Suppressor of fused homolog
The SUFU gene encodes a protein involved in hedgehog signaling pathway. Mutations cause medulloblastoma. Also hopomorphic recessive mutations are described with Joubert syndrome 32.
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Kogerman P et al. (1999) Mammalian suppressor-of-fused modulates nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of Gli-1.
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Aavikko M et al. (2012) Loss of SUFU function in familial multiple meningioma.
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Pospisilik JA et al. (2010) Drosophila genome-wide obesity screen reveals hedgehog as a determinant of brown versus white adipose cell fate.
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Brugières L et al. (2010) Incomplete penetrance of the predisposition to medulloblastoma associated with germ-line SUFU mutations.
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Pastorino L et al. (2009) Identification of a SUFU germline mutation in a family with Gorlin syndrome.
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Lee DY et al. (2007) MicroRNA-378 promotes cell survival, tumor growth, and angiogenesis by targeting SuFu and Fus-1 expression.
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Lyle R et al. (2006) Split-hand/split-foot malformation 3 (SHFM3) at 10q24, development of rapid diagnostic methods and gene expression from the region.
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Svärd J et al. (2006) Genetic elimination of Suppressor of fused reveals an essential repressor function in the mammalian Hedgehog signaling pathway.
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Varjosalo M et al. (2006) Divergence of hedgehog signal transduction mechanism between Drosophila and mammals.
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Taylor MD et al. (2002) Mutations in SUFU predispose to medulloblastoma.
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Grimm T et al. (2001) Genomic organization and embryonic expression of Suppressor of Fused, a candidate gene for the split-hand/split-foot malformation type 3.
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Bayani J et al. (2000) Molecular cytogenetic analysis of medulloblastomas and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors by using conventional banding, comparative genomic hybridization, and spectral karyotyping.
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Stone DM et al. (1999) Characterization of the human suppressor of fused, a negative regulator of the zinc-finger transcription factor Gli.
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De Mori R et al. (2017) Hypomorphic Recessive Variants in SUFU Impair the Sonic Hedgehog Pathway and Cause Joubert Syndrome with Cranio-facial and Skeletal Defects.
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NCBI article
NCBI 51684
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 607035
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 119896
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (SUFU)
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Update: June 23, 2025