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Chapman KA, Ullah F, Yahiku ZA, Kodiparthi SV, Kellaris G, Correia SP, Stödberg T, Sofokleous C, Marinakis NM, Fryssira H, Tsoutsou E, Traeger-Synodinos J, Accogli A, Salpietro V, Striano P, Berger SI, Pond KW, Sirimulla S, Davis EE, Bhattacharya MRC. Pathogenic variants in TMEM184B cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome via alteration of metabolic signaling. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.06.27.24309417. [PMID: 39006436 PMCID: PMC11245063 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.27.24309417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Transmembrane protein 184B (TMEM184B) is an endosomal 7-pass transmembrane protein with evolutionarily conserved roles in synaptic structure and axon degeneration. We report six pediatric patients who have de novo heterozygous variants in TMEM184B. All individuals harbor rare missense or mRNA splicing changes and have neurodevelopmental deficits including intellectual disability, corpus callosum hypoplasia, seizures, and/or microcephaly. TMEM184B is predicted to contain a pore domain, wherein many human disease-associated variants cluster. Structural modeling suggests that all missense variants alter TMEM184B protein stability. To understand the contribution of TMEM184B to neural development in vivo, we suppressed the TMEM184B ortholog in zebrafish and observed microcephaly and reduced anterior commissural neurons, aligning with patient symptoms. Ectopic TMEM184B expression resulted in dominant effects for K184E and G162R. However, in vivo complementation studies demonstrate that all other variants tested result in diminished protein function and indicate a haploinsufficiency basis for disease. Expression of K184E and other variants increased apoptosis in cell lines and altered nuclear localization of transcription factor EB (TFEB), a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis, suggesting disrupted nutrient signaling pathways. Together, our data indicate that TMEM184B variants cause cellular metabolic disruption likely through divergent molecular effects that all result in abnormal neural development.
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- Kimberly A Chapman
- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute and Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington DC, USA
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- Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA
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- Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women’s and Children`s Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Department of Pediatric Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Research University Institute for the Study and Prevention of Genetic and Malignant Disease of Childhood,National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, St. Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University. College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute and Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern, Chicago, IL, USA
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Kanai SM, Clouthier DE. Endothelin signaling in development. Development 2023; 150:dev201786. [PMID: 38078652 PMCID: PMC10753589 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201786] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Since the discovery of endothelin 1 (EDN1) in 1988, the role of endothelin ligands and their receptors in the regulation of blood pressure in normal and disease states has been extensively studied. However, endothelin signaling also plays crucial roles in the development of neural crest cell-derived tissues. Mechanisms of endothelin action during neural crest cell maturation have been deciphered using a variety of in vivo and in vitro approaches, with these studies elucidating the basis of human syndromes involving developmental differences resulting from altered endothelin signaling. In this Review, we describe the endothelin pathway and its functions during the development of neural crest-derived tissues. We also summarize how dysregulated endothelin signaling causes developmental differences and how this knowledge may lead to potential treatments for individuals with gene variants in the endothelin pathway.
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- Stanley M. Kanai
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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El Fizazi K, Bouramtane A, Abbassi M, El Asri YA, Askander O, El Fahime M, Ouldim K, Ridal M, Bouguenouch L. A homozygous missense variant in the PLCB4 gene causes severe phenotype of auriculocondylar syndrome type 2. Am J Med Genet A 2023; 191:2673-2678. [PMID: 37596802 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63375] [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: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Auriculocondylar syndrome (ARCND) is a rare craniofacial birth defect characterized by malformations in the mandible and external ear (Question Mark Ear). Genetically, three distinct subtypes of ARCND (ARCND1, ARCND2, and ARCND3) have been identified. ARCND2 is linked to pathogenic variants in the PLCB4 gene (phospholipase C β4). PLCB4 is a key effector of the EDN1-EDNRA pathway involved in craniofacial development via the induction, migration, and maintenance of neural crest cells. ARCND2 is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, with recessive inheritance pattern being rare. In this study, we report the first homozygous missense variant (NM_000933.4: c.2050G>A: p.(Gly684Arg)) in the PLCB4 gene causing ARCND in a 3-year-old patient with a severe clinical phenotype of the syndrome. The patient presented with typical craniofacial ARCND features, in addition to intestinal transit defect, macropenis, and hearing loss. These findings further delineate the phenotypic spectrum of ARCND associated with autosomal recessive PLCB4 loss of function variants. Notably, our results provide further evidence that these variants can result in a more severe and diverse manifestations of the syndrome. Clinicians should consider the rare features of this condition for better management of patients.
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- Khawla El Fizazi
- Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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- Superior Institute of Biological and Paramedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco
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- National Center for Scientific and Technological Research, Rabat, Morocco
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- Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
- Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Laboratory of Anatomy, Microsurgery and Experimental Surgery, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- Unit of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
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Baxi A, Jourdeuil K, Cox TC, Clouthier DE, Tavares ALP. Transcriptomic analysis reveals the role of SIX1 in mouse cranial neural crest patterning and bone development. Dev Dyn 2023; 252:1303-1315. [PMID: 37183792 PMCID: PMC10592572 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic variants of the transcription factor SIX1 and its co-factor EYA1 underlie 50% of Branchio-oto-renal syndrome (BOR) cases. BOR is characterized by craniofacial defects, including malformed middle ear ossicles leading to conductive hearing loss. In this work, we expand our knowledge of the Six1 gene regulatory network by using a Six1-null mouse line to assess gene expression profiles of E10.5 mandibular arches, which give rise to the neural crest (NC)-derived middle ear ossicles and lower jaw, via bulk RNA sequencing. RESULTS Our transcriptomic analysis led to the identification of 808 differentially expressed genes that are related to translation, NC cell differentiation, osteogenesis, and chondrogenesis including components of the WNT signaling pathway. As WNT signaling is a known contributor to bone development, we demonstrated that SIX1 is required for expression of the WNT antagonist Frzb in the mandibular arch, and determined that SIX1 expression results in repression of WNT signaling. CONCLUSION Our results clarify the mechanisms by which SIX1 regulates the development of NC-derived craniofacial elements that are altered in SIX1-associated disorders. In addition, this work identifies novel genes that could be causative to this birth defect and establishes a link between SIX1 and WNT signaling during patterning of NC cells.
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- Aparna Baxi
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, DC 20037, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, DC 20037, USA
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- Departments of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences and Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, DC 20037, USA
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Serigatto HR, Kokitsu-Nakata NM, Vendramini-Pittoli S, Tonello C, Moura PP, Peixoto AP, Gomes LP, Zechi-Ceide RM. Oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome: Refining the phenotype through a new case series and literature review. Am J Med Genet A 2023; 191:2493-2507. [PMID: 37282829 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63319] [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: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome (OAFNS) is a rare condition, with unknown etiology, characterized by the association of frontonasal dysplasia (FND) and oculoauriculovertebral spectrum (OAVS). Main clinical findings include widely spaced eyes, epibulbar dermoid, broad nose, mandibular hypoplasia, and preauricular tags. Here, we describe a case series of 32 Brazilian individuals with OAFNS and review the literature ascertaining individuals presenting phenotypes compatible with the diagnosis of OAFNS, aiming to refine the phenotype. This series emphasizes the phenotypic variability of the OAFNS and highlights the occurrence of rare craniofacial clefts as a part of the phenotype. The ectopic nasal bone, a hallmark of OAFNS, was frequent in our series, reinforcing the clinical diagnosis. The absence of recurrence, consanguinity, chromosomal, and genetic abnormalities reinforces the hypothesis of a nontraditional inheritance model. The phenotypic refinement provided by this series contributes to an investigation regarding the etiology of OAFNS.
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- Henrique Regonaschi Serigatto
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Craniofacial Surgery, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthodontics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Craniofacial Surgery, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kurihara Y, Ekimoto T, Gordon CT, Uchijima Y, Sugiyama R, Kitazawa T, Iwase A, Kotani R, Asai R, Pingault V, Ikeguchi M, Amiel J, Kurihara H. Mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia results from ETAR gain-of-function mutations via allosteric effects on ligand binding. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:151536. [PMID: 36637912 PMCID: PMC9927936 DOI: 10.1172/jci151536] [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: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Mutations of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) cause various human diseases, but the mechanistic details are limited. Here, we establish p.E303K in the gene encoding the endothelin receptor type A (ETAR/EDNRA) as a recurrent mutation causing mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia (MFDA), with craniofacial changes similar to those caused by p.Y129F. Mouse models carrying either of these missense mutations exhibited a partial maxillary-to-mandibular transformation, which was rescued by deleting the ligand endothelin 3 (ET3/EDN3). Pharmacological experiments confirmed the causative ETAR mutations as gain of function, dependent on ET3. To elucidate how an amino acid substitution far from the ligand binding site can increase ligand affinity, we used molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. E303 is located at the intracellular end of transmembrane domain 6, and its replacement by a lysine increased flexibility of this portion of the helix, thus favoring G protein binding and leading to G protein-mediated enhancement of agonist affinity. The Y129F mutation located under the ligand binding pocket reduced the sodium-water network, thereby affecting the extracellular portion of helices in favor of ET3 binding. These findings provide insight into the pathogenesis of MFDA and into allosteric mechanisms regulating GPCR function, which may provide the basis for drug design targeting GPCRs.
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- Yukiko Kurihara
- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Medicine for Rare Diseases, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.,Center for Computational Science, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Institut Imagine and Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Genomic Medicine for Rare Diseases, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Endothelin and the Cardiovascular System: The Long Journey and Where We Are Going. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050759. [PMID: 35625487 PMCID: PMC9138590 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Simple Summary In this review, we describe the basic functions of endothelin and related molecules, including their receptors and enzymes. Furthermore, we discuss the important role of endothelin in several cardiovascular diseases, the relevant clinical evidence for targeting the endothelin pathway, and the scope of endothelin-targeting treatments in the future. We highlight the present uses of endothelin receptor antagonists and the advancements in the development of future treatment options, thereby providing an overview of endothelin research over the years and its future scope. Abstract Endothelin was first discovered more than 30 years ago as a potent vasoconstrictor. In subsequent years, three isoforms, two canonical receptors, and two converting enzymes were identified, and their basic functions were elucidated by numerous preclinical and clinical studies. Over the years, the endothelin system has been found to be critical in the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, heart failure, and coronary artery disease. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on endothelin and its role in cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, we discuss how endothelin-targeting therapies, such as endothelin receptor antagonists, have been employed to treat cardiovascular diseases with varying degrees of success. Lastly, we provide a glimpse of what could be in store for endothelin-targeting treatment options for cardiovascular diseases in the future.
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Speck D, Kleinau G, Szczepek M, Kwiatkowski D, Catar R, Philippe A, Scheerer P. Angiotensin and Endothelin Receptor Structures With Implications for Signaling Regulation and Pharmacological Targeting. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:880002. [PMID: 35518926 PMCID: PMC9063481 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.880002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
In conjunction with the endothelin (ET) type A (ETAR) and type B (ETBR) receptors, angiotensin (AT) type 1 (AT1R) and type 2 (AT2R) receptors, are peptide-binding class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) acting in a physiologically overlapping context. Angiotensin receptors (ATRs) are involved in regulating cell proliferation, as well as cardiovascular, renal, neurological, and endothelial functions. They are important therapeutic targets for several diseases or pathological conditions, such as hypertrophy, vascular inflammation, atherosclerosis, angiogenesis, and cancer. Endothelin receptors (ETRs) are expressed primarily in blood vessels, but also in the central nervous system or epithelial cells. They regulate blood pressure and cardiovascular homeostasis. Pathogenic conditions associated with ETR dysfunctions include cancer and pulmonary hypertension. While both receptor groups are activated by their respective peptide agonists, pathogenic autoantibodies (auto-Abs) can also activate the AT1R and ETAR accompanied by respective clinical conditions. To date, the exact mechanisms and differences in binding and receptor-activation mediated by auto-Abs as opposed to endogenous ligands are not well understood. Further, several questions regarding signaling regulation in these receptors remain open. In the last decade, several receptor structures in the apo- and ligand-bound states were determined with protein X-ray crystallography using conventional synchrotrons or X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFEL). These inactive and active complexes provide detailed information on ligand binding, signal induction or inhibition, as well as signal transduction, which is fundamental for understanding properties of different activity states. They are also supportive in the development of pharmacological strategies against dysfunctions at the receptors or in the associated signaling axis. Here, we summarize current structural information for the AT1R, AT2R, and ETBR to provide an improved molecular understanding.
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- David Speck
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Group Protein X-ray Crystallography and Signal Transduction, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Group Protein X-ray Crystallography and Signal Transduction, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Group Protein X-ray Crystallography and Signal Transduction, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Group Protein X-ray Crystallography and Signal Transduction, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Group Protein X-ray Crystallography and Signal Transduction, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Kanai SM, Heffner C, Cox TC, Cunningham ML, Perez FA, Bauer AM, Reigan P, Carter C, Murray SA, Clouthier DE. Auriculocondylar syndrome 2 results from the dominant-negative action of PLCB4 variants. Dis Model Mech 2022; 15:dmm049320. [PMID: 35284927 PMCID: PMC9066496 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Auriculocondylar syndrome 2 (ARCND2) is a rare autosomal dominant craniofacial malformation syndrome linked to multiple genetic variants in the coding sequence of phospholipase C β4 (PLCB4). PLCB4 is a direct signaling effector of the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA)-Gq/11 pathway, which establishes the identity of neural crest cells (NCCs) that form lower jaw and middle ear structures. However, the functional consequences of PLCB4 variants on EDNRA signaling is not known. Here, we show, using multiple signaling reporter assays, that known PLCB4 variants resulting from missense mutations exert a dominant-negative interference over EDNRA signaling. In addition, using CRISPR/Cas9, we find that F0 mouse embryos modeling one PLCB4 variant have facial defects recapitulating those observed in hypomorphic Ednra mouse models, including a bone that we identify as an atavistic change in the posterior palate/oral cavity. Remarkably, we have identified a similar osseous phenotype in a child with ARCND2. Our results identify the disease mechanism of ARCND2, demonstrate that the PLCB4 variants cause craniofacial differences and illustrate how minor changes in signaling within NCCs may have driven evolutionary changes in jaw structure and function. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Stanley M. Kanai
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Departments of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences and Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Craniofacial Medicine and Seattle Children's Craniofacial Center, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Radiology and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Cerrizuela S, Vega-Lopez GA, Méndez-Maldonado K, Velasco I, Aybar MJ. The crucial role of model systems in understanding the complexity of cell signaling in human neurocristopathies. WIREs Mech Dis 2022; 14:e1537. [PMID: 35023327 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1537] [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: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Animal models are useful to study the molecular, cellular, and morphogenetic mechanisms underlying normal and pathological development. Cell-based study models have emerged as an alternative approach to study many aspects of human embryonic development and disease. The neural crest (NC) is a transient, multipotent, and migratory embryonic cell population that generates a diverse group of cell types that arises during vertebrate development. The abnormal formation or development of the NC results in neurocristopathies (NCPs), which are characterized by a broad spectrum of functional and morphological alterations. The impaired molecular mechanisms that give rise to these multiphenotypic diseases are not entirely clear yet. This fact, added to the high incidence of these disorders in the newborn population, has led to the development of systematic approaches for their understanding. In this article, we have systematically reviewed the ways in which experimentation with different animal and cell model systems has improved our knowledge of NCPs, and how these advances might contribute to the development of better diagnostic and therapeutic tools for the treatment of these pathologies. This article is categorized under: Congenital Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics Congenital Diseases > Stem Cells and Development Congenital Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology Neurological Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics.
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- Santiago Cerrizuela
- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.,Instituto de Biología "Dr. Francisco D. Barbieri", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular - Neurociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.,Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular - Neurociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.,Laboratorio de Reprogramación Celular del Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.,Instituto de Biología "Dr. Francisco D. Barbieri", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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Sabrautzki S, Miller M, Kague E, Brielmeier M. Welfare Assessment of Adult Laboratory Zebrafish: A Practical Guide. Zebrafish 2021; 18:282-292. [PMID: 34227898 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2021.0021] [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] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Teleost fish such as Danio rerio (zebrafish) have been successfully used in biomedical research since decades. Genetically altered fish lines obtained by state-of-the-art genetic technologies are serving as well-known model organisms. In Europe, following Directive 2010/63/EU, generation, breeding, and husbandry of new genetically altered lines of laboratory animals require governmental state approval in case pain, suffering, distress, or long-lasting harm to the offspring derived by breeding of these lines cannot be excluded. The identification and assessment of pain, distress, or harm, according to a severity classification of mild, moderate, severe, or humane endpoint, became a new challenging task for all scientists, animal technicians, and veterinarians for daily work with laboratory zebrafish. In this study, we describe the performance of the assessment of welfare parameters of selected pathologic phenotypes and abnormalities frequently found in laboratory fish facilities based on veterinary, biological, and physiological aspects by using a dedicated score sheet. In a colony of zebrafish, we evaluated the frequency of genotype-independent abnormalities observed within 3 years. We give examples for severity classification and measures once an abnormality has been identified according to the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement).
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- Sibylle Sabrautzki
- Research Unit Comparative Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Comparative Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Research Unit Comparative Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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Yan Y, Nie K, Zheng J, Jiang X, Huang Y, Zheng Z, Wen Y, Li P. High Endothelin Receptor Type A Expression as an Independent Prognostic Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Stomach Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Manag Res 2021; 13:5013-5026. [PMID: 34234547 PMCID: PMC8254415 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s313078] [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: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Background Stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) is the most common gastrointestinal cancer and is associated with high mortality worldwide. Endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) is associated with guanine-nucleotide-binding (G) proteins and plays important roles in cellular processes and various diseases. Purpose To investigate the prognosis value of EDNRA expression and its correlation with immune infiltrates in patients with STAD. Methods The association between clinical characteristics and EDNRA expression in STAD was analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and logistic regression. The Kaplan–Meier plotter analysis and Cox regression were constructed to evaluate the influence of EDNRA on prognosis, and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and nomogram were constructed. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) were conducted to analyze the correlation between EDNRA and immune infiltrates. In addition, Oncomine, TIMER databases and qRT-PCR of STAD cell lines were used to verify the EDNRA expression in STAD. Results Our results revealed that EDNRA expression was significantly higher in patients with STAD than normal gastric tissues, and the results have been confirmed by RT-qPCR. KM-plotter analysis revealed that patients with STAD had shorter OS, FP, and PPS (P<0.001). Multivariate Cox analysis further confirmed that high EDNRA expression was an independent risk factor for OS in patients with STAD. Moreover, other clinicopathologic features were related with worse prognosis in STAD, including age, lymph nodes metastases and primary outcome. More importantly, ROC analysis also confirmed the diagnostic value, and a prognostic nomogram involving age, T, M, N classification, pathologic stage, residual tumor and EDNRA was constructed. GSEA revealed that high EDNRA expression was correlated with immunoregulatory interactions between lymphoid and non lymphoid cells pathways, natural killer cell activation involved in immune response, interleukin 1 receptor binding and pathways in cancer, and ssGSEA showed that EDNRA is correlated with macrophages and NK cells. Conclusion Collectively, EDNRA can be an independent prognostic biomarker and correlated with immune infiltration in stomach adenocarcinoma.
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- Yanhua Yan
- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese & Western Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, People's Republic of China
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Liu Z, Sun H, Dai J, Xue X, Sun J, Wang X. ITPR1 Mutation Contributes to Hemifacial Microsomia Spectrum. Front Genet 2021; 12:616329. [PMID: 33747042 PMCID: PMC7971309 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.616329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Hemifacial microsomia (HM) is a craniofacial congenital defect involving the first and second branchial arch, mainly characterized by ocular, ear, maxilla-zygoma complex, mandible, and facial nerve malformation. HM follows autosomal dominant inheritance. Whole-exome sequencing of a family revealed a missense mutation in a highly conserved domain of ITPR1. ITPR1 is a calcium ion channel. By studying ITPR1's expression pattern, we found that ITPR1 participated in craniofacial development, especially the organs that corresponded to the phenotype of HM. In zebrafish, itpr1b, which is homologous to human ITPR1, is closely related to craniofacial bone formation. The knocking down of itpr1b in zebrafish could lead to a remarkable decrease in craniofacial skeleton formation. qRT-PCR suggested that knockdown of itpr1b could increase the expression of plcb4 while decreasing the mRNA level of Dlx5/6. Our findings highlighted ITPR1's role in craniofacial formation for the first time and suggested that ITPR1 mutation contributes to human HM.
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- Zhixu Liu
- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Schöneberg T, Liebscher I. Mutations in G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology and Potential Therapeutic Approaches. Pharmacol Rev 2020; 73:89-119. [PMID: 33219147 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.120.000011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
There are approximately 800 annotated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) genes, making these membrane receptors members of the most abundant gene family in the human genome. Besides being involved in manifold physiologic functions and serving as important pharmacotherapeutic targets, mutations in 55 GPCR genes cause about 66 inherited monogenic diseases in humans. Alterations of nine GPCR genes are causatively involved in inherited digenic diseases. In addition to classic gain- and loss-of-function variants, other aspects, such as biased signaling, trans-signaling, ectopic expression, allele variants of GPCRs, pseudogenes, gene fusion, and gene dosage, contribute to the repertoire of GPCR dysfunctions. However, the spectrum of alterations and GPCR involvement is probably much larger because an additional 91 GPCR genes contain homozygous or hemizygous loss-of-function mutations in human individuals with currently unidentified phenotypes. This review highlights the complexity of genomic alteration of GPCR genes as well as their functional consequences and discusses derived therapeutic approaches. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: With the advent of new transgenic and sequencing technologies, the number of monogenic diseases related to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) mutants has significantly increased, and our understanding of the functional impact of certain kinds of mutations has substantially improved. Besides the classical gain- and loss-of-function alterations, additional aspects, such as biased signaling, trans-signaling, ectopic expression, allele variants of GPCRs, uniparental disomy, pseudogenes, gene fusion, and gene dosage, need to be elaborated in light of GPCR dysfunctions and possible therapeutic strategies.
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- Torsten Schöneberg
- Rudolf Schönheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- Rudolf Schönheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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Bukowska-Olech E, Materna-Kiryluk A, Walczak-Sztulpa J, Popiel D, Badura-Stronka M, Koczyk G, Dawidziuk A, Jamsheer A. Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Facial Dysostoses. Front Genet 2020; 11:580477. [PMID: 33262786 PMCID: PMC7686794 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.580477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Defects in the development of the first and second pharyngeal arches and their derivatives result in abnormal formation of the craniofacial complex, consequently giving rise to facial dysostoses (FDs). FDs represent a group of rare and highly heterogeneous disease entities that encompass mandibulofacial dysostoses (MFDs) with normal extremities and acrofacial dysostoses (AFDs) with limb anomalies in addition to craniofacial defects. Methods We examined 11 families with variable clinical symptoms of FDs, in most of which only one member was affected. We applied two custom gene panels—first comprising 37 genes related to the genetic disorders of craniofacial development such as FDs (On-Demand AmpliSeq Thermo Fisher Scientific gene panel with two primer pools) and second composed of 61 genes and 11 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) known to be involved in the development of skull malformations, mainly in the form of craniosynostoses (SureSelect Agilent Technologies). Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed using the Ion Torrent S5 platform. To confirm the presence of each detected variant, we have analyzed a genomic region of interest using Sanger sequencing. Results In this paper, we summarized the results of custom targeted gene panel sequencing in the cohort of sixteen patients from 11 consecutive families affected by distinct forms of FDs. We have found three novel pathogenic variants in the TCOF1 gene—c.2145_2148dupAAAG p.(Ser717Lysfs∗42), c.4370delA p.(Lys1457Argfs∗118), c.83G>C p.(Arg28Pro) causing Treacher Collins syndrome type 1, two novel missense variants in the EFTUD2 gene–c.491A>G p.(Asp164Gly) and c.779T>A p.(Ile260Asn) in two female patients affected by acrofacial dysostosis Guion-Almeida type, one previously reported–c.403C>T (p.Arg135Cys), as well as one novel missense variant–c.128C>T p.(Pro43Leu) in the DHODH gene in the male patient with Miller syndrome and finally one known pathogenic variant c.574G>T p.(Glu192∗) in the SF3B4 gene in the patient with Nager syndrome. Conclusion Our study confirms the efficiency and clinical utility of the targeted gene panel sequencing and shows that this strategy is suitable and efficient in the molecular screening of variable forms of FDs.
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- Ewelina Bukowska-Olech
- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.,Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.,Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Poznań, Poland
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- Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Poznań, Poland.,Department of Biometry and Bioinformatics, Institute of Plant Genetics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.,Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Poznań, Poland
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Bukowska-Olech E, Sowińska-Seidler A, Łojek F, Popiel D, Walczak-Sztulpa J, Jamsheer A. Further phenotypic delineation of the auriculocondylar syndrome type 2 with literature review. J Appl Genet 2020; 62:107-113. [PMID: 33131036 PMCID: PMC7822771 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-020-00591-3] [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: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Auriculocondylar syndrome (ACS) is an ultra-rare disorder that arises from developmental defects of the first and second pharyngeal arches. Three subtypes of ACS have been described so far, i.e., ACS1 (MIM: 602483), ACS2 (MIM: 600810), and ACS3 (MIM: 131240). The majority of patients, however, are affected by ACS2, which results from the mutations in the PLCB4 gene. Herein, we have described an 8-year-old male patient presenting with ACS2 and summarized the molecular and phenotypic spectrum of the syndrome. We have also compared the clinical features of our case to three other previously described cases (one sporadic and two familial) harboring the same heterozygous missense variant c.1862G>A, p.Arg621His in the PLCB4 gene. The mutation was detected using whole-exome sequencing (WES). Due to low coverage of WES and suspicion of somatic mosaicism, the variant was additionally reassessed by deep targeted next-generation sequencing panel of genes related to the craniofacial disorders, and next confirmed by Sanger sequencing. ACS2 presents high intra- and interfamilial phenotypic heterogeneity that impedes reaching an exact clinical and molecular diagnosis. Thus, describing additional cases, carrying even the known mutation, but resulting in variable phenotypes, is essential for better understanding of such orphan Mendelian diseases.
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- Ewelina Bukowska-Olech
- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806, Poznan, Poland
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- Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Dąbrowskiego 77A Street, 60-529, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806, Poznan, Poland. .,Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Dąbrowskiego 77A Street, 60-529, Poznan, Poland.
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Li J, Ritelli M, Ma CS, Rao G, Habib T, Corvilain E, Bougarn S, Cypowyj S, Grodecká L, Lévy R, Béziat V, Shang L, Payne K, Avery DT, Migaud M, Boucherit S, Boughorbel S, Guennoun A, Chrabieh M, Rapaport F, Bigio B, Itan Y, Boisson B, Cormier-Daire V, Syx D, Malfait F, Zoppi N, Abel L, Freiberger T, Dietz HC, Marr N, Tangye SG, Colombi M, Casanova JL, Puel A. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and connective tissue disorder in humans with impaired JNK1-dependent responses to IL-17A/F and TGF-β. Sci Immunol 2020; 4:4/41/eaax7965. [PMID: 31784499 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aax7965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Genetic etiologies of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) disrupt human IL-17A/F-dependent immunity at mucosal surfaces, whereas those of connective tissue disorders (CTDs) often impair the TGF-β-dependent homeostasis of connective tissues. The signaling pathways involved are incompletely understood. We report a three-generation family with an autosomal dominant (AD) combination of CMC and a previously undescribed form of CTD that clinically overlaps with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). The patients are heterozygous for a private splice-site variant of MAPK8, the gene encoding c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1), a component of the MAPK signaling pathway. This variant is loss-of-expression and loss-of-function in the patients' fibroblasts, which display AD JNK1 deficiency by haploinsufficiency. These cells have impaired, but not abolished, responses to IL-17A and IL-17F. Moreover, the development of the patients' TH17 cells was impaired ex vivo and in vitro, probably due to the involvement of JNK1 in the TGF-β-responsive pathway and further accounting for the patients' CMC. Consistently, the patients' fibroblasts displayed impaired JNK1- and c-Jun/ATF-2-dependent induction of key extracellular matrix (ECM) components and regulators, but not of EDS-causing gene products, in response to TGF-β. Furthermore, they displayed a transcriptional pattern in response to TGF-β different from that of fibroblasts from patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome caused by mutations of TGFBR2 or SMAD3, further accounting for the patients' complex and unusual CTD phenotype. This experiment of nature indicates that the integrity of the human JNK1-dependent MAPK signaling pathway is essential for IL-17A- and IL-17F-dependent mucocutaneous immunity to Candida and for the TGF-β-dependent homeostasis of connective tissues.
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- Juan Li
- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia.,St. Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.,The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France.,Department of Medical Genetics, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno 65691, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine and Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar.,College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, P.O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia.,St. Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA. .,Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France.,Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA. .,Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France.,University of Paris, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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Gu X, Wang Y, Wang H, Wu H, Li W, Wang J, Li N. Homology modeling, molecular dynamics and virtual screening of endothelin-A receptor for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:3912-3923. [PMID: 32431219 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1772106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease of pulmonary arteries, causing serious shortness of breath and right ventricular failure with high mortality. Numerous studies have verified that the symptoms of PAH could be attenuated effectively with endothelin-A receptor (ETAR) antagonists. Unfortunately, the 3D structure of ETAR has not been released, making it difficult to understand the interactions between ETAR and its antagonists. In this study, computational methods including homology modeling, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were performed to build the structure of ETAR and predict the binding patterns of ETAR with its two antagonists. Based on these results, virtual screening study was implemented against Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) database to identify novel natural ETAR antagonists. Six compounds with best binding energies were screened out and two of them were found to bind steadily with ETAR validated through molecular dynamics simulations and MM-GBSA calculation, indicating that they were potential antagonists of ETAR. In a word, our research provided a deep exploration into the interaction between ETAR and its antagonists, which could promote the development of novel therapy against PAH.[Formula: see text]Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Xi Gu
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Science, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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Pritchard AB, Kanai SM, Krock B, Schindewolf E, Oliver-Krasinski J, Khalek N, Okashah N, Lambert NA, Tavares ALP, Zackai E, Clouthier DE. Loss-of-function of Endothelin receptor type A results in Oro-Oto-Cardiac syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:1104-1116. [PMID: 32133772 PMCID: PMC7202054 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Craniofacial morphogenesis is regulated in part by signaling from the Endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA). Pathogenic variants in EDNRA signaling pathway components EDNRA, GNAI3, PCLB4, and EDN1 cause Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with Alopecia (MFDA), Auriculocondylar syndrome (ARCND) 1, 2, and 3, respectively. However, cardiovascular development is normal in MFDA and ARCND individuals, unlike Ednra knockout mice. One explanation may be that partial EDNRA signaling remains in MFDA and ARCND, as mice with reduced, but not absent, EDNRA signaling also lack a cardiovascular phenotype. Here we report an individual with craniofacial and cardiovascular malformations mimicking the Ednra -/- mouse phenotype, including a distinctive micrognathia with microstomia and a hypoplastic aortic arch. Exome sequencing found a novel homozygous missense variant in EDNRA (c.1142A>C; p.Q381P). Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer assays revealed that this amino acid substitution in helix 8 of EDNRA prevents recruitment of G proteins to the receptor, abrogating subsequent receptor activation by its ligand, Endothelin-1. This homozygous variant is thus the first reported loss-of-function EDNRA allele, resulting in a syndrome we have named Oro-Oto-Cardiac Syndrome. Further, our results illustrate that EDNRA signaling is required for both normal human craniofacial and cardiovascular development, and that limited EDNRA signaling is likely retained in ARCND and MFDA individuals. This work illustrates a straightforward approach to identifying the functional consequence of novel genetic variants in signaling molecules associated with malformation syndromes.
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- Amanda Barone Pritchard
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Barone Pritchard A, Ritter A, Kearney HM, Izumi K. Interstitial 4q Deletion Syndrome Including NR3C2 Causing Pseudohypoaldosteronism. Mol Syndromol 2020; 10:327-331. [PMID: 32021607 DOI: 10.1159/000505279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Interstitial and terminal deletions of chromosome 4q have been described for many years and have variable phenotypes depending on the size of the deletion present. Clinical features can include developmental delay, growth difficulty, digital differences, dysmorphic features, and cardiac anomalies. Here, we present an infant with pseudohypoaldosteronism found to have a deletion of 4q31.21q31.23, including NR3C2. Heterozygous mutations in NR3C2 have been reported to cause autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1A). This represents a rare case of PHA1A due to a contiguous interstitial deletion and highlights the importance of evaluating patients with overlapping deletions for PHA1A.
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- Amanda Barone Pritchard
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Pediatric Genetics, Metabolism, and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cerrizuela S, Vega-Lopez GA, Aybar MJ. The role of teratogens in neural crest development. Birth Defects Res 2020; 112:584-632. [PMID: 31926062 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The neural crest (NC), discovered by Wilhelm His 150 years ago, gives rise to a multipotent migratory embryonic cell population that generates a remarkably diverse and important array of cell types during the development of the vertebrate embryo. These cells originate in the neural plate border (NPB), which is the ectoderm between the neural plate and the epidermis. They give rise to the neurons and glia of the peripheral nervous system, melanocytes, chondrocytes, smooth muscle cells, odontoblasts and neuroendocrine cells, among others. Neurocristopathies are a class of congenital diseases resulting from the abnormal induction, specification, migration, differentiation or death of NC cells (NCCs) during embryonic development and have an important medical and societal impact. In general, congenital defects affect an appreciable percentage of newborns worldwide. Some of these defects are caused by teratogens, which are agents that negatively impact the formation of tissues and organs during development. In this review, we will discuss the teratogens linked to the development of many birth defects, with a strong focus on those that specifically affect the development of the NC, thereby producing neurocristopathies. Although increasing attention is being paid to the effect of teratogens on embryonic development in general, there is a strong need to critically evaluate the specific role of these agents in NC development. Therefore, increased understanding of the role of these factors in NC development will contribute to the planning of strategies aimed at the prevention and treatment of human neurocristopathies, whose etiology was previously not considered.
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- Santiago Cerrizuela
- Área Biología Experimental, Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.,Instituto de Biología "Dr. Francisco D. Barbieri", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Área Biología Experimental, Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.,Instituto de Biología "Dr. Francisco D. Barbieri", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Área Biología Experimental, Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO, CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina.,Instituto de Biología "Dr. Francisco D. Barbieri", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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Ritter KE, Martin DM. Neural crest contributions to the ear: Implications for congenital hearing disorders. Hear Res 2018; 376:22-32. [PMID: 30455064 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Congenital hearing disorders affect millions of children worldwide and can significantly impact acquisition of speech and language. Efforts to identify the developmental genetic etiologies of conductive and sensorineural hearing losses have revealed critical roles for cranial neural crest cells (NCCs) in ear development. Cranial NCCs contribute to all portions of the ear, and defects in neural crest development can lead to neurocristopathies associated with profound hearing loss. The molecular mechanisms governing the development of neural crest derivatives within the ear are partially understood, but many questions remain. In this review, we describe recent advancements in determining neural crest contributions to the ear, how they inform our understanding of neurocristopathies, and highlight new avenues for further research using bioinformatic approaches.
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- K Elaine Ritter
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Bondurand N, Dufour S, Pingault V. News from the endothelin-3/EDNRB signaling pathway: Role during enteric nervous system development and involvement in neural crest-associated disorders. Dev Biol 2018; 444 Suppl 1:S156-S169. [PMID: 30171849 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The endothelin system is a vertebrate-specific innovation with important roles in regulating the cardiovascular system and renal and pulmonary processes, as well as the development of the vertebrate-specific neural crest cell population and its derivatives. This system is comprised of three structurally similar 21-amino acid peptides that bind and activate two G-protein coupled receptors. In 1994, knockouts of the Edn3 and Ednrb genes revealed their crucial function during development of the enteric nervous system and melanocytes, two neural-crest derivatives. Since then, human and mouse genetics, combined with cellular and developmental studies, have helped to unravel the role of this signaling pathway during development and adulthood. In this review, we will summarize the known functions of the EDN3/EDNRB pathway during neural crest development, with a specific focus on recent scientific advances, and the enteric nervous system in normal and pathological conditions.
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- Nadege Bondurand
- Laboratory of Embryology and Genetics of Congenital Malformations, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France; Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.
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- INSERM, U955, Equipe 06, Créteil 94000, France; Université Paris Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil 94000, France
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- Laboratory of Embryology and Genetics of Congenital Malformations, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France; Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut Imagine, Paris, France; Service de Génétique Moléculaire, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Neurocristopathies: New insights 150 years after the neural crest discovery. Dev Biol 2018; 444 Suppl 1:S110-S143. [PMID: 29802835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The neural crest (NC) is a transient, multipotent and migratory cell population that generates an astonishingly diverse array of cell types during vertebrate development. These cells, which originate from the ectoderm in a region lateral to the neural plate in the neural fold, give rise to neurons, glia, melanocytes, chondrocytes, smooth muscle cells, odontoblasts and neuroendocrine cells, among others. Neurocristopathies (NCP) are a class of pathologies occurring in vertebrates, especially in humans that result from the abnormal specification, migration, differentiation or death of neural crest cells during embryonic development. Various pigment, skin, thyroid and hearing disorders, craniofacial and heart abnormalities, malfunctions of the digestive tract and tumors can also be considered as neurocristopathies. In this review we revisit the current classification and propose a new way to classify NCP based on the embryonic origin of the affected tissues, on recent findings regarding the molecular mechanisms that drive NC formation, and on the increased complexity of current molecular embryology techniques.
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Logjes RJH, Breugem CC, Van Haaften G, Paes EC, Sperber GH, van den Boogaard MJH, Farlie PG. The ontogeny of Robin sequence. Am J Med Genet A 2018; 176:1349-1368. [PMID: 29696787 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and concomitant airway obstruction defined as "Robin sequence" (RS) is caused by oropharyngeal developmental events constrained by a reduced stomadeal space. This sequence of abnormal embryonic development also results in an anatomical configuration that might predispose the fetus to a cleft palate. RS is heterogeneous and many different etiologies have been described including syndromic, RS-plus, and isolated forms. For an optimal diagnosis, subsequent treatment and prognosis, a thorough understanding of the embryology and pathogenesis is necessary. This manuscript provides an update about our current understanding of the development of the mandible, tongue, and palate and possible mechanisms involved in the development of RS. Additionally, we provide the reader with an up-to-date summary of the different etiologies of this phenotype and link this to the embryologic, developmental, and genetic mechanisms.
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- Robrecht J H Logjes
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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Haploinsufficiency of the Chromatin Remodeler BPTF Causes Syndromic Developmental and Speech Delay, Postnatal Microcephaly, and Dysmorphic Features. Am J Hum Genet 2017; 101:503-515. [PMID: 28942966 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Bromodomain PHD finger transcription factor (BPTF) is the largest subunit of nucleosome remodeling factor (NURF), a member of the ISWI chromatin-remodeling complex. However, the clinical consequences of disruption of this complex remain largely uncharacterized. BPTF is required for anterior-posterior axis formation of the mouse embryo and was shown to promote posterior neuroectodermal fate by enhancing Smad2-activated wnt8 expression in zebrafish. Here, we report eight loss-of-function and two missense variants (eight de novo and two of unknown origin) in BPTF on 17q24.2. The BPTF variants were found in unrelated individuals aged between 2.1 and 13 years, who manifest variable degrees of developmental delay/intellectual disability (10/10), speech delay (10/10), postnatal microcephaly (7/9), and dysmorphic features (9/10). Using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing of bptf in zebrafish to induce a loss of gene function, we observed a significant reduction in head size of F0 mutants compared to control larvae. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) and phospho-histone H3 (PH3) staining to assess apoptosis and cell proliferation, respectively, showed a significant increase in cell death in F0 mutants compared to controls. Additionally, we observed a substantial increase of the ceratohyal angle of the craniofacial skeleton in bptf F0 mutants, indicating abnormal craniofacial patterning. Taken together, our data demonstrate the pathogenic role of BPTF haploinsufficiency in syndromic neurodevelopmental anomalies and extend the clinical spectrum of human disorders caused by ablation of chromatin remodeling complexes.
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Moura PP, Kokitsu-Nakata NM, Yatabe MS, Vendramini-Pittoli S, Hori PH, Guion-Almeida ML, Garib DG, Richieri-Costa A, Zechi-Ceide RM. Mandibulofacial dysostosis Bauru type: Refining the phenotype. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:1747-1753. [PMID: 28558149 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38257] [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: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mandibulofacial dysostosis (MFD) Bauru type (OMIM 604830) is a rare genetic condition characterized mainly by malar hypoplasia, orofacial cleft, and micrognathia. Here, we describe the clinical and radiographic sings of 13 individuals (12 female and 1 male) from eight unrelated kindreds with MFD Bauru type, including four previously reported cases, treated at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies. The clinical phenotype was characterized by severe underdevelopment of mandible, midface hypoplasia, orofacial cleft, bitemporal narrowing, mild upper eyelid down slanting, high nasal bridge, thick and everted lower lip, minor ears abnormalities, and hearing loss. Radiographic aspects included downslanting of zygomatic arch, maxillary hypoplasia, microretrognathia, hypoplastic mandibular condyles, and ectopic external auditory canal. Recurrence was observed in two of eight families and the affected distribution pattern was compatible with autosomal dominant inheritance in one and autosomal recessive in another, indicating possible genetic heterogeneity for this condition. Clinical and radiographic findings in this report contribute to the delineation of this rare MFD.
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- Priscila P Moura
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthodontics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthodontics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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Iklé JM, Tavares ALP, King M, Ding H, Colombo S, Firulli BA, Firulli AB, Targoff KL, Yelon D, Clouthier DE. Nkx2.5 regulates endothelin converting enzyme-1 during pharyngeal arch patterning. Genesis 2017; 55. [PMID: 28109039 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In gnathostomes, dorsoventral (D-V) patterning of neural crest cells (NCC) within the pharyngeal arches is crucial for the development of hinged jaws. One of the key signals that mediate this process is Endothelin-1 (EDN1). Loss of EDN1 binding to the Endothelin-A receptor (EDNRA) results in loss of EDNRA signaling and subsequent facial birth defects in humans, mice and zebrafish. A rate-limiting step in this crucial signaling pathway is the conversion of immature EDN1 into a mature active form by Endothelin converting enzyme-1 (ECE1). However, surprisingly little is known about how Ece1 transcription is induced or regulated. We show here that Nkx2.5 is required for proper craniofacial development in zebrafish and acts in part by upregulating ece1 expression. Disruption of nkx2.5 in zebrafish embryos results in defects in both ventral and dorsal pharyngeal arch-derived elements, with changes in ventral arch gene expression consistent with a disruption in Ednra signaling. ece1 mRNA rescues the nkx2.5 morphant phenotype, indicating that Nkx2.5 functions through modulating Ece1 expression or function. These studies illustrate a new function for Nkx2.5 in embryonic development and provide new avenues with which to pursue potential mechanisms underlying human facial disorders.
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- Jennifer M Iklé
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, 10032
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- Departments of Anatomy and Medical, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics, Indiana Medical School, Riley Heart Research Center, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Indianapolis, 46202
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- Departments of Anatomy and Medical, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics, Indiana Medical School, Riley Heart Research Center, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Indianapolis, 46202
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, 10032
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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Küry S, Besnard T, Ebstein F, Khan TN, Gambin T, Douglas J, Bacino CA, Craigen WJ, Sanders SJ, Lehmann A, Latypova X, Khan K, Pacault M, Sacharow S, Glaser K, Bieth E, Perrin-Sabourin L, Jacquemont ML, Cho MT, Roeder E, Denommé-Pichon AS, Monaghan KG, Yuan B, Xia F, Simon S, Bonneau D, Parent P, Gilbert-Dussardier B, Odent S, Toutain A, Pasquier L, Barbouth D, Shaw CA, Patel A, Smith JL, Bi W, Schmitt S, Deb W, Nizon M, Mercier S, Vincent M, Rooryck C, Malan V, Briceño I, Gómez A, Nugent KM, Gibson JB, Cogné B, Lupski JR, Stessman HA, Eichler EE, Retterer K, Yang Y, Redon R, Katsanis N, Rosenfeld JA, Kloetzel PM, Golzio C, Bézieau S, Stankiewicz P, Isidor B. De Novo Disruption of the Proteasome Regulatory Subunit PSMD12 Causes a Syndromic Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Am J Hum Genet 2017; 100:352-363. [PMID: 28132691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Degradation of proteins by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is an essential biological process in the development of eukaryotic organisms. Dysregulation of this mechanism leads to numerous human neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorders. Through a multi-center collaboration, we identified six de novo genomic deletions and four de novo point mutations involving PSMD12, encoding the non-ATPase subunit PSMD12 (aka RPN5) of the 19S regulator of 26S proteasome complex, in unrelated individuals with intellectual disability, congenital malformations, ophthalmologic anomalies, feeding difficulties, deafness, and subtle dysmorphic facial features. We observed reduced PSMD12 levels and an accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins without any impairment of proteasome catalytic activity. Our PSMD12 loss-of-function zebrafish CRISPR/Cas9 model exhibited microcephaly, decreased convolution of the renal tubules, and abnormal craniofacial morphology. Our data support the biological importance of PSMD12 as a scaffolding subunit in proteasome function during development and neurogenesis in particular; they enable the definition of a neurodevelopmental disorder due to PSMD12 variants, expanding the phenotypic spectrum of UPS-dependent disorders.
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Kristianto J, Johnson MG, Afzal R, Blank RD. WITHDRAWN: Endothelin signaling in bone. Transl Res 2016:S1931-5244(16)30366-8. [PMID: 27893988 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Jasmin Kristianto
- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis; Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki VAMC, Milwaukee, Wis
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Ahmed MK, Ye X, Taub PJ. Review of the Genetic Basis of Jaw Malformations. J Pediatr Genet 2016; 5:209-219. [PMID: 27895973 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Genetic etiologies for congenital anomalies of the facial skeleton, namely, the maxilla and mandible, are important to understand and recognize. Malocclusions occur when there exist any significant deviation from what is considered a normal relationship between the upper jaw (maxilla) and the lower jaw (mandible). They may be the result of anomalies of the teeth alone, the bones alone, or both. A number of genes play a role in the facial skeletal development and are regulated by a host of additional regulatory molecules. As such, numerous craniofacial syndromes specifically affect the development of the jaws. The following review discusses several genetic anomalies that specifically affect the bones of the craniofacial skeleton and lead to malocclusion.
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- Mairaj K Ahmed
- Department of Dentistry/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States; Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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Viable Ednra Y129F mice feature human mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia (MFDA) syndrome due to the homologue mutation. Mamm Genome 2016; 27:587-598. [PMID: 27671791 PMCID: PMC5110705 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-016-9664-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Animal models resembling human mutations are valuable tools to research the features of complex human craniofacial syndromes. This is the first report on a viable dominant mouse model carrying a non-synonymous sequence variation within the endothelin receptor type A gene (Ednra c.386A>T, p.Tyr129Phe) derived by an ENU mutagenesis program. The identical amino acid substitution was reported recently as disease causing in three individuals with the mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia (MFDA, OMIM 616367) syndrome. We performed standardized phenotyping of wild-type, heterozygous, and homozygous EdnraY129F mice within the German Mouse Clinic. Mutant mice mimic the craniofacial phenotypes of jaw dysplasia, micrognathia, dysplastic temporomandibular joints, auricular dysmorphism, and missing of the squamosal zygomatic process as described for MFDA-affected individuals. As observed in MFDA-affected individuals, mutant EdnraY129F mice exhibit hearing impairment in line with strong abnormalities of the ossicles and further, reduction of some lung volumetric parameters. In general, heterozygous and homozygous mice demonstrated inter-individual diversity of expression of the craniofacial phenotypes as observed in MFDA patients but without showing any cleft palates, eyelid defects, or alopecia. Mutant EdnraY129F mice represent a valuable viable model for complex human syndromes of the first and second pharyngeal arches and for further studies and analysis of impaired endothelin 1 (EDN1)–endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) signaling. Above all, EdnraY129F mice model the recently published human MFDA syndrome and may be helpful for further disease understanding and development of therapeutic interventions.
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Menzi F, Keller I, Reber I, Beck J, Brenig B, Schütz E, Leeb T, Drögemüller C. Genomic amplification of the caprine EDNRA locus might lead to a dose dependent loss of pigmentation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28438. [PMID: 27329507 PMCID: PMC4916431 DOI: 10.1038/srep28438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The South African Boer goat displays a characteristic white spotting phenotype, in which the pigment is limited to the head. Exploiting the existing phenotype variation within the breed, we mapped the locus causing this white spotting phenotype to chromosome 17 by genome wide association. Subsequent whole genome sequencing identified a 1 Mb copy number variant (CNV) harboring 5 genes including EDNRA. The analysis of 358 Boer goats revealed 3 alleles with one, two, and three copies of this CNV. The copy number is correlated with the degree of white spotting in goats. We propose a hypothesis that ectopic overexpression of a mutant EDNRA scavenges EDN3 required for EDNRB signaling and normal melanocyte development and thus likely lead to an absence of melanocytes in the non-pigmented body areas of Boer goats. Our findings demonstrate the value of domestic animals as reservoir of unique mutants and for identifying a precisely defined functional CNV.
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- Fiona Menzi
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 35, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
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- Chronix Biomedical, Goetheallee 8, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Burckhardtweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Burckhardtweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
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Funato N, Kokubo H, Nakamura M, Yanagisawa H, Saga Y. Specification of jaw identity by the Hand2 transcription factor. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28405. [PMID: 27329940 PMCID: PMC4916603 DOI: 10.1038/srep28405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Acquisition of the lower jaw (mandible) was evolutionarily important for jawed vertebrates. In humans, syndromic craniofacial malformations often accompany jaw anomalies. The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hand2, which is conserved among jawed vertebrates, is expressed in the neural crest in the mandibular process but not in the maxillary process of the first branchial arch. Here, we provide evidence that Hand2 is sufficient for upper jaw (maxilla)-to-mandible transformation by regulating the expression of homeobox transcription factors in mice. Altered Hand2 expression in the neural crest transformed the maxillae into mandibles with duplicated Meckel's cartilage, which resulted in an absence of the secondary palate. In Hand2-overexpressing mutants, non-Hox homeobox transcription factors were dysregulated. These results suggest that Hand2 regulates mandibular development through downstream genes of Hand2 and is therefore a major determinant of jaw identity. Hand2 may have influenced the evolutionary acquisition of the mandible and secondary palate.
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- Noriko Funato
- Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Division of Mammalian Development, National Institute of Genetics, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan.,Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Physiology and Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9148, USA.,Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Division of Mammalian Development, National Institute of Genetics, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan.,Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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Van Otterloo E, Williams T, Artinger KB. The old and new face of craniofacial research: How animal models inform human craniofacial genetic and clinical data. Dev Biol 2016; 415:171-187. [PMID: 26808208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The craniofacial skeletal structures that comprise the human head develop from multiple tissues that converge to form the bones and cartilage of the face. Because of their complex development and morphogenesis, many human birth defects arise due to disruptions in these cellular populations. Thus, determining how these structures normally develop is vital if we are to gain a deeper understanding of craniofacial birth defects and devise treatment and prevention options. In this review, we will focus on how animal model systems have been used historically and in an ongoing context to enhance our understanding of human craniofacial development. We do this by first highlighting "animal to man" approaches; that is, how animal models are being utilized to understand fundamental mechanisms of craniofacial development. We discuss emerging technologies, including high throughput sequencing and genome editing, and new animal repository resources, and how their application can revolutionize the future of animal models in craniofacial research. Secondly, we highlight "man to animal" approaches, including the current use of animal models to test the function of candidate human disease variants. Specifically, we outline a common workflow deployed after discovery of a potentially disease causing variant based on a select set of recent examples in which human mutations are investigated in vivo using animal models. Collectively, these topics will provide a pipeline for the use of animal models in understanding human craniofacial development and disease for clinical geneticist and basic researchers alike.
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- Eric Van Otterloo
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Twigg SRF, Wilkie AOM. New insights into craniofacial malformations. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:R50-9. [PMID: 26085576 PMCID: PMC4571997 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Development of the human skull and face is a highly orchestrated and complex three-dimensional morphogenetic process, involving hundreds of genes controlling the coordinated patterning, proliferation and differentiation of tissues having multiple embryological origins. Craniofacial malformations that occur because of abnormal development (including cleft lip and/or palate, craniosynostosis and facial dysostoses), comprise over one-third of all congenital birth defects. High-throughput sequencing has recently led to the identification of many new causative disease genes and functional studies have clarified their mechanisms of action. We present recent findings in craniofacial genetics and discuss how this information together with developmental studies in animal models is helping to increase understanding of normal craniofacial development.
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- Stephen R F Twigg
- Clinical Genetics Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Clinical Genetics Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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