Ask about this productRelated genes to: MCPH1 antibody
- Gene:
- MCPH1 NIH gene
- Name:
- microcephalin 1
- Previous symbol:
- -
- Synonyms:
- FLJ12847, BRIT1
- Chromosome:
- 8p23.1
- Locus Type:
- gene with protein product
- Date approved:
- 1998-02-11
- Date modifiied:
- 2014-11-18
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- Representation learning is an emerging paradigm for deriving phenotypes from complex measurements (e.g., imaging) for genetic discovery. However, the learning dynamics of deep neural networks, especially the evolution of representations during training, while of interest in representation learning, were insufficiently investigated in the context of genetic discovery. In this study, using a 3D convolutional autoencoder trained on T1-weighted brain MRIs UK Biobank participants, we show that its learning trajectory forms an epoch-stratified landscape of brain morphology heritability. Different training epochs capture distinct genetic architectures at comparable heritability levels. Overall, ensembling across informative checkpoints identifies more genomic risk loci than the conventional single-checkpoint approach. Interpretability analysis reveals that epoch-specific loci, including MAPT and MCPH1, map onto biologically coherent and distinct neuroanatomical signatures, identified at different stages of the training process. Our results establish learning dynamics as a novel axis for genetic discovery using unsupervised deep learning and have practical implications for any architecture that saves multiple checkpoints during training. - Source: PubMed
Publication date: 2026/04/28
Saiful Islam Sheikh MuhammadXia TianZhao XingzhongXie ZiqianZhi Degui - Microcephalin-1 (MCPH1) is a tumour suppressor protein that regulates homologous recombination repair (HRR) and is down-regulated in several tumour types. Given that HRR-defective cancer cells can be killed via synthetic lethal approaches, MCPH1 thus represents an attractive target in cancer therapy. Functionally, cells lacking MCPH1 have reported defects in the recruitment and retention of BRCA2 and RAD51 to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) during HRR, though the magnitude of this defect in human cells is not entirely clear. Multiple studies have demonstrated that HRR-defective cells, particularly those lacking BRCA1 and BRCA2, can be specifically killed by inhibitors of the base excision repair enzyme, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1). Mechanistically, PARP-1 inhibition can cause (i) elevated DNA single strand breaks (SSBs) and (ii) 'PARP-1 trapping' on damaged DNA, both of which can lead to the formation of DSBs during DNA replication, which would normally be repaired by HRR. Given the functional link between MCPH1 and BRCA2, this study aimed to compare HRR-deficiency in cells lacking either protein and correlate this with PARP-1 inhibitor sensitivity. Our data shows that MCPH1-deficient cells are defective in HRR but still retain ~50% activity and this results in little to no sensitivity to two clinically-relevant PARP-1 inhibitors. In contrast, BRCA2-deficient cells showed a far greater defect in HRR and consistent sensitivity to both PARP-1 inhibitors, which was not enhanced by co-depletion of MCPH1. These data suggest that the magnitude of HRR defect in cancer cells influences PARP-1 inhibitor sensitivity and BRCA2 retains significant functionality in the absence of MCPH1. - Source: PubMed
Publication date: 2026/04/03
Chapman Isobel GWu XueqinVeuger StephanyJowsey Paul A - One of the most eye-catching events in cell biology is the condensation of chromosomes. During mitosis, the diffuse interphase chromatin rearranges into compact, rod-shaped chromosomes that can be precisely segregated between the daughter cells. This drastic reorganization of the DNA relies on condensin I and II complexes, large ring-shaped ATPases that extrude and stabilize loops of DNA. Since condensin II is always present in the nucleous its activity is repressed by the protein MCPH1 during interphase. But what are the molecular mechanisms regulating the activation of condensin II? New evidence suggests that this activation depends on the interaction between the condensin II subunit CAP-G2 with the centromeric protein M18BP1. Both the repressor and the activator bind on the same subunit of condensin II and their alternative binding is regulated by phosphorylation, which acts as the signal to trigger DNA condensation by condensin II. - Source: PubMed
Publication date: 2026/01/08
Borsellini Alessandro - Multiple myeloma (MM), a malignancy of plasma cells in the bone marrow, urgently requires novel prognostic biomarkers. However, the prognostic significance of disulfidptosis-related genes and their association with treatment response in MM remain unclear. - Source: PubMed
Publication date: 2025/12/01
Zang YunkeZhou PeipeiDong HaotianWang JingfeiCao RongxuanYang GuimaoWu QianqianSun YanhuaSun Yanli - DNA damage is a constant threat to genome integrity and function. Diminished capacity for DNA repair is linked to many human diseases, therefore, understanding the molecular pathways responding to DNA damage is key for developing novel therapies. Lack of unbiased probes to report DNA damage dynamics in living cells and animals limits our current efforts to completely understand DNA repair processes. In this study, we overcome these limitations by engineering protein probes containing the tandem-BRCT domain of MCPH1, which we show to have a specific affinity for the DNA-damage-associated histone mark γH2AX. We employ these probes to track DNA damage dynamics in living cells exposed to a panel of different genotoxic insults, to visualize DNA damage targeted to heterochromatinised satellite repeats, and to map DNA double strand breaks genome-wide. Finally, we highlight the versatility of our probe to visualize programmed double strand breaks during gametogenesis in C. elegans. Taken together, we present a novel protein probe with broad application potential for DNA damage research. - Source: PubMed
Publication date: 2025/11/20
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