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Wijesena HR, Nonneman DJ, Keel BN, Lents CA. Gene expression in the amygdala and hippocampus of cyclic and acyclic gilts. J Anim Sci 2022; 100:6497483. [PMID: 34984470 PMCID: PMC8801052 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Age at first estrus is the earliest phenotypic indicator of future reproductive success of gilts. Prebreeding anestrus is a major reason for reproductive failure leading to culling of replacement gilts. The two types of prebreeding anestrus are delay in attaining puberty (prepubertal anestrus, PPA) and silent ovulation (behavioral anestrus, BA). Neural tissues such as amygdala and hippocampus play a major role in regulating sexual behavior, social interactions, and receptivity to males. Differences in gene expression in the amygdala and hippocampus of gilts were analyzed in three comparisons: 1) PPA cases and cyclic controls at follicular phase of estrous cycle, 2) BA cases and cyclic controls at luteal phase of estrous cycle, and 3) gilts at different stages of the ovarian cycle (cyclic gilts at follicular phase and luteal phase of estrous cycle) to gain functional understanding of how these rarely studied tissues may differ between pubertal phenotypes and different stages of the estrous cycle of gilts. Differentially expressed genes (DEG) between PPA and BA cases and their respective cyclic controls were involved in neurological and behavioral disorders as well as nervous system functions that could directly or indirectly involved in development of behaviors related to estrus. The comparison between cyclic follicular and luteal phase control gilts identified the greatest number of DEG in the hippocampus and amygdala. These DEG were involved in adult neurogenesis and neural synapse (e.g., GABAergic, dopamine, cholinergic), suggesting that these tissues undergo structural changes and synaptic plasticity in gilts. This is the first report to demonstrate that the stage of estrous cycle is associated with dynamic changes in gene expression within porcine hippocampus and amygdala and indicates a role of gonadal steroids in regulating their biology.
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- Hiruni R Wijesena
- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA
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- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA
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- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA
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- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA,Corresponding author:
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Rzońca-Niewczas S, Wierzba J, Kaczorowska E, Poryszewska M, Kosińska J, Stawiński P, Płoski R, Bal J. WDR13: A Novel Gene Implicated in Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121911. [PMID: 34946860 PMCID: PMC8701106 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Investigating novel genetic variants involved in intellectual disability (ID) development is essential. X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) accounts for over 10% of all cases of ID in males. XLID genes are involved in many cellular pathways and processes. Some of them are not specific to the development and functioning of the neural system. The implementation of exome sequencing simplifies the search for novel variants, especially those less expected. Here, we describe a nonsense variant of the XLID gene, WDR13. The mutation c.757C>T (p.Arg253Ter) was uncovered by X-chromosome exome sequencing in males with a familial form of intellectual disability. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis showed that variant c.757C>T caused a significant decrease in WDR13 expression in the patient's fibroblast. Moreover, it dysregulated other genes linked to intellectual disability, such as FMR1, SYN1, CAMK2A, and THOC2. The obtained results indicate the pathogenic nature of the detected variant and suggest that the WDR13 gene interacts with other genes essential for the functioning of the nervous system, especially the synaptic plasticity process.
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- Sylwia Rzońca-Niewczas
- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Warsaw Medical University, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.K.); (P.S.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Warsaw Medical University, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.K.); (P.S.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Warsaw Medical University, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (J.K.); (P.S.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (J.B.)
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Czakó M, Till Á, Zima J, Zsigmond A, Szabó A, Maász A, Melegh B, Hadzsiev K. Xp11.2 Duplication in Females: Unique Features of a Rare Copy Number Variation. Front Genet 2021; 12:635458. [PMID: 33936165 PMCID: PMC8080037 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.635458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Among the diseases with X-linked inheritance and intellectual disability, duplication of the Xp11.23p11.22 region is indeed a rare phenomenon, with less than 90 cases known in the literature. Most of them have been recognized with the routine application of array techniques, as these copy number variations (CNVs) are highly variable in size, occurring in recurrent and non-recurrent forms. Its pathogenic role is not debated anymore, but the information available about the pathomechanism, especially in affected females, is still very limited. It has been observed that the phenotype in females varies from normal to severe, which does not correlate with the size of the duplication or the genes involved, and which makes it very difficult to give an individual prognosis. Among the patients studied by the authors because of intellectual disability, epilepsy, and minor anomalies, overlapping duplications affecting the Xp11.23p11.22 region were detected in three females. Based on our detailed phenotype analysis, we concluded that Xp11.23p11.22 duplication is a neurodevelopmental disorder.
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- Márta Czakó
- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, Hungary
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Al-Naama N, Mackeh R, Kino T. C 2H 2-Type Zinc Finger Proteins in Brain Development, Neurodevelopmental, and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Systematic Literature-Based Analysis. Front Neurol 2020; 11:32. [PMID: 32117005 PMCID: PMC7034409 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are multifaceted pathologic conditions manifested with intellectual disability, autistic features, psychiatric problems, motor dysfunction, and/or genetic/chromosomal abnormalities. They are associated with skewed neurogenesis and brain development, in part through dysfunction of the neural stem cells (NSCs) where abnormal transcriptional regulation on key genes play significant roles. Recent accumulated evidence highlights C2H2-type zinc finger proteins (C2H2-ZNFs), the largest transcription factor family in humans, as important targets for the pathologic processes associated with NDDs. In this review, we identified their significant accumulation (74 C2H2-ZNFs: ~10% of all human member proteins) in brain physiology and pathology. Specifically, we discuss their physiologic contribution to brain development, particularly focusing on their actions in NSCs. We then explain their pathologic implications in various forms of NDDs, such as morphological brain abnormalities, intellectual disabilities, and psychiatric disorders. We found an important tendency that poly-ZNFs and KRAB-ZNFs tend to be involved in the diseases that compromise gross brain structure and human-specific higher-order functions, respectively. This may be consistent with their characteristic appearance in the course of species evolution and corresponding contribution to these brain activities.
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- Njoud Al-Naama
- Laboratory of Molecular and Genomic Endocrinology, Division of Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genomic Endocrinology, Division of Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genomic Endocrinology, Division of Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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Mitra S, Sameer Kumar GS, Tiwari V, Lakshmi BJ, Thakur SS, Kumar S. Implication of Genetic Deletion of Wdr13 in Mice: Mild Anxiety, Better Performance in Spatial Memory Task, with Upregulation of Multiple Synaptic Proteins. Front Mol Neurosci 2016; 9:73. [PMID: 27625594 PMCID: PMC5003927 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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WDR13 expresses from the X chromosome and has a highly conserved coding sequence. There have been multiple associations of WDR13 with memory. However, its detailed function in context of brain and behavior remains unknown. We characterized the behavioral phenotype of 2 month old male mice lacking the homolog of WDR13 gene (Wdr13−/0). Taking cue from analysis of its expression in the brain, we chose hippocampus for molecular studies to delineate its function. Wdr13−/0 mice spent less time in the central area of the open field test (OFT) and with the novel object in novel object recognition test (NOR) as compared to the wild-type. However, these mice didn't show any significant changes in total time spent in arms or in frequency of arm entries in elevated plus maze (EPM). In the absence of Wdr13, there was a significant upregulation of synaptic proteins, viz., SYN1, RAB3A, CAMK2A etc. accompanied with increased spine density of hippocampal CA1 neurons and better spatial memory in mice as measured by increased time spent in the target quadrant of Morris water maze (MWM) during probe test. Parallel study from our lab has established c-JUN, ER α/β, and HDAC 1,3,7 as interacting partners of WDR13. WDR13 represses transcription from AP1 (c-JUN responsive) and Estrogen Receptor Element (ERE) promoters. We hypothesized that absence of Wdr13 would result in de-regulated expression of a number of genes including multiple synaptic genes leading to the observed phenotype. Knocking down Wdr13 in Neuro2a cell lines led to increased transcripts of Camk2a and Nrxn2 consistent with in-vivo results. Summarily, our data provides functional evidence for the role of Wdr13 in brain.
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- Shiladitya Mitra
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India
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Evers C, Mitter D, Strobl-Wildemann G, Haug U, Hackmann K, Maas B, Janssen JWG, Jauch A, Hinderhofer K, Moog U. Duplication Xp11.22-p14 in females: does X-inactivation help in assessing their significance? Am J Med Genet A 2016; 167A:553-62. [PMID: 25691408 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In females, large duplications in Xp often lead to preferential inactivation of the aberrant X chromosome and a normal phenotype. Recently, a recurrent ∼4.5 Mb microduplication of Xp11.22-p11.23 was found in females with developmental delay/intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disorders (speech development disorder, epilepsy or EEG anomalies, autism spectrum disorder, or behavioral disorder). Unexpectedly, most of them showed preferential inactivation of the normal X chromosome. We describe five female patients carrying de novo Xp duplications encompassing p11.23. Patient 1 carried the recurrent microduplication Xp11.22-p11.23, her phenotype and X-chromosome inactivation (XI) pattern was consistent with previous reports. The other four patients had novel Xp duplications. Two were monozygotic twins with a similar phenotype to Patient 1 and unfavorable XI skewing carrying an overlapping ∼5 Mb duplication of Xp11.23-p11.3. Patient 4 showed a duplication of ∼5.5 Mb comparable to the twins but had a more severe phenotype and unskewed XI. Patient 5 had a ∼8.5 Mb duplication Xp11.23-p11.4 and presented with mild ID, epilepsy, behavioral problems, and inconsistent results of XI analysis. A comparison of phenotype, size and location of the duplications and XI patterns in Patients 1-5 and previously reported females with overlapping duplications provides further evidence that microduplications encompassing Xp11.23 are associated with ID and other neurodevelopmental disorders in females. To further assess the implication of XI for female carriers, we recommend systematic analysis of XI pattern in any female with X imbalances that are known or suspected to be pathogenic.
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- Christina Evers
- Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Moreira-Filho CA, Bando SY, Bertonha FB, Iamashita P, Silva FN, Costa LDF, Silva AV, Castro LHM, Wen HT. Community structure analysis of transcriptional networks reveals distinct molecular pathways for early- and late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy with childhood febrile seizures. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128174. [PMID: 26011637 PMCID: PMC4444281 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Age at epilepsy onset has a broad impact on brain plasticity and epilepsy pathomechanisms. Prolonged febrile seizures in early childhood (FS) constitute an initial precipitating insult (IPI) commonly associated with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). FS-MTLE patients may have early disease onset, i.e. just after the IPI, in early childhood, or late-onset, ranging from mid-adolescence to early adult life. The mechanisms governing early (E) or late (L) disease onset are largely unknown. In order to unveil the molecular pathways underlying E and L subtypes of FS-MTLE we investigated global gene expression in hippocampal CA3 explants of FS-MTLE patients submitted to hippocampectomy. Gene coexpression networks (GCNs) were obtained for the E and L patient groups. A network-based approach for GCN analysis was employed allowing: i) the visualization and analysis of differentially expressed (DE) and complete (CO) - all valid GO annotated transcripts - GCNs for the E and L groups; ii) the study of interactions between all the system's constituents based on community detection and coarse-grained community structure methods. We found that the E-DE communities with strongest connection weights harbor highly connected genes mainly related to neural excitability and febrile seizures, whereas in L-DE communities these genes are not only involved in network excitability but also playing roles in other epilepsy-related processes. Inversely, in E-CO the strongly connected communities are related to compensatory pathways (seizure inhibition, neuronal survival and responses to stress conditions) while in L-CO these communities harbor several genes related to pro-epileptic effects, seizure-related mechanisms and vulnerability to epilepsy. These results fit the concept, based on fMRI and behavioral studies, that early onset epilepsies, although impacting more severely the hippocampus, are associated to compensatory mechanisms, while in late MTLE development the brain is less able to generate adaptive mechanisms, what has implications for epilepsy management and drug discovery.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Clinical Neurology Division, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Group, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Nizon M, Andrieux J, Rooryck C, de Blois MC, Bourel-Ponchel E, Bourgois B, Boute O, David A, Delobel B, Duban-Bedu B, Giuliano F, Goldenberg A, Grotto S, Héron D, Karmous-Benailly H, Keren B, Lacombe D, Lapierre JM, Le Caignec C, Le Galloudec E, Le Merrer M, Le Moing AG, Mathieu-Dramard M, Nusbaum S, Pichon O, Pinson L, Raoul O, Rio M, Romana S, Roubertie A, Colleaux L, Turleau C, Vekemans M, Nabbout R, Malan V. Phenotype-genotype correlations in 17 new patients with an Xp11.23p11.22 microduplication and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet A 2014; 167A:111-22. [PMID: 25425167 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) has proven its utility in uncovering cryptic rearrangements in patients with X-linked intellectual disability. In 2009, Giorda et al. identified inherited and de novo recurrent Xp11.23p11.22 microduplications in two males and six females from a wide cohort of patients presenting with syndromic intellectual disability. To date, 14 females and 5 males with an overlapping microduplication have been reported in the literature. To further characterize this emerging syndrome, we collected clinical and microarray data from 17 new patients, 10 females, and 7 males. The Xp11.23p11.2 microduplications detected by array CGH ranged in size from 331 Kb to 8.9 Mb. Five patients harbored 4.5 Mb recurrent duplications mediated by non-allelic homologous recombination between segmental duplications and 12 harbored atypical duplications. The chromosomal rearrangement occurred de novo in eight patients and was inherited in six affected males from three families. Patients shared several common major characteristics including moderate to severe intellectual disability, early onset of puberty, language impairment, and age related epileptic syndromes such as West syndrome and focal epilepsy with activation during sleep evolving in some patients to continuous spikes-and-waves during slow sleep. Atypical microduplications allowed us to identify minimal critical regions that might be responsible for specific clinical findings of the syndrome and to suggest possible candidate genes: FTSJ1 and SHROOM4 for intellectual disability along with PQBP1 and SLC35A2 for epilepsy. Xp11.23p11.22 microduplication is a recently-recognized syndrome associated with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and early onset of puberty in females. In this study, we propose several genes that could contribute to the phenotype.
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- Mathilde Nizon
- Département de Génétique, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut IMAGINE UMR_S1163, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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Sarin LP, Leidel SA. Modify or die?--RNA modification defects in metazoans. RNA Biol 2014; 11:1555-67. [PMID: 25692999 PMCID: PMC4615230 DOI: 10.4161/15476286.2014.992279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chemical RNA modifications are present in all kingdoms of life and many of these post-transcriptional modifications are conserved throughout evolution. However, most of the research has been performed on single cell organisms, whereas little is known about how RNA modifications contribute to the development of metazoans. In recent years, the identification of RNA modification genes in genome wide association studies (GWAS) has sparked new interest in previously neglected genes. In this review, we summarize recent findings that connect RNA modification defects and phenotypes in higher eukaryotes. Furthermore, we discuss the implications of aberrant tRNA modification in various human diseases including metabolic defects, mitochondrial dysfunctions, neurological disorders, and cancer. As the molecular mechanisms of these diseases are being elucidated, we will gain first insights into the functions of RNA modifications in higher eukaryotes and finally understand their roles during development.
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MESH Headings
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/metabolism
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/pathology
- Animals
- Dysautonomia, Familial/genetics
- Dysautonomia, Familial/metabolism
- Dysautonomia, Familial/pathology
- Epilepsy, Rolandic/genetics
- Epilepsy, Rolandic/metabolism
- Epilepsy, Rolandic/pathology
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Intellectual Disability/genetics
- Intellectual Disability/metabolism
- Intellectual Disability/pathology
- Mutation
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Phenotype
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Mitochondrial
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer/metabolism
- tRNA Methyltransferases/genetics
- tRNA Methyltransferases/metabolism
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- L Peter Sarin
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine; Münster, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine; Münster, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Münster; Münster, Germany
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Piton A, Redin C, Mandel JL. XLID-causing mutations and associated genes challenged in light of data from large-scale human exome sequencing. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 93:368-83. [PMID: 23871722 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Because of the unbalanced sex ratio (1.3-1.4 to 1) observed in intellectual disability (ID) and the identification of large ID-affected families showing X-linked segregation, much attention has been focused on the genetics of X-linked ID (XLID). Mutations causing monogenic XLID have now been reported in over 100 genes, most of which are commonly included in XLID diagnostic gene panels. Nonetheless, the boundary between true mutations and rare non-disease-causing variants often remains elusive. The sequencing of a large number of control X chromosomes, required for avoiding false-positive results, was not systematically possible in the past. Such information is now available thanks to large-scale sequencing projects such as the National Heart, Lung, and Blood (NHLBI) Exome Sequencing Project, which provides variation information on 10,563 X chromosomes from the general population. We used this NHLBI cohort to systematically reassess the implication of 106 genes proposed to be involved in monogenic forms of XLID. We particularly question the implication in XLID of ten of them (AGTR2, MAGT1, ZNF674, SRPX2, ATP6AP2, ARHGEF6, NXF5, ZCCHC12, ZNF41, and ZNF81), in which truncating variants or previously published mutations are observed at a relatively high frequency within this cohort. We also highlight 15 other genes (CCDC22, CLIC2, CNKSR2, FRMPD4, HCFC1, IGBP1, KIAA2022, KLF8, MAOA, NAA10, NLGN3, RPL10, SHROOM4, ZDHHC15, and ZNF261) for which replication studies are warranted. We propose that similar reassessment of reported mutations (and genes) with the use of data from large-scale human exome sequencing would be relevant for a wide range of other genetic diseases.
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- Amélie Piton
- Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 964, University of Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, France; Chaire de Génétique Humaine, Collège de France, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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Alesi V, Bertoli M, Barrano G, Torres B, Pusceddu S, Pastorino M, Perria C, Nardone AM, Novelli A, Serra G. 335.4 kb microduplication in chromosome band Xp11.2p11.3 associated with developmental delay, growth retardation, autistic disorder and dysmorphic features. Gene 2012; 505:384-7. [PMID: 22634100 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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About 10% of causative mutations for mental retardation in male patients involve X chromosome (X-linked mental retardation, XLMR). We describe a case of a 3-year-old boy presenting with developmental delay, autistic features and growth and speech delay. Array-CGH analysis detected a microduplication on the X chromosome (Xp11.2p11.3), spanning 335.4 kb and including 3 known genes (ZNF81, ZNF182 and SPACA5). Genome-wide association studies show that approximately 30% of mutations causing XLMR are located in Xp11.2p11.3, where few pathogenic genes have been identified to date (such as ZNF41, PQB1 and ZNF81). ZNF81 codifies a zinc finger protein and mutations (non-sense mutations, deletions and structural rearrangements) involving this gene have already been described in association with mental retardation. Larger duplications in the same region have also been observed in association with mental retardation, and, in one case, the over-expression of ZNF81 has also been verified by mRNA quantification. No duplications of the single gene have been identified. To our knowledge, the microduplication found in our patient is the smallest ever described in Xp11.2p11.3. This suggests that the over-expression of ZNF81 could have pathological effects.
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- Viola Alesi
- S. Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, UOSD Medical Genetics, Rome, Italy
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Vulto-van Silfhout A, de Brouwer A, de Leeuw N, Obihara C, Brunner H, de Vries B. A 380-kb Duplication in 7p22.3 Encompassing the LFNG Gene in a Boy with Asperger Syndrome. Mol Syndromol 2012; 2:245-250. [PMID: 22822384 PMCID: PMC3362183 DOI: 10.1159/000336191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
De novo genomic aberrations are considered an important cause of autism spectrum disorders. We describe a de novo 380-kb gain in band p22.3 of chromosome 7 in a patient with Asperger syndrome. This duplicated region contains 9 genes including the LNFG gene that is an important regulator of NOTCH signaling. We suggest that this copy number variation has been a contributive factor to the occurrence of Asperger syndrome in this patient.
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- A.T. Vulto-van Silfhout
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Becker KG. Male gender bias in autism and pediatric autoimmunity. Autism Res 2012; 5:77-83. [PMID: 22431266 PMCID: PMC4530611 DOI: 10.1002/aur.1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Male bias in both autism and pediatric autoimmune disease is thought to involve hormonal perturbations in pregnancy or early childhood in the context of genetic control. These early molecular events, at a time of rapid development, are intimately linked to concurrent development in the brain and immune system. It is suggested here that these early regulatory events may overlap between autism and autoimmunity in determining male sex bias and may provide evidence of an etiological link among autism, immune dysregulation, and autoimmune disease.
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- Kevin G Becker
- Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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