. Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases. Science 2001, 293: 1107-1112. PMID: 11498583, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 12Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17CytoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic LinkageHumansHypertensionIntercellular JunctionsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntronsKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, DistalMaleMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissensePedigreePhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismSequence DeletionSignal TransductionWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Zonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsMajor public health problemPublic health problemRenal salt reabsorptionAntihypertensive drugsHuman hypertensionUnknown causeDistal nephronKidney segmentsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIHealth problemsSalt reabsorptionHypertensionWNK1 expressionNew targetsWNK kinasesTight junctionsType IISerine-threonine kinaseIntronic deletionWNK4WNK familyMutationsWNK1KinaseExcretion
2000
Mutations in ATP6N1B, encoding a new kidney vacuolar proton pump 116-kD subunit, cause recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with preserved hearing
Smith A, Skaug J, Choate K, Nayir A, Bakkaloglu A, Ozen S, Hulton S, Sanjad S, Al-Sabban E, Lifton R, Scherer S, Karet F. Mutations in ATP6N1B, encoding a new kidney vacuolar proton pump 116-kD subunit, cause recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with preserved hearing. Nature Genetics 2000, 26: 71-75. PMID: 10973252, DOI: 10.1038/79208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcidosis, Renal TubularAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdolescentAdultAmino Acid SequenceAudiometryBlotting, NorthernBrainChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 7Contig MappingDNA, ComplementaryExonsFemaleGene DeletionGenes, RecessiveGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersHearingHomozygoteHumansKidneyKidney CortexMaleMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePhysical Chromosome MappingPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalPregnancy ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein IsoformsProton PumpsProton-Translocating ATPasesRecombination, GeneticRNA SplicingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSuppressor Factors, ImmunologicTissue DistributionVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsDistal renal tubular acidosesDistal nephronDistal renal tubular acidosisRecessive distal renal tubular acidosisRenal tubular acidosisGroup of disordersHuman kidney cortexRenal tubular acidosesNormal audiometryMetabolic acidosisTubular acidosisDifferent homozygous mutationsKidney-specific isoformKidney cortexPotassium balanceApical surfaceBone physiologyHomozygous mutationImmunofluorescence studiesMain organsProton-secreting cellsATPase pumpNorthern blot analysisAcidosisCalcium solubility
1999
Paracellin-1, a Renal Tight Junction Protein Required for Paracellular Mg2+ Resorption
Simon D, Lu Y, Choate K, Velazquez H, Al-Sabban E, Praga M, Casari G, Bettinelli A, Colussi G, Rodriguez-Soriano J, McCredie D, Milford D, Sanjad S, Lifton R. Paracellin-1, a Renal Tight Junction Protein Required for Paracellular Mg2+ Resorption. Science 1999, 285: 103-106. PMID: 10390358, DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5424.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCalciumChromosomes, Human, Pair 3ClaudinsCloning, MolecularFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomeostasisHumansKidney DiseasesKidney TubulesLoop of HenleMagnesiumMagnesium DeficiencyMaleMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePhysical Chromosome MappingTight JunctionsConceptsParacellin-1Junction proteinsTight junction proteinsTight junctionsParacellular conductancePositional cloningHuman genesParacellular Mg2Regulated fluxHuman diseasesClaudin familyRenal tight junction proteinBasolateral surfaceProteinRenal Mg2Specific moleculesParacellular fluxParacellular permeabilityEssential componentCellsCloningTranscellular passageGenesConductanceThick ascending limb