[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association studies of COVID-19: Connecting the dots

LC Ferreira, CEM Gomes, JF Rodrigues-Neto… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) are a research approach used to identify
genetic variants associated with common diseases, like COVID-19. The lead genetic …

The intraflagellar transport cycle

SE Lacey, G Pigino - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Primary and motile cilia are eukaryotic organelles that perform crucial roles in cellular
signalling and motility. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) contributes to the formation of the highly …

Tulp1 deficiency causes early-onset retinal degeneration through affecting ciliogenesis and activating ferroptosis in zebrafish

D Jia, P Gao, Y Lv, Y Huang, J Reilly, K Sun… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in TUB-like protein 1 (TULP1) are associated with severe early-onset retinal
degeneration in humans. However, the pathogenesis remains largely unknown. There are …

Biallelic variants in TULP1 are associated with heterogeneous phenotypes of retinal dystrophy

JP Bodenbender, V Marino, L Bethge, K Stingl… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biallelic pathogenic variants in TULP1 are mostly associated with severe rod-driven
inherited retinal degeneration. In this study, we analyzed clinical heterogeneity in 17 …

[HTML][HTML] Microtubule and auditory function–an underestimated connection

L Bieniussa, I Jain, MB Grau, L Juergens… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The organ of Corti, located in the cochlea within the inner ear is the receptor organ for
hearing. It converts auditory signals into neuronal action potentials that are transmitted to the …

MicroRNA-506 has a suppressive effect on the tumorigenesis of nonsmall-cell lung cancer by regulating tubby-like protein 3

ZH Li, JH Zhou, SN Chen, L Pan, Y Feng, MQ Luo… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT MicroRNA-506 (miR-506), a miRNA, has been proven to act as a tumor
suppressor gene in nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Tubby-like protein 3 (TULP3) is a …

Biallelic Inactivating TUB Variants Cause Retinal Ciliopathy Impairing Biogenesis and the Structure of the Primary Cilium

L Ziccardi, M Niceta, E Stellacci, A Ciolfi, M Tatti… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) represents a clinically variable and genetically
heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by photoreceptor dysfunction. These …

[HTML][HTML] ANKS1A-Deficiency Aberrantly Increases the Entry of the Protein Transport Machinery into the Ependymal Cilia

H Lee, J Lee, M Shin, S Park - Molecules and Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we examine whether a change in the protein levels for FOP in Ankyrin repeat
and SAM domain-containing protein 1A (ANKS1A)-deficient ependymal cells affects the …

TULP2 deletion mice exhibit abnormal outer dense fiber structure and male infertility

Y Oyama, H Miyata, K Shimada… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Tulp2 (tubby‐like protein 2) is a member of the tubby protein family and expressed
predominantly in mouse testis. Recently, it was reported that Tulp2 knockout (KO) mice …

Ciliopathy-associated missense mutations in IFT140 are hypomorphic and have edgetic effects on protein interaction networks

T Leonhard, GD Diwan, F Klose, IF Stehle, K Junger… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The mechanisms underlying recessive Mendelian diseases and the interplay between
genotype and phenotype still need to be better understood. It is therefore necessary to …