[HTML][HTML] Dystrophin Dp71 and the neuropathophysiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

M Naidoo, K Anthony - Molecular Neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by frameshift mutations in the DMD gene
that prevent the body-wide translation of its protein product, dystrophin. Besides a severe …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex in muscle cell mechanotransduction

DGS Wilson, A Tinker, T Iskratsch - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Dystrophin is the central protein of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) in skeletal
and heart muscle cells. Dystrophin connects the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Canine osteosarcoma genome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in DMD and the histone methyltransferase gene SETD2

HL Gardner, K Sivaprakasam, N Briones… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a rare, metastatic, human adolescent cancer that also occurs in pet
dogs. To define the genomic underpinnings of canine OS, we performed multi-platform …

The dystrophin–glycoprotein complex in brain development and disease

A Waite, SC Brown, DJ Blake - Trends in neurosciences, 2012 - cell.com
In addition to muscle disease, defects in processing and assembly of the dystrophin–
glycoprotein complex (DGC) are associated with a spectrum of brain abnormalities ranging …

Dystrophin is a tumor suppressor in human cancers with myogenic programs

Y Wang, A Marino-Enriquez, RR Bennett, M Zhu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Many common human mesenchymal tumors, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST),
rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and leiomyosarcoma (LMS), feature myogenic differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Complexity of skeletal muscle degeneration: Multi-systems pathophysiology and organ crosstalk in dystrophinopathy

K Ohlendieck, D Swandulla - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a highly progressive muscle wasting disorder due to
primary abnormalities in one of the largest genes in the human genome, the DMD gene …

Restoration of dystrophin expression in mice by suppressing a nonsense mutation through the incorporation of unnatural amino acids

N Shi, Q Yang, H Zhang, J Lu, H Lin, X Yang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Approximately 11% of monogenic diseases involve nonsense mutations that are caused by
premature termination codons. These codons can in principle be read-through via the site …

In-depth genetic analysis of sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma reveals recurrent genomic alterations and potential treatment targets

E Arbajian, F Puls, CR Antonescu, F Amary… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a highly aggressive soft tissue
sarcoma closely related to low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS). Some tumors display …

Therapeutic approaches for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: old and new

SJ Mackenzie, S Nicolau, AM Connolly… - Seminars in Pediatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is marked by pathogenic variants in the DMD gene,
leading to reduced or absent dystrophin translation, muscle fiber destruction, loss of …

Twenty years on: Myoclonus‐dystonia and ε‐sarcoglycan—neurodevelopment, channel, and signaling dysfunction

E Menozzi, B Balint, A Latorre, EM Valente… - Movement …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Myoclonus‐dystonia is a clinical syndrome characterized by a typical childhood onset of
myoclonic jerks and dystonia involving the neck, trunk, and upper limbs. Psychiatric …