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Ramos-Mejía R, del Pino M, Aza-Carmona M, Abbate S, Obregon MG, Heath KE, Fano V. Novel FLNB Variants in Seven Argentinian Cases with Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome. J Pediatr Genet 2024; 13:167-174. [PMID: 39086440 PMCID: PMC11288708 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome (SCT) is a very rare skeletal dysplasia characterized by vertebral, carpal, and tarsal fusion; growth retardation; and mild dysmorphic facial features. Variants in FLNB, MYH3, and RFLNA have been implicated in this dysplasia. We report the clinical and radiological follow-up of seven SCT pediatric cases associated with biallelic FLNB variants, from four Argentinian families. The seven cases share previously described facial characteristics: round facies, large eyes, and wide based nose; all of them had variable height deficit, in one case noted early in life. Other findings included clinodactyly, joint limitation without bone fusion, neurosensorial hearing loss, and ophthalmological compromise. All cases presented with spinal fusion with variable severity and location, carpal bones coalition, and also delay in carpal ossification. The heterozygous carrier parents had normal height values to -2.5 score standard deviation, without skeletal defects detected. Three different FLNB variants, one nonsense and two frameshift, were detected, all of which were predicted to result in a truncated protein or are degraded by nonsense mediated decay. All cases had at least one copy of the nonsense variant, c.1128C> G; p. (Tyr376*), suggesting the presence of a common ancestor.
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- R Ramos-Mejía
- Growth and Development Department, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Growth and Development Department, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigacion Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, España
- Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España
- Skeletal Dysplasia Multidisciplinary Unit (UMDE-ERN BOND), Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Genetics Department, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Genetics Department, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigacion Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, España
- Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España
- Skeletal Dysplasia Multidisciplinary Unit (UMDE-ERN BOND), Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Growth and Development Department, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Qasim H, Khan H, Zeb H, Ahmad A, Ilyas M, Zahoor M, Umar MN, Ullah R, Ali EA. A novel variant in the FLNB gene associated with spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2024; 35:181-187. [PMID: 38743867 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2024-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Genetic disorders involved in skeleton system arise due to the disturbance in skeletal development, growth and homeostasis. Filamin B is an actin binding protein which is large dimeric protein which cross link actin cytoskeleton filaments into dynamic structure. A single nucleotide changes in the FLNB gene causes spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome, a rare bone disorder due to which the fusion of carpels and tarsals synostosis occurred along with fused vertebrae. In the current study we investigated a family residing in north-western areas of Pakistan. METHODS The whole exome sequencing of proband was performed followed by Sanger sequencing of all family members of the subject to validate the variant segregation within the family. Bioinformatics tools were utilized to assess the pathogenicity of the variant. RESULTS Whole Exome Sequencing revealed a novel variant (NM_001457: c.209C>T and p.Pro70Leu) in the FLNB gene which was homozygous missense mutation in the FLNB gene. The variant was further validated and visualized by Sanger sequencing and protein structure studies respectively as mentioned before. CONCLUSIONS The findings have highlighted the importance of the molecular diagnosis in SCT (spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome) for genetic risk counselling in consanguineous families.
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- Hina Qasim
- Centre for Omic Sciences, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Centre for Omic Sciences, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Centre for Omic Sciences, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Centre for Human Genetics, 66934 Hazara University Mansehra , Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Centre for Omic Sciences, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, 66714 University of Malakand , Chakdara, Dir Lower, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, 37850 King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 37850 College of Pharmacy King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Zieba J, Forlenza KN, Heard K, Martin JH, Bosakova M, Cohn DH, Robertson SP, Krejci P, Krakow D. Intervertebral disc degeneration is rescued by TGFβ/BMP signaling modulation in an ex vivo filamin B mouse model. Bone Res 2022; 10:37. [PMID: 35474298 PMCID: PMC9042866 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-022-00200-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Spondylocarpotarsal syndrome (SCT) is a rare musculoskeletal disorder characterized by short stature and vertebral, carpal, and tarsal fusions resulting from biallelic nonsense mutations in the gene encoding filamin B (FLNB). Utilizing a FLNB knockout mouse, we showed that the vertebral fusions in SCT evolved from intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and ossification of the annulus fibrosus (AF), eventually leading to full trabecular bone formation. This resulted from alterations in the TGFβ/BMP signaling pathway that included increased canonical TGFβ and noncanonical BMP signaling. In this study, the role of FLNB in the TGFβ/BMP pathway was elucidated using in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo treatment methodologies. The data demonstrated that FLNB interacts with inhibitory Smads 6 and 7 (i-Smads) to regulate TGFβ/BMP signaling and that loss of FLNB produces increased TGFβ receptor activity and decreased Smad 1 ubiquitination. Through the use of small molecule inhibitors in an ex vivo spine model, TGFβ/BMP signaling was modulated to design a targeted treatment for SCT and disc degeneration. Inhibition of canonical and noncanonical TGFβ/BMP pathway activity restored Flnb-/- IVD morphology. These most effective improvements resulted from specific inhibition of TGFβ and p38 signaling activation. FLNB acts as a bridge for TGFβ/BMP signaling crosstalk through i-Smads and is key for the critical balance in TGFβ/BMP signaling that maintains the IVD. These findings further our understanding of IVD biology and reveal new molecular targets for disc degeneration as well as congenital vertebral fusion disorders.
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- Jennifer Zieba
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 60200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 60200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Department of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Quiggle A, Charng WL, Antunes L, Nikolov M, Bledsoe X, Hecht JT, Dobbs MB, Gurnett CA. Whole Exome Sequencing in Individuals with Idiopathic Clubfoot Reveals a Recurrent Filamin B (FLNB) Deletion. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2022; 480:421-430. [PMID: 34491919 PMCID: PMC8747482 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Clubfoot, a congenital deformity that presents as a rigid, inward turning of the foot, affects approximately 1 in 1000 infants and occurs as an isolated birth defect in 80% of patients. Despite its high level of heritability, few causative genes have been identified, and mutations in known genes are only responsible for a small portion of clubfoot heritability. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES (1) Are any rare gene variants enriched (that is, shared) in unrelated patients with isolated clubfoot? (2) Are there other rare variants in the identified gene (Filamin B) in these patients with clubfoot? METHODS Whole-exome sequence data were generated from a discovery cohort of 183 unrelated probands with clubfoot and 2492 controls. Variants were filtered with minor allele frequency < 0.02 to identify rare variants as well as small insertions and deletions (indels) resulting in missense variants, nonsense or premature truncation, or in-frame deletions. A candidate deletion was then genotyped in another cohort of 974 unrelated patients with clubfoot (a replication cohort). Other rare variants in the candidate gene were also investigated. A segregation analysis was performed in multigenerational families of individuals with clubfoot to see if the genotypes segregate with phenotypes. Single-variant association analysis was performed using the Fisher two-tailed exact test (exact p values are presented to give an indication of the magnitude of the association). RESULTS There were no recurrent variants in the known genes causing clubfoot in this study. A three-base pair in-frame codon deletion of Filamin B (FLNB) (p.E1792del, rs1470699812) was identified in 1.6% (3 of 183) of probands with clubfoot in the discovery cohort compared with 0% of controls (0 of 2492) (odds ratio infinity (inf) [95% CI 5.64 to inf]; p = 3.18 x 10-5) and 0.0016% of gnomAD controls (2 of 125,709) (OR 1.01 x 103 [95% CI 117.42 to 1.64 x 104]; p = 3.13 x 10-8). By screening a replication cohort (n = 974 patients), we found two probands with the identical FLNB deletion. In total, the deletion was identified in 0.43% (5 of 1157) of probands with clubfoot compared with 0% of controls and 0.0016% of gnomAD controls (OR 268.5 [95% CI 43.68 to 2.88 x 103]; p = 1.43 x 10-9). The recurrent FLNB p.E1792del variant segregated with clubfoot, with incomplete penetrance in two families. Affected individuals were more likely to be male and have bilateral clubfoot. Although most patients had isolated clubfoot, features consistent with Larsen syndrome, including upper extremity abnormalities such as elbow and thumb hypermobility and wide, flat thumbs, were noted in affected members of one family. We identified 19 additional rare FLNB missense variants located throughout the gene in patients with clubfoot. One of these missense variants, FLNB p.G2397D, exhibited incomplete penetrance in one family. CONCLUSION A recurrent FLNB E1792 deletion was identified in 0.43% of 1157 isolated patients with clubfoot. Given the absence of any recurrent variants in our discovery phase (n = 183) for any of the known genes causing clubfoot, our findings support that novel and rare missense variants in FLNB in patients with clubfoot, although rare, may be among the most commonly known genetic causes of clubfoot. Patients with FLNB variants often have isolated clubfoot, but they and their family members may be at an increased risk of having additional clinical features consistent with Larsen syndrome. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Identification of FLNB variants may be useful for determining clubfoot recurrence risk and comorbidities.
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- Ashley Quiggle
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School and School of Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Intragenic Deletions in FLNB Are Part of the Mutational Spectrum Causing Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12040528. [PMID: 33916386 PMCID: PMC8065484 DOI: 10.3390/genes12040528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome (SCT) is characterized by vertebral fusions, a disproportionately short stature, and synostosis of carpal and tarsal bones. Pathogenic variants in FLNB, MYH3, and possibly in RFLNA, have been reported to be responsible for this condition. Here, we present two unrelated individuals presenting with features typical of SCT in which Sanger sequencing combined with whole genome sequencing identified novel, homozygous intragenic deletions in FLNB (c.1346-1372_1941+389del and c.3127-353_4223-1836del). Both deletions remove several consecutive exons and are predicted to result in a frameshift. To our knowledge, this is the first time that large structural variants in FLNB have been reported in SCT, and thus our findings add to the classes of variation that can lead to this disorder. These cases highlight the need for copy number sensitive methods to be utilized in order to be comprehensive in the search for a molecular diagnosis in individuals with a clinical diagnosis of SCT.
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Yasin S, Makitie O, Naz S. Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome due to a novel loss of function FLNB variant: a case report. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:31. [PMID: 33407338 PMCID: PMC7789006 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03890-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Loss of function or gain of function variants of Filamin B (FLNB) cause recessive or dominant skeletal disorders respectively. Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome (SCT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by short stature, fused vertebrae and fusion of carpal and tarsal bones. We present a novel FLNB homozygous pathogenic variant and present a carrier of the variant with short height. Case presentation We describe a family with five patients affected with skeletal malformations, short stature and vertebral deformities. Exome sequencing revealed a novel homozygous frameshift variant c.2911dupG p.(Ala971GlyfsTer122) in FLNB, segregating with the phenotype in the family. The variant was absent in public databases and 100 ethnically matched control chromosomes. One of the heterozygous carriers of the variant had short stature. Conclusion Our report expands the genetic spectrum of FLNB pathogenic variants. It also indicates a need to assess the heights of other carriers of FLNB recessive variants to explore a possible role in idiopathic short stature. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12891-020-03890-2.
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- Samina Yasin
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Abstract
Compound Heterozygous (
CH)
variant identification requires distinguishing maternally from paternally derived nucleotides, a process that requires numerous computational tools. Using such tools often introduces unforeseen challenges such as installation procedures that are operating-system specific, software dependencies that must be installed, and formatting requirements for input files. To overcome these challenges, we developed Compound Heterozygous Variant Identification Pipeline (CompoundHetVIP), which uses a single Docker image to encapsulate commonly used software tools for file aggregation (
BCFtools or
GATK4), VCF liftover (
Picard Tools), joint-genotyping (
GATK4), file conversion (
Plink2), phasing (
SHAPEIT2,
Beagle, and/or
Eagle2), variant normalization (
vt tools), annotation (
SnpEff), relational database generation (
GEMINI), and identification of
CH, homozygous alternate, and
de novo variants in a series of 13 steps. To begin using our tool, researchers need only install the Docker engine and download the CompoundHetVIP Docker image. The tools provided in CompoundHetVIP, subject to the limitations of the underlying software, can be applied to whole-genome, whole-exome, or targeted exome sequencing data of individual samples or trios (a child and both parents), using VCF or gVCF files as initial input. Each step of the pipeline produces an analysis-ready output file that can be further evaluated. To illustrate its use, we applied CompoundHetVIP to data from a publicly available Ashkenazim trio and identified two genes with a candidate
CH variant and two genes with a candidate homozygous alternate variant after filtering based on user-set thresholds for global minor allele frequency, Combined Annotation Dependent Depletion, and Gene Damage Index. While this example uses genomic data from a healthy child, we anticipate that most researchers will use CompoundHetVIP to uncover missing heritability in human diseases and other phenotypes. CompoundHetVIP is open-source software and can be found at
https://github.com/dmiller903/CompoundHetVIP; this repository also provides detailed, step-by-step examples.
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- Dustin B Miller
- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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Ma HR, Cao L, Wang F, Cheng C, Jiang R, Zhou H, Xie Z, Wuermanbieke S, Qian Z. Filamin B extensively regulates transcription and alternative splicing, and is associated with apoptosis in HeLa cells. Oncol Rep 2020; 43:1536-1546. [PMID: 32323860 PMCID: PMC7108129 DOI: 10.3892/or.2020.7532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Post-transcriptional mechanisms are an important approach in the treatment of cancer, and may also be hijacked by tumor cells to help adapt to the local microenvironment. Filamin B (FLNB), an actin-binding protein that provides crucial scaffolds for cell motility and signaling, has also been identified as an RNA-binding protein. Recent studies demonstrated that FLNB might play an important role, not only in skeletal development, but also in regulating tumorigenesis; however, the effects of dysregulated expression of FLNB at the molecular level are not clear. In the present study, RNA-sequencing was performed to analyze changes in overall transcriptional and alternative splicing between the knocked-down FLNB and the control in HeLa cells. Decreased FLNB levels resulted in significantly lower apoptosis compared with control cells. FLNB knockdown extensively regulated the expression of genes in cell apoptosis, tumorigenesis, metastases, transmembrane transport and cartilage development. Moreover, FLNB regulated alternative splicing of a large number of genes involved in ‘cell death’ and the ‘apoptotic process’. Some genes and alternative splicing related to skeletal development were enriched and regulated by FLNB. Reverse transcription-quantitative-PCR identified FLNB-regulated transcription and alternative splicing of genes, such as NLR family apoptosis inhibitory protein, interleukin 23 subunit α, metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1, phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein 2, bone morphogenetic protein 7, matrix metallopeptidase 13, collagen type II α 1 chain, fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 and vitamin D receptor. The present study is the first study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to provide transcriptome-wide analysis of differential gene expression and alternative splicing upon FLNB silencing. The present results suggested that FLNB may play an important regulatory role in cervical cancer cell apoptosis via regulation of transcription and alternative splicing, which provide insight for the current understanding of the mechanisms of FLNB-mediated gene regulation.
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- Hai-Rong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Clinical Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- ABLife BioBigData Institute, Wuhan, Hubei 430075, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, HaiNan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan 571158, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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Salian S, Shukla A, Shah H, Bhat SN, Bhat VR, Nampoothiri S, Shenoy R, Phadke SR, Hariharan SV, Girisha KM. Seven additional families with spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome with novel biallelic deleterious variants in FLNB. Clin Genet 2018; 94:159-164. [PMID: 29566257 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
The location and/or type of variants in FLNB result in a spectrum of osteochondrodysplasias ranging from mild forms, like spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome and Larsen syndrome, to severe perinatal lethal forms, such as atelosteogenesis I and III and Boomerang dysplasia. Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome is characterized by disproportionate short stature, vertebral anomalies and fusion of carpal and tarsal bones. Biallelic loss-of-function variants in FLNB are known to cause spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome and 9 families and 9 pathogenic variants have been reported so far. We report clinical features of 10 additional patients from 7 families with spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome due to 7 novel deleterious variants in FLNB, thus expanding the clinical and molecular repertoire of spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome. Our report validates key clinical (fused thoracic vertebrae and carpal and tarsal coalition) and molecular (truncating variants in FLNB) characteristics of this condition.
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- S Salian
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthopedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthopedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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