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Wu NS, Lin YF, Ma IC, Ko HJ, Hong YR. Many faces and functions of GSKIP: a temporospatial regulation view. Cell Signal 2022; 97:110391. [PMID: 35728705 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3)-β (GSK3β) interaction protein (GSKIP) is one of the smallest A-kinase anchoring proteins that possesses a binding site for GSK3β. Recently, our group identified the protein kinase A (PKA)-GSKIP-GSK3β-X axis; knowledge of this axis may help us decipher the many roles of GSKIP and perhaps help explain the evolutionary reason behind the interaction between GSK3β and PKA. In this review, we highlight the critical and multifaceted role of GSKIP in facilitating PKA kinase activity and its function as a scaffolding protein in signaling pathways. We also highlight how these pivotal PKA and GSK3 kinases can control context-specific functions and interact with multiple target proteins, such as β-catenin, Drp1, Tau, and other proteins. GSKIP is a key regulator of multiple mechanisms because of not only its location at certain subcellular compartments but also its serial changes during the developmental process. Moreover, the involvement of critical upstream regulatory signaling pathways in GSKIP signaling in various cancers, such as miRNA (microRNA) and lncRNA (long noncoding RNA), may help in the identification of therapeutic targets in the era of precision medicine and personalized therapy. Finally, we emphasize on the model of the early stage of pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease (AD). Although the model requires validation, it can serve as a basis for diagnostic biomarkers development and drug discovery for early-stage AD.
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- Nian-Siou Wu
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
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- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan,; Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Rana S, Ali S, Wani HA, Mushtaq QD, Sharma S, Rehman MU. Metabolic syndrome and underlying genetic determinants-A systematic review. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2022; 21:1095-1104. [PMID: 35673448 PMCID: PMC9167205 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-022-01009-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heritable and related traits which has been associated with a range of pathophysiological factors including dyslipidaemia, abdominal obesity, increased fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hypertension. The documented genetic basis of the metabolic syndrome include several chromosomal positions, numerous candidate gene-associated polymorphisms, different genetic variants, which are linked to the syndrome either as a trait or entities mainly linked to metabolic process. Additionally, the latest findings related to the contribution of epigenetic mechanisms, microRNAs, sporadic variants, non-coding RNAs, and assessing the role of genes in molecular systems has enhanced our understanding of the syndrome. Considerable work has been done to understand the underlying disease mechanisms by elucidating its genetic etiology. Nonetheless, a common shared genetic cause has not been established to clarify the coexistence of their components and further investigation is required. While mostly neglected and rarely known, hereditary predisposition needs to be studied, including with the current defective phenotypic condition descriptions. Metabolic syndrome is a multi-faceted characteristic with abundant properties and the condition can arise from interactions between environmental variables such as physical inactivity, caloric obesity and genetic susceptibility. Although there is support for genetic determinants from family and twin research, there is still no recognised genomic DNA marker for genetic association and linkages with quite a long way off potential for clinical application. In the present review efforts have been made to through light on the various genetic determinants with large effects that underlie with the association of these traits to this syndrome. The heterogeneity and multifactorial heritability of MetS, however, has been a challenge towards understanding the factors underlying the association of these traits.
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- Sanjeev Rana
- grid.440710.60000 0004 1756 649XHuman Genomics Research Group, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, J and K India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J and K India
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- grid.412997.00000 0001 2294 5433Department of Biochemistry, Government Degree College Sumbal, Bandipora, J and K India
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- grid.440710.60000 0004 1756 649XHuman Genomics Research Group, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, J and K India
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- grid.56302.320000 0004 1773 5396College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Prasasya R, Grotheer KV, Siracusa LD, Bartolomei MS. Temple syndrome and Kagami-Ogata syndrome: clinical presentations, genotypes, models and mechanisms. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 29:R107-R116. [PMID: 32592473 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Temple syndrome (TS) and Kagami-Ogata syndrome (KOS) are imprinting disorders caused by absence or overexpression of genes within a single imprinted cluster on human chromosome 14q32. TS most frequently arises from maternal UPD14 or epimutations/deletions on the paternal chromosome, whereas KOS most frequently arises from paternal UPD14 or epimutations/deletions on the maternal chromosome. In this review, we describe the clinical symptoms and genetic/epigenetic features of this imprinted region. The locus encompasses paternally expressed protein-coding genes (DLK1, RTL1 and DIO3) and maternally expressed lncRNAs (MEG3/GTL2, RTL1as and MEG8), as well as numerous miRNAs and snoRNAs. Control of expression is complex, with three differentially methylated regions regulating germline, placental and tissue-specific transcription. The strong conserved synteny between mouse chromosome 12aF1 and human chromosome 14q32 has enabled the use of mouse models to elucidate imprinting mechanisms and decipher the contribution of genes to the symptoms of TS and KOS. In this review, we describe relevant mouse models and highlight their value to better inform treatment options for long-term management of TS and KOS patients.
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- Rexxi Prasasya
- Epigenetics Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, 340 Kingsland Street, Building 123, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, 340 Kingsland Street, Building 123, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo 3.19-Mb chromosome 14q32.13-q32.2 deletion of paternal origin. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:766-769. [PMID: 32917334 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We present prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo 3.19-Mb chromosome 14q32.13-q32.2 deletion of paternal origin. CASE REPORT A 36-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 20 weeks of gestation because of an advanced maternal age. Her husband was 36 years old. Amniocentesis revealed a karyotype of 46,XY,del(14)(q32.1q32.2). Simultaneous array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis showed the result of a 14q32.13-q32.2 deletion. Prenatal ultrasound was unremarkable. The parental karyotypes were normal and did not have such a deletion. The pregnancy was subsequently terminated, and a malformed fetus was delivered with facial dysmorphism. aCGH was applied on the DNA extracted from cord blood. Polymorphic DNA marker analysis was applied on the DNAs extracted from placenta and parental bloods. aCGH confirmed a 3.19-Mb 14q32.13-q32.2 deletion or arr 14q32.13q32.2 (96,151,751-99,341,476) × 1.0 [GRCh37 (hg19)] encompassing 10 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) genes of TCL1B, TCL1A, TUNAR, BDKRB2, BDKRB1, ATG2B, GSKIP, AK7, PAPOLA and VRK1. Polymorphic DNA marker analysis confirmed a paternal origin of a de novo interstitial distal 14q deletion. CONCLUSION Determination of the paternal origin of a prenatally detected de novo interstitial distal 14q deletion by polymorphic DNA marker analysis in this case is significant, and the information acquired is useful for genetic counseling, especially when amniocentesis is performed because of an advanced maternal age.
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Fathi Dizaji B. The investigations of genetic determinants of the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2018; 12:783-789. [PMID: 29673926 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Metabolic syndrome is the aggregation of cardiovascular risk factors that increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Family and twin studies, heritability spectrum for its components and different prevalence among ethnicities, have provided genetic susceptibility to the metabolic syndrome. The investigations of genetic base for the disorder have recognized numerous chromosomes, various DNA polymorphisms in candidate genes and many gene variants, that are associated with metabolic syndrome as an entity or its traits, which mostly are related to lipid metabolism. In addition, recent finding of the role of rare variants, epigenetic mechanisms, non-coding RNAs and evaluating the function of genes in molecular networks have improved our knowledge. However, a common genetic basis explaining the co-occurrence of its components has not been identified and more researches are essential.
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- Behdokht Fathi Dizaji
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Hernandez A, Stohn JP. The Type 3 Deiodinase: Epigenetic Control of Brain Thyroid Hormone Action and Neurological Function. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061804. [PMID: 29921775 PMCID: PMC6032375 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Thyroid hormones (THs) influence multiple processes in the developing and adult central nervous system, and their local availability needs to be maintained at levels that are tailored to the requirements of their biological targets. The local complement of TH transporters, deiodinase enzymes, and receptors is critical to ensure specific levels of TH action in neural cells. The type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase (DIO3) inactivates THs and is highly present in the developing and adult brain, where it limits their availability and action. DIO3 deficiency in mice results in a host of neurodevelopmental and behavioral abnormalities, demonstrating the deleterious effects of TH excess, and revealing the critical role of DIO3 in the regulation of TH action in the brain. The fact the Dio3 is an imprinted gene and that its allelic expression pattern varies across brain regions and during development introduces an additional level of control to deliver specific levels of hormone action in the central nervous system (CNS). The sensitive epigenetic nature of the mechanisms controlling the genomic imprinting of Dio3 renders brain TH action particularly susceptible to disruption due to exogenous treatments and environmental exposures, with potential implications for the etiology of human neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Arturo Hernandez
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA.
- Graduate School for Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA.
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Purpose Temple syndrome (TS14) is a rare imprinting disorder caused by aberrations at the 14q32.2 imprinted region. Here, we report comprehensive molecular and clinical findings in 32 Japanese patients with TS14. Methods We performed molecular studies for TS14 in 356 patients with variable phenotypes, and clinical studies in all TS14 patients, including 13 previously reported. Results We identified 19 new patients with TS14, and the total of 32 patients was made up of 23 patients with maternal uniparental disomy (UPD(14)mat), six patients with epimutations, and three patients with microdeletions. Clinical studies revealed both Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)-like marked hypotonia and Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS)-like phenotype in 50% of patients, PWS-like hypotonia alone in 20% of patients, SRS-like phenotype alone in 20% of patients, and nonsyndromic growth failure in the remaining 10% of patients in infancy, and gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty in 76% of patients who were pubescent or older. Conclusion These results suggest that TS14 is not only a genetically diagnosed entity but also a clinically recognizable disorder. Genetic testing for TS14 should be considered in patients with growth failure plus both PWS-like hypotonia and SRS-like phenotypes in infancy, and/or precocious puberty, as well as a familial history of Kagami-Ogata syndrome due to maternal microdeletion at 14q32.2.
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Chen CP, Lin CJ, Chern SR, Wu PS, Chen YN, Chen SW, Lee CC, Chen LF, Yang CW, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo unbalanced reciprocal translocation of der(9)t(9;14)(p24.2;q32.11) associated with 9p terminal deletion and 14q distal duplication. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2016; 55:596-601. [PMID: 27590390 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We present molecular cytogenetic characterization of a prenatally detected derivative chromosome 9 [der(9)] of unknown origin. CASE REPORT A 35-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because of advanced maternal age, which revealed a der(9) chromosome of unknown origin. The parental karyotypes were normal. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis revealed a 2.593 Mb deletion of 9p24.3-p24.2 encompassing DOCK8, KANK1, DMRT1, and VLDLR and a 16.65 Mb duplication of 14q32.11-q32.33 encompassing DLK1, RTL1, MEG3, RTL1as, and MEG8. Quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) analysis using D9S937 (9p24.2) and D14S605 (14q32.2) showed a paternal origin of 9p24.2 deletion and a paternal origin of 14q32.2 duplication consistent with a paternal origin of the de novo aberrant chromosome of der(9)t(9p;14q). The fetal karyotype was 46,XX,der(9)t(9;14) (p24.2;q32.11). Metaphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis using RP11-57K23 (14q32.33), RP11-31F19 (9p24.3), RP11-30O14 (9p21.1), and RP11-1105I14 (14q11.2) confirmed an unbalanced reciprocal translocation of der(9)t(9p;14q). We discuss 9p deletion syndrome and 14q duplication syndrome in this case. CONCLUSION Molecular cytogenetic techniques such as aCGH, FISH, and QF-PCR are useful in the determination of the origin and nature of a prenatally detected de novo derivative chromosome of unknown origin.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Bioengineering, Tatung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Stalman SE, Kamp GA, Hendriks YMC, Hennekam RCM, Rotteveel J. Positive effect of growth hormone treatment in maternal uniparental disomy chromosome 14. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2015; 83:671-6. [PMID: 26119964 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 14 (matUPD(14)) resembles Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). As positive effects of growth hormone (GH) are observed in individuals with PWS, treatment with GH may be useful in individuals with matUPD(14) as well. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GH treatment on growth and body composition in children with matUPD(14). DESIGN This is a prospective observational study of GH treatment in two girls with matUPD(14) during 2 years, and spontaneous growth in another matUPD(14) girl of similar age. PATIENTS Three girls (patient A, B and C, aged 8·9, 11·4 and 12·7 years, respectively) with matUPD(14) were included in this study. MEASUREMENTS Patients A and B were treated with GH during 2 years. Patient C was not treated with GH, as she was diagnosed at an age at which she attained near-final height. Main outcome measures included height, weight, body proportions, IGF-1, bone age, and DXA scan for body composition. RESULTS In both treated girls, a considerable increase in height (from -2·3SD and -1·2SD to -1·2SD and -0·6SD, respectively) and IGF-1 levels (from +0·1SD and -1·4SD to +1·3SD and +0·9SD, respectively) and, in patient A, a decrease in weight (+1·2 SD to -0·7SD), and improved body composition (fat percentage from 51·5% to 45·4%) were found. Both experienced improved muscle strength. CONCLUSIONS GH treatment in matUPD(14) cases can show beneficial effects on growth and body composition if started in time. Larger, international studies to determine detailed effectivity and side effects are suggested.
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- Susanne E Stalman
- Department of Pediatrics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospitals, Blaricum, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospitals, Blaricum, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Temple syndrome as a result of isolated hypomethylation of the 14q32 imprinted DLK1/MEG3 region. Am J Med Genet A 2015; 170A:170-5. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ogata T, Kagami M. Kagami-Ogata syndrome: a clinically recognizable upd(14)pat and related disorder affecting the chromosome 14q32.2 imprinted region. J Hum Genet 2015; 61:87-94. [PMID: 26377239 PMCID: PMC4771937 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human chromosome 14q32.2 carries paternally expressed genes including DLK1 and RTL1, and maternally expressed genes including MEG3 and RTL1as, along with the germline-derived DLK1-MEG3 intergenic differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) and the postfertilization-derived MEG3-DMR. Consistent with this, paternal uniparental disomy 14 (upd(14)pat), and epimutations (hypermethylations) and microdeletions affecting the IG-DMR and/or the MEG3-DMR of maternal origin, result in a unique phenotype associated with characteristic face, a small bell-shaped thorax with coat-hanger appearance of the ribs, abdominal wall defects, placentomegaly and polyhydramnios. Recently, the name ‘Kagami–Ogata syndrome' (KOS) has been approved for this clinically recognizable disorder. Here, we review the current knowledge about KOS. Important findings include the following: (1) the facial ‘gestalt' and the increased coat-hanger angle constitute pathognomonic features from infancy through childhood/puberty; (2) the unmethylated IG-DMR and MEG3-DMR of maternal origin function as the imprinting control centers in the placenta and body respectively, with a hierarchical interaction regulated by the IG-DMR for the methylation pattern of the MEG3-DMR in the body; (3) RTL1 expression level becomes ~2.5 times increased in the absence of functional RTL1as-encoded microRNAs that act as a trans-acting repressor for RTL1; (4) excessive RTL1 expression and absent MEG expression constitute the primary underlying factor for the phenotypic development; and (5) upd(14)pat accounts for approximately two-thirds of KOS patients, and epimutations and microdeletions are identified with a similar frequency. Furthermore, we refer to diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
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- Tsutomu Ogata
- Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.,Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Corsello G, Salzano E, Vecchio D, Antona V, Grasso M, Malacarne M, Carella M, Palumbo P, Piro E, Giuffrè M. Paternal uniparental disomy chromosome 14-like syndrome due a maternal de novo 160 kb deletion at the 14q32.2 region not encompassing the IG- and the MEG3-DMRs: Patient report and genotype-phenotype correlation. Am J Med Genet A 2015; 167A:3130-8. [PMID: 26333487 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The human chromosome 14q32 carries a cluster of imprinted genes which include the paternally expressed genes (PEGs) DLK1 and RTL1, as well as the maternally expressed genes (MEGs) MEG3, RTL1as, and MEG8. PEGs and MEGs expression at the 14q32.2-imprinted region are regulated by two differentially methylated regions (DMRs): the IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR, which are respectively methylated on the paternal and unmethylated on the maternal chromosome 14 in most cells. Genetic and epigenetic abnormalities affecting these imprinted gene clusters result in two different phenotypes currently known as maternal upd(14) syndrome and paternal upd(14) syndrome. However, only few patients carrying a maternal deletion at the 14q32.2-imprinted critical region have been reported so far. Here we report on the first patient with a maternal de novo deletion of 160 kb at the 14q32.2 chromosome that does not involves the IG-DMR or the MEG3-DMR but elicits a full upd(14)pat syndrome's phenotype encompassing the three mentioned MEGs. By the analysis of this unique genotype-phenotype correlation, we further widen the spectrum of the congenital anomalies associated to this rare disorder and we propose that the paternally expressed imprinted RTL1 gene, as well as its maternally expressed RTL1as antisense transcript, may play a prominent causative role.
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- Giovanni Corsello
- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Service, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
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- Medical Genetics Service, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Kagami M, Mizuno S, Matsubara K, Nakabayashi K, Sano S, Fuke T, Fukami M, Ogata T. Epimutations of the IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR at the 14q32.2 imprinted region in two patients with Silver-Russell Syndrome-compatible phenotype. Eur J Hum Genet 2014; 23:1062-7. [PMID: 25351781 PMCID: PMC4795120 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Maternal uniparental disomy 14 (UPD(14)mat) and related (epi)genetic aberrations affecting the 14q32.2 imprinted region result in a clinically recognizable condition which is recently referred to as Temple Syndrome (TS). Phenotypic features in TS include pre- and post-natal growth failure, prominent forehead, and feeding difficulties that are also found in Silver–Russell Syndrome (SRS). Thus, we examined the relevance of UPD(14)mat and related (epi)genetic aberrations to the development of SRS in 85 Japanese patients who satisfied the SRS diagnostic criteria proposed by Netchine et al and had neither epimutation of the H19-DMR nor maternal uniparental disomy 7. Pyrosequencing identified hypomethylation of the DLK1-MEG3 intergenic differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) and the MEG3-DMR in two cases. In both cases, microsatellite analysis showed biparental transmission of the homologs of chromosome 14, with no evidence for somatic mosaicism with full or segmental maternal isodisomy involving the imprinted region. FISH and array comparative genomic hybridization revealed neither deletion of the two DMRs nor discernible copy number alteration in the 14q32.2 imprinted region. Methylation patterns were apparently normal in other six disease-associated DMRs. In addition, a thorough literature review revealed a considerable degree of phenotypic overlap between SRS and TS, although body asymmetry was apparently characteristic of SRS. The results indicate the occurrence of epimutation affecting the IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR in the two cases, and imply that UPD(14)mat and related (epi)genetic aberrations constitute a rare but important underlying factor for SRS.
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- Masayo Kagami
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital, Aichi Human Service Center, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Ioannides Y, Lokulo-Sodipe K, Mackay DJG, Davies JH, Temple IK. Temple syndrome: improving the recognition of an underdiagnosed chromosome 14 imprinting disorder: an analysis of 51 published cases. J Med Genet 2014; 51:495-501. [PMID: 24891339 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2014-102396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Chromosome 14 harbours an imprinted locus at 14q32. Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 14, paternal deletions and loss of methylation at the intergenic differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) result in a human phenotype of low birth weight, hypotonia, early puberty and markedly short adult stature. The analysis of the world literature of 51 cases identifies the key features that will enhance diagnosis and potentially improve treatment. We found a median birth weight SD score (SDS) of -1.88 and median adult final height of -2.04 SDS. Hypotonia and motor delay were reported in 93% and 83% of cases, respectively. Early puberty was reported in 86% of cases with the mean age of menarche at 10 years and 2 months of age. Small hands and feet were reported frequently (87% and 96%, respectively). Premature birth was common (30%) and feeding difficulties frequently reported (n = 22). There was evidence of mildly reduced intellectual ability (measured IQ 75-95). Obesity was reported in 49% of cases, and three patients developed type 2 diabetes mellitus. Two patients were reported to have recurrent hypoglycaemia, and one of these patients was subsequently demonstrated to be growth hormone deficient and started replacement therapy. We propose the use of the name 'Temple syndrome' for this condition and suggest that improved diagnosis and long-term monitoring, especially of growth and cardiovascular risk factors, is required.
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- Yiannis Ioannides
- Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Human Genetics and Genomics Medicine group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Human Genetics and Genomics Medicine group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Human Genetics and Genomics Medicine group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, UK
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- Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Human Genetics and Genomics Medicine group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Human Genetics and Genomics Medicine group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Novel deletions affecting the MEG3-DMR provide further evidence for a hierarchical regulation of imprinting in 14q32. Eur J Hum Genet 2014; 23:180-8. [PMID: 24801763 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The imprinted region on chromosome 14q32 harbors several maternally or paternally expressed genes as well as two DMRs (differentially methylated regions), the IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR, which both act as imprinting control centers. Genetic aberrations affecting the imprinted gene cluster in 14q32 result in distinct phenotypes, known as maternal or paternal uniparental disomy 14 phenotypes (upd(14)mat, upd(14)pat). In both syndromes, three types of molecular alterations have been reported: uniparental disomy 14, deletions and epimutations. In contrast to uniparental disomy and epimutations, deletions affecting regulatory elements in 14q32 are associated with a high-recurrence risk. Based on two single deletion cases a functional hierarchy of the IG-DMR as a regulator for the methylation of the MEG3-DMR has been proposed. We have identified two novel deletions of maternal origin spanning the MEG3-DMR, but not the IG-DMR in patients with upd(14)pat syndrome, one de novo deletion of 165 kb and another deletion of 5.8 kb in two siblings. The 5.8 kb deletion was inherited from the phenotypically normal mother, who carries the deletion in a mosaic state on her paternal chromosome 14. The methylation at both DMRs was investigated by quantitative next generation bisulfite sequencing and revealed normal methylation patterns at the IG-DMR in all patients with the exception of certain CpG dinucleotides. Thus, we could confirm that deletions of the MEG3-DMR does not generally influence the methylation pattern of the IG-DMR, which strengthens the hypothesis of a hierarchical structure and distinct functional properties of the two DMRs.
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A Rare, Recurrent, De Novo 14q32.2q32.31 Microdeletion of 1.1 Mb in a 20-Year-Old Female Patient with a Maternal UPD(14)-Like Phenotype and Intellectual Disability. Case Rep Genet 2014; 2014:530134. [PMID: 24800088 PMCID: PMC3985205 DOI: 10.1155/2014/530134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We present a 20-year-old female patient from Indonesia with intellectual disability (ID), proportionate short stature, motor delay, feeding problems, microcephaly, facial dysmorphism, and precocious puberty who was previously screened normal for conventional karyotyping, fragile X testing, and subtelomeric MLPA analysis. Subsequent genome wide array analysis was performed on DNA from blood and revealed a 1.1 Mb deletion in 14q32.2q32.31 (chr14:100,388,343-101,506,214; hg19). Subsequent carrier testing in the parents by array showed that the deletion had occurred de novo in the patient and that her paternal 14q32 allele was deleted. The deleted region encompasses the DLK1/GTL2 imprinted gene cluster which is consistent with the maternal UPD(14)-like phenotype of the patient. This rare, recurrent microdeletion was recently shown not to be mediated by low copy repeats, but by expanded TGG repeats, flanking the 14q32.2q32.21 deletion boundaries, a novel mechanism of recurrent genomic rearrangement. This is another example how the application of high resolution genome wide testing provides an accurate genetic diagnosis, thereby improving the care for patients and optimizing the counselling for family.
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Girardot M, Feil R, Llères D. Epigenetic deregulation of genomic imprinting in humans: causal mechanisms and clinical implications. Epigenomics 2013; 5:715-28. [DOI: 10.2217/epi.13.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mammalian genes controlled by genomic imprinting play important roles in development and diverse postnatal processes. A growing number of congenital disorders have been linked to genomic imprinting. Each of these is caused by perturbed gene expression at one principal imprinted domain. Some imprinting disorders, including the Prader–Willi and Angelman syndromes, are caused almost exclusively by genetic mutations. In several others, including the Beckwith–Wiedemann and Silver–Russell growth syndromes, and transient neonatal diabetes mellitus, imprinted expression is perturbed mostly by epigenetic alterations at ‘imprinting control regions’ and at other specific regulatory sequences. In a minority of these patients, DNA methylation is altered at multiple imprinted loci, suggesting that common trans-acting factors are affected. Here, we review the epimutations involved in congenital imprinting disorders and the associated clinical features. Trans-acting factors known to be causally involved are discussed and other trans-acting factors that are potentially implicated are also presented.
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- Michael Girardot
- Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), CNRS UMR-5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France
- Universities of Montpellier I & II, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), CNRS UMR-5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), CNRS UMR-5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France
- Universities of Montpellier I & II, Montpellier, France
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Chen CP, Chang YL, Chern SR, Wu PS, Su JW, Chen WL, Chen LF, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis of partial trisomy 3q (3q27.3→qter) and partial monosomy 14q (14q31.3→qter) of paternal origin associated with fetal hypotonia, arthrogryposis, scoliosis and hyperextensible joints. Gene 2013; 516:132-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chen CP, Hwang KS, Su HY, Lin SP, Su YN, Chern SR, Su JW, Chen YT, Chen WL, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo interstitial duplication of 14q (14q31.3→q32.12) associated with abnormal maternal serum biochemistry. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 52:125-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Andries A, Niemeier A, Støving RK, Abdallah BM, Wolf AM, Hørder K, Kassem M. Serum levels of fetal antigen 1 in extreme nutritional States. ISRN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2012; 2012:592648. [PMID: 22844611 PMCID: PMC3403450 DOI: 10.5402/2012/592648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective. Recent data suggest that fetal antigen (FA1) is linked to disorders of body weight. Thus, we measured FA1 serum levels in two extreme nutritional states of morbid obesity (MO) and anorexia nervosa (AN) and monitored its response to weight changes. Design. FA1 and insulin serum concentrations were assessed in a cross-sectional study design at defined time points after gastric restrictive surgery for 25 MO patients and 15 women with AN. Results. Absolute FA1 serum levels were within the assay normal range and were not different between the groups at baseline. However, the ratio of FA1/BMI was significantly higher in AN. FA1 was inversely correlated with BMI before and after weight change in AN, but not in MO patients. In addition, MO patients displayed a significant concomitant decrease of FA1 and insulin with the first 25% of EWL, while in AN patients a significant increase of FA1 was observed in association with weight gain. Conclusion. FA1 is a sensitive indicator of metabolic adaptation during weight change. While FA1 serum levels in humans generally do not correlate with BMI, our results suggest that changes in FA1 serum levels reflect changes in adipose tissue turnover.
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- Alin Andries
- KMEB laboratory, Department of Endocrinology and Center for Eating Disorders, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Wang J, Wu Z, Li D, Li N, Dindot SV, Satterfield MC, Bazer FW, Wu G. Nutrition, epigenetics, and metabolic syndrome. Antioxid Redox Signal 2012; 17:282-301. [PMID: 22044276 PMCID: PMC3353821 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.4381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Epidemiological and animal studies have demonstrated a close link between maternal nutrition and chronic metabolic disease in children and adults. Compelling experimental results also indicate that adverse effects of intrauterine growth restriction on offspring can be carried forward to subsequent generations through covalent modifications of DNA and core histones. RECENT ADVANCES DNA methylation is catalyzed by S-adenosylmethionine-dependent DNA methyltransferases. Methylation, demethylation, acetylation, and deacetylation of histone proteins are performed by histone methyltransferase, histone demethylase, histone acetyltransferase, and histone deacetyltransferase, respectively. Histone activities are also influenced by phosphorylation, ubiquitination, ADP-ribosylation, sumoylation, and glycosylation. Metabolism of amino acids (glycine, histidine, methionine, and serine) and vitamins (B6, B12, and folate) plays a key role in provision of methyl donors for DNA and protein methylation. CRITICAL ISSUES Disruption of epigenetic mechanisms can result in oxidative stress, obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and vascular dysfunction in animals and humans. Despite a recognized role for epigenetics in fetal programming of metabolic syndrome, research on therapies is still in its infancy. Possible interventions include: 1) inhibition of DNA methylation, histone deacetylation, and microRNA expression; 2) targeting epigenetically disturbed metabolic pathways; and 3) dietary supplementation with functional amino acids, vitamins, and phytochemicals. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Much work is needed with animal models to understand the basic mechanisms responsible for the roles of specific nutrients in fetal and neonatal programming. Such new knowledge is crucial to design effective therapeutic strategies for preventing and treating metabolic abnormalities in offspring born to mothers with a previous experience of malnutrition.
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- Junjun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of AgroBiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Charalambous M, Hernandez A. Genomic imprinting of the type 3 thyroid hormone deiodinase gene: regulation and developmental implications. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2012; 1830:3946-55. [PMID: 22498139 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, findings in a number of animal and human models have ignited renewed interest in the type 3 deiodinase (D3), the main enzyme responsible for the inactivation of thyroid hormones. The induction of D3 in models of illness and injury has raised critical questions about the physiological significance of reduced thyroid hormone availability in those states. Phenotypes in transgenic mice lacking this enzyme also point to important developmental roles for D3. A critical determinant of D3 expression is genomic imprinting, an epigenetic phenomenon that regulates a small number of dosage-critical genes in the mammalian genome. The D3 gene (Dio3) is imprinted and preferentially expressed from one of the alleles in most tissues. SCOPE OF REVIEW In the context of the physiological significance of D3 and the characteristics and purported origins of genomic imprinting, we review the current knowledge about the epigenetic mechanisms specifying gene dosage in the Dio3 locus. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Altered Dio3 dosage is detrimental to development, suggesting that the level of thyroid hormone action needs to be exquisitely tailored in a timely fashion to the requirements of particular tissues. An appropriate Dio3 dosage is the result of the coordinated action of certain genomic elements and epigenetic marks in the Dlk1-Dio3 domain. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The imprinting of Dio3 prompts intriguing questions about why the level of thyroid hormone signaling should be regulated in this rare epigenetic manner, and to what extent altered Dio3 expression due to aberrant imprinting may be implicated in human conditions. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Thyroid hormone signalling.
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- Marika Charalambous
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Wilkins JF, Úbeda F. Diseases associated with genomic imprinting. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 101:401-45. [PMID: 21507360 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387685-0.00013-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Genomic imprinting is the phenomenon where the expression of a locus differs between the maternally and paternally inherited alleles. Typically, this manifests as transcriptional silencing of one of the alleles, although many genes are imprinted in a tissue- or isoform-specific manner. Diseases associated with imprinted genes include various cancers, disorders of growth and metabolism, and disorders in neurodevelopment, cognition, and behavior, including certain major psychiatric disorders. In many cases, the disease phenotypes associated with dysfunction at particular imprinted loci can be understood in terms of the evolutionary processes responsible for the origin of imprinting. Imprinted gene expression represents the outcome of an intragenomic evolutionary conflict, where natural selection favors different expression strategies for maternally and paternally inherited alleles. This conflict is reasonably well understood in the context of the early growth effects of imprinted genes, where paternally inherited alleles are selected to place a greater demand on maternal resources than are maternally inherited alleles. Less well understood are the origins of imprinted gene expression in the brain, and their effects on cognition and behavior. This chapter reviews the genetic diseases that are associated with imprinted genes, framed in terms of the evolutionary pressures acting on gene expression at those loci. We begin by reviewing the phenomenon and evolutionary origins of genomic imprinting. We then discuss diseases that are associated with genetic or epigenetic defects at particular imprinted loci, many of which are associated with abnormalities in growth and/or feeding behaviors that can be understood in terms of the asymmetric pressures of natural selection on maternally and paternally inherited alleles. We next described the evidence for imprinted gene effects on adult cognition and behavior, and the possible role of imprinted genes in the etiology of certain major psychiatric disorders. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of how imprinting, and the evolutionary-genetic conflicts that underlie it, may enhance both the frequency and morbidity of certain types of diseases.
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The IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR at human chromosome 14q32.2: hierarchical interaction and distinct functional properties as imprinting control centers. PLoS Genet 2010; 6:e1000992. [PMID: 20585555 PMCID: PMC2887472 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human chromosome 14q32.2 harbors the germline-derived primary DLK1-MEG3 intergenic differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) and the postfertilization-derived secondary MEG3-DMR, together with multiple imprinted genes. Although previous studies in cases with microdeletions and epimutations affecting both DMRs and paternal/maternal uniparental disomy 14-like phenotypes argue for a critical regulatory function of the two DMRs for the 14q32.2 imprinted region, the precise role of the individual DMR remains to be clarified. We studied an infant with upd(14)pat body and placental phenotypes and a heterozygous microdeletion involving the IG-DMR alone (patient 1) and a neonate with upd(14)pat body, but no placental phenotype and a heterozygous microdeletion involving the MEG3-DMR alone (patient 2). The results generated from the analysis of these two patients imply that the IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR function as imprinting control centers in the placenta and the body, respectively, with a hierarchical interaction for the methylation pattern in the body governed by the IG-DMR. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating an essential long-range imprinting regulatory function for the secondary DMR. Genomic imprinting is a process causing genes to be expressed in a parent-of-origin specific manner—some imprinted genes are expressed from maternally inherited chromosomes and others from paternally inherited chromosomes. Imprinted genes are often located in clusters regulated by regions that are differentially methylated according to their parental origin. The human chromosome 14q32.2 imprinted region harbors the germline-derived primary DLK1-MEG3 intergenic differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) and the postfertilization-derived secondary MEG3-DMR, together with multiple imprinted genes. Perturbed dosage of these imprinted genes, for example in patients with paternal and maternal uniparental disomy 14, causes distinct phenotypes. Here, through analysis of patients with microdeletions recapitulating some or all of the uniparental disomy 14 phenotypes, we show that the IG-DMR acts as an upstream regulator for the methylation pattern of the MEG3-DMR in the body but not in the placenta. Importantly, in the body, the MEG3-DMR functions as an imprinting control center. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating an essential function for the secondary DMR in the regulation of multiple imprinted genes. Thus, the results provide a significant advance in the clarification of underlying epigenetic features that can act to regulate imprinting.
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Hall JG. Review and hypothesis: syndromes with severe intrauterine growth restriction and very short stature--are they related to the epigenetic mechanism(s) of fetal survival involved in the developmental origins of adult health and disease? Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:512-27. [PMID: 20101705 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Diagnosing the specific type of severe intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) that also has post-birth growth restriction is often difficult. Eight relatively common syndromes are discussed identifying their unique distinguishing features, overlapping features, and those features common to all eight syndromes. Many of these signs take a few years to develop and the lifetime natural history of the disorders has not yet been completely clarified. The theory behind developmental origins of adult health and disease suggests that there are mammalian epigenetic fetal survival mechanisms that downregulate fetal growth, both in order for the fetus to survive until birth and to prepare it for a restricted extra-uterine environment, and that these mechanisms have long lasting effects on the adult health of the individual. Silver-Russell syndrome phenotype has recently been recognized to be related to imprinting/methylation defects. Perhaps all eight syndromes, including those with single gene mutation origin, involve the mammalian mechanism(s) of fetal survival downsizing. Insights into those mechanisms should provide avenues to understanding the natural history, the heterogeneity and possible therapy not only for these eight syndromes, but for the common adult diseases with which IUGR is associated.
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- Judith G Hall
- Departments of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, UBC and Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Béna F, Gimelli S, Migliavacca E, Brun-Druc N, Buiting K, Antonarakis SE, Sharp AJ. A recurrent 14q32.2 microdeletion mediated by expanded TGG repeats. Hum Mol Genet 2010; 19:1967-73. [PMID: 20179077 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Frédérique Béna
- Service of Genetic Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Hosoki K, Kagami M, Tanaka T, Kubota M, Kurosawa K, Kato M, Uetake K, Tohyama J, Ogata T, Saitoh S. Maternal uniparental disomy 14 syndrome demonstrates prader-willi syndrome-like phenotype. J Pediatr 2009; 155:900-903.e1. [PMID: 19800077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To delineate the significance of maternal uniparental disomy 14 (upd(14)mat) and related disorders in patients with a Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)-like phenotype. STUDY DESIGN We examined 78 patients with PWS-like phenotype who lacked molecular defects for PWS. The MEG3 methylation test followed by microsatellite polymorphism analysis of chromosome 14 was performed to detect upd(14)mat or other related abnormalities affecting the 14q32.2-imprinted region. RESULTS We identified 4 patients with upd(14)mat and 1 patient with an epimutation in the 14q32.2 imprinted region. Of the 4 patients with upd(14)mat, 3 had full upd(14)mat and 1 was mosaic. CONCLUSIONS Upd(14)mat and epimutation of 14q32.2 represent clinically discernible phenotypes and should be designated "upd(14)mat syndrome." This syndrome demonstrates a PWS-like phenotype particularly during infancy. The MEG3 methylation test can detect upd(14)mat syndrome defects and should therefore be performed for all undiagnosed infants with hypotonia.
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- Kana Hosoki
- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Ogata T, Kagami M. Molecular mechanisms leading to the phenotypic development in paternal and maternal uniparental disomy for chromosome 14. Clin Pediatr Endocrinol 2008; 17:103-11. [PMID: 24790371 PMCID: PMC4004827 DOI: 10.1297/cpe.17.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Human chromosome 14q32.2 carries a cluster of imprinted genes. They include paternally
expressed genes (PEGs) such as DLK1 and
RTL1, and maternally expressed genes (MEGs) such as
GTL2 (alias, MEG3), RTL1as
(RTL1 antisense), and MEG8. Consistent with this,
paternal and maternal uniparental disomies for chromosome 14 (upd(14)pat and upd(14)mat)
cause distinct phenotypes. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the
underlying factors for the development of upd(14)pat and upd(14)mat phenotypes. The data
available suggest that the DLK1-GTL2 intergenic
differentially methylated region (IG-DMR) plays an important role in the maternal to
paternal epigenotypic switch, and that excessive RTL1 expression and
decreased DLK1 and RTL1 expression play a major role in
the development of upd(14)pat-like and upd(14)mat-like phenotypes, respectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tsutomu Ogata
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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