Search Results - "Motley, William W."
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth-linked mutant GARS is toxic to peripheral neurons independent of wild-type GARS levels
Published in PLoS genetics (01-12-2011)“…Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D) is a dominantly inherited peripheral neuropathy caused by missense mutations in the glycyl-tRNA synthetase gene…”
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Myopathy associated BAG3 mutations lead to protein aggregation by stalling Hsp70 networks
Published in Nature communications (17-12-2018)“…BAG3 is a multi-domain hub that connects two classes of chaperones, small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) via two isoleucine-proline-valine (IPV) motifs and Hsp70…”
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Increasing expression and decreasing degradation of SMN ameliorate the spinal muscular atrophy phenotype in mice
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-09-2011)“…Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by reduced levels of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Here we show that the proteasome…”
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Inducible knockout of Clec16a in mice results in sensory neurodegeneration
Published in Scientific reports (29-04-2021)“…CLEC16A has been shown to play a role in autophagy/mitophagy processes. Additionally, genetic variants in CLEC16A have been implicated in multiple autoimmune…”
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Dominant mutations of the Notch ligand Jagged1 cause peripheral neuropathy
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-03-2020)“…Notch signaling is a highly conserved intercellular pathway with tightly regulated and pleiotropic roles in normal tissue development and homeostasis…”
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Isoform-specific loss of dystonin causes hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
Published in Neurology. Genetics (01-10-2020)“…To determine the genetic cause of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in a small family with 2 affected siblings, one of whom had cerebellar features on…”
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CMT-associated mutations in glycyl- and tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases exhibit similar pattern of toxicity and share common genetic modifiers in Drosophila
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-08-2014)“…Abstract Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are ubiquitously expressed proteins that charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. By ensuring the fidelity of protein…”
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Mutation in mouse hei10, an e3 ubiquitin ligase, disrupts meiotic crossing over
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2007)“…Crossing over during meiotic prophase I is required for sexual reproduction in mice and contributes to genome-wide genetic diversity. Here we report on the…”
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Surgical, medical and developmental outcomes in patients with Down syndrome and cataracts
Published in SAGE open medicine (01-01-2017)“…Background: Individuals with Down syndrome have an increased risk for congenital cataracts, but descriptions of surgical, medical and developmental outcomes…”
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A spontaneous mutation in contactin 1 in the mouse
Published in PloS one (29-12-2011)“…Mutations in the gene encoding the immunoglobulin-superfamily member cell adhesion molecule contactin1 (CNTN1) cause lethal congenital myopathy in human…”
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GARS axonopathy: not every neuron's cup of tRNA
Published in Trends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) (01-02-2010)“…Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2D, a hereditary axonal neuropathy, is caused by mutations in glycyl–tRNA synthetase (GARS). The mutations are distributed…”
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Dominant, toxic gain-of-function mutations in gars lead to non-cell autonomous neuropathology
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-08-2015)“…Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies are collectively the most common hereditary neurological condition and a major health burden for society. Dominant…”
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Eikenella corrodens as a causative agent for neonatal conjunctivitis
Published in Journal of AAPOS (01-10-2008)“…Ophthalmia neonatorum is the most common eye infection in the first month of life. The etiologies have been attributed to chemical, bacterial, and viral…”
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Surgical management of infantile cataracts in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Published in Journal of AAPOS (01-06-2010)“…Epidermolysis bullosa describes a group of mechanobullous skin diseases that result in the formation of blisters with little or no trauma. In dystrophic…”
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De novo PMP2 mutations in families with type 1 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-06-2016)“…We performed whole exome sequencing on a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 and identified a de novo mutation in PMP2, the gene that encodes the…”
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A novel MFN2 mutation causes variable clinical severity in a multi-generational CMT2 family
Published in Neuromuscular disorders : NMD (01-02-2019)“…•We describe a previously unreported p.Arg95Gly mutation in MFN2.•Variable clinical severity is seen across four generations.•Segregation analysis requires…”
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A mutation in the heptad repeat 2 domain of MFN2 in a large CMT2A family
Published in Journal of the peripheral nervous system (01-03-2018)“…Dominant mutations in MFN2 cause a range of phenotypes, including severe, early‐onset axonal neuropathy, “classical CMT2,” and late‐onset axonal neuropathies…”
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A novel AARS mutation in a family with dominant myeloneuropathy
Published in Neurology (19-05-2015)“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the genetic cause of neurodegeneration in a family with myeloneuropathy. METHODS:We studied 5 siblings in a family with a mild,…”
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Functional and molecular identification of a TASK-1 potassium channel regulating chloride secretion through CFTR channels in the shark rectal gland: implications for cystic fibrosis
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-12-2016)“…In the shark rectal gland (SRG), apical chloride secretion through CFTR channels is electrically coupled to a basolateral K conductance whose type and…”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa endogenous endophthalmitis with choroidal abscess in a patient with cystic fibrosis
Published in Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-02-2005)“…To describe the clinical presentation, management, and outcome of a case of endogenous intraocular infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with…”
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