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XB-ART-4496
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Nov 11;10023:13424-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2235734100.
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Loss-of-function mutations in the human GLI2 gene are associated with pituitary anomalies and holoprosencephaly-like features.

Roessler E , Du YZ , Mullor JL , Casas E , Allen WP , Gillessen-Kaesbach G , Roeder ER , Ming JE , Ruiz i Altaba A , Muenke M .


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Diminished Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling is associated with the most common forebrain defect in humans, holoprosencephaly (HPE), which includes cyclopia, a phenotype also seen in mice and other vertebrates with defective Shh signaling. The secreted protein Shh acts as a crucial factor that patterns the ventral forebrain and is required for the division of the primordial eye field and brain into two discrete halves. Gli2 is one of three vertebrate transcription factors implicated as obligatory mediators of Shh signal transduction. Here, we show that loss-of-function mutations in the human GLI2 gene are associated with a distinctive phenotype (within the HPE spectrum) whose primary features include defective anterior pituitary formation and pan-hypopituitarism, with or without overt forebrain cleavage abnormalities, and HPE-like midfacial hypoplasia. We also demonstrate that these mutations lack GLI2 activity. We report on a functional association between GLI2 and human disease and highlight the role of GLI2 in human head development.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: gli2 myc shh

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???displayArticle.omims??? HOLOPROSENCEPHALY 9; HPE9
Phenotypes: Xla Wt + Hsa.GLI2 (Fig.3.A) [+]

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References [+] :
Aza-Blanc, Proteolysis that is inhibited by hedgehog targets Cubitus interruptus protein to the nucleus and converts it to a repressor. 1997, Pubmed