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Meyer-Schuman R, Cale AR, Pierluissi JA, Jonatzke KE, Park YN, Lenk GM, Oprescu SN, Grachtchouk MA, Dlugosz AA, Beg AA, Meisler MH, Antonellis A. A model organism pipeline provides insight into the clinical heterogeneity of TARS1 loss-of-function variants. HGG ADVANCES 2024; 5:100324. [PMID: 38956874 PMCID: PMC11284558 DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed, essential enzymes that complete the first step of protein translation: ligation of amino acids to cognate tRNAs. Genes encoding ARSs have been implicated in myriad dominant and recessive phenotypes, the latter often affecting multiple tissues but with frequent involvement of the central and peripheral nervous systems, liver, and lungs. Threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS1) encodes the enzyme that ligates threonine to tRNATHR in the cytoplasm. To date, TARS1 variants have been implicated in a recessive brittle hair phenotype. To better understand TARS1-related recessive phenotypes, we engineered three TARS1 missense variants at conserved residues and studied these variants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Caenorhabditis elegans models. This revealed two loss-of-function variants, including one hypomorphic allele (R433H). We next used R433H to study the effects of partial loss of TARS1 function in a compound heterozygous mouse model (R432H/null). This model presents with phenotypes reminiscent of patients with TARS1 variants and with distinct lung and skin defects. This study expands the potential clinical heterogeneity of TARS1-related recessive disease, which should guide future clinical and genetic evaluations of patient populations.
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Coulombe B, Chapleau A, Macintosh J, Durcan TM, Poitras C, Moursli YA, Faubert D, Pinard M, Bernard G. Towards a Treatment for Leukodystrophy Using Cell-Based Interception and Precision Medicine. Biomolecules 2024; 14:857. [PMID: 39062571 PMCID: PMC11274857 DOI: 10.3390/biom14070857] [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: 05/23/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Cell-based interception and precision medicine is a novel approach aimed at improving healthcare through the early detection and treatment of diseased cells. Here, we describe our recent progress towards developing cell-based interception and precision medicine to detect, understand, and advance the development of novel therapeutic approaches through a single-cell omics and drug screening platform, as part of a multi-laboratory collaborative effort, for a group of neurodegenerative disorders named leukodystrophies. Our strategy aims at the identification of diseased cells as early as possible to intercept progression of the disease prior to severe clinical impairment and irreversible tissue damage.
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- Benoit Coulombe
- Translational Proteomics Laboratory, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (C.P.); (Y.A.M.); (M.P.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada; (A.C.); (J.M.); (G.B.)
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- The Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada;
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada; (A.C.); (J.M.); (G.B.)
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- The Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada;
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- Translational Proteomics Laboratory, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (C.P.); (Y.A.M.); (M.P.)
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- Translational Proteomics Laboratory, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (C.P.); (Y.A.M.); (M.P.)
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- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Platform, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada;
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- Translational Proteomics Laboratory, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (C.P.); (Y.A.M.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada; (A.C.); (J.M.); (G.B.)
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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Khan D, Ramachandiran I, Vasu K, China A, Khan K, Cumbo F, Halawani D, Terenzi F, Zin I, Long B, Costain G, Blaser S, Carnevale A, Gogonea V, Dutta R, Blankenberg D, Yoon G, Fox PL. Homozygous EPRS1 missense variant causing hypomyelinating leukodystrophy-15 alters variant-distal mRNA m 6A site accessibility. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4284. [PMID: 38769304 PMCID: PMC11106242 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy (HLD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by defective central nervous system myelination. Exome sequencing of two siblings with severe cognitive and motor impairment and progressive hypomyelination characteristic of HLD revealed homozygosity for a missense single-nucleotide variant (SNV) in EPRS1 (c.4444 C > A; p.Pro1482Thr), encoding glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase, consistent with HLD15. Patient lymphoblastoid cell lines express markedly reduced EPRS1 protein due to dual defects in nuclear export and cytoplasmic translation of variant EPRS1 mRNA. Variant mRNA exhibits reduced METTL3 methyltransferase-mediated writing of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) and reduced reading by YTHDC1 and YTHDF1/3 required for efficient mRNA nuclear export and translation, respectively. In contrast to current models, the variant does not alter the sequence of m6A target sites, but instead reduces their accessibility for modification. The defect was rescued by antisense morpholinos predicted to expose m6A sites on target EPRS1 mRNA, or by m6A modification of the mRNA by METTL3-dCas13b, a targeted RNA methylation editor. Our bioinformatic analysis predicts widespread occurrence of SNVs associated with human health and disease that similarly alter accessibility of distal mRNA m6A sites. These results reveal a new RNA-dependent etiologic mechanism by which SNVs can influence gene expression and disease, consequently generating opportunities for personalized, RNA-based therapeutics targeting these disorders.
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- Debjit Khan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Meyer-Schuman R, Cale AR, Pierluissi JA, Jonatzke KE, Park YN, Lenk GM, Oprescu SN, Grachtchouk MA, Dlugosz AA, Beg AA, Meisler MH, Antonellis A. Predictive modeling provides insight into the clinical heterogeneity associated with TARS1 loss-of-function mutations. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.25.586600. [PMID: 38585737 PMCID: PMC10996635 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.25.586600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed, essential enzymes that complete the first step of protein translation: ligation of amino acids to cognate tRNAs. Genes encoding ARSs have been implicated in myriad dominant and recessive phenotypes, the latter often affecting multiple tissues but with frequent involvement of the central and peripheral nervous system, liver, and lungs. Threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS1) encodes the enzyme that ligates threonine to tRNATHR in the cytoplasm. To date, TARS1 variants have been implicated in a recessive brittle hair phenotype. To better understand TARS1-related recessive phenotypes, we engineered three TARS1 missense mutations predicted to cause a loss-of-function effect and studied these variants in yeast and worm models. This revealed two loss-of-function mutations, including one hypomorphic allele (R433H). We next used R433H to study the effects of partial loss of TARS1 function in a compound heterozygous mouse model (R433H/null). This model presents with phenotypes reminiscent of patients with TARS1 variants and with distinct lung and skin defects. This study expands the potential clinical heterogeneity of TARS1-related recessive disease, which should guide future clinical and genetic evaluations of patient populations.
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Tyynismaa H. Disease models of mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase defects. J Inherit Metab Dis 2023; 46:817-823. [PMID: 37410890 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (mtARS) are enzymes critical for the first step of mitochondrial protein synthesis by charging mitochondrial tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. Pathogenic variants in all 19 nuclear mtARS genes are now recognized as causing recessive mitochondrial diseases. Most mtARS disorders affect the nervous system, but the phenotypes range from multisystem diseases to tissue-specific manifestations. However, the mechanisms behind the tissue specificities are poorly understood, and challenges remain in obtaining accurate disease models for developing and testing treatments. Here, some of the currently existing disease models that have increased our understanding of mtARS defects are discussed.
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- Henna Tyynismaa
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Tijaro-Bulla S, Nyandwi SP, Cui H. Physiological and engineered tRNA aminoacylation. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1789. [PMID: 37042417 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases form the protein family that controls the interpretation of the genetic code, with tRNA aminoacylation being the key chemical step during which an amino acid is assigned to a corresponding sequence of nucleic acids. In consequence, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases have been studied in their physiological context, in disease states, and as tools for synthetic biology to enable the expansion of the genetic code. Here, we review the fundamentals of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase biology and classification, with a focus on mammalian cytoplasmic enzymes. We compile evidence that the localization of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases can be critical in health and disease. In addition, we discuss evidence from synthetic biology which made use of the importance of subcellular localization for efficient manipulation of the protein synthesis machinery. This article is categorized under: RNA Processing Translation > Translation Regulation RNA Processing > tRNA Processing RNA Export and Localization > RNA Localization.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kalotay E, Klugmann M, Housley GD, Fröhlich D. Recessive aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase disorders: lessons learned from in vivo disease models. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1182874. [PMID: 37274208 PMCID: PMC10234152 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1182874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Protein synthesis is a fundamental process that underpins almost every aspect of cellular functioning. Intriguingly, despite their common function, recessive mutations in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs), the family of enzymes that pair tRNA molecules with amino acids prior to translation on the ribosome, cause a diverse range of multi-system disorders that affect specific groups of tissues. Neurological development is impaired in most ARS-associated disorders. In addition to central nervous system defects, diseases caused by recessive mutations in cytosolic ARSs commonly affect the liver and lungs. Patients with biallelic mutations in mitochondrial ARSs often present with encephalopathies, with variable involvement of peripheral systems. Many of these disorders cause severe disability, and as understanding of their pathogenesis is currently limited, there are no effective treatments available. To address this, accurate in vivo models for most of the recessive ARS diseases are urgently needed. Here, we discuss approaches that have been taken to model recessive ARS diseases in vivo, highlighting some of the challenges that have arisen in this process, as well as key results obtained from these models. Further development and refinement of animal models is essential to facilitate a better understanding of the pathophysiology underlying recessive ARS diseases, and ultimately to enable development and testing of effective therapies.
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- Elizabeth Kalotay
- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Research Beyond Borders, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Macintosh J, Michell-Robinson M, Chen X, Bernard G. Decreased RNA polymerase III subunit expression leads to defects in oligodendrocyte development. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1167047. [PMID: 37179550 PMCID: PMC10167296 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1167047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Introduction RNA polymerase III (Pol III) is a critical enzymatic complex tasked with the transcription of ubiquitous non-coding RNAs including 5S rRNA and all tRNA genes. Despite the constitutive nature of this enzyme, hypomorphic biallelic pathogenic variants in genes encoding subunits of Pol III lead to tissue-specific features and cause a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy, characterized by a severe and permanent deficit in myelin. The pathophysiological mechanisms in POLR3- related leukodystrophy and specifically, how reduced Pol III function impacts oligodendrocyte development to account for the devastating hypomyelination seen in the disease, remain poorly understood. Methods In this study, we characterize how reducing endogenous transcript levels of leukodystrophy-associated Pol III subunits affects oligodendrocyte maturation at the level of their migration, proliferation, differentiation, and myelination. Results Our results show that decreasing Pol III expression altered the proliferation rate of oligodendrocyte precursor cells but had no impact on migration. Additionally, reducing Pol III activity impaired the differentiation of these precursor cells into mature oligodendrocytes, evident at both the level of OL-lineage marker expression and on morphological assessment, with Pol III knockdown cells displaying a drastically more immature branching complexity. Myelination was hindered in the Pol III knockdown cells, as determined in both organotypic shiverer slice cultures and co-cultures with nanofibers. Analysis of Pol III transcriptional activity revealed a decrease in the expression of distinct tRNAs, which was significant in the siPolr3a condition. Discussion In turn, our findings provide insight into the role of Pol III in oligodendrocyte development and shed light on the pathophysiological mechanisms of hypomyelination in POLR3-related leukodystrophy.
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- Julia Macintosh
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Ermanoska B, Asselbergh B, Morant L, Petrovic-Erfurth ML, Hosseinibarkooie S, Leitão-Gonçalves R, Almeida-Souza L, Bervoets S, Sun L, Lee L, Atkinson D, Khanghahi A, Tournev I, Callaerts P, Verstreken P, Yang XL, Wirth B, Rodal AA, Timmerman V, Goode BL, Godenschwege TA, Jordanova A. Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase has a noncanonical function in actin bundling. Nat Commun 2023; 14:999. [PMID: 36890170 PMCID: PMC9995517 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Dominant mutations in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS1) and six other tRNA ligases cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth peripheral neuropathy (CMT). Loss of aminoacylation is not required for their pathogenicity, suggesting a gain-of-function disease mechanism. By an unbiased genetic screen in Drosophila, we link YARS1 dysfunction to actin cytoskeleton organization. Biochemical studies uncover yet unknown actin-bundling property of YARS1 to be enhanced by a CMT mutation, leading to actin disorganization in the Drosophila nervous system, human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, and patient-derived fibroblasts. Genetic modulation of F-actin organization improves hallmark electrophysiological and morphological features in neurons of flies expressing CMT-causing YARS1 mutations. Similar beneficial effects are observed in flies expressing a neuropathy-causing glycyl-tRNA synthetase. Hence, in this work, we show that YARS1 is an evolutionary-conserved F-actin organizer which links the actin cytoskeleton to tRNA-synthetase-induced neurodegeneration.
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- Biljana Ermanoska
- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Neuromics Support Facility, VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
- Neuromics Support Facility, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Institute of Human Genetics; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne; Center for Rare Diseases Cologne, University Hospital of Cologne; University of Cologne, 50931, Cologne, Germany
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science, Institute of Biotechnology & Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
- Center for Social and Clinical Research, National Minority Quality Forum, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University, 1618, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, Mission Lucidity, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne; Center for Rare Diseases Cologne, University Hospital of Cologne; University of Cologne, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Watt KE, Macintosh J, Bernard G, Trainor PA. RNA Polymerases I and III in development and disease. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2023; 136:49-63. [PMID: 35422389 PMCID: PMC9550887 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ribosomes are macromolecular machines that are globally required for the translation of all proteins in all cells. Ribosome biogenesis, which is essential for cell growth, proliferation and survival, commences with transcription of a variety of RNAs by RNA Polymerases I and III. RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) transcribes ribosomal RNA (rRNA), while RNA Polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes 5S ribosomal RNA and transfer RNAs (tRNA) in addition to a wide variety of small non-coding RNAs. Interestingly, despite their global importance, disruptions in Pol I and Pol III function result in tissue-specific developmental disorders, with craniofacial anomalies and leukodystrophy/neurodegenerative disease being among the most prevalent. Furthermore, pathogenic variants in genes encoding subunits shared between Pol I and Pol III give rise to distinct syndromes depending on whether Pol I or Pol III function is disrupted. In this review, we discuss the global roles of Pol I and III transcription, the consequences of disruptions in Pol I and III transcription, disorders arising from pathogenic variants in Pol I and Pol III subunits, and mechanisms underpinning their tissue-specific phenotypes.
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- Kristin En Watt
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA; Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Zhu J, Guo X, Ran N, Liang J, Liu F, Liu J, Wang R, Jiang L, Yang D, Liu M. Leukoencephalopathy hypomyelination with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity caused by DARS1 mutations. Front Genet 2023; 13:1009230. [PMID: 36712860 PMCID: PMC9878823 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1009230] [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: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Hypomyelination with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL), caused by aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (DARS1) gene mutations, is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported worldwide; thus, reports on HBSL treatment are few. In this review, we summarized the clinical manifestations, imaging features, treatment methods, and gene mutations responsible for HBSL based on relevant studies and cases.
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- Jingyi Zhu
- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Meijun Liu, ; Dongdong Yang,
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Meijun Liu, ; Dongdong Yang,
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Turvey AK, Horvath GA, Cavalcanti ARO. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in human health and disease. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1029218. [PMID: 36330207 PMCID: PMC9623071 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1029218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (aaRSs) are an evolutionarily ancient family of enzymes that catalyze the esterification reaction linking a transfer RNA (tRNA) with its cognate amino acid matching the anticodon triplet of the tRNA. Proper functioning of the aaRSs to create aminoacylated (or “charged”) tRNAs is required for efficient and accurate protein synthesis. Beyond their basic canonical function in protein biosynthesis, aaRSs have a surprisingly diverse array of non-canonical functions that are actively being defined. The human genome contains 37 genes that encode unique aaRS proteins. To date, 56 human genetic diseases caused by damaging variants in aaRS genes have been described: 46 are autosomal recessive biallelic disorders and 10 are autosomal dominant monoallelic disorders. Our appreciation of human diseases caused by damaging genetic variants in the aaRSs has been greatly accelerated by the advent of next-generation sequencing, with 89% of these gene discoveries made since 2010. In addition to these genetic disorders of the aaRSs, anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory myopathy that involves the production of autoantibodies that disrupt aaRS proteins. This review provides an overview of the basic biology of aaRS proteins and describes the rapidly growing list of human diseases known to be caused by genetic variants or autoimmune targeting that affect both the canonical and non-canonical functions of these essential proteins.
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- Alexandra K. Turvey
- Department of Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Alexandra K. Turvey,
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- Division of Biochemical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Bögershausen N, Krawczyk HE, Jamra RA, Lin SJ, Yigit G, Hüning I, Polo AM, Vona B, Huang K, Schmidt J, Altmüller J, Luppe J, Platzer K, Dörgeloh BB, Busche A, Biskup S, Mendes MI, Smith DEC, Salomons GS, Zibat A, Bültmann E, Nürnberg P, Spielmann M, Lemke JR, Li Y, Zenker M, Varshney GK, Hillen HS, Kratz CP, Wollnik B. WARS1 and SARS1: Two tRNA synthetases implicated in autosomal recessive microcephaly. Hum Mutat 2022; 43:1454-1471. [PMID: 35790048 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacylation of transfer RNA (tRNA) is a key step in protein biosynthesis, carried out by highly specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs). ARSs have been implicated in autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive human disorders. Autosomal dominant variants in tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (WARS1) are known to cause distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, but a recessively inherited phenotype is yet to be clearly defined. Seryl-tRNA synthetase 1 (SARS1) has rarely been implicated in an autosomal recessive developmental disorder. Here, we report five individuals with biallelic missense variants in WARS1 or SARS1, who presented with an overlapping phenotype of microcephaly, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and brain anomalies. Structural mapping showed that the SARS1 variant is located directly within the enzyme's active site, most likely diminishing activity, while the WARS1 variant is located in the N-terminal domain. We further characterize the identified WARS1 variant by showing that it negatively impacts protein abundance and is unable to rescue the phenotype of a CRISPR/Cas9 wars1 knockout zebrafish model. In summary, we describe two overlapping autosomal recessive syndromes caused by variants in WARS1 and SARS1, present functional insights into the pathogenesis of the WARS1-related syndrome and define an emerging disease spectrum: ARS-related developmental disorders with or without microcephaly.
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- Nina Bögershausen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- MVZ Labor Krone, Filialpraxis für Humangenetik, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Core Facility Genomics, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- CeGaT GmbH, Center for Genomics and Transcriptomics, Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Research Group Structure and Function of Molecular Machines, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.,Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Martin S, Allan KC, Pinkard O, Sweet T, Tesar PJ, Coller J. Oligodendrocyte differentiation alters tRNA modifications and codon optimality-mediated mRNA decay. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5003. [PMID: 36008413 PMCID: PMC9411196 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Oligodendrocytes are specialized cells that confer neuronal myelination in the central nervous system. Leukodystrophies associated with oligodendrocyte deficits and hypomyelination are known to result when a number of tRNA metabolism genes are mutated. Thus, for unknown reasons, oligodendrocytes may be hypersensitive to perturbations in tRNA biology. In this study, we survey the tRNA transcriptome in the murine oligodendrocyte cell lineage and find that specific tRNAs are hypomodified in oligodendrocytes within or near the anticodon compared to oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). This hypomodified state may be the result of differential expression of key modification enzymes during oligodendrocyte differentiation. Moreover, we observe a concomitant relationship between tRNA hypomodification and tRNA decoding potential; observing oligodendrocyte specific alterations in codon optimality-mediated mRNA decay and ribosome transit. Our results reveal that oligodendrocytes naturally maintain a delicate, hypersensitized tRNA/mRNA axis. We suggest this axis is a potential mediator of pathology in leukodystrophies and white matter disease when further insult to tRNA metabolism is introduced.
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- Sophie Martin
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Nowacki JC, Fields AM, Fu MM. Emerging cellular themes in leukodystrophies. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:902261. [PMID: 36003149 PMCID: PMC9393611 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.902261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Leukodystrophies are a broad spectrum of neurological disorders that are characterized primarily by deficiencies in myelin formation. Clinical manifestations of leukodystrophies usually appear during childhood and common symptoms include lack of motor coordination, difficulty with or loss of ambulation, issues with vision and/or hearing, cognitive decline, regression in speech skills, and even seizures. Many cases of leukodystrophy can be attributed to genetic mutations, but they have diverse inheritance patterns (e.g., autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, or X-linked) and some arise from de novo mutations. In this review, we provide an updated overview of 35 types of leukodystrophies and focus on cellular mechanisms that may underlie these disorders. We find common themes in specialized functions in oligodendrocytes, which are specialized producers of membranes and myelin lipids. These mechanisms include myelin protein defects, lipid processing and peroxisome dysfunction, transcriptional and translational dysregulation, disruptions in cytoskeletal organization, and cell junction defects. In addition, non-cell-autonomous factors in astrocytes and microglia, such as autoimmune reactivity, and intercellular communication, may also play a role in leukodystrophy onset. We hope that highlighting these themes in cellular dysfunction in leukodystrophies may yield conceptual insights on future therapeutic approaches.
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Li X, Cao G, Liu X, Tang TS, Guo C, Liu H. Polymerases and DNA Repair in Neurons: Implications in Neuronal Survival and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:852002. [PMID: 35846567 PMCID: PMC9279898 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.852002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Most of the neurodegenerative diseases and aging are associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) or other intracellular damaging agents that challenge the genome integrity of the neurons. As most of the mature neurons stay in G0/G1 phase, replication-uncoupled DNA repair pathways including BER, NER, SSBR, and NHEJ, are pivotal, efficient, and economic mechanisms to maintain genomic stability without reactivating cell cycle. In these progresses, polymerases are prominent, not only because they are responsible for both sensing and repairing damages, but also for their more diversified roles depending on the cell cycle phase and damage types. In this review, we summarized recent knowledge on the structural and biochemical properties of distinct polymerases, including DNA and RNA polymerases, which are known to be expressed and active in nervous system; the biological relevance of these polymerases and their interactors with neuronal degeneration would be most graphically illustrated by the neurological abnormalities observed in patients with hereditary diseases associated with defects in DNA repair; furthermore, the vicious cycle of the trinucleotide repeat (TNR) and impaired DNA repair pathway is also discussed. Unraveling the mechanisms and contextual basis of the role of the polymerases in DNA damage response and repair will promote our understanding about how long-lived postmitotic cells cope with DNA lesions, and why disrupted DNA repair contributes to disease origin, despite the diversity of mutations in genes. This knowledge may lead to new insight into the development of targeted intervention for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Xiaoling Li
- Nano-Biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Xiaoling Li
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- Nano-Biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Nano-Biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Genomics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Caixia Guo
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, China
- Hongmei Liu
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Liu M, Xiao W, Yang F, Wang X, Chen C, Jin S, Ran N, Chen W, Yang D. Case Report: DARS Mutations Responsible for Hypomyelination With Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Leg Spasticity. Front Genet 2022; 13:845967. [PMID: 35571067 PMCID: PMC9094363 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.845967] [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: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objective: Hypomyelination with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL) is a rare form of leukodystrophy presenting with varying clinical and imaging features. We report a case of HBSL to investigate the clinical and radiological characteristics of HBSL resulting from cytoplasmic aspartyl-tRNA synthetase gene (DARS) mutations. Subjects: We report a patient of HBSL with compound heterozygous mutations in DARS1. To study the potential genetic variations of the patient, targeted next-generation sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, and Sanger sequencing were used. We reviewed the clinical and radiological features of the patient. The literature was thoroughly evaluated. Results: The patient suffered from developmental regression associated with lower limbs spasticity, developmental delay, and paralysis of the lower limbs since childhood. Decreased T1 and increased T2 signals were observed on the bilateral basal, centrum ovale, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and ganglia in cervical cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient had two compound heterozygous mutations (NM_001349:c.1363T > C and NM_001349:c.821C > G) in the DARS1 gene. Conclusion: Two mutations in DARS1 were found to be associated with HBSL, one of them being reported for the first time. These findings can be valuable for diagnosing and providing genetic counseling to HBSL patients in the future.
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- Meijun Liu
- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Neurology Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Galindo-Feria AS, Notarnicola A, Lundberg IE, Horuluoglu B. Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: On Anti-Synthetase Syndrome and Beyond. Front Immunol 2022; 13:866087. [PMID: 35634293 PMCID: PMC9136399 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.866087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies targeting one of several aminoacyl t-RNA synthetases (aaRSs) along with clinical features including interstitial lung disease, myositis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, arthritis, mechanic’s hands, and fever. The family of aaRSs consists of highly conserved cytoplasmic and mitochondrial enzymes, one for each amino acid, which are essential for the RNA translation machinery and protein synthesis. Along with their main functions, aaRSs are involved in the development of immune responses, regulation of transcription, and gene-specific silencing of translation. During the last decade, these proteins have been associated with cancer, neurological disorders, infectious responses, and autoimmune diseases including ASSD. To date, several aaRSs have been described to be possible autoantigens in different diseases. The most commonly described are histidyl (HisRS), threonyl (ThrRS), alanyl (AlaRS), glycyl (GlyRS), isoleucyl (IleRS), asparaginyl (AsnRS), phenylalanyl (PheRS), tyrosyl (TyrRS), lysyl (LysRS), glutaminyl (GlnRS), tryptophanyl (TrpRS), and seryl (SerRS) tRNA synthetases. Autoantibodies against the first eight autoantigens listed above have been associated with ASSD while the rest have been associated with other diseases. This review will address what is known about the function of the aaRSs with a focus on their autoantigenic properties. We will also describe the anti-aaRSs autoantibodies and their association to specific clinical manifestations, and discuss their potential contribution to the pathogenesis of ASSD.
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- Angeles S. Galindo-Feria
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Begum Horuluoglu,
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Robertson AJ, Tan NB, Spurdle AB, Metke-Jimenez A, Sullivan C, Waddell N. Re-analysis of genomic data: An overview of the mechanisms and complexities of clinical adoption. Genet Med 2022; 24:798-810. [PMID: 35065883 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Re-analyzing genomic information from a patient suspected of having an underlying genetic condition can improve the diagnostic yield of sequencing tests, potentially providing significant benefits to the patient and to the health care system. Although a significant number of studies have shown the clinical potential of re-analysis, less work has been performed to characterize the mechanisms responsible for driving the increases in diagnostic yield. Complexities surrounding re-analysis have also emerged. The terminology itself represents a challenge because "re-analysis" can refer to a range of different concepts. Other challenges include the increased workload that re-analysis demands of curators, adequate reimbursement pathways for clinical and diagnostic services, and the development of systems to handle large volumes of data. Re-analysis also raises ethical implications for patients and families, most notably when re-classification of a variant alters diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. This review highlights the possibilities and complexities associated with the re-analysis of existing clinical genomic data. We propose a terminology that builds on the foundation presented in a recent statement from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and describes each re-analysis process. We identify mechanisms for increasing diagnostic yield and provide perspectives on the range of challenges that must be addressed by health care systems and individual patients.
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- Alan J Robertson
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Digital Health Research Network, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; The Genomic Institute, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Digital Health Research Network, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Klugmann M, Kalotay E, Delerue F, Ittner LM, Bongers A, Yu J, Morris MJ, Housley GD, Fröhlich D. Developmental delay and late onset HBSL pathology in hypomorphic Dars1 M256L mice. Neurochem Res 2022; 47:1972-1984. [PMID: 35357600 PMCID: PMC9217827 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03582-4] [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: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
The leukodystrophy Hypomyelination with Brainstem and Spinal cord involvement and Leg spasticity (HBSL) is caused by recessive mutations of the DARS1 gene, which encodes the cytoplasmic aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. HBSL is a spectrum disorder with disease onset usually during early childhood and no available treatment options. Patients display regression of previously acquired motor milestones, spasticity, ataxia, seizures, nystagmus, and intellectual disabilities. Gene-function studies in mice revealed that homozygous Dars1 deletion is embryonically lethal, suggesting that successful modelling of HBSL requires the generation of disease-causing genocopies in mice. In this study, we introduced the pathogenic DARS1M256L mutation located on exon nine of the murine Dars1 locus. Despite causing severe illness in humans, homozygous Dars1M256L mice were only mildly affected. To exacerbate HBSL symptoms, we bred Dars1M256L mice with Dars1-null ‘enhancer’ mice. The Dars1M256L/− offspring displayed increased embryonic lethality, severe developmental delay, reduced body weight and size, hydrocephalus, anophthalmia, and vacuolization of the white matter. Remarkably, the Dars1M256L/− genotype affected energy metabolism and peripheral organs more profoundly than the nervous system and resulted in reduced body fat, increased respiratory exchange ratio, reduced liver steatosis, and reduced hypocellularity of the bone marrow. In summary, homozygous Dars1M256L and compound heterozygous Dars1M256L/− mutation genotypes recapitulate some aspects of HBSL and primarily manifest in developmental delay as well as metabolic and peripheral changes. These aspects of the disease might have been overlooked in HBSL patients with severe neurological deficits but could be included in the differential diagnosis of HBSL in the future.
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- Matthias Klugmann
- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Biomedical Resources Imaging Laboratory, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Khan K, Gogonea V, Fox PL. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases of the multi-tRNA synthetase complex and their role in tumorigenesis. Transl Oncol 2022; 19:101392. [PMID: 35278792 PMCID: PMC8914993 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In mammalian cells, 20 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARS) catalyze the ligation of amino acids to their cognate tRNAs to generate aminoacylated-tRNAs. In higher eukaryotes, 9 of the 20 AARSs, along with 3 auxiliary proteins, join to form the cytoplasmic multi-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC). The complex is absent in prokaryotes, but evolutionary expansion of MSC constituents, primarily by addition of novel interacting domains, facilitates formation of subcomplexes that join to establish the holo-MSC. In some cases, environmental cues direct the release of constituents from the MSC which enables the execution of non-canonical, i.e., "moonlighting", functions distinct from their essential activities in protein translation. These activities are generally beneficial, but can also be deleterious to the cell. Elucidation of the non-canonical activities of several AARSs residing in the MSC suggest they are potential therapeutic targets for cancer, as well as metabolic and neurologic diseases. Here, we describe the role of MSC-resident AARSs in cancer progression, and the factors that regulate their release from the MSC. Also, we highlight recent developments in therapeutic modalities that target MSC AARSs for cancer prevention and treatment.
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- Krishnendu Khan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
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Fröhlich D, Gessler DJ, Klugmann M. Editorial: Myelin Repair: At the Crossing-Lines of Myelin Biology and Gene Therapy. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:853742. [PMID: 35221929 PMCID: PMC8873078 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.853742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Dominik Fröhlich
- Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Horae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Okamoto N, Miya F, Tsunoda T, Kanemura Y, Saitoh S, Kato M, Yanagi K, Kaname T, Kosaki K. Four pedigrees with aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase abnormalities. Neurol Sci 2021; 43:2765-2774. [PMID: 34585293 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05626-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are highly conserved enzymes that link amino acids to their cognate tRNAs. Thirty-seven ARSs are known and their deficiencies cause various genetic disorders. Variants in some ARSs are associated with the autosomal dominant inherited form of axonal neuropathy, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. Variants of genes encoding ARSs often cause disorders in an autosomal recessive fashion. The clinical features of cytosolic ARS deficiencies are more variable, including systemic features. Deficiencies of ARSs localized in the mitochondria are often associated with neurological disorders including Leigh and early-onset epileptic syndromes. Whole exome sequencing (WES) is an efficient way to identify the genes causing various symptoms in patients. We identified 4 pedigrees with novel compound heterozygous variants in ARS genes (WARS1, MARS1, AARS2, and PARS2) by WES. Some unique manifestations were noted. The number of patients with ARSs has been increasing since the application of WES. Our findings broaden the known genetic and clinical spectrum associated with ARS variants.
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- Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science Mathematics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.,Medical Science Mathematics, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science Mathematics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.,Medical Science Mathematics, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Institute for Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genome Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genome Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Knockdown of Golgi Stress-Responsive Caspase-2 Ameliorates HLD17-Associated AIMP2 Mutant-Mediated Inhibition of Oligodendroglial Cell Morphological Differentiation. Neurochem Res 2021; 47:2617-2631. [PMID: 34523057 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03451-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 17 is an autosomal recessive disease affecting myelin-forming oligodendroglial cells in the central nervous system. The gene responsible for HLD17 encodes aminoacyl-tRNA synthase complex-interacting multifunctional protein 2, whose product proteins form a scaffold that supports aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases throughout the cell body. Here we show that the HLD17-associated nonsense mutation (Tyr35-to-Ter [Y35X]) of AIMP2 localizes AIMP2 proteins as aggregates into the Golgi bodies in mouse oligodendroglial FBD-102b cells. Wild type AIMP2 proteins, in contrast, are distributed throughout the cell body. Expression of the Y35X mutant proteins, but not the wild type proteins, in cells upregulates Golgi stress signaling involving caspase-2 activation. Cells expressing the wild type proteins exhibit differentiated phenotypes with web-like structures bearing many processes following the induction of differentiation, whereas cells expressing the Y35X mutant proteins fail to differentiate. Furthermore, CASP2 knockdown but not control knockdown reverses the phenotypes of cells expressing the mutant proteins. These results suggest that HLD17-associated AIMP2 mutant proteins are localized in the Golgi bodies where their proteins stimulate Golgi stress-responsive CASP2 to inhibit differentiation; this effect is ameliorated by knockdown of CASP2. These findings may reveal some of the molecular and cellular pathological mechanisms underlying HLD17 and possible approaches to ameliorating the disease's effects.
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Helman G, Mendes MI, Nicita F, Darbelli L, Sherbini O, Moore T, Derksen A, Amy Pizzino, Carrozzo R, Torraco A, Catteruccia M, Aiello C, Goffrini P, Figuccia S, Smith DEC, Hadzsiev K, Hahn A, Biskup S, Brösse I, Kotzaeridou U, Gauck D, Grebe TA, Elmslie F, Stals K, Gupta R, Bertini E, Thiffault I, Taft RJ, Schiffmann R, Brandl U, Haack TB, Salomons GS, Simons C, Bernard G, van der Knaap MS, Vanderver A, Husain RA. Expanded phenotype of AARS1-related white matter disease. Genet Med 2021; 23:2352-2359. [PMID: 34446925 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01286-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Recent reports of individuals with cytoplasmic transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase-related disorders have identified cases with phenotypic variability from the index presentations. We sought to assess phenotypic variability in individuals with AARS1-related disease. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was performed on individuals with biallelic variants in AARS1. Clinical data, neuroimaging, and genetic testing results were reviewed. Alanyl tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) activity was measured in available fibroblasts. RESULTS We identified 11 affected individuals. Two phenotypic presentations emerged, one with early infantile-onset disease resembling the index cases of AARS1-related epileptic encephalopathy with deficient myelination (n = 7). The second (n = 4) was a later-onset disorder, where disease onset occurred after the first year of life and was characterized on neuroimaging by a progressive posterior predominant leukoencephalopathy evolving to include the frontal white matter. AlaRS activity was significantly reduced in five affected individuals with both early infantile-onset and late-onset phenotypes. CONCLUSION We suggest that variants in AARS1 result in a broader clinical spectrum than previously appreciated. The predominant form results in early infantile-onset disease with epileptic encephalopathy and deficient myelination. However, a subgroup of affected individuals manifests with late-onset disease and similarly rapid progressive clinical decline. Longitudinal imaging and clinical follow-up will be valuable in understanding factors affecting disease progression and outcome.
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- Guy Helman
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Child Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Praxis fuer Humangenetik and CeGaT GmbH, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Division of Child Neurology and Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Child Neurology and Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Child Health, Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- South West Thames Regional Genetics Service, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- Molecular Genetics Department, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Children's Mercy Kansas City, Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals, Kansas City, MO, USA.,School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Child Neurology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
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Barczykowski AL, Langan TJ, Vanderver A, Jalal K, Carter RL. Death rates in the U.S. due to Leukodystrophies with pediatric forms. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:2361-2373. [PMID: 33960638 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
To use national mortality and state death certificate records to estimate disease specific mortality rates among pediatric and adult populations for 23 leukodystrophies (LDs) with pediatric forms. Additionally, to calculate yearly prevalence and caseload of the most severe LD cases that will eventually result in pediatric death (i.e., pediatric fatality cases). Death certificate records describing cause of death were collected from states based on 10 ICD-10 codes associated with the 23 LDs. Deaths in the U.S. with these codes were distributed into categories based on proportions identified in state death certificate data. Mortality rates, prevalence, and caseload were calculated from resulting expected numbers, population sizes, and average lifetimes. An estimated 1.513 per 1,000,000 0-17 year old's died of these LDs at average age 5.2 years and 0.194 for those ≥18 at an average age of 42.3 years. Prevalence of pediatric fatality cases of these LDs declined from 1999 through 2007 and then remained constant at 6.2 per million children per year through 2012. Epidemiological information, currently lacking for rare diseases, is useful to newborn screening programs, research funding agencies, and care centers for LD patients. Methods used here are generally useful for studying rare diseases.
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- Amy L Barczykowski
- Population Health Observatory, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- The Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Population Health Observatory, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Population Health Observatory, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Lata E, Choquet K, Sagliocco F, Brais B, Bernard G, Teichmann M. RNA Polymerase III Subunit Mutations in Genetic Diseases. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:696438. [PMID: 34395528 PMCID: PMC8362101 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.696438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcribes small untranslated RNAs such as 5S ribosomal RNA, transfer RNAs, and U6 small nuclear RNA. Because of the functions of these RNAs, Pol III transcription is best known for its essential contribution to RNA maturation and translation. Surprisingly, it was discovered in the last decade that various inherited mutations in genes encoding nine distinct subunits of Pol III cause tissue-specific diseases rather than a general failure of all vital functions. Mutations in the POLR3A, POLR3C, POLR3E and POLR3F subunits are associated with susceptibility to varicella zoster virus-induced encephalitis and pneumonitis. In addition, an ever-increasing number of distinct mutations in the POLR3A, POLR3B, POLR1C and POLR3K subunits cause a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, which includes most notably hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. Furthermore, other rare diseases are also associated with mutations in genes encoding subunits of Pol III (POLR3H, POLR3GL) and the BRF1 component of the TFIIIB transcription initiation factor. Although the causal relationship between these mutations and disease development is widely accepted, the exact molecular mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis remain enigmatic. Here, we review the current knowledge on the functional impact of specific mutations, possible Pol III-related disease-causing mechanisms, and animal models that may help to better understand the links between Pol III mutations and disease.
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- Elisabeth Lata
- Bordeaux University, Inserm U 1212, CNRS UMR 5320, ARNA laboratory, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Bordeaux University, Inserm U 1212, CNRS UMR 5320, ARNA laboratory, Bordeaux, France
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Bordeaux University, Inserm U 1212, CNRS UMR 5320, ARNA laboratory, Bordeaux, France
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Piran M, Sepahi N, Moattari A, Rahimi A, Ghanbariasad A. Systems Biomedicine of Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Reveals Potential Therapeutic Targets. Front Oncol 2021; 11:597536. [PMID: 34249670 PMCID: PMC8263939 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.597536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the major causes of cancer deaths across the world. Patients' survival at time of diagnosis depends mainly on stage of the tumor. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanisms from low-grade to high-grade stages of cancer that lead to cellular migration from one tissue/organ to another tissue/organ is essential for implementing therapeutic approaches. To this end, we performed a unique meta-analysis flowchart by identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between normal, primary (primary sites), and metastatic samples (Colorectal metastatic lesions in liver and lung) in some Test datasets. DEGs were employed to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. A smaller network containing 39 DEGs was then extracted from the PPI network whose nodes expression induction or suppression alone or in combination with each other would inhibit tumor progression or metastasis. These DEGs were then verified by gene expression profiling, survival analysis, and multiple Validation datasets. We suggested for the first time that downregulation of mitochondrial genes, including ETHE1, SQOR, TST, and GPX3, would help colorectal cancer cells to produce more energy under hypoxic conditions through mechanisms that are different from "Warburg Effect". Augmentation of given antioxidants and repression of P4HA1 and COL1A2 genes could be a choice of CRC treatment. Moreover, promoting active GSK-3β together with expression control of EIF2B would prevent EMT. We also proposed that OAS1 expression enhancement can induce the anti-cancer effects of interferon-gamma, while suppression of CTSH hinders formation of focal adhesions. ATF5 expression suppression sensitizes cancer cells to anchorage-dependent death signals, while LGALS4 induction recovers cell-cell junctions. These inhibitions and inductions would be another combinatory mechanism that inhibits EMT and cell migration. Furthermore, expression inhibition of TMPO, TOP2A, RFC3, GINS1, and CKS2 genes could prevent tumor growth. Besides, TRIB3 suppression would be a promising target for anti-angiogenic therapy. SORD is a poorly studied enzyme in cancer, found to be upregulated in CRC. Finally, TMEM131 and DARS genes were identified in this study whose roles have never been interrogated in any kind of cancer, neither as a biomarker nor curative target. All the mentioned mechanisms must be further validated by experimental wet-lab techniques.
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- Mehran Piran
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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von Jonquieres G, Rae CD, Housley GD. Emerging Concepts in Vector Development for Glial Gene Therapy: Implications for Leukodystrophies. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:661857. [PMID: 34239416 PMCID: PMC8258421 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.661857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Central Nervous System (CNS) homeostasis and function rely on intercellular synchronization of metabolic pathways. Developmental and neurochemical imbalances arising from mutations are frequently associated with devastating and often intractable neurological dysfunction. In the absence of pharmacological treatment options, but with knowledge of the genetic cause underlying the pathophysiology, gene therapy holds promise for disease control. Consideration of leukodystrophies provide a case in point; we review cell type – specific expression pattern of the disease – causing genes and reflect on genetic and cellular treatment approaches including ex vivo hematopoietic stem cell gene therapies and in vivo approaches using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors. We link recent advances in vectorology to glial targeting directed towards gene therapies for specific leukodystrophies and related developmental or neurometabolic disorders affecting the CNS white matter and frame strategies for therapy development in future.
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- Georg von Jonquieres
- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Spinal cord involvement and paroxysmal events in "Infantile Onset Transient Hypomyelination" due to TMEM63A mutation. J Hum Genet 2021; 66:1035-1037. [PMID: 33785861 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-021-00921-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Monoallelic mutations on TMEM63A have been recently reported as cause of a previously unrecognized disorder named "infantile-onset transient hypomyelination". Clinical and neuroradiological presentation is described as highly similar to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease but evolution over time was surprisingly benign with a progressive spontaneous improving course. We report on a new TMEM63A-mutated girl. The clinical picture was similar to the one already described except for the presence of recurrent episodes of unilateral eyelid twitching, and for the evidence of spinal cord involvement on MRI. These are interesting findings helping in distinguishing this condition from classic PMD since early disease stages. However, additional observations are needed to confirm if these are common features of this condition.
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Shaker MR, Pietrogrande G, Martin S, Lee JH, Sun W, Wolvetang EJ. Rapid and Efficient Generation of Myelinating Human Oligodendrocytes in Organoids. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:631548. [PMID: 33815061 PMCID: PMC8010307 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.631548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human stem cell derived brain organoids are increasingly gaining attention as an ideal model system for investigating neurological diseases, particularly those that involve myelination defects. However, current protocols for generating brain organoids with sufficiently mature oligodendrocytes that deposit myelin on endogenously produced neurons are lengthy and complicated. Taking advantage of a human pluripotent stem cell line that reports on SOX10 expression, we developed a protocol that involves a 42 day exposure of neuroectoderm-derived organoids to a cocktail of growth factors and small molecules that collectively foster oligodendrocyte specification and survival. Importantly, the resulting day 42 brain organoids contain both myelinating oligodendrocytes, cortical neuronal cells and astrocytes. These oligodendrocyte brain organoids therefore constitute a valuable and tractable platform for functional neurogenomics and drug screening for white matter diseases.
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- Mohammed R. Shaker
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, Brain Korea 21 Plus Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Brain Korea 21 Plus Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Coulombe B, Derksen A, La Piana R, Brais B, Gauthier MS, Bernard G. POLR3-related leukodystrophy: How do mutations affecting RNA polymerase III subunits cause hypomyelination? Fac Rev 2021; 10:12. [PMID: 33659930 PMCID: PMC7894263 DOI: 10.12703/r/10-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Hypomyelinating leukodystrophies are a group of genetic disorders characterized by insufficient myelin deposition during development. A subset of hypomyelinating leukodystrophies, named RNA polymerase III (Pol III or POLR3)-related leukodystrophy or 4H (Hypomyelination, Hypodontia and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism) leukodystrophy, was found to be caused by biallelic variants in genes encoding subunits of the enzyme Pol III, including POLR3A, POLR3B, POLR3K, and POLR1C. Pol III is one of the three nuclear RNA polymerases that synthesizes small non-coding RNAs, such as tRNAs, 5S RNA, and others, that are involved in the regulation of essential cellular processes, including transcription, translation and RNA maturation. Affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry (AP-MS) revealed that a number of mutations causing POLR3-related leukodystrophy impair normal assembly or biogenesis of Pol III, often causing a retention of the unassembled subunits in the cytoplasm. Even though these proteomic studies have helped to understand the molecular defects associated with leukodystrophy, how these mutations cause hypomyelination has yet to be defined. In this review we propose two main hypotheses to explain how mutations affecting Pol III subunits can cause hypomyelination.
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- Benoit Coulombe
- Department of Translational Proteomics, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Translational Proteomics, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Translational Proteomics, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Li G, Eriani G, Wang ED, Zhou XL. Distinct pathogenic mechanisms of various RARS1 mutations in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2021; 64:1645-1660. [PMID: 33515434 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1838-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mutations of the genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are highly associated with various central nervous system disorders. Recurrent mutations, including c.5A>G, p.D2G; c.1367C>T, p.S456L; c.1535G>A, p.R512Q and c.1846_1847del, p. Y616Lfs*6 of RARS1 gene, which encodes two forms of human cytoplasmic arginyl-tRNA synthetase (hArgRS), are linked to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease (PMLD) with unclear pathogenesis. Among these mutations, c.5A>G is the most extensively reported mutation, leading to a p.D2G mutation in the N-terminal extension of the long-form hArgRS. Here, we showed the detrimental effects of R512Q substitution and ΔC mutations on the structure and function of hArgRS, while the most frequent mutation c.5A>G, p.D2G acted in a different manner without impairing hArgRS activity. The nucleotide substitution c.5A>G reduced translation of hArgRS mRNA, and an upstream open reading frame contributed to the suppressed translation of the downstream main ORF. Taken together, our results elucidated distinct pathogenic mechanisms of various RARS1 mutations in PMLD.
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- Guang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR9002 CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67084, Strasbourg, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China. .,School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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Perrier S, Michell-Robinson MA, Bernard G. POLR3-Related Leukodystrophy: Exploring Potential Therapeutic Approaches. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 14:631802. [PMID: 33633543 PMCID: PMC7902007 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.631802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Leukodystrophies are a class of rare inherited central nervous system (CNS) disorders that affect the white matter of the brain, typically leading to progressive neurodegeneration and early death. Hypomyelinating leukodystrophies are characterized by the abnormal formation of the myelin sheath during development. POLR3-related or 4H (hypomyelination, hypodontia, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism) leukodystrophy is one of the most common types of hypomyelinating leukodystrophy for which no curative treatment or disease-modifying therapy is available. This review aims to describe potential therapies that could be further studied for effectiveness in pre-clinical studies, for an eventual translation to the clinic to treat the neurological manifestations associated with POLR3-related leukodystrophy. Here, we discuss the therapeutic approaches that have shown promise in other leukodystrophies, as well as other genetic diseases, and consider their use in treating POLR3-related leukodystrophy. More specifically, we explore the approaches of using stem cell transplantation, gene replacement therapy, and gene editing as potential treatment options, and discuss their possible benefits and limitations as future therapeutic directions.
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- Stefanie Perrier
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, Montréal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Muthiah A, Housley GD, Klugmann M, Fröhlich D. The Leukodystrophies HBSL and LBSL-Correlates and Distinctions. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 14:626610. [PMID: 33574740 PMCID: PMC7870476 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.626610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) accurately charge tRNAs with their respective amino acids. As such, they are vital for the initiation of cytosolic and mitochondrial protein translation. These enzymes have become increasingly scrutinized in recent years for their role in neurodegenerative disorders caused by the mutations of ARS-encoding genes. This review focuses on two such genes-DARS1 and DARS2-which encode cytosolic and mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetases, and the clinical conditions associated with mutations of these genes. We also describe attempts made at modeling these conditions in mice, which have both yielded important mechanistic insights. Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL) is a disease caused by a range of mutations in the DARS2 gene, initially identified in 2003. Ten years later, hypomyelination with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL), caused by mutations of cytosolic DARS1, was discovered. Multiple parallels have been drawn between the two conditions. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) patterns are strikingly similar, but still set these two conditions apart from other leukodystrophies. Clinically, both conditions are characterized by lower limb spasticity, often associated with other pyramidal signs. However, perhaps due to earlier detection, a wider range of symptoms, including peripheral neuropathy, as well as visual and hearing changes have been described in LBSL patients. Both HBSL and LBSL are spectrum disorders lacking genotype to phenotype correlation. While the fatal phenotype of Dars1 or Dars2 single gene deletion mouse mutants revealed that the two enzymes lack functional redundancy, further pursuit of disease modeling are required to shed light onto the underlying disease mechanism, and enable examination of experimental treatments, including gene therapies.
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Fröhlich D, Mendes MI, Kueh AJ, Bongers A, Herold MJ, Salomons GS, Housley GD, Klugmann M. A Hypomorphic Dars1 D367Y Model Recapitulates Key Aspects of the Leukodystrophy HBSL. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 14:625879. [PMID: 33551752 PMCID: PMC7855723 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.625879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Hypomyelination with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL) is a leukodystrophy caused by missense mutations of the aspartyl-tRNA synthetase-encoding gene DARS1. The clinical picture includes the regression of acquired motor milestones, spasticity, ataxia, seizures, nystagmus, and intellectual disabilities. Morphologically, HBSL is characterized by a distinct pattern of hypomyelination in the central nervous system including the anterior brainstem, the cerebellar peduncles and the supratentorial white matter as well as the dorsal columns and the lateral corticospinal tracts of the spinal cord. Adequate HBSL animal models are lacking. Dars1 knockout mice are embryonic lethal precluding examination of the etiology. To address this, we introduced the HBSL-causing Dars1 D367Y point mutation into the mouse genome. Surprisingly, mice carrying this mutation homozygously were phenotypically normal. As hypomorphic mutations are more severe in trans to a deletion, we crossed Dars1 D367Y/D367Y mice with Dars1-null carriers. The resulting Dars1 D367Y/- offspring displayed a strong developmental delay compared to control Dars1 D367Y/+ littermates, starting during embryogenesis. Only a small fraction of Dars1 D367Y/- mice were born, and half of these mice died with hydrocephalus during the first 3 weeks of life. Of the few Dars1 D367Y/- mice that were born at term, 25% displayed microphthalmia. Throughout postnatal life, Dars1 D367Y/- mice remained smaller and lighter than their Dars1 D367Y/+ littermates. Despite this early developmental deficit, once they made it through early adolescence Dars1 D367Y/- mice were phenotypically inconspicuous for most of their adult life, until they developed late onset motor deficits as well as vacuolization and demyelination of the spinal cord white matter. Expression levels of the major myelin proteins were reduced in Dars1 D367Y/- mice compared to controls. Taken together, Dars1 D367Y/- mice model aspects of the clinical picture of the corresponding missense mutation in HBSL. This model will enable studies of late onset deficits, which is precluded in Dars1 knockout mice, and can be leveraged to test potential HBSL therapeutics including DARS1 gene replacement therapy.
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- Dominik Fröhlich
- Translational Neuroscience Facility & Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Metabolic Unit/Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedical Resources Imaging Laboratory, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolic Unit/Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility & Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility & Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Zeiad RKHM, Ferren EC, Young DD, De Lancy SJ, Dedousis D, Schillaci LA, Redline RW, Saab ST, Crespo M, Bhatti TR, Ackermann AM, Bedoyan JK, Wood JR. A Novel Homozygous Missense Mutation in the YARS Gene: Expanding the Phenotype of YARS Multisystem Disease. J Endocr Soc 2021; 5:bvaa196. [PMID: 33490854 PMCID: PMC7806200 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are crucial enzymes for protein translation. Mutations in genes encoding ARSs are associated with human disease. Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase is encoded by YARS which is ubiquitously expressed and implicated in an autosomal dominant form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth and autosomal recessive YARS-related multisystem disease. We report on a former 34-week gestational age male who presented at 2 months of age with failure to thrive (FTT) and cholestatic hepatitis. He was subsequently diagnosed with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with a negative congenital hyperinsulinism gene panel and F-DOPA positron-emission tomography (PET) scan that did not demonstrate a focal lesion. Autopsy findings were notable for overall normal pancreatic islet size and morphology. Trio whole exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous variant of uncertain significance in YARS (c.611A > C, p.Tyr204Cys) with each parent a carrier for the YARS variant. Euglycemia was maintained with diazoxide (max dose, 18 mg/kg/day), and enteral dextrose via gastrostomy tube (G-Tube). During his prolonged hospitalization, the patient developed progressive liver disease, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, acute renal failure, recurrent infections, ichthyosis, hematologic concerns, hypotonia, and global developmental delay. Such multisystem features have been previously reported in association with pathogenic YARS mutations. Although hypoglycemia has been associated with pathogenic YARS mutations, this report provides more conclusive data that a YARS variant can cause hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. This case expands the allelic and clinical heterogeneity of YARS-related disease. In addition, YARS-related disease should be considered in the differential of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia associated with multisystem disease.
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- Rawah K H M Zeiad
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Hypomyelinating leukodystrophies constitute a subset of genetic white matter disorders characterized by a primary lack of myelin deposition. Most patients with severe hypomyelination present in infancy or early childhood and develop severe neurological deficits, but the clinical presentation can also be mild with onset of symptoms in adolescence or adulthood. MRI can be used to visualize the process of myelination in detail, and MRI pattern recognition can provide a clinical diagnosis in many patients. Next-generation sequencing provides a definitive diagnosis in 80-90% of patients. Genes associated with hypomyelination include those that encode structural myelin proteins but also many that encode proteins involved in RNA translation and some lysosomal proteins. The precise pathomechanisms remain to be elucidated. Improved understanding of the process of myelination, the metabolic axonal support functions of myelin and the proposed contribution of myelin to CNS plasticity provide possible explanations as to why almost all patients with hypomyelination experience slow clinical decline after a long phase of stability. In this Review, we provide an overview of the hypomyelinating leukodystrophies, the advances in our understanding of myelin biology and of the genes involved in these disorders, and the insights these advances have provided into their clinical presentations and evolution.
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Khan K, Baleanu-Gogonea C, Willard B, Gogonea V, Fox PL. 3-Dimensional architecture of the human multi-tRNA synthetase complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:8740-8754. [PMID: 32644155 PMCID: PMC7470956 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, eight cytoplasmic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARS), and three non-synthetase proteins, reside in a large multi-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC). AARSs have critical roles in interpretation of the genetic code during protein synthesis, and in non-canonical functions unrelated to translation. Nonetheless, the structure and function of the MSC remain unclear. Partial or complete crystal structures of all MSC constituents have been reported; however, the structure of the holo-MSC has not been resolved. We have taken advantage of cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) and molecular docking to interrogate the three-dimensional architecture of the MSC in human HEK293T cells. The XL-MS approach uniquely provides structural information on flexibly appended domains, characteristic of nearly all MSC constituents. Using the MS-cleavable cross-linker, disuccinimidyl sulfoxide, inter-protein cross-links spanning all MSC constituents were observed, including cross-links between eight protein pairs not previously known to interact. Intra-protein cross-links defined new structural relationships between domains in several constituents. Unexpectedly, an asymmetric AARS distribution was observed featuring a clustering of tRNA anti-codon binding domains on one MSC face. Possibly, the non-uniform localization improves efficiency of delivery of charged tRNA’s to an interacting ribosome during translation. In summary, we show a highly compact, 3D structural model of the human holo-MSC.
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- Krishnendu Khan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Lerner Research Institute Proteomics and Metabolomics Core, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Deep Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Dynamic Developmental Progression during Early Development of Channel Catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155535. [PMID: 32748829 PMCID: PMC7432863 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The transition from fertilized egg to larva in fish is accompanied with various biological processes. We selected seven early developmental stages in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, for transcriptome analysis, and covered 22,635 genes with 590 million high-quality RNA-sequencing (seq) reads. Differential expression analysis between neighboring developmental timepoints revealed significantly enriched biological categories associated with growth, development and morphogenesis, which was most evident at 2 vs. 5 days post fertilization (dpf) and 5 vs. 6 dpf. A gene co-expression network was constructed using the Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) approach and four critical modules were identified. Among candidate hub genes, GDF10, FOXA2, HCEA and SYCE3 were involved in head formation, egg development and the transverse central element of synaptonemal complexes. CK1, OAZ2, DARS1 and UBE2V2 were mainly associated with regulation of cell cycle, growth, brain development, differentiation and proliferation of enterocytes. IFI44L and ZIP10 were critical for the regulation of immune activity and ion transport. Additionally, TCK1 and TGFB1 were related to phosphate transport and regulating cell proliferation. All these genes play vital roles in embryogenesis and regulation of early development. These results serve as a rich dataset for functional genomic studies. Our work reveals new insights of the underlying mechanisms in channel catfish early development.
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Malik P, Muthusamy K, Mankad K, Shroff M, Sudhakar S. Solving the hypomyelination conundrum - Imaging perspectives. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2020; 27:9-24. [PMID: 32418752 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophies (HLDs) are a genetically heterogeneous, clinically overlapping group of disorders with the unifying MR imaging appearance of myelin deficit in the brain. In fact, it is the MRI phenotype that typically raises the diagnostic suspicion in this single largest group of undiagnosed leukodystrophies and guides gene testing for confirmation. This article reviews the neurobiology of myelination, focussing on the complex interplay of molecular genetic pathways and presents a practical clinico-radiological diagnostic algorithm based on the neuroimaging patterns of the common hypomyelinating disorders. The authors also address the current controversies about the definition and use of the term 'hypomyelination'.
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Das A, Fröhlich D, Achanta LB, Rowlands BD, Housley GD, Klugmann M, Rae CD. L-Aspartate, L-Ornithine and L-Ornithine-L-Aspartate (LOLA) and Their Impact on Brain Energy Metabolism. Neurochem Res 2020; 45:1438-1450. [PMID: 32424601 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-020-03044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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L-Ornithine-L-aspartate (LOLA), a crystalline salt, is used primarily in the management of hepatic encephalopathy. The degree to which it might penetrate the brain, and the effects it might have on metabolism in brain are poorly understood. Here, to investigate the effects of LOLA on brain energy metabolism we incubated brain cortical tissue slices from guinea pig (Cavea porcellus) with the constituent amino acids of LOLA, L-ornithine or L-aspartate, as well as LOLA, in the presence of [1-13C]D-glucose and [1,2-13C]acetate; these labelled substrates are useful indicators of brain metabolic activity. L-Ornithine produced significant "sedative" effects on brain slice metabolism, most likely via conversion of ornithine to GABA via the ornithine aminotransferase pathway, while L-aspartate showed concentration-dependent excitatory effects. The metabolic effects of LOLA reflected a mix of these two different processes and were concentration-dependent. We also investigated the effect of an intraperitoneal bolus injection of L-ornithine, L-aspartate or LOLA on levels of metabolites in kidney, liver and brain cortex and brain stem in mice (C57Bl6J) 1 h later. No significant changes in metabolite levels were seen following the bolus injection of L-aspartate, most likely due to rapid metabolism of aspartate before reaching the target tissue. Brain cortex glutamate was decreased by L-ornithine but no other brain effects were observed with any other compound. Kidney levels of aspartate were increased after injection of L-ornithine and LOLA which may be due to interference by ornithine with the kidney urea cycle. It is likely that without optimising chronic intravenous infusion, LOLA has minimal impact on healthy brain energy metabolism due to systemic clearance and the blood - brain barrier.
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- Abhijit Das
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2052, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.,Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2052, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.,Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2052, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2052, Australia
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- Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2052, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia. .,School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Perrier S, Gauquelin L, Fallet-Bianco C, Dishop MK, Michell-Robinson MA, Tran LT, Guerrero K, Darbelli L, Srour M, Petrecca K, Renaud DL, Saito M, Cohen S, Leiz S, Alhaddad B, Haack TB, Tejera-Martin I, Monton FI, Rodriguez-Espinosa N, Pohl D, Nageswaran S, Grefe A, Glamuzina E, Bernard G. Expanding the phenotypic and molecular spectrum of RNA polymerase III-related leukodystrophy. NEUROLOGY-GENETICS 2020; 6:e425. [PMID: 32582862 PMCID: PMC7238899 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Objective To expand the phenotypic spectrum of severity of POLR3-related leukodystrophy and identify genotype-phenotype correlations through study of patients with extremely severe phenotypes. Methods We performed an international cross-sectional study on patients with genetically proven POLR3-related leukodystrophy and atypical phenotypes to identify 6 children, 3 males and 3 females, with an extremely severe phenotype compared with that typically reported. Clinical, radiologic, and molecular features were evaluated for all patients, and functional and neuropathologic studies were performed on 1 patient. Results Each patient presented between 1 and 3 months of age with failure to thrive, severe dysphagia, and developmental delay. Four of the 6 children died before age 3 years. MRI of all patients revealed a novel pattern with atypical characteristics, including progressive basal ganglia and thalami abnormalities. Neuropathologic studies revealed patchy areas of decreased myelin in the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord, with astrocytic gliosis in the white matter and microglial activation. Cellular vacuolization was observed in the thalamus and basal ganglia, and neuronal loss was evident in the putamen and caudate. Genotypic similarities were also present between all 6 patients, with one allele containing a POLR3A variant causing a premature stop codon and the other containing a specific intronic splicing variant (c.1771-7C>G), which produces 2 aberrant transcripts along with some wild-type transcript. Conclusions We describe genotype-phenotype correlations at the extreme end of severity of the POLR3-related leukodystrophy spectrum and shed light on the complex disease pathophysiology.
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- Stefanie Perrier
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Kevin Petrecca
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Deborah L Renaud
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Michael Saito
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Seth Cohen
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Steffen Leiz
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Bader Alhaddad
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Tobias B Haack
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Ingrid Tejera-Martin
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Fernando I Monton
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Norberto Rodriguez-Espinosa
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Daniela Pohl
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Savithri Nageswaran
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
| | - Annette Grefe
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (S.P., L.G., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, K.P., G.B.), McGill University; Child Health and Human Development Program (S.P., M.A.M.-R., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (L.G., L.T.T., K.G., L.D., M. Srour, G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics (L.G.), Division of Neurology, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology (C.F.-B.), CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (M.K.D.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Department of Human Genetics (L.T.T., K.G., L.D., G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University (K.P.), Brain Tumour Research Center Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.L.R.), Department of Clinical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics (M. Saito), University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside Medical Clinic, CA; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.), Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA; Division of Pediatric Neurology (S.L.), Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Dritter Orden, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics (B.A., T.B.H.), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics (T.B.H.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurology (I.T.-M., F.I.M., N.R.-E.), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Department of Neurology (D.P.), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.N.) and Department of Neurology (A.G.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Adult and Paediatric National Metabolic Service (E.G.), Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; and Division of Medical Genetics (G.B.), Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are essential enzymes for protein synthesis with evolutionarily conserved enzymatic mechanisms. Despite their similarity across organisms, scientists have been able to generate effective anti-infective agents based on the structural differences in the catalytic clefts of ARSs from pathogens and humans. However, recent genomic, proteomic and functionomic advances have unveiled unexpected disease-associated mutations and altered expression, secretion and interactions in human ARSs, revealing hidden biological functions beyond their catalytic roles in protein synthesis. These studies have also brought to light their potential as a rich and unexplored source for new therapeutic targets and agents through multiple avenues, including direct targeting of the catalytic sites, controlling disease-associated protein-protein interactions and developing novel biologics from the secreted ARS proteins or their parts. This Review addresses the emerging biology and therapeutic applications of human ARSs in diseases including autoimmune and rare diseases, and cancer.
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Mendes MI, Green LMC, Bertini E, Tonduti D, Aiello C, Smith D, Salsano E, Beerepoot S, Hertecant J, von Spiczak S, Livingston JH, Emrick L, Fraser J, Russell L, Bernard G, Magri S, Di Bella D, Taroni F, Koenig MK, Moroni I, Cappuccio G, Brunetti‐Pierri N, Rhee J, Mendelsohn BA, Helbig I, Helbig K, Muhle H, Ismayl O, Vanderver AL, Salomons GS, van der Knaap MS, Wolf NI. RARS1-related hypomyelinating leukodystrophy: Expanding the spectrum. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020; 7:83-93. [PMID: 31814314 PMCID: PMC6952319 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.50960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Biallelic variants in RARS1, encoding the cytoplasmic tRNA synthetase for arginine (ArgRS), cause a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. This study aimed to investigate clinical, neuroradiological and genetic features of patients with RARS1-related disease, and to identify possible genotype-phenotype relationships. METHODS We performed a multinational cross-sectional survey among 20 patients with biallelic RARS1 variants identified by next-generation sequencing techniques. Clinical data, brain MRI findings and genetic results were analyzed. Additionally, ArgRS activity was measured in fibroblasts of four patients, and translation of long and short ArgRS isoforms was quantified by western blot. RESULTS Clinical presentation ranged from severe (onset in the first 3 months, usually with refractory epilepsy and early brain atrophy), to intermediate (onset in the first year with nystagmus and spasticity), and mild (onset around or after 12 months with minimal cognitive impairment and preserved independent walking). The most frequent RARS1 variant, c.5A>G, led to mild or intermediate phenotypes, whereas truncating variants and variants affecting amino acids close to the ArgRS active centre led to severe phenotypes. ArgRS activity was significantly reduced in three patients with intermediate and severe phenotypes; in a fourth patient with intermediate to severe presentation, we measured normal ArgRS activity, but found translation mainly of the short instead of the long ArgRS isoform. INTERPRETATION Variants in RARS1 impair ArgRS activity and do not only lead to a classic hypomyelination presentation with nystagmus and spasticity, but to a wide spectrum, ranging from severe, early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with brain atrophy to mild disease with relatively preserved myelination.
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Human diseases linked to cytoplasmic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. BIOLOGY OF AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES 2020; 48:277-319. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tabarki B, Hakami W, Alkhuraish N, Tlili-Graies K, Alfadhel M. Spinal Cord Involvement in Pediatric-Onset Metabolic Disorders With Mendelian and Mitochondrial Inheritance. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:599861. [PMID: 33520891 PMCID: PMC7841137 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.599861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Previous reviews have described the features of brain involvement in pediatric-onset metabolic disorders with Mendelian and mitochondrial inheritance, but only a few have focused on spinal cord abnormalities. An increasing number of metabolic disorders with Mendelian and mitochondrial inheritance in children with predominant spinal cord involvement has been recognized. Spinal cord involvement may be isolated or may occur more frequently with brain involvement. Timely diagnosis and occasional genetic counseling are needed for timely therapy. Therefore, clinicians must be aware of the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic features of these disorders. In this review, we describe pediatric-onset metabolic disorders with Mendelian and mitochondrial inheritance and predominant spinal cord involvement. Furthermore, we provide an overview of these conditions, including background information and examples that require rapid identification, focusing on treatable conditions; that would be catastrophic if they are not recognized.
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- Brahim Tabarki
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Genomics Research Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Genetics and Precision Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Al Balushi A, Matviychuk D, Jobling R, Salomons GS, Blaser S, Mercimek-Andrews S. Phenotypes and genotypes of mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase deficiencies from a single neurometabolic clinic. JIMD Rep 2019; 51:3-10. [PMID: 32071833 PMCID: PMC7012735 DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases play a major role in protein translation, synthesis, and oxidative phosphorylation. We reviewed all patients diagnosed with mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase deficiencies diagnosed in a single neurometabolic clinic. We report five patients with mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase deficiencies including DARS2, EARS2, PARS2, and RARS2 deficiencies. Siblings with DARS2 deficiency presented with global developmental delay within the first year of life. DARS2, EARS2, PARS2, and RARS2 deficiencies were identified by whole exome sequencing. We report coagulation factor abnormalities in PARS2 deficiency for the first time. We also report symmetric increased signal intensity in globus pallidi in FLAIR images in brain MRI in EARS2 deficiency for the first time. One patient with RARS2 deficiency had compound heterozygous variants in RARS2. One of those variants was an intronic variant. We confirmed the pathogenicity by mRNA studies. Mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase deficiencies are diagnosed by molecular genetic investigations. Clinically available non‐invasive biochemical investigations are non‐specific for the diagnosis of mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase deficiencies. A combination of brain MRI features and molecular genetic investigations should be undertaken to confirm the diagnosis of mitochondrial aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase deficiencies.
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- Aaisha Al Balushi
- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada.,Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry VU University Medical Center Amsterdam The Netherlands.,Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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McCreary D, Omoyinmi E, Hong Y, Mulhern C, Papadopoulou C, Casimir M, Hacohen Y, Nyanhete R, Ahlfors H, Cullup T, Lim M, Gilmour K, Mankad K, Wassmer E, Berg S, Hemingway C, Brogan P, Eleftheriou D. Development and Validation of a Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Gene Panel for Children With Neuroinflammation. JAMA Netw Open 2019; 2:e1914274. [PMID: 31664448 PMCID: PMC6824223 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Neuroinflammatory disorders are a range of severe neurological disorders causing brain and spinal inflammation and are now increasingly recognized in the pediatric population. They are often characterized by marked genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity, complicating diagnostic work in clinical practice and molecular diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a next-generation sequencing panel targeting genes causing neuroinflammation or mimicking neuroinflammation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cohort study in which a total of 257 genes associated with monogenic neuroinflammation and/or cerebral vasculopathy, including monogenic noninflammatory diseases mimicking these entities, were selected. A customized enrichment capture array, the neuroinflammation gene panel (NIP), was created. Targeted high-coverage sequencing was applied to DNA samples taken from eligible patients referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, United Kingdom, between January 1, 2017, and January 30, 2019, because of onset of disease early in life, family history, and/or complex neuroinflammatory phenotypes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcome was the percentage of individuals with definitive molecular diagnoses, variant classification, and clinical phenotyping of patients with pathogenic variants identified using the NIP panel. The NIP panel was initially validated in 16 patients with known genetic diagnoses. RESULTS The NIP was both sensitive (95%) and specific (100%) for detection of known mutations, including gene deletions, copy number variants, small insertions and deletions, and somatic mosaicism with allele fraction as low as 3%. Prospective testing of 60 patients (30 [50%] male; median [range] age, 9.8 [0.8-20] years) presenting with heterogeneous neuroinflammatory phenotypes revealed at least 1 class 5 (clearly pathogenic) variant in 9 of 60 patients (15%); 18 of 60 patients (30%) had at least 1 class 4 (likely pathogenic) variant. Overall, a definitive molecular diagnosis was established in 12 of 60 patients (20%). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The NIP was associated with molecular diagnosis in this cohort and complemented routine laboratory and radiological workup of patients with neuroinflammation. Unexpected genotype-phenotype associations in patients with pathogenic variants deviating from the classic phenotype were identified. Obtaining an accurate molecular diagnosis in a timely fashion informed patient management, including successful targeted treatment in some instances and early institution of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in others.
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- Dara McCreary
- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Neurology Department, Children NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Laboratory, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Laboratory, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Laboratory, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Children’s Neurosciences Unit, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Women’s and Children’s Department, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Immunology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundations Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Neuroradiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Neurology Department, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Rheumatology Department, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Paediatric Neurology Department, Children NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Gutierrez-Quintana R, McLaughlin M, Grau Roma L, Hammond G, Gray A, Lowrie M. Spongiform leucoencephalomyelopathy in border terriers: clinical, electrophysiological and imaging features. Vet Rec 2019; 185:375. [PMID: 31346136 DOI: 10.1136/vr.105240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A novel spongiform leucoencephalomyelopathy was reported in border terrier puppies in 2012 causing a shaking puppy phenotype, but no information regarding clinical progression, imaging or electrophysiological findings were available. The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical, electrophysiological and MRI features of this disease in seven dogs and compare them with human white matter disorders. All cases presented with cerebellar ataxia and severe generalised coarse body tremors, which started at three weeks of age. The three cases that were not euthanased showed slow but progressive improvement over several months. Brainstem auditory evoked response demonstrated a normal wave I, reduced amplitude of wave II and an absence of waves III-VII. MRI revealed bilateral and symmetrical T2-weighted hyperintensities affecting the brainstem and cerebellar white matter. Histological examination of the brain and spinal cord showed spongiform change affecting the white matter of the cerebellum, brainstem and spinal cord with decreased myelin content. In summary, this leucoencephalomyelopathy has a pathognomonic clinical presentation with defining MRI and electrophysiological characteristics, and it is the first report to describe a long-term improvement of this condition.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Neurology Service, Dovecote Veterinary Hospital, Derby, UK
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