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Wang E, Geng A, Maniar AM, Mui BWH, Gong X. Connexin 50 Regulates Surface Ball-and-Socket Structures and Fiber Cell Organization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:3039-46. [PMID: 27281269 PMCID: PMC4913802 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose The roles of gap junction protein connexin 50 (Cx50) encoded by Gja8, during lens development are not fully understood. Connexin 50 knockout (KO) lenses have decreased proliferation of epithelial cells and altered fiber cell denucleation. We further investigated the mechanism for cellular defects in Cx50 KO (Gja8−/−) lenses. Methods Fiber cell morphology and subcellular distribution of various lens membrane/cytoskeleton proteins from wild-type and Cx50 KO mice were visualized by immunofluorescent staining and confocal microscopy. Results We observed multiple morphological defects in the cortical fibers of Cx50 KO lenses, including abnormal fiber cell packing geometry, decreased F-actin enrichment at tricellular vertices, and disrupted ball-and-socket (BS) structures on the long sides of hexagonal fibers. Moreover, only small gap junction plaques consisting of Cx46 (α3 connexin) were detected in cortical fibers and the distributions of the BS-associated beta-dystroglycan and ZO-1 proteins were altered. Conclusions Connexin 50 gap junctions are important for BS structure maturation and cortical fiber cell organization. Connexin 50–based gap junction plaques likely form structural domains with an array of membrane/cytoskeletal proteins to stabilize BS. Loss of Cx50-mediated coupling, BS disruption, and altered F-actin in Cx50 KO fibers, thereby contribute to the small lens and mild cataract phenotypes.
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Shen C, Wang J, Wu X, Wang F, Liu Y, Guo X, Zhang L, Cao Y, Cao X, Ma H. Next-generation sequencing for D47N mutation in Cx50 analysis associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract in a six-generation Chinese family. BMC Ophthalmol 2017; 17:73. [PMID: 28526010 PMCID: PMC5437554 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-017-0476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Congenital cataract is the most frequent cause of blindness during infancy or early childhood. To date, more than 40 loci associated with congenital cataract have been identified, including at least 26 genes on different chromosomes associated with inherited cataract. This present study aimed to identify the genetic mutation in a six-generation Chinese family affected with congenital cataract. Methods A detailed six-generation Chinese cataract family history and clinical data of the family members were recorded. A total of 27 family members, including 14 affected and 13 unaffected individuals were recruited. Whole exome sequencing was performed to determine the disease-causing mutation. Sanger sequencing was used to confirm the results. Results A known missense mutation, c. 139G > A (p. D47N), in Cx50 was identified. This mutation co-segregated with all affected individuals and was not observed in the unaffected family members or in 100 unrelated controls. The homology modeling showed that the structure of the mutant protein was different with that wild-type Cx50. Conclusions The missense mutation c.139G > A in GJA8 gene is associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract in a six-generation Chinese family. The result of this present study provides further evidence that the p. D47N mutation in CX50 is a hot-spot mutation.
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- Chao Shen
- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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Cui XK, Zhu KK, Zhou Z, Wan SM, Dong Y, Wang XC, Li J, Zhang J, Mu HM, Qin L, Hu YZ. A novel frameshift mutation in CX46 associated with hereditary dominant cataracts in a Chinese family. Int J Ophthalmol 2017; 10:684-690. [PMID: 28546921 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.05.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the genetic mutations that are associated the hereditary autosomal dominant cataract in a Chinese family. METHODS A Chinese family consisting of 20 cataract patients (including 9 male and 11 female) and 2 unaffected individuals from 5 generations were diagnosed to be a typical autosomal dominant cataract pedigree. Genomic DNA samples were extracted from the peripheral blood cells of the participants in this pedigree. Exon sequence was used for genetic mutation screening. In silico analysis was used to study the structure characteristics of connexin 46 (CX46) mutant. Immunoblotting was conduceted for testing the expression of CX46. RESULTS To determine the involved genetic mutations, 11 well-known cataract-associated genes (cryaa, cryab, crybb1, crybb2, crygc, crygd, Gja3, Gja8, Hsf4, Mip and Pitx3) were chosen for genetic mutation test by using exon sequencing. A novel cytosine insertion at position 1195 of CX46 cDNA (c.1194_1195ins C) was found in the samples of 5 tested cataract patients but not in the unaffected 2 individuals nor in normal controls, which resulted in 30 amino acids more extension in CX46C-terminus (cx46fs400) compared with the wild-type CX46. In silico protein structure analysis indicated that the mutant showed distinctive hydrophobicity and protein secondary structure compared with the wild-type CX46. The immunoblot results revealed that CX46 protein, which expressed in the aging cataract lens tissues, was absence in the proband lens. In contrast, CX50, alpha A-crystallin and alphaB-crystallin expressed equally in both proband and aging cataract tissues. Those results revealed that the cx46fs400 mutation could impair CX46 protein expression. CONCLUSION The insertion of cytosine at position 1195 of CX46 cDNA is a novel mutation site that is associated with the autosomal dominant cataracts in this Chinese family. The C-terminal frameshift mutation is involved in regulating CX46 protein expression.
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- Xiu-Kun Cui
- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Kaifeng Key Lab of Cataract and Myopia, Institute of Eye Diseases, Kaifeng Centre Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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- Kaifeng Key Lab of Cataract and Myopia, Institute of Eye Diseases, Kaifeng Centre Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaifeng Centre Hospital, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, China
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- Henan International Union Laboratory of Antibody Medicine, Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Henan University School of Medicine, Kaifeng 475004, Henan Province, China
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ŠEDA O, LIŠKA F, PRAVENEC M, VERNEROVÁ Z, KAZDOVÁ L, KŘENOVÁ D, ZÍDEK V, ŠEDOVÁ L, KRUPKOVÁ M, KŘEN V. Connexin 50 Mutation Lowers Blood Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Physiol Res 2017; 66:15-28. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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We assessed the effect of the previously uncovered gap junction protein alpha 8 (Gja8) mutation present in spontaneously hypertensive rat – dominant cataract (SHR-Dca) strain on blood pressure, metabolic profile, and heart and renal transcriptomes. Adult, standard chow-fed male rats of SHR and SHR-Dca strains were used. We found a significant, consistent 10-15 mmHg decrease in both systolic and diastolic blood pressures in SHR-Dca compared with SHR (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively; repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA)). With immunohistochemistry, we were able to localize Gja8 in heart, kidney, aorta, liver, and lungs, mostly in endothelium; with no differences in expression between strains. SHR-Dca rats showed decreased body weight, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations and basal insulin sensitivity in muscle. There were 21 transcripts common to the sets of 303 transcripts in kidney and 487 in heart showing >1.2-fold difference in expression between SHR and SHR-Dca. Tumor necrosis factor was the most significant upstream regulator and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor family ligand-receptor interactions was the common enriched and downregulated canonical pathway both in heart and kidney of SHR-Dca. The connexin 50 mutation L7Q lowers blood pressure in the SHR-Dca strain, decreases high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and leads to substantial transcriptome changes in heart and kidney.
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Puebla C, Retamal MA, Acuña R, Sáez JC. Regulation of Connexin-Based Channels by Fatty Acids. Front Physiol 2017; 8:11. [PMID: 28174541 PMCID: PMC5258758 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this mini-review, we briefly summarize the current knowledge about the effects of fatty acids (FAs) on connexin-based channels, as well as discuss the limited information about the impact FAs may have on pannexins (Panxs). FAs regulate diverse cellular functions, some of which are explained by changes in the activity of channels constituted by connexins (Cxs) or Panxs, which are known to play critical roles in maintaining the functional integrity of diverse organs and tissues. Cxs are transmembrane proteins that oligomerize into hexamers to form hemichannels (HCs), which in turn can assemble into dodecamers to form gap junction channels (GJCs). While GJCs communicate the cytoplasm of contacting cells, HCs serve as pathways for the exchange of ions and small molecules between the intra and extracellular milieu. Panxs, as well as Cx HCs, form channels at the plasma membrane that enable the interchange of molecules between the intra and extracellular spaces. Both Cx- and Panx-based channels are controlled by several post-translational modifications. However, the mechanism of action of FAs on these channels has not been described in detail. It has been shown however that FAs frequently decrease GJC-mediated cell-cell communication. The opposite effect also has been described for HC or Panx-dependent intercellular communication, where, the acute FA effect can be reversed upon washout. Additionally, changes in GJCs mediated by FAs have been associated with post-translational modifications (e.g., phosphorylation), and seem to be directly related to chemical properties of FAs (e.g., length of carbon chain and/or degree of saturation), but this possible link remains poorly understood.
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- Carlos Puebla
- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de ChileSantiago, Chile; Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del DesarrolloSantiago, Chile
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- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago, Chile; Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso, Intituto Milenio, Universidad de ValparaísoValparaíso, Chile
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Ren M, Yang XG, Dang XJ, Xiao JA. Exome sequencing identifies a novel mutation in GJA8 associated with inherited cataract in a Chinese family. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016; 255:141-151. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-016-3513-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Wang L, Chen Y, Chen X, Sun X. Further evidence for P59L mutation in GJA3 associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract. Indian J Ophthalmol 2016; 64:508-12. [PMID: 27609163 PMCID: PMC5026076 DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.190139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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CONTEXT Congenital cataracts are one of the common eye disorders leading to visual impairment or blindness in children worldwide. We found a Chinese family with autosomal dominant pulverulent cataract. AIMS To identify the pathogenic gene mutation in a Chinese family with autosomal dominant inherited pulverulent cataract. SUBJECTS AND METHODS After obtained informed consent, detailed ophthalmic examinations were carried out; genomic DNAs were obtained from seven family members in a three-generation Chinese family with three affected. All exons of candidate genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and were sequenced performed by bidirectional sequencing. RESULTS By sequencing the encoding regions of the candidate genes, a missense mutation (c. 176C>T) was detected in gap junction protein alpha 3 genes (GJA3), which resulted in the substitution of highly conserved proline by leucine at codon 59 (p.P59L). The mutation co-segregated with all patients and was absent in 100 normal Chinese controls. CONCLUSIONS The study identified a missense mutation (c. 176C>T) in GJA3 gene associated with autosomal dominant congenital pulverulent cataract in a Chinese family. It gave further evidence of phenotype heterogeneity for P59L mutation in GJA3 associated with congenital cataract.
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- Li Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Identification and functional analysis of two novel connexin 50 mutations associated with autosome dominant congenital cataracts. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26551. [PMID: 27216975 PMCID: PMC4877569 DOI: 10.1038/srep26551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Autosomal dominant congenital cataracts (ADCC) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases. The present study recruited two Chinese families with bilateral nuclear cataract or zonular pulverulent phenotype. Direct sequencing of candidate genes identified two novel missense mutations of Cx50, Cx50P59A (c.175C > G) and Cx50R76H (c.227G > A), both co-segregated well with all affected individuals. Bioinformatics analysis predicted deleterious for both mutations. Functional and cellular behaviors of wild type and mutant Cx50 examined by stably transfecting recombinant systems revealed similar protein expression levels. Protein distribution pattern by fluorescence microscopy showed that Cx50R76H localized at appositional membranes forming gap junctions with enormous cytoplasmic protein accumulation, whereas the Cx50P59A mutation was found inefficient at forming detectable plaques. Cell growth test by MTT assay showed that induction of Cx50P59A decreased cell viability. Our study constitutes the first report that the Cx50P59A and Cx50R76H mutations are associated with ADCC and expands the mutation spectrum of Cx50 in association with congenital cataracts. The genetic, cellular, and functional data suggest that the altered intercellular communication governed by mutated Cx50 proteins may act as the molecular mechanism underlying ADCC, which further confirms the role of Cx50 in the maintenance of human lens transparency.
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García IE, Prado P, Pupo A, Jara O, Rojas-Gómez D, Mujica P, Flores-Muñoz C, González-Casanova J, Soto-Riveros C, Pinto BI, Retamal MA, González C, Martínez AD. Connexinopathies: a structural and functional glimpse. BMC Cell Biol 2016; 17 Suppl 1:17. [PMID: 27228968 PMCID: PMC4896260 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-016-0092-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mutations in human connexin (Cx) genes have been related to diseases, which we termed connexinopathies. Such hereditary disorders include nonsyndromic or syndromic deafness (Cx26, Cx30), Charcot Marie Tooth disease (Cx32), occulodentodigital dysplasia and cardiopathies (Cx43), and cataracts (Cx46, Cx50). Despite the clinical phenotypes of connexinopathies have been well documented, their pathogenic molecular determinants remain elusive. The purpose of this work is to identify common/uncommon patterns in channels function among Cx mutations linked to human diseases. To this end, we compiled and discussed the effect of mutations associated to Cx26, Cx32, Cx43, and Cx50 over gap junction channels and hemichannels, highlighting the function of the structural channel domains in which mutations are located and their possible role affecting oligomerization, gating and perm/selectivity processes.
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- Isaac E García
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Liu Y, Qiao C, Wei T, Zheng F, Guo S, Chen Q, Yan M, Zhou X. Mutant connexin 50 (S276F) inhibits channel and hemichannel functions inducing cataract. J Genet 2016; 94:221-9. [PMID: 26174669 DOI: 10.1007/s12041-015-0506-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study was designed to detect the expression, detergent resistance, subcellular localization, and channel and hemichannel functions of mutant Cx50 to understand the forming mechanism for inducing congenital cataract by a novel mutation p.S276F in connexin 50 (Cx50) reported previously by us. HeLa and human lens epithelial (HLE) cells were transfected with wild-type Cx50 and mutant Cx50 (S276F). We examined the functional characteristics of mutant Cx50 (S276F) in comparison with those of wild-type Cx50 using immunoblot, confocal fluorescence microscopy, dye transfer analysis and dye uptake assay. The mutant and wild-type Cx50 were expressed in equal levels and could efficiently localize to the plasma membrane without transportation and assembly problems. Scrape loading dye transfer was significantly evident in cells transfected with wild-type Cx50 compared to those in cells transfected with mutant Cx50 and cotransfected with wild-type and mutant Cx50. The dye uptake was found to be significantly lower in cells transfected with mutant Cx50 than in cells transfected with wild- type Cx50 and cells cotransfected with wild-type and mutant Cx50. The transfected HeLa and HLE cell lines showed similar performance in all the experiments. These results indicated that the mutant Cx50 (S276F) might inhibit the function of gap junction channel in a dominant negative manner, but inhibit the hemichannel function in a recessive negative manner.
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- Yuanyuan Liu
- Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Donghu Road 169#, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, People's Republic of China.
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Berthoud VM, Minogue PJ, Snabb JI, Dzhashiashvili Y, Novak LA, Zoltoski RK, Popko B, Beyer EC. Connexin23 deletion does not affect lens transparency. Exp Eye Res 2016; 146:283-288. [PMID: 27038752 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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While connexin46 (Cx46) and connexin50 (Cx50) are crucial for maintaining lens transparency and growth, the contributions of a more recently identified lens fiber connexin, Cx23, are poorly understood. Therefore, we studied the consequences of absence of Cx23 in mouse lenses. Cx23-null mice were generated by homologous Cre recombination. Cx23 mRNA was abundantly expressed in wild type lenses, but not in Cx23-null lenses. The transparency and refractive properties of Cx23-null lenses were similar to wild type lenses when examined by darkfield microscopy. Neither the focusing ability nor the light scattering was altered in the Cx23-null lenses. While both Cx46 and Cx50 localized to appositional fiber cell membranes (as in wild type lenses), their levels were consistently (but not significantly) decreased in homozygous Cx23-null lenses. These results suggest that although Cx23 expression can influence the abundance of the co-expressed lens fiber connexins, heterozygous or homozygous expression of a Cx23-null allele does not alter lens transparency.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Cell communication across gap junctions: a historical perspective and current developments. Biochem Soc Trans 2016; 43:450-9. [PMID: 26009190 DOI: 10.1042/bst20150056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Collaborative communication lies at the centre of multicellular life. Gap junctions (GJs) are surface membrane structures that allow direct communication between cells. They were discovered in the 1960s following the convergence of the detection of low-resistance electrical interactions between cells and anatomical studies of intercellular contact points. GJs purified from liver plasma membranes contained a 27 kDa protein constituent; it was later named Cx32 (connexin 32) after its full sequence was determined by recombinant technology. Identification of Cx43 in heart and later by a further GJ protein, Cx26 followed. Cxs have a tetraspan organization in the membrane and oligomerize during intracellular transit to the plasma membrane; these were shown to be hexameric hemichannels (connexons) that could interact end-to-end to generate GJs at areas of cell-to-cell contact. The structure of the GJ was confirmed and refined by a combination of biochemical and structural approaches. Progress continues towards obtaining higher atomic 3D resolution of the GJ channel. Today, there are 20 and 21 highly conserved members of the Cx family in the human and mouse genomes respectively. Model organisms such as Xenopus oocytes and zebra fish are increasingly used to relate structure to function. Proteins that form similar large pore membrane channels in cells called pannexins have also been identified in chordates. Innexins form GJs in prechordates; these two other proteins, although functionally similar, are very different in amino acid sequence to the Cxs. A time line tracing the historical progression of wide ranging research in GJ biology over 60 years is mapped out. The molecular basis of channel dysfunctions in disease is becoming evident and progress towards addressing Cx channel-dependent pathologies, especially in ischaemia and tissue repair, continues.
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The pancreas produces enzymes with a digestive function and hormones with a metabolic function, which are produced by distinct cell types of acini and islets, respectively. Within these units, secretory cells coordinate their functioning by exchanging information via signals that flow in the intercellular spaces and are generated either at distance (several neural and hormonal inputs) or nearby the pancreatic cells themselves (inputs mediated by membrane ionic-specific channels and by ionic- and metabolite-permeant pannexin channels and connexin "hemichannels"). Pancreatic secretory cells further interact via the extracellular matrix of the pancreas (inputs mediated by integrins) and directly with neighboring cells, by mechanisms that do not require extracellular mediators (inputs mediated by gap and tight junction channels). Here, we review the expression and function of the connexins and pannexins that are expressed by the main secretory cells of the exocrine and endocrine pancreatic cells. Available data show that the patterns of expression of these proteins differ in acini and islets, supporting distinct functions in the physiological secretion of pancreatic enzymes and hormones. Circumstantial evidence further suggests that alterations in the signaling provided by these proteins are involved in pancreatic diseases.
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Hamada N, Fujimichi Y. Role of carcinogenesis related mechanisms in cataractogenesis and its implications for ionizing radiation cataractogenesis. Cancer Lett 2015; 368:262-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Shahidullah M, Mandal A, Delamere NA. Damage to lens fiber cells causes TRPV4-dependent Src family kinase activation in the epithelium. Exp Eye Res 2015; 140:85-93. [PMID: 26318609 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The bulk of the lens consists of tightly packed fiber cells. Because mature lens fibers lack mitochondria and other organelles, lens homeostasis relies on a monolayer of epithelial cells at the anterior surface. The detection of various signaling pathways in lens epithelial cells suggests they respond to stimuli that influence lens function. Focusing on Src Family Kinases (SFKs) and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 (TRPV4), we tested whether the epithelium can sense and respond to an event that occurs in fiber mass. The pig lens was subjected to localized freeze-thaw (FT) damage to fibers at posterior pole then the lens was incubated for 1-10 min in Krebs solution at 37 °C. Transient SFK activation in the epithelium was detectable at 1 min. Using a western blot approach, the ion channel TRPV4 was detected in the epithelium but was sparse or absent in fiber cells. Even though TRPV4 expression appears low at the actual site of FT damage to the fibers, SFK activation in the epithelium was suppressed in lenses subjected to FT damage then incubated with the TRPV4 antagonist HC067047 (10 μM). Na,K-ATPase activity was examined because previous studies report changes of Na,K-ATPase activity associated with SFK activation. Na,K-ATPase activity doubled in the epithelium removed from FT-damaged lenses and the response was prevented by HC067047 or the SFK inhibitor PP2 (10 μM). Similar changes were observed in response to fiber damage caused by injection of 5 μl hyperosmotic NaCl or mannitol solution beneath the surface of the posterior pole. The findings point to a TRPV4-dependent mechanism that enables the epithelial cells to detect remote damage in the fiber mass and respond within minutes by activating SFK and increasing Na,K-ATPase activity. Because TRPV4 channels are mechanosensitive, we speculate they may be stimulated by swelling of the lens structure caused by damage to the fibers. Increased Na,K-ATPase activity gives the lens greater capacity to control ion concentrations in the fiber mass and the Na,K-ATPase response may reflect the critical contribution of the epithelium to lens ion homeostasis.
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- M Shahidullah
- Dept. of Physiology, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
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- Dept. of Physiology, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Dept. of Physiology, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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Retamal MA, Reyes EP, García IE, Pinto B, Martínez AD, González C. Diseases associated with leaky hemichannels. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:267. [PMID: 26283912 PMCID: PMC4515567 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Hemichannels (HCs) and gap junction channels (GJCs) formed by protein subunits called connexins (Cxs) are major pathways for intercellular communication. While HCs connect the intracellular compartment with the extracellular milieu, GJCs allow the interchange of molecules between cytoplasm of two contacting cells. Under physiological conditions, HCs are mostly closed, but they can open under certain stimuli allowing the release of autocrine and paracrine molecules. Moreover, some pathological conditions, like ischemia or other inflammation conditions, significantly increase HCs activity. In addition, some mutations in Cx genes associated with human diseases, such as deafness or cataracts, lead to the formation of more active HCs or “leaky HCs.” In this article we will revise cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the appearance of leaky HCs, and the consequences of their expression in different cellular systems and animal models, in seeking a common pattern or pathological mechanism of disease.
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- Mauricio A Retamal
- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Chile ; Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad Autónoma de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurociencia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile
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Hitomi M, Deleyrolle LP, Mulkearns-Hubert EE, Jarrar A, Li M, Sinyuk M, Otvos B, Brunet S, Flavahan WA, Hubert CG, Goan W, Hale JS, Alvarado AG, Zhang A, Rohaus M, Oli M, Vedam-Mai V, Fortin JM, Futch HS, Griffith B, Wu Q, Xia CH, Gong X, Ahluwalia MS, Rich JN, Reynolds BA, Lathia JD. Differential connexin function enhances self-renewal in glioblastoma. Cell Rep 2015; 11:1031-42. [PMID: 25959821 PMCID: PMC4502443 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The coordination of complex tumor processes requires cells to rapidly modify their phenotype and is achieved by direct cell-cell communication through gap junction channels composed of connexins. Previous reports have suggested that gap junctions are tumor suppressive based on connexin 43 (Cx43), but this does not take into account differences in connexin-mediated ion selectivity and intercellular communication rate that drive gap junction diversity. We find that glioblastoma cancer stem cells (CSCs) possess functional gap junctions that can be targeted using clinically relevant compounds to reduce self-renewal and tumor growth. Our analysis reveals that CSCs express Cx46, while Cx43 is predominantly expressed in non-CSCs. During differentiation, Cx46 is reduced, while Cx43 is increased, and targeting Cx46 compromises CSC maintenance. The difference between Cx46 and Cx43 is reflected in elevated cell-cell communication and reduced resting membrane potential in CSCs. Our data demonstrate a pro-tumorigenic role for gap junctions that is dependent on connexin expression.
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- Masahiro Hitomi
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA; Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA; Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA
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- Berkeley Stem Cell Center, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Berkeley Stem Cell Center, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA; Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0261, USA.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44915, USA; Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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A novel Cx50 (GJA8) p.H277Y mutation associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract identified with targeted next-generation sequencing. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015; 253:915-24. [PMID: 25947639 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-015-3019-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To unravel the molecular genetic background responsible for autosomal dominant congenital pulverulent nuclear cataracts in a four-generation Chinese family. METHODS Family history data were collected, ophthalmological examinations were performed, and genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the family members. The candidate genes were captured and sequenced by targeted next-generation sequencing, and the results were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The structure modelling of the protein was displayed based on Swiss-Model Server, and its possible changes in the secondary structure were predicted using Antheprot 2000 software. The chemical dissimilarity and possible functional impact of an amino acid substitution were performed with Grantham score, PolyPhen-2, and SIFT predictions. Protein distributions were assessed by confocal microscopy. RESULTS A novel heterozygous c.829C > T transition that led to the substitution of a highly conserved histidine by tyrosine at codon 277 (p.H277Y) in the coding region of connexin50 (Cx50, GJA8) was identified. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the mutation likely altered the secondary structure of the protein by replacing the helix of the COOH-terminal portion with a turn. The mutation was predicted to be moderately conservative by Grantham score and to be deleterious by both PolyPhen-2 and SIFT with consistent results. In addition, when expressed in COS1 cells, the mutation led to protein accumulation and caused changes in Cx 50 protein localization pattern. CONCLUSIONS This is a novel missense mutation [c.829C > T, (p.H277Y)] identified in exon 2 of Cx50. Our findings expand the spectrum of Cx50 mutations that are associated with autosomal dominant congenital pulverulent nuclear cataract.
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Zhu Y, Yu H, Wang W, Gong X, Yao K. A novel GJA8 mutation (p.V44A) causing autosomal dominant congenital cataract. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115406. [PMID: 25517998 PMCID: PMC4269439 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose To examine the mechanism by which a novel connexin 50 (Cx50) mutation, Cx50 V44A, in a Chinese family causes suture-sparing autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataracts. Methods Family history and clinical data were recorded and direct gene sequencing was used to identify the disease-causing mutation. The Cx50 gene was cloned from a human lens cDNA library. Connexin protein distributions were assessed by fluorescence microscopy. Hemichannel functions were analyzed by dye uptake assay. Formation of functional channels was assessed by dye transfer experiments. Results Direct sequencing of the candidate GJA8 gene revealed a novel c.131T>C transition in exon 2, which cosegregated with the disease in the family and resulted in the substitution of a valine residue with alanine at codon 44 (p. V44A) in the extracellular loop 1 of the Cx50 protein. Both Cx50 and Cx50V44A formed functional gap junctions, as shown by the neurobiotin transfer assay. However, unlike wild-type Cx50, Cx50V44A was unable to form open hemichannels in dye uptake experiments. Conclusion This work identified a unique congenital cataract in the Chinese population, caused by the novel mutation Cx50V44A, and it showed that the V44A mutation specifically impairs the gating of the hemichannels but not the gap junction channels. The dysfunctional hemichannels resulted in the development of human congenital cataracts.
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- Yanan Zhu
- Eye center, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Key Laboratory of Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye center, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Eye center, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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Kurtenbach S, Kurtenbach S, Zoidl G. Emerging functions of pannexin 1 in the eye. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:263. [PMID: 25309318 PMCID: PMC4163987 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Pannexin 1 (Panx1) is a high-conductance, voltage-gated channel protein found in vertebrates. Panx1 is widely expressed in many organs and tissues, including sensory systems. In the eye, Panx1 is expressed in major divisions including the retina, lens and cornea. Panx1 is found in different neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The channel is mechanosensitive and responds to changes in extracellular ATP, intracellular calcium, pH, or ROS/nitric oxide. Since Panx1 channels operate at the crossroad of major signaling pathways, physiological functions in important autocrine and paracrine feedback signaling mechanisms were hypothesized. This review starts with describing in depth the initial Panx1 expression and localization studies fostering functional studies that uncovered distinct roles in processing visual information in subsets of neurons in the rodent and fish retina. Panx1 is expressed along the entire anatomical axis from optical nerve to retina and cornea in glia, epithelial and endothelial cells as well as in neurons. The expression and diverse localizations throughout the eye points towards versatile functions of Panx1 in neuronal and non-neuronal cells, implicating Panx1 in the crosstalk between immune and neural cells, pressure related pathological conditions like glaucoma, wound repair or neuronal cell death caused by ischemia. Summarizing the literature on Panx1 in the eye highlights the diversity of emerging Panx1 channel functions in health and disease.
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- Sarah Kurtenbach
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University Toronto, ON, Canada ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, York University Toronto, ON, Canada
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