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Bruel AL, Franco B, Duffourd Y, Thevenon J, Jego L, Lopez E, Deleuze JF, Doummar D, Giles RH, Johnson CA, Huynen MA, Chevrier V, Burglen L, Morleo M, Desguerres I, Pierquin G, Doray B, Gilbert-Dussardier B, Reversade B, Steichen-Gersdorf E, Baumann C, Panigrahi I, Fargeot-Espaliat A, Dieux A, David A, Goldenberg A, Bongers E, Gaillard D, Argente J, Aral B, Gigot N, St-Onge J, Birnbaum D, Phadke SR, Cormier-Daire V, Eguether T, Pazour GJ, Herranz-Pérez V, Lee JS, Pasquier L, Loget P, Saunier S, Mégarbané A, Rosnet O, Leroux MR, Wallingford JB, Blacque OE, Nachury MV, Attie-Bitach T, Rivière JB, Faivre L, Thauvin-Robinet C. Fifteen years of research on oral-facial-digital syndromes: from 1 to 16 causal genes. J Med Genet 2017; 54:371-380. [PMID: 28289185 PMCID: PMC5557276 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-104436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndromes (OFDS) gather rare genetic disorders characterised by facial, oral and digital abnormalities associated with a wide range of additional features (polycystic kidney disease, cerebral malformations and several others) to delineate a growing list of OFDS subtypes. The most frequent, OFD type I, is caused by a heterozygous mutation in the OFD1 gene encoding a centrosomal protein. The wide clinical heterogeneity of OFDS suggests the involvement of other ciliary genes. For 15 years, we have aimed to identify the molecular bases of OFDS. This effort has been greatly helped by the recent development of whole-exome sequencing (WES). Here, we present all our published and unpublished results for WES in 24 cases with OFDS. We identified causal variants in five new genes (C2CD3, TMEM107, INTU, KIAA0753 and IFT57) and related the clinical spectrum of four genes in other ciliopathies (C5orf42, TMEM138, TMEM231 and WDPCP) to OFDS. Mutations were also detected in two genes previously implicated in OFDS. Functional studies revealed the involvement of centriole elongation, transition zone and intraflagellar transport defects in OFDS, thus characterising three ciliary protein modules: the complex KIAA0753-FOPNL-OFD1, a regulator of centriole elongation; the Meckel-Gruber syndrome module, a major component of the transition zone; and the CPLANE complex necessary for IFT-A assembly. OFDS now appear to be a distinct subgroup of ciliopathies with wide heterogeneity, which makes the initial classification obsolete. A clinical classification restricted to the three frequent/well-delineated subtypes could be proposed, and for patients who do not fit one of these three main subtypes, a further classification could be based on the genotype.
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- Ange-Line Bruel
- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Medical Genetics Ferderico II University of Naples, Italy
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine-TIGEM, Naples, Italy
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Centre de Référence maladies rares « Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs » de l’Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d’Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- APHP, hôpital TROUSSEAU, Centre de référence des malformations et maladies congénitales du cervelet et département de génétique, Paris, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Geert Grooteplein 26-28, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, F-13009 Marseille, France
- CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- APHP, hôpital TROUSSEAU, Centre de référence des malformations et maladies congénitales du cervelet et département de génétique, Paris, France
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- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Department of Translational Medicine, Medical Genetics Ferderico II University of Naples, Italy
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- Service de neurométabolisme, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, CHU, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre, CHU, Strasbourg, France
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- Centre de Référence Maladies Rares « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes malformatifs » de l’Ouest, Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Poitiers, EA 3808, Université de Poitiers, France
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- Laboratory of Human Embryology and Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore
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- Département de Génétique, Unité Fonctionelle de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Robert Debré, CHU, Paris, France
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- Genetic-Metabolic Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Pigmer, Chandigarh, India
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- Centre de Référence CLAD NdF, Service de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Unité de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Mère-Enfant, CHU, Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique, CHU de Rouen, Centre Normand de Génomique Médicale et Médecine Personnalisée, Rouen, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics & Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús. Departement of Pediatrics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. CIBEROBN de fisiopatología de la obesidad y nutrición. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, PTB, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, PTB, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, F-13009 Marseille, France
- CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Medical Genetics Ferderico II University of Naples, Italy
- INSERM UMR1163, Université de Paris-Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Service de génétique médicale, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología Comparada, Instituto Cavanilles, Universitat de València, CIBERNED, Spain
- Unidad mixta de Esclerosis múltiple y neurorregeneración, IIS Hospital La Fe-UVEG, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Centre de Référence Maladies Rares « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes malformatifs » de l’Ouest, Unité Fonctionnelle de Génétique Médicale, CHU Rennes, France
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- INSERM U983, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, F-13009 Marseille, France
- CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- INSERM UMR1163, Université de Paris-Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Service de génétique médicale, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, PTB, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Centre de Référence maladies rares « Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs » de l’Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d’Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon, France
- Équipe EA42271 GAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Centre de Référence maladies rares « Anomalies du Développement et syndrome malformatifs » de l’Est et Centre de Génétique, Hôpital d’Enfants, CHU, Dijon, France
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Song P, Dudinsky L, Fogerty J, Gaivin R, Perkins BD. Arl13b Interacts With Vangl2 to Regulate Cilia and Photoreceptor Outer Segment Length in Zebrafish. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:4517-26. [PMID: 27571019 PMCID: PMC5015978 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Mutations in the gene ARL13B cause the classical form of Joubert syndrome, an autosomal recessive ciliopathy with variable degrees of retinal degeneration. As second-site modifier alleles can contribute to retinal pathology in ciliopathies, animal models provide a unique platform to test how genetic interactions modulate specific phenotypes. In this study, we analyzed the zebrafish arl13b mutant for retinal degeneration and for epistatic relationships with the planar cell polarity protein (PCP) component vangl2. METHODS Photoreceptor and cilia structure was examined by light and electron microscopy. Immunohistochemistry was performed to examine ciliary markers. Genetic interactions were tested by pairwise crosses of heterozygous animals. Genetic mosaic animals were generated by blastula transplantation and analyzed by fluorescence microscopy. RESULTS At 5 days after fertilization, photoreceptor outer segments were shorter in zebrafish arl13b-/- mutants compared to wild-type larvae, no overt signs of retinal degeneration were observed by light or electron microscopy. Starting at 14 days after fertilization (dpf) and continuing through 30 dpf, cells lacking Arl13b died following transplantation into wild-type host animals. Photoreceptors of arl13b-/-;vangl2-/- mutants were more compromised than the photoreceptors of single mutants. Finally, when grown within a wild-type retina, the vangl2-/- mutant cone photoreceptors displayed normal basal body positioning. CONCLUSIONS We show that arl13b-/- mutants have shortened cilia and photoreceptor outer segments and exhibit a slow, progressive photoreceptor degeneration that occurs over weeks. The data suggest that loss of Arl13b leads to slow photoreceptor degeneration, but can be exacerbated by the loss of vangl2. Importantly, the data show that Arl13b can genetically and physically interact with Vangl2 and this association is important for normal photoreceptor structure. The loss of vangl2, however, does not affect basal body positioning.
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- Ping Song
- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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- Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 2Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States
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Yi P, Li WJ, Dong MQ, Ou G. Dynein-Driven Retrograde Intraflagellar Transport Is Triphasic in C. elegans Sensory Cilia. Curr Biol 2017; 27:1448-1461.e7. [PMID: 28479320 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cytoplasmic dynein-2 powers retrograde intraflagellar transport that is essential for cilium formation and maintenance. Inactivation of dynein-2 by mutations in DYNC2H1 causes skeletal dysplasias, and it remains unclear how the dynein-2 heavy chain moves in cilia. Here, using the genome-editing technique to produce fluorescent dynein-2 heavy chain in Caenorhabditis elegans, we show by high-resolution live microscopy that dynein-2 moves in a surprising way along distinct ciliary domains. Dynein-2 shows triphasic movement in the retrograde direction: dynein-2 accelerates in the ciliary distal region and then moves at maximum velocity and finally decelerates adjacent to the base, which may represent a physical obstacle due to transition zone barriers. By knocking the conserved ciliopathy-related mutations into the C. elegans dynein-2 heavy chain, we find that these mutations reduce its transport speed and frequency. Disruption of the dynein-2 tail domain, light intermediate chain, or intraflagellar transport (IFT)-B complex abolishes dynein-2's ciliary localization, revealing their important roles in ciliary entry of dynein-2. Furthermore, our affinity purification and genetic analyses show that IFT-A subunits IFT-139 and IFT-43 function redundantly to promote dynein-2 motility. These results reveal the molecular regulation of dynein-2 movement in sensory cilia.
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- Peishan Yi
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and MOE Key Laboratory for Protein Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- National Institute of Biological Science, 7 Science Park Road, ZGC Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Science, 7 Science Park Road, ZGC Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and MOE Key Laboratory for Protein Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Shimada IS, Badgandi H, Somatilaka BN, Mukhopadhyay S. Using Primary Neurosphere Cultures to Study Primary Cilia. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28448009 DOI: 10.3791/55315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The primary cilium is fundamentally important for the proliferation of neural stem/progenitor cells and for neuronal differentiation during embryonic, postnatal, and adult life. In addition, most differentiated neurons possess primary cilia that house signaling receptors, such as G-protein-coupled receptors, and signaling molecules, such as adenylyl cyclases. The primary cilium determines the activity of multiple developmental pathways, including the sonic hedgehog pathway during embryonic neuronal development, and also functions in promoting compartmentalized subcellular signaling during adult neuronal function. Unsurprisingly, defects in primary cilium biogenesis and function have been linked to developmental anomalies of the brain, central obesity, and learning and memory deficits. Thus, it is imperative to study primary cilium biogenesis and ciliary trafficking in the context of neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons. However, culturing methods for primary neurons require considerable expertise and are not amenable to freeze-thaw cycles. In this protocol, we discuss culturing methods for mixed populations of neural stem/progenitor cells using primary neurospheres. The neurosphere-based culturing methods provide the combined benefits of studying primary neural stem/progenitor cells: amenability to multiple passages and freeze-thaw cycles, differentiation potential into neurons/glia, and transfectability. Importantly, we determined that neurosphere-derived neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons are ciliated in culture and localize signaling molecules relevant to ciliary function in these compartments. Utilizing these cultures, we further describe methods to study ciliogenesis and ciliary trafficking in neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons. These neurosphere-based methods allow us to study cilia-regulated cellular pathways, including G-protein-coupled receptor and sonic hedgehog signaling, in the context of neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons.
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- Issei S Shimada
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The primary cilium is a non-motile microtubule-based organelle that senses a diverse range of extracellular signals. While recent studies highlight the importance of ciliary-dependent developmental signals, including Hedgehog, Wnt, and platelet-derived growth factor, it is not well understood whether and how bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, a key regulator of skeletogenesis, is involved in cilia-related bone developmental aspects and in the etiology of skeletal disorders. RECENT FINDINGS Increasing evidence suggests that osteoblast- or osteocyte-specific deletion of ciliary proteins leads to diverse skeletal malformations, reinforcing the idea that primary cilia are indispensable for regulating bone development and maintenance. Furthermore, it became evident that ciliary proteins not only contribute to ciliogenesis but also orchestrate cellular trafficking. This review summarizes the current understanding of ciliary proteins in bone development and discusses the potential role of BMP signaling in primary cilia, enabling us to unravel the potential pathogenesis of skeletal ciliopathies.
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- Masaru Kaku
- Division of Bioprosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Graduate Program in Genes and Development, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Brodsky M, Lesiak AJ, Croicu A, Cohenca N, Sullivan JM, Neumaier JF. 5-HT 6 receptor blockade regulates primary cilia morphology in striatal neurons. Brain Res 2017; 1660:10-19. [PMID: 28087224 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The 5-HT6 receptor has been implicated in a variety of cognitive processes including habitual behaviors, learning, and memory. It is found almost exclusively in the brain, is expressed abundantly in striatum, and localizes to neuronal primary cilia. Primary cilia are antenna-like, sensory organelles found on most neurons that receive both chemical and mechanical signals from other cells and the surrounding environment; however, the effect of 5-HT6 receptor function on cellular morphology has not been examined. We confirmed that 5-HT6 receptors were localized to primary cilia in wild-type (WT) but not 5-HT6 knockout (5-HT6KO) in both native mouse brain tissue and primary cultured striatal neurons then used primary neurons cultured from WT or 5-HT6KO mice to study the function of these receptors. Selective 5-HT6 antagonists reduced cilia length in neurons cultured from wild-type mice in a concentration and time-dependent manner without altering dendrites, but had no effect on cilia length in 5-HT6KO cultured neurons. Varying the expression levels of heterologously expressed 5-HT6 receptors affected the fidelity of ciliary localization in both WT and 5-HT6KO neurons; overexpression lead to increasing amounts of 5-HT6 localization outside of the cilia but did not alter cilia morphology. Introducing discrete mutations into the third cytoplasmic loop of the 5-HT6 receptor greatly reduced, but did not entirely eliminate, trafficking of the 5-HT6 receptor to primary cilia. These data suggest that blocking 5-HT6 receptor activity reduces the length of primary cilia and that mechanisms that regulate trafficking of 5-HT6 receptors to cilia are more complex than previously thought.
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- Matthew Brodsky
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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Vilboux T, Malicdan MCV, Roney JC, Cullinane AR, Stephen J, Yildirimli D, Bryant J, Fischer R, Vemulapalli M, Mullikin JC, Steinbach PJ, Gahl WA, Gunay-Aygun M. CELSR2, encoding a planar cell polarity protein, is a putative gene in Joubert syndrome with cortical heterotopia, microophthalmia, and growth hormone deficiency. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:661-666. [PMID: 28052552 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Joubert syndrome is a ciliopathy characterized by a specific constellation of central nervous system malformations that result in the pathognomonic "molar tooth sign" on imaging. More than 27 genes are associated with Joubert syndrome, but some patients do not have mutations in any of these genes. Celsr1, Celsr2, and Celsr3 are the mammalian orthologues of the drosophila planar cell polarity protein, flamingo; they play important roles in neural development, including axon guidance, neuronal migration, and cilium polarity. Here, we report bi-allelic mutations in CELSR2 in a Joubert patient with cortical heterotopia, microophthalmia, and growth hormone deficiency. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Thierry Vilboux
- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Inova Translational Medicine Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Common Fund, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Department of Anatomy, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Molecular Modeling, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Common Fund, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Ebner K, Schaefer F, Liebau MC. Recent Progress of the ARegPKD Registry Study on Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. Front Pediatr 2017; 5:18. [PMID: 28296980 PMCID: PMC5327862 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare monogenic disease with a severe phenotype often presenting prenatally or in early childhood. With its obligate renal and hepatic involvement, ARPKD is one of the most important indications for liver and/or kidney transplantation in childhood. Marked phenotypic variability is observed, the genetic basis of which is largely unknown. Treatment is symptomatic and largely empiric as evidence-based guidelines are lacking. Therapeutic initiatives for ARPKD face the problem of highly variable cohorts and lack of clinical or biochemical risk markers without clear-cut clinical end points. ARegPKD is an international, multicenter, retro- and prospective, observational study to deeply phenotype patients with the clinical diagnosis of ARPKD. Initiated in 2013 as a web-based registry (www.aregpkd.org), ARegPKD enrolls patients across large parts of Europe and neighboring countries. By January 2017, more than 400 patients from 17 mostly European countries have been registered in the ARPKD registry study with significant follow-up data. Due to comprehensive retro- and prospective data collection and associated biobanking, ARegPKD will generate a unique ARPKD cohort with detailed longitudinal clinical characterization providing a basis for future clinical trials as well as translational research. Hence, ARegPKD is hoped to contribute to the pathophysiological understanding of the disease and to the improvement of clinical management.
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- Kathrin Ebner
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Centre for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University Medical Centre , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Nephrology Research Laboratory, Department II of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Pablo JL, DeCaen PG, Clapham DE. Progress in ciliary ion channel physiology. J Gen Physiol 2016; 149:37-47. [PMID: 27999145 PMCID: PMC5217089 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201611696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mammalian cilia are ubiquitous appendages found on the apical surface of cells. Primary and motile cilia are distinct in both morphology and function. Most cells have a solitary primary cilium (9+0), which lacks the central microtubule doublet characteristic of motile cilia (9+2). The immotile primary cilia house unique signaling components and sequester several important transcription factors. In contrast, motile cilia commonly extend into the lumen of respiratory airways, fallopian tubes, and brain ventricles to move their contents and/or produce gradients. In this review, we focus on the composition of putative ion channels found in both types of cilia and in the periciliary membrane and discuss their proposed functions. Our discussion does not cover specialized cilia in photoreceptor or olfactory cells, which express many more ion channels.
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- Juan Lorenzo Pablo
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.,Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.,Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115 .,Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.,Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Stoetzel C, Bär S, De Craene JO, Scheidecker S, Etard C, Chicher J, Reck JR, Perrault I, Geoffroy V, Chennen K, Strähle U, Hammann P, Friant S, Dollfus H. A mutation in VPS15 (PIK3R4) causes a ciliopathy and affects IFT20 release from the cis-Golgi. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13586. [PMID: 27882921 PMCID: PMC5123056 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ciliopathies are a group of diseases that affect kidney and retina among other organs. Here, we identify a missense mutation in PIK3R4 (phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulatory subunit 4, named VPS15) in a family with a ciliopathy phenotype. Besides being required for trafficking and autophagy, we show that VPS15 regulates primary cilium length in human fibroblasts, as well as ciliary processes in zebrafish. Furthermore, we demonstrate its interaction with the golgin GM130 and its localization to the Golgi. The VPS15-R998Q patient mutation impairs Golgi trafficking functions in humanized yeast cells. Moreover, in VPS15-R998Q patient fibroblasts, the intraflagellar transport protein IFT20 is not localized to vesicles trafficking to the cilium but is restricted to the Golgi. Our findings suggest that at the Golgi, VPS15 and GM130 form a protein complex devoid of VPS34 to ensure the IFT20-dependent sorting and transport of membrane proteins from the cis-Golgi to the primary cilium. VPS15 is known as a VPS34-associated protein that functions in intracellular trafficking and autophagy. Here the authors identify a role for VPS15 in ciliopathy and ciliary phenotypes, and show that it interacts with GM130 and functions in IFT20-dependent cis-Golgi to cilium trafficking.
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- Corinne Stoetzel
- Medical Genetics Laboratory, INSERM U1112, Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Medical School, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Genetics, UMR7156, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Genetics, UMR7156, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, INSERM U1112, Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Medical School, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Campus Nord, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IBMC), Plateforme Protéomique Strasbourg-Esplanade, CNRS FRC1589, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Genetics, UMR7156, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory of Genetics in Ophthalmology, INSERM UMR1163, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Necker, 75015 Paris, France
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, INSERM U1112, Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Medical School, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, INSERM U1112, Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Medical School, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Campus Nord, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IBMC), Plateforme Protéomique Strasbourg-Esplanade, CNRS FRC1589, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Genetics, UMR7156, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, INSERM U1112, Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Medical School, 67000 Strasbourg, France.,Centre de Référence pour les affections rares en génétique ophtalmologique, CARGO, Filière SENSGENE, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67091 Strasbourg, France
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Shim H, Kim JH, Kim CY, Hwang S, Kim H, Yang S, Lee JE, Lee I. Function-driven discovery of disease genes in zebrafish using an integrated genomics big data resource. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:9611-9623. [PMID: 27903883 PMCID: PMC5175370 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Whole exome sequencing (WES) accelerates disease gene discovery using rare genetic variants, but further statistical and functional evidence is required to avoid false-discovery. To complement variant-driven disease gene discovery, here we present function-driven disease gene discovery in zebrafish (Danio rerio), a promising human disease model owing to its high anatomical and genomic similarity to humans. To facilitate zebrafish-based function-driven disease gene discovery, we developed a genome-scale co-functional network of zebrafish genes, DanioNet (www.inetbio.org/danionet), which was constructed by Bayesian integration of genomics big data. Rigorous statistical assessment confirmed the high prediction capacity of DanioNet for a wide variety of human diseases. To demonstrate the feasibility of the function-driven disease gene discovery using DanioNet, we predicted genes for ciliopathies and performed experimental validation for eight candidate genes. We also validated the existence of heterozygous rare variants in the candidate genes of individuals with ciliopathies yet not in controls derived from the UK10K consortium, suggesting that these variants are potentially involved in enhancing the risk of ciliopathies. These results showed that an integrated genomics big data for a model animal of diseases can expand our opportunity for harnessing WES data in disease gene discovery.
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- Hongseok Shim
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences & Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences & Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea .,Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Hostelley TL, Lodh S, Zaghloul NA. Whole organism transcriptome analysis of zebrafish models of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and Alström Syndrome provides mechanistic insight into shared and divergent phenotypes. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:318. [PMID: 27142762 PMCID: PMC4855444 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2679-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) and Alström Syndrome are two pleiotropic ciliopathies with significant phenotypic overlap between them across many tissues. Although BBS and Alström genes are necessary for the proper function of primary cilia, their role in defects across multiple organ systems is unclear. Methods To provide insight into the pathways underlying BBS and Alström phenotypes, we carried out whole organism transcriptome analysis by RNA sequencing in established zebrafish models of the syndromes. Results We analyzed all genes that were significantly differentially expressed and found enrichment of phenotypically significant pathways in both models. These included multiple pathways shared between the two disease models as well as those unique to each model. Notably, we identified significant downregulation of genes in pathways relevant to visual system deficits and obesity in both disorders, consistent with those shared phenotypes. In contrast, neuronal pathways were significantly downregulated only in the BBS model but not in the Alström model. Our observations also suggested an important role for G-protein couple receptor and calcium signaling defects in both models. Discussion Pathway network analyses of both models indicate that visual system defects may be driven by genetic mechanisms independent of other phenotypes whereas the majority of other phenotypes are a result of genetic players that contribute to multiple pathways simultaneously. Additionally, examination of genes differentially expressed in opposing directions between the two models suggest a deficit in pancreatic function in the Alström model, that is not present in the BBS model. Conclusions These findings provide important novel insight into shared and divergent phenotypes between two similar but distinct genetic syndromes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2679-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Timothy L Hostelley
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall 487, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall 487, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall 487, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
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Forcioli-Conti N, Estève D, Bouloumié A, Dani C, Peraldi P. The size of the primary cilium and acetylated tubulin are modulated during adipocyte differentiation: Analysis of HDAC6 functions in these processes. Biochimie 2016; 124:112-123. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Fansa EK, Kösling SK, Zent E, Wittinghofer A, Ismail S. PDE6δ-mediated sorting of INPP5E into the cilium is determined by cargo-carrier affinity. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11366. [PMID: 27063844 PMCID: PMC5512577 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The phosphodiesterase 6 delta subunit (PDE6δ) shuttles several farnesylated cargos between membranes. The cargo sorting mechanism between cilia and other compartments is not understood. Here we show using the inositol polyphosphate 5'-phosphatase E (INPP5E) and the GTP-binding protein (Rheb) that cargo sorting depends on the affinity towards PDE6δ and the specificity of cargo release. High-affinity cargo is exclusively released by the ciliary transport regulator Arl3, while low-affinity cargo is released by Arl3 and its non-ciliary homologue Arl2. Structures of PDE6δ/cargo complexes reveal the molecular basis of the sorting signal which depends on the residues at the -1 and -3 positions relative to farnesylated cysteine. Structure-guided mutation allows the generation of a low-affinity INPP5E mutant which loses exclusive ciliary localization. We postulate that the affinity to PDE6δ and the release by Arl2/3 in addition to a retention signal are the determinants for cargo sorting and enrichment at its destination.
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- Eyad Kalawy Fansa
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- CR-UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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Husson H, Moreno S, Smith LA, Smith MM, Russo RJ, Pitstick R, Sergeev M, Ledbetter SR, Bukanov NO, Lane M, Zhang K, Billot K, Carlson G, Shah J, Meijer L, Beier DR, Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya O. Reduction of ciliary length through pharmacologic or genetic inhibition of CDK5 attenuates polycystic kidney disease in a model of nephronophthisis. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:2245-2255. [PMID: 27053712 PMCID: PMC5081056 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Polycystic kidney diseases (PKDs) comprise a subgroup of ciliopathies characterized by the formation of fluid-filled kidney cysts and progression to end-stage renal disease. A mechanistic understanding of cystogenesis is crucial for the development of viable therapeutic options. Here, we identify CDK5, a kinase active in post mitotic cells, as a new and important mediator of PKD progression. We show that long-lasting attenuation of PKD in the juvenile cystic kidneys (jck) mouse model of nephronophthisis by pharmacological inhibition of CDK5 using either R-roscovitine or S-CR8 is accompanied by sustained shortening of cilia and a more normal epithelial phenotype, suggesting this treatment results in a reprogramming of cellular differentiation. Also, a knock down of Cdk5 in jck cells using small interfering RNA results in significant shortening of ciliary length, similar to what we observed with R-roscovitine. Finally, conditional inactivation of Cdk5 in the jck mice significantly attenuates cystic disease progression and is associated with shortening of ciliary length as well as restoration of cellular differentiation. Our results suggest that CDK5 may regulate ciliary length by affecting tubulin dynamics via its substrate collapsin response mediator protein 2. Taken together, our data support therapeutic approaches aimed at restoration of ciliogenesis and cellular differentiation as a promising strategy for the treatment of renal cystic diseases.
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- Hervé Husson
- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- McLaughlin Research Institute, 1520 23rd Street South, Great Falls, Montana 59405, USA
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- Harvard Institutes of Medicine, 4 Blackfan Circle HIM568, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Rare Diseases, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 49 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Biological Mass Spectrometry & Biomarker Research, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 1 Mountain Road, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- Department of Biological Mass Spectrometry & Biomarker Research, Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center, 1 Mountain Road, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
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- ManRos Therapeutics, Hotel de Recherche-Centre de Perharidy, 29680 Roscoff, France
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- McLaughlin Research Institute, 1520 23rd Street South, Great Falls, Montana 59405, USA
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- Harvard Institutes of Medicine, 4 Blackfan Circle HIM568, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- ManRos Therapeutics, Hotel de Recherche-Centre de Perharidy, 29680 Roscoff, France
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1900 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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In human cells, the basal body (BB) core comprises a ninefold microtubule-triplet cylindrical structure. Distal and subdistal appendages are located at the distal end of BB, where they play indispensable roles in cilium formation and function. Most cells that arrest in the G0 stage of the cell cycle initiate BB docking at the plasma membrane followed by BB-mediated growth of a solitary primary cilium, a structure required for sensing the extracellular environment and cell signaling. In addition to the primary cilium, motile cilia are present in specialized cells, such as sperm and airway epithelium. Mutations that affect BB function result in cilia dysfunction. This can generate syndromic disorders, collectively called ciliopathies, for which there are no effective treatments. In this review, we focus on the features and functions of BBs and centrosomes in Homo sapiens.
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- Anastassiia Vertii
- />Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA USA
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- />Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA USA
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- />Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA
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- />Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA USA
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Yadav SP, Sharma NK, Liu C, Dong L, Li T, Swaroop A. Centrosomal protein CP110 controls maturation of the mother centriole during cilia biogenesis. Development 2016; 143:1491-501. [PMID: 26965371 PMCID: PMC4909859 DOI: 10.1242/dev.130120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Defects in cilia centrosomal genes cause pleiotropic clinical phenotypes, collectively called ciliopathies. Cilia biogenesis is initiated by the interaction of positive and negative regulators. Centriolar coiled coil protein 110 (CP110) caps the distal end of the mother centriole and is known to act as a suppressor to control the timing of ciliogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that CP110 promotes cilia formation in vivo, in contrast to findings in cultured cells. Cp110−/− mice die shortly after birth owing to organogenesis defects as in ciliopathies. Shh signaling is impaired in null embryos and primary cilia are reduced in multiple tissues. We show that CP110 is required for anchoring of basal bodies to the membrane during cilia formation. CP110 loss resulted in an abnormal distribution of core components of subdistal appendages (SDAs) and of recycling endosomes, which may be associated with premature extension of axonemal microtubules. Our data implicate CP110 in SDA assembly and ciliary vesicle docking, two requisite early steps in cilia formation. We suggest that CP110 has unique context-dependent functions, acting as both a suppressor and a promoter of ciliogenesis. Highlighted article: CP110 promotes the assembly of subdistal appendages and ciliary vesicle docking during cilia formation in vivo, thereby facilitating mammalian organogenesis.
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- Sharda Prasad Yadav
- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genetic Engineering Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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New mutations in DYNC2H1 and WDR60 genes revealed by whole-exome sequencing in two unrelated Sardinian families with Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 455:172-80. [PMID: 26874042 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (JATD; Jeune syndrome, MIM 208500) is a rare autosomal recessive chondrodysplasia, phenotypically overlapping with short-rib polydactyly syndromes (SRPS). JATD typical hallmarks include skeletal abnormalities such as narrow chest, shortened ribs, limbs shortened bones, extra fingers and toes (polydactyly), as well as extraskeletal manifestations (renal, liver and retinal disease). To date, disease-causing mutations have been found in several genes, highlighting a marked genetic heterogeneity that prevents a molecular diagnosis of the disease in most families. Here, we report the results of whole-exome sequencing (WES) carried out in four JATD cases, belonging to three unrelated families of Sardinian origin. The exome analysis allowed to identify mutations not previously reported in the DYNC2H1 (MIM 603297) and WDR60 (MIM 615462) genes, both codifying for ciliary intraflagellar transport components whose mutations are known to cause Jeune syndrome.
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Takao D, Verhey KJ. Gated entry into the ciliary compartment. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:119-27. [PMID: 26472341 PMCID: PMC4959937 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cilia and flagella play important roles in cell motility and cell signaling. These functions require that the cilium establishes and maintains a unique lipid and protein composition. Recent work indicates that a specialized region at the base of the cilium, the transition zone, serves as both a barrier to entry and a gate for passage of select components. For at least some cytosolic proteins, the barrier and gate functions are provided by a ciliary pore complex (CPC) that shares molecular and mechanistic properties with nuclear gating. Specifically, nucleoporins of the CPC limit the diffusional entry of cytosolic proteins in a size-dependent manner and enable the active transport of large molecules and complexes via targeting signals, importins, and the small G protein Ran. For membrane proteins, the septin protein SEPT2 is part of the barrier to entry whereas the gating function is carried out and/or regulated by proteins associated with ciliary diseases (ciliopathies) such as nephronophthisis, Meckel–Gruber syndrome and Joubert syndrome. Here, we discuss the evidence behind these models of ciliary gating as well as the similarities to and differences from nuclear gating.
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- Daisuke Takao
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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Chevrier V, Bruel AL, Van Dam TJP, Franco B, Lo Scalzo M, Lembo F, Audebert S, Baudelet E, Isnardon D, Bole A, Borg JP, Kuentz P, Thevenon J, Burglen L, Faivre L, Rivière JB, Huynen MA, Birnbaum D, Rosnet O, Thauvin-Robinet C. OFIP/KIAA0753 forms a complex with OFD1 and FOR20 at pericentriolar satellites and centrosomes and is mutated in one individual with oral-facial-digital syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 25:497-513. [PMID: 26643951 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oral-facial-digital (OFD) syndromes are rare heterogeneous disorders characterized by the association of abnormalities of the face, the oral cavity and the extremities, some due to mutations in proteins of the transition zone of the primary cilia or the closely associated distal end of centrioles. These two structures are essential for the formation of functional cilia, and for signaling events during development. We report here causal compound heterozygous mutations of KIAA0753/OFIP in a patient with an OFD VI syndrome. We show that the KIAA0753/OFIP protein, whose sequence is conserved in ciliated species, associates with centrosome/centriole and pericentriolar satellites in human cells and forms a complex with FOR20 and OFD1. The decreased expression of any component of this ternary complex in RPE1 cells causes a defective recruitment onto centrosomes and satellites. The OFD KIAA0753/OFIP mutant loses its capacity to interact with FOR20 and OFD1, which may be the molecular basis of the defect. We also show that KIAA0753/OFIP has microtubule-stabilizing activity. OFD1 and FOR20 are known to regulate the integrity of the centriole distal end, confirming that this structural element is a target of importance for pathogenic mutations in ciliopathies.
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- Véronique Chevrier
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD)
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy, Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD)
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est
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- Centre de Référence des Malformations et Maladies Congénitales du Cervelet and Service de Génétique, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Plateau Technique de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon F-21079, France
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes and CNRS U7258, F-13009 Marseille, France, Aix-Marseille Université, F-13007 Marseille, France,
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université Fédérale Bourgogne - Franche Comté, F-21079 Dijon, France, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs de l'Interrégion Est,
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Jensen VL, Li C, Bowie RV, Clarke L, Mohan S, Blacque OE, Leroux MR. Formation of the transition zone by Mks5/Rpgrip1L establishes a ciliary zone of exclusion (CIZE) that compartmentalises ciliary signalling proteins and controls PIP2 ciliary abundance. EMBO J 2015; 34:2537-56. [PMID: 26392567 PMCID: PMC4609185 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201488044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cilia are thought to harbour a membrane diffusion barrier within their transition zone (TZ) that compartmentalises signalling proteins. How this "ciliary gate" assembles and functions remains largely unknown. Contrary to current models, we present evidence that Caenorhabditis elegans MKS-5 (orthologue of mammalian Mks5/Rpgrip1L/Nphp8 and Rpgrip1) may not be a simple structural scaffold for anchoring > 10 different proteins at the TZ, but instead, functions as an assembly factor. This activity is needed to form TZ ultrastructure, which comprises Y-shaped axoneme-to-membrane connectors. Coiled-coil and C2 domains within MKS-5 enable TZ localisation and functional interactions with two TZ modules, consisting of Meckel syndrome (MKS) and nephronophthisis (NPHP) proteins. Discrete roles for these modules at basal body-associated transition fibres and TZ explain their redundant functions in making essential membrane connections and thus sealing the ciliary compartment. Furthermore, MKS-5 establishes a ciliary zone of exclusion (CIZE) at the TZ that confines signalling proteins, including GPCRs and NPHP-2/inversin, to distal ciliary subdomains. The TZ/CIZE, potentially acting as a lipid gate, limits the abundance of the phosphoinositide PIP2 within cilia and is required for cell signalling. Together, our findings suggest a new model for Mks5/Rpgrip1L in TZ assembly and function that is essential for establishing the ciliary signalling compartment.
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- Victor L Jensen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Knopp C, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Eggermann T, Bergmann C, Begemann M, Schoner K, Zerres K, Ortiz Brüchle N. Syndromic ciliopathies: From single gene to multi gene analysis by SNP arrays and next generation sequencing. Mol Cell Probes 2015; 29:299-307. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Zhou S, Flamier A, Abdouh M, Tétreault N, Barabino A, Wadhwa S, Bernier G. Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into cone photoreceptors through simultaneous inhibition of BMP, TGFβ and Wnt signaling. Development 2015; 142:3294-306. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.125385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cone photoreceptors are required for color discrimination and high-resolution central vision and are lost in macular degenerations, cone and cone/rod dystrophies. Cone transplantation could represent a therapeutic solution. However, an abundant source of human cones remains difficult to obtain. Work performed in model organisms suggests that anterior neural cell fate is induced ‘by default' if BMP, TGFβ and Wnt activities are blocked, and that photoreceptor genesis operates through an S-cone default pathway. We report here that Coco (Dand5), a member of the Cerberus gene family, is expressed in the developing and adult mouse retina. Upon exposure to recombinant COCO, human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) differentiated into S-cone photoreceptors, developed an inner segment-like protrusion, and could degrade cGMP when exposed to light. Addition of thyroid hormone resulted in a transition from a unique S-cone population toward a mixed M/S-cone population. When cultured at confluence for a prolonged period of time, COCO-exposed hESCs spontaneously developed into a cellular sheet composed of polarized cone photoreceptors. COCO showed dose-dependent and synergistic activity with IGF1 at blocking BMP/TGFβ/Wnt signaling, while its cone-inducing activity was blocked in a dose-dependent manner by exposure to BMP, TGFβ or Wnt-related proteins. Our work thus provides a unique platform to produce human cones for developmental, biochemical and therapeutic studies and supports the hypothesis that photoreceptor differentiation operates through an S-cone default pathway during human retinal development.
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- Shufeng Zhou
- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boul. l'Assomption, Montréal, Canada H1T 2M4
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Montréal, Montréal H3T 1J4, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montréal, Montréal H3T 1J4, Canada
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Shnitsar I, Bashkurov M, Masson GR, Ogunjimi AA, Mosessian S, Cabeza EA, Hirsch CL, Trcka D, Gish G, Jiao J, Wu H, Winklbauer R, Williams RL, Pelletier L, Wrana JL, Barrios-Rodiles M. PTEN regulates cilia through Dishevelled. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8388. [PMID: 26399523 PMCID: PMC4598566 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Cilia are hair-like cellular protrusions important in many aspects of eukaryotic biology. For instance, motile cilia enable fluid movement over epithelial surfaces, while primary (sensory) cilia play roles in cellular signalling. The molecular events underlying cilia dynamics, and particularly their disassembly, are not well understood. Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) is an extensively studied tumour suppressor, thought to primarily act by antagonizing PI3-kinase signalling. Here we demonstrate that PTEN plays an important role in multicilia formation and cilia disassembly by controlling the phosphorylation of Dishevelled (DVL), another ciliogenesis regulator. DVL is a central component of WNT signalling that plays a role during convergent extension movements, which we show here are also regulated by PTEN. Our studies identify a novel protein substrate for PTEN that couples PTEN to regulation of cilia dynamics and WNT signalling, thus advancing our understanding of potential underlying molecular etiologies of PTEN-related pathologies.
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- Iryna Shnitsar
- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Center for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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Lang UE, Cheung C, Vladar EK, Swetter SM, Kim J. Loss of primary cilia correlates with cytologic severity in dysplastic melanocytic nevi. J Cutan Pathol 2015; 43:113-9. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.12612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ursula E. Lang
- Section of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology and Pathology; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
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- Section of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology and Pathology; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
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- Section of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology and Pathology; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
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- Department of Dermatology; Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
- Dermatology Service; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System; Palo Alto CA USA
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- Section of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology and Pathology; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
- Department of Dermatology; Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford CA USA
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Rodríguez-Fernández JL, de Lacoba MG. Plasma membrane-associated superstructure: Have we overlooked a new type of organelle in eukaryotic cells? J Theor Biol 2015; 380:346-58. [PMID: 26066286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A variety of intriguing plasma membrane-associated regions, including focal adhesions, adherens junctions, tight junctions, immunological synapses, neuromuscular junctions and the primary cilia, among many others, have been described in eukaryotic cells. Emphasizing their importance, alteration in their molecular structures induces or correlates with different pathologies. These regions display surface proteins connected to intracellular molecules, including cytoskeletal component, which maintain their cytoarchitecture, and signalling proteins, which regulate their organization and functions. Based on the molecular similarities and other common features observed, we suggest that, despite differences in external appearances, all these regions are just the same superstructure that appears in different locations and cells. We hypothesize that this superstructure represents an overlooked new type of organelle that we call plasma membrane-associated superstructure (PMAS). Therefore, we suggest that eukaryotic cells include classical organelles (e.g. mitochondria, Golgi and others) and also PMAS. We speculate that this new type of organelle might be an innovation associated to the emergence of eukaryotes. Finally we discuss the implications of the hypothesis proposed.
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- José Luis Rodríguez-Fernández
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Guo J, Higginbotham H, Li J, Nichols J, Hirt J, Ghukasyan V, Anton ES. Developmental disruptions underlying brain abnormalities in ciliopathies. Nat Commun 2015. [PMID: 26206566 PMCID: PMC4515781 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Primary cilia are essential conveyors of signals underlying major cell functions. Cerebral cortical progenitors and neurons have a primary cilium. The significance of cilia function for brain development and function is evident in the plethora of developmental brain disorders associated with human ciliopathies. Nevertheless, the role of primary cilia function in corticogenesis remains largely unknown. Here we delineate the functions of primary cilia in the construction of cerebral cortex and their relevance to ciliopathies, using an shRNA library targeting ciliopathy genes known to cause brain disorders, but whose roles in brain development are unclear. We used the library to query how ciliopathy genes affect distinct stages of mouse cortical development, in particular neural progenitor development, neuronal migration, neuronal differentiation and early neuronal connectivity. Our results define the developmental functions of ciliopathy genes and delineate disrupted developmental events that are integrally related to the emergence of brain abnormalities in ciliopathies. Primary cilia are essential conveyors of signals underlying major cellular functions but their role in brain development is not completely understood. Here the authors compiled a shRNA library targeting ciliopathy genes known to cause brain disorders, and used it to query how ciliopathy genes affect distinct stages of mouse cortical development.
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- Jiami Guo
- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- UNC Neuroscience Center and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Reales E, Bernabé-Rubio M, Casares-Arias J, Rentero C, Fernández-Barrera J, Rangel L, Correas I, Enrich C, Andrés G, Alonso MA. The MAL protein is crucial for proper membrane condensation at the ciliary base, which is required for primary cilium elongation. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:2261-70. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.164970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The base of the primary cilium contains a zone of condensed membranes whose importance is not known. Here, we have studied the involvement of MAL, a tetraspanning protein that exclusively partitions into condensed membrane fractions, in the condensation of membranes at the ciliary base and investigated the importance of these membranes in primary cilium formation. We show that MAL accumulates at the ciliary base of epithelial MDCK cells. Knockdown of MAL expression resulted in a drastic reduction in the condensation of membranes at the ciliary base, the percentage of ciliated cells and the length of the cilia, but did not affect the docking of the centrosome to the plasma membrane or produce missorting of proteins to the pericentriolar zone or to the membrane of the remaining cilia. Rab8 (for which there are two isoforms, Rab8A and Rab8b), IFT88 and IFT20, which are important components of the machinery of ciliary growth, were recruited normally to the ciliary base of MAL-knockdown cells but were unable to elongate the primary cilium correctly. MAL, therefore, is crucial for the proper condensation of membranes at the ciliary base, which is required for efficient primary cilium extension.
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- Elena Reales
- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Immunologia i Neurociències, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Immunologia i Neurociències, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) may occur in isolation or as part of a multi-systemic condition. Ocular manifestations may be the presenting symptom of a syndromic disease and can include retinitis pigmentosa, cone-rod dystrophy, or maculopathy. Alternatively, patients affected with syndromic disease may already have other systemic manifestations at the time retinal disease is diagnosed. Some of these systemic diseases can cause significant morbidity. Here, we review several of these syndromic IRDs and their underlying genetic causes. Early recognition and referral for systemic evaluation and surveillance may lead to early intervention and an improved outcome. Obtaining a molecular diagnosis can be beneficial in securing a definitive diagnosis, especially in cases with atypical presentations. A genetic diagnosis may also be informative with regard to prognosis and potential therapies. Effective management and rehabilitation for patients with syndromic retinal dystrophy requires a comprehensive genetic-based team approach involving patients, family members, ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, and geneticists.
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- Xiang Q Werdich
- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
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Ferraro S, Gomez-Montalvo AI, Olmos R, Ramirez M, Lamas M. Primary cilia in rat mature Müller glia: downregulation of IFT20 expression reduces sonic hedgehog-mediated proliferation and dedifferentiation potential of Müller glia primary cultures. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2015; 35:533-42. [PMID: 25504432 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-014-0149-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Primary cilia are specialized organelles that extend from the cell surface and concentrate signal transduction components. In the nervous system, primary cilia-associated signals, such as sonic hedgehog (Shh), regulate cell proliferation and neuronal fate. Primary cilia assembly and maintenance require a multi-subunit intraflagellar transport (IFT) protein complex. Defects in primary cilia and IFT proteins are associated to severe pathological phenotypes. In the retina, the study of primary cilia has been mainly restricted to the specialized photoreceptor outer segment. The presence and physiological role of primary cilia in other retinal cells have not been clearly elucidated. Müller cells are the main glia of the retina where they exert distinct functions to maintain homeostasis. In pathological conditions, Müller cells mount a unique regenerative response through the processes of dedifferentiation, proliferation, and differentiation into neuronal lineages. The involvement of IFT proteins or a primary cilium in these processes has not been explored. In this study, we used mature Müller glia primary cultures to reveal the presence of the primary cilia by immunoreactivity to acetylated α-tubulin and γ-tubulin, which localize to the axoneme and ciliar basal body, respectively. We demonstrate that si-RNA-mediated downregulation of IFT20 gene expression, a main component of the IFT machinery, blocks Shh-induced Müller cell proliferation. We present evidence that IFT20 ablation impairs the dedifferentiation capacity of Müller cells induced by Shh and by glutamate. Our demonstration that Müller glia expresses IFT20 and harbors primary cilia, and opens new venues of research on the role of primary cilia in the retina.
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- Silene Ferraro
- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV Sede Sur, Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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Kong JH, Yang L, Dessaud E, Chuang K, Moore DM, Rohatgi R, Briscoe J, Novitch BG. Notch activity modulates the responsiveness of neural progenitors to sonic hedgehog signaling. Dev Cell 2015; 33:373-87. [PMID: 25936505 PMCID: PMC4449290 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Throughout the developing nervous system, neural stem and progenitor cells give rise to diverse classes of neurons and glia in a spatially and temporally coordinated manner. In the ventral spinal cord, much of this diversity emerges through the morphogen actions of Sonic hedgehog (Shh). Interpretation of the Shh gradient depends on both the amount of ligand and duration of exposure, but the mechanisms permitting prolonged responses to Shh are not well understood. We demonstrate that Notch signaling plays an essential role in this process, enabling neural progenitors to attain sufficiently high levels of Shh pathway activity needed to direct the ventral-most cell fates. Notch activity regulates subcellular localization of the Shh receptor Patched1, gating the translocation of the key effector Smoothened to primary cilia and its downstream signaling activities. These data reveal an unexpected role for Notch shaping the interpretation of the Shh morphogen gradient and influencing cell fate determination. Changes in Notch signaling alter the dorsoventral identity of neural progenitors Activation and inactivation of Notch signaling alter cellular responses to Shh Notch activity is required for efficient trafficking of Smo to primary cilia Notch activity regulates the subcellular distribution of the Shh receptor Ptch1
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- Jennifer H Kong
- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Xu Y, Cao J, Huang S, Feng D, Zhang W, Zhu X, Yan X. Characterization of tetratricopeptide repeat-containing proteins critical for cilia formation and function. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124378. [PMID: 25860617 PMCID: PMC4393279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cilia formation and function require a special set of trafficking machinery termed intraflagellar transport (IFT), consisting mainly of protein complexes IFT-A, IFT-B, BBSome, and microtubule-dependent molecular motors. Tetratricopeptide repeat-containing (TTC) proteins are widely involved in protein complex formation. Nine of them are known to serve as components of the IFT or BBSome complexes. How many TTC proteins are cilia-related and how they function, however, remain unclear. Here we show that twenty TTC genes were upregulated by at least 2-fold during the differentiation of cultured mouse tracheal epithelial cells (MTECs) into multiciliated cells. Our systematic screen in zebrafish identified four novel TTC genes, ttc4, -9c, -36, and -39c, that are critical for cilia formation and motility. Accordingly, their zebrafish morphants displayed typical ciliopathy-related phenotypes, including curved body, abnormal otolith, hydrocephalus, and defective left-right patterning. The morphants of ttc4 and ttc25, a known cilia-related gene, additionally showed pronephric cyst formation. Immunoprecipitation indicated associations of TTC4, -9c, -25, -36, and -39c with components or entire complexes of IFT-A, IFT-B, or BBSome, implying their participations in IFT or IFT-related activities. Our results provide a global view for the relationship between TTC proteins and cilia.
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- Yanan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (XZ); (XY)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (XZ); (XY)
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Katanin p80 regulates human cortical development by limiting centriole and cilia number. Neuron 2015; 84:1240-57. [PMID: 25521379 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Katanin is a microtubule-severing complex whose catalytic activities are well characterized, but whose in vivo functions are incompletely understood. Human mutations in KATNB1, which encodes the noncatalytic regulatory p80 subunit of katanin, cause severe microlissencephaly. Loss of Katnb1 in mice confirms essential roles in neurogenesis and cell survival, while loss of zebrafish katnb1 reveals specific roles for katnin p80 in early and late developmental stages. Surprisingly, Katnb1 null mutant mouse embryos display hallmarks of aberrant Sonic hedgehog signaling, including holoprosencephaly. KATNB1-deficient human cells show defective proliferation and spindle structure, while Katnb1 null fibroblasts also demonstrate a remarkable excess of centrioles, with supernumerary cilia but deficient Hedgehog signaling. Our results reveal unexpected functions for KATNB1 in regulating overall centriole, mother centriole, and cilia number, and as an essential gene for normal Hedgehog signaling during neocortical development.
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BIX-01294-induced autophagy regulates elongation of primary cilia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 460:428-33. [PMID: 25796328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Previously, we showed that BIX-01294 treatment strongly activates autophagy. Although, the interplay between autophagy and ciliogenesis has been suggested, the role of autophagy in ciliogenesis is controversial and largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of autophagy induced by BIX-01294 on the formation of primary cilia in human retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells. Treatment of RPE cells with BIX-01294 caused strong elongation of the primary cilium and increased the number of ciliated cells, as well as autophagy activation. The elongated cilia in serum starved cultured cells were gradually decreased by re-feeding the cells with normal growth medium. However, the disassembly of cilia was blocked in the BIX-01294-treated cells. In addition, both genetic and chemical inhibition of autophagy suppressed BIX-01294-mediated ciliogenesis in RPE cells. Taken together, these results suggest that autophagy induced by BIX-01294 positively regulates the elongation of primary cilium.
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IFT46 plays an essential role in cilia development. Dev Biol 2015; 400:248-57. [PMID: 25722189 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cilia are microtubule-based structures that project into the extracellular space. Ciliary defects are associated with several human diseases, including polycystic kidney disease, primary ciliary dyskinesia, left-right axis patterning, hydrocephalus and retinal degeneration. However, the genetic and cellular biological control of ciliogenesis remains poorly understood. The IFT46 is one of the highly conserved intraflagellar transport complex B proteins. In zebrafish, ift46 is expressed in various ciliated tissues such as Kupffer׳s vesicle, pronephric ducts, ears and spinal cord. We show that ift46 is localized to the basal body. Knockdown of ift46 gene results in multiple phenotypes associated with various ciliopathies including kidney cysts, pericardial edema and ventral axis curvature. In ift46 morphants, cilia in kidney and spinal canal are shortened and abnormal. Similar ciliary defects are observed in otic vesicles, lateral line hair cells, olfactory pits, but not in Kupffer׳s vesicle. To explore the functions of Ift46 during mouse development, we have generated Ift46 knock-out mice. The Ift46 mutants have developmental defects in brain, neural tube and heart. In particular Ift46(-/-) homozygotes displays randomization of the embryo heart looping, which is a hallmark of defective left-right (L/R) axis patterning. Taken together, our results demonstrated that IFT46 has an essential role in vertebrate ciliary development.
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Ebner K, Feldkoetter M, Ariceta G, Bergmann C, Buettner R, Doyon A, Duzova A, Goebel H, Haffner D, Hero B, Hoppe B, Illig T, Jankauskiene A, Klopp N, König J, Litwin M, Mekahli D, Ranchin B, Sander A, Testa S, Weber LT, Wicher D, Yuzbasioglu A, Zerres K, Dötsch J, Schaefer F, Liebau MC. Rationale, design and objectives of ARegPKD, a European ARPKD registry study. BMC Nephrol 2015; 16:22. [PMID: 25886171 PMCID: PMC4359504 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0002-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare but frequently severe disorder that is typically characterized by cystic kidneys and congenital hepatic fibrosis but displays pronounced phenotypic heterogeneity. ARPKD is among the most important causes for pediatric end stage renal disease and a leading reason for liver-, kidney- or combined liver kidney transplantation in childhood. The underlying pathophysiology, the mechanisms resulting in the observed clinical heterogeneity and the long-term clinical evolution of patients remain poorly understood. Current treatment approaches continue to be largely symptomatic and opinion-based even in most-advanced medical centers. While large clinical trials for the frequent and mostly adult onset autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases have recently been conducted, therapeutic initiatives for ARPKD are facing the challenge of small and clinically variable cohorts for which reliable end points are hard to establish. METHODS/DESIGN ARegPKD is an international, mostly European, observational study to deeply phenotype ARPKD patients in a pro- and retrospective fashion. This registry study is conducted with the support of the German Society for Pediatric Nephrology (GPN) and the European Study Consortium for Chronic Kidney Disorders Affecting Pediatric Patients (ESCAPE Network). ARegPKD clinically characterizes long-term ARPKD courses by a web-based approach that uses detailed basic data questionnaires in combination with yearly follow-up visits. Clinical data collection is accompanied by associated biobanking and reference histology, thus setting roots for future translational research. DISCUSSION The novel registry study ARegPKD aims to characterize miscellaneous subcohorts and to compare the applied treatment options in a large cohort of deeply characterized patients. ARegPKD will thus provide evidence base for clinical treatment decisions and contribute to the pathophysiological understanding of this severe inherited disorder.
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- Kathrin Ebner
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Bonn, Adenauerallee 119, 53113, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Pg/Vall d' Hebron 119-129, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioscientia Center for Human Genetics, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 17, 55218, Ingelheim, Germany. .,Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Center, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Bonn, Adenauerallee 119, 53113, Bonn, Germany.
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- Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. .,Institute for Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Vilnius University Hospital, Center for Pediatrics, Santariskiu, 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Münster, Waldeyerstr. 22, 48149, Muenster, Germany.
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- The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestrtaat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Service de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, 69677, Bron, France.
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Polic, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Biology, Center for Biobanking and Genomics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. .,Center for Molecular Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 21, 50931, Cologne, Germany. .,Nephrology Research Laboratory, Department II of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, CECAD Building, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany.
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Narita K, Takeda S. Cilia in the choroid plexus: their roles in hydrocephalus and beyond. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:39. [PMID: 25729351 PMCID: PMC4325912 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cilia are whip-like projections that are widely conserved in eukaryotes and function as a motile propeller and/or sensory platform to detect various extracellular stimuli. In vertebrates, cilia are ubiquitously found in most cells, showing structural and functional diversities depending on the cell type. In this review, we focus on the structure and function of cilia in choroid plexus epithelial cells (CPECs). CPECs form one or two dozen non-motile 9+0 cilia, which display transient acquisition of motility during development. Genetic malfunction of cilia can lead to failure of multiple organs including the brain. Especially, several groups have demonstrated that the defects in CPEC cilia cause the communicating form of hydrocephalus. In order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the hydrocephalus, we have previously demonstrated that the cilia possess an NPFF receptor for autocrine signaling to regulate transepithelial fluid transport. In this perspective, we also discuss the potential involvement of cilia in the other aspects of choroid plexus functions, such as the regulation of brain development and neuroinflammation.
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- Keishi Narita
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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van Huet RAC, Siemiatkowska AM, Özgül RK, Yücel D, Hoyng CB, Banin E, Blumenfeld A, Rotenstreich Y, Riemslag FCC, den Hollander AI, Theelen T, Collin RWJ, van den Born LI, Klevering BJ. Retinitis pigmentosa caused by mutations in the ciliary MAK gene is relatively mild and is not associated with apparent extra-ocular features. Acta Ophthalmol 2015; 93:83-94. [PMID: 25385675 DOI: 10.1111/aos.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Defects in MAK, encoding a protein localized to the photoreceptor connecting cilium, have recently been associated with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The aim of this study is to describe our detailed clinical observations in patients with MAK-associated RP, including an assessment of syndromic symptoms frequently observed in ciliopathies. METHODS In this international collaborative study, 11 patients carrying nonsense or missense mutations in MAK were clinically evaluated, including extensive assessment of the medical history, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, kinetic perimetry, electroretinography (ERG), spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), autofluorescence imaging and fundus photography. Additionally, we used a questionnaire to evaluate the presence of syndromic features and tested the olfactory function. RESULTS MAK-associated RP is not associated with syndromic features, not even with subclinical dysfunction of the olfactory apparatus. All patients experienced typical RP symptoms of night blindness followed by visual field constriction. Symptoms initiated between childhood and the age of 43 (mean: 23 years). Although some patients experienced vision loss, the visual acuity remained normal in most patients. ERG and ophthalmoscopy revealed classic RP characteristics, and SD-OCT demonstrated thinning of the overall retina, outer nuclear layer and photoreceptor-pigment epithelium complex. CONCLUSION Nonsense and missense mutations in MAK give rise to a non-syndromic recessive RP phenotype without apparent extra-ocular features. When compared to other retinal ciliopathies, MAK-associated RP appears to be relatively mild and shows remarkable resemblance to RP1-associated RP, which could be explained by the close functional relation of these proteins.
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- Ramon A. C. van Huet
- Department of Ophthalmology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institute of Child Health and Metabolism Unit; Department of Pediatrics; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Institute of Child Health and Metabolism Unit; Department of Pediatrics; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Electrophysiology Clinic; Goldschleger Eye Research Institute; Tel Aviv University; Sheba Medical Centre; Ramat Gan Israel
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- The Rotterdam Eye Hospital; Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Bartiméus, Institute for the Visually Handicapped; Zeist The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Department of Human Genetics; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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The primary cilium undergoes dynamic size modifications during adipocyte differentiation of human adipose stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 458:117-22. [PMID: 25637533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The primary cilium is an organelle present in most of the cells of the organism. Ciliopathies are genetic disorders of the primary cilium and can be associated with obesity. We have studied the primary cilium during adipocyte differentiation of human adipose stem cells (hASC). We show here that the size of the primary cilium follows several modifications during adipocyte differentiation. It is absent in growing cells and appears in confluent cells. Interestingly, during the first days of differentiation, the cilium undergoes a dramatic elongation that can be mimicked by dexamethasone alone. Thereafter, its size decreases. It can still be detected in cells that begin to accumulate lipids but is absent in cells that are filled with lipids. The cilium elongation does not seem to affect the localization of proteins associated with the cilium such as Kif3-A or Smoothened. However, Hedgehog signaling, an anti-adipogenic pathway dependent on the primary cilium, is inhibited after three days of differentiation, concomitantly with the cilium size increase. Together, these results shed new light on the primary cilium and could provide us with new information on adipocyte differentiation under normal and pathological conditions.
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Primary cilia are essential cellular organelles projecting from the cell surface to sense and transduce developmental signaling. They are tiny but have complicated structures containing microtubule (MT)-based internal structures (the axoneme) and mother centriole formed basal body. Intraflagellar transport (Ift) operated by Ift proteins and motors are indispensable for cilia formation and function. Mutations in Ift proteins or Ift motors cause various human diseases, some of which have severe bone defects. Over the last few decades, major advances have occurred in understanding the roles of these proteins and cilia in bone development and remodeling by examining cilia/Ift protein-related human diseases and establishing mouse transgenic models. In this review, we describe current advances in the understanding of the cilia/Ift structure and function. We further summarize cilia/Ift-related human diseases and current mouse models with an emphasis on bone-related phenotypes, cilia morphology, and signaling pathways.
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- Xue Yuan
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
- Developmental Genomics Group, New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 701 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
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Sahel JA, Marazova K, Audo I. Clinical characteristics and current therapies for inherited retinal degenerations. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2014; 5:a017111. [PMID: 25324231 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a017111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) encompass a large group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases that affect approximately 1 in 3000 people (>2 million people worldwide) (Bessant DA, Ali RR, Bhattacharya SS. 2001. Molecular genetics and prospects for therapy of the inherited retinal dystrophies. Curr Opin Genet Dev 11: 307-316.). IRDs may be inherited as Mendelian traits or through mitochondrial DNA, and may affect the entire retina (e.g., rod-cone dystrophy, also known as retinitis pigmentosa, cone dystrophy, cone-rod dystrophy, choroideremia, Usher syndrome, and Bardet-Bidel syndrome) or be restricted to the macula (e.g., Stargardt disease, Best disease, and Sorsby fundus dystrophy), ultimately leading to blindness. IRDs are a major cause of severe vision loss, with profound impact on patients and society. Although IRDs remain untreatable today, significant progress toward therapeutic strategies for IRDs has marked the past two decades. This progress has been based on better understanding of the pathophysiological pathways of these diseases and on technological advances.
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- José-Alain Sahel
- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Paris, F-75012, France INSERM, U968, Paris, F-75012, France CNRS, UMR 7210, Paris, F-75012, France Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, DHU ViewMaintain, INSERM-DHOS CIC 1423, Paris, F-75012, France Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, F-75019, France Académie des Sciences-Institut de France, Paris, F-75006, France Institute of Ophthalmology-University College London, London EC1V 9EL, United Kingdom
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- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Paris, F-75012, France INSERM, U968, Paris, F-75012, France CNRS, UMR 7210, Paris, F-75012, France
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- Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Paris, F-75012, France INSERM, U968, Paris, F-75012, France CNRS, UMR 7210, Paris, F-75012, France Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, DHU ViewMaintain, INSERM-DHOS CIC 1423, Paris, F-75012, France Institute of Ophthalmology-University College London, London EC1V 9EL, United Kingdom
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Subramanian B, Anand M, Khan NW, Khanna H. Loss of Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein delays early-onset severe retinal ciliopathy in Cep290rd16 mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:5788-94. [PMID: 25125607 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Mutations in the cilia-centrosomal protein of centrosomal protein of 290 kDa (CEP290) result in severe ciliopathies, including autosomal recessive early onset childhood blindness disorder Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). The Cep290(rd16) (retinal degeneration 16) mouse model of CEP290-LCA exhibits accumulation of CEP290-interacting protein Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) prior to onset of retinal degeneration (by postnatal day P14). We hypothesized that reducing RKIP levels in the Cep290(rd16) mouse will delay or improve retinal phenotype. METHODS We generated double mutant mice by combining the Cep290(rd16) and Rkip(ko) alleles (Cep290(rd16):Rkip(+/ko) and Cep290(rd16):Rkip(ko/ko)). Retinal function was assessed by ERG and retinal morphology and protein trafficking were assessed by histology, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and immunofluorescence analysis. Cell death was examined by apoptosis. RESULTS Prior to testing our hypothesis, we examined ERG and retinal morphology of Rkip(ko/ko) mice and did not find any detectable differences compared with wild-type mice. The Cep290(rd16):Rkip(+/ko) mice exhibited similar retinopathy as Cep290(rd16); however, Cep290(rd16): Rkip(ko/ko) double knockout mice demonstrated a substantial improvement (>9-fold) in photoreceptor function and structure at P18 as of Cep290(rd16) mice. We consistently detected transient preservation of photoreceptors at P18 and polarized trafficking of opsins to sensory cilia in the double mutant mice; however, retinal degeneration ensued by P30. CONCLUSIONS Our studies implicate CEP290-RKIP pathway in CEP290-retinal degeneration and suggest that targeting RKIP levels can delay photoreceptor degeneration, assisting in extending the time-window for treating such rapidly progressing blindness disorder.
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- Balajikarthick Subramanian
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Lee C, Wallingford JB, Gross JM. Cluap1 is essential for ciliogenesis and photoreceptor maintenance in the vertebrate eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:4585-92. [PMID: 24970261 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify the mutation and cell biological underpinnings of photoreceptor defects in zebrafish au5 mutants. METHODS Whole genome sequencing and SNP mapping were used to determine the genomic interval that harbors the au5 mutation. A candidate mutation was cloned and sequenced, and mRNA rescue used to validate that the affected gene was correctly identified. In situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and confocal imaging were used to determine the effects on photoreceptor development and maintenance in mutant retinae, and to determine if ciliogenesis or cilia-dependent development was affected in mutant embryos. Expression of tagged proteins and high-speed in vivo confocal imaging was used to quantify intraflagellar transport (IFT) and IFT particle localization within multiciliated cells of the Xenopus epidermis. RESULTS The au5 mutants possess a nonsense mutation in cluap1, which encodes a component of the IFT machinery. Photoreceptor defects result from degeneration of photoreceptors, and defects in ciliogenesis precede degeneration. Cilia in the olfactory pit are absent, and left-right heart positioning is aberrant, consistent with a role for cluap1 during ciliogenesis and cilia-dependent development. High-speed in vivo imaging demonstrates that cluap1 undergoes IFT and that it moves along the cilium bidirectionally, with similar localization and kinetics as IFT20, an IFT-B complex component. CONCLUSIONS We identified a novel mutation in cluap1 and determined that photoreceptor maintenance is dependent on cluap1. Imaging data support a model in which cluap1 is a component of the IFT-B complex, and cilia formation requires cluap1 function. These data may provide new insights into the mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration in retinal ciliopathies.
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- Chanjae Lee
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
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Ciliopathy-associated gene Cc2d2a promotes assembly of subdistal appendages on the mother centriole during cilia biogenesis. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4207. [PMID: 24947469 PMCID: PMC4096663 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The primary cilium originates from the mother centriole and participates in critical functions during organogenesis. Defects in cilia biogenesis or function lead to pleiotropic phenotypes. Mutations in centrosome-cilia gene CC2D2A result in Meckel and Joubert syndromes. Here we generate a Cc2d2a-/- mouse that recapitulates features of Meckel syndrome including embryonic lethality and multi-organ defects. Cilia are absent in Cc2d2a-/- embryonic node and other somatic tissues; disruption of cilia-dependent Shh signaling appears to underlie exencephaly in mutant embryos. The Cc2d2a-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) lack cilia though mother centriole and pericentriolar proteins are detected. Odf2, associated with subdistal appendages, is absent and ninein is reduced in mutant MEFs. In Cc2d2a-/- MEFs, subdistal appendages are lacking or abnormal by transmission-EM. Consistent with this, CC2D2A localizes to subdistal appendages by immuno-EM in wild type cells. We conclude that CC2D2A is essential for the assembly of subdistal appendages, which anchor cytoplasmic microtubules and prime the mother centriole for axoneme biogenesis.
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Regenerative medicine affords a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephron progenitor cell populations exist only during embryonic kidney development. Understanding the mechanisms by which these populations arise and differentiate is integral to the challenge of generating new nephrons for therapeutic purposes. Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), comprising embryonic stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adults, have the potential to generate functional kidney cells and tissue. Studies in mouse and human PSCs have identified specific approaches to the addition of growth factors, including Wnt and fibroblast growth factor, that can induce PSC differentiation into cells with phenotypic characteristics of nephron progenitor populations with the capacity to form kidney-like structures. Although significant progress has been made, further studies are necessary to confirm the production of functional kidney cells and to promote their three-dimensional organization into bona fide kidney tissue. Human PSCs have been generated from patients with kidney diseases, including polycystic kidney disease, Alport syndrome, and Wilms tumor, and may be used to better understand phenotypic consequences of naturally occurring genetic mutations and to conduct "clinical trials in a dish". The capability to generate human kidney cells from PSCs has significant translational applications, including the bioengineering of functional kidney tissue, use in drug development to test compounds for efficacy and toxicity, and in vitro disease modeling.
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Kleijer KTE, Schmeisser MJ, Krueger DD, Boeckers TM, Scheiffele P, Bourgeron T, Brose N, Burbach JPH. Neurobiology of autism gene products: towards pathogenesis and drug targets. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:1037-62. [PMID: 24419271 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3403-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE The genetic heterogeneity of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is enormous, and the neurobiology of proteins encoded by genes associated with ASD is very diverse. Revealing the mechanisms on which different neurobiological pathways in ASD pathogenesis converge may lead to the identification of drug targets. OBJECTIVE The main objective is firstly to outline the main molecular networks and neuronal mechanisms in which ASD gene products participate and secondly to answer the question how these converge. Finally, we aim to pinpoint drug targets within these mechanisms. METHOD Literature review of the neurobiological properties of ASD gene products with a special focus on the developmental consequences of genetic defects and the possibility to reverse these by genetic or pharmacological interventions. RESULTS The regulation of activity-dependent protein synthesis appears central in the pathogenesis of ASD. Through sequential consequences for axodendritic function, neuronal disabilities arise expressed as behavioral abnormalities and autistic symptoms in ASD patients. Several known ASD gene products have their effect on this central process by affecting protein synthesis intrinsically, e.g., through enhancing the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal transduction pathway or through impairing synaptic function in general. These are interrelated processes and can be targeted by compounds from various directions: inhibition of protein synthesis through Lovastatin, mTOR inhibition using rapamycin, or mGluR-related modulation of synaptic activity. CONCLUSIONS ASD gene products may all feed into a central process of translational control that is important for adequate glutamatergic regulation of dendritic properties. This process can be modulated by available compounds but may also be targeted by yet unexplored routes.
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- Kristel T E Kleijer
- Department Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3984 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Swaroop A, Sieving PA. The golden era of ocular disease gene discovery: race to the finish. Clin Genet 2014; 84:99-101. [PMID: 23713688 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Within the last decade, technological advances have led to amazing genetic insights into Mendelian and multifactorial ocular diseases. We provide a perspective of the progress in gene discovery and discuss the implications. We believe that the time has come to redefine the goals and begin utilizing the genetic knowledge for clinical management and treatment design. The unbelievable opportunities now exist for those nimble enough to seize them.
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- A Swaroop
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Edwards TJ, Sherr EH, Barkovich AJ, Richards LJ. Clinical, genetic and imaging findings identify new causes for corpus callosum development syndromes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 137:1579-613. [PMID: 24477430 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The corpus callosum is the largest fibre tract in the brain, connecting the two cerebral hemispheres, and thereby facilitating the integration of motor and sensory information from the two sides of the body as well as influencing higher cognition associated with executive function, social interaction and language. Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a common brain malformation that can occur either in isolation or in association with congenital syndromes. Understanding the causes of this condition will help improve our knowledge of the critical brain developmental mechanisms required for wiring the brain and provide potential avenues for therapies for callosal agenesis or related neurodevelopmental disorders. Improved genetic studies combined with mouse models and neuroimaging have rapidly expanded the diverse collection of copy number variations and single gene mutations associated with callosal agenesis. At the same time, advances in our understanding of the developmental mechanisms involved in corpus callosum formation have provided insights into the possible causes of these disorders. This review provides the first comprehensive classification of the clinical and genetic features of syndromes associated with callosal agenesis, and provides a genetic and developmental framework for the interpretation of future research that will guide the next advances in the field.
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- Timothy J Edwards
- 1 Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia2 Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The University of California and the Benioff Children's Hospital, CA, 94158, USA
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- 3 Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California Children's Hospital, CA 94143, USA
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- 3 Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California Children's Hospital, CA 94143, USA4 Departments of Paediatrics and Neurosurgery, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, The University of California San Francisco and The Benioff Children's Hospital, CA 94143-0628 USA
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- 1 Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia5 School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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Miertzschke M, Koerner C, Spoerner M, Wittinghofer A. Structural insights into the small G-protein Arl13B and implications for Joubert syndrome. Biochem J 2014; 457:301-11. [PMID: 24168557 DOI: 10.1042/bj20131097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ciliopathies are human diseases arising from defects in primary or motile cilia. The small G-protein Arl13B (ADP-ribosylation factor-like 13B) localizes to microtubule doublets of the ciliary axoneme and is mutated in Joubert syndrome. Its GDP/GTP mechanistic cycle and the effect of its mutations in patients with Joubert syndrome remain elusive. In the present study we applied high resolution structural and biochemical approaches to study Arl13B. The crystal structure of Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii Arl13B, comprising the G-domain and part of its unique C-terminus, revealed an incomplete active site, and together with biochemical data the present study accounts for the absence of intrinsic GTP hydrolysis by this protein. The structure shows that the residues representing patient mutations R79Q and R200C are involved in stabilizing important intramolecular interactions. Our studies suggest that Arg79 is crucial for the GDP/GTP conformational change by stabilizing the large two-residue register shift typical for Arf (ADP-ribosylation factor) and Arl subfamily proteins. A corresponding mutation in Arl3 induces considerable defects in effector and GAP (GTPase-activating protein) binding, suggesting a loss of Arl13B function in patients with Joubert syndrome.
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- Mandy Miertzschke
- *Emeritus group A. Wittinghofer, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, BMZ, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- *Emeritus group A. Wittinghofer, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, BMZ, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- †Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- *Emeritus group A. Wittinghofer, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, BMZ, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Loktev AV, Jackson PK. Neuropeptide Y family receptors traffic via the Bardet-Biedl syndrome pathway to signal in neuronal primary cilia. Cell Rep 2013; 5:1316-29. [PMID: 24316073 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Human monogenic obesity syndromes, including Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), implicate neuronal primary cilia in regulation of energy homeostasis. Cilia in hypothalamic neurons have been hypothesized to sense and regulate systemic energy status, but the molecular mechanism of this signaling remains unknown. Here, we report a comprehensive localization screen of 42 G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) revealing seven ciliary GPCRs, including the neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors NPY2R and NPY5R. We show that mice modeling BBS disease or obese tubby mice fail to localize NPY2R to cilia in the hypothalamus and that BBS mutant mice fail to activate c-fos or decrease food intake in response to the NPY2R ligand PYY3-36. We find that cells with ciliary NPY2R show augmented PYY3-36-dependent cAMP signaling. Our data demonstrate that ciliary targeting of NPY receptors is important for controlling energy balance in mammals, revealing a physiologically defined ligand-receptor pathway signaling within neuronal cilia.
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- Alexander V Loktev
- Research Oncology, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Research Oncology, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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