2022
De novo mutations in the BMP signaling pathway in lambdoid craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Kiziltug E, Jin SC, Nelson-Williams C, Loring E, Allocco A, Marlier A, Banka S, Stuart H, Passos-Buenos M, Rosa R, Rogatto S, Tonne E, Stiegler A, Boggon T, Alperovich M, Steinbacher D, Staffenberg D, Flores R, Persing J, Kahle K, Lifton R. De novo mutations in the BMP signaling pathway in lambdoid craniosynostosis. Human Genetics 2022, 142: 21-32. PMID: 35997807, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-022-02477-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo mutationsDamaging de novo mutationsSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisTranscriptional co-repressorTarget sequence recognitionRNA sequencing analysisTranscription factor NfixNovo mutationsEnrichment of mutationsBMP receptorsCo-repressorParent-offspring triosTranscription factorsGenetic gainImplicating perturbationsOsteoblast precursorsPremature suture fusionSequencing analysisMolecular etiologySequence recognitionMissense mutationsMutationsExome sequencingGenetic etiologyOsteoprogenitor cells
2017
De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Furey CG, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Loring E, Galm A, Kahle K, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Persing J, Lifton R, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Knight J. De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e7341-e7347. PMID: 28808027, PMCID: PMC5584457, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709255114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinRas/ERKDe novo mutationsNovo mutationsRas/ERK pathwayDamaging de novo mutationsHigh locus heterogeneityRare syndromic diseaseCommon risk variantsInhibitor of WntSyndromic craniosynostosesNew genesParent-offspring triosSyndromic diseaseMorphogenetic proteinsNegative regulatorERK pathwayMore cranial suturesGenesMidline craniosynostosisRisk variantsWntLocus heterogeneityMutationsExome sequencing