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Loss-of-function mutations in TGFB2 cause a syndromic presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
ME Lindsay D Schepers NA Bolar JJ Doyle E Gallo J Fert-Bober MJ Kempers EK Fishman Y Chen L Myers D Bjeda G Oswald AF Elias HP Levy BM Anderlid MH Yang EM Bongers J Timmermans AC Braverman N Canham GR Mortier HG Brunner PH Byers J Van Eyk L Van Laer HC Dietz BL Loeys 《Nature genetics》2012,44(8):922-927
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) associates with a tissue signature for high transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling but is often caused by heterozygous mutations in genes encoding positive effectors of TGF-β signaling, including either subunit of the TGF-β receptor or SMAD3, thereby engendering controversy regarding the mechanism of disease. Here, we report heterozygous mutations or deletions in the gene encoding the TGF-β2 ligand for a phenotype within the LDS spectrum and show upregulation of TGF-β signaling in aortic tissue from affected individuals. Furthermore, haploinsufficient Tgfb2(+/-) mice have aortic root aneurysm and biochemical evidence of increased canonical and noncanonical TGF-β signaling. Mice that harbor both a mutant Marfan syndrome (MFS) allele (Fbn1(C1039G/+)) and Tgfb2 haploinsufficiency show increased TGF-β signaling and phenotypic worsening in association with normalization of TGF-β2 expression and high expression of TGF-β1. Taken together, these data support the hypothesis that compensatory autocrine and/or paracrine events contribute to the pathogenesis of TGF-β-mediated vasculopathies. 相似文献
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The harlequin mouse mutation downregulates apoptosis-inducing factor 总被引:35,自引:0,他引:35
Klein JA Longo-Guess CM Rossmann MP Seburn KL Hurd RE Frankel WN Bronson RT Ackerman SL 《Nature》2002,419(6905):367-374
Harlequin (Hq) mutant mice have progressive degeneration of terminally differentiated cerebellar and retinal neurons. We have identified the Hq mutation as a proviral insertion in the apoptosis-inducing factor (Aif) gene, causing about an 80% reduction in AIF expression. Mutant cerebellar granule cells are susceptible to exogenous and endogenous peroxide-mediated apoptosis, but can be rescued by AIF expression. Overexpression of AIF in wild-type granule cells further decreases peroxide-mediated cell death, suggesting that AIF serves as a free radical scavenger. In agreement, dying neurons in aged Hq mutant mice show oxidative stress. In addition, neurons damaged by oxidative stress in both the cerebellum and retina of Hq mutant mice re-enter the cell cycle before undergoing apoptosis. Our results provide a genetic model of oxidative stress-mediated neurodegeneration and demonstrate a direct connection between cell cycle re-entry and oxidative stress in the ageing central nervous system. 相似文献
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Timm Schubert Corinna Gleiser Peter Heiduschka Christoph Franz Kerstin Nagel-Wolfrum Ayse Sahaboglu Nicole Weisschuh Gordon Eske Karin Rohbock Norman Rieger François Paquet-Durand Bernd Wissinger Uwe Wolfrum Bernhard Hirt Wibke Singer Lukas Rüttiger Ulrike Zimmermann Marlies Knipper 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2015,72(20):3953-3969
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Loss-of-function mutations in the EGF-CFC gene CFC1 are associated with human left-right laterality defects 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Bamford RN Roessler E Burdine RD Saplakoğlu U dela Cruz J Splitt M Goodship JA Towbin J Bowers P Ferrero GB Marino B Schier AF Shen MM Muenke M Casey B 《Nature genetics》2000,26(3):365-369
All vertebrates display a characteristic asymmetry of internal organs with the cardiac apex, stomach and spleen towards the left, and the liver and gall bladder on the right. Left-right (L-R) axis abnormalities or laterality defects are common in humans (1 in 8,500 live births). Several genes (such as Nodal, Ebaf and Pitx2) have been implicated in L-R organ positioning in model organisms. In humans, relatively few genes have been associated with a small percentage of human situs defects. These include ZIC3 (ref. 5), LEFTB (formerly LEFTY2; ref. 6) and ACVR2B (encoding activin receptor IIB; ref. 7). The EGF-CFC genes, mouse Cfc1 (encoding the Cryptic protein; ref. 9) and zebrafish one-eyed pinhead (oep; refs 10, 11) are essential for the establishment of the L-R axis. EGF-CFC proteins act as co-factors for Nodal-related signals, which have also been implicated in L-R axis development. Here we identify loss-of-function mutations in human CFC1 (encoding the CRYPTIC protein) in patients with heterotaxic phenotypes (randomized organ positioning). The mutant proteins have aberrant cellular localization in transfected cells and are functionally defective in a zebrafish oep-mutant rescue assay. Our findings indicate that the essential role of EGF-CFC genes and Nodal signalling in left-right axis formation is conserved from fish to humans. Moreover, our results support a role for environmental and/or genetic modifiers in determining the ultimate phenotype in humans. 相似文献
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Marlies Roessler 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1955,11(9):357-358
Summary The larva ofOryctes nas. L. shows a bacterial predigestion in the rectal-saccus. The main breakdown of proteins takes place in the middle gut, closely connected with the act of regurgitation. 相似文献
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Rivière JB van Bon BW Hoischen A Kholmanskikh SS O'Roak BJ Gilissen C Gijsen S Sullivan CT Christian SL Abdul-Rahman OA Atkin JF Chassaing N Drouin-Garraud V Fry AE Fryns JP Gripp KW Kempers M Kleefstra T Mancini GM Nowaczyk MJ van Ravenswaaij-Arts CM Roscioli T Marble M Rosenfeld JA Siu VM de Vries BB Shendure J Verloes A Veltman JA Brunner HG Ross ME Pilz DT Dobyns WB 《Nature genetics》2012,44(4):440-4, S1-2
Brain malformations are individually rare but collectively common causes of developmental disabilities. Many forms of malformation occur sporadically and are associated with reduced reproductive fitness, pointing to a causative role for de novo mutations. Here, we report a study of Baraitser-Winter syndrome, a well-defined disorder characterized by distinct craniofacial features, ocular colobomata and neuronal migration defect. Using whole-exome sequencing of three proband-parent trios, we identified de novo missense changes in the cytoplasmic actin-encoding genes ACTB and ACTG1 in one and two probands, respectively. Sequencing of both genes in 15 additional affected individuals identified disease-causing mutations in all probands, including two recurrent de novo alterations (ACTB, encoding p.Arg196His, and ACTG1, encoding p.Ser155Phe). Our results confirm that trio-based exome sequencing is a powerful approach to discover genes causing sporadic developmental disorders, emphasize the overlapping roles of cytoplasmic actin proteins in development and suggest that Baraitser-Winter syndrome is the predominant phenotype associated with mutation of these two genes. 相似文献
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