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Ochs F, Green C, Szczurek AT, Pytowski L, Kolesnikova S, Brown J, Gerlich DW, Buckle V, Schermelleh L, Nasmyth KA. Sister chromatid cohesion is mediated by individual cohesin complexes. Science 2024; 383:1122-1130. [PMID: 38452070 DOI: 10.1126/science.adl4606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
Eukaryotic genomes are organized by loop extrusion and sister chromatid cohesion, both mediated by the multimeric cohesin protein complex. Understanding how cohesin holds sister DNAs together, and how loss of cohesion causes age-related infertility in females, requires knowledge as to cohesin's stoichiometry in vivo. Using quantitative super-resolution imaging, we identified two discrete populations of chromatin-bound cohesin in postreplicative human cells. Whereas most complexes appear dimeric, cohesin that localized to sites of sister chromatid cohesion and associated with sororin was exclusively monomeric. The monomeric stoichiometry of sororin:cohesin complexes demonstrates that sister chromatid cohesion is conferred by individual cohesin rings, a key prediction of the proposal that cohesion arises from the co-entrapment of sister DNAs.
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- Fena Ochs
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), 1030 Vienna Austria
- Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, Doctoral School of the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna Austria
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), 1030 Vienna Austria
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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Wang G, Zou S, Li J, Wang X, Wu H, Tao Z, Zhang Q, Xu X, Zhou Y. The diagnosis and molecular analysis of a novel 27.2 kb deletion causing α 0-thalassemia. Clin Biochem 2023; 116:20-23. [PMID: 36878345 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thalassemia, one of the most prevalent monogenic diseases worldwide, is caused by an imbalance of α-like and non-α-like globin chain production. Copy number variations, which cause the most common genotype of α-thalassemia, can be detected by multiple diagnostic methods. CASE REPORT The proband was a 31-year-old female who was diagnosed with microcytic hypochromic anemia by antenatal screening. Hematological analysis and molecular genotyping were conducted on the proband and the proband's family members. Gap-polymerase chain reaction, Sanger sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, and next-generation sequencing were used to detect potentially pathogenic genes. Familial studies and genetic analyses revealed a novel deletion of 27.2 kb located in the α-globin gene cluster (NC_000016.9: g. 204538_231777delinsTAACA). CONCLUSIONS We reported a novel α-thalassemia deletion and described the process of molecular diagnosis. The novel deletion extends the thalassemia mutation spectrum, which may be helpful in genetic counseling and clinical diagnosis in the future.
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- Ge Wang
- Zhuhai Institute of Medical Genetics, Zhuhai Women and Children's Hospital, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Medical Genetics, Zhuhai Women and Children's Hospital, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Guangzhou Jiexu Gene Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Innovative Research Center for Diagnosis and Therapy of Thalassemias, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Zhuhai Institute of Medical Genetics, Zhuhai Women and Children's Hospital, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China..
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Kocyigit I, Taheri S, Uysal C, Memis M, Ozayturk SG, Zararsiz G, Rassoulzadegan M. Predicting Progression of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Changes in the Telomeric Epigenome. Cells 2022; 11:cells11203300. [PMID: 36291168 PMCID: PMC9600909 DOI: 10.3390/cells11203300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited cause of chronic kidney disease with Polycystin (PKD) 1 and 2 gene mutation. However, the intra-familial variability in symptoms further suggests a non-Mendelian contribution to the disease. Our goal was to find a marker to track the epigenetic changes common to rapidly progressing forms of the disease. The risk of ADPKD increases with age, and aging shortens the telomere length (TL). Telomeres are a nucleoprotein structure composed mainly of three complexes, shelterin, CST and RNA-containing telomere repeat(TERRA), which protects the ends of chromosomes from degradation and fusion, and plays a role in maintaining cellular stability and in the repair of telomeric damage. TERRAs are transcribed from telomeric regions and a part of them is engaged in a DNA/RNA hybrid (R-loop) at each chromosome end. We tracked TL and TERRA levels in blood samples of 78 patients and 20 healthy control. Our study demonstrates that TL was shortened and TERRA expression levels in the DNA-attached fraction increased in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney patients with mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 compared to the control group. Moreover, it was observed that the expression of TERRA engaged in the R-loop was higher and the length of telomeres shorter in patients with ADPKD who showed rapid disease progression. Intrafamilial variation in TL and TERRA levels with the same mutation would indicate reliable epigenetic potential biomarkers in disease monitoring.
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- Ismail Kocyigit
- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
- Department of Medical Biology, Medical School, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Medical School, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey
- INSERM-CNRS, Université de Nice, 06107 Nice, France
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Babbs C, Brown J, Horsley SW, Slater J, Maifoshie E, Kumar S, Ooijevaar P, Kriek M, Dixon-McIver A, Harteveld CL, Traeger-Synodinos J, Wilkie AOM, Higgs DR, Buckle VJ. ATR-16 syndrome: mechanisms linking monosomy to phenotype. J Med Genet 2020; 57:414-421. [PMID: 32005695 PMCID: PMC7279195 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background Deletions removing 100s–1000s kb of DNA, and variable numbers of poorly characterised genes, are often found in patients with a wide range of developmental abnormalities. In such cases, understanding the contribution of the deletion to an individual’s clinical phenotype is challenging. Methods Here, as an example of this common phenomenon, we analysed 41 patients with simple deletions of ~177 to ~2000 kb affecting one allele of the well-characterised, gene dense, distal region of chromosome 16 (16p13.3), referred to as ATR-16 syndrome. We characterised deletion extents and screened for genetic background effects, telomere position effect and compensatory upregulation of hemizygous genes. Results We find the risk of developmental and neurological abnormalities arises from much smaller distal chromosome 16 deletions (~400 kb) than previously reported. Beyond this, the severity of ATR-16 syndrome increases with deletion size, but there is no evidence that critical regions determine the developmental abnormalities associated with this disorder. Surprisingly, we find no evidence of telomere position effect or compensatory upregulation of hemizygous genes; however, genetic background effects substantially modify phenotypic abnormalities. Conclusions Using ATR-16 as a general model of disorders caused by CNVs, we show the degree to which individuals with contiguous gene syndromes are affected is not simply related to the number of genes deleted but depends on their genetic background. We also show there is no critical region defining the degree of phenotypic abnormalities in ATR-16 syndrome and this has important implications for genetic counselling.
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- Christian Babbs
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Genetics Group, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Craniofacial Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Jeziorska DM, Murray RJS, De Gobbi M, Gaentzsch R, Garrick D, Ayyub H, Chen T, Li E, Telenius J, Lynch M, Graham B, Smith AJH, Lund JN, Hughes JR, Higgs DR, Tufarelli C. DNA methylation of intragenic CpG islands depends on their transcriptional activity during differentiation and disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E7526-E7535. [PMID: 28827334 PMCID: PMC5594649 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1703087114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The human genome contains ∼30,000 CpG islands (CGIs). While CGIs associated with promoters nearly always remain unmethylated, many of the ∼9,000 CGIs lying within gene bodies become methylated during development and differentiation. Both promoter and intragenic CGIs may also become abnormally methylated as a result of genome rearrangements and in malignancy. The epigenetic mechanisms by which some CGIs become methylated but others, in the same cell, remain unmethylated in these situations are poorly understood. Analyzing specific loci and using a genome-wide analysis, we show that transcription running across CGIs, associated with specific chromatin modifications, is required for DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B)-mediated DNA methylation of many naturally occurring intragenic CGIs. Importantly, we also show that a subgroup of intragenic CGIs is not sensitive to this process of transcription-mediated methylation and that this correlates with their individual intrinsic capacity to initiate transcription in vivo. We propose a general model of how transcription could act as a primary determinant of the patterns of CGI methylation in normal development and differentiation, and in human disease.
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- Danuta M Jeziorska
- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby DE22 3DT, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, Division of Basic Science Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957
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- China Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby DE22 3DT, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom;
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- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby DE22 3DT, United Kingdom;
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Lee SY, Min JA, Lee IG, Kim JJ. Clinical Usefulness of Aripiprazole and Lamotrigine in Schizoaffective Presentation of Tuberous Sclerosis. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2016; 14:305-10. [PMID: 27489387 PMCID: PMC4977818 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2016.14.3.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Seung-Yup Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
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Homs A, Codina-Solà M, Rodríguez-Santiago B, Villanueva CM, Monk D, Cuscó I, Pérez-Jurado LA. Genetic and epigenetic methylation defects and implication of the ERMN gene in autism spectrum disorders. Transl Psychiatry 2016; 6:e855. [PMID: 27404287 PMCID: PMC5545709 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are highly heritable and genetically complex conditions. Although highly penetrant mutations in multiple genes have been identified, they account for the etiology of <1/3 of cases. There is also strong evidence for environmental contribution to ASD, which can be mediated by still poorly explored epigenetic modifications. We searched for methylation changes on blood DNA of 53 male ASD patients and 757 healthy controls using a methylomic array (450K Illumina), correlated the variants with transcriptional alterations in blood RNAseq data, and performed a case-control association study of the relevant findings in a larger cohort (394 cases and 500 controls). We found 700 differentially methylated CpGs, most of them hypomethylated in the ASD group (83.9%), with cis-acting expression changes at 7.6% of locations. Relevant findings included: (1) hypomethylation caused by rare genetic variants (meSNVs) at six loci (ERMN, USP24, METTL21C, PDE10A, STX16 and DBT) significantly associated with ASD (q-value <0.05); and (2) clustered epimutations associated to transcriptional changes in single-ASD patients (n=4). All meSNVs and clustered epimutations were inherited from unaffected parents. Resequencing of the top candidate genes also revealed a significant load of deleterious mutations affecting ERMN in ASD compared with controls. Our data indicate that inherited methylation alterations detectable in blood DNA, due to either genetic or epigenetic defects, can affect gene expression and contribute to ASD susceptibility most likely in an additive manner, and implicate ERMN as a novel ASD gene.
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- A Homs
- Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain,Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain,Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain,Consorcio de Investigación Biomédica de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain,Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain,Genetics Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain. E-mails: and
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- Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain,Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain,Genetics Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain. E-mails: and
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Mehdipour P, Javan F, Savad S, Karbassian H, Atri M. Personalized evolutionary hypothesis in genomics and auxiliary lymph node through diverse subtelomeric signal profile. Cell Biol Int 2015; 43:1353-1364. [PMID: 25644206 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Few available data on the genomic-somatic evolution in breast cancer create limitation to provide the appropriate clinical managements. As an example, human subtelomeres (ST) are diverse-prone and variable targets. STs, as hot spots, have positive and negative impacts on the status of health and malady. We showed higher subtelomere signal copy number (SCN) of specific chromosomes in genomics than in auxiliary lymph node (ALN). Dissimilarity of signal intensity (SI) is found for all chromosomes. Significantly higher SI in genomics than in ALN cells were specified as chromosomes 5, 6, 9-12, 16-19 for weak; 1, 5-9, 19, X for medium; and 2, 5, 9, 10, 16, 18 for strong SI. For lacking, and presence of one and two SCNs; p/q ratio reflected differences for all chromosomes; but, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 18, 20, and X chromosomes were involved for three SCN. Chromosomes 1, 4, 9, 12, 17-19 lacked three SCN in ALN and lymphocytes. Weak SI ratio was higher in p- than in q-arm in majority of chromosomes. Manner of evolution and diversity in p- and q-arms is expressive of a novel definition as two diverse domains with a personalized insight. These data have been accompanied by periodic charts as ST array profiles which provide specific and individualized pattern in breast neoplasm. Such profiling at genomics level could be considered as a prediction through the patients' life. Moreover, subtelomere territory by interacting with protein expression of Ki67, cyclin D1, and cyclin E; and molecular targets including telomere length at genomics and somatic level provides package of information to bridge cancer cell biology to the cancer clinic as "puzzling paradigm."
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- Parvin Mehdipour
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Osteosarcoma y síndrome ATR-16, ¿asociación o coincidencia? An Pediatr (Barc) 2015; 82:e189-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Research proceedings on primate comparative genomics. Zool Res 2013; 33:108-18. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1141.2012.01108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The globin gene disorders including the thalassemias are among the most common human genetic diseases with more than 300,000 severely affected individuals born throughout the world every year. Because of the easy accessibility of purified, highly specialized, mature erythroid cells from peripheral blood, the hemoglobinopathies were among the first tractable human molecular diseases. From the 1970s onward, the analysis of the large repertoire of mutations underlying these conditions has elucidated many of the principles by which mutations occur and cause human genetic diseases. This work will summarize our current knowledge of the α-thalassemias, illustrating how detailed analysis of this group of diseases has contributed to our understanding of the general molecular mechanisms underlying many orphan and common diseases.
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- Douglas R Higgs
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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Gibbons RJ. α-Thalassemia, mental retardation, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2012; 2:2/10/a011759. [PMID: 23028133 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a011759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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This article describes three rare syndromes in which the presence of α-thalassemia provided an important clue to the molecular basis of the underlying condition. It exemplifies how rare diseases allied with careful clinical observation can lead to important biological principles. Two of the syndromes, ATR-16 and ATR-X, are characterized by α-thalassemia in association with multiple developmental abnormalities including mental retardation. The third condition, ATMDS, is an acquired disorder in which α-thalassemia arises in the context of myelodysplasia. Intriguingly, mutations in the chromatin remodeling factor, ATRX, are common to both ATR-X syndrome and ATMDS.
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- Richard J Gibbons
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom.
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Pangrazio A, Frattini A, Valli R, Maserati E, Susani L, Vezzoni P, Villa A, Al-Herz W, Sobacchi C. A homozygous contiguous gene deletion in chromosome 16p13.3 leads to autosomal recessive osteopetrosis in a Jordanian patient. Calcif Tissue Int 2012; 91:250-4. [PMID: 22847576 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-012-9631-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Human malignant autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder caused by reduced bone resorption by osteoclasts. Mutations in the CLCN7 gene are responsible not only for a substantial portion of ARO patients but also for other forms of osteopetrosis characterized by different severity and inheritance. The lack of a clear genotype/phenotype correlation makes genetic counseling a tricky issue for CLCN7-dependent osteopetrosis. Here, we characterize the first homozygous interstitial deletion in 16p13.3, detected by array comparative genomic hybridization in an ARO patient of Jordanian origin. The deletion involved other genes besides CLCN7, while the proband displayed a classic ARO phenotype; however, her early death did not allow more extensive clinical investigations. The identification of this novel genomic deletion involving a large part of the CLCN7 gene is of clinical relevance, especially in prenatal diagnosis, and suggests the possibility that this kind of mutation has been underestimated so far. These data highlight the need for alternative approaches to genetic analysis also in other ARO-causative genes.
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Kim DW, Jeong S, Kim DS, Kim HS, Seo SB, Hahn Y. Inactivation of the MSLNL gene encoding mesothelin-like protein during African great ape evolution. Gene 2012; 496:17-21. [PMID: 22265842 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Loss of gene function is implicated in the emergence of novel phenotypes during organism evolution. Here, we report the inactivation of the MSLNL gene encoding mesothelin-like protein in African great ape evolution. Human MSLNL has a nonsense mutation in exon 10 and two polymorphic mutations: a frameshift in exon 3 and a nonsense codon in exon 8. The gorilla gene also shows multiple deleterious mutations, including a premature stop codon, a deletion, and a splice site mutation. Molecular evolutionary analysis indicated relaxed selection pressure on MSLNL in African great ape lineages, which suggested that MSLNL might have become inactivated before the divergence of human, chimpanzee and gorilla. The mouse Mslnl gene is highly expressed in olfactory epithelium and moderately expressed in several other tissues. We propose that the loss of MSLNL may be associated with the evolution of the olfactory system in African great apes including human.
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- Dong-Wook Kim
- School of Biological Sciences (BK21 Program), College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea
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Gu J, Sreenath Nagamani SC, Hopwood VL, Sanchez B, Saeidinejad Y, Ou Z, Peacock S, Grange DK, Stankiewicz P, Cheung SW. Complex genomic rearrangement of chromosome 16p13.3 detected by array comparative genomic hybridization in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphic craniofacial features, and developmental delay. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:2589-92. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Impaired social interactions and motor learning skills in tuberous sclerosis complex model mice expressing a dominant/negative form of tuberin. Neurobiol Dis 2011; 45:156-64. [PMID: 21827857 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2011.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder characterized by the development of hamartomas in multiple organs. Neurological manifestation includes cortical dysplasia, epilepsy, and cognitive deficits such as mental impairment and autism. We measured the impact of TSC2-GAP mutations on cognitive processes and behavior in, ΔRG transgenic mice that express a dominant/negative TSC2 that binds to TSC1, but has mutations affecting its GAP domain and its rabaptin-5 binding motif, resulting in inactivation of the TSC1/2 complex. We performed a behavioral characterization of the ΔRG transgenic mice and found that they display mild, but significant impairments in social behavior and rotarod motor learning. These findings suggest that the ΔRG transgenic mice recapitulate some behavioral abnormalities observed in human TSC patients.
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Suemasu C, Kimura E, Oliveira D, Bezerra M, Araújo A, Costa F, Sonati M. Characterization of alpha thalassemic genotypes by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification in the Brazilian population. Braz J Med Biol Res 2011; 44:16-22. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Pernambuco, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil
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Higgs DR, Gibbons RJ. The molecular basis of α-thalassemia: a model for understanding human molecular genetics. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2010; 24:1033-54. [PMID: 21075279 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Down-regulation of α-globin synthesis causes α-thalassemia with underproduction of fetal (HbF, α(2)γ(2)) and adult (HbA, α(2)β(2)) hemoglobin. This article focuses on the human α-globin cluster, which has been characterized in great depth over the past 30 years. In particular the authors describe how the α genes are normally switched on during erythropoiesis and switched off as hematopoietic stem cells commit to nonerythroid lineages. In addition, the principles by which α-globin expression may be perturbed by natural mutations that cause α-thalassemia are reviewed.
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- Douglas R Higgs
- John Radcliffe Hospital, MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK.
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Reimer JM, Samollow PB, Hellman L. High degree of conservation of the multigene tryptase locus over the past 150-200 million years of mammalian evolution. Immunogenetics 2010; 62:369-82. [PMID: 20383634 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-010-0443-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Activated mast cells release a number of potent inflammatory mediators including histamine, proteoglycans, cytokines, and serine proteases. The proteases constitute the majority of the mast cell granule proteins, and they belong to either the chymase or the tryptase family. In mammals, these enzymes are encoded by two different loci, the mast cell chymase and the multigene tryptase loci. In mice and humans, a relatively large number of tryptic enzymes are encoded from the latter locus. These enzymes can be grouped into two subfamilies, the group 1 tryptases, with primarily membrane-anchored enzymes, and the group 2 tryptases, consisting of the soluble mast cell tryptases. In order to study the appearance of these enzymes during vertebrate evolution, we have analyzed the dog, cattle, opossum, and platypus genomes and sought orthologues in the genomes of several bird, frog, and fish species as well. Our results show that the overall structure and the number of genes within this locus have been well conserved from marsupial to placental mammals. In addition, two relatively distantly related group 2 tryptase genes and several direct homologues of some of the group 1 genes are present in the genome of the platypus, a monotreme. However, no direct homologues of the individual genes of either group 1 or 2 enzymes were identified in bird, amphibian, or fish genomes. Our results indicate that the individual genes within the multigene tryptase locus, in their present form, are essentially mammal-specific.
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- Jenny M Reimer
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Program for Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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The role of lithium in modulation of brain genes: relevance for aetiology and treatment of bipolar disorder. Biochem Soc Trans 2009; 37:1090-5. [PMID: 19754458 DOI: 10.1042/bst0371090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bipolar disorder is a debilitating disorder of the brain with a lifetime prevalence of 1.0% for bipolar I, 1.1% for bipolar II disorder and 2.4-4.7% for subthreshold bipolar disorder. Medications, including lithium, have demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of bipolar disorder, but their molecular targets and mode of action are largely unknown. A few studies have begun to shed light on potential targets of lithium treatment that may be involved in lithium's therapeutic effect. We have recently conducted a microarray study of rat frontal cortex following chronic treatment (21 days) with lithium. Chronic treatment with lithium led to a significant (at least 1.5-fold) down-regulation of 151 genes and up-regulation of 57 genes. We discuss our results in the context of previous microarray studies involving lithium and gene-association studies to identify key genes associated with chronic lithium treatment. A number of genes associated with bipolar disorder, including Comt (catechol-O-methyltransferase), Vapa (vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein A), Dtnb (dystrobrevin beta) and Pkd1 (polycystic kidney disease 1), were significantly altered in our microarray dataset along with genes associated with synaptic transmission, apoptosis and transport among other functions.
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity mainly in the form of autistic disorders, hyperkinetic disorders, depression, and anxiety disorders. There are very few reports of bipolar disorder in TSC. The authors present the case of a patient with TSC having bipolar disorder manifesting as manic as well as depressive episodes. The diagnosis of TSC was based on the presence of facial angiofibromas, enamel pits, and shagreen patches on clinical examination, and the presence of cortical tubers and calcified subependymal nodules on neuroimaging. The patient presented during the manic phase of the illness and responded well to treatment with carbamazepine and haloperidol and became symptom free within 1 month. The patient's neuropsychological assessment revealed a borderline level of intellectual functioning and deficits in attention and concentration, recent memory, delayed and immediate recall, and visual retention. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TSC with bipolar disorder having both manic as well as depressive episodes. The nature of association between TSC and bipolar disorder, and its clinical implications are discussed.
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Dünnebier T, Bermejo JL, Haas S, Fischer HP, Pierl CB, Justenhoven C, Brauch H, Baisch C, Gilbert M, Harth V, Spickenheuer A, Rabstein S, Pesch B, Brüning T, Ko YD, Hamann U. Polymorphisms in the UBC9 and PIAS3 genes of the SUMO-conjugating system and breast cancer risk. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2009; 121:185-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-009-0530-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 08/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dünnebier T, Bermejo JL, Haas S, Fischer HP, Pierl CB, Justenhoven C, Brauch H, Baisch C, Gilbert M, Harth V, Spickenheuer A, Rabstein S, Pesch B, Brüning T, Ko YD, Hamann U. Common variants in theUBC9gene encoding the SUMO-conjugating enzyme are associated with breast tumor grade. Int J Cancer 2009; 125:596-602. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kajiya H, Okamoto F, Ohgi K, Nakao A, Fukushima H, Okabe K. Characteristics of ClC7 Cl− channels and their inhibition in mutant (G215R) associated with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II in native osteoclasts and hClcn7 gene-expressing cells. Pflugers Arch 2009; 458:1049-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-009-0689-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Costa V, Casamassimi A, Roberto R, Gianfrancesco F, Matarazzo MR, D'Urso M, D'Esposito M, Rocchi M, Ciccodicola A. DDX11L: a novel transcript family emerging from human subtelomeric regions. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:250. [PMID: 19476624 PMCID: PMC2705379 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The subtelomeric regions of human chromosomes exhibit an extraordinary plasticity. To date, due to the high GC content and to the presence of telomeric repeats, the subtelomeric sequences are underrepresented in the genomic libraries and consequently their sequences are incomplete in the finished human genome sequence, and still much remains to be learned about subtelomere organization, evolution and function. Indeed, only in recent years, several studies have disclosed, within human subtelomeres, novel gene family members. RESULTS During a project aimed to analyze genes located in the telomeric region of the long arm of the human X chromosome, we have identified a novel transcript family, DDX11L, members of which map to 1pter, 2q13/14.1, 2qter, 3qter, 6pter, 9pter/9qter, 11pter, 12pter, 15qter, 16pter, 17pter, 19pter, 20pter/20qter, Xpter/Xqter and Yqter. Furthermore, we partially sequenced the underrepresented subtelomeres of human chromosomes showing a common evolutionary origin. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that an ancestral gene, originated as a rearranged portion of the primate DDX11 gene, and propagated along many subtelomeric locations, is emerging within subtelomeres of human chromosomes, defining a novel gene family. These findings support the possibility that the high plasticity of these regions, sites of DNA exchange among different chromosomes, could trigger the emergence of new genes.
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- Valerio Costa
- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics A, Buzzati-Traverso , CNR, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Borunova VV, Razin SV, Iarovaia OV. Genes surrounding the cluster of tissue-specific alpha-globin genes in chicken genome are expressed in both erythroid and lymphoid cells. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2008; 421:224-6. [PMID: 18853777 DOI: 10.1134/s1607672908040157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- V V Borunova
- Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Enhanced detection of clinically relevant genomic imbalances using a targeted plus whole genome oligonucleotide microarray. Genet Med 2008; 10:415-29. [PMID: 18496225 DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e318177015c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Array comparative genomic hybridization is rapidly becoming an integral part of cytogenetic diagnostics. We report the design, validation, and clinical utility of an oligonucleotide array which combines genome-wide coverage with targeted enhancement at known clinically relevant regions. METHODS Probes were placed every 75 kb across the entire euchromatic genome to establish a chromosomal "backbone" with a resolution of approximately 500 kb, which is increased to approximately 50 kb in targeted regions. RESULTS For validation, 30 samples showed 100% concordance with previous G-banding and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization results. Prospective array analysis of 211 clinical samples identified 33 (15.6%) cases with clinically significant abnormalities. Of these, 23 (10.9%) were detected by the "targeted" coverage and 10 (4.7%) by the genome-wide coverage (average size of 3.7 Mb). All abnormalities were verified by fluorescence in situ hybridization, using commercially available or homebrew probes using the 32K bacterial artificial chromosome set. Four (1.9%) cases had previously reported imbalances of uncertain clinical significance. Five (2.4%) cases required parental studies for interpretation and all were benign familial variants. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight the enhanced diagnostic utility of a genome-wide plus targeted array design, as the use of only a targeted array would have failed to detect 4.7% of the clinically relevant imbalances.
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de Agostini AI, Dong JC, de Vantéry Arrighi C, Ramus MA, Dentand-Quadri I, Thalmann S, Ventura P, Ibecheole V, Monge F, Fischer AM, HajMohammadi S, Shworak NW, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Linhardt RJ. Human follicular fluid heparan sulfate contains abundant 3-O-sulfated chains with anticoagulant activity. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:28115-24. [PMID: 18669628 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805338200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Anticoagulant heparan sulfate proteoglycans bind and activate antithrombin by virtue of a specific 3-O-sulfated pentasaccharide. They not only occur in the vascular wall but also in extravascular tissues, such as the ovary, where their functions remain unknown. The rupture of the ovarian follicle at ovulation is one of the most striking examples of tissue remodeling in adult mammals. It involves tightly controlled inflammation, proteolysis, and fibrin deposition. We hypothesized that ovarian heparan sulfates may modulate these processes through interactions with effector proteins. Our previous work has shown that anticoagulant heparan sulfates are synthesized by rodent ovarian granulosa cells, and we now have set out to characterize heparan sulfates from human follicular fluid. Here we report the first anticoagulant heparan sulfate purified from a natural human extravascular source. Heparan sulfate chains were fractionated according to their affinity for antithrombin, and their structure was analyzed by 1H NMR and MS/MS. We find that human follicular fluid is a rich source of anticoagulant heparan sulfate, comprising 50.4% of total heparan sulfate. These antithrombin-binding chains contain more than 6% 3-O-sulfated glucosamine residues, convey an anticoagulant activity of 2.5 IU/ml to human follicular fluid, and have an anti-Factor Xa specific activity of 167 IU/mg. The heparan sulfate chains that do not bind antithrombin surprisingly exhibit an extremely high content in 3-O-sulfated glucosamine residues, which suggest that they may exhibit biological activities through interactions with other proteins.
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- Ariane I de Agostini
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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Bezerra MACB, Araujo AS, Phylipsen M, Balak D, Kimura EM, Oliveira DM, Costa FF, Sonati MF, Harteveld CL. The deletion ofSOX8is not associated with ATR-16 in an HbH family from Brazil. Br J Haematol 2008; 142:324-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DeScipio C, Spinner NB, Kaur M, Yaeger D, Conlin LK, Ambrosini A, Hu S, Shan S, Krantz ID, Riethman H. Fine-mapping subtelomeric deletions and duplications by comparative genomic hybridization in 42 individuals. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:730-9. [PMID: 18257100 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human subtelomere regions contain numerous gene-rich segments and are susceptible to germline rearrangements. The availability of diagnostic test kits to detect subtelomeric rearrangements has resulted in the diagnosis of numerous abnormalities with clinical implications including congenital heart abnormalities and mental retardation. Several of these have been described as clinically recognizable syndromes (e.g., deletion of 1p, 3p, 5q, 6p, 9q, and 22q). Given this, fine-mapping of subtelomeric breakpoints is of increasing importance to the assessment of genotype-phenotype correlations in these recognized syndromes as well as to the identification of additional syndromes. We developed a BAC and cosmid-based DNA array (TEL array) with high-resolution coverage of 10 Mb-sized subtelomeric regions, and used it to analyze 42 samples from unrelated patients with subtelomeric rearrangements whose breakpoints were previously either unmapped or mapped at a lower resolution than that achievable with the TEL array. Six apparently recurrent subtelomeric breakpoint loci were localized to genomic regions containing segmental duplication, copy number variation, and sequence gaps. Small (1 Mb or less) candidate gene regions for clinical phenotypes in separate patients were identified for 3p, 6q, 9q, and 10p deletions as well as for a 19q duplication. In addition to fine-mapping nearly all of the expected breakpoints, several previously unidentified rearrangements were detected.
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- Cheryl DeScipio
- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Gibson WT, Harvard C, Qiao Y, Somerville MJ, Lewis MES, Rajcan-Separovic E. Phenotype-genotype characterization of alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome due to isolated monosomy of 16p13.3. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:225-32. [PMID: 18076105 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An 8-year-old Caucasian girl presented with mild dysmorphic features and intellectual disability (ID) affecting multiple spheres. Dysmorphisms included a high forehead with up-slanting palpebral fissures, prominent nasal root and bridge, flattened maxilla, high-arched palate, and anterior frenulum. Structural brain anomalies included reduced periventricular white matter volume and thin corpus callosum. The presence of HbH bodies and her clinical presentation raised suspicion for autosomal alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome (ATR-16). Whole-genome array analysis at 1 Mb resolution was performed, which revealed a sub-microscopic loss of 16p involving clones RP11-344L6 at 0.1 Mb, RP1-121I4 at 0.2 Mb and RP11-334D3 at 1 Mb. FISH confirmed deletion (del) of the terminal clone (RP1-121I4) on 16pter, which was de novo in origin. The more proximal clone RP11-334D3 (at 1 Mb) showed diminished FISH signal intensity on one of the homologues, suggesting that one breakpoint occurred within this clone. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) confirmed a de novo deletion encompassing SOX8 (at 0.97 Mb). ATR-16 is characterized by ID with mild, nonspecific dysmorphic features, and is associated with terminal del16p (MIM No. 141750). Cases of isolated monosomy for 16p are rarely described; such descriptions help to delineate the syndrome in the absence of confounding karyotypic anomalies. We describe detailed molecular cytogenetic and clinical findings relating to a subject with ATR-16.
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- William T Gibson
- Department of Medical Genetics, Child and Family Research Institute, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Higgs DR, Vernimmen D, Hughes J, Gibbons R. Using genomics to study how chromatin influences gene expression. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2007; 8:299-325. [PMID: 17506662 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.8.080706.092323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A postgenome challenge is to understand how the code in DNA is converted into the biological processes underlying various cell fates. By establishing the appropriate technical tools, we are moving from an era in which such questions have been asked by studying individual genes to one in which large domains, whole chromosomes, and the entire human genome can be investigated. These developments will allow us to study in parallel the transcriptional program and components of the epigenetic program (nuclear position, timing of replication, chromatin structure and modification, DNA methylation) to determine the hierarchy and order of events required to switch genes on and off during differentiation and development.
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- Douglas R Higgs
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom.
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Harteveld CL, Kriek M, Bijlsma EK, Erjavec Z, Balak D, Phylipsen M, Voskamp A, di Capua E, White SJ, Giordano PC. Refinement of the genetic cause of ATR-16. Hum Genet 2007; 122:283-92. [PMID: 17598130 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-007-0399-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Alpha thalassemia retardation associated with chromosome16 (ATR-16 syndrome) is defined as a contiguous gene syndrome resulting from haploinsufficiency of the alpha-globin gene cluster and genes involved in mental retardation (MR). To date, only few cases have been described which result from pure monosomy for a deletion of 16p. In most of these cases the deletion was identified by densitometric analysis of Southern blot results or by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization analysis, and these alterations have not been mapped in detail. In this study, we have fine mapped deletions causing alpha-thalassemia within 2 Mb from the telomere of 16p by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). We have developed a rapid and simple test for high resolution mapping of rearrangements involving the tip of the short arm of chromosome 16 by incorporating 62 MLPA probes spaced approximately 10-200 kb over a region of 2 Mb from the telomere. One deletion of approximately 900 kb without MR was identified in addition to three de novo deletions varying between 1.5 and 2 Mb causing ATR-16 in three patients having mild MR and alpha-thalassemia. Two were found by chance to be ATR-16 because they were included in a study to search for telomeric loss in MR and not by hematological analysis. This would plead for more alertness when a persistent microcytic hypochromic anemia at normal ferritin levels is observed as suggestive for the ATR-16 syndrome. The region on chromosome 16p for which haploinsufficiency leads to the dysmorphic features and MR typical for ATR-16, has been narrowed down to a 800 kb region localized between 0.9 and 1.7 Mb from the telomere.
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- Cornelis L Harteveld
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), 2333RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Lawrence R, Yabe T, HajMohammadi S, Rhodes J, McNeely M, Liu J, Lamperti ED, Toselli PA, Lech M, Spear PG, Rosenberg RD, Shworak NW. The principal neuronal gD-type 3-O-sulfotransferases and their products in central and peripheral nervous system tissues. Matrix Biol 2007; 26:442-55. [PMID: 17482450 PMCID: PMC1993827 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2007.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Within the nervous system, heparan sulfate (HS) of the cell surface and extracellular matrix influences developmental, physiologic and pathologic processes. HS is a functionally diverse polysaccharide that employs motifs of sulfate groups to selectively bind and modulate various effector proteins. Specific HS activities are modulated by 3-O-sulfated glucosamine residues, which are generated by a family of seven 3-O-sulfotransferases (3-OSTs). Most isoforms we herein designate as gD-type 3-OSTs because they generate HS(gD+), 3-O-sulfated motifs that bind the gD envelope protein of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and thereby mediate viral cellular entry. Certain gD-type isoforms are anticipated to modulate neurobiologic events because a Drosophila gD-type 3-OST is essential for a conserved neurogenic signaling pathway regulated by Notch. Information about 3-OST isoforms expressed in the nervous system of mammals is incomplete. Here, we identify the 3-OST isoforms having properties compatible with their participation in neurobiologic events. We show that 3-OST-2 and 3-OST-4 are principal isoforms of brain. We find these are gD-type enzymes, as they produce products similar to a prototypical gD-type isoform, and they can modify HS to generate receptors for HSV-1 entry into cells. Therefore, 3-OST-2 and 3-OST-4 catalyze modifications similar or identical to those made by the Drosophila gD-type 3-OST that has a role in regulating Notch signaling. We also find that 3-OST-2 and 3-OST-4 are the predominant isoforms expressed in neurons of the trigeminal ganglion, and 3-OST-2/4-type 3-O-sulfated residues occur in this ganglion and in select brain regions. Thus, 3-OST-2 and 3-OST-4 are the major neural gD-type 3-OSTs, and so are prime candidates for participating in HS-dependent neurobiologic events.
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- Roger Lawrence
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Department Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Department of Medicine , Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756, United States
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- Department of Medicine , Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756, United States
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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- Department of Medicine , Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756, United States
- *Address correspondence to: Nicholas W. Shworak, Angiogenesis Research Center, Section of Cardiology, Borwell Building 540W, HB7504, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, Tel. 603 650-6401; Fax. 603 653-0510; E-Mail:
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Kehrer-Sawatzki H, Cooper DN. Understanding the recent evolution of the human genome: insights from human-chimpanzee genome comparisons. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:99-130. [PMID: 17024666 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The sequencing of the chimpanzee genome and the comparison with its human counterpart have begun to reveal the spectrum of genetic changes that has accompanied human evolution. In addition to gross karyotypic rearrangements such as the fusion that formed human chromosome 2 and the human-specific pericentric inversions of chromosomes 1 and 18, there is considerable submicroscopic structural variation involving deletions, duplications, and inversions. Lineage-specific segmental duplications, detected by array comparative genomic hybridization and direct sequence comparison, have made a very significant contribution to this structural divergence, which is at least three-fold greater than that due to nucleotide substitutions. Since structural genomic changes may have given rise to irreversible functional differences between the diverging species, their detailed analysis could help to identify the biological processes that have accompanied speciation. To this end, interspecies comparisons have revealed numerous human-specific gains and losses of genes as well as changes in gene expression. The very considerable structural diversity (polymorphism) evident within both lineages has, however, hampered the analysis of the structural divergence between the human and chimpanzee genomes. The concomitant evaluation of genetic divergence and diversity at the nucleotide level has nevertheless served to identify many genes that have evolved under positive selection and may thus have been involved in the development of human lineage-specific traits. Genes that display signs of weak negative selection have also been identified and could represent candidate loci for complex genomic disorders. Here, we review recent progress in comparing the human and chimpanzee genomes and discuss how the differences detected have improved our understanding of the evolution of the human genome.
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Oates NA, van Vliet J, Duffy DL, Kroes HY, Martin NG, Boomsma DI, Campbell M, Coulthard MG, Whitelaw E, Chong S. Increased DNA methylation at the AXIN1 gene in a monozygotic twin from a pair discordant for a caudal duplication anomaly. Am J Hum Genet 2006; 79:155-62. [PMID: 16773576 PMCID: PMC1474116 DOI: 10.1086/505031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The AXIN1 gene has been implicated in caudal duplication anomalies. Its coding region was sequenced in both members of a monozygotic (MZ) twin pair discordant for a caudal duplication anomaly, but no mutation was found. Using bisulfite sequencing, we examined methylation at the promoter region of the AXIN1 gene in these twins and in twin and age-matched singleton controls. Methylation of the promoter region in peripheral blood mononucleated cells was variable among individuals, including MZ pairs. In the MZ pair discordant for the caudal duplication, this region of the affected twin was significantly more methylated than that of the unaffected twin (P < .0001), which was significantly more methylated than those of the controls (P = .02). We have confirmed that this CpG island does function as a promoter in vitro and that its activity is inversely proportional to the extent of methylation. This finding raises the possibility that hypermethylation of the AXIN1 promoter, by mechanisms as yet undetermined, is associated with the malformation. This case may be paradigmatic for some cases of MZ discordance.
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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Viprakasit V, Harteveld CL, Ayyub H, Stanley JS, Giordano PC, Wood WG, Higgs DR. A novel deletion causing alpha thalassemia clarifies the importance of the major human alpha globin regulatory element. Blood 2006; 107:3811-2. [PMID: 16627766 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-12-4834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Brown JM, Leach J, Reittie JE, Atzberger A, Lee-Prudhoe J, Wood WG, Higgs DR, Iborra FJ, Buckle VJ. Coregulated human globin genes are frequently in spatial proximity when active. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 172:177-87. [PMID: 16418531 PMCID: PMC2063548 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200507073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The organization of genes within the nucleus may influence transcription. We have analyzed the nuclear positioning of the coordinately regulated α- and β-globin genes and show that the gene-dense chromatin surrounding the human α-globin genes is frequently decondensed, independent of transcription. Against this background, we show the frequent juxtaposition of active α- and β-globin genes and of homologous α-globin loci that occurs at nuclear speckles and correlates with transcription. However, we did not see increased colocalization of signals, which would be expected with direct physical interaction. The same degree of proximity does not occur between human β-globin genes or between murine globin genes, which are more constrained to their chromosome territories. Our findings suggest that the distribution of globin genes within erythroblast nuclei is the result of a self-organizing process, involving transcriptional status, diffusional ability of chromatin, and physical interactions with nuclear proteins, rather than a directed form of higher-order control.
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- Jill M Brown
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, England, UK
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There has been increasing awareness that there are behavioral phenotypes in tuberous sclerosis complex with neuropsychiatric symptom complex such as autistic disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the neurobiologic basis of autistic disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex is still unknown. We studied two cohorts of children followed up since 1986 until 2003, one cohort with tuberous sclerosis complex and another cohort with autistic disorder, to determine the incidence of autistic disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex and the incidence of tuberous sclerosis complex in autistic disorder respectively. We established a Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Registry in 1985 at the University of Hong Kong. In 2004, 44 index cases (the male to female ratio was 0.75:1) were registered. Three had a positive family history of tuberous sclerosis complex. Thus, the total number of tuberous sclerosis complex cases was 47. We adopted the diagnostic criteria of tuberous sclerosis complex for case ascertainment. The period prevalence rate of tuberous sclerosis complex for children and adolescents aged < 20 years is 3.5 per 10,000 (on Hong Kong island, excluding the eastern region with 125,100 aged < 20 years in 2003). Of 44 cases with tuberous sclerosis complex, 7 had autistic disorder. Thus, the incidence of autistic disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex is 16%. During the 17-year period (1986-2003), we collected a database of 753 children (668 boys and 84 girls; male to female ratio 8:1) with autistic disorder and pervasive developmental disorders. For all children with autistic disorder or pervasive developmental disorders, we routinely examined for any features of tuberous sclerosis complex by looking for neurocutaneous markers such as depigmented spots, which appear in 50% of children with tuberous sclerosis complex by the age of 2 years. For those with infantile spasm or epilepsy, the clinical features of tuberous sclerosis complex were monitored regularly during follow-up. Of these, seven had tuberous sclerosis complex. Thus, the incidence of tuberous sclerosis complex in autistic disorder is 0.9%. All of these children are mentally retarded, with moderate to severe grades in an intellectual assessment conducted by a clinical psychologist. Future studies should be directed toward looking at the various behavioral phenotypes in tuberous sclerosis complex and defining these with standardized criteria to look for any real association with the underlying genetic mutation of TSC1 or TSC2 gene or even the site of tubers in the brain.
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- Division of Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Higgs DR, Garrick D, Anguita E, De Gobbi M, Hughes J, Muers M, Vernimmen D, Lower K, Law M, Argentaro A, Deville MA, Gibbons R. Understanding α-Globin Gene Regulation: Aiming to Improve the Management of Thalassemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005; 1054:92-102. [PMID: 16339655 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1345.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Over the past 50 years, many advances in our understanding of the general principles controlling gene expression during hematopoiesis have come from studying the synthesis of hemoglobin. Discovering how the alpha- and beta-globin genes are normally regulated and documenting the effects of inherited mutations that cause thalassemia have played a major role in establishing our current understanding of how genes are switched on or off in hematopoietic cells. Previously, nearly all mutations causing thalassemia have been found in or around the globin loci, but rare inherited and acquired trans-acting mutations are being found more often. Such mutations have demonstrated new mechanisms underlying human genetic disease. Furthermore, they are revealing new pathways in the regulation of globin gene expression that, in turn, may open up new avenues for improving the management of patients with common types of thalassemia.
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom.
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Girardin EP, Hajmohammadi S, Birmele B, Helisch A, Shworak NW, de Agostini AI. Synthesis of anticoagulantly active heparan sulfate proteoglycans by glomerular epithelial cells involves multiple 3-O-sulfotransferase isoforms and a limiting precursor pool. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:38059-70. [PMID: 16107334 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507997200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Endothelial and other select cell types synthesize a subpopulation of heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans (HSPGs), anticoagulant HSPGs (aHSPGs) that bear aHS-HS chains with the cognate 3-O-sulfated pentasaccharide motif that can bind and activate anti-thrombin (AT). Endothelial cells regulate aHSPG production by limiting levels of HS 3-O-sulfotransferase-1 (3-OST-1), which modifies a non-limiting pool of aHS-precursors. By probing kidney cryosections with (125)I-AT and fluorescently tagged AT we found that the glomerular basement membrane contains aHSPGs, with the staining pattern implicating synthesis by glomerular epithelial cells (GECs). Indeed, cultured GECs synthesized aHS with high AT affinity that was comparable with the endothelial product. Disaccharide analyses of human GEC (hGEC) HS in conjunction with transcript analyses revealed that hGECs express predominantly 3-OST-1 and 3-OST-3(A). aHS production has not been previously examined in cells expressing multiple 3-OST isoforms. This unusual situation appears to involve novel mechanisms to regulate aHS production, as HS structural analyses suggest hGECs exhibit excess levels of 3-OST-1 and an extremely limiting pool of aHS-precursor. A limiting aHS-precursor pool may serve to minimize aHS synthesis by non-3-OST-1 isoforms. Indeed, we show that high in vitro levels of 3-OST-3(A) can efficiently generate aHS. Non-3-OST-1 isoforms can generate aHS in vivo, as the probing of kidney sections from 3-OST-1-deficient mice revealed GEC synthesis of aHSPGs. Surprisingly, Hs3st1(-/-) kidney only expresses 3-OST isoforms having a low specificity for aHS synthesis. Thus, our analyses reveal a cell type that expresses multiple 3-OST isoforms and produces minimal amounts of aHS-precursor. In part, this mechanism should prevent aHS overproduction by non-3-OST-1 isoforms. Such a role may be essential, as 3-OST isoforms that have a low specificity for aHS synthesis can generate substantial levels of aHSPGs in vivo.
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- Eric P Girardin
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Wong A, Lese Martin C, Heretis K, Ruffalo T, Wilber K, King W, Ledbetter DH. Detection and calibration of microdeletions and microduplications by array-based comparative genomic hybridization and its applicability to clinical genetic testing. Genet Med 2005; 7:264-71. [PMID: 15834244 DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000160076.14102.ec] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Genome-wide telomere screening by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has revealed that approximately 6% of unexplained mental retardation is due to submicroscopic telomere imbalances. However, the use of FISH for telomere screening is labor intensive and time consuming, given that 41 telomeres are interrogated. We have evaluated the use of array-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) as a more efficient tool for identifying telomere rearrangements. METHODS In this study, 102 individuals with unexplained mental retardation, with either normal or abnormal FISH results, were selected for a blinded retrospective study using aCGH. Results between the two methodologies were compared to ascertain the ability of aCGH to be used in a clinical diagnostics setting. RESULTS We detected 100% of all imbalances previously identified by FISH (n = 17) and identified two additional abnormalities, a 10q telomere duplication and an interstitial duplication of 22q11. Interphase FISH analysis verified all abnormal array results. We also demonstrated that aCGH can accurately calibrate the size of telomere imbalances by using an array with "molecular rulers" for the telomeric regions of 1p, 16p, 17p, and 22q. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that aCGH is an equivalent methodology to telomere FISH for detecting submicroscopic deletions. In addition, small duplications that are not easily visible by FISH can be accurately detected using aCGH. Because aCGH allows simultaneous interrogation of hundreds to thousands of DNA probes and is more amenable to automation, it offers an efficient and high-throughput alternative for detecting and calibrating unbalanced rearrangements, both of the telomere region, as well as other genomic locations.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Damsa C, Borras L, Bianchi-Demicheli F, Andreoli A. [Alpha-thalassemias and bipolar disorders: a genetic link?]. Encephale 2005; 31:72-5. [PMID: 15971642 DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7006(05)82374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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After a previous paper discussing the possible association between beta-thalassemias and bipolar disorder, this article considers a possible association between alpha-thalassemia and the bipolar disorder. We report the case of a 36 year old woman with bipolar disorder and alpha-thalassemia. The patient, native of Reunion Island, has a family history of bipolar disorder (both parents, one brother, and a paternal uncle). The severity of the bipolar disorder type I in her family, is illustrated by the suicides of both parents, one brother and the paternal uncle, in intervals of only a few years. After a Medline review (1980-2004) we found only two studies suggesting a possible relationship between bipolar disorders and alpha-thalassemias, but without clinical case report information. Some genetic studies described the existence of possible genetic susceptibility for bipolar disorder on the short arm of chromosome 16, close to the gene involved in certain alpha-thalassemias, on the region 16p13.3. An interesting finding is that the sequencing of 258 kb of the chromosome region 16p13.3 not only allowed the identification of genes involved in the alpha-thalassemia and in the vulnerability to bipolar disorders, but also the identification of genes implicated in tuberous sclerosis, in polycystic kidney disease, in cataract with microophtalmia, and in vulnerability genetic factors for ATR-16 syndrome, asthma, epilepsy, certain forms of autism and mental retardation. Numerous clinical descriptions and some familial studies on linkage suggested a possible relationship between tuberous sclerosis, polycystic kidney disease, cataract with microophtalmia, ATR-16 syndrome, asthma, epilepsy, certain forms of autism, mental retardation and bipolar disorder, given the closeness of these vulnerability genes on the short arm of the chromosome 16. A vulnerability gene of alcohol dependence was also identified on this same chromosome region (16p13.3), by a study concerning 105 families. Taking into account the methodological difficulties due to the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of bipolar disorder, we suggest that linkage techniques should be used to confirm the presence of susceptibility genetic factor for bipolar disorders on chromosome 16. Thus a known genetic disease (alpha-thalassemia) could contribute to confirming the presence on the short arm of chromosome 16 of a susceptibility genetic factor for bipolar disorders. Linkage studies should be performed in families with a strong association for both diseases. Thanks to linkage techniques, one could hope for an improvement in understanding the physiopathology of bipolar disorder, with possible implications at a therapeutic level.
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH 1211 Genève 14
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Price TS, Regan R, Mott R, Hedman Å, Honey B, Daniels RJ, Smith L, Greenfield A, Tiganescu A, Buckle V, Ventress N, Ayyub H, Salhan A, Pedraza-Diaz S, Broxholme J, Ragoussis J, Higgs DR, Flint J, Knight SJL. SW-ARRAY: a dynamic programming solution for the identification of copy-number changes in genomic DNA using array comparative genome hybridization data. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:3455-64. [PMID: 15961730 PMCID: PMC1151590 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Comparative genome hybridization (CGH) to DNA microarrays (array CGH) is a technique capable of detecting deletions and duplications in genomes at high resolution. However, array CGH studies of the human genome noting false negative and false positive results using large insert clones as probes have raised important concerns regarding the suitability of this approach for clinical diagnostic applications. Here, we adapt the Smith–Waterman dynamic-programming algorithm to provide a sensitive and robust analytic approach (SW-ARRAY) for detecting copy-number changes in array CGH data. In a blind series of hybridizations to arrays consisting of the entire tiling path for the terminal 2 Mb of human chromosome 16p, the method identified all monosomies between 267 and 1567 kb with a high degree of statistical significance and accurately located the boundaries of deletions in the range 267–1052 kb. The approach is unique in offering both a nonparametric segmentation procedure and a nonparametric test of significance. It is scalable and well-suited to high resolution whole genome array CGH studies that use array probes derived from large insert clones as well as PCR products and oligonucleotides.
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- Thomas S. Price
- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Oxford Genetics Knowledge Park, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Oxford Genetics Knowledge Park, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe HospitalHeadley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research CouncilHarwell, Didcot, OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research CouncilHarwell, Didcot, OX11 0RD, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe HospitalHeadley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe HospitalHeadley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe HospitalHeadley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe HospitalHeadley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Oxford Genetics Knowledge Park, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill HospitalHeadington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK. Tel: +44 1865 287511; Fax: +44 1865 287501;
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Harteveld CL, Voskamp A, Phylipsen M, Akkermans N, den Dunnen JT, White SJ, Giordano PC. Nine unknown rearrangements in 16p13.3 and 11p15.4 causing alpha- and beta-thalassaemia characterised by high resolution multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. J Med Genet 2005; 42:922-31. [PMID: 15894596 PMCID: PMC1735959 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.033597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 80% of the alpha- and 10% of the beta-thalassaemias are caused by genomic deletions involving the alpha- and beta-globin gene clusters on chromosomes 16p13.3 and 11p15.5, respectively. Gap-PCR, Southern blot analysis, and fluorescent in situ hybridisation are commonly used to identify these deletions; however, many deletions go undetected using conventional techniques. METHODS Patient samples for which no abnormalities had been found using conventional DNA techniques were analysed by a three colour multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay. Two sets of 35 and 50 probes, covering a region of 700 kb of the alpha- and 500 kb of the beta-globin gene cluster, respectively, were designed to detect rearrangements in the alpha- and beta-globin gene clusters. RESULTS In 19 out of 38 patient samples, we found 11 different alpha-thalassaemia deletions, six of which were not previously described. Two novel deletions leaving the alpha-globin gene cluster intact were found to cause a complete downregulation of the downstream alpha-genes. Similarly, 31 out of 51 patient samples were found to carry 10 different deletions involving the beta-globin gene cluster, three of which were not previously described. One involves the deletion of the locus control region leaving the beta-globin gene cluster intact. CONCLUSIONS These deletions, which are not easily detected by conventional techniques, may have clinical implications during pregnancy ranging from mild to life threatening microcytic haemolytic anaemia in neonates. The approach as described here is a rapid and sensitive method for high resolution analysis of the globin gene clusters and for any region of the genome.
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- Center of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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Zhou G, Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhong C, Ni J, Wang L, Guo J, Zhang K, Yu L, Zhao S. Cloning, expression and subcellular localization of HN1 and HN1L genes, as well as characterization of their orthologs, defining an evolutionarily conserved gene family. Gene 2004; 331:115-23. [PMID: 15094197 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2003] [Revised: 01/20/2004] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The present work reported the cloning and characterization of two novel human genes--HN1 (hematopoietic- and neurologic-expressed sequence 1) and HN1L (HN1-like gene) which are proposed to be involved in embryo development. HN1 is mapped on chromosome 17q25.2, with two transcripts (1.0 and 1.6 kb in length, respectively) due to alternative splicing. HN1 is expressed abundantly in testis and skeletal muscle among 16 human tissues, and it is localized in the nucleus indicated by GFP fusion expression. Western blot confirmed that HN1 encodes a 16.5-kDa protein. HN1L is on chromosome 16p13.3, with three splicing in the length of 2.0, 4.0 and 4.2 kb, respectively. HN1L is expressed in a variety of tissues such as liver, kidney, prostate, testis and uterus at varying levels. HN1L gene encodes a 20-kDa protein, which is localized in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. Fourteen of HN1 and sixteen of HN1L homologous genes in different species were determined and analyzed by BLAST searches. Silicon analyses of the 14 orthologous proteins of HN1 and 16 orthologous proteins of HN1L revealed that they share great conservation in vertebrate. Additionally, we identified nine pseudogenes of HN1 (six) and HN1L (three) in the genomes of the human, mouse and rat. Based on sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis, all these homologous genes and pseudogenes were defined as a HN1 gene family.
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- Guangjin Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Min HK, Moxley G, Neale MC, Schwartz LB. Effect of sex and haplotype on plasma tryptase levels in healthy adults. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 114:48-51. [PMID: 15241343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The total level of alpha-tryptase and ss-tryptase in serum or plasma is used as a clinical indicator of the mast cell burden. OBJECTIVE The effect of the tryptase haplotype and of sex on the total tryptase level of healthy individuals was determined. METHODS A novel hot-stop PCR technique was used to determine the tryptase genotype, and a standard fluoroenzyme immunoassay was used to measure total plasma tryptase levels in 106 healthy subjects. Mx modeling and the QTL association routine of Mendel 5.0 were used to analyze the data. RESULTS Tryptase haplotypes exhibit a 1 (betaalpha/betaalpha):2 (betabeta/betaalpha):1 (betabeta/betabeta) distribution, monomorphic for ss at 1 position and allelic for ss and alpha at the other position. The betaalpha haplotype has a frequency of 0.49. The betaalpha haplotype increases total tryptase levels by 0.5 ng/mL from the overall mean, whereas female sex increases the level by 0.2 ng/mL from the mean. CONCLUSION The tryptase haplotype and sex each have a statistically significant effect on the total plasma tryptase level of healthy subjects.
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- Hae-Ki Min
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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Schaller S, Henriksen K, Sveigaard C, Heegaard AM, Hélix N, Stahlhut M, Ovejero MC, Johansen JV, Solberg H, Andersen TL, Hougaard D, Berryman M, Shiødt CB, Sørensen BH, Lichtenberg J, Christophersen P, Foged NT, Delaissé JM, Engsig MT, Karsdal MA. The chloride channel inhibitor NS3736 [corrected] prevents bone resorption in ovariectomized rats without changing bone formation. J Bone Miner Res 2004; 19:1144-53. [PMID: 15176998 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.040302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2003] [Revised: 01/26/2004] [Accepted: 02/26/2004] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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UNLABELLED Chloride channel activity is essential for osteoclast function. Consequently, inhibition of the osteoclastic chloride channel should prevent bone resorption. Accordingly, we tested a chloride channel inhibitor on bone turnover and found that it inhibits bone resorption without affecting bone formation. This study indicates that chloride channel inhibitors are highly promising for treatment of osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION The chloride channel inhibitor, NS3736, blocked osteoclastic acidification and resorption in vitro with an IC50 value of 30 microM. When tested in the rat ovariectomy model for osteoporosis, daily treatment with 30 mg/kg orally protected bone strength and BMD by approximately 50% 6 weeks after surgery. Most interestingly, bone formation assessed by osteocalcin, mineral apposition rate, and mineralized surface index was not inhibited. MATERIALS AND METHODS Analysis of chloride channels in human osteoclasts revealed that ClC-7 and CLIC1 were highly expressed. Furthermore, by electrophysiology, we detected a volume-activated anion channel on human osteoclasts. Screening 50 different human tissues showed a broad expression for CLIC1 and a restricted immunoreactivity for ClC-7, appearing mainly in osteoclasts, ovaries, appendix, and Purkinje cells. This highly selective distribution predicts that inhibition of ClC-7 should specifically target osteoclasts in vivo. We suggest that NS3736 is inhibiting ClC-7, leading to a bone-specific effect in vivo. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION In conclusion, we show for the first time that chloride channel inhibitors can be used for prevention of ovariectomy-induced bone loss without impeding bone formation. We speculate that the coupling of bone resorption to bone formation is linked to the acidification of the resorption lacunae, thereby enabling compounds that directly interfere with this process to be able to positive uncouple this process resulting in a net bone gain.
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Tufarelli C, Hardison R, Miller W, Hughes J, Clark K, Ventress N, Frischauf AM, Higgs DR. Comparative analysis of the alpha-like globin clusters in mouse, rat, and human chromosomes indicates a mechanism underlying breaks in conserved synteny. Genome Res 2004; 14:623-30. [PMID: 15060003 PMCID: PMC383306 DOI: 10.1101/gr.2143604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have sequenced and fully annotated a 65,871-bp region of mouse Chromosome 17 including the Hba-ps4 alpha-globin pseudogene. Comparative sequence analysis with the functional alpha-globin loci at human Chromosome 16p13.3 and mouse Chromosome 11 shows that this segment of mouse Chromosome 17 contains a group of three alpha-like pseudogenes (Hba-psm-Hba-ps4-Hba-q3), similar to the duplicated sets found at the functional mouse cluster on Chromosome 11. In addition, exons 7 to 12 of the mLuc7L gene are present just downstream from the pseudogene cluster, indicating that this clone contains the region in which human 16p13.3 switches in synteny between mouse Chromosomes 11 and 17. Comparison of the sequences around the alpha-like clusters on the two mouse chromosomes reveals the presence of conserved tandem repeats. We propose that these repetitive elements have played a role in the fragmentation of the mouse alpha cluster during evolution.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Tufarelli
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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