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Cediel-Ulloa A, Lindner S, Rüegg J, Broberg K. Epigenetics of methylmercury. Neurotoxicology 2023; 97:34-46. [PMID: 37164037 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Methylmercury (MeHg) is neurotoxic at high levels and particularly affects the developing brain. One proposed mechanism of MeHg neurotoxicity is alteration of the epigenetic programming. In this review, we summarise the experimental and epidemiological literature on MeHg-associated epigenetic changes. RECENT FINDINGS Experimental and epidemiological studies have identified changes in DNA methylation following in utero exposure to MeHg, and some of the changes appear to be persistent. A few studies have evaluated associations between MeHg-related changes in DNA methylation and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Experimental studies reveal changes in histone modifications after MeHg exposure, but we lack epidemiological studies supporting such changes in humans. Experimental and epidemiological studies have identified microRNA-related changes associated with MeHg; however, more research is needed to conclude if these changes lead to persistent and toxic effects. SUMMARY MeHg appears to interfere with epigenetic processes, potentially leading to persistent changes. However, observed associations of mercury with epigenetic changes are as of yet of unknown relevance to neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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- Andrea Cediel-Ulloa
- Department of Organism Biology, Uppsala University, Kåbovägen 4, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Organism Biology, Uppsala University, Kåbovägen 4, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Begik O, Mattick JS, Novoa EM. Exploring the epitranscriptome by native RNA sequencing. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 28:1430-1439. [PMID: 36104106 PMCID: PMC9745831 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079404.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chemical RNA modifications, collectively referred to as the "epitranscriptome," are essential players in fine-tuning gene expression. Our ability to analyze RNA modifications has improved rapidly in recent years, largely due to the advent of high-throughput sequencing methodologies, which typically consist of coupling modification-specific reagents, such as antibodies or enzymes, to next-generation sequencing. Recently, it also became possible to map RNA modifications directly by sequencing native RNAs using nanopore technologies, which has been applied for the detection of a number of RNA modifications, such as N6-methyladenosine (m6A), pseudouridine (Ψ), and inosine (I). However, the signal modulations caused by most RNA modifications are yet to be determined. A global effort is needed to determine the signatures of the full range of RNA modifications to avoid the technical biases that have so far limited our understanding of the epitranscriptome.
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- Oguzhan Begik
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona 08003, Spain
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona 08003, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 08002, Spain
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Zhang Q, Meng XH, Qiu C, Shen H, Zhao Q, Zhao LJ, Tian Q, Sun CQ, Deng HW. Integrative analysis of multi-omics data to detect the underlying molecular mechanisms for obesity in vivo in humans. Hum Genomics 2022; 16:15. [PMID: 35568907 PMCID: PMC9107154 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00388-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which genetic play an important role. Most of the systematic studies currently focuses on individual omics aspect and provide insightful yet limited knowledge about the comprehensive and complex crosstalk between various omics levels. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Therefore, we performed a most comprehensive trans-omics study with various omics data from 104 subjects, to identify interactions/networks and particularly causal regulatory relationships within and especially those between omic molecules with the purpose to discover molecular genetic mechanisms underlying obesity etiology in vivo in humans. RESULTS By applying differentially analysis, we identified 8 differentially expressed hub genes (DEHGs), 14 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and 12 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) for obesity individually. By integrating those multi-omics biomarkers using Mendelian Randomization (MR) and network MR analyses, we identified 18 causal pathways with mediation effect. For the 20 biomarkers involved in those 18 pairs, 17 biomarkers were implicated in the pathophysiology of obesity or related diseases. CONCLUSIONS The integration of trans-omics and MR analyses may provide us a holistic understanding of the underlying functional mechanisms, molecular regulatory information flow and the interactive molecular systems among different omic molecules for obesity risk and other complex diseases/traits.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, High-Tech Development Zone of States, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
- Center for System Biology, Data Sciences, and Reproductive Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, High-Tech Development Zone of States, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, High-Tech Development Zone of States, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Tulane Center for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
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Yu J, Zhang W, Ding D, Hu Y, Guo G, Wang J, Han Y. Bioinformatics Analysis Combined With Experiments Predicts PUDP as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Its Interaction With Tumor Microenvironment. Front Oncol 2022; 12:830174. [PMID: 35350563 PMCID: PMC8957838 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.830174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest tumors in the world and is notorious for poor prognosis. There is mounting evidence that pseudouridine performs key functions in the initiation and progression of several cancers. A previous study demonstrated that Pseudouridine 5’-phosphatase (PUDP) may be a novel prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer. However, in the past, we have paid little attention to PUDP and we are still not clear about its function and role in cancer. In this study, a pan-cancer analysis of PUDP expression and prognosis was performed firstly using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) data and we found that PUDP may be a potential oncogene for HCC. Then the most potential upstream microRNA contributing to PUDP was identified as let-7c-5p through expression analysis, correlation analysis, and survival analysis. Subsequently, the result of single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) demonstrated that PUDP was significantly highly expressed on malignant cells. In addition, there are significantly positive correlations between PUDP and tumor immune cell infiltration, biomarkers of immune cells, and immune checkpoint expression, especially with tumor-promoting immune cells such as T cell regulatory (Treg), Myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC), cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF). Moreover, we found the methylation level of three loci was positively correlated with PUDP expression and four loci were negatively correlated. 15 pairs of HCC and normal adjacent tissues from HCC patients who were treated at our center were used to verify the results of the bioinformatics analysis and the results of experiments are similar to the bioinformatics analysis. Our study demonstrated that HCC patients with high PUDP expression are less likely to benefit from immunotherapy, and in addition, we explored the relationship between PUDP and anticancer drugs. Finally, we explored the clinical relevance of PUDP, identified PUDP as an independent risk factor for HCC patients and constructed a prognostic model, used International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) data to do external validation. Collectively, our study demonstrated that high expression of PUDP suggested a poor prognosis and low response to immunotherapy, providing new insight into the treatment and prognosis of HCC.
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- Jiahao Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Laussel C, Léon S. Cellular toxicity of the metabolic inhibitor 2-deoxyglucose and associated resistance mechanisms. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 182:114213. [PMID: 32890467 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Most malignant cells display increased glucose absorption and metabolism compared to surrounding tissues. This well-described phenomenon results from a metabolic reprogramming occurring during transformation, that provides the building blocks and supports the high energetic cost of proliferation by increasing glycolysis. These features led to the idea that drugs targeting glycolysis might prove efficient in the context of cancer treatment. One of these drugs, 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG), is a synthetic glucose analog that can be imported into cells and interfere with glycolysis and ATP generation. Its preferential targeting to sites of cell proliferation is supported by the observation that a derived molecule, 2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) accumulates in tumors and is used for cancer imaging. Here, we review the toxicity mechanisms of this drug, from the early-described effects on glycolysis to its other cellular consequences, including inhibition of protein glycosylation and endoplasmic reticulum stress, and its interference with signaling pathways. Then, we summarize the current data on the use of 2-DG as an anti-cancer agent, especially in the context of combination therapies, as novel 2-DG-derived drugs are being developed. We also show how the use of 2-DG helped to decipher glucose-signaling pathways in yeast and favored their engineering for biotechnologies. Finally, we discuss the resistance strategies to this inhibitor that have been identified in the course of these studies and which may have important implications regarding a medical use of this drug.
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- Clotilde Laussel
- Université de Paris, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, F-75006 Paris, France.
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Relevance of Copy Number Variation at Chromosome X in Male Fetuses Inherited from the Mother May Be Ascertained by Including Male Relatives from the Maternal Lineage in Addition to Trio Analyses. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11090979. [PMID: 32842633 PMCID: PMC7564499 DOI: 10.3390/genes11090979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Chromosome microarray analysis has been used for prenatal detection of copy number variations (CNVs) and genetic counseling of CNVs has been greatly improved after the accumulation of knowledge from postnatal outcomes in terms of the genotype-phenotype correlation. However, a significant number of CNVs are still regarded as variants of unknown significance (VUS). CNVs at the chromosome X (X-CNVs) represent a unique group of genetic changes in genetic counseling; X-CNVs are similar to X-linked recessive monogenic disorders in that the prognosis in males is expected to be poor. Trio analysis is typically advised to patients with X-CNVs but such an approach may be inadequate in prenatal settings since the clinical relevance is sometimes uninformative, particularly for the maternally inherited X-CNVs in male fetuses. Here, we reported four healthy women whose male fetuses were found to have X-CNVs inherited from the mothers. The X-CNVs were initially recognized as VUS or likely pathogenic in males according to the publicly available information. After extending genetic analyses to male relatives of the maternal lineages, however, the relevance of the X-CNVs was reconsidered to be likely benign. The results highlight that an extended analysis to include more relatives, in addition to the parents, provides further information for genetic counseling when X-CNVs are encountered in prenatal settings.
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Khan SM, He F, Wang D, Chen Y, Xu D. MU-PseUDeep: A deep learning method for prediction of pseudouridine sites. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:1877-1883. [PMID: 32774783 PMCID: PMC7387732 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Pseudouridine synthase binds to uridine sites and catalyzes the conversion of uridine to pseudouridine (Ψ). This binding takes place in a specific context and in the conformation of nucleotides. Most machine-learning methods for Ψ site classification use nucleotide frequency as a feature, which may not fully depict the relevant conformation around a Ψ site. Using the power of deep learning and raw sequence, as well as secondary structure features, our tool MU-PseUDeep is designed to capture both the sequence and secondary structure context, which inputs the raw RNA sequence and the predicted secondary structure to two sets of convolutional neural networks. It has shown considerable improvement in Ψ site prediction over existing tools, XG-PseU, PseUI, and iRNA-PseU for both balanced and imbalanced datasets. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most accurate tool for Ψ site prediction. We also used MU-PseUDeep to scan the human transcriptome, which shows that the genes with predicted Ψ sites are enriched in nucleotide and protein binding, as well as in neurodegeneration pathways. The tool is open source, available at https://github.com/smk5g5/MU-PseUDeep.
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- Saad M. Khan
- Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
- School of Information Science and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- School of Information Science and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
- Corresponding author.
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Prenatal Diagnosis and Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of Copy Number Variations on 4p15.2p16.3, Xp22.31, and 12p11.1q11 in a Fetus with Ultrasound Anomalies: A Case Report and Literature Review. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:1761738. [PMID: 32566663 PMCID: PMC7275220 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1761738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chromosomal rearrangements, such as duplications/deletions, can lead to a variety of genetic disorders. Herein, we reported a prenatal case with right aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery, consisting of a complex chromosomal copy number variations. Routine cytogenetic analysis described the chromosomal karyotype as 46,XY, add (2)(q37) for the fetus. However, the chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) identified a 22.4 Mb duplication in chromosome 4p16.3p15.2, a 3.96 Mb microduplication in 12p11.1q11, and a 1.68 Mb microdeletion in Xp22.31. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using a chromosome 4 painting probe was found to hybridize to the terminal of chromosome 2q on the fetus, thus confirming that the extra genetic materials of chromosome 2 was actually trisomy 4p detected through CMA. Meanwhile, the parental karyotypes were normal, which proved that the add (2) was de novo for fetus. The duplication of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome critical region (WHSCR) and X-linked recessive ichthyosis associated with Xp22.31 deletion separately were considered potentially pathogenic causes although other abnormalities involving these syndromes were not observed. For prenatal cases, the combined utilization of ultrasonography, traditional cytogenetic, and molecular diagnosis technology will enhance better diagnostic benefits, offer more detailed genetic counselling, and assess the prognosis of the fetuses.
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Association between mercury in cord serum and sex-specific DNA methylation in cord tissues. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2020; 12:124-131. [PMID: 32241331 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174420000161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Prenatal exposure to mercury in utero causes abnormal foetal growth and adverse outcomes. DNA methylation is currently considered a possible mechanism through which this occurs. However, few studies have investigated the association between prenatal exposure to mercury and DNA methylation in detail. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between prenatal exposure to total mercury (Hg) and DNA methylation and its associations with sex-specific characteristics in male and female offspring. In a birth cohort study known as the Chiba study of Mother and Child Health, the DNA methylation status in cord tissue and Hg concentrations in cord serum were examined. A total of 67 participants (27 males and 40 females) were analysed based on Spearman's correlations, adjusted by a false discovery rate of the sex of each offspring. Only one methylated locus was positively correlated with Hg concentrations in cord serum in male offspring, but not in female offspring, and was annotated to the haloacid dehalogenase-like hydrolase domain-containing protein 1 (HDHD1) gene on chromosome X. This locus was located in the intron of the HDHD1 gene body and is a binding site for the zinc finger protein CCCTC-binding factor. One of the other loci, located in HDHD1, was highly methylated in the group with higher mercury concentrations, and this locus was in the gene body of HDHD1. Our results suggest that prenatal exposure to Hg might affect the epigenetic status of male foetuses.
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Labonne JDJ, Driessen TM, Harris ME, Kong IK, Brakta S, Theisen J, Sangare M, Layman LC, Kim CH, Lim J, Kim HG. Comparative Genomic Mapping Implicates LRRK2 for Intellectual Disability and Autism at 12q12, and HDHD1, as Well as PNPLA4, for X-Linked Intellectual Disability at Xp22.31. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9010274. [PMID: 31963867 PMCID: PMC7019335 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9010274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We report a genomic and phenotypic delineation for two chromosome regions with candidate genes for syndromic intellectual disability at 12q12 and Xp22.31, segregating independently in one family with four affected members. Fine mapping of three affected members, along with six unreported small informative CNVs, narrowed down the candidate chromosomal interval to one gene LRRK2 at 12q12. Expression studies revealed high levels of LRRK2 transcripts in the whole human brain, cerebral cortex and hippocampus. RT-qPCR assays revealed that LRRK2 transcripts were dramatically reduced in our microdeletion patient DGDP289A compared to his healthy grandfather with no deletion. The decreased expression of LRRK2 may affect protein–protein interactions between LRRK2 and its binding partners, of which eight have previously been linked to intellectual disability. These findings corroborate with a role for LRRK2 in cognitive development, and, thus, we propose that intellectual disability and autism, displayed in the 12q12 microdeletions, are likely caused by LRRK2. Using another affected member, DGDP289B, with a microdeletion at Xp22.31, in this family, we performed the genomic and clinical delineation with six published and nine unreported cases. We propose HDHD1 and PNPLA4 for X-linked intellectual disability in this region, since their high transcript levels in the human brain substantiate their role in intellectual functioning.
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- Jonathan D. J. Labonne
- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; (T.M.D.); (J.L.)
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- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea;
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- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
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- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali;
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- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; (T.M.D.); (J.L.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA (M.E.H.); (S.B.); (J.T.); (L.C.L.)
- Neurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar
- Correspondence:
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Zhuang J, Wang Y, Zeng S, Lv C, Lin Y, Jiang Y. A prenatal diagnosis and genetics study of five pedigrees in the Chinese population with Xp22.31 microduplication. Mol Cytogenet 2019; 12:50. [PMID: 31857824 PMCID: PMC6907354 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-019-0461-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Copy number variations (CNVs) can contribute to human phenotype, phenotypic diversity and disease susceptibility, while others may benign. In the current study, an attempt to investigate the pathogenicity of CNVs in chromosome Xp22.31 was explored. Methods G-banding and SNP-array techniques were used to analyze chromosome karyotypes and CNVs in fetuses. Parents associate with five different pedigrees possessing high risk factors in pregnancy were considered with such parameters as advanced age, high risk of serological screening and ultrasound abnormalities. Results The fetuses’ amniotic fluid karyotypes were 46, XX and those of their parents with the five pedigrees revealed no abnormalities. Here, we noticed a series of individuals with Xp22.31 duplications ranging from 534.6 kb to 1.6 Mb. It was detected through SNP array that the fetuses in Pedigree 1 and 2 had ~ 600 kb duplications in the Xp22.31 region of their X chromosomes which contained two OMIM genes, HDHD1 (OMIM: 306480) and part of STS (OMIM: 300747). The fetuses of Pedigrees 3, 4 and 5 had 1.6 Mb duplication in the same chromosome which contained four OMIM genes: HDHD1 (OMIM: 306480), STS (OMIM: 300747), PNPLA4 (OMIM: 300102) and VCX (OMIM: 300229). The duplications in the fetuses of Pedigrees 1 and 5 were inherited from the non-phenotypic parents. Pedigrees 3 and 4 refused to perform parental verification. Finally, four of the five pedigrees continue towards pregnancy with no abnormalities being observed during followed-ups. Conclusion Our study first showed duplications of Xp22.31 in Chinese population. Clinical and genetic investigation on five different pedigrees, we consider the duplication of these fragments as likely benign copy number variants (CNVs). We suggest that the duplications of Xp22.31 with recurrent duplication as a benign CNVs .
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- Jianlong Zhuang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Biosan technology Co., Ltd, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Neonatal Disease Screening Center of Quanzhou, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Defenouillère Q, Verraes A, Laussel C, Friedrich A, Schacherer J, Léon S. The induction of HAD-like phosphatases by multiple signaling pathways confers resistance to the metabolic inhibitor 2-deoxyglucose. Sci Signal 2019; 12:12/597/eaaw8000. [PMID: 31481524 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaw8000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Anti-cancer strategies that target the glycolytic metabolism of tumors have been proposed. The glucose analog 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) is imported into cells and, after phosphorylation, becomes 2DG-6-phosphate, a toxic by-product that inhibits glycolysis. Using yeast as a model, we performed an unbiased mass spectrometry-based approach to probe the cellular effects of 2DG on the proteome and study resistance mechanisms to 2DG. We found that two phosphatases that target 2DG-6-phosphate were induced upon exposure to 2DG and participated in 2DG detoxification. Dog1 and Dog2 are HAD (haloacid dehalogenase)-like phosphatases, which are evolutionarily conserved. 2DG induced Dog2 by activating several signaling pathways, such as the stress response pathway mediated by the p38 MAPK ortholog Hog1, the unfolded protein response (UPR) triggered by 2DG-induced ER stress, and the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway mediated by the MAPK Slt2. Loss of the UPR or CWI pathways led to 2DG hypersensitivity. In contrast, mutants impaired in the glucose-mediated repression of genes were 2DG resistant because glucose availability transcriptionally repressed DOG2 by inhibiting signaling mediated by the AMPK ortholog Snf1. The characterization and genome resequencing of spontaneous 2DG-resistant mutants revealed that DOG2 overexpression was a common strategy underlying 2DG resistance. The human Dog2 homolog HDHD1 displayed phosphatase activity toward 2DG-6-phosphate in vitro and its overexpression conferred 2DG resistance in HeLa cells, suggesting that this 2DG phosphatase could interfere with 2DG-based chemotherapies. These results show that HAD-like phosphatases are evolutionarily conserved regulators of 2DG resistance.
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- Quentin Defenouillère
- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, GMGM UMR 7156, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, GMGM UMR 7156, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France.
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Candelo E, Ramirez-Montaño D, Pachajoa H. Microduplication of Xp22.31 and MECP2 Pathogenic Variant in a Girl with Rett Syndrome: A Case Report. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2019; 44:347-353. [PMID: 31439979 PMCID: PMC6661518 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2019.44945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rett syndrome (RS) is a neurodevelopmental infantile disease characterized by an early normal psychomotor development followed by a regression in the acquisition of normal developmental stages. In the majority of cases, it leads to a sporadic mutation in the MECP2 gene, which is located on the X chromosome. However, this syndrome has also been associated with microdeletions, gene translocations, and other gene mutations. A 12-year-old female Colombian patient was presented with refractory epilepsy and regression in skill acquisition (especially language with motor and verbal stereotypies, hyperactivity, and autistic spectrum disorder criteria). The patient was born to non-consanguineous parents and had an early normal development until the age of 36 months. Comparative genomic hybridization array-CGH (750K) was performed and Xp22.31 duplication was detected (6866889-8115153) with a size of 1.248 Mb associated with developmental delay, epilepsy, and autistic traits. Given the clinical criteria of RS, MECP2 sequencing was performed which showed a de novo pathogenic variant c.338C>G (p.Pro113Arg). The features of RS include intellectual disability, developmental delay, and autism. These features are associated with copy number variations (CNVs) on the X chromosome (Xp22.31 microduplication). Here we present the first reported case of simultaneous CNV and MECP2 pathogenic mutation in a patient with RS. We propose that both DNA alterations might have a synergistic effect and could lead to variable expressivity of the phenotype.
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- Estephania Candelo
- Center for Research on Congenital Anomalies and Rare Diseases (CIACER), Health Sciences Faculty, L Building, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Center for Research on Congenital Anomalies and Rare Diseases (CIACER), Health Sciences Faculty, L Building, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Center for Research on Congenital Anomalies and Rare Diseases (CIACER), Health Sciences Faculty, L Building, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Genetics, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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Gusev FE, Reshetov DA, Mitchell AC, Andreeva TV, Dincer A, Grigorenko AP, Fedonin G, Halene T, Aliseychik M, Goltsov AY, Solovyev V, Brizgalov L, Filippova E, Weng Z, Akbarian S, Rogaev EI. Epigenetic-genetic chromatin footprinting identifies novel and subject-specific genes active in prefrontal cortex neurons. FASEB J 2019; 33:8161-8173. [PMID: 30970224 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802646r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Human prefrontal cortex (PFC) is associated with broad individual variabilities in functions linked to personality, social behaviors, and cognitive functions. The phenotype variabilities associated with brain functions can be caused by genetic or epigenetic factors. The interactions between these factors in human subjects is, as of yet, poorly understood. The heterogeneity of cerebral tissue, consisting of neuronal and nonneuronal cells, complicates the comparative analysis of gene activities in brain specimens. To approach the underlying neurogenomic determinants, we performed a deep analysis of open chromatin-associated histone methylation in PFC neurons sorted from multiple human individuals in conjunction with whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing. Integrative analyses produced novel unannotated neuronal genes and revealed individual-specific chromatin "blueprints" of neurons that, in part, relate to genetic background. Surprisingly, we observed gender-dependent epigenetic signals, implying that gender may contribute to the chromatin variabilities in neurons. Finally, we found epigenetic, allele-specific activation of the testis-specific gene nucleoporin 210 like (NUP210L) in brain in some individuals, which we link to a genetic variant occurring in <3% of the human population. Recently, the NUP210L locus has been associated with intelligence and mathematics ability. Our findings highlight the significance of epigenetic-genetic footprinting for exploring neurologic function in a subject-specific manner.-Gusev, F. E., Reshetov, D. A., Mitchell, A. C., Andreeva, T. V., Dincer, A., Grigorenko, A. P., Fedonin, G., Halene, T., Aliseychik, M., Goltsov, A. Y., Solovyev, V., Brizgalov, L., Filippova, E., Weng, Z., Akbarian, S., Rogaev, E. I. Epigenetic-genetic chromatin footprinting identifies novel and subject-specific genes active in prefrontal cortex neurons.
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- Fedor E Gusev
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Center of Brain Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Center of Brain Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Center of Brain Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Center of Brain Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Center of Brain Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.,Center for Genetics and Genetic Technologies, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Pavone P, Corsello G, Marino S, Ruggieri M, Falsaperla R. Microcephaly/Trigonocephaly, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Atypical Dysmorphic Features in a Boy with Xp22.31 Duplication. Mol Syndromol 2018; 9:253-258. [PMID: 30733660 DOI: 10.1159/000493174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The Xp22.31 segment of the short arm of the human X chromosome is a region of high instability with frequent rearrangement. The duplication of this region has been found in healthy people as well as in individuals with varying degrees of neurological impairment. The incidence has been reported in a range of 0.4-0.44% of the patients with neurological impairment. Moreover, there is evidence that Xp22.31 duplication may cause a common phenotype including developmental delay, intellectual disability, feeding difficulty, autistic spectrum disorders, hypotonia, seizures, and talipes. We report on a patient with microcephaly and trigonocephaly, moderate intellectual disability, speech and language delay, and poor social interaction in addition to minor but atypical dysmorphic features. This report provides further insight into the pathogenicity of the Xp22.31 duplication by extending knowledge of its clinical features. This case, in association with those reported in the literature, indicates that the Xp22.31 duplication may contribute to cause pathological phenotypes with minor facial dysmorphisms, microcephaly, and intellectual disability as main features.
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- Piero Pavone
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, A.U.O. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University Hospital, A.U.O. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Unit of Rare Diseases of the Nervous System, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, A.U.O. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Catania, Catania, Italy
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- University Hospital, A.U.O. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Catania, Catania, Italy
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Qiao Y, Bagheri H, Tang F, Badduke C, Martell S, Lewis SME, Robinson W, Connolly MB, Arbour L, Rajcan-Separovic E. Exome sequencing identified a de novo mutation of PURA gene in a patient with familial Xp22.31 microduplication. Eur J Med Genet 2018; 62:103-108. [PMID: 29908350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The clinical significance of Xp22.31 microduplication is controversial as it is reported in subjects with developmental delay (DD), their unaffected relatives and unrelated controls. We performed multifaceted studies in a family of a boy with hypotonia, dysmorphic features and DD who carried a 600 Kb Xp22.31 microduplication (7515787-8123310bp, hg19) containing two genes, VCX and PNPLA4. The duplication was transmitted from his cognitively normal maternal grandfather. We found no evidence of the duplication causing the proband's DD and congenital anomalies based on unaltered expression of PNPLA4 in the proband and his mother in comparison to controls and preferential activation of the paternal chromosome X with Xp22.31 duplication in proband's mother. However, a de novo, previously reported deleterious, missense mutation in Pur-alpha gene (PURA) (5q31.2), with a role in neuronal differentiation was detected in the proband by exome sequencing. We propose that the variability in the phenotype in carriers of Xp22.31 microduplication can be due to a second and more deleterious genetic mutation in more severely affected carriers. Widespread use of whole genome next generation sequencing in families with Xp22.31 CNV could help identify such cases.
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- Ying Qiao
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, UBC and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Addis L, Sproviero W, Thomas SV, Caraballo RH, Newhouse SJ, Gomez K, Hughes E, Kinali M, McCormick D, Hannan S, Cossu S, Taylor J, Akman CI, Wolf SM, Mandelbaum DE, Gupta R, van der Spek RA, Pruna D, Pal DK. Identification of new risk factors for rolandic epilepsy: CNV at Xp22.31 and alterations at cholinergic synapses. J Med Genet 2018; 55:607-616. [PMID: 29789371 PMCID: PMC6119347 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Rolandic epilepsy (RE) is the most common genetic childhood epilepsy, consisting of focal, nocturnal seizures and frequent neurodevelopmental impairments in speech, language, literacy and attention. A complex genetic aetiology is presumed in most, with monogenic mutations in GRIN2A accounting for >5% of cases. Objective To identify rare, causal CNV in patients with RE. Methods We used high-density SNP arrays to analyse the presence of rare CNVs in 186 patients with RE from the UK, the USA, Sardinia, Argentina and Kerala, India. Results We identified 84 patients with one or more rare CNVs, and, within this group, 14 (7.5%) with recurrent risk factor CNVs and 15 (8.0%) with likely pathogenic CNVs. Nine patients carried recurrent hotspot CNVs including at 16p13.11 and 1p36, with the most striking finding that four individuals (three from Sardinia) carried a duplication, and one a deletion, at Xp22.31. Five patients with RE carried a rare CNV that disrupted genes associated with other epilepsies (KCTD7, ARHGEF15, CACNA2D1, GRIN2A and ARHGEF4), and 17 cases carried CNVs that disrupted genes associated with other neurological conditions or that are involved in neuronal signalling/development. Network analysis of disrupted genes with high brain expression identified significant enrichment in pathways of the cholinergic synapse, guanine-exchange factor activation and the mammalian target of rapamycin. Conclusion Our results provide a CNV profile of an ethnically diverse cohort of patients with RE, uncovering new areas of research focus, and emphasise the importance of studying non-western European populations in oligogenic disorders to uncover a full picture of risk variation.
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- Laura Addis
- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, UK.,Neuroscience Discovery Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. J.P. Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK.,Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Department, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Neurology Unit, Pediatric Hospital A. Cao, Brotzu Hospital Trust, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York City, New York, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Neurology Unit, Pediatric Hospital A. Cao, Brotzu Hospital Trust, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, UK
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Effects of cold acclimation and dsRNA injections on Gs1l gene splicing in Drosophila montana. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7577. [PMID: 29765071 PMCID: PMC5953924 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25872-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Alternative splicing, in which one gene produce multiple transcripts, may influence how adaptive genes respond to specific environments. A newly produced transcriptome of Drosophila montana shows the Gs1-like (Gs1l) gene to express multiple splice variants and to be down regulated in cold acclimated flies with increased cold tolerance. Gs1l’s effect on cold tolerance was further tested by injecting cold acclimated and non-acclimated flies from two distantly located northern and southern fly populations with double stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeting Gs1l. While both populations had similar cold acclimation responses, dsRNA injections only effected the northern population. The nature of splicing expression was then investigated in the northern population by confirming which Gs1l variants are present, by comparing the expression of different gene regions and by predicting the protein structures of splices using homology modelling. We find different splices of Gs1l not only appear to have independent impacts on cold acclimation but also elicit different effects in populations originating from two very different environments. Also, at the protein level, Gs1l appears homologous to the human HDHD1A protein and some splices might produce functionally different proteins though this needs to be verified in future studies by measuring the particular protein levels. Taken together, Gs1l appears to be an interesting new candidate to test how splicing influences adaptations.
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Gonzalez TL, Sun T, Koeppel AF, Lee B, Wang ET, Farber CR, Rich SS, Sundheimer LW, Buttle RA, Chen YDI, Rotter JI, Turner SD, Williams J, Goodarzi MO, Pisarska MD. Sex differences in the late first trimester human placenta transcriptome. Biol Sex Differ 2018; 9:4. [PMID: 29335024 PMCID: PMC5769539 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-018-0165-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Development of the placenta during the late first trimester is critical to ensure normal growth and development of the fetus. Developmental differences in this window such as sex-specific variation are implicated in later placental disease states, yet gene expression at this time is poorly understood. Methods RNA-sequencing was performed to characterize the transcriptome of 39 first trimester human placentas using chorionic villi following genetic testing (17 females, 22 males). Gene enrichment analysis was performed to find enriched canonical pathways and gene ontologies in the first trimester. DESeq2 was used to find sexually dimorphic gene expression. Patient demographics were analyzed for sex differences in fetal weight at time of chorionic villus sampling and birth. Results RNA-sequencing analyses detected 14,250 expressed genes, with chromosome 19 contributing the greatest proportion (973/2852, 34.1% of chromosome 19 genes) and Y chromosome contributing the least (16/568, 2.8%). Several placenta-enriched genes as well as histone-coding genes were identified to be unique to the first trimester and common to both sexes. Further, we identified 58 genes with significantly different expression between males and females: 25 X-linked, 15 Y-linked, and 18 autosomal genes. Genes that escape X inactivation were highly represented (59.1%) among X-linked genes upregulated in females. Many genes differentially expressed by sex consisted of X/Y gene pairs, suggesting that dosage compensation plays a role in sex differences. These X/Y pairs had roles in parallel, ancient canonical pathways important for eukaryotic cell growth and survival: chromatin modification, transcription, splicing, and translation. Conclusions This study is the first characterization of the late first trimester placenta transcriptome, highlighting similarities and differences among the sexes in ongoing human pregnancies resulting in live births. Sexual dimorphism may contribute to pregnancy outcomes, including fetal growth and birth weight, which was seen in our cohort, with males significantly heavier than females at birth. This transcriptome provides a basis for development of early diagnostic tests of placental function that can indicate overall pregnancy heath, fetal-maternal health, and long-term adult health. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13293-018-0165-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tania L Gonzalez
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. .,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Idkowiak J, Taylor AE, Subtil S, O'Neil DM, Vijzelaar R, Dias RP, Amin R, Barrett TG, Shackleton CHL, Kirk JMW, Moss C, Arlt W. Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency and Androgen Activation Before and After Puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101:2545-53. [PMID: 27003302 PMCID: PMC4891801 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-4101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Steroid sulfatase (STS) cleaves the sulfate moiety off steroid sulfates, including dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfate (DHEAS), the inactive sulfate ester of the adrenal androgen precursor DHEA. Deficient DHEA sulfation, the opposite enzymatic reaction to that catalyzed by STS, results in androgen excess by increased conversion of DHEA to active androgens. STS deficiency (STSD) due to deletions or inactivating mutations in the X-linked STS gene manifests with ichthyosis, but androgen synthesis and metabolism in STSD have not been studied in detail yet. PATIENTS AND METHODS We carried out a cross-sectional study in 30 males with STSD (age 6-27 y; 13 prepubertal, 5 peripubertal, and 12 postpubertal) and 38 age-, sex-, and Tanner stage-matched healthy controls. Serum and 24-hour urine steroid metabolome analysis was performed by mass spectrometry and genetic analysis of the STS gene by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and Sanger sequencing. RESULTS Genetic analysis showed STS mutations in all patients, comprising 27 complete gene deletions, 1 intragenic deletion and 2 missense mutations. STSD patients had apparently normal pubertal development. Serum and 24-hour urinary DHEAS were increased in STSD, whereas serum DHEA and testosterone were decreased. However, total 24-hour urinary androgen excretion was similar to controls, with evidence of increased 5α-reductase activity in STSD. Prepubertal healthy controls showed a marked increase in the serum DHEA to DHEAS ratio that was absent in postpubertal controls and in STSD patients of any pubertal stage. CONCLUSIONS In STSD patients, an increased 5α-reductase activity appears to compensate for a reduced rate of androgen generation by enhancing peripheral androgen activation in affected patients. In healthy controls, we discovered a prepubertal surge in the serum DHEA to DHEAS ratio that was absent in STSD, indicative of physiologically up-regulated STS activity before puberty. This may represent a fine tuning mechanism for tissue-specific androgen activation preparing for the major changes in androgen production during puberty.
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- Jan Idkowiak
- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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- Institutes of Metabolism and Systems Research (J.I., A.E.T., S.S., D.M.O., C.H.L.S., W.A.) and Cancer and Genomic Sciences (T.G.B.), University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Centres for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (J.I., A.E.T., R.P.D., T.G.B., C.H.L.S., J.M.W.K., W.A.) and Rare Diseases and Personalised Medicine (T.G.B.), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom; Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.I., R.P.D., T.G.B., J.M.W.K.) and Paediatric Dermatology (C.M.), Birmingham Children's Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom; MRC-Holland bv (R.V.), 1057-DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology (R.A.), Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom; and Benioff Children's Hospital (C.H.L.S.), University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California 94609
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Two candidate genes for two quantitative trait loci epistatically attenuate hypertension in a novel pathway. J Hypertens 2015; 33:1791-801; discussion 1801. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kuznetsova E, Nocek B, Brown G, Makarova KS, Flick R, Wolf YI, Khusnutdinova A, Evdokimova E, Jin K, Tan K, Hanson AD, Hasnain G, Zallot R, de Crécy-Lagard V, Babu M, Savchenko A, Joachimiak A, Edwards AM, Koonin EV, Yakunin AF. Functional Diversity of Haloacid Dehalogenase Superfamily Phosphatases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: BIOCHEMICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHTS. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:18678-98. [PMID: 26071590 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.657916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The haloacid dehalogenase (HAD)-like enzymes comprise a large superfamily of phosphohydrolases present in all organisms. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome encodes at least 19 soluble HADs, including 10 uncharacterized proteins. Here, we biochemically characterized 13 yeast phosphatases from the HAD superfamily, which includes both specific and promiscuous enzymes active against various phosphorylated metabolites and peptides with several HADs implicated in detoxification of phosphorylated compounds and pseudouridine. The crystal structures of four yeast HADs provided insight into their active sites, whereas the structure of the YKR070W dimer in complex with substrate revealed a composite substrate-binding site. Although the S. cerevisiae and Escherichia coli HADs share low sequence similarities, the comparison of their substrate profiles revealed seven phosphatases with common preferred substrates. The cluster of secondary substrates supporting significant activity of both S. cerevisiae and E. coli HADs includes 28 common metabolites that appear to represent the pool of potential activities for the evolution of novel HAD phosphatases. Evolution of novel substrate specificities of HAD phosphatases shows no strict correlation with sequence divergence. Thus, evolution of the HAD superfamily combines the conservation of the overall substrate pool and the substrate profiles of some enzymes with remarkable biochemical and structural flexibility of other superfamily members.
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- Ekaterina Kuznetsova
- From the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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- the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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- the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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- the Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada, and
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- the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- the Horticultural Sciences Department, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- the Horticultural Sciences Department, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- the Horticultural Sciences Department, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- the Horticultural Sciences Department, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- the Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada, and
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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- the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- From the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada, the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada,
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Thapa K, Oja T, Metsä-Ketelä M. Molecular evolution of the bacterial pseudouridine-5′-phosphate glycosidase protein family. FEBS J 2014; 281:4439-49. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Keshav Thapa
- Department of Biochemistry; University of Turku; Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Turku; Finland
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Buckberry S, Bianco-Miotto T, Bent SJ, Dekker GA, Roberts CT. Integrative transcriptome meta-analysis reveals widespread sex-biased gene expression at the human fetal-maternal interface. Mol Hum Reprod 2014; 20:810-9. [PMID: 24867328 PMCID: PMC4106635 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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As males and females share highly similar genomes, the regulation of many sexually dimorphic traits is constrained to occur through sex-biased gene regulation. There is strong evidence that human males and females differ in terms of growth and development in utero and that these divergent growth strategies appear to place males at increased risk when in sub-optimal conditions. Since the placenta is the interface of maternal-fetal exchange throughout pregnancy, these developmental differences are most likely orchestrated by differential placental function. To date, progress in this field has been hampered by a lack of genome-wide information on sex differences in placental gene expression. Therefore, our motivation in this study was to characterize sex-biased gene expression in the human placenta. We obtained gene expression data for >300 non-pathological placenta samples from 11 microarray datasets and applied mapping-based array probe re-annotation and inverse-variance meta-analysis methods which showed that >140 genes (false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05) are differentially expressed between male and female placentae. A majority of these genes (>60%) are autosomal, many of which are involved in high-level regulatory processes such as gene transcription, cell growth and proliferation and hormonal function. Of particular interest, we detected higher female expression from all seven genes in the LHB-CGB cluster, which includes genes involved in placental development, the maintenance of pregnancy and maternal immune tolerance of the conceptus. These results demonstrate that sex-biased gene expression in the normal human placenta occurs across the genome and includes genes that are central to growth, development and the maintenance of pregnancy.
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- Sam Buckberry
- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia School of Agriculture Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, SA 5112, Australia
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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Esplin ED, Li B, Slavotinek A, Novelli A, Battaglia A, Clark R, Curry C, Hudgins L. Nine patients with Xp22.31 microduplication, cognitive deficits, seizures, and talipes anomalies. Am J Med Genet A 2014; 164A:2097-103. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Edward D. Esplin
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford California
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; University of California San Francisco; San Francisco California
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; University of California San Francisco; San Francisco California
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- Mendel Laboratory, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital; San Giovanni Rotondo (FG) Italy
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- The Stella Maris Clinical Research Institute for Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry; Calambrone (Pisa) Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; Loma Linda University; Loma Linda California
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; UCSF Fresno; Fresno California
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford California
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Spenkuch F, Motorin Y, Helm M. Pseudouridine: still mysterious, but never a fake (uridine)! RNA Biol 2014; 11:1540-54. [PMID: 25616362 PMCID: PMC4615568 DOI: 10.4161/15476286.2014.992278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Pseudouridine (Ψ) is the most abundant of >150 nucleoside modifications in RNA. Although Ψ was discovered as the first modified nucleoside more than half a century ago, neither the enzymatic mechanism of its formation, nor the function of this modification are fully elucidated. We present the consistent picture of Ψ synthases, their substrates and their substrate positions in model organisms of all domains of life as it has emerged to date and point out the challenges that remain concerning higher eukaryotes and the elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism.
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MESH Headings
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Humans
- Intramolecular Transferases/genetics
- Intramolecular Transferases/metabolism
- Isoenzymes/genetics
- Isoenzymes/metabolism
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Pseudouridine/metabolism
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Mitochondrial
- RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/chemistry
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/genetics
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/metabolism
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear/genetics
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear/metabolism
- Ribosomes/chemistry
- Ribosomes/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism
- Uridine/metabolism
- RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems
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- Felix Spenkuch
- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz; Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratoire IMoPA; Ingénierie Moléculaire et Physiopathologie Articulaire; BioPôle de l'Université de Lorraine; Campus Biologie-Santé; Faculté de Médecine; Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz; Mainz, Germany
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Elias PM, Williams ML, Choi EH, Feingold KR. Role of cholesterol sulfate in epidermal structure and function: lessons from X-linked ichthyosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013; 1841:353-61. [PMID: 24291327 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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X-linked ichthyosis is a relatively common syndromic form of ichthyosis most often due to deletions in the gene encoding the microsomal enzyme, steroid sulfatase, located on the short area of the X chromosome. Syndromic features are mild or unapparent unless contiguous genes are affected. In normal epidermis, cholesterol sulfate is generated by cholesterol sulfotransferase (SULT2B1b), but desulfated in the outer epidermis, together forming a 'cholesterol sulfate cycle' that potently regulates epidermal differentiation, barrier function and desquamation. In XLI, cholesterol sulfate levels my exceed 10% of total lipid mass (≈1% of total weight). Multiple cellular and biochemical processes contribute to the pathogenesis of the barrier abnormality and scaling phenotype in XLI. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled The Important Role of Lipids in the Epidermis and their Role in the Formation and Maintenance of the Cutaneous Barrier. Guest Editors: Kenneth R. Feingold and Peter Elias.
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- Peter M Elias
- Dermatology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA.
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea
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- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Seifried A, Schultz J, Gohla A. Human HAD phosphatases: structure, mechanism, and roles in health and disease. FEBS J 2012; 280:549-71. [PMID: 22607316 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08633.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Phosphatases of the haloacid dehalogenase (HAD) superfamily of hydrolases are an ancient and very large class of enzymes that have evolved to dephosphorylate a wide range of low- and high molecular weight substrates with often exquisite specificities. HAD phosphatases constitute approximately one-fifth of all human phosphatase catalytic subunits. While the overall sequence similarity between HAD phosphatases is generally very low, family members can be identified based on the presence of a characteristic Rossmann-like fold and the active site sequence DxDx(V/T). HAD phosphatases employ an aspartate residue as a nucleophile in a magnesium-dependent phosphoaspartyl transferase reaction. Although there is genetic evidence demonstrating a causal involvement of some HAD phosphatases in diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological disorders, the physiological roles of many of these enzymes are still poorly understood. In this review, we discuss the structure and evolution of human HAD phosphatases, and summarize their known functions in health and disease.
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- Annegrit Seifried
- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Faletra F, D'Adamo AP, Santa Rocca M, Carrozzi M, Perrone MD, Pecile V, Gasparini P. Does the 1.5 Mb microduplication in chromosome band Xp22.31 have a pathogenetic role? New contribution and a review of the literature. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 158A:461-4. [PMID: 22140086 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Julfayev ES, McLaughlin RJ, Tao YP, McLaughlin WA. A new approach to assess and predict the functional roles of proteins across all known structures. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS 2011; 12:9-20. [PMID: 21445639 PMCID: PMC3089730 DOI: 10.1007/s10969-011-9105-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The three dimensional atomic structures of proteins provide information regarding their function; and codified relationships between structure and function enable the assessment of function from structure. In the current study, a new data mining tool was implemented that checks current gene ontology (GO) annotations and predicts new ones across all the protein structures available in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). The tool overcomes some of the challenges of utilizing large amounts of protein annotation and measurement information to form correspondences between protein structure and function. Protein attributes were extracted from the Structural Biology Knowledgebase and open source biological databases. Based on the presence or absence of a given set of attributes, a given protein's functional annotations were inferred. The results show that attributes derived from the three dimensional structures of proteins enhanced predictions over that using attributes only derived from primary amino acid sequence. Some predictions reflected known but not completely documented GO annotations. For example, predictions for the GO term for copper ion binding reflected used information a copper ion was known to interact with the protein based on information in a ligand interaction database. Other predictions were novel and require further experimental validation. These include predictions for proteins labeled as unknown function in the PDB. Two examples are a role in the regulation of transcription for the protein AF1396 from Archaeoglobus fulgidus and a role in RNA metabolism for the protein psuG from Thermotoga maritima.
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- Elchin S. Julfayev
- Department of Basic Science, The Commonwealth Medical College, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA 18509 USA
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- Department of Basic Science, The Commonwealth Medical College, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA 18509 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8087 USA
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- Department of Basic Science, The Commonwealth Medical College, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA 18509 USA
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