The mitochondrial ATP-binding cassette transporter Abcb7 is essential in mice and participates in cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis.

abstract：:During human spermatogenesis, germ cells undergo dynamic changes in chromatin organization/re-packaging and in transcriptomes. In order to better understand the underlying mechanism(s), scATAC-Seq of 5376 testicular cells from 3 normal men were performed. Data were analyzed in parallel with the scRNA-Seq data of human...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wu X,Lu M,Yun D,Gao S,Chen S,Hu L,Wu Y,Wang X,Duan E,Cheng CY,Sun F

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the MYOC gene may lead to juvenile open-angle glaucoma with high intraocular pressure, and are detected in about 4% of people with adult onset glaucoma. Most of these mutations are found in the third exon of the gene encoding the olfactomedin-like domain located at the C terminus of the protein. Another o...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Torrado M,Trivedi R,Zinovieva R,Karavanova I,Tomarev SI

更新日期：2002-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a prevalent, debilitating and costly disorder with an ongoing unmet medical need. Human genetic studies have provided considerable insights into the molecular underpinnings of this complex brain disorder. Classical linkage studies have revealed the causes of familial hemiplegic migraine, while more recentl...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zameel Cader M

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations affecting specific splicing regulatory elements offer suitable models to better understand their interplay and to devise therapeutic strategies. Here we characterize a meaningful splicing model in which numerous Hemophilia B-causing mutations, either missense or at the donor splice site (5'ss) of coagulation...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Balestra D,Barbon E,Scalet D,Cavallari N,Perrone D,Zanibellato S,Bernardi F,Pinotti M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of Friedreich ataxia patients are homozygous for large GAA triplet repeat expansions in intron 1 of the X25 gene. Instability of the expanded GAA repeat was examined in 23 chromosomes bearing 97-1250 triplets in lymphoblastoid cell lines passaged 20-39 times. Southern analyses revealed 18 events of s...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bidichandani SI,Purandare SM,Taylor EE,Gumin G,Machkhas H,Harati Y,Gibbs RA,Ashizawa T,Patel PI

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-linked retinitis pigmentosa protein RP2 is a GTPase activating protein (GAP) for the small GTPase Arl3 and both proteins are implicated in the traffic of proteins to the primary cilia. Here, we show that RP2 can facilitate the traffic of the Gβ subunit of transducin (Gβ1). Glutathione S-transferase (GST)-RP2 pul...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Schwarz N,Novoselova TV,Wait R,Hardcastle AJ,Cheetham ME

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucolipidosis IV (MLIV) is an orphan neurodevelopmental disease that causes severe neurologic dysfunction and loss of vision. Currently there is no therapy for MLIV. It is caused by loss of function of the lysosomal channel mucolipin-1, also known as TRPML1. Knockout of the Mcoln1 gene in a mouse model mirrors clinica...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Weinstock LD,Furness AM,Herron SS,Smith SS,Sankar SB,DeRosa SG,Gao D,Mepyans ME,Scotto Rosato A,Medina DL,Vardi A,Ferreira NS,Cho SM,Futerman AH,Slaugenhaupt SA,Wood LB,Grishchuk Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth malformation syndrome that maps to human chromosome 11p15.5, a region that harbours a number of imprinted genes. We studied the methylation status of H19 and KCNQ1OT1 (LIT1/KvDMR1) in a large series of BWS patients. Different patient groups were identified: group I pa...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bliek J,Maas SM,Ruijter JM,Hennekam RC,Alders M,Westerveld A,Mannens MM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent, de novo, meiotic non-allelic homologous recombination events between low copy repeats, termed LCR22s, leads to the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS; velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome). Although most 22q11.2DS patients have a similar sized 3 million base pair (Mb), LCR22A-D deletion, some hav...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Guo T,Diacou A,Nomaru H,McDonald-McGinn DM,Hestand M,Demaerel W,Zhang L,Zhao Y,Ujueta F,Shan J,Montagna C,Zheng D,Crowley TB,Kushan-Wells L,Bearden CE,Kates WR,Gothelf D,Schneider M,Eliez S,Breckpot J,Swillen A,

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E is a non-classical major histocompatibility complex class I (Ib) molecule, which plays an important role in immunosuppression. In this study, we investigated the immunomodulating effect of HLA-E in a xenogeneic system, using human placental artery-derived endothelial (hPAE) cells expres...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cui CH,Miyoshi S,Tsuji H,Makino H,Kanzaki S,Kami D,Terai M,Suzuki H,Umezawa A

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal aneuploidy, the gain or loss of whole chromosomes, is a hallmark of pathological conditions and a causal factor of birth defects and cancer. A number of studies indicate that aneuploid cells are present at a high frequency in the brain of mice and humans, suggesting that mosaic aneuploidies are compatible ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Faggioli F,Wang T,Vijg J,Montagna C

更新日期：2012-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The internal structure of different alleles of the minisatellite present at the 3' end of the apolipoprotein B (ApoB) gene has been analysed by different approaches including sequencing. The repeat unit arrangements of the minisatellite on 570 chromosomes belonging to European and African populations were thus determi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Buresi C,Desmarais E,Vigneron S,Lamarti H,Smaoui N,Cambien F,Roizes G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is an epigenetic mechanism that silences the majority of genes on one X chromosome in females. Previous studies have suggested that the spread of XCI might be facilitated in part by common repeats such as long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs). However, owing to the unusual sequence...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bala Tannan N,Brahmachary M,Garg P,Borel C,Alnefaie R,Watson CT,Thomas NS,Sharp AJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy that results from small expansions of a polyalanine tract in the PABPN1 gene. Intranuclear inclusions are the pathological hallmark of OPMD. The mechanism by which protein aggregation in OPMD might relate to a toxic gain-of...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Abu-Baker A,Messaed C,Laganiere J,Gaspar C,Brais B,Rouleau GA

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked myotubular myopathy (MTM) is a severe neuromuscular disease of infancy caused by mutations of MTM1, which encodes the phosphoinositide lipid phosphatase, myotubularin. The Mtm1 knockout (KO) mouse has a severe phenotype and its short lifespan (8 weeks) makes it a challenge to use as a model in the testing of ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Pierson CR,Dulin-Smith AN,Durban AN,Marshall ML,Marshall JT,Snyder AD,Naiyer N,Gladman JT,Chandler DS,Lawlor MW,Buj-Bello A,Dowling JJ,Beggs AH

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Losing of ovarian functions prior to natural menopause age causes female infertility and early menopause. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as the loss of ovarian activity before 40 years of age. Known genetic causes account for 25-30% of POI cases, demonstrating the high genetic heterogeneity of POI an...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen Q,Ke H,Luo X,Wang L,Wu Y,Tang S,Li J,Jin L,Zhang F,Qin Y,Chen X

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most common genetic cause of infant mortality. SMA is caused by loss of functional survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1), resulting in death of spinal motor neurons. Current therapeutic research focuses on modulating the expression of a partially functioning copy gene, SMN2, which is reta...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Rose FF Jr,Mattis VB,Rindt H,Lorson CL

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic imprinting is the phenomenon whereby mono-allelic expression of certain genes occurs depending on their parental origin. The observation that imprinting only occurs in placental mammals has led to the suggestion that it may play a role in this form of reproduction. In the present study we have investigated the...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hiby SE,Lough M,Keverne EB,Surani MA,Loke YW,King A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motivated by the overwhelming success of genome-wide association studies, droves of researchers are working vigorously to exchange and to combine genetic data to expediently discover genetic risk factors for common human traits. The primary tools that fuel these new efforts are imputation, allowing researchers who hav...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： de Bakker PI,Ferreira MA,Jia X,Neale BM,Raychaudhuri S,Voight BF

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) are non-coding RNA molecules involved in cancer initiation and progression. Deregulated miR expression has been implicated in cancer; however, there are no studies implicating an miR signature associated with progression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Although OSCC may develop from oral leuko...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cervigne NK,Reis PP,Machado J,Sadikovic B,Bradley G,Galloni NN,Pintilie M,Jurisica I,Perez-Ordonez B,Gilbert R,Gullane P,Irish J,Kamel-Reid S

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene cause Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Neurofibromin, the protein product of NF1, functions as a negative regulator of Ras activity. Some NF1 patients develop cardiovascular disease, which represents an underrecognized disease complication and contributes to excess morbidity a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Stansfield BK,Bessler WK,Mali R,Mund JA,Downing B,Li F,Sarchet KN,DiStasi MR,Conway SJ,Kapur R,Ingram DA Jr

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Senataxin, encoded by the SETX gene, contributes to multiple aspects of gene expression, including transcription and RNA processing. Mutations in SETX cause the recessive disorder ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2) and a dominant juvenile form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS4). To assess the functional...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Fogel BL,Cho E,Wahnich A,Gao F,Becherel OJ,Wang X,Fike F,Chen L,Criscuolo C,De Michele G,Filla A,Collins A,Hahn AF,Gatti RA,Konopka G,Perlman S,Lavin MF,Geschwind DH,Coppola G

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the regulatory regions of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene modify the well-established epsilon4-associated risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Sequencing of the APOE gene regulatory regions revealed four previously reported promo...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Belbin O,Dunn JL,Ling Y,Morgan L,Chappell S,Beaumont H,Warden D,Smith DA,Kalsheker N,Morgan K

更新日期：2007-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by mutations in either of two genes, TSC1 or TSC2, resulting in the constitutive activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). mTOR inhibitors are now considered the treatment of choice for TSC disease. A major path...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Magini A,Polchi A,Di Meo D,Mariucci G,Sagini K,De Marco F,Cassano T,Giovagnoli S,Dolcetta D,Emiliani C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PLEC, the gene encoding the cytolinker protein plectin, has eight tissue-specific isoforms in humans, arising by alternate splicing of the first exon. To date, all PLEC mutations that cause epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) were found in exons common to all isoforms. Due to the ubiquitous presence of plectin in mamm...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gostyńska KB,Nijenhuis M,Lemmink H,Pas HH,Pasmooij AM,Lang KK,Castañón MJ,Wiche G,Jonkman MF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galphaq, encoded by the human GNAQ gene, is an effector subunit of the Gq heterotrimeric G-protein and the convergence point for signaling of multiple Gq-coupled neurohormonal receptors. To identify naturally occurring mutations that could modify GNAQ transcription, we examined genomic DNA isolated from 355 normal sub...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Liggett SB,Kelly RJ,Parekh RR,Matkovich SJ,Benner BJ,Hahn HS,Syed FM,Galvez AS,Case KL,McGuire N,Odley AM,Sparks L,Kardia SL,Dorn GW 2nd

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating X-linked disease affecting ~1 in 5000 males. DMD patients exhibit progressive muscle degeneration and weakness, leading to loss of ambulation and premature death from cardiopulmonary failure. We previously reported that mouse Laminin-111 (msLam-111) protein could redu...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Barraza-Flores P,Fontelonga TM,Wuebbles RD,Hermann HJ,Nunes AM,Kornegay JN,Burkin DJ

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal-coloboma syndrome, also known as papillorenal syndrome, is an autosomal dominant human disorder in which optic disc coloboma is associated with kidney abnormalities. Mutations in the paired domain transcription factor PAX2 have been found to be the underlying cause of this disease. Disease severity varies betwee...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cross SH,McKie L,West K,Coghill EL,Favor J,Bhattacharya S,Brown SD,Jackson IJ

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked dyskeratosis congenita (X-DC) is caused by mutations in the housekeeping nucleolar protein dyskerin. Amino acid changes associated with X-DC are remarkably heterogeneous. Peripheral mononuclear blood cells and fibroblasts isolated from X-DC patients harbor lower steady-state telomerase RNA (TER) levels and sh...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zeng XL,Thumati NR,Fleisig HB,Hukezalie KR,Savage SA,Giri N,Alter BP,Wong JM

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of persistent organic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as commercial flame retardants has raised concern about potential long-lived effects on human health. Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, are responsive to environmental influences and have long-lasting consequences. Autism spe...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Woods R,Vallero RO,Golub MS,Suarez JK,Ta TA,Yasui DH,Chi LH,Kostyniak PJ,Pessah IN,Berman RF,LaSalle JM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00