2011
Loss of cerebral cavernous malformation 3 (Ccm3) in neuroglia leads to CCM and vascular pathology
Louvi A, Chen L, Two AM, Zhang H, Min W, Günel M. Loss of cerebral cavernous malformation 3 (Ccm3) in neuroglia leads to CCM and vascular pathology. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 3737-3742. PMID: 21321212, PMCID: PMC3048113, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1012617108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural cellsCerebral cavernous malformationsCell-nonautonomous mechanismsPathogenesis of CCMsRho GTPase signalingCell-autonomous mechanismsCell-autonomous roleCerebral cavernous malformation 3Cell death 10Central nervous systemConditional mouse mutantsNonautonomous functionsCytoskeletal remodelingRNA sequencingCCM3/Mouse mutantsNeurovascular unitNonautonomous mechanismsProper developmentVascular lesionsGene 1Function mutationsNervous systemAutonomous mechanismsLate functions
2002
KRIT1, a gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation, encodes a microtubule-associated protein
Gunel M, Laurans MS, Shin D, DiLuna ML, Voorhees J, Choate K, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton RP. KRIT1, a gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation, encodes a microtubule-associated protein. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 10677-10682. PMID: 12140362, PMCID: PMC125011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122354499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAortaCattleCells, CulturedCentral Nervous System Vascular MalformationsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPrecipitin TestsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRadiographyTubulinConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCavernous malformationsCerebral cavernous malformation lesionsMicrotubule-associated proteinsProtein-1 alphaAutosomal dominant diseaseEndothelial tube formationCerebral hemorrhageCerebral capillariesEndothelial cellsDominant diseaseMalformationsTube formationPlus endsSite of cytokinesisSpindle pole bodyEvidence of interactionGene 1Possible roleCell-matrix interactionsKRIT1Late phaseEnds of microtubulesEndothelial cell shapePole body