2023
Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations
Zhao S, Mekbib K, van der Ent M, Allington G, Prendergast A, Chau J, Smith H, Shohfi J, Ocken J, Duran D, Furey C, Hao L, Duy P, Reeves B, Zhang J, Nelson-Williams C, Chen D, Li B, Nottoli T, Bai S, Rolle M, Zeng X, Dong W, Fu P, Wang Y, Mane S, Piwowarczyk P, Fehnel K, See A, Iskandar B, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Moyer Q, Dennis E, Kiziltug E, Kundishora A, DeSpenza T, Greenberg A, Kidanemariam S, Hale A, Johnston J, Jackson E, Storm P, Lang S, Butler W, Carter B, Chapman P, Stapleton C, Patel A, Rodesch G, Smajda S, Berenstein A, Barak T, Erson-Omay E, Zhao H, Moreno-De-Luca A, Proctor M, Smith E, Orbach D, Alper S, Nicoli S, Boggon T, Lifton R, Gunel M, King P, Jin S, Kahle K. Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7452. PMID: 37978175, PMCID: PMC10656524, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEphrin receptor B4Galen malformationBrain arteriovenous malformationsP120 RasGAPTransmitted variantsArteriovenous malformationsDe novo variantsSingle-cell transcriptomesSignificant burdenCerebrovascular developmentIntegrative genomic analysisEndothelial cellsVenous networkAdditional probandsMalformationsNovo variantsMissense variantsGenomic analysisDevelopmental angiogenesisVascular developmentDamaging variantsVeinRasGAPIntegrated analysisPatientsDiverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1
Vish K, Stiegler A, Boggon T. Diverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105098. PMID: 37507023, PMCID: PMC10470053, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainSpatial-temporal regulationDual SH2 domainsProper vascular developmentKey binding partnerProtein familySH2 interactionsBinding partnerHuman proteinsDistinct binding interactionsWeakened affinityVascular developmentRasGAPConformational differencesP190RhoGAPSmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingBinding interactionsAffinity measurementsEphB4DomainGTPaseDok1X-ray scatteringProtein
2022
Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases
Chetty A, Ha B, Boggon T. Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2022, 79: 598. PMID: 36401658, PMCID: PMC10105373, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04618-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho family small GTPasesP21-activated kinaseRho GTPasesSmall GTPasesPAK family membersRho family GTPaseSignal transduction pathwaysMechanism of regulationPAK familySignal transductionTransduction pathwaysGTPasesMolecular basisDownstream effectorsDomain recognitionPAKsCross talkKinasePAK groupDistinct structuresRegulationPAKFamily membersGTPaseTransductionDe 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCraniosynostosesMiceMutationNFI Transcription FactorsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsConceptsDe 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
2019
Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Jin SC, Nelson-Williams C, Wu R, Furey CG, Islam B, Haider S, Loring E, Galm A, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Staffenberg D, Flores R, Rodriguez E, Boggon T, Persing J, Lifton R, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Mane S, Bilguvar K, Gerstein M, Loring E, Nelson-Williams C, Lopez F, Knight J. Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 15116-15121. PMID: 31292255, PMCID: PMC6660739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902041116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha CateninChildChild, PreschoolCraniosynostosesExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionGlypicansHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansMaleMutationNuclear ProteinsPedigreeRisk AssessmentSignal TransductionSkullSOXC Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor AP-2Zinc Finger Protein Gli2ConceptsRare damaging mutationsSyndromic craniosynostosisCongenital anomaliesDamaging mutationsSyndromic casesExome sequencingAdditional congenital anomaliesFrequent congenital anomaliesDamaging de novo mutationsNeural crest cell migrationDamaging de novoCrest cell migrationCS patientsMutation burdenChromatin modifiersSubsequent childrenTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsCS casesCS geneHedgehog pathwayDisease locusPremature fusionFunction mutationsCraniosynostosis
2015
AIP1 Expression in Tumor Niche Suppresses Tumor Progression and Metastasis
Ji W, Li Y, He Y, Yin M, Zhou HJ, Boggon TJ, Zhang H, Min W. AIP1 Expression in Tumor Niche Suppresses Tumor Progression and Metastasis. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 3492-3504. PMID: 26139244, PMCID: PMC4558200, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-0088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGuanylate KinasesHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceNeoplasm MetastasisNeovascularization, PathologicProtein Kinase InhibitorsSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionPremetastatic niche formationTumor growthAugments tumor growthBreast cancer modelSuppresses tumor progressionVascular endothelial cellsNiche formationSystemic administrationCancer modelVEGFR2 kinase inhibitorTumor neovascularizationTumor progressionTumor angiogenesisTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsEndothelial cellsMetastasisKinase inhibitorsTumor nicheVascular ECsSpecific deletionVascular environmentEMT switchAIP1 gene
2001
G-Protein Signaling Through Tubby Proteins
Santagata S, Boggon T, Baird C, Gomez C, Zhao J, Shan W, Myszka D, Shapiro L. G-Protein Signaling Through Tubby Proteins. Science 2001, 292: 2041-2050. PMID: 11375483, DOI: 10.1126/science.1061233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneCell NucleusCells, CulturedCrystallography, X-RayGene Expression RegulationGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIsoenzymesMembrane LipidsMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Localization SignalsObesityPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhospholipase C betaPhosphorylationProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CReceptors, MuscarinicReceptors, SerotoninRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsType C PhospholipasesConceptsTubby-like protein 3G protein signalingTubby proteinTubby domainTranscription regulatorsPlasma membranePhospholipase C-betaReceptor-mediated activationHeterotrimeric GTPSignal transductionGene expressionMolecular mechanismsTubbyC betaCarboxyl terminalCell nucleiMaturity-onset obesityProteinX-ray crystallographyProtein 3SignalingRegulatorMembranePhosphatidylinositolTransduction