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Understanding selenoprotein function and regulation through the use of rodent models. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1823:1633-42. [PMID: 22440326 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient. Its biological functions are associated with selenoproteins, which contain this trace element in the form of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine. Genetic defects in selenocysteine insertion into proteins are associated with severe health issues. The consequences of selenoprotein deficiency are more variable, with several selenoproteins being essential, and several showing no clear phenotypes. Much of these functional studies benefited from the use of rodent models and diets employing variable levels of Se. This review summarizes the data obtained with these models, focusing on mouse models with targeted expression of individual selenoproteins and removal of individual, subsets or all selenoproteins in a systemic or organ-specific manner. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cell Biology of Metals.
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Boyden SE, Mahoney LJ, Kawahara G, Myers JA, Mitsuhashi S, Estrella EA, Duncan AR, Dey F, DeChene ET, Blasko-Goehringer JM, Bönnemann CG, Darras BT, Mendell JR, Lidov HGW, Nishino I, Beggs AH, Kunkel LM, Kang PB. Mutations in the satellite cell gene MEGF10 cause a recessive congenital myopathy with minicores. Neurogenetics 2012; 13:115-24. [PMID: 22371254 PMCID: PMC3332380 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-012-0315-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We ascertained a nuclear family in which three of four siblings were affected with an unclassified autosomal recessive myopathy characterized by severe weakness, respiratory impairment, scoliosis, joint contractures, and an unusual combination of dystrophic and myopathic features on muscle biopsy. Whole genome sequence from one affected subject was filtered using linkage data and variant databases. A single gene, MEGF10, contained nonsynonymous mutations that co-segregated with the phenotype. Affected subjects were compound heterozygous for missense mutations c.976T > C (p.C326R) and c.2320T > C (p.C774R). Screening the MEGF10 open reading frame in 190 patients with genetically unexplained myopathies revealed a heterozygous mutation, c.211C > T (p.R71W), in one additional subject with a similar clinical and histological presentation as the discovery family. All three mutations were absent from at least 645 genotyped unaffected control subjects. MEGF10 contains 17 atypical epidermal growth factor-like domains, each of which contains eight cysteine residues that likely form disulfide bonds. Both the p.C326R and p.C774R mutations alter one of these residues, which are completely conserved in vertebrates. Previous work showed that murine Megf10 is required for preserving the undifferentiated, proliferative potential of satellite cells, myogenic precursors that regenerate skeletal muscle in response to injury or disease. Here, knockdown of megf10 in zebrafish by four different morpholinos resulted in abnormal phenotypes including unhatched eggs, curved tails, impaired motility, and disorganized muscle tissue, corroborating the pathogenicity of the human mutations. Our data establish the importance of MEGF10 in human skeletal muscle and suggest satellite cell dysfunction as a novel myopathic mechanism.
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- Steven E. Boyden
- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Dias C, Sincan M, Cherukuri PF, Rupps R, Huang Y, Briemberg H, Selby K, Mullikin JC, Markello TC, Adams DR, Gahl WA, Boerkoel CF. An analysis of exome sequencing for diagnostic testing of the genes associated with muscle disease and spastic paraplegia. Hum Mutat 2012; 33:614-26. [PMID: 22311686 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study, we assess exome sequencing (ES) as a diagnostic alternative for genetically heterogeneous disorders. Because ES readily identified a previously reported homozygous mutation in the CAPN3 gene for an individual with an undiagnosed limb girdle muscular dystrophy, we evaluated ES as a generalizable clinical diagnostic tool by assessing the targeting efficiency and sequencing coverage of 88 genes associated with muscle disease (MD) and spastic paraplegia (SPG). We used three exome-capture kits on 125 individuals. Exons constituting each gene were defined using the UCSC and CCDS databases. The three exome-capture kits targeted 47-92% of bases within the UCSC-defined exons and 97-99% of bases within the CCDS-defined exons. An average of 61.2-99.5% and 19.1-99.5% of targeted bases per gene were sequenced to 20X coverage within the CCDS-defined MD and SPG coding exons, respectively. Greater than 95-99% of targeted known mutation positions were sequenced to ≥1X coverage and 55-87% to ≥20X coverage in every exome. We conclude, therefore, that ES is a rapid and efficient first-tier method to screen for mutations, particularly within the CCDS annotated exons, although its application requires disclosure of the extent of coverage for each targeted gene and supplementation with second-tier Sanger sequencing for full coverage.
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- Cristina Dias
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Congenital fiber-type disproportion is a form of congenital myopathy that may be best viewed as a syndrome rather than as a formal diagnosis. The central histologic abnormality is that type 1 fibers are consistently smaller than type 2 fibers by at least 35%-40%. Care is needed in diagnosing patients, as this histologic abnormality can occur in other congenital myopathies and in other neuromuscular disorders. Many of the genetic causes have been identified. Careful surveillance of respiratory function is required in all patients until the specific genetic cause is known and advice can be individualized.
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- Nigel F Clarke
- Institute of Neuroscience and Muscle Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
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The core myopathies, Central Core Disease and Multiminicore Disease, are heterogeneous congenital myopathies with the common defining histopathological feature of focally reduced oxidative enzyme activity (central cores, multiminicores). Mutations in the gene encoding for the skeletal muscle ryanodine (RyR1) receptor are the most common cause. Mutations in the selenoprotein N (SEPN1) gene cause a less common variant. Pathogenic mechanisms underlying dominant RYR1 mutations have been extensively characterized, whereas those associated with recessive RYR1 and SEPN1 mutations are emerging. Identifying a specific genetic defect from the histopathological diagnosis of a core myopathy is complex and ought to be informed by a combined appraisal of histopathological, clinical, and, increasingly, muscle magnetic resonance imaging data. The present review aims at giving an overview of the main genetic and clinicopathological findings, with a major emphasis on features likely to inform the diagnostic process, as well as current treatments and perspectives for future research.
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- Heinz Jungbluth
- Clinical Neuroscience Division, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
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Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous neuromuscular disorders with onset at birth or in infancy in which the muscle biopsy is compatible with a dystrophic myopathy. In the past 10 years, knowledge of neuromuscular disorders has dramatically increased, particularly with the exponential boost of disclosing the genetic background of CMDs. This review will highlight the clinical description of the most important forms of CMD, paying particular attention to the main keys for diagnostic approach. The diagnosis of CMDs requires the concurrence of expertise in multiple specialties (neurology, morphology, genetics, neuroradiology) available in a few centers worldwide that have achieved sufficient experience with the different CMD subtypes. Currently, molecular diagnosis is of paramount importance not only for phenotype-genotype correlations, genetic and prenatal counseling, and prognosis and aspects of management, but also concerning the imminent availability of clinical trials and treatments.
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Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of Escherichia coli selenophosphate synthetase. J Bacteriol 2011; 194:499-508. [PMID: 22081394 DOI: 10.1128/jb.06012-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Selenophosphate synthetase (SPS) catalyzes the synthesis of selenophosphate, the selenium donor for the biosynthesis of selenocysteine and 2-selenouridine residues in seleno-tRNA. Selenocysteine, known as the 21st amino acid, is then incorporated into proteins during translation to form selenoproteins which serve a variety of cellular processes. SPS activity is dependent on both Mg(2+) and K(+) and uses ATP, selenide, and water to catalyze the formation of AMP, orthophosphate, and selenophosphate. In this reaction, the gamma phosphate of ATP is transferred to the selenide to form selenophosphate, while ADP is hydrolyzed to form orthophosphate and AMP. Most of what is known about the function of SPS has derived from studies investigating Escherichia coli SPS (EcSPS) as a model system. Here we report the crystal structure of the C17S mutant of SPS from E. coli (EcSPS(C17S)) in apo form (without ATP bound). EcSPS(C17S) crystallizes as a homodimer, which was further characterized by analytical ultracentrifugation experiments. The glycine-rich N-terminal region (residues 1 through 47) was found in the open conformation and was mostly ordered in both structures, with a magnesium cofactor bound at the active site of each monomer involving conserved aspartate residues. Mutating these conserved residues (D51, D68, D91, and D227) along with N87, also found at the active site, to alanine completely abolished AMP production in our activity assays, highlighting their essential role for catalysis in EcSPS. Based on the structural and biochemical analysis of EcSPS reported here and using information obtained from similar studies done with SPS orthologs from Aquifex aeolicus and humans, we propose a catalytic mechanism for EcSPS-mediated selenophosphate synthesis.
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Dietary selenium regulation of transcript abundance of selenoprotein N and selenoprotein W in chicken muscle tissues. Biometals 2011; 25:297-307. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9502-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Huang JQ, Li DL, Zhao H, Sun LH, Xia XJ, Wang KN, Luo X, Lei XG. The selenium deficiency disease exudative diathesis in chicks is associated with downregulation of seven common selenoprotein genes in liver and muscle. J Nutr 2011; 141:1605-10. [PMID: 21795426 PMCID: PMC3159051 DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.145722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fast-growing broiler chicks are susceptible to Se deficiency diseases including exudative diathesis (ED). Our objective was to determine if ED could be induced by feeding a current, practical diet and if the incidence was related to selenogenome expression in liver and muscle of chicks. Four groups of day-old broiler chicks (n = 60/group) were fed a corn-soy basal diet (BD; 14 μg Se/kg; produced in the Se-deficient area of Sichuan, China and not supplemented with Se or vitamin E), the BD and all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate at 50 mg/kg and Se (as sodium selenite) at 0.3 mg/kg, or both of these nutrients for 6 wk. A high incidence of ED and mortality of chicks were induced by the BD. The incidences and mortality were completely prevented by supplemental dietary Se but were only partially decreased by supplemental α-tocopherol acetate. Dietary Se deficiency decreased (P < 0.05) mRNA levels of 7 common selenoprotein genes (Gpx1, Gpx4, Sepw1, Sepn1, Sepp1, Selo, and Selk) in muscle and liver. Whereas supplementing α-tocopherol acetate enhanced (P < 0.05) only the muscle Sepx1 mRNA level, it actually decreased (P < 0.05) hepatic Gpx1, Seli, Txnrd1, and Txnrd2 mRNA levels. In conclusion, dietary Se protected chicks from the Se deficiency disease ED, probably by upregulating selenoprotein genes coding for oxidation- and/or lesion-protective proteins. The protection by vitamin E might be mediated via selenoproteins not assayed in this study and/or Se-independent mechanisms. The inverse relationship between hepatic expression of 4 redox-related selenoprotein genes and vitamin E status revealed a novel interaction between Se and vitamin E in vivo.
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- Jia-Qiang Huang
- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- International Center of Future Agriculture for Human Health, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Animal Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Increased muscle stress-sensitivity induced by selenoprotein N inactivation in mouse: a mammalian model for SEPN1-related myopathy. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23094. [PMID: 21858002 PMCID: PMC3152547 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Selenium is an essential trace element and selenoprotein N (SelN) was the first selenium-containing protein shown to be directly involved in human inherited diseases. Mutations in the SEPN1 gene, encoding SelN, cause a group of muscular disorders characterized by predominant affection of axial muscles. SelN has been shown to participate in calcium and redox homeostasis, but its pathophysiological role in skeletal muscle remains largely unknown. To address SelN function in vivo, we generated a Sepn1-null mouse model by gene targeting. The Sepn1−/− mice had normal growth and lifespan, and were macroscopically indistinguishable from wild-type littermates. Only minor defects were observed in muscle morphology and contractile properties in SelN-deficient mice in basal conditions. However, when subjected to challenging physical exercise and stress conditions (forced swimming test), Sepn1−/− mice developed an obvious phenotype, characterized by limited motility and body rigidity during the swimming session, as well as a progressive curvature of the spine and predominant alteration of paravertebral muscles. This induced phenotype recapitulates the distribution of muscle involvement in patients with SEPN1-Related Myopathy, hence positioning this new animal model as a valuable tool to dissect the role of SelN in muscle function and to characterize the pathophysiological process.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Inborn errors of metabolism are increasingly recognized as underlying causes in pediatric diseases. Selenium and selenoproteins have only recently been identified as causes of inherited defects. Respective case reports have broadened our understanding of selenoprotein function and their developmental importance. This review presents the characterized defects and tries to attract attention to the spectrum of potential phenotypes. RECENT FINDINGS The characterization of patients with inherited mutations in selenoprotein N has corroborated the physiological importance of selenium for muscle function. Individuals with inherited defects in selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS)-binding protein 2 display a syndrome of selenoprotein-related defects including abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism, delayed bone maturation, and other more individual phenotypes. The recent identification of mutations in selenocysteine synthase causing progressive cerebello-cerebral atrophy underlines the central role of selenoproteins in brain development and protection from neurodegeneration. SUMMARY The spectrum of diseases related to inborn defects of selenium utilization, transport, and metabolism is expanding. However, only few examples are already known, resulting from defects in one selenoprotein gene and two genes involved in selenoprotein biosynthesis, respectively. Complex syndromes with impaired muscle function, stunted growth, neurosensory and/or immune defects may point to the involvement of impaired selenium metabolism and selenoprotein function, necessitating specific diagnostic procedures.
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Nazıroglu M. Role of selenium on calcium signaling and oxidative stress-induced molecular pathways in epilepsy. Neurochem Res 2011; 34:2181-91. [PMID: 19513830 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-009-0015-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Epilepsy is one of the oldest neurological conditions known to humankind. It is known that oxidative stress and generation of reactive oxygen species are a cause and consequence of epileptic seizures. Although recent years have seen tremendous progress in the molecular biology and metabolism of selenium, we still know little about the cell type-specific and temporal pattern of selenium and its derivatives in the brain of epileptic humans and experimental animals. It has been suggested that some antiepileptic drug therapies such as valproic acid, deplete the total body selenium level and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity although therapy with a new epileptic drug, topiramate, activated GSH-Px activity in epileptic animals and humans. An observation of lower blood or tissue selenium level and GSH-Px activity in epileptic patients and animals compared to controls in recent publications may support the proposed crucial role of selenium level and GSH-Px activity in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Selenium is incorporated into an interesting class of molecules known as selenoproteins that contain the modified amino acid, selenocysteine. There are signs of selenium and selenoprotein deficiency in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. In conclusion, there is convincing evidence for the proposed crucial role of selenium and deficiency of GSH-Px enzyme activity in epilepsy pathogenesis. Blood GSH-Px activities could be a reliable indicator of selenium deficiency in patients with epilepsy.
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- Mustafa Nazıroglu
- Department of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Süleyman Demirel University, Morfoloji Binasi, Cünür, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.
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Budiman ME, Bubenik JL, Driscoll DM. Identification of a signature motif for the eIF4a3-SECIS interaction. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:7730-9. [PMID: 21685449 PMCID: PMC3177196 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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eIF4a3, a DEAD-box protein family member, is a component of the exon junction complex which assembles on spliced mRNAs. The protein also acts as a transcript-selective translational repressor of selenoprotein synthesis during selenium deficiency. Selenocysteine (Sec) incorporation into selenoproteins requires a Sec Insertion Sequence (SECIS) element in the 3′ untranslated region. During selenium deficiency, eIF4a3 binds SECIS elements from non-essential selenoproteins, preventing Sec insertion. We identified a molecular signature for the eIF4a3-SECIS interaction using RNA gel shifts, surface plasmon resonance and enzymatic foot printing. Our results support a two-site interaction model, where eIF4a3 binds the internal and apical loops of the SECIS. Additionally, the stability of the complex requires uridine in the SECIS core. In terms of protein requirements, the two globular domains of eIF4a3, which are connected by a linker, are both critical for SECIS binding. Compared to full-length eIF4a3, the two domains in trans bind with a lower association rate but notably, the uridine is no longer important for complex stability. These results provide insight into how eIF4a3 discriminates among SECIS elements and represses translation.
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- Michael E Budiman
- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) constitute a group of phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disorders, characterized by (progressive) weakness and atrophy of proximal and/or distal muscles. The objective of molecular testing is to confirm the pathogenicity of a relevant sequence variation by correlating an individual's phenotype with what is expected in a given condition. Within the last two decades the application of molecular genetic strategies has led to a delineation of subgroups of clinically indistinguishable NMDs and has disclosed marked disease overlap. The expanding number of molecular defined NMDs requires new strategies to classify overlapping and clinical indistinguishable phenotypes.
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- Andrew Gomez-Vargas
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, HSC 2H22, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8 N 3Z5
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Birk OS. Selenocysteinopathies: progressive cerebello–cerebral atrophy and other diseases of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine. FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fnl.11.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Ohad S Birk
- National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) & the Genetics Institute at Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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New molecular findings in congenital myopathies due to selenoprotein N gene mutations. J Neurol Sci 2011; 300:107-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Castets P, Bertrand AT, Beuvin M, Ferry A, Le Grand F, Castets M, Chazot G, Rederstorff M, Krol A, Lescure A, Romero NB, Guicheney P, Allamand V. Satellite cell loss and impaired muscle regeneration in selenoprotein N deficiency. Hum Mol Genet 2010; 20:694-704. [PMID: 21131290 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Selenoprotein N (SelN) deficiency causes a group of inherited neuromuscular disorders termed SEPN1-related myopathies (SEPN1-RM). Although the function of SelN remains unknown, recent data demonstrated that it is dispensable for mouse embryogenesis and suggested its involvement in the regulation of ryanodine receptors and/or cellular redox homeostasis. Here, we investigate the role of SelN in satellite cell (SC) function and muscle regeneration, using the Sepn1(-/-) mouse model. Following cardiotoxin-induced injury, SelN expression was strongly up-regulated in wild-type muscles and, for the first time, we detected its endogenous expression in a subset of mononucleated cells by immunohistochemistry. We show that SelN deficiency results in a reduced basal SC pool in adult skeletal muscles and in an imperfect muscle restoration following a single injury. A dramatic depletion of the SC pool was detected after the first round of degeneration and regeneration that totally prevented subsequent regeneration of Sepn1(-/-) muscles. We demonstrate that SelN deficiency affects SC dynamics on isolated single fibres and increases the proliferation of Sepn1(-/-) muscle precursors in vivo and in vitro. Most importantly, exhaustion of the SC population was specifically identified in muscle biopsies from patients with mutations in the SEPN1 gene. In conclusion, we describe for the first time a major physiological function of SelN in skeletal muscles, as a key regulator of SC function, which likely plays a central role in the pathophysiological mechanism leading to SEPN1-RM.
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Wang CH, Bonnemann CG, Rutkowski A, Sejersen T, Bellini J, Battista V, Florence JM, Schara U, Schuler PM, Wahbi K, Aloysius A, Bash RO, Béroud C, Bertini E, Bushby K, Cohn RD, Connolly AM, Deconinck N, Desguerre I, Eagle M, Estournet-Mathiaud B, Ferreiro A, Fujak A, Goemans N, Iannaccone ST, Jouinot P, Main M, Melacini P, Mueller-Felber W, Muntoni F, Nelson LL, Rahbek J, Quijano-Roy S, Sewry C, Storhaug K, Simonds A, Tseng B, Vajsar J, Vianello A, Zeller R. Consensus statement on standard of care for congenital muscular dystrophies. J Child Neurol 2010; 25:1559-81. [PMID: 21078917 PMCID: PMC5207780 DOI: 10.1177/0883073810381924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Congenital muscular dystrophies are a group of rare neuromuscular disorders with a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes. Recent advances in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of congenital muscular dystrophy have enabled better diagnosis. However, medical care for patients with congenital muscular dystrophy remains very diverse. Advances in many areas of medical technology have not been adopted in clinical practice. The International Standard of Care Committee for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy was established to identify current care issues, review literature for evidence-based practice, and achieve consensus on care recommendations in 7 areas: diagnosis, neurology, pulmonology, orthopedics/rehabilitation, gastroenterology/ nutrition/speech/oral care, cardiology, and palliative care. To achieve consensus on the care recommendations, 2 separate online surveys were conducted to poll opinions from experts in the field and from congenital muscular dystrophy families. The final consensus was achieved in a 3-day workshop conducted in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2009. This consensus statement describes the care recommendations from this committee.
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- Ching H. Wang
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- INSERM U827, Laboratoire de Génétique Moleculaire, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- UMR 787 Groupe Myologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Rehabiliterings Center for Muskelsvind, Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Schoenmakers E, Agostini M, Mitchell C, Schoenmakers N, Papp L, Rajanayagam O, Padidela R, Ceron-Gutierrez L, Doffinger R, Prevosto C, Luan J, Montano S, Lu J, Castanet M, Clemons N, Groeneveld M, Castets P, Karbaschi M, Aitken S, Dixon A, Williams J, Campi I, Blount M, Burton H, Muntoni F, O'Donovan D, Dean A, Warren A, Brierley C, Baguley D, Guicheney P, Fitzgerald R, Coles A, Gaston H, Todd P, Holmgren A, Khanna KK, Cooke M, Semple R, Halsall D, Wareham N, Schwabe J, Grasso L, Beck-Peccoz P, Ogunko A, Dattani M, Gurnell M, Chatterjee K. Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 gene lead to a multisystem selenoprotein deficiency disorder in humans. J Clin Invest 2010; 120:4220-35. [PMID: 21084748 DOI: 10.1172/jci43653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Selenium, a trace element that is fundamental to human health, is incorporated into some proteins as selenocysteine (Sec), generating a family of selenoproteins. Sec incorporation is mediated by a multiprotein complex that includes Sec insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SECISBP2; also known as SBP2). Here, we describe subjects with compound heterozygous defects in the SECISBP2 gene. These individuals have reduced synthesis of most of the 25 known human selenoproteins, resulting in a complex phenotype. Azoospermia, with failure of the latter stages of spermatogenesis, was associated with a lack of testis-enriched selenoproteins. An axial muscular dystrophy was also present, with features similar to myopathies caused by mutations in selenoprotein N (SEPN1). Cutaneous deficiencies of antioxidant selenoenzymes, increased cellular ROS, and susceptibility to ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative damage may mediate the observed photosensitivity. Reduced levels of selenoproteins in peripheral blood cells were associated with impaired T lymphocyte proliferation, abnormal mononuclear cell cytokine secretion, and telomere shortening. Paradoxically, raised ROS in affected subjects was associated with enhanced systemic and cellular insulin sensitivity, similar to findings in mice lacking the antioxidant selenoenzyme glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1). Thus, mutation of SECISBP2 is associated with a multisystem disorder with defective biosynthesis of many selenoproteins, highlighting their role in diverse biological processes.
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- Erik Schoenmakers
- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Finsterer J, Ramaciotti C, Wang CH, Wahbi K, Rosenthal D, Duboc D, Melacini P. Cardiac findings in congenital muscular dystrophies. Pediatrics 2010; 126:538-45. [PMID: 20679303 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cardiac involvement (CI) in congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) has been only rarely investigated so far. By means of a systematic literature search we reviewed the literature about CI in CMD and found that CI is apparently absent in Ullrich CMD or CMD with integrin deficiency and only mild in Bethlem CMD. CI in merosin deficiency includes dilated cardiomyopathy and systolic dysfunction. CI in dystroglycanopathies seems most prevalent among all CMDs and includes dilated cardiomyopathy, systolic dysfunction, and myocardial fibrosis in Fukuyama CMD. Among the nonspecified dystroglycanopathies, CI manifests as dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (CMP) or systolic dysfunction. With CMD type 1C, as well as with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2I, up to half of the patients develop dilated cardiomyopathy. In rigid-spine syndrome, predominantly the right heart is affected secondary to thoracic deformity. In patients who carry LMNA mutations, CI may manifest as dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or fatal ventricular arrhythmias. Overall, CI in patients with CMD varies considerably between the different CMD types from absent or mild CI to severe cardiac disease, particularly in merosin deficiency, dystroglycanopathies, and laminopathies. Patients with CMD with CI require regular cardiologic surveillance so that severe, treatable cardiac disease is not overlooked.
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- Josef Finsterer
- Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Danube University, Krems, Vienna, Austria.
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Lukashenko NP. Expanding genetic code: Amino acids 21 and 22, selenocysteine and pyrrolysine. RUSS J GENET+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795410080016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Azevedo MF, Barra GB, Naves LA, Ribeiro Velasco LF, Godoy Garcia Castro P, de Castro LCG, Amato AA, Miniard A, Driscoll D, Schomburg L, de Assis Rocha Neves F. Selenoprotein-related disease in a young girl caused by nonsense mutations in the SBP2 gene. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:4066-71. [PMID: 20501692 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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CONTEXT Selenoproteins are essential for life, and their biosynthesis requires the incorporation of the rare amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) in a process mediated by the Sec insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SBP2). Although SBP2 is considered a rate-limiting factor mediating Sec incorporation, there has been little evidence so far linking SBP2 dysfunction to widespread selenoprotein-related disease. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to report the discovery of novel truncation mutations in the SBP2 gene (R120X/R770X) in a female adolescent and the clinical consequences of the combined deficiency of selenoproteins. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A 12-yr-old girl who presented with a syndrome of abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism, delayed bone maturation, congenital myopathy, and impaired mental and motor coordination development and her family were studied. The coding region of the SBP2 gene was analyzed by sequencing, and gel shift assays were performed to address the in vitro binding properties of the mutant SBP2 protein. RESULTS Serum levels of selenium and glutathione peroxidase in the proband were reduced, and selenoprotein P levels were undetectable. DNA sequencing of the SBP2 gene revealed a compound heterozygous mutation (R120X/R770X). The R120X mutation disrupted all functional motifs and the R770X inhibited the binding of SBP2 to Sec insertion sequence elements. Interestingly, selenium supplementation normalized serum selenium and glutathione peroxidase but not selenoprotein P levels and did not restore thyroid hormone metabolism dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS This distinctive phenotype can only be explained by the combined deficiency of functionally important selenoproteins and pinpoints the clinical relevance of selenoproteins and selenium economy in human development.
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- Monalisa Ferreira Azevedo
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Brasília, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, SGAN Quadra 605, Asa Norte, Prédio Novo de Ambulatórios, 70840-901, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
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Wei L, Dirksen RT. Ryanodinopathies: RyR-Linked Muscle Diseases. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2010; 66:139-67. [PMID: 22353479 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(10)66007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Efficient identification of novel mutations in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Neurogenetics 2010; 11:449-55. [PMID: 20623375 PMCID: PMC2944962 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-010-0250-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2 (LGMD2) is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in 15 known genes. DNA sequencing of all candidate genes can be expensive and laborious, whereas a selective sequencing approach often fails to provide a molecular diagnosis. We aimed to efficiently identify pathogenic mutations via homozygosity mapping in a population in which the genetics of LGMD2 has not been well characterized. Thirteen consanguineous families containing a proband with LGMD2 were recruited from Saudi Arabia, and for 11 of these families, selected individuals were genotyped at 10,204 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Linkage analysis excluded all but one or two known genes in ten of 11 genotyped families, and haplotype comparisons between families allowed further reduction in the number of candidate genes that were screened. Mutations were identified by DNA sequencing in all 13 families, including five novel mutations in four genes, by sequencing at most two genes per family. One family was reclassified as having a different myopathy based on genetic and clinical data after linkage analysis excluded all known LGMD2 genes. LGMD2 subtypes A and B were notably absent from our sample of patients, indicating that the distribution of LGMD2 mutations in Saudi Arabian families may be different than in other populations. Our data demonstrate that homozygosity mapping in consanguineous pedigrees offers a more efficient means of discovering mutations that cause heterogeneous disorders than comprehensive sequencing of known candidate genes.
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Li JG, Zhou JC, Zhao H, Lei XG, Xia XJ, Gao G, Wang KN. Enhanced water-holding capacity of meat was associated with increased Sepw1 gene expression in pigs fed selenium-enriched yeast. Meat Sci 2010; 87:95-100. [PMID: 20558011 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 02/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To study the effect of selenium-enriched yeast (SeY) level on selenoprotein genes expression and the relation between gene expression and antioxidant status and meat quality, 30 selenium (Se)-depleted pigs (7-week old, 10.30±0.68 kg) were randomly divided into 3 groups and fed a basal diet plus 0, 0.3 and 3.0 mg Se/kg as SeY for 8 weeks. Results showed that dietary SeY supplementation improved the antioxidant status in muscle. The increased levels of SeY decreased (P<0.05) the drip loss and the concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the muscle and meat. However, increased dietary SeY intake quadratically increased (P<0.01) the mRNA level of Sepw1 gene among the 12 selenoprotein genes examined in muscle. Statistical analysis showed drip loss was negatively correlated with the mRNA level of Sepw1 gene. These suggested that the enhanced water-holding capacity of meat was associated with the increased expression of Sepw1 gene.
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- Jun-Gang Li
- Key Laboratory for Animal Nutrition of Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 625014, Ya'an, China
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Reed UC. Congenital muscular dystrophy. Part II: a review of pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2010; 67:343-62. [PMID: 19547838 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000200035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous hereditary myopathies with preferentially autosomal recessive inheritance, that are characterized by congenital hypotonia, delayed motor development and early onset of progressive muscle weakness associated with dystrophic pattern on muscle biopsy. The clinical course is broadly variable and can comprise the involvement of the brain and eyes. From 1994, a great development in the knowledge of the molecular basis has occurred and the classification of CMDs has to be continuously up dated. In the last number of this journal, we presented the main clinical and diagnostic data concerning the different subtypes of CMD. In this second part of the review, we analyse the main reports from the literature concerning the pathogenesis and the therapeutic perspectives of the most common subtypes of CMD: MDC1A with merosin deficiency, collagen VI related CMDs (Ullrich and Bethlem), CMDs with abnormal glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan (Fukuyama CMD, Muscle-eye-brain disease, Walker Warburg syndrome, MDC1C, MDC1D), and rigid spine syndrome, another much rare subtype of CMDs not related with the dystrophin/glycoproteins/extracellular matrix complex.
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Shchedrina VA, Zhang Y, Labunskyy VM, Hatfield DL, Gladyshev VN. Structure-function relations, physiological roles, and evolution of mammalian ER-resident selenoproteins. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:839-49. [PMID: 19747065 PMCID: PMC2864662 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Selenium is an essential trace element in mammals. The major biological form of this micronutrient is the amino acid selenocysteine, which is present in the active sites of selenoenzymes. Seven of 25 mammalian selenoproteins have been identified as residents of the endoplasmic reticulum, including the 15-kDa selenoprotein, type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase and selenoproteins K, M, N, S, and T. Most of these proteins are poorly characterized. However, recent studies implicate some of them in quality control of protein folding in the ER, retrotranslocation of misfolded proteins from the ER to the cytosol, metabolism of the thyroid hormone, and regulation of calcium homeostasis. In addition, some of these proteins are involved in regulation of glucose metabolism and inflammation. This review discusses evolution and structure-function relations of the ER-resident selenoproteins and summarizes recent findings on these proteins, which reveal the emerging important role of selenium and selenoproteins in ER function.
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- Valentina A Shchedrina
- Redox Biology Center and Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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Arbogast S, Ferreiro A. Selenoproteins and protection against oxidative stress: selenoprotein N as a novel player at the crossroads of redox signaling and calcium homeostasis. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:893-904. [PMID: 19769461 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Healthy cells continually produce low levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are buffered by multiple antioxidant systems. Imbalance between ROS production and elimination results in oxidative stress, which has been implicated in aging and in numerous human diseases, including cancer and diabetes. Selenoproteins are a family of proteins that contain the amino acid selenocysteine, encoded by an in-frame UGA. Those selenoproteins whose function is identified are catalytically active in redox processes, representing one of the main enzymatic antioxidant systems and important mediators of the beneficial role of selenium in human health. Nevertheless, the function of most selenoproteins remains unknown; this included Selenoprotein N (SelN), the only selenoprotein directly associated with a human genetic disease. Mutations of the SelN gene cause SEPN1-related myopathy, a particular early-onset muscle disorder. Recent studies have identified SelN as a key protein in cell protection against oxidative stress and redox-related calcium homeostasis. Furthermore, an effective ex vivo treatment of SelN deficiency has been identified, paving the way to a clinical therapy. In this review we discuss the physiological and pathophysiological role of SelN and the interest of SEPN1-related myopathy as a model paradigm to understand and target therapeutically other selenoproteins involved in human health and disease.
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Conrad M, Schweizer U. Unveiling the molecular mechanisms behind selenium-related diseases through knockout mouse studies. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:851-65. [PMID: 19803749 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Selenium (Se), in the form of the 21st amino acid selenocysteine, is an integral part of selenoproteins and essential for mammals. While a large number of health claims for Se has been proposed in a diverse set of diseases, little is known about the precise molecular mechanisms and the physiological roles of selenoproteins. With the recent and rigorous application of reverse genetics in the mouse, great strides have been made to address this on a more molecular level. In this review, we focus on results obtained from the application of mouse molecular genetics in mouse physiology and discuss these insights into the physiological actions of selenoproteins in light of evidence from human genetics.
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- Marcus Conrad
- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumor Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Marchioninistrasse 25, Munich, Germany.
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Selenoprotein function and muscle disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1569-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Berry MJ, Howard MT. Reprogramming the Ribosome for Selenoprotein Expression: RNA Elements and Protein Factors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89382-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Castets P, Maugenre S, Gartioux C, Rederstorff M, Krol A, Lescure A, Tajbakhsh S, Allamand V, Guicheney P. Selenoprotein N is dynamically expressed during mouse development and detected early in muscle precursors. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2009; 9:46. [PMID: 19698141 PMCID: PMC2739516 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-9-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 08/22/2009] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Background In humans, mutations in the SEPN1 gene, encoding selenoprotein N (SelN), are involved in early onset recessive neuromuscular disorders, referred to as SEPN1-related-myopathies. The mechanisms behind these pathologies are poorly understood since the function of SelN remains elusive. However, previous results obtained in humans and more recently in zebrafish pointed to a potential role for SelN during embryogenesis. Using qRT-PCR, Western blot and whole mount in situ hybridization, we characterized in detail the spatio-temporal expression pattern of the murine Sepn1 gene during development, focusing particularly on skeletal muscles. Results In whole embryos, Sepn1 transcripts were detected as early as E5.5, with expression levels peaking at E12.5, and then strongly decreasing until birth. In isolated tissues, only mild transcriptional variations were observed during development, whereas a striking reduction of the protein expression was detected during the perinatal period. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Sepn1 is expressed early in somites and restricted to the myotome, the sub-ectodermal mesenchyme and the dorsal root ganglia at mid-gestation stages. Interestingly, Sepn1 deficiency did not alter somitogenesis in embryos, suggesting that SelN is dispensable for these processes in mouse. Conclusion We characterized for the first time the expression pattern of Sepn1 during mammalian embryogenesis and we demonstrated that its differential expression is most likely dependent on major post-transcriptional regulations. Overall, our data strongly suggest a potential role for selenoprotein N from mid-gestation stages to the perinatal period. Interestingly, its specific expression pattern could be related to the current hypothesis that selenoprotein N may regulate the activity of the ryanodine receptors.
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Reeves MA, Hoffmann PR. The human selenoproteome: recent insights into functions and regulation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 66:2457-78. [PMID: 19399585 PMCID: PMC2866081 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Selenium (Se) is a nutritional trace mineral essential for various aspects of human health that exerts its effects mainly through its incorporation into selenoproteins as the amino acid, selenocysteine. Twenty-five selenoprotein genes have been identified in humans and several selenoproteins are broadly classified as antioxidant enzymes. As progress is made on characterizing the individual members of this protein family, however, it is becoming clear that their properties and functions are quite diverse. This review summarizes recent insights into properties of individual selenoproteins such as tissue distribution, subcellular localization, and regulation of expression. Also discussed are potential roles the different selenoproteins play in human health and disease.
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- M. A. Reeves
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
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Selenoproteins are proteins containing selenium in the form of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine. Members of this protein family have many diverse functions, but their synthesis is dependent on a common set of cofactors and on dietary selenium. Although the functions of many selenoproteins are unknown, several disorders involving changes in selenoprotein structure, activity or expression have been reported. Selenium deficiency and mutations or polymorphisms in selenoprotein genes and synthesis cofactors are implicated in a variety of diseases, including muscle and cardiovascular disorders, immune dysfunction, cancer, neurological disorders and endocrine function. Members of this unusual family of proteins have roles in a variety of cell processes and diseases.
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Arbogast S, Beuvin M, Fraysse B, Zhou H, Muntoni F, Ferreiro A. Oxidative stress inSEPN1-related myopathy: From pathophysiology to treatment. Ann Neurol 2009; 65:677-86. [DOI: 10.1002/ana.21644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chung YW, Jeong D, Noh OJ, Park YH, Kang SI, Lee MG, Lee TH, Yim MB, Kim IY. Antioxidative role of selenoprotein W in oxidant-induced mouse embryonic neuronal cell death. Mol Cells 2009; 27:609-13. [PMID: 19466610 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-009-0074-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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It has been reported that selenoprotein W (SelW) mRNA is highly expressed in the developing central nerve system of rats, and its expression is maintained until the early postnatal stage. We here found that SelW protein significantly increased in mouse brains of postnatal day 8 and 20 relative to embryonic day 15. This was accompanied by increased expression of SOD1 and SOD2. When the expression of SelW in primary cultured cells derived from embryonic cerebral cortex was knocked down with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), SelW siRNA-transfected neuronal cells were more sensitive to the oxidative stress induced by treatment of H2O2 than control cells. TUNEL assays revealed that H2O2-induced apoptotic cell death occurred at a higher frequency in the siRNA-transfected cells than in the control cells. Taken together, our findings suggest that SelW plays an important role in protection of neurons from oxidative stress during neuronal development.
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- Youn Wook Chung
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Maiti B, Arbogast S, Allamand V, Moyle MW, Anderson CB, Richard P, Guicheney P, Ferreiro A, Flanigan KM, Howard MT. A mutation in the SEPN1 selenocysteine redefinition element (SRE) reduces selenocysteine incorporation and leads to SEPN1-related myopathy. Hum Mutat 2009; 30:411-6. [PMID: 19067361 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mutations in SEPN1 result in a spectrum of early-onset muscle disorders referred to as SEPN1-related myopathy. The SEPN1 gene encodes selenoprotein N (SelN), which contains the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). Incorporation of Sec occurs due to redefinition of a UGA codon during translation. Efficient insertion requires a Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) in the 3'UTR and, for at least a subset of selenoprotein genes, a Sec redefinition element (SRE) located adjacent to the UGA codon. We report the effect of three novel and one previously reported point mutation in the SelN SRE element on Sec insertion efficiency. Notably, the previously reported mutation c.1397G>A (p.R466Q), which weakens the secondary structure of the SRE element, reduces Sec insertion efficiency and SelN RNA levels. Muscle from patients with this mutation have negligible levels of SelN protein. This data highlights the importance of the SRE element during SelN expression and illustrates a novel molecular mechanism by which point mutations may lead to SEPN1-related myopathy.
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- Baijayanta Maiti
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Stoytcheva ZR, Berry MJ. Transcriptional regulation of mammalian selenoprotein expression. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1429-40. [PMID: 19465084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2009] [Revised: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Selenoproteins contain the twenty-first amino acid, selenocysteine, and are involved in cellular defenses against oxidative damage, important metabolic and developmental pathways, and responses to environmental challenges. Elucidating the mechanisms regulating selenoprotein expression at the transcriptional level is a key to understanding how these mechanisms are called into play to respond to the changing environment. METHODS This review summarizes published studies on transcriptional regulation of selenoprotein genes, focused primarily on genes whose encoded protein functions are at least partially understood. This is followed by in silico analysis of predicted regulatory elements in selenoprotein genes, including those in the aforementioned category as well as the genes whose functions are not known. RESULTS Our findings reveal regulatory pathways common to many selenoprotein genes, including several involved in stress-responses. In addition, tissue-specific regulatory factors are implicated in regulating many selenoprotein genes. CONCLUSIONS These studies provide new insights into how selenoprotein genes respond to environmental and other challenges, and the roles these proteins play in allowing cells to adapt to these changes. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms affecting selenoprotein expression is essential for understanding their roles in human diseases, and for developing diagnostic and potential therapeutic approaches to address dysregulation of members of this gene family.
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- Zoia R Stoytcheva
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 651 Ilalo Street, Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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Chong SW, Korzh V, Jiang YJ. Myogenesis and molecules - insights from zebrafish Danio rerio. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2009; 74:1693-1755. [PMID: 20735668 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02174.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Myogenesis is a fundamental process governing the formation of muscle in multicellular organisms. Recent studies in zebrafish Danio rerio have described the molecular events occurring during embryonic morphogenesis and have thus greatly clarified this process, helping to distinguish between the events that give rise to fast v. slow muscle. Coupled with the well-known Hedgehog signalling cascade and a wide variety of cellular processes during early development, the continual research on D. rerio slow muscle precursors has provided novel insights into their cellular behaviours in this organism. Similarly, analyses on fast muscle precursors have provided knowledge of the behaviour of a sub-set of epitheloid cells residing in the anterior domain of somites. Additionally, the findings by various groups on the roles of several molecules in somitic myogenesis have been clarified in the past year. In this study, the authors briefly review the current trends in the field of research of D. rerio trunk myogenesis.
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- S-W Chong
- Laboratory of Developmental Signalling and Patterning, Genes and Development Division, A STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore 138673, Singapore.
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Reed UC. Congenital muscular dystrophy. Part I: a review of phenotypical and diagnostic aspects. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2009; 67:144-68. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000100038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Accepted: 12/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous hereditary myopathies with preferentially autosomal recessive inheritance, that are characterized by congenital hypotonia, delayed motor development and early onset of progressive muscle weakness associated with dystrophic pattern on muscle biopsy. The clinical course is broadly variable and can comprise the involvement of the brain and eyes. From 1994, a great development in the knowledge of the molecular basis has occurred and the classification of CMDs has to be continuously up dated. We initially present the main clinical and diagnostic data concerning the CMDs related to changes in the complex dystrophin-associated glycoproteins-extracellular matrix: CMD with merosin deficiency (CMD1A), collagen VI related CMDs (Ullrich CMD and Bethlem myopathy), CMDs with abnormal glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan (Fukuyama CMD, Muscle-eye-brain disease, Walker-Warburg syndrome, CMD1C, CMD1D), and the much rarer CMD with integrin deficiency. Finally, we present other forms of CMDs not related with the dystrophin/glycoproteins/extracellular matrix complex (rigid spine syndrome, CMD1B, CMD with lamin A/C deficiency), and some apparently specific clinical forms not yet associated with a known molecular mechanism. The second part of this review concerning the pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives of the different subtypes of CMD will be described in a next number.
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Bubenik JL, Ladd AN, Gerber CA, Budiman ME, Driscoll DM. Known turnover and translation regulatory RNA-binding proteins interact with the 3' UTR of SECIS-binding protein 2. RNA Biol 2009; 6:73-83. [PMID: 19106619 DOI: 10.4161/rna.6.1.7569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The human selenoproteome is composed of approximately 25 selenoproteins, which cotranslationally incorporate selenocysteine, the 21st amino acid. Selenoprotein expression requires an unusual translation mechanism, as selenocysteine is encoded by the UGA stop codon. SECIS-binding protein 2 (SBP2) is an essential component of the selenocysteine insertion machinery. SBP2 is also the only factor known to differentiate among selenoprotein mRNAs, thereby modulating the relative expression of the individual selenoproteins. Here, we show that expression of SBP2 protein varies widely across tissues and cell types examined, despite previous observations of only modest variation in SBP2 mRNA levels. This discrepancy between SBP2 mRNA and protein levels implies translational regulation, which is often mediated via untranslated regions (UTRs) in regulated transcripts. We have identified multiple sequences in the SBP2 3' UTR that are highly conserved. The proximal short conserved region is GU rich and was subsequently shown to be a binding site for CUG-BP1. The distal half of the 3' UTR is largely conserved, and multiple proteins interact with this region. One of these proteins was identified as HuR. Both CUG-BP1 and HuR are members of the Turnover and Translation Regulatory RNA-Binding Protein family (TTR-RBP). Members of this protein family are linked by the common ability to rapidly effect gene expression through alterations in the stability and translatability of target mRNAs. The identification of CUG-BP1 and HuR as factors that bind to the SBP2 3' UTR suggests that TTR-RBPs play a role in the regulation of SBP2, which then dictates the expression of the selenoproteome.
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- Jodi L Bubenik
- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Lin L, Shen S, Tye A, Cai JJ, Jiang P, Davidson BL, Xing Y. Diverse splicing patterns of exonized Alu elements in human tissues. PLoS Genet 2008; 4:e1000225. [PMID: 18841251 PMCID: PMC2562518 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Exonization of Alu elements is a major mechanism for birth of new exons in primate genomes. Prior analyses of expressed sequence tags show that almost all Alu-derived exons are alternatively spliced, and the vast majority of these exons have low transcript inclusion levels. In this work, we provide genomic and experimental evidence for diverse splicing patterns of exonized Alu elements in human tissues. Using Exon array data of 330 Alu-derived exons in 11 human tissues and detailed RT-PCR analyses of 38 exons, we show that some Alu-derived exons are constitutively spliced in a broad range of human tissues, and some display strong tissue-specific switch in their transcript inclusion levels. Most of such exons are derived from ancient Alu elements in the genome. In SEPN1, mutations of which are linked to a form of congenital muscular dystrophy, the muscle-specific inclusion of an Alu-derived exon may be important for regulating SEPN1 activity in muscle. Realtime qPCR analysis of this SEPN1 exon in macaque and chimpanzee tissues indicates human-specific increase in its transcript inclusion level and muscle specificity after the divergence of humans and chimpanzees. Our results imply that some Alu exonization events may have acquired adaptive benefits during the evolution of primate transcriptomes. New exons have been created and added to existing functional genes during eukaryotic genome evolution. Alu elements, a class of primate-specific retrotransposons, are a major source of new exons in primates. However, recent analyses of expressed sequence tags suggest that the vast majority of Alu-derived exons are low-abundance splice forms and represent non-functional evolutionary intermediates. In order to elucidate the evolutionary impact of Alu-derived exons, we investigated the splicing of 330 Alu-derived exons in 11 human tissues using data from high-density exon arrays with multiple oligonucleotide probes for every exon in the human genome. Our exon array analysis and further RT-PCR experiments reveal surprisingly diverse splicing patterns of these exons. Some Alu-derived exons are constitutively spliced, and some are strongly tissue-specific. In SEPN1, a gene implicated in a form of congenital muscular dystrophy, our data suggest that the muscle-specific inclusion of an Alu-derived exon results from a human-specific splicing change after the divergence of humans and chimpanzees. Our study provides novel insight into the evolutionary significance of Alu exonization events. A subset of Alu-derived exons, especially those derived from more ancient Alu elements in the genome, may have contributed to functional novelties during primate evolution.
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- Lan Lin
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Selenium is an essential micronutrient for man and animals. The role of selenium has been attributed largely to its presence in selenoproteins as the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec, U). Sec is encoded by TGA in DNA. A unique mechanism is used to decode the UGA codon in mRNA to co-translationally incorporate Sec into the growing polypeptide because there is no free pool of Sec. In the human genome, 25 genes for selenoproteins have been identified. Selenoproteins such as glutathione peroxidases, thioredoxin reductases, and iodothyronine deiodinases are involved in redox reactions, and Sec is an active-site residue essential for catalytic activity. Selenoproteins have biological functions in oxidoreductions, redox signaling, antioxidant defense, thyroid hormone metabolism, and immune responses. They thus possess a strong correlation with human diseases such as cancer, Keshan disease, virus infections, male infertility, and abnormalities in immune responses and thyroid hormone function.
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- Jun Lu
- Medical Nobel Institute for Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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Selenoprotein N is required for ryanodine receptor calcium release channel activity in human and zebrafish muscle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:12485-90. [PMID: 18713863 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0806015105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mutations affecting the seemingly unrelated gene products, SepN1, a selenoprotein of unknown function, and RyR1, the major component of the ryanodine receptor intracellular calcium release channel, result in an overlapping spectrum of congenital myopathies. To identify the immediate developmental and molecular roles of SepN and RyR in vivo, loss-of-function effects were analyzed in the zebrafish embryo. These studies demonstrate the two proteins are required for the same cellular differentiation events and are needed for normal calcium fluxes in the embryo. SepN is physically associated with RyRs and functions as a modifier of the RyR channel. In the absence of SepN, ryanodine receptors from zebrafish embryos or human diseased muscle have altered biochemical properties and have lost their normal sensitivity to redox conditions, which likely accounts for why mutations affecting either factor lead to similar diseases.
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Hesketh J. Nutrigenomics and Selenium: Gene Expression Patterns, Physiological Targets, and Genetics. Annu Rev Nutr 2008; 28:157-77. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.28.061807.155446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- John Hesketh
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 4HH;
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Schara U, Kress W, Bönnemann CG, Breitbach-Faller N, Korenke CG, Schreiber G, Stoetter M, Ferreiro A, von der Hagen M. The phenotype and long-term follow-up in 11 patients with juvenile selenoprotein N1-related myopathy. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2008; 12:224-30. [PMID: 17951086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The selenoprotein N1-related myopathies comprise rigid spine muscular dystrophy, the "classical" form of multiminicore disease, a desmin-related myopathy with Mallory body like inclusions and a form of congenital fiber-type disproportion. To define the phenotype and long-term clinical course in juvenile Selenoprotein N1-related myopathies 11 juvenile patients from eight families with SEPN1 mutations were assessed over a mean period of 7.2 years. Clinical findings, histomorphological studies, respiratory investigations and genetic data were analyzed: age of manifestation varied within the first 2 years of life with muscle hypotonia, lag of head control and delayed motor development. Further gross motor development was normal in 9/11 patients. All patients were ambulant for at least 1000 m at a mean age of 13.7 years. Eight patients exhibited a rigid spine diagnosed at a mean age of 10 years. All patients had respiratory impairment with a vital capacity ranging from 18% to 65%. Four patients were intermittently nocturnally ventilated at a mean age of 11 years. Body mass index was below 20 (kgm(-2)) in all patients. Muscle biopsies of eight individuals revealed multiminicores (n=2), congenital fiber-type disproportion (n=1), myopathic changes with single cores (n=2) and unspecific myopathic features (n=3). Mutations were distributed throughout the entire SEPN1 gene. Although the phenotype of juvenile selenoprotein N1-related myopathies is homogenous regarding the main symptoms we describe a variable degree of clinical severity. Major complications were early respiratory failure, impaired increase in weight and orthopedic problems. There seems to be no correlation between skeletal muscle weakness and respiratory failure.
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- Ulrike Schara
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Essen, Germany.
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Zirn B, Kress W, Grimm T, Berthold LD, Neubauer B, Kuchelmeister K, Müller U, Hahn A. Association of homozygousLMNAmutation R471C with new phenotype: Mandibuloacral dysplasia, progeria, and rigid spine muscular dystrophy. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1049-54. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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