Identification of the Tctex‐1 regulatory element that directs expression to neural stem/progenitor cells in developing and adult brain

YY Tseng, N Gruzdeva, A Li… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies showed that Tctex‐1 immunoreactivity is selectively enriched in the
germinal zones of adult brain. In this report we identify a regulatory region of the Tctex‐1 …

Transcription factor specificity protein 1 (SP1) and activating protein 2α (AP‐2α) regulate expression of human KCTD10 gene by binding to proximal region of …

R Liu, A Zhou, D Ren, A He, X Hu, W Zhang… - The FEBS …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium channel tetramerization domain‐containing 10 gene (KCTD10) belongs to the
polymerase delta‐interacting protein 1 (PDIP1) gene family. Mouse KCTD10 was thought to …

The continuing challenge of understanding, preventing, and treating neural tube defects

JB Wallingford, LA Niswander, GM Shaw, RH Finnell - Science, 2013 - science.org
Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are debilitating birth defects involving the central
nervous system (CNS). Despite recent advances, NTDs represent the second most common …

The search for genetic determinants of human neural tube defects

P Wolujewicz, ME Ross - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The search for genetic determinants of human neural tube def... : Current Opinion in
Pediatrics The search for genetic determinants of human neural tube defects : Current …

Variants in CLDN5 cause a syndrome characterized by seizures, microcephaly and brain calcifications

AR Deshwar, C Cytrynbaum, H Murthy, J Zon… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The blood–brain barrier ensures CNS homeostasis and protection from injury. Claudin-5
(CLDN5), an important component of tight junctions, is critical for the integrity of the blood …

The recurrent TCF4 missense variant p.(Arg389Cys) causes a neurodevelopmental disorder overlapping with but not typical for Pitt‐Hopkins syndrome

B Popp, T Bienvenu, I Giurgea, J Metreau… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
TCF4 haploinsufficiency by deletions, truncating variants or loss‐of‐function missense
variants within the DNA‐binding and protein interacting bHLH domain causes Pitt‐Hopkins …

Identification of SCN1A and PCDH19 Mutations in Chinese Children with Dravet Syndrome

AKY Kwong, CW Fung, SY Chan, VCN Wong - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Dravet syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy. Majority of patients have a
mutation in SCN1A gene, which encodes a voltage-gated sodium channel. A recent study …

Human PTCHD3 nulls: rare copy number and sequence variants suggest a non-essential gene

MM Ghahramani Seno, BYM Kwan, KKM Lee-Ng… - BMC Medical …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy number variations (CNVs) can contribute to variable degrees of
fitness and/or disease predisposition. Recent studies show that at least 1% of any given …

A BTB extension and ion-binding domain contribute to the pentameric structure and TFAP2A binding of KCTD1

DM Pinkas, JC Bufton, AE Hunt, CE Manning… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
KCTD family proteins typically assemble into Cullin-RING E3 ligases. KCTD1 is an atypical
member that functions instead as a transcriptional repressor. Mutations in KCTD1 cause …

Aberrant splicing and transcriptional activity of TPP1 result in CLN2-like disorder

G Helman, LE Taylor, M Walkiewicz, M Le Moing… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
RNA sequencing (RNAseq) is emerging as a complementary tool to DNA sequencing,
providing utility in diagnosis for disorders such as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN2 …