2019
Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Jin SC, Nelson-Williams C, Wu R, Furey CG, Islam B, Haider S, Loring E, Galm A, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Staffenberg D, Flores R, Rodriguez E, Boggon T, Persing J, Lifton R, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Mane S, Bilguvar K, Gerstein M, Loring E, Nelson-Williams C, Lopez F, Knight J. Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 15116-15121. PMID: 31292255, PMCID: PMC6660739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902041116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha CateninChildChild, PreschoolCraniosynostosesExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionGlypicansHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansMaleMutationNuclear ProteinsPedigreeRisk AssessmentSignal TransductionSkullSOXC Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor AP-2Zinc Finger Protein Gli2ConceptsRare damaging mutationsSyndromic craniosynostosisCongenital anomaliesDamaging mutationsSyndromic casesExome sequencingAdditional congenital anomaliesFrequent congenital anomaliesDamaging de novo mutationsNeural crest cell migrationDamaging de novoCrest cell migrationCS patientsMutation burdenChromatin modifiersSubsequent childrenTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsCS casesCS geneHedgehog pathwayDisease locusPremature fusionFunction mutationsCraniosynostosis
2018
Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation
Duran D, Zeng X, Jin SC, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Yatsula B, Gaillard J, Furey CG, Lu Q, Timberlake AT, Dong W, Sorscher MA, Loring E, Klein J, Allocco A, Hunt A, Conine S, Karimy JK, Youngblood MW, Zhang J, DiLuna ML, Matouk CC, Mane S, Tikhonova IR, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Haider S, Soban M, Alper SL, Komiyama M, Ducruet AF, Zabramski JM, Dardik A, Walcott BP, Stapleton CJ, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rodesch G, Jackson E, Smith ER, Orbach DB, Berenstein A, Bilguvar K, Vikkula M, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation. Neuron 2018, 101: 429-443.e4. PMID: 30578106, PMCID: PMC10292091, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modifiersVascular developmentSpecification of arteriesDeep venous systemNormal vascular developmentParent-offspring triosSignaling GenesGalen malformationDamaging mutationsGenesMutationsEssential roleArterio-venous malformationsCutaneous vascular abnormalitiesNovo mutationsExome sequencingDisease biologyIncomplete penetranceVariable expressivityVascular abnormalitiesVenous systemMutation carriersArterial bloodMutation burdenClinical implicationsLoss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome
Guemez‐Gamboa A, Çağlayan AO, Stanley V, Gregor A, Zaki M, Saleem SN, Musaev D, McEvoy‐Venneri J, Belandres D, Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Schroth J, Rosti RO, Copeland B, Lewis SM, Fang R, Issa MY, Per H, Gumus H, Bayram AK, Kumandas S, Akgumus GT, Erson‐Omay E, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Heimer G, Pillar N, Shomron N, Weissglas‐Volkov D, Porat Y, Einhorn Y, Gabriel S, Ben‐Zeev B, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Loss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 84: 638-647. PMID: 30178464, PMCID: PMC6510237, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem malformationDysplasia syndromeEndothelial cellsBiallelic mutationsAutosomal recessive malformationSuch pathogenic variantsCharacteristic clinical presentationPatient-derived induced pluripotent stem cellsWhite matter tractsAnn NeurolAppendicular spasticityBrain calcificationClinical presentationPoor outcomeAxial hypotoniaPsychomotor disabilityProgressive microcephalyTract defectsPathogenic variantsPhenotypic spectrumPatientsCraniofacial dysmorphismBrain imagingNeural precursorsProtein expressionBiallelic 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 ASDBiallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly
Jerber J, Zaki MS, Al-Aama JY, Rosti RO, Ben-Omran T, Dikoglu E, Silhavy JL, Caglar C, Musaev D, Albrecht B, Campbell KP, Willer T, Almuriekhi M, Çağlayan A, Vajsar J, Bilgüvar K, Ogur G, Jamra R, Günel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 1181-1189. PMID: 27773428, PMCID: PMC5097947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital muscular dystrophyCobblestone lissencephalyOvermigration of neuronsBiallelic mutationsMuscular dystrophyTMTC3Affected individualsWalker-Warburg syndromeMembrane componentsSevere brain malformationsBasement membrane componentsFukuyama congenital muscular dystrophyMuscle creatine phosphokinaseEye defectsMutationsGenesRecessive formGenetic disordersGlial cellsMinimal eyeMuscle involvementCortical dysplasiaBrain malformationsEye anomaliesCreatine phosphokinaseRecurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas
Clark VE, Harmancı AS, Bai H, Youngblood MW, Lee TI, Baranoski JF, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Abraham BJ, Weintraub AS, Hnisz D, Simon M, Krischek B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Carrión-Grant G, Mishra-Gorur K, Durán D, Goldmann JE, Schramm J, Goldbrunner R, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer AO, Günel JM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1253-1259. PMID: 27548314, PMCID: PMC5114141, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatalytic DomainChromosomes, Human, Pair 22Cohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEnhancer Elements, GeneticExomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMutationNeurofibromin 2RNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsConstitutive mismatch repair defect syndrome: New insights from whole exome sequencing data and functional studies
Caglayan A, Omay Z, Koksal Y, Coskun S, Unal E, Per H, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Ostergaard J, Gunel M. Constitutive mismatch repair defect syndrome: New insights from whole exome sequencing data and functional studies. Journal Of Biotechnology 2016, 231: s12. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.05.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly
Li H, Bielas SL, Zaki MS, Ismail S, Farfara D, Um K, Rosti RO, Scott EC, Tu S, C. NC, Gabriel S, Erson-Omay EZ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Yasuno K, Çağlayan AO, Kaymakçalan H, Ekici B, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 501-510. PMID: 27453578, PMCID: PMC4974110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPrimary microcephalyHuman primary microcephalyAutosomal recessive primary microcephalyNon-progressive intellectual disabilityAmino acid residuesPluripotent stem cellsMitotic cytokinesisCellular functionsGenome editingCell divisionKinase domainAbnormal cytokinesisCRISPR/Homozygous missense mutationCytokinesisKinase activityMultipolar spindlesNeural progenitorsAcid residuesFunction mutationsMissense mutationsStem cellsMultiple rolesMutations
2015
Integrated genomic characterization of IDH1-mutant glioma malignant progression
Bai H, Harmancı AS, Erson-Omay EZ, Li J, Coşkun S, Simon M, Krischek B, Özduman K, Omay SB, Sorensen EA, Turcan Ş, Bakırcığlu M, Carrión-Grant G, Murray PB, Clark VE, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Knight J, Sencar L, Altınok S, Kaulen LD, Gülez B, Timmer M, Schramm J, Mishra-Gorur K, Henegariu O, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Chan TA, Tannheimer SL, Pamir MN, Vortmeyer AO, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Günel M. Integrated genomic characterization of IDH1-mutant glioma malignant progression. Nature Genetics 2015, 48: 59-66. PMID: 26618343, PMCID: PMC4829945, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental transcription factorsActivation of MYCMalignant progressionGenomic approachesPI3K pathwayGlioma malignant progressionEpigenetic silencingIDH1 mutant gliomasTranscription factorsIntegrated genomic characterizationGenomic characterizationRTK-RASOncogenic pathwaysK pathwayClonal expansionPathwaySilencingMYCProgression
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 phenotypesPaediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmanci AS, Morotti R, Carrion-Grant G, Baranoski J, Knisely AS, Ekong U, Emre S, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1178-1183. PMID: 25016225, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceBeta CateninCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholestasis, IntrahepaticDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGerm-Line MutationHumansInfantLiver NeoplasmsMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissenseNF-E2-Related Factor 2Sequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsBile salt export pumpWhole-exome sequencingHepatocellular carcinomaMonths of ageNFE2L2 mutationsABCB11 mutationsSomatic CTNNB1Background liver parenchymaPediatric hepatocellular carcinomaNew onsetSomatic driver mutationsBSEP expressionLiver parenchymaHCC tissuesHepatocellular carcinogenesisWES analysisExport pumpDriver mutationsCTNNB1 mutationsExome sequencingChild's diagnosisClonality analysisGermline DNAPossible genetic basisEarly childhoodHomozygous 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 IExome Sequencing Links Corticospinal Motor Neuron Disease to Common Neurodegenerative Disorders
Novarino G, Fenstermaker AG, Zaki MS, Hofree M, Silhavy JL, Heiberg AD, Abdellateef M, Rosti B, Scott E, Mansour L, Masri A, Kayserili H, Al-Aama JY, Abdel-Salam GMH, Karminejad A, Kara M, Kara B, Bozorgmehri B, Ben-Omran T, Mojahedi F, Mahmoud I, Bouslam N, Bouhouche A, Benomar A, Hanein S, Raymond L, Forlani S, Mascaro M, Selim L, Shehata N, Al-Allawi N, Bindu PS, Azam M, Gunel M, Caglayan A, Bilguvar K, Tolun A, Issa MY, Schroth J, Spencer EG, Rosti RO, Akizu N, Vaux KK, Johansen A, Koh AA, Megahed H, Durr A, Brice A, Stevanin G, Gabriel SB, Ideker T, Gleeson JG. Exome Sequencing Links Corticospinal Motor Neuron Disease to Common Neurodegenerative Disorders. Science 2014, 343: 506-511. PMID: 24482476, PMCID: PMC4157572, DOI: 10.1126/science.1247363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spastic paraplegiaFurther candidate genesMotor neuron diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersGene discoveryHSP genesGenetic basisCandidate genesNetwork analysisNeuron diseaseCellular transportWhole-exome sequencingNeurodegenerative motor neuron diseaseProgressive age-dependent lossAge-dependent lossGenesMechanistic understandingMotor tract functionCommon neurodegenerative disorderFraction of casesTract functionGenetic diagnosisSpastic paraplegiaGlobal viewDisease
2013
P238 – 1858 New mutations detected in primer microcephaly genes by whole-exome sequencing
Per H, Caglayan A, Gumus H, Bilguvar K, Canpolat M, Kumandas S, Gunel M. P238 – 1858 New mutations detected in primer microcephaly genes by whole-exome sequencing. European Journal Of Paediatric Neurology 2013, 17: s118-s119. DOI: 10.1016/s1090-3798(13)70417-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutations in LAMB1 Cause Cobblestone Brain Malformation without Muscular or Ocular Abnormalities
Radmanesh F, Caglayan AO, Silhavy JL, Yilmaz C, Cantagrel V, Omar T, Rosti B, Kaymakcalan H, Gabriel S, Li M, Šestan N, Bilguvar K, Dobyns WB, Zaki MS, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Mutations in LAMB1 Cause Cobblestone Brain Malformation without Muscular or Ocular Abnormalities. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 92: 468-474. PMID: 23472759, PMCID: PMC3591846, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain malformationsCongenital muscular dystrophyOcular abnormalitiesPial surfaceWhite matter signal abnormalitiesNeuronal migration disordersRadial glial cellsPial basement membraneLaminin subunit beta-1Brainstem hypoplasiaFirst cortical layerSignal abnormalitiesCerebellar dysplasiaGlial cellsMigration disordersMuscular abnormalitiesOccipital encephaloceleCortical layersBrain diseasesAbnormalitiesHomozygous deleterious mutationMalformationsBeta 1Muscular dystrophyAffected individualsRecessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration
Bilguvar K, Tyagi NK, Ozkara C, Tuysuz B, Bakircioglu M, Choi M, Delil S, Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Erturk O, Yalcinkaya C, Karacorlu M, Dincer A, Johnson MH, Mane S, Chandra SS, Louvi A, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Horwich AL, Gunel M. Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3489-3494. PMID: 23359680, PMCID: PMC3587195, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222732110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChild, PreschoolExomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHydrolysisMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseNerve DegenerationNeuronsPedigreeProtein BindingSequence Analysis, DNASubstrate SpecificitySyndromeThermodynamicsUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Upper motor neuron dysfunctionMotor neuron dysfunctionProgressive neurodegenerative syndromeEarly-onset progressive neurodegenerationChildhood-onset blindnessWhole-exome sequencingNeuron dysfunctionHomozygous missense mutationIndex caseNervous systemProgressive neurodegenerationNeurodegenerative syndromeCerebellar ataxiaHydrolase activityNear complete lossComplete lossAffected individualsConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsRecessive lossHomozygosity mappingProper positioningReduced affinitySpasticity