Ciliopathies

DA Braun, F Hildebrandt - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPHP-RC) are a group of inherited diseases that
affect genes encoding proteins that localize to primary cilia or centrosomes. With few …

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases as therapeutic targets

NH Kwon, PL Fox, S Kim - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are essential enzymes for protein synthesis with
evolutionarily conserved enzymatic mechanisms. Despite their similarity across organisms …

Rapid whole-genome sequencing for genetic disease diagnosis in neonatal intensive care units

CJ Saunders, NA Miller, SE Soden… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Monogenic diseases are frequent causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, and disease
presentations are often undifferentiated at birth. More than 3500 monogenic diseases have …

[HTML][HTML] Usher syndrome: Hearing loss, retinal degeneration and associated abnormalities

P Mathur, J Yang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2015 - Elsevier
Usher syndrome (USH), clinically and genetically heterogeneous, is the leading genetic
cause of combined hearing and vision loss. USH is classified into three types, based on the …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic and phenotypic landscapes of Usher syndrome: from disease mechanisms to a new classification

S Delmaghani, A El-Amraoui - Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Usher syndrome (USH) is the most common cause of deaf–blindness in humans, with a
prevalence of about 1/10,000 (~ 400,000 people worldwide). Cochlear implants are …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of mRNA translation in neurons—a matter of life and death

M Kapur, CE Monaghan, SL Ackerman - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Dynamic regulation of mRNA translation initiation and elongation is essential for the survival
and function of neural cells. Global reductions in translation initiation resulting from …

[HTML][HTML] Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in human health and disease

AK Turvey, GA Horvath, ARO Cavalcanti - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (aaRSs) are an evolutionarily ancient family of enzymes
that catalyze the esterification reaction linking a transfer RNA (tRNA) with its cognate amino …

Usher syndrome: clinical features, molecular genetics and advancing therapeutics

M Toms, W Pagarkar… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Usher syndrome has three subtypes, each being clinically and genetically heterogeneous
characterised by sensorineural hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), with or without …

Mapping autosomal recessive intellectual disability: combined microarray and exome sequencing identifies 26 novel candidate genes in 192 consanguineous families

R Harripaul, N Vasli, A Mikhailov, MA Rafiq… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Approximately 1% of the global population is affected by intellectual disability (ID), and the
majority receive no molecular diagnosis. Previous studies have indicated high levels of …

Photoreceptor cilia and retinal ciliopathies

KM Bujakowska, Q Liu… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Photoreceptors are sensory neurons designed to convert light stimuli into neurological
responses. This process, called phototransduction, takes place in the outer segments (OS) …