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Legrand JMD, Hobbs RM. Defining Gene Function in Spermatogonial Stem Cells Through Conditional Knockout Approaches. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2656:261-307. [PMID: 37249877 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3139-3_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Mammalian male fertility is maintained throughout life by a population of self-renewing mitotic germ cells known as spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). Much of our current understanding regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying SSC activity is derived from studies using conditional knockout mouse models. Here, we provide a guide for the selection and use of mouse strains to develop conditional knockout models for the study of SSCs, as well as their precursors and differentiation-committed progeny. We describe Cre recombinase-expressing strains, breeding strategies to generate experimental groups, and treatment regimens for inducible knockout models and provide advice for verifying and improving conditional knockout efficiency. This resource can be beneficial to those aiming to develop conditional knockout models for the study of SSC development and postnatal function.
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- Julien M D Legrand
- Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Molecular and Translational Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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Degen M, Girousi E, Feldmann J, Parisi L, La Scala GC, Schnyder I, Schaller A, Katsaros C. A Novel Van der Woude Syndrome-Causing IRF6 Variant Is Subject to Incomplete Non-sense-Mediated mRNA Decay Affecting the Phenotype of Keratinocytes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:583115. [PMID: 33117810 PMCID: PMC7552806 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.583115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is a genetic syndrome that leads to typical phenotypic traits, including lower lip pits and cleft lip/palate (CLP). The majority of VWS-affected patients harbor a pathogenic variant in the gene encoding for the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6), a crucial regulator of orofacial development, epidermal differentiation and tissue repair. However, most of the underlying mechanisms leading from pathogenic IRF6 gene variants to phenotypes observed in VWS remain poorly understood and elusive. The availability of one VWS individual within our cohort of CLP patients allowed us to identify a novel VWS-causing IRF6 variant and to functionally characterize it. Using VWS patient-derived keratinocytes, we reveal that most of the mutated IRF6_VWS transcripts are subject to a non-sense-mediated mRNA decay mechanism, resulting in IRF6 haploinsufficiency. While moderate levels of IRF6_VWS remain detectable in the VWS keratinocytes, our data illustrate that the IRF6_VWS protein, which lacks part of its protein-binding domain and its whole C-terminus, is noticeably less stable than its wild-type counterpart. Still, it maintains transcription factor function. As we report and characterize a so far undescribed VWS-causing IRF6 variant, our results shed light on the physiological as well as pathological role of IRF6 in keratinocytes. This acquired knowledge is essential for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to VWS and CLP.
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- Martin Degen
- Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- University Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Human Genetics, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Tokoro M, Tamura S, Suzuki N, Kakihara M, Hattori Y, Odaira K, Suzuki S, Takagi A, Katsumi A, Hayakawa F, Okamoto S, Suzuki A, Kanematsu T, Matsushita T, Kojima T. Aberrant X chromosomal rearrangement through multi-step template switching during sister chromatid formation in a patient with severe hemophilia A. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1390. [PMID: 32627361 PMCID: PMC7507428 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Hemophilia A (HA) is an X‐linked recessive bleeding disorder caused by pathogenic variants of the coagulation factor VIII gene (F8). Half of the patients with severe HA have a recurrent inversion in the X chromosome, that is, F8 intron 22 or intron 1 inversion. Here, we characterized an abnormal F8 due to atypical complex X chromosome rearrangements in a Japanese patient with severe HA. Methods Recurrent F8 inversions were tested with inverse shifting‐PCR. The genomic structure was investigated using PCR‐based direct sequencing or quantitative PCR. Results The proband's X chromosome had a 119.5 kb insertion, a reverse duplex of an extragenic sequence on the F8 telomere region into the F8 intron 1 with two breakpoints. The telomeric breakpoint was a joining from the F8 intron 1 to the inverted FUNDC2 via a two‐base microhomology, and the centromeric breakpoint was a recombination between F8 intron 1 homologous sequences. The rearrangement mechanism was suggested as a multi‐step rearrangement with template switching such as fork stalling and template switching (FoSTeS)/microhomology‐mediated break‐induced replication (MMBIR) and/or homologous sequence‐associated recombination during a sister chromatid formation. Conclusion We identified the aberrant X chromosome with a split F8 due to a multi‐step rearrangement in a patient with severe HA.
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- Mahiru Tokoro
- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Shubun University, Ichinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu City, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Borràs N, Orriols G, Batlle J, Pérez-Rodríguez A, Fidalgo T, Martinho P, López-Fernández MF, Rodríguez-Trillo Á, Lourés E, Parra R, Altisent C, Cid AR, Bonanad S, Cabrera N, Moret A, Mingot-Castellano ME, Navarro N, Pérez-Montes R, Marcellin S, Moreto A, Herrero S, Soto I, Fernández-Mosteirín N, Jiménez-Yuste V, Alonso N, de Andrés-Jacob A, Fontanes E, Campos R, Paloma MJ, Bermejo N, Berrueco R, Mateo J, Arribalzaga K, Marco P, Palomo Á, Quismondo NC, Iñigo B, Nieto MDM, Vidal R, Martínez MP, Aguinaco R, Tenorio JM, Ferreiro M, García-Frade J, Rodríguez-Huerta AM, Cuesta J, Rodríguez-González R, García-Candel F, Dobón M, Aguilar C, Vidal F, Corrales I. Unraveling the effect of silent, intronic and missense mutations on VWF splicing: contribution of next generation sequencing in the study of mRNA. Haematologica 2018; 104:587-598. [PMID: 30361419 PMCID: PMC6395343 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.203166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Large studies in von Willebrand disease patients, including Spanish and Portuguese registries, led to the identification of >250 different mutations. It is a challenge to determine the pathogenic effect of potential splice site mutations on VWF mRNA. This study aimed to elucidate the true effects of 18 mutations on VWF mRNA processing, investigate the contribution of next-generation sequencing to in vivo mRNA study in von Willebrand disease, and compare the findings with in silico prediction. RNA extracted from patient platelets and leukocytes was amplified by RT-PCR and sequenced using Sanger and next generation sequencing techniques. Eight mutations affected VWF splicing: c.1533+1G>A, c.5664+2T>C and c.546G>A (p.=) prompted exon skipping; c.3223-7_3236dup and c.7082-2A>G resulted in activation of cryptic sites; c.3379+1G>A and c.7437G>A) demonstrated both molecular pathogenic mechanisms simultaneously; and the p.Cys370Tyr missense mutation generated two aberrant transcripts. Of note, the complete effect of three mutations was provided by next generation sequencing alone because of low expression of the aberrant transcripts. In the remaining 10 mutations, no effect was elucidated in the experiments. However, the differential findings obtained in platelets and leukocytes provided substantial evidence that four of these would have an effect on VWF levels. In this first report using next generation sequencing technology to unravel the effects of VWF mutations on splicing, the technique yielded valuable information. Our data bring to light the importance of studying the effect of synonymous and missense mutations on VWF splicing to improve the current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms behind von Willebrand disease. clinicaltrials.gov identifier:02869074.
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- Nina Borràs
- Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron -Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (VHIR-UAB), Spain
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- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, INIBIC, Spain
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- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, INIBIC, Spain
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- Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron -Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (VHIR-UAB), Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron -Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (VHIR-UAB), Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Hospital Sta Creu i St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona, Spain .,Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron -Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (VHIR-UAB), Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona, Spain .,Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron -Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (VHIR-UAB), Spain
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Targeting nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability. Oncogenesis 2018; 7:70. [PMID: 30228267 PMCID: PMC6143633 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-018-0079-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is responsible for the degradation of mRNAs with a premature termination codon (PTC). The role of this system in cancer is still quite poorly understood. In the present study, we evaluated the functional consequences of NMD activity in a subgroup of colorectal cancers (CRC) characterized by high levels of mRNAs with a PTC due to widespread instability in microsatellite sequences (MSI). In comparison to microsatellite stable (MSS) CRC, MSI CRC expressed increased levels of two critical activators of the NMD system, UPF1/2 and SMG1/6/7. Suppression of NMD activity led to the re-expression of dozens of PTC mRNAs. Amongst these, several encoded mutant proteins with putative deleterious activity against MSI tumorigenesis (e.g., HSP110DE9 chaperone mutant). Inhibition of NMD in vivo using amlexanox reduced MSI tumor growth, but not that of MSS tumors. These results suggest that inhibition of the oncogenic activity of NMD may be an effective strategy for the personalized treatment of MSI CRC.
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Hald JD, Folkestad L, Harsløf T, Lund AM, Duno M, Jensen JB, Neghabat S, Brixen K, Langdahl B. Skeletal phenotypes in adult patients with osteogenesis imperfecta-correlations with COL1A1/COL1A2 genotype and collagen structure. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:3331-3341. [PMID: 27256333 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3653-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is characterized by a high fracture rate and great heterogeneity. This cross-sectional study presents skeletal investigations and protein analyses in 85 adult OI patients. We find significant differences in bone mass, architecture, and fracture rate that correlate well with the underlying biochemical and molecular abnormalities. INTRODUCTION OI is a hereditary disease characterized by compromised connective tissue predominantly caused by mutations in collagen type 1 (COL-1) encoding genes. Widespread symptoms reflect the ubiquity of COL-1 throughout the body. The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of clinical manifestations by investigating anthropometry and skeletal phenotypes (DXA, HRpQCT) in an adult OI population and compare the findings to underlying COL-1 genotype and structure. METHODS The study comprised 85 OI patients aged 45 (19-78) years, Sillence type I (n = 58), III (n = 12), and IV (n = 15). All patients underwent DXA, HRpQCT, spine X-ray, biochemical testing, and anthropometry. COL1A1 and COL1A2 were sequenced and 68 OI causing mutations identified (46 in COL1A1, 22 in COL1A2). Analysis of COL-1 structure (quantitative/qualitative defect) by SDS-PAGE was performed in a subset (n = 67). RESULTS A qualitative collagen defect predisposed to a more severe phenotype with reduced aBMD, more fractures, and affected anthropometry compared to patients with a quantitative COL-1 defect (p < 0.05). HRpQCT revealed significant differences between patients with OI type I and IV. Patients with type I had lower vBMD (p < 0.005), thinner cortexes (p < 0.001), and reduced trabecular number (p < 0.005) compared to patients with type IV indicating that HRpQCT may distinguish type I from type IV better than DXA. CONCLUSION The defective collagen in patients with OI has pronounced effects on the skeleton. The classical OI types based on the clinical classification show profound differences in bone mass and architecture and the differences correlate well with the underlying biochemical and molecular collagen abnormalities.
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- J D Hald
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansensgade 2, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Southwest Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansensgade 2, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansensgade 2, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Heon E, Kim G, Qin S, Garrison JE, Tavares E, Vincent A, Nuangchamnong N, Scott CA, Slusarski DC, Sheffield VC. Mutations in C8ORF37 cause Bardet Biedl syndrome (BBS21). Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:2283-2294. [PMID: 27008867 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bardet Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multisystem genetically heterogeneous ciliopathy that most commonly leads to obesity, photoreceptor degeneration, digit anomalies, genito-urinary abnormalities, as well as cognitive impairment with autism, among other features. Sequencing of a DNA sample from a 17-year-old female affected with BBS did not identify any mutation in the known BBS genes. Whole-genome sequencing identified a novel loss-of-function disease-causing homozygous mutation (K102*) in C8ORF37, a gene coding for a cilia protein. The proband was overweight (body mass index 29.1) with a slowly progressive rod-cone dystrophy, a mild learning difficulty, high myopia, three limb post-axial polydactyly, horseshoe kidney, abnormally positioned uterus and elevated liver enzymes. Mutations in C8ORF37 were previously associated with severe autosomal recessive retinal dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa RP64 and cone-rod dystrophy CORD16) but not BBS. To elucidate the functional role of C8ORF37 in a vertebrate system, we performed gene knockdown in Danio rerio and assessed the cardinal features of BBS and visual function. Knockdown of c8orf37 resulted in impaired visual behavior and BBS-related phenotypes, specifically, defects in the formation of Kupffer's vesicle and delays in retrograde transport. Specificity of these phenotypes to BBS knockdown was shown with rescue experiments. Over-expression of human missense mutations in zebrafish also resulted in impaired visual behavior and BBS-related phenotypes. This is the first functional validation and association of C8ORF37 mutations with the BBS phenotype, which identifies BBS21. The zebrafish studies hereby show that C8ORF37 variants underlie clinically diagnosed BBS-related phenotypes as well as isolated retinal degeneration.
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- Elise Heon
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada Program of Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Wynn Institute for Vision Research, Carver College of Medicine
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- Program of Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Wynn Institute for Vision Research, Carver College of Medicine
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- Program of Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Wynn Institute for Vision Research, Carver College of Medicine
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Lignani G, Raimondi A, Ferrea E, Rocchi A, Paonessa F, Cesca F, Orlando M, Tkatch T, Valtorta F, Cossette P, Baldelli P, Benfenati F. Epileptogenic Q555X SYN1 mutant triggers imbalances in release dynamics and short-term plasticity. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 22:2186-99. [PMID: 23406870 PMCID: PMC3652419 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Synapsin I (SynI) is a synaptic vesicle (SV) phosphoprotein playing multiple roles in synaptic transmission and plasticity by differentially affecting crucial steps of SV trafficking in excitatory and inhibitory synapses. SynI knockout (KO) mice are epileptic, and nonsense and missense mutations in the human SYN1 gene have a causal role in idiopathic epilepsy and autism. To get insights into the mechanisms of epileptogenesis linked to SYN1 mutations, we analyzed the effects of the recently identified Q555X mutation on neurotransmitter release dynamics and short-term plasticity (STP) in excitatory and inhibitory synapses. We used patch-clamp electrophysiology coupled to electron microscopy and multi-electrode arrays to dissect synaptic transmission of primary SynI KO hippocampal neurons in which the human wild-type and mutant SynI were expressed by lentiviral transduction. A parallel decrease in the SV readily releasable pool in inhibitory synapses and in the release probability in excitatory synapses caused a marked reduction in the evoked synchronous release. This effect was accompanied by an increase in asynchronous release that was much more intense in excitatory synapses and associated with an increased total charge transfer. Q555X-hSynI induced larger facilitation and post-tetanic potentiation in excitatory synapses and stronger depression after long trains in inhibitory synapses. These changes were associated with higher network excitability and firing/bursting activity. Our data indicate that imbalances in STP and release dynamics of inhibitory and excitatory synapses trigger network hyperexcitability potentially leading to epilepsy/autism manifestations.
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- Gabriele Lignani
- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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Functional cooperation between human adenovirus type 5 early region 4, open reading frame 6 protein, and cellular homeobox protein HoxB7. J Virol 2012; 86:8296-308. [PMID: 22553335 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00222-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Human adenovirus type 5 (HAdV5) E4orf6 (early region 4 open reading frame 6 protein) is a multifunctional early viral protein promoting efficient replication and progeny production. E4orf6 complexes with E1B-55K to assemble cellular proteins into a functional E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that not only mediates proteasomal degradation of host cell substrates but also facilitates export of viral late mRNA to promote efficient viral protein expression and host cell shutoff. Recent findings defined the role of E4orf6 in RNA splicing independent of E1B-55K binding. To reveal further functions of the early viral protein in infected cells, we used a yeast two-hybrid system and identified the homeobox transcription factor HoxB7 as a novel E4orf6-associated protein. Using a HoxB7 knockdown cell line, we observed a positive role of HoxB7 in adenoviral replication. Our experiments demonstrate that the absence of HoxB7 leads to inefficient viral progeny production, as HAdV5 gene expression is highly regulated by HoxB7-mediated activation of various adenoviral promoters. We have thus identified a novel role of E4orf6 in HAdV5 gene transcription via regulation of homeobox protein-dependent modulation of viral promoter activity.
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Shetty RS, Gallagher CS, Chen YT, Hims MM, Mull J, Leyne M, Pickel J, Kwok D, Slaugenhaupt SA. Specific correction of a splice defect in brain by nutritional supplementation. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 20:4093-101. [PMID: 21821670 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Recent studies emphasize the importance of mRNA splicing in human genetic disease, as 20-30% of all disease-causing mutations are predicted to result in mRNA splicing defects. The plasticity of the mRNA splicing reaction has made these mutations attractive candidates for the development of therapeutics. Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder, and all patients have an intronic IVS20+6T>C splice site mutation in the IKBKAP gene, which results in tissue-specific skipping of exon 20 and a corresponding reduction in ikappaB kinase complex associated protein (IKAP) levels. We created transgenic mouse lines using a human IKBKAP bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) into which we inserted the IKBKAP splice mutation (FD BAC) and have shown that the transgenic mice exhibit the same tissue-specific aberrant splicing patterns as seen in FD patients. We have previously demonstrated that the plant cytokinin kinetin can significantly improve the production of wild-type IKBKAP transcripts in FD lymphoblast cell lines by improving exon inclusion. In this study, we tested the ability of kinetin to alter IKBKAP splicing in the transgenic mice carrying the FD BAC and show that it corrects IKBKAP splicing in all major tissues assayed, including the brain. The amount of wild-type IKBKAP mRNA and IKAP protein was significantly higher in the kinetin-treated mice. These exciting results prove that treatment of FD, as well as other mechanistically related splicing disorders, with kinetin holds great promise as a potential therapeutic aimed at increasing normal protein levels, which may, in turn, slow disease progression.
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- Ranjit S Shetty
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, CPZN-5254, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Kohan R, Cismondi IA, Oller-Ramirez AM, Guelbert N, Anzolini TV, Alonso G, Mole SE, de Kremer DR, de Halac NI. Therapeutic approaches to the challenge of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2011; 12:867-83. [PMID: 21235444 PMCID: PMC3632406 DOI: 10.2174/138920111795542633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) affecting the central nervous system (CNS), with generally recessive inheritance. They are characterized by pathological lipofuscin-like material accumulating in cells. The clinical phenotypes at all onset ages show progressive loss of vision, decreasing cognitive and motor skills, epileptic seizures and premature death, with dementia without visual loss prominent in the rarer adult forms. Eight causal genes, CLN10/CTSD, CLN1/PPT1, CLN2/TPP1, CLN3, CLN5, CLN6, CLN7/MFSD8, CLN8, with more than 265 mutations and 38 polymorphisms (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ncl) have been described. Other NCL genes are hypothesized, including CLN4 and CLN9; CLCN6, CLCN7 and possibly SGSH are under study. Some therapeutic strategies applied to other LSDs with significant systemic involvement would not be effective in NCLs due to the necessity of passing the blood brain barrier to prevent the neurodegeneration, repair or restore the CNS functionality. There are therapies for the NCLs currently at preclinical stages and under phase 1 trials to establish safety in affected children. These approaches involve enzyme replacement, gene therapy, neural stem cell replacement, immune therapy and other pharmacological approaches. In the next decade, progress in the understanding of the natural history and the biochemical and molecular cascade of events relevant to the pathogenesis of these diseases in humans and animal models will be required to achieve significant therapeutic advances.
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- R Kohan
- Center for the Study of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (CEMECO),Children's Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences, National University Cordoba, Argentina.
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Aggarwal S, Jinda W, Limwongse C, Atchaneeyasakul LO, Phadke SR. Run-on mutation in the PAX6 gene and chorioretinal degeneration in autosomal dominant aniridia. Mol Vis 2011; 17:1305-9. [PMID: 21633710 PMCID: PMC3103739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify the causative paired box 6 (PAX6) mutation in a family with autosomal dominant aniridia. METHODS A family with autosomal dominant aniridia with three affected individuals in two generations was investigated for the causative PAX6 mutation by single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) followed by sequencing of genomic DNA from peripheral blood. RESULTS A novel PAX6 mutation in the donor splice site of intron 12 was identified in all three affected individuals from the family. The automated splice site analysis web interface indicated a disturbance of splicing and it was predicted that this mutation could lead to an elimination of the normal stop codon and an abnormal 3' elongation of the mRNA. CONCLUSIONS We report a novel PAX6 mutation in autosomal dominant aniridia that presumably affects splicing. The presence of chorioretinal degeneration in one of the affected individual raises the possibility that run-on mutations are associated with chorioretinal involvement in aniridia.
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- Shagun Aggarwal
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Ben Amor IM, Glorieux FH, Rauch F. Genotype-phenotype correlations in autosomal dominant osteogenesis imperfecta. J Osteoporos 2011; 2011:540178. [PMID: 21912751 PMCID: PMC3170785 DOI: 10.4061/2011/540178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta, discussed in Baldridge et al. 2008 is an inherited bone fragility disorder with a wide range of clinical severity that in the majority of cases is caused by mutations in COL1A1 or COL1A2, the genes that encode the two collagen type I alpha chains. Here we describe genotype-phenotype correlations in OI patients who have mutations affecting collagen type I. This paper is based on findings in a large single-centre OI population and a review of the literature.
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- I. Mouna Ben Amor
- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6
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- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6
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- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6,*Frank Rauch:
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Jeannot E, Mellottee L, Bioulac-Sage P, Balabaud C, Scoazec JY, Tran Van Nhieu J, Bacq Y, Michalak S, Buob D, Laurent-Puig P, Rusyn I, Zucman-Rossi J. Spectrum of HNF1A somatic mutations in hepatocellular adenoma differs from that in patients with MODY3 and suggests genotoxic damage. Diabetes 2010; 59:1836-44. [PMID: 20393147 PMCID: PMC2889786 DOI: 10.2337/db09-1819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3) is a consequence of heterozygous germline mutation in HNF1A. A subtype of hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) is also caused by biallelic somatic HNF1A mutations (H-HCA), and rare HCA may be related to MODY3. To better understand a relationship between the development of MODY3 and HCA, we compared both germline and somatic spectra of HNF1A mutations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We compared 151 somatic HNF1A mutations in HCA with 364 germline mutations described in MODY3. We searched for genotoxic and oxidative stress features in HCA and surrounding liver tissue. RESULTS A spectrum of HNF1A somatic mutations significantly differed from the germline changes in MODY3. In HCA, we identified a specific hot spot at codon 206, nonsense and frameshift mutations mainly in the NH(2)-terminal part, and almost all amino acid substitutions were restricted to the POU-H domain. The high frequency of G-to-T tranversions, predominantly found on the nontranscribed DNA strand, suggested a genotoxic mechanism. However, no features of oxidative stress were observed in the nontumor liver tissue. Finally, in a few MODY3 patients with HNF1A germline mutation leading to amino acid substitutions outside the POU-H domain, we identified a different subtype of HCA either with a gp130 and/or CTNNB1 activating mutation. CONCLUSIONS Germline HNF1A mutations could be associated with different molecular subtypes of HCA. H-HCA showed mutations profoundly inactivating hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha function; they are associated with a genotoxic signature suggesting a specific toxicant exposure that could be associated with genetic predisposition.
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- Emmanuelle Jeannot
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U674, Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U674, Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U889, Université Bordeaux 2, IFR66, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U889, Université Bordeaux 2, IFR66, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pathology Department, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Hôpital Trousseau, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Pathology Department, Angers, France
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- Pôle Pathologie, Centre de Biologie Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U775; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U674, Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Corresponding author: Jessica Zucman-Rossi,
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Blas AL, Ming R, Liu Z, Veatch OJ, Paull RE, Moore PH, Yu Q. Cloning of the papaya chromoplast-specific lycopene beta-cyclase, CpCYC-b, controlling fruit flesh color reveals conserved microsynteny and a recombination hot spot. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:2013-22. [PMID: 20181753 PMCID: PMC2850019 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.152298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 02/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Carotenoid pigments in fruits are indicative of the ripening process and potential nutritional value. Papaya (Carica papaya) fruit flesh color is caused by the accumulation of lycopene or beta-carotenoids in chromoplasts. It is a distinct feature affecting nutritional composition, fruit quality, shelf life, and consumer preference. To uncover the molecular basis of papaya flesh color, we took map-based cloning and candidate gene approaches using integrated genetic and physical maps. A DNA marker tightly linked to flesh color colocalized on a contig of the physical map with a cDNA probe of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) chromoplast-specific lycopene beta-cyclase, CYC-b. Candidate gene sequences were obtained from amplified fragments and verified by sequencing two bacterial artificial chromosomes containing the two alleles. Sequence comparison revealed a 2-bp insertion in the coding region of the recessive red flesh allele resulting in a frame-shift mutation and a premature stop codon. A color complementation test in bacteria confirmed that the papaya CpCYC-b is the gene controlling fruit flesh color. Sequence analysis of wild and cultivated papaya accessions showed the presence of this frame-shift mutation in all red flesh accessions examined. Evaluation of DNA markers near CpCYC-b revealed a recombination hot spot, showing that CpCYC-b is located in a gene-rich region with a recombination rate at 3.7 kb per centimorgan, more than 100-fold higher than the genome average at 400 kb per centimorgan. Conserved microsynteny of the CpCYC-b region is indicated by colinearity of two to four genes between papaya, Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), grape (Vitis vinifera), and tomato. Our results enhanced our understanding of papaya flesh color inheritance and generated new tools for papaya improvement.
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Abouzeid H, Youssef MA, ElShakankiri N, Hauser P, Munier FL, Schorderet DF. PAX6 aniridia and interhemispheric brain anomalies. Mol Vis 2009; 15:2074-83. [PMID: 19862335 PMCID: PMC2765237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To report the clinical and genetic study of patients with autosomal dominant aniridia. METHODS We studied ten patients with aniridia from three families of Egyptian origin. All patients underwent full ophthalmologic, general and neurological examination, and blood drawing. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging was performed in the index case of each family. Genomic DNA was prepared from venous leukocytes, and direct sequencing of all the exons and intron-exon junctions of the Paired Box gene 6 (PAX6) was performed after PCR amplification. Phenotype description, including ophthalmic and cerebral anomalies, mutation detection in PAX6 and phenotype-genotype correlation was acquired. RESULTS Common features observed in the three families included absence of iris tissue, corneal pannus with different degrees of severity, and foveal hypoplasia with severely reduced visual acuity. In Families 2 and 3, additional findings, such as lens dislocation, lens opacities or polar cataract, and glaucoma, were observed. We identified two novel (c.170-174delTGGGC [p.L57fs17] and c.475delC [p.R159fs47]) and one known (c.718C>T [p.R240X]) PAX6 mutations in the affected members of the three families. Systemic and neurological examination was normal in all ten affected patients. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging showed absence of the pineal gland in all three index patients. Severe hypoplasia of the brain anterior commissure was associated with the p.L57fs17 mutation, absence of the posterior commissure with p.R159fs47, and optic chiasma atrophy and almost complete agenesis of the corpus callosum with p.R240X. CONCLUSIONS We identified two novel PAX6 mutations in families with severe aniridia. In addition to common phenotype of aniridia and despite normal neurological examination, absence of the pineal gland and interhemispheric brain anomalies were observed in all three index patients. The heterogeneity of PAX6 mutations and brain anomalies are highlighted. This report emphasizes the association between aniridia and brain anomalies with or without functional impact, such as neurodevelopment delay or auditory dysfunction.
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- Hana Abouzeid
- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Switzerland,IRO – Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland
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- IRO – Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland,Department of Paediatrics, Genetics Unit, University of Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Paediatric Unit, University of Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Radiology, CHUV, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Switzerland,IRO – Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland
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- IRO – Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland,EPFL - Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Vijayasarathy C, Ziccardi L, Zeng Y, Smaoui N, Caruso RC, Sieving PA. Null retinoschisin-protein expression from an RS1 c354del1-ins18 mutation causing progressive and severe XLRS in a cross-sectional family study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50:5375-83. [PMID: 19474399 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-3839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To explore the retinoschisin (RS1) protein biochemical phenotype from an RS1 exon-5 deletion/insertion frame-shift mutation in a family with X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) and describe the clinical and electrophysiological features. METHODS Six XLRS males underwent ophthalmic examination and electroretinogram (ERG) recording. The RS1 gene was sequenced. Mutant RS1-RNA and protein expression were assessed by transfecting COS-7 cells with minigene constructs. RESULTS All six males carried the RS1 c354del1-ins18 mutation in which an 18-bp insertion replaced nucleotide 354, duplicating the adjacent upstream intron 4-to-exon 5 junction and creating a premature termination codon downstream. Analysis indicated normal pre-mRNA splicing producing mRNA transcripts. Truncated RS1 protein was expressed transiently but was degraded rapidly by a proteasomal pathway rather than by nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Two boys, 1.5 and 5 years of age, had foveal cysts and minimal peripheral schisis, and retained near-normal scotopic b-wave amplitude and normal ERG waveforms. The 5-year-old's ERG was diminished when repeated 3 years later. Four older XLRS relatives 32 to 45 years old had substantial b-wave loss and strongly electronegative ERGs; three had overt macular atrophy. Cross-sectional family analysis showed the b-/a-wave amplitude ratio as inversely related to age in the six males. CONCLUSIONS The c354del1-ins18 mutation caused an RS1-null biochemical phenotype and a progressive clinical phenotype in a 5-year-old boy, whereas the older XLRS relatives had macular atrophy and marked ERG changes. The phenotypic heterogeneity with age by cross-sectional study of this family mutation argues that XLRS disease is not stationary and raises questions regarding factors involved in progression.
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- Camasamudram Vijayasarathy
- Section for Translational Research in Retinal and Macular Degeneration, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Fernandez-Gonzalez A, Kourembanas S, Wyatt TA, Mitsialis SA. Mutation of murine adenylate kinase 7 underlies a primary ciliary dyskinesia phenotype. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2008; 40:305-13. [PMID: 18776131 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0102oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous disorder, characterized by progressive development of bronchiectasis, inflammation, and features characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We report here that a murine mutation of the evolutionarily conserved adenylate kinase 7 (Ak7) gene results in animals presenting with pathological signs characteristic of PCD, including ultrastructural ciliary defects and decreased ciliary beat frequency in respiratory epithelium. The mutation is associated with hydrocephalus, abnormal spermatogenesis, mucus accumulation in paranasal passages, and a dramatic respiratory pathology upon allergen challenge. Ak7 appears to be a marker for cilia with (9 + 2) microtubular organization. This is suggested by its tissue specificity of expression and also the stringent conservation of Ak7 ortholog structure only in protozoans and metazoans possessing motile (9 + 2) cilia. Collectively, our results indicate an ancestral and crucial role of Ak7 in maintaining ciliary structure and function, and suggest that mutations of the human ortholog may underlie a subset of genetically uncharacterized PCD cases.
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- Angeles Fernandez-Gonzalez
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Enders 970, 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Truncation of retinoschisin protein associated with a novel splice site mutation in the RS1 gene. Mol Vis 2008; 14:1549-58. [PMID: 18728755 PMCID: PMC2519029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To present the ocular findings of a Hungarian family with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) and to reveal a novel putative splice mutation leading to serious truncation of retinoschisin (RS1) protein. Our genetic results were compared to a mouse model of XLRS. METHODS Complete ophthalmic examinations were performed on five members (two male patients, two female carriers, and one healthy fraternal male twin) of the family. The examinations included optical coherence tomography (OCT) and full-field and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG). OCT and ERG results were compared to the normative database of our laboratory. All exons and the flanking intronic regions of the RS1 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and directly sequenced in all family members and in 50 male controls. RESULTS Typical microcystic foveal changes were found on fundoscopy and OCT in two male patients. Large foveal and smaller perifoveal cysts were detected by OCT in the inner nuclear layer and another deeper retinal cleavage in the photoreceptor layer. The standard combined b-wave amplitudes and b/a amplitude ratios of full-field ERGs of the male patients were decreased compared with controls, but the typical "negative-type" ERG was not observed. The amplitudes of mfERGs were reduced in all rings but mainly in the central part of the examined retina. Implicit times were delayed across almost the whole testing field. Female carriers and the healthy fraternal twin brother were without any symptoms and had normal clinical examination results, but the implicit times of female carriers were delayed in all rings. DNA sequence analyses revealed a novel putative splice mutation (c.78+1G>C) in the splice donor site of intron 2 in RS1 of two male patients and two female carriers. Mutations were absent in the 50 control samples. CONCLUSIONS Male patients exhibited typical bilateral foveal retinoschisis in two retinal layers and characteristic ERG changes. The inheritance of the novel putative splice mutation (c.78+1G>C) followed the classic inheritance of an X-linked recessive disease in two male patients and two female obligate carriers. There are two possible ways the c.78+1G>C splice site mutation may lead to frameshift and introduce a premature termination codon at the beginning of exon 3: after activation of the next cryptic splice site by a 10 bp insertion or after exon skipping by a 26 bp deletion. The splice site mutation in the second intron of RS1 identified in these XLRS patients is practically identical to the N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) induced splice site mutation in the mouse model of XLRS described by the Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium. The genetic findings of the mutant mouse model confirm and support our human results.
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Ma H, Wang J, Abdel-Rahman SZ, Boor PJ, Khan MF. Oxidative DNA damage and its repair in rat spleen following subchronic exposure to aniline. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 233:247-53. [PMID: 18793663 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Revised: 08/04/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The mechanisms by which aniline exposure elicits splenotoxic response, especially the tumorigenic response, are not well-understood. Splenotoxicity of aniline is associated with iron overload and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can cause oxidative damage to DNA, proteins and lipids (oxidative stress). 8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is one of the most abundant oxidative DNA lesions resulting from ROS, and 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1 (OGG1), a specific DNA glycosylase/lyase enzyme, plays a key role in the removal of 8-OHdG adducts. This study focused on examining DNA damage (8-OHdG) and repair (OGG1) in the spleen in an experimental condition preceding a tumorigenic response. To achieve that, male Sprague-Dawley rats were subchronically exposed to aniline (0.5 mmol/kg/day via drinking water for 30 days), while controls received drinking water only. Aniline treatment led to a significant increase in splenic oxidative DNA damage, manifested as a 2.8-fold increase in 8-OHdG levels. DNA repair activity, measured as OGG1 base excision repair (BER) activity, increased by approximately 1.3 fold in the nuclear protein extracts (NE) and approximately 1.2 fold in the mitochondrial protein extracts (ME) of spleens from aniline-treated rats as compared to the controls. Real-time PCR analysis for OGG1 mRNA expression in the spleen revealed a 2-fold increase in expression in aniline-treated rats than the controls. Likewise, OGG1 protein expression in the NEs of spleens from aniline-treated rats was approximately 1.5 fold higher, whereas in the MEs it was approximately 1.3 fold higher than the controls. Aniline treatment also led to stronger immunostaining for both 8-OHdG and OGG1 in the spleens, confined to the red pulp areas. It is thus evident from our studies that aniline-induced oxidative stress is associated with increased oxidative DNA damage. The BER pathway was also activated, but not enough to prevent the accumulation of oxidative DNA damage (8-OHdG). Accumulation of mutagenic oxidative DNA lesions in the spleen following exposure to aniline could play a critical role in the tumorigenic process.
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- Huaxian Ma
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0438, USA
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Hilal L, Hajaji Y, Vie-Luton MP, Ajaltouni Z, Benazzouz B, Chana M, Chraïbi A, Kadiri A, Amselem S, Sobrier ML. Unusual phenotypic features in a patient with a novel splice mutation in the GHRHR gene. Mol Med 2008; 14:286-92. [PMID: 18297129 DOI: 10.2119/2007-00128.hilal] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) may be of genetic origin. One of the few genes involved in that condition encodes the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) that, through its ligand (GHRH), plays a pivotal role in the GH synthesis and secretion by the pituitary. Our objective is to describe the phenotype of two siblings born to a consanguineous union presenting with short stature (IGHD) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) abnormalities, and to identify the molecular basis of this condition. Our main outcome measures were clinical and endocrinological investigations, MRI of the pituitary region, study of the GHRHR gene sequence and transcripts. In both patients, the severe growth retardation (-5SD) was combined with anterior pituitary hypoplasia. In addition to these classical phenotypic features for IGHD, one of the patients had a Chiari I malformation, an arachnoid cyst, and a dysmorphic anterior pituitary. A homozygous sequence variation in the consensus donor splice site of intron 1 (IVS1 + 2T > G) of the GHRHR gene was identified in both patients. Using in vitro transcription assay, we showed that this mutation results in abnormal splicing of GHRHR transcripts. In this report, which broadens the phenotype associated with GHRHR defects, we discuss the possible role of the GHRHR in the proper development of extrapituitary structures, through a mechanism that could be direct or secondary to severe GH deficiency.
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- Latifa Hilal
- Laboratoire de Génétique et de Physiologie Neuroendocrinienne, Equipe des Bases Moléculaires de Maladies Génétiques, UFR de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire, Université Ibn Tofaïl, Faculté des Sciences, Kenitra, Maroc
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Tan JT, Kremer F, Freddi S, Bell KM, Baker NL, Lamandé SR, Bateman JF. Competency for nonsense-mediated reduction in collagen X mRNA is specified by the 3' UTR and corresponds to the position of mutations in Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. Am J Hum Genet 2008; 82:786-93. [PMID: 18304492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Revised: 12/10/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) is a eukaryotic cellular RNA surveillance and quality-control mechanism that degrades mRNA containing premature stop codons (nonsense mutations) that otherwise may exert a deleterious effect by the production of dysfunctional truncated proteins. Collagen X (COL10A1) nonsense mutations in Schmid-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia are localized in a region toward the 3' end of the last exon (exon 3) and result in mRNA decay, in contrast to most other genes in which terminal-exon nonsense mutations are resistant to NMD. We introduce nonsense mutations into the mouse Col10a1 gene and express these in a hypertrophic-chondrocyte cell line to explore the mechanism of last-exon mRNA decay of Col10a1 and demonstrate that mRNA decay is spatially restricted to mutations occurring in a 3' region of the exon 3 coding sequence; this region corresponds to where human mutations have been described. This localization of mRNA-decay competency suggested that a downstream region, such as the 3' UTR, may play a role in specifying decay of mutant Col10a1 mRNA containing nonsense mutations. We found that deleting any of the three conserved sequence regions within the 3' UTR (region I, 23 bp; region II, 170 bp; and region III, 76 bp) prevented mutant mRNA decay, but a smaller 13 bp deletion within region III was permissive for decay. These data suggest that the 3' UTR participates in collagen X last-exon mRNA decay and that overall 3' UTR configuration, rather than specific linear-sequence motifs, may be important in specifying decay of Col10a1 mRNA containing nonsense mutations.
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Clancy JP, Rowe SM, Bebok Z, Aitken ML, Gibson R, Zeitlin P, Berclaz P, Moss R, Knowles MR, Oster RA, Mayer-Hamblett N, Ramsey B. No detectable improvements in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator by nasal aminoglycosides in patients with cystic fibrosis with stop mutations. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007; 37:57-66. [PMID: 17347447 PMCID: PMC1899350 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2006-0173oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by many types of genetic defects, including premature stop codons. Gentamicin can suppress stop mutations in CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in vitro and in vivo, leading to improvements in CFTR-dependent ion transport and protein localization to the apical surface of respiratory epithelial cells. The primary objective of this study was to test whether nasally administered gentamicin or tobramycin could suppress premature stop mutations in CFTR, resulting in full-length, functional protein. A secondary objective was to obtain data to aid in the design of multicenter trials using the nasal potential difference as a study endpoint. A multicenter study was conducted in two cohorts of patients with CF, those heterozygous for stop mutations in the CFTR gene and those without nonsense mutations, to investigate the effects of both gentamicin and tobramycin administered over a 28-d period on sequential nasal potential difference and airway cell immunofluorescence endpoints. Eleven patients with CF with stop mutations were enrolled in a randomized, double-blinded, crossover fashion to receive each drug, while 18 subjects with CF without stop mutations were randomized 1:1 in a parallel fashion to receive one drug. After demonstration of drug delivery, neither aminoglycoside produced detectable changes in nasal ion transport or CFTR localization in brushed cells from either study group. These results with first-generation suppressive agents suggest the need for improved drug delivery methods and/or more potent suppressors of nonsense mutations to confer CFTR correction in subjects with CF heterozygous for nonsense mutations. The study provides valuable information on parameters of the nasal potential difference measurements for use in future multicenter clinical trials.
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- John P Clancy
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
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Hims MM, Ibrahim EC, Leyne M, Mull J, Liu L, Lazaro C, Shetty RS, Gill S, Gusella JF, Reed R, Slaugenhaupt SA. Therapeutic potential and mechanism of kinetin as a treatment for the human splicing disease familial dysautonomia. J Mol Med (Berl) 2007; 85:149-61. [PMID: 17206408 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-006-0137-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Mutations that affect the splicing of pre-mRNA are a major cause of human disease. Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a recessive neurodegenerative disease caused by a T to C transition at base pair 6 of IKBKAP intron 20. This mutation results in variable tissue-specific skipping of exon 20. Previously, we reported that the plant cytokinin kinetin dramatically increases exon 20 inclusion in RNA isolated from cultured FD cells. The goal of the current study was to investigate the nature of the FD splicing defect and the mechanism by which kinetin improves exon inclusion, as such knowledge will facilitate the development of future therapeutics aimed at regulating mRNA splicing. In this study, we demonstrate that treatment of FD lymphoblast cell lines with kinetin increases IKBKAP mRNA and IKAP protein to normal levels. Using a series of minigene constructs, we show that deletion of a region at the end of IKBKAP exon 20 disrupts the ability of kinetin to improve exon inclusion, pinpointing a kinetin responsive sequence element. We next performed a screen of endogenously expressed genes with multiple isoforms resulting from exon skipping events and show that kinetin's ability to improve exon inclusion is not limited to IKBKAP. Lastly, we highlight the potential of kinetin for the treatment of other human splicing disorders by showing correction of a splicing defect in neurofibromatosis.
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- Matthew M Hims
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Neethirajan G, Nallathambi J, Krishnadas SR, Vijayalakshmi P, Shashikanth S, Collinson JM, Sundaresan P. Identification of novel mutant PAX6 alleles in Indian cases of familial aniridia. BMC Ophthalmol 2006; 6:28. [PMID: 16803629 PMCID: PMC1544350 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-6-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Haploinsufficiency at the PAX6 locus causes aniridia, a panocular eye condition characterized by iris hypoplasia and a variety of other anterior and posterior eye defects leading to poor vision. This study was performed to identify novel PAX6 mutations that lead to familial aniridia in Indian patients. Methods Genomic DNA was isolated from affected individuals (clinically diagnosed aniridia) from nine unrelated aniridic pedigrees, unaffected family members, and unrelated normal controls. The coding regions of PAX6 were amplified and subjected to single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) gel analysis, and direct cloning and sequencing. Results SSCP band shifts, indicative of DNA base pair mutations, were observed in five of these unrelated families. Four mutations were shown to be previously unreported insertion or deletions in PAX6, leading to frameshifts. These new mutations were c.1174delTG (in exon 10), c.710delC (exon 6), c.406delTT (exon 5) and c.393insTCAGC (exon 5). The other nonsense mutation, a transition (c.1080C>T) in exon 9, has been reported previously as a mutation hotspot for PAX6 in other ethnic pedigrees. All mutant alleles transmitted through aniridic individuals in each family. Conclusion These new deletions and an insertion create frameshifts, which are predicted to introduce premature termination codons into the PAX6 reading frame. The genetic alterations carried by affected individuals are predicted to lead to loss-of-function mutations that would segregate in an autosomal dominant manner to subsequent generations. This is the first report of the 'hotspot' c.1080C>T transition from Indian families.
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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Savas S, Tuzmen S, Ozcelik H. Human SNPs resulting in premature stop codons and protein truncation. Hum Genomics 2006; 2:274-86. [PMID: 16595072 PMCID: PMC3500177 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-2-5-274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) constitute the most common type of genetic variation in humans. SNPs introducing premature termination codons (PTCs), herein called X-SNPs, can alter the stability and function of transcripts and proteins and thus are considered to be biologically important. Initial studies suggested a strong selection against such variations/mutations. In this study, we undertook a genome-wide systematic screening to identify human X-SNPs using the dbSNP database. Our results demonstrated the presence of 28 X-SNPs from 28 genes with known minor allele frequencies. Eight X-SNPs (28.6 per cent) were predicted to cause transcript degradation by nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Seventeen X-SNPs (60.7 per cent) resulted in moderate to severe truncation at the C-terminus of the proteins (deletion of >50 per cent of the amino acids). The majority of the X-SNPs (78.6 per cent) represent commonly occurring SNPs, by contrast with the rarely occurring disease-causing PTC mutations. Interestingly, X-SNPs displayed a non-uniform distribution across human populations: eight X-SNPs were reported to be prevalent across three different human populations, whereas six X-SNPs were found exclusively in one or two population(s). In conclusion, we have systematically investigated human SNPs introducing PTCs with respect to their possible biological consequences, distributions across different human populations and evolutionary aspects. We believe that the SNPs reported here are likely to affect gene/protein function, although their biological and evolutionary roles need to be further investigated.
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- Sevtap Savas
- Fred A. Litwin Centre for Cancer Genetics, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G IX5, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 100 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5G IL5, Canada
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- Cancer Drug Development Laboratory, Translational Genomics Research Institure, 13208 East Shea Blvd, Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Fred A. Litwin Centre for Cancer Genetics, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G IX5, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 100 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5G IL5, Canada
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Harries LW, Bingham C, Bellanne-Chantelot C, Hattersley AT, Ellard S. The position of premature termination codons in the hepatocyte nuclear factor -1 beta gene determines susceptibility to nonsense-mediated decay. Hum Genet 2005; 118:214-24. [PMID: 16133182 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0023-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) pathway is an mRNA surveillance mechanism that detects and degrades transcripts containing premature termination codons. The position of a truncating mutation can govern the resulting phenotype as mutations in the last exon evade NMD. In this study we investigated the susceptibility to NMD of six truncating HNF-1beta mutations by allele-specific quantitative real-time PCR using transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines. Four of six mutations (R181X, Q243fsdelC, P328L329fsdelCCTCT and A373fsdel29) showed evidence of NMD with levels of mutant transcript at 71% (p=0.009), 24% (p=0.008), 22% (p=0.008) and 3% (p=0.016) of the wild-type allele respectively. Comparable results were derived from lymphoblastoid cells and renal tubule cells isolated from a patient's overnight urine confirming that cell lines provide a good model for mRNA analysis. Two mutations (H69fsdelAC and P159fsdelT) produced transcripts unexpectedly immune to NMD. We conclude that truncating mutant transcripts of the HNF-1beta gene do not conform to the known rules governing NMD susceptibility, but instead demonstrate a previously unreported 5' to 3' polarity. We hypothesise that this may be due to reinitiation of translation downstream of the premature termination codon. Our study suggests that reinitiation of translation may be an important mechanism in the evasion of NMD, but that other factors such as the distance from the native initiation codon may also play a part.
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- L W Harries
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Peninsula Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter, UK
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Costa DB, Lozovatsky L, Gallagher PG, Forget BG. A novel splicing mutation of the alpha-spectrin gene in the original hereditary pyropoikilocytosis kindred. Blood 2005; 106:4367-9. [PMID: 16150946 PMCID: PMC1895230 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) is a severe hemolytic anemia due to abnormalities of the red blood cell (RBC) membrane skeleton. In the original HPP kindred, there is compound heterozygosity for an allele encoding a structural variant of alpha-spectrin (L207P) and an alpha-spectrin allele associated with a defect in alpha-spectrin production. To identify the molecular defect in the production-defective allele, reticulocyte alpha-spectrin cDNA from one of the original HPP patients was analyzed. Transcripts from the production-defective, non-L207P allele demonstrated a pattern of abnormal splicing between exons 22 and 23, resulting in insertion of intronic fragments with an in-frame premature termination codon. A G to A substitution at position +5 of the donor consensus splice site of IVS 22 was identified in the inserts. Following gene transfer into tissue culture cells, there was complete absence of normally spliced alpha-spectrin gene transcripts derived from a minigene containing the IVS 22 +5 mutation.
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- Daniel B Costa
- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Tzoulaki I, White IMS, Hanson IM. PAX6 mutations: genotype-phenotype correlations. BMC Genet 2005; 6:27. [PMID: 15918896 PMCID: PMC1156885 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2005] [Accepted: 05/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The PAX6 protein is a highly conserved transcriptional regulator that is important for normal ocular and neural development. In humans, heterozygous mutations of the PAX6 gene cause aniridia (absence of the iris) and related developmental eye diseases. PAX6 mutations are archived in the Human PAX6 Allelic Variant Database, which currently contains 309 records, 286 of which are mutations in patients with eye malformations. RESULTS We examined the records in the Human PAX6 Allelic Variant Database and documented the frequency of different mutation types, the phenotypes associated with different mutation types, the contribution of CpG transitions to the PAX6 mutation spectrum, and the distribution of chain-terminating mutations in the open reading frame. Mutations that introduce a premature termination codon into the open reading frame are predominantly associated with aniridia; in contrast, non-aniridia phenotypes are typically associated with missense mutations. Four CpG dinucleotides in exons 8, 9, 10 and 11 are major mutation hotspots, and transitions at these CpG's account for over half of all nonsense mutations in the database. Truncating mutations are distributed throughout the PAX6 coding region, except for the last half of exon 12 and the coding part of exon 13, where they are completely absent. The absence of truncating mutations in the 3' part of the coding region is statistically significant and is consistent with the idea that nonsense-mediated decay acts on PAX6 mutant alleles. CONCLUSION The PAX6 Allelic Variant Database is a valuable resource for studying genotype-phenotype correlations. The consistent association of truncating mutations with the aniridia phenotype, and the distribution of truncating mutations in the PAX6 open reading frame, suggests that nonsense-mediated decay acts on PAX6 mutant alleles.
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- Ioanna Tzoulaki
- School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Molecular Medicine Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Ashworth Laboratories, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Molecular Medicine Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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Guevara-García A, San Román C, Arroyo A, Cortés ME, de la Luz Gutiérrez-Nava M, León P. Characterization of the Arabidopsis clb6 mutant illustrates the importance of posttranscriptional regulation of the methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway. THE PLANT CELL 2005; 17:628-43. [PMID: 15659625 PMCID: PMC548831 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.028860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Accepted: 11/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate, the two building blocks for isoprenoid biosynthesis, occurs by two independent pathways in plants. The mevalonic pathway operates in the cytoplasm, and the methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway operates in plastids. Plastidic isoprenoids play essential roles in plant growth and development. Plants must regulate the biosynthesis of isoprenoids to fulfill metabolic requirements in specific tissues and developmental conditions. The regulatory events that modulate the plant MEP pathway are not well understood. In this article, we demonstrate that the CHLOROPLAST BIOGENESIS6 (CLB6) gene, previously shown to be required for chloroplast development, encodes 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-butenyl 4-diphosphate reductase, the last-acting enzyme of the MEP pathway. Comparative analysis of the expression levels of all MEP pathway gene transcripts and proteins in the clb6-1 mutant background revealed that posttranscriptional control modulates the levels of different proteins in this central pathway. Posttranscriptional regulation was also found during seedling development and during fosmidomycin inhibition of the pathway. Our results show that the first enzyme of the pathway, 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase, is feedback regulated in response to the interruption of the flow of metabolites through the MEP pathway.
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- Arturo Guevara-García
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelos 62271, Mexico.
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Perlman WR, Matsumoto M, Beltaifa S, Hyde TM, Saunders RC, Webster MJ, Rubinow DR, Kleinman JE, Weickert CS. Expression of estrogen receptor alpha exon-deleted mRNA variants in the human and non-human primate frontal cortex. Neuroscience 2005; 134:81-95. [PMID: 15964702 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2004] [Revised: 03/04/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) mRNA has been detected in the primate frontal cortex, the types of ERalpha transcripts expressed, including exon-deleted variants (Delta), have not been determined in the monkey or human frontal cortex. Because the types of ERalpha mRNA expressed in brain could define neuronal responses to estrogens, we examined the transcript pool of ERalpha mRNAs expressed in normal adult and developing human and macaque frontal cortex. We reverse transcribed total RNA from the postmortem frontal cortex of 29 normal adult humans, 12 rhesus macaques, and 19 people ranging from infants to adults and employed two rounds of nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to generate ERalpha products spanning the coding domain. In a third nested PCR, we used primers specific for novel sequences of exon-exon junctions created when whole exons are missing. By sequencing PCR products, we detected 60 instances of 12 distinct DeltaERalpha mRNAs in adult humans and 94 instances of 13 distinct DeltaERalpha mRNAs in monkeys in differing patterns from one individual to another. In adult humans, 83% of individuals expressed at least 1 DeltaERalpha mRNA variant, and 100% of the monkeys expressed at least 1 DeltaERalpha mRNA variant. The single Delta2, Delta5, and Delta7 variants were frequently expressed in both human and monkey frontal cortex, Delta3 variants were rare in both species, and Delta6 variants were more frequently expressed in monkeys. In both species, we detected double, triple and quadruple Deltas, but these were less common than single Deltas. The pattern of human variant expression did not appear to change dramatically as a function of age. These findings imply the potential to produce different ERalpha proteins in frontal cortex, possibly with altered structure and function which may have physiological relevance for gene transcription by virtue of altered functional interactions with each other, other steroid hormone receptors, and genomic DNA.
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- W R Perlman
- Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-1385, USA.
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Vincent MC, Gallai R, Olivier D, Speeg-Schatz C, Flament J, Calvas P, Dollfus H. Variable phenotype related to a novel PAX 6 mutation (IVS4+5G>C) in a family presenting congenital nystagmus and foveal hypoplasia. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138:1016-21. [PMID: 15629294 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Several ocular defects have been identified as a consequence of the PAX6 gene mutations. With regard to the implication of this gene in unusual phenotypes, we report a family presenting with congenital nystagmus, foveal hypoplasia, and iris hypoplasia or atypical coloboma. DESIGN Observational case report. METHODS The entire transcribed region of the PAX6 gene was submitted to mutation search at the DNA and mRNA levels in five affected members of a French family in test with 82 normal subjects. RESULTS A novel heterozygous PAX6 gene splice mutation (IVS4 + 5G>C) was identified. The mutation is located in IVS4 within the consensus donor splice site. A mutant mRNA lacking exon 4 as the sole defect was evidenced. The resultant protein was predicted to contain a cryptic ATG initiation codon in exon 3 and a slightly altered paired-domain in an open reading frame extended by 13 amino acids. CONCLUSIONS The association of anterior segment anomalies and foveal hypoplasia with one of the slightest alterations of the PAX6 protein described to date confirms the association of variant phenotypes with hypomorphic alleles. Mutation screening of the PAX6 gene could be useful in elucidating the origin of complex ocular malformations.
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Harries LW, Ellard S, Jones RWA, Hattersley AT, Bingham C. Abnormal splicing of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta in the renal cysts and diabetes syndrome. Diabetologia 2004; 47:937-42. [PMID: 15085338 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1383-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2003] [Accepted: 01/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta ( HNF-1 beta) gene result in disorders of renal development, typically involving renal cysts and early-onset diabetes (the RCAD syndrome/ MODY5). Sixteen mutations have been reported, including three splicing mutations of the intron 2 splice donor site. Because tissues showing abundant expression (kidney, liver, pancreas, gut, lung and gonads) are not easily accessible for analysis in living subjects, it has previously proven difficult to determine the effect of HNF-1 beta mutations at the mRNA level. This is the aim of the present study. METHODS We have developed a nested RT-PCR assay that exploits the presence of ectopic HNF-1 beta transcripts in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from subjects carrying HNF-1 beta splice site mutations. RESULTS We report a fourth mutation of the intron 2 splice donor site, IVS2nt+2insT. Sequence analysis of ectopic HNF-1 beta transcripts showed that both IVS2nt+2insT and IVS2nt+1G>T result in the deletion of exon 2 and are predicted to result in premature termination of the HNF-1 beta protein. Mutant transcripts were less abundant than the normal transcripts but there was no evidence of nonsense-mediated decay. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION This is the first study to define the pathogenic consequences of mutations within the HNF-1 beta gene by mRNA analysis. This type of approach is a useful and important tool to define mutational mechanisms and determine pathogenicity.
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- L W Harries
- Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK
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Neethirajan G, Krishnadas SR, Vijayalakshmi P, Shashikant S, Sundaresan P. PAX6 gene variations associated with aniridia in south India. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2004; 5:9. [PMID: 15086958 PMCID: PMC419353 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-5-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2003] [Accepted: 04/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Mutations in the transcription factor gene PAX6 have been shown to be the cause of the aniridia phenotype. The purpose of this study was to analyze patients with aniridia to uncover PAX6 gene mutations in south Indian population. Methods Total genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood of twenty-eight members of six clinically diagnosed aniridia families and 60 normal healthy controls. The coding exons of the human PAX6 gene were amplified by PCR and allele specific variations were detected by single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) followed by automated sequencing. Results The sequencing results revealed novel PAX6 mutations in three patients with sporadic aniridia: c.715ins5, [c.1201delA; c.1239A>G] and c.901delA. Two previously reported nonsense mutations were also found: c.482C>A, c.830G>A. A neutral polymorphism was detected (IVS9-12C>T) at the boundary of intron 9 and exon 10. The two nonsense mutations found in the coding region of human PAX6 gene are reported for the first time in the south Indian population. Conclusion The genetic analysis confirms that haploinsuffiency of the PAX6 gene causes the classic aniridia phenotype. Most of the point mutations detected in our study results in stop codons. Here we add three novel PAX6 gene mutations in south Indian population to the existing spectrum of mutations, which is not a well-studied ethnic group. Our study supports the hypothesis that a mutation in the PAX6 gene correlates with expression of aniridia.
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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Eber S, Lux SE. Hereditary spherocytosis—defects in proteins that connect the membrane skeleton to the lipid bilayer. Semin Hematol 2004; 41:118-41. [PMID: 15071790 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2004.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The molecular causes of hereditary spherocytosis (HS) have been unraveled in the past decade. No frequent defect is found, and nearly every family has a unique mutation. In dominant HS, nonsense and frameshift mutations of ankyrin, band 3, and beta-spectrin predominate. Recessive HS is most often due to compound heterozygosity of defects in ankyrin, alpha-spectrin, or protein 4.2. Common combinations include a defect in the promoter or 5'-untranslated region of ankyrin paired with a missense mutation, a low expression allele of alpha-spectrin plus a missense mutation, and various mutations in the gene for protein 4.2. In most patients' red cells, no abnormal protein is present. Only rare missense mutations, like ankyrin Walsrode (V463I) or beta-spectrin Kissimmee (W202R), have given any insight into the functional domains of the respective proteins. Although the eminent role of the spleen in the premature hemolysis of red cells in HS is unquestioned, the molecular events that cause splenic conditioning of spherocytes are unclear. Electron micrographs show that small membrane vesicles are shed during the formation of spherocytes. Animal models give further insight into the pathogenetic consequences of membrane protein defects as well as the causes of the variability of disease severity.
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- Stefan Eber
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital-Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Runte M, Kroisel PM, Gillessen-Kaesbach G, Varon R, Horn D, Cohen MY, Wagstaff J, Horsthemke B, Buiting K. SNURF-SNRPN and UBE3A transcript levels in patients with Angelman syndrome. Hum Genet 2004; 114:553-61. [PMID: 15014980 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-004-1104-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2003] [Accepted: 02/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The imprinted domain on human chromosome 15 consists of two oppositely imprinted gene clusters, which are under the control of an imprinting center (IC). The paternally expressed SNURF-SNRPN gene hosts several snoRNA genes and overlaps the UBE3A gene, which is encoded on the opposite strand, expressed - at least in brain cells - from the maternal chromosome only, and affected in patients with Angelman syndrome (AS). In contrast to SNURF-SNRPN, imprinted expression of UBE3A is not regulated by a 5' differentially methylated region. Here we report that splice forms of the SNURF-SNRPN transcript overlapping UBE3A in an antisense orientation are present in brain but barely detectable in blood. In contrast, splice forms that do not overlap with UBE3A are of similar abundance in brain and blood. The tissue distribution of the splice forms parallels that of the snoRNAs encoded in the respective parts of the SNURF-SNRPN transcript. Using a quantitative PCR assay, we have found that the ratio of SNURF-SNRPN/UBE3A transcript levels is increased in blood cells of AS patients with an imprinting defect, but not in AS patients with a UBE3A mutation or an unknown defect. Our findings are compatible with the assumption that imprinted UBE3A expression is regulated through the SNURF-SNRPN sense- UBE3A antisense transcript.
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- Maren Runte
- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitaetsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Leitner KL, Meyer M, Leimbacher W, Peterbauer A, Hofer S, Heufler C, Müller A, Heller R, Werner ER, Thöny B, Werner-Felmayer G. Low tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic capacity of human monocytes is caused by exon skipping in 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase. Biochem J 2003; 373:681-8. [PMID: 12708971 PMCID: PMC1223526 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2003] [Revised: 03/25/2003] [Accepted: 04/23/2003] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Biosynthesis of (6 R )-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin (H(4)-biopterin), an essential cofactor for aromatic amino acid hydroxylases and NO synthases, is effectively induced by cytokines in most of the cell types. However, human monocytes/macrophages form only a little H(4)-biopterin, but release neopterin/7,8-dihydroneopterin instead. Whereas 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase (PTPS) activity, the second enzyme of H(4)-biopterin biosynthesis, is hardly detectable in these cells, PTPS mRNA levels were comparable with those of cell types containing intact PTPS activity. By screening a THP-1 cDNA library, we identified clones encoding the entire open reading frame (642 bp) as well as clones lacking the 23 bp exon 3, which results in a premature stop codon. Quantification of the two mRNA species in different cell types (blood-derived cells, fibroblasts and endothelial cells) and cell lines showed that the amount of exon-3-containing mRNA is correlated closely to PTPS activity. The ratio of exon-3-containing to exon-3-lacking PTPS mRNA is not affected by differential mRNA stability or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. THP-1 cells transduced with wild-type PTPS cDNA produced H(4)-biopterin levels and expressed PTPS activities and protein amounts comparable with those of fibroblasts. We therefore conclude that exon 3 skipping in transcription rather than post-transcriptional mechanisms is a major cause of the low PTPS protein expression observed in human macrophages and related cell types.
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- Karin L Leitner
- Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Fritz-Pregl-Strasse 3, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Auerbach SS, Ramsden R, Stoner MA, Verlinde C, Hassett C, Omiecinski CJ. Alternatively spliced isoforms of the human constitutive androstane receptor. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:3194-207. [PMID: 12799447 PMCID: PMC162252 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor CAR (NR1I3) regulates transcription of genes encoding xenobiotic- and steroid-metabolizing enzymes. Regulatory processes that are mediated by CAR are modulated by a structurally diverse array of chemicals including common pharmaceutical and environmental agents. Here we describe four in-frame splice variants of the human CAR receptor gene. The variant mRNA splice transcripts were expressed in all human livers evaluated. Molecular modeling of the splice variant proteins predicts that the structural effects are localized within the receptor's ligand-binding domain. Assays to assess function indicate that the variant proteins, when compared with the reference protein isoform, exhibit compromised activities with respect to DNA binding, transcriptional activation and coactivator recruitment.
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MESH Headings
- Alternative Splicing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- COS Cells
- Cloning, Molecular
- Constitutive Androstane Receptor
- DNA/metabolism
- Histone Acetyltransferases
- Humans
- Ligands
- Liver/chemistry
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/chemistry
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/chemistry
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Transcription Factors/chemistry
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcriptional Activation
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- Scott S Auerbach
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Hollams EM, Giles KM, Thomson AM, Leedman PJ. MRNA stability and the control of gene expression: implications for human disease. Neurochem Res 2002; 27:957-80. [PMID: 12462398 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020992418511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Regulation of gene expression is essential for the homeostasis of an organism, playing a pivotal role in cellular proliferation, differentiation, and response to specific stimuli. Multiple studies over the last two decades have demonstrated that the modulation of mRNA stability plays an important role in regulating gene expression. The stability of a given mRNA transcript is determined by the presence of sequences within an mRNA known as cis-elements, which can be bound by trans-acting RNA-binding proteins to inhibit or enhance mRNA decay. These cis-trans interactions are subject to a control by a wide variety of factors including hypoxia, hormones, and cytokines. In this review, we describe mRNA biosynthesis and degradation, and detail the cis-elements and RNA-binding proteins known to affect mRNA turnover. We present recent examples in which dysregulation of mRNA stability has been associated with human diseases including cancer, inflammatory disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Elysia M Hollams
- Laboratory for Cancer Medicine and University Department of Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Hogeveen KN, Cousin P, Pugeat M, Dewailly D, Soudan B, Hammond GL. Human sex hormone-binding globulin variants associated with hyperandrogenism and ovarian dysfunction. J Clin Invest 2002; 109:973-81. [PMID: 11927624 PMCID: PMC150924 DOI: 10.1172/jci14060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The access of testosterone and estradiol to target tissues is regulated by sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in human blood. Serum SHBG levels are low in patients with hyperandrogenism, especially in association with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and in individuals at risk for diabetes and heart disease. Here, we identify SHBG coding region variations from a compound heterozygous patient who presented with severe hyperandrogenism during pregnancy. Serum SHBG levels in this patient measured 2 years after her pregnancy were exceptionally low, and her non-protein-bound testosterone concentrations greatly exceeded the normal reference range. A single-nucleotide polymorphism within the proband's maternally derived SHBG allele encodes a missense mutation, P156L, which allows for normal steroid ligand binding but causes abnormal glycosylation and inefficient secretion of SHBG. This polymorphism was identified in four other patients with either PCOS, ioiopathic hirsutism, or ovarian failure. The proband's paternal SHBG allele carries a single-nucleotide deletion within exon 8, producing a reading-frame shift within the codon for E326 and a premature termination codon. CHO cells transfected with a SHBG cDNA carrying this mutation fail to secrete the predicted truncated form of SHBG. To our knowledge, these are the first examples of human SHBG variants linked to hyperandrogenism and ovarian dysfunction.
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- Kevin N Hogeveen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Seidman JG, Seidman C. Transcription factor haploinsufficiency: when half a loaf is not enough. J Clin Invest 2002; 109:451-5. [PMID: 11854316 PMCID: PMC150881 DOI: 10.1172/jci15043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J G Seidman
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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