Drosophila models of peroxisomal biogenesis disorder: peroxins are required for spermatogenesis and very-long-chain fatty acid metabolism.

abstract：:Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disease that has been linked to deletions within a tandem array of 3.2 kb repeats adjacent to the telomere of 4q. These repeats are also present in other locations in the human genome, including the short arms of all the acrocentric c...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Winokur ST,Bengtsson U,Vargas JC,Wasmuth JJ,Altherr MR,Weiffenbach B,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16 (TBC)1 domain family member 24 (TBC1D24) gene are associated with a range of inherited neurological disorders, from drug-refractory lethal epileptic encephalopathy and DOORS syndrome (deafness, onychodystrophy, osteodystrophy, mental retardation, seizures) to non-syndromic hearing loss...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Finelli MJ,Aprile D,Castroflorio E,Jeans A,Moschetta M,Chessum L,Degiacomi MT,Grasegger J,Lupien-Meilleur A,Bassett A,Rossignol E,Campeau PM,Bowl MR,Benfenati F,Fassio A,Oliver PL

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) represents a major challenge for health care delivery worldwide. Identification of genes influencing individual susceptibility to disease offers a route to better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying pathogenesis, a necessary prerequisite fo...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： McCarthy MI

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One mechanism by which endogenous microRNAs (miRNAs) function is to suppress translation of target mRNAs. Computational identification of target mRNAs is hampered by the partial complementarity between miRNAs and their targets and the lack of in vivo approaches to identify targets. Here, we identify mRNAs that are reg...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nakamoto M,Jin P,O'Donnell WT,Warren ST

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexanucleotide repeat expansions within the C9orf72 gene are the most important genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The difficulty of developing a precise method to determine the expansion size has hampered the study of possible correlations between the hexanucleotid...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Dols-Icardo O,García-Redondo A,Rojas-García R,Sánchez-Valle R,Noguera A,Gómez-Tortosa E,Pastor P,Hernández I,Esteban-Pérez J,Suárez-Calvet M,Antón-Aguirre S,Amer G,Ortega-Cubero S,Blesa R,Fortea J,Alcolea D,Capdevila A,

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides first insights into the biosynthesis, structure, biochemistry and complex processing of the proteins encoded by hNOT/ALG3, the human counterpart of the Drosophila Neighbour of TID (NOT) and the yeast asparagine linked glycosylation 3 gene (ALG3), which encodes a mannosyltransferase. Unambiguous evi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hacker B,Schultheiß C,Kurzik-Dumke U

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron gene (SMN1). In humans, two nearly identical copies of SMN exist and differ only by a single non-polymorphic C-->T nucleotide transition in exon 7. SMN1 contains a 'C' nucleotide at the +6 position of exon 7 and produces primari...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： DiDonato CJ,Lorson CL,De Repentigny Y,Simard L,Chartrand C,Androphy EJ,Kothary R

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Great strides in gene discovery have been made using a multitude of methods to associate phenotypes with genetic variants, but there still remains a substantial gap between observed symptoms and identified genetic defects. Herein, we use the convergence of various genetic and genomic techniques to investigate the unde...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Currall BB,Chen M,Sallari RC,Cotter M,Wong KE,Robertson NG,Penney KL,Lunardi A,Reschke M,Hickox AE,Yin Y,Wong GT,Fung J,Brown KK,Williamson RE,Sinnott-Armstrong NA,Kammin T,Ivanov A,Zepeda-Mendoza CJ,Shen J,Quade

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common, painful and debilitating disease of articulating joints resulting from the age-associated loss of cartilage. Well-powered genetic studies have identified a number of DNA polymorphisms that are associated with OA susceptibility. Like most complex trait loci, these OA loci are thought to...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Rushton MD,Reynard LN,Young DA,Shepherd C,Aubourg G,Gee F,Darlay R,Deehan D,Cordell HJ,Loughlin J

更新日期：2015-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Niemann-Pick type C disease (NP-C) is a progressive lysosomal lipid storage disease caused by mutations in the NPC1 and NPC2 genes. NPC1 is essential for transporting cholesterol and other lipids out of lysosomes, but little is known about the mechanisms that control its cellular abundance and localization. Here we sh...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ebrahimi-Fakhari D,Wahlster L,Bartz F,Werenbeck-Ueding J,Praggastis M,Zhang J,Joggerst-Thomalla B,Theiss S,Grimm D,Ory DS,Runz H

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, poor nutrition, malabsorption and variation in cobalamin (vitamin B12) metabolic genes are associated with hematological, neurological and developmental pathologies. Cobalamin is transported from blood into tissues via the transcobalamin (TC) receptor encoded by the CD320 gene. We created mice carrying a ta...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bernard DJ,Pangilinan FJ,Cheng J,Molloy AM,Brody LC

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The striated muscle sarcomeres are highly organized structures composed of actin (thin) and myosin (thick) filaments that slide past each other during contraction. The integrity of sarcomeres is controlled by a set of structural proteins, among which are titin, a giant molecule that contains several immunoglobulin (Ig...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Salmikangas P,Mykkänen OM,Grönholm M,Heiska L,Kere J,Carpén O

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive forms of multiple sclerosis lead to chronic disability, substantial decline in quality of life and reduced longevity. It is often suggested that they occur independently of inflammation. Here we investigated the disease progression in mouse models carrying PLP1 point mutations previously found in patients ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Groh J,Friedman HC,Orel N,Ip CW,Fischer S,Spahn I,Schäffner E,Hörner M,Stadler D,Buttmann M,Varallyay C,Solymosi L,Sendtner M,Peterson AC,Martini R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed enzymes implicated in several dominant and recessive disease phenotypes. The canonical function of ARSs is to couple an amino acid to a cognate transfer RNA (tRNA). We identified three novel disease-associated missense mutations in the alanyl-tRNA synthetase...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Weterman MAJ,Kuo M,Kenter SB,Gordillo S,Karjosukarso DW,Takase R,Bronk M,Oprescu S,van Ruissen F,Witteveen RJW,Bienfait HME,Breuning M,Verhamme C,Hou YM,de Visser M,Antonellis A,Baas F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a genetically heterogeneous group of retinopathies that occur in both non-syndromic and syndromic forms, is caused by mutations in ∼100 genes. Although recent advances in next-generation sequencing have aided in the discovery of novel RP genes, a number of the underlying contributing genes a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Xie YA,Lee W,Cai C,Gambin T,Nõupuu K,Sujirakul T,Ayuso C,Jhangiani S,Muzny D,Boerwinkle E,Gibbs R,Greenstein VC,Lupski JR,Tsang SH,Allikmets R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystin-1 (PC1), encoded by the PKD1 gene that is mutated in the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, regulates a number of processes including bone development. Activity of the transcription factor RunX2, which controls osteoblast differentiation, is reduced in Pkd1 mutant mice but the mechanism governing...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Merrick D,Mistry K,Wu J,Gresko N,Baggs JE,Hogenesch JB,Sun Z,Caplan MJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type V collagen is a constituent of type I collagen-rich fibrils in many connective tissues and is a regulator of fibril diameter. In tissues, type V collagen is a heterotrimer with the molecular structure: alpha 1(V)2 alpha 2(V) or alpha 1(V) alpha 2(V) alpha 3(V). We report that genomic polymorphisms at the pro alph...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wenstrup RJ,Langland GT,Willing MC,D'Souza VN,Cole WG

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the link between mutant huntingtin (Htt) and neuronal damage in relation to mitochondria in Huntington's disease (HD). In an earlier study, we determined the relationship between mutant Htt and mitochondrial dynamics/synaptic viability in HD patients. We found mitochondrial...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Shirendeb UP,Calkins MJ,Manczak M,Anekonda V,Dufour B,McBride JL,Mao P,Reddy PH

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement receptor 1 (CR1) is an Alzheimer's disease (AD) susceptibility locus that also influences AD-related traits such as episodic memory decline and neuritic amyloid plaque deposition. We implemented a functional fine-mapping approach, leveraging intermediate phenotypes to identify functional variant(s) within t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Keenan BT,Shulman JM,Chibnik LB,Raj T,Tran D,Sabuncu MR,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.,Allen AN,Corneveaux JJ,Hardy JA,Huentelman MJ,Lemere CA,Myers AJ,Nicholson-Weller A,Reiman EM,Evans DA,Bennett DA,De J

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The human chr15q11-q13 imprinted cluster is linked to several disorders, including Prader-Willi (PWS) and Angelman (AS) syndromes. Recently, disease modeling approaches based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been used to study these syndromes. A concern regarding the use of these cells for imprinted dise...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Pólvora-Brandão D,Joaquim M,Godinho I,Aprile D,Álvaro AR,Onofre I,Raposo AC,Pereira de Almeida L,Duarte ST,da Rocha ST

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have explored the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) database for a correlation between the density of putative SNPs, as well as SNPs that map to different chromosomal locations (ambiguously mapped SNPs), and segmental duplications of DNA in chromosome region...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Estivill X,Cheung J,Pujana MA,Nakabayashi K,Scherer SW,Tsui LC

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying the causes of high fever syndromes such as Kawasaki disease (KD) remains challenging. To investigate pathogen exposure signatures in suspected pathogen-mediated diseases such as KD, we performed immunoglobulin (Ig) profiling using a next-generation sequencing method. After intravenous Ig (IVIG) treatment, ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ko TM,Kiyotani K,Chang JS,Park JH,Yin Yew P,Chen YT,Wu JY,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in Alsin are associated with chronic juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS2), juvenile primary lateral sclerosis and infantile-onset ascending spastic paralysis. The primary pathology and pathogenic mechanism of the disease remain largely unknown. Here we show that alsin-deficient mice have motor impai...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Deng HX,Zhai H,Fu R,Shi Y,Gorrie GH,Yang Y,Liu E,Dal Canto MC,Mugnaini E,Siddique T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked postnatal disorder, results from mutations in Methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Survival and breathing in Mecp2(NULL/Y) animals are improved by an N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) treatment. We determined that Mecp2(NULL/Y) animals also have a metabolic...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Pitcher MR,Ward CS,Arvide EM,Chapleau CA,Pozzo-Miller L,Hoeflich A,Sivaramakrishnan M,Saenger S,Metzger F,Neul JL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is an X-linked motoneuron disease due to a CAG triplet-repeat expansion in the androgen receptor (AR) gene, which is translated into an elongated polyglutamine (polyQ) tract in AR protein (ARpolyQ). ARpolyQ toxicity is activated by the AR ligand testosterone (or dihydrotestost...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Giorgetti E,Rusmini P,Crippa V,Cristofani R,Boncoraglio A,Cicardi ME,Galbiati M,Poletti A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Chromosomal common fragile sites (CFSs) are genetically unstable regions of the genome that are induced by conditions that impair DNA replication. In this report, we show that treatment with the DNA polymerase inhibitor, aphidicolin (APH), slows the replication rate throughout S phase. To investigate the unusual sensi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Palakodeti A,Lucas I,Jiang Y,Young DJ,Fernald AA,Karrison T,Le Beau MM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usher syndrome (USH) is a genetically heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive deaf-blinding disorders. Pathophysiology leading to the blinding retinal degeneration in USH is uncertain. There is evidence for involvement of the photoreceptor cilium, photoreceptor synapse, the adjacent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Jacobson SG,Cideciyan AV,Aleman TS,Sumaroka A,Roman AJ,Gardner LM,Prosser HM,Mishra M,Bech-Hansen NT,Herrera W,Schwartz SB,Liu XZ,Kimberling WJ,Steel KP,Williams DS

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the presenilin 1 ( PSEN1 ) gene have been implicated in 18-50% of autosomal dominant cases with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD). Also, PSEN1 has been suggested as a potential risk gene in late-onset AD cases. We recently showed genetic association in a population-based study of EOAD, pointing to th...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Theuns J,Del-Favero J,Dermaut B,van Duijn CM,Backhovens H,Van den Broeck MV,Serneels S,Corsmit E,Van Broeckhoven CV,Cruts M

更新日期：2000-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the survival motor neuron (SMN1) gene lead to the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Although SMA is primarily considered as a motor neuron disease, the importance of muscle defects in its pathogenesis has not been fully examined. We use both primary cell culture and two different SMA mo...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Boyer JG,Deguise MO,Murray LM,Yazdani A,De Repentigny Y,Boudreau-Larivière C,Kothary R

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00