1
|
Yu L, Chen Z, Zhou X, Teng F, Bai QR, Li L, Li Y, Liu Y, Zeng Q, Wang Y, Wang M, Xu Y, Tang X, Wang X. KARS Mutations Impair Brain Myelination by Inducing Oligodendrocyte Deficiency: One Potential Mechanism and Improvement by Melatonin. J Pineal Res 2024; 76:e12998. [PMID: 39087379 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
Abstract
It is very crucial to investigate key molecules that are involved in myelination to gain an understanding of brain development and injury. We have reported for the first time that pathogenic variants p.R477H and p.P505S in KARS, which encodes lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS), cause leukoencephalopathy with progressive cognitive impairment in humans. The role and action mechanisms of KARS in brain myelination during development are unknown. Here, we first generated Kars knock-in mouse models through the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Kars knock-in mice displayed significant cognitive deficits. These mice also showed significantly reduced myelin density and content, as well as significantly decreased myelin thickness during development. In addition, Kars mutations significantly induced oligodendrocyte differentiation arrest and reduction in the brain white matter of mice. Mechanically, oligodendrocytes' significantly imbalanced expression of differentiation regulators and increased capase-3-mediated apoptosis were observed in the brain white matter of Kars knock-in mice. Furthermore, Kars mutations significantly reduced the aminoacylation and steady-state level of mitochondrial tRNALys and decreased the protein expression of subunits of oxidative phosphorylation complexes in the brain white matter. Kars knock-in mice showed decreased activity of complex IV and significantly reduced ATP production and increased reactive oxygen species in the brain white matter. Significantly increased percentages of abnormal mitochondria and mitochondrion area were observed in the oligodendrocytes of Kars knock-in mouse brain. Finally, melatonin (a mitochondrion protectant) significantly attenuated mitochondrion and oligodendrocyte deficiency in the brain white matter of KarsR504H/P532S mice. The mice treated with melatonin also showed significantly restored myelination and cognitive function. Our study first establishes Kars knock-in mammal models of leukoencephalopathy and cognitive impairment and indicates important roles of KARS in the regulation of mitochondria, oligodendrocyte differentiation and survival, and myelination during brain development and application prospects of melatonin in KARS (or even aaRS)-related diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lijia Yu
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
| | - Zhilin Chen
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
| | - Xiaolong Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
| | - Fei Teng
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
| | - Qing-Ran Bai
- Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Orthopaedic Department of Tongji Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
| | - Lixi Li
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
| | - Yunhong Li
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
| | - Ying Liu
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
| | - Qiyu Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
| | - Yong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
| | - Meihua Wang
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurosurgery & Neurocritical Care, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
| | - Yaling Xu
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
| | - Xiaohui Tang
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
| | - Xijin Wang
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Bejma TA, Beidler WS, VanSickle EA, Prokop JW, Brown WT, Scheurer-Monaghan A, Rossetti LZ. Expansion of the phenotypic spectrum of KARS1-related disorders to include arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and summary of experiences with lysine supplementation. Am J Med Genet A 2024:e63811. [PMID: 38980148 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
There are currently multiple disorders of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases described, including KARS1-related disorder resulting from dysfunctional lysyl-tRNA synthetases. In this report, we describe four novel KARS1 variants in three affected individuals, two of whom displayed arthrogryposis-like phenotypes, suggestive of phenotypic expansion. We also highlight subjective clinical improvement in one subject following lysine supplementation in conjunction with a protein-fortified diet, suggesting its potential as a novel treatment modality for KARS1-related disorders. This report offers additional insight into the etiology and management of KARS1-related disorders and expands our ability to provide guidance to affected individuals and their families.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Taylor A Bejma
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| | | | - Elizabeth A VanSickle
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| | - Jeremy W Prokop
- Office of Research, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| | - Wendy T Brown
- Department of Radiology, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and Corewell Health, Advanced Radiology Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| | | | - Linda Z Rossetti
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Khan D, Ramachandiran I, Vasu K, China A, Khan K, Cumbo F, Halawani D, Terenzi F, Zin I, Long B, Costain G, Blaser S, Carnevale A, Gogonea V, Dutta R, Blankenberg D, Yoon G, Fox PL. Homozygous EPRS1 missense variant causing hypomyelinating leukodystrophy-15 alters variant-distal mRNA m 6A site accessibility. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4284. [PMID: 38769304 PMCID: PMC11106242 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy (HLD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by defective central nervous system myelination. Exome sequencing of two siblings with severe cognitive and motor impairment and progressive hypomyelination characteristic of HLD revealed homozygosity for a missense single-nucleotide variant (SNV) in EPRS1 (c.4444 C > A; p.Pro1482Thr), encoding glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase, consistent with HLD15. Patient lymphoblastoid cell lines express markedly reduced EPRS1 protein due to dual defects in nuclear export and cytoplasmic translation of variant EPRS1 mRNA. Variant mRNA exhibits reduced METTL3 methyltransferase-mediated writing of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) and reduced reading by YTHDC1 and YTHDF1/3 required for efficient mRNA nuclear export and translation, respectively. In contrast to current models, the variant does not alter the sequence of m6A target sites, but instead reduces their accessibility for modification. The defect was rescued by antisense morpholinos predicted to expose m6A sites on target EPRS1 mRNA, or by m6A modification of the mRNA by METTL3-dCas13b, a targeted RNA methylation editor. Our bioinformatic analysis predicts widespread occurrence of SNVs associated with human health and disease that similarly alter accessibility of distal mRNA m6A sites. These results reveal a new RNA-dependent etiologic mechanism by which SNVs can influence gene expression and disease, consequently generating opportunities for personalized, RNA-based therapeutics targeting these disorders.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Debjit Khan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Iyappan Ramachandiran
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Kommireddy Vasu
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Arnab China
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Krishnendu Khan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Fabio Cumbo
- Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Dalia Halawani
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Fulvia Terenzi
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Isaac Zin
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Briana Long
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Gregory Costain
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
| | - Susan Blaser
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
| | - Amanda Carnevale
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
| | - Valentin Gogonea
- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Ranjan Dutta
- Department of Neuroscience, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Daniel Blankenberg
- Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Grace Yoon
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
| | - Paul L Fox
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Saettini F, Guerra F, Fazio G, Bugarin C, McMillan HJ, Ohtake A, Ardissone A, Itoh M, Giglio S, Cappuccio G, Giardino G, Romano R, Quadri M, Gasperini S, Moratto D, Chiarini M, Akira I, Fukuhara Y, Hayakawa I, Okazaki Y, Mauri M, Piazza R, Cazzaniga G, Biondi A. Antibody Deficiency in Patients with Biallelic KARS1 Mutations. J Clin Immunol 2023; 43:2115-2125. [PMID: 37770806 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01584-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Biallelic KARS1 mutations cause KARS-related diseases, a rare syndromic condition encompassing central and peripheral nervous system impairment, heart and liver disease, and deafness. KARS1 encodes the t-RNA synthase of lysine, an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, involved in different physiological mechanisms (such as angiogenesis, post-translational modifications, translation initiation, autophagy and mitochondrial function). Although patients with immune-hematological abnormalities have been individually described, results have not been collectively discussed and functional studies investigating how KARS1 mutations affect B cells have not been performed. Here, we describe one patient with severe developmental delay, sensoneurinal deafness, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent infections. Pathogenic biallelic KARS1 variants (Phe291Val/ Pro499Leu) were associated with impaired B cell metabolism (decreased mitochondrial numbers and activity). All published cases of KARS-related diseases were identified. The corresponding authors and researchers involved in the diagnosis of inborn errors of immunity or genetic syndromes were contacted to obtain up-to-date clinical and immunological information. Seventeen patients with KARS-related diseases were identified. Recurrent/severe infections (9/17) and B cell abnormalities (either B cell lymphopenia [3/9], hypogammaglobulinemia [either IgG, IgA or IgM; 6/15] or impaired vaccine responses [4/7]) were frequently reported. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy was given in five patients. Full immunological assessment is warranted in these patients, who may require detailed investigation and specific supportive treatment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Saettini
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy.
| | - Fabiola Guerra
- Pediatria, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Medicina E Chirurgia, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| | - Grazia Fazio
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Cristina Bugarin
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Hugh J McMillan
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
| | - Akira Ohtake
- Department of Clinical Genomics & Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
| | - Anna Ardissone
- Child Neurology, "Fondazione IRCCS IstitutoNeurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
| | - Masayuki Itoh
- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
| | - Sabrina Giglio
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Gerarda Cappuccio
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Current address: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Giuliana Giardino
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
| | - Roberta Romano
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
| | - Manuel Quadri
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Serena Gasperini
- Pediatria, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Daniele Moratto
- Flow Cytometry Unit, Clinical ChemistryLaboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
| | - Marco Chiarini
- Flow Cytometry Unit, Clinical ChemistryLaboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
| | - Ishiguro Akira
- Center for Postgraduate Education and Training, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Hematology, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo, Japan
| | - Yasuyuki Fukuhara
- Division of Medical Genetics, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Itaru Hayakawa
- Division of Neurology, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo, Japan
| | - Yasushi Okazaki
- Division of Neurology, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo, Japan
- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Mario Mauri
- Dipartimento Di Medicina E Chirurgia, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| | - Rocco Piazza
- Ematologia, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Gianni Cazzaniga
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Medicina E Chirurgia, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| | - Andrea Biondi
- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
- Pediatria, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Medicina E Chirurgia, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Kaplow IM, Lawler AJ, Schäffer DE, Srinivasan C, Sestili HH, Wirthlin ME, Phan BN, Prasad K, Brown AR, Zhang X, Foley K, Genereux DP, Karlsson EK, Lindblad-Toh K, Meyer WK, Pfenning AR, Andrews G, Armstrong JC, Bianchi M, Birren BW, Bredemeyer KR, Breit AM, Christmas MJ, Clawson H, Damas J, Di Palma F, Diekhans M, Dong MX, Eizirik E, Fan K, Fanter C, Foley NM, Forsberg-Nilsson K, Garcia CJ, Gatesy J, Gazal S, Genereux DP, Goodman L, Grimshaw J, Halsey MK, Harris AJ, Hickey G, Hiller M, Hindle AG, Hubley RM, Hughes GM, Johnson J, Juan D, Kaplow IM, Karlsson EK, Keough KC, Kirilenko B, Koepfli KP, Korstian JM, Kowalczyk A, Kozyrev SV, Lawler AJ, Lawless C, Lehmann T, Levesque DL, Lewin HA, Li X, Lind A, Lindblad-Toh K, Mackay-Smith A, Marinescu VD, Marques-Bonet T, Mason VC, Meadows JRS, Meyer WK, Moore JE, Moreira LR, Moreno-Santillan DD, Morrill KM, Muntané G, Murphy WJ, Navarro A, Nweeia M, Ortmann S, Osmanski A, Paten B, Paulat NS, Pfenning AR, Phan BN, Pollard KS, Pratt HE, Ray DA, Reilly SK, Rosen JR, Ruf I, Ryan L, Ryder OA, Sabeti PC, Schäffer DE, Serres A, Shapiro B, Smit AFA, Springer M, Srinivasan C, Steiner C, Storer JM, Sullivan KAM, Sullivan PF, Sundström E, Supple MA, Swofford R, Talbot JE, Teeling E, Turner-Maier J, Valenzuela A, Wagner F, Wallerman O, Wang C, Wang J, Weng Z, Wilder AP, Wirthlin ME, Xue JR, Zhang X. Relating enhancer genetic variation across mammals to complex phenotypes using machine learning. Science 2023; 380:eabm7993. [PMID: 37104615 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm7993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Abstract
Protein-coding differences between species often fail to explain phenotypic diversity, suggesting the involvement of genomic elements that regulate gene expression such as enhancers. Identifying associations between enhancers and phenotypes is challenging because enhancer activity can be tissue-dependent and functionally conserved despite low sequence conservation. We developed the Tissue-Aware Conservation Inference Toolkit (TACIT) to associate candidate enhancers with species' phenotypes using predictions from machine learning models trained on specific tissues. Applying TACIT to associate motor cortex and parvalbumin-positive interneuron enhancers with neurological phenotypes revealed dozens of enhancer-phenotype associations, including brain size-associated enhancers that interact with genes implicated in microcephaly or macrocephaly. TACIT provides a foundation for identifying enhancers associated with the evolution of any convergently evolved phenotype in any large group of species with aligned genomes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Irene M Kaplow
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Alyssa J Lawler
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Daniel E Schäffer
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Chaitanya Srinivasan
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Heather H Sestili
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Morgan E Wirthlin
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - BaDoi N Phan
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Kavya Prasad
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Ashley R Brown
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Xiaomeng Zhang
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Kathleen Foley
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
| | - Diane P Genereux
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Program in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
| | - Elinor K Karlsson
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Program in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
| | - Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Wynn K Meyer
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
| | - Andreas R Pfenning
- Department of Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
6
|
Bao F, Zhou L, Xiao J, Liu X. Mitolysosome exocytosis: a novel mitochondrial quality control pathway linked with parkinsonism-like symptoms. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:1773-1783. [PMID: 36484629 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Quality control of mitochondria is essential for their homeostasis and function. Light chain 3 (LC3) associated autophagosomes-mediated mitophagy represents a canonical mitochondrial quality control pathway. Alternative quality control processes, such as mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs), have been discovered, but the intact mitochondrial quality control remains unknown. We recently discovered a novel mitolysosome exocytosis mechanism for mitochondrial quality control in flunarizine (FNZ)-induced mitochondria clearance, where autophagosomes are not required, but rather mitochondria are engulfed directly by lysosomes, mediating mitochondrial secretion. As FNZ results in parkinsonism, we propose that excessive mitolysosome exocytosis is the cause.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Feixiang Bao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, CUHK-GIBH Joint Research Laboratory on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
| | - Lingyan Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, CUHK-GIBH Joint Research Laboratory on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Jiahui Xiao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, CUHK-GIBH Joint Research Laboratory on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Xingguo Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, CUHK-GIBH Joint Research Laboratory on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Health, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong SAR, China
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Carpio-Escalona LV, González-de-Olano D. Immunological and Non-Immunological Risk Factors in Anaphylaxis. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ALLERGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40521-022-00319-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
|
8
|
Turvey AK, Horvath GA, Cavalcanti ARO. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in human health and disease. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1029218. [PMID: 36330207 PMCID: PMC9623071 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1029218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (aaRSs) are an evolutionarily ancient family of enzymes that catalyze the esterification reaction linking a transfer RNA (tRNA) with its cognate amino acid matching the anticodon triplet of the tRNA. Proper functioning of the aaRSs to create aminoacylated (or “charged”) tRNAs is required for efficient and accurate protein synthesis. Beyond their basic canonical function in protein biosynthesis, aaRSs have a surprisingly diverse array of non-canonical functions that are actively being defined. The human genome contains 37 genes that encode unique aaRS proteins. To date, 56 human genetic diseases caused by damaging variants in aaRS genes have been described: 46 are autosomal recessive biallelic disorders and 10 are autosomal dominant monoallelic disorders. Our appreciation of human diseases caused by damaging genetic variants in the aaRSs has been greatly accelerated by the advent of next-generation sequencing, with 89% of these gene discoveries made since 2010. In addition to these genetic disorders of the aaRSs, anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory myopathy that involves the production of autoantibodies that disrupt aaRS proteins. This review provides an overview of the basic biology of aaRS proteins and describes the rapidly growing list of human diseases known to be caused by genetic variants or autoimmune targeting that affect both the canonical and non-canonical functions of these essential proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra K. Turvey
- Department of Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Alexandra K. Turvey,
| | - Gabriella A. Horvath
- Division of Biochemical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Bögershausen N, Krawczyk HE, Jamra RA, Lin SJ, Yigit G, Hüning I, Polo AM, Vona B, Huang K, Schmidt J, Altmüller J, Luppe J, Platzer K, Dörgeloh BB, Busche A, Biskup S, Mendes MI, Smith DEC, Salomons GS, Zibat A, Bültmann E, Nürnberg P, Spielmann M, Lemke JR, Li Y, Zenker M, Varshney GK, Hillen HS, Kratz CP, Wollnik B. WARS1 and SARS1: Two tRNA synthetases implicated in autosomal recessive microcephaly. Hum Mutat 2022; 43:1454-1471. [PMID: 35790048 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacylation of transfer RNA (tRNA) is a key step in protein biosynthesis, carried out by highly specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs). ARSs have been implicated in autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive human disorders. Autosomal dominant variants in tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (WARS1) are known to cause distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, but a recessively inherited phenotype is yet to be clearly defined. Seryl-tRNA synthetase 1 (SARS1) has rarely been implicated in an autosomal recessive developmental disorder. Here, we report five individuals with biallelic missense variants in WARS1 or SARS1, who presented with an overlapping phenotype of microcephaly, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and brain anomalies. Structural mapping showed that the SARS1 variant is located directly within the enzyme's active site, most likely diminishing activity, while the WARS1 variant is located in the N-terminal domain. We further characterize the identified WARS1 variant by showing that it negatively impacts protein abundance and is unable to rescue the phenotype of a CRISPR/Cas9 wars1 knockout zebrafish model. In summary, we describe two overlapping autosomal recessive syndromes caused by variants in WARS1 and SARS1, present functional insights into the pathogenesis of the WARS1-related syndrome and define an emerging disease spectrum: ARS-related developmental disorders with or without microcephaly.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nina Bögershausen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Hannah E Krawczyk
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Rami A Jamra
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Sheng-Jia Lin
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
| | - Gökhan Yigit
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Irina Hüning
- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
| | - Anna M Polo
- MVZ Labor Krone, Filialpraxis für Humangenetik, Bielefeld, Germany
| | - Barbara Vona
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Kevin Huang
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
| | - Julia Schmidt
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Janine Altmüller
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Core Facility Genomics, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
| | - Johannes Luppe
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Konrad Platzer
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Beate B Dörgeloh
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Andreas Busche
- Institut für Humangenetik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Saskia Biskup
- CeGaT GmbH, Center for Genomics and Transcriptomics, Tübingen, Germany
| | - Marisa I Mendes
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Desiree E C Smith
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Gajja S Salomons
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Arne Zibat
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Eva Bültmann
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Peter Nürnberg
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
| | - Malte Spielmann
- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
| | - Johannes R Lemke
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Yun Li
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Martin Zenker
- Institute of Human Genetics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Gaurav K Varshney
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
| | - Hauke S Hillen
- Research Group Structure and Function of Molecular Machines, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.,Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Christian P Kratz
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Bernd Wollnik
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Liu M, Liang Y, Huang B, Sun J, Chen K. Report of rare and novel mutations in candidate genes in a cohort of hearing-impaired patients. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2022; 10:e1887. [PMID: 35106950 PMCID: PMC9000930 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Many hearing-impaired patients carry mutations in rare or novel genes undetected in regular genetic hot regions/genes screening. METHODS We collected clinical and genetic data from subjects with hearing loss who visited our department for genetic counseling. Next-generation sequencing was conducted after 154 deafness-related genes were captured using a designed genes panels in 14 unrelated families (37 participants). The results were filtered and assessed with in silico tools, in combination with pedigree mapping. RESULTS Ten mutations in regular deafness genes (GJB2, SLC26A4) and uncommon genes (OTOF, MYO7A, MYO15A, and KARS) were detected, which constituted 57.2% of yielded rate. In particular, two patients with nonsyndromic deafness carried biallelic KARS mutations. In addition, we identified an unreported digenic mutational inheritance in GRP98/USH2A genes in a proband with isolated hearing loss. Functional analyses and molecular modeling suggested the damaging consequence of these variants on encoded proteins. According to the variant pathogenicity guidelines, the 17 identified variants in total were classified as "pathogenic" or "likely pathogenic." CONCLUSION The candidate mutations in deafness genes were suggested to be co-segregated in at least 57.2% of the studied pedigrees. This is the new report of rare/novel mutations causing inherited hearing loss in Chinese.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Min Liu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Yue Liang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Bixue Huang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Jincangjian Sun
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Kaitian Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Fan W, Jin X, Xu M, Xi Y, Lu W, Yang X, Guan MX, Ge W. FARS2 deficiency in Drosophila reveals the developmental delay and seizure manifested by aberrant mitochondrial tRNA metabolism. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:13108-13121. [PMID: 34878141 PMCID: PMC8682739 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are linked to diverse diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which these mutations affect mitochondrial function and disease development are not fully understood. Here, we develop a Drosophila model to study the function of dFARS2, the Drosophila homologue of the mitochondrial phenylalanyl–tRNA synthetase, and further characterize human disease-associated FARS2 variants. Inactivation of dFARS2 in Drosophila leads to developmental delay and seizure. Biochemical studies reveal that dFARS2 is required for mitochondrial tRNA aminoacylation, mitochondrial protein stability, and assembly and enzyme activities of OXPHOS complexes. Interestingly, by modeling FARS2 mutations associated with human disease in Drosophila, we provide evidence that expression of two human FARS2 variants, p.G309S and p.D142Y, induces seizure behaviors and locomotion defects, respectively. Together, our results not only show the relationship between dysfunction of mitochondrial aminoacylation system and pathologies, but also illustrate the application of Drosophila model for functional analysis of human disease-causing variants.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wenlu Fan
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
| | - Xiaoye Jin
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
| | - Man Xu
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
| | - Yongmei Xi
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
| | - Weiguo Lu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China.,Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
| | - Xiaohang Yang
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic and Developmental Disorders, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
| | - Min-Xin Guan
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic and Developmental Disorders, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
| | - Wanzhong Ge
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China.,Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Lin SJ, Vona B, Barbalho PG, Kaiyrzhanov R, Maroofian R, Petree C, Severino M, Stanley V, Varshney P, Bahena P, Alzahrani F, Alhashem A, Pagnamenta AT, Aubertin G, Estrada-Veras JI, Hernández HAD, Mazaheri N, Oza A, Thies J, Renaud DL, Dugad S, McEvoy J, Sultan T, Pais LS, Tabarki B, Villalobos-Ramirez D, Rad A, Galehdari H, Ashrafzadeh F, Sahebzamani A, Saeidi K, Torti E, Elloumi HZ, Mora S, Palculict TB, Yang H, Wren JD, Ben Fowler, Joshi M, Behra M, Burgess SM, Nath SK, Hanna MG, Kenna M, Merritt JL, Houlden H, Karimiani EG, Zaki MS, Haaf T, Alkuraya FS, Gleeson JG, Varshney GK. Biallelic variants in KARS1 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and hearing loss recapitulated by the knockout zebrafish. Genet Med 2021; 23:1933-1943. [PMID: 34172899 PMCID: PMC8956360 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Pathogenic variants in Lysyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (KARS1) have increasingly been recognized as a cause of early-onset complex neurological phenotypes. To advance the timely diagnosis of KARS1-related disorders, we sought to delineate its phenotype and generate a disease model to understand its function in vivo. METHODS Through international collaboration, we identified 22 affected individuals from 16 unrelated families harboring biallelic likely pathogenic or pathogenic in KARS1 variants. Sequencing approaches ranged from disease-specific panels to genome sequencing. We generated loss-of-function alleles in zebrafish. RESULTS We identify ten new and four known biallelic missense variants in KARS1 presenting with a moderate-to-severe developmental delay, progressive neurological and neurosensory abnormalities, and variable white matter involvement. We describe novel KARS1-associated signs such as autism, hyperactive behavior, pontine hypoplasia, and cerebellar atrophy with prevalent vermian involvement. Loss of kars1 leads to upregulation of p53, tissue-specific apoptosis, and downregulation of neurodevelopmental related genes, recapitulating key tissue-specific disease phenotypes of patients. Inhibition of p53 rescued several defects of kars1-/- knockouts. CONCLUSION Our work delineates the clinical spectrum associated with KARS1 defects and provides a novel animal model for KARS1-related human diseases revealing p53 signaling components as potential therapeutic targets.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sheng-Jia Lin
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Barbara Vona
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Patricia G Barbalho
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Rauan Kaiyrzhanov
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Reza Maroofian
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Cassidy Petree
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | | | - Valentina Stanley
- Department of Neurosciences, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Pratishtha Varshney
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Paulina Bahena
- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Fatema Alzahrani
- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Amal Alhashem
- Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Alistair T Pagnamenta
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Gudrun Aubertin
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Island Health, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC, Canada
| | - Juvianee I Estrada-Veras
- Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Pediatric Subspecialty Genetics Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Murtha Cancer Center / Research Program, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Héctor Adrián Díaz Hernández
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Neda Mazaheri
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.,Narges Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostics Laboratory, East Mihan Ave., Kianpars, Iran
| | - Andrea Oza
- Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, and Dept. of Otolaryngology, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA
| | - Jenny Thies
- Department of Biochemical Genetics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Deborah L Renaud
- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Sanmati Dugad
- Bioinformatics Centre, S. P. Pune University, Pune, India
| | - Jennifer McEvoy
- Department of Neurosciences, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Tipu Sultan
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
| | - Lynn S Pais
- Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Brahim Tabarki
- Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Aboulfazl Rad
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | | | - Hamid Galehdari
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Farah Ashrafzadeh
- Department of Pediatric Diseases, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Afsaneh Sahebzamani
- Pediatric and Genetic Counselling Center, Kerman Welfare Organization, Kerman, Iran
| | - Kolsoum Saeidi
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
| | - Erin Torti
- GeneDx, 207 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
| | - Houda Z Elloumi
- GeneDx, 207 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
| | - Sara Mora
- GeneDx, 207 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
| | | | - Hui Yang
- GeneDx, 207 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
| | - Jonathan D Wren
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Ben Fowler
- Imaging core facility, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Manali Joshi
- Bioinformatics Centre, S. P. Pune University, Pune, India
| | - Martine Behra
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA
| | - Shawn M Burgess
- Translational & Functional Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Swapan K Nath
- Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
| | - Michael G Hanna
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Margaret Kenna
- Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, and Dept. of Otolaryngology, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA
| | - J Lawrence Merritt
- Department of Pediatrics, Biochemical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Henry Houlden
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani
- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Institute, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace London, London, UK.,Innovative Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azdad University, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Maha S Zaki
- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
| | - Thomas Haaf
- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Fowzan S Alkuraya
- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Joseph G Gleeson
- Department of Neurosciences, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Gaurav K Varshney
- Genes & Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Cappuccio G, Ceccatelli Berti C, Baruffini E, Sullivan J, Shashi V, Jewett T, Stamper T, Maitz S, Canonico F, Revah-Politi A, Kupchik GS, Anyane-Yeboa K, Aggarwal V, Benneche A, Bratland E, Berland S, D'Arco F, Alves CA, Vanderver A, Longo D, Bertini E, Torella A, Nigro V, D'Amico A, van der Knaap MS, Goffrini P, Brunetti-Pierri N. Bi-allelic KARS1 pathogenic variants affecting functions of cytosolic and mitochondrial isoforms are associated with a progressive and multisystem disease. Hum Mutat 2021; 42:745-761. [PMID: 33942428 PMCID: PMC8251883 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
KARS1 encodes a lysyl‐transfer RNA synthetase (LysRS) that links lysine to its cognate transfer RNA. Two different KARS1 isoforms exert functional effects in cytosol and mitochondria. Bi‐allelic pathogenic variants in KARS1 have been associated to sensorineural hearing and visual loss, neuropathy, seizures, and leukodystrophy. We report the clinical, biochemical, and neuroradiological features of nine individuals with KARS1‐related disorder carrying 12 different variants with nine of them being novel. The consequences of these variants on the cytosol and/or mitochondrial LysRS were functionally validated in yeast mutants. Most cases presented with severe neurological features including congenital and progressive microcephaly, seizures, developmental delay/intellectual disability, and cerebral atrophy. Oculo‐motor dysfunction and immuno‐hematological problems were present in six and three cases, respectively. A yeast growth defect of variable severity was detected for most variants on both cytosolic and mitochondrial isoforms. The detrimental effects of two variants on yeast growth were partially rescued by lysine supplementation. Congenital progressive microcephaly, oculo‐motor dysfunction, and immuno‐hematological problems are emerging phenotypes in KARS1‐related disorder. The data in yeast emphasize the role of both mitochondrial and cytosolic isoforms in the pathogenesis of KARS1‐related disorder and supports the therapeutic potential of lysine supplementation at least in a subset of patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Gerarda Cappuccio
- Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.,Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
| | - Camilla Ceccatelli Berti
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
| | - Enrico Baruffini
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
| | - Jennifer Sullivan
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
| | - Vandana Shashi
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
| | - Tamison Jewett
- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
| | - Tara Stamper
- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
| | - Silvia Maitz
- Clinical Pediatric Genetics Unit, Pediatrics Clinics, MBBM Foundation, Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
| | - Francesco Canonico
- Department of Neuroradiology, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST di Monza, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
| | - Anya Revah-Politi
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
| | - Gabriel S Kupchik
- Division of Medical Genetics, Maimonides Children's Hospital of Brooklyn at Maimonides Medical Center, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, New York, New York, USA
| | - Kwame Anyane-Yeboa
- Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Genomic Medicine Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
| | - Vimla Aggarwal
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
| | - Andreas Benneche
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
| | - Eirik Bratland
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
| | - Siren Berland
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
| | - Felice D'Arco
- Department of Paediatric Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Cesar A Alves
- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Adeline Vanderver
- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Daniela Longo
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
| | - Enrico Bertini
- Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
| | - Annalaura Torella
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.,Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | - Vincenzo Nigro
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.,Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | | | - Alessandra D'Amico
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
| | - Marjo S van der Knaap
- Department of Child Neurology, Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Paola Goffrini
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
| | - Nicola Brunetti-Pierri
- Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.,Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Structural analyses of a human lysyl-tRNA synthetase mutant associated with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 554:83-88. [PMID: 33784510 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARSs) catalyze the ligation of amino acids to their cognate tRNAs and therefore play an essential role in protein biosynthesis in all living cells. The KARS gene in human encodes both cytosolic and mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS). A recent study identified a missense mutation in KARS gene (c.517T > C) that caused autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss. This mutation led to a tyrosine to histidine (YH) substitution in both cytosolic and mitochondrial LysRS proteins, and decreased their aminoacylation activity to different levels. Here, we report the crystal structure of LysRS YH mutant at a resolution of 2.5 Å. We found that the mutation did not interfere with the active center, nor did it cause any significant conformational changes in the protein. The loops involved in tetramer interface and tRNA anticodon binding site showed relatively bigger variations between the mutant and wild type proteins. Considering the differences between the cytosolic and mitochondrial tRNAlyss, we suggest that the mutation triggered subtle changes in the tRNA anticodon binding region, and the interferences were further amplified by the different D and T loops in mitochondrial tRNAlys, and led to a complete loss of the aminoacylation of mitochondrial tRNAlys.
Collapse
|
15
|
Jin X, Zhang Z, Nie Z, Wang C, Meng F, Yi Q, Chen M, Sun J, Zou J, Jiang P, Guan MX. An animal model for mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency reveals links between oxidative phosphorylation and retinal function. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100437. [PMID: 33610547 PMCID: PMC8010715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria maintain a distinct pool of ribosomal machinery, including tRNAs and tRNAs activating enzymes, such as mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS2). Mutations in YARS2, which typically lead to the impairment of mitochondrial protein synthesis, have been linked to an array of human diseases including optic neuropathy. However, the lack of YARS2 mutation animal model makes us difficult to elucidate the pathophysiology underlying YARS2 deficiency. To explore this system, we generated YARS2 knockout (KO) HeLa cells and zebrafish using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. We observed the aberrant tRNATyr aminoacylation overall and reductions in the levels in mitochondrion- and nucleus-encoding subunits of oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS), which were especially pronounced effects in the subunits of complex I and complex IV. These deficiencies manifested the decreased levels of intact supercomplexes overall. Immunoprecipitation assays showed that YARS2 bound to specific subunits of complex I and complex IV, suggesting the posttranslational stabilization of OXPHOS. Furthermore, YARS2 ablation caused defects in the stability and activities of OXPHOS complexes. These biochemical defects could be rescued by the overexpression of YARS2 cDNA in the YARS2KO cells. In zebrafish, the yars2KO larva conferred deficient COX activities in the retina, abnormal mitochondrial morphology, and numbers in the photoreceptor and retinal ganglion cells. The zebrafish further exhibited the retinal defects affecting both rods and cones. Vision defects in yars2KO zebrafish recapitulated the clinical phenotypes in the optic neuropathy patients carrying the YARS2 mutations. Our findings highlighted the critical role of YARS2 in the stability and activity of OXPHOS and its pathological consequence in vision impairments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaofen Jin
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Ministry of Education of PRC, The Woman's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and National Clinic Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Zengming Zhang
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Zhipeng Nie
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Chenghui Wang
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Feilong Meng
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and National Clinic Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Qiuzi Yi
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Mengquan Chen
- Department of Lab Medicine, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Jiji Sun
- Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Jian Zou
- Insitute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Pingping Jiang
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and National Clinic Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic & Developmental Disorders, Zhejiang Univesity, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
| | - Min-Xin Guan
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Ministry of Education of PRC, The Woman's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and National Clinic Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic & Developmental Disorders, Zhejiang Univesity, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Division of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, Joint Institute of Genetics and Genome Medicine between Zhejiang University and University of Toronto, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Mutation in KARS: A novel mechanism for severe anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2020; 147:1855-1864.e9. [PMID: 33385443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.12.637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be lethal if not treated adequately. The underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for the severity are mostly unknown. OBJECTIVE This study is based on a clinical case of a patient with extremely severe anaphylaxis to paper wasp venom. This patient has a mutation in the KARS gene, which encodes lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS), a moonlight protein with a canonical function in protein synthesis and a noncanonical function in antigen dependent-FcεRI activation in mast cells. In this study, the objective was to characterize the mutation at the molecular level. METHODS Analysis of the KARS mutation was carried out using biochemical and functional approaches, cell transfection, Western blot, confocal microscopy, cell degranulation, prostaglandin D2 secretion, and proteases gene transcription. Structural analysis using molecular dynamics simulations and well-tempered metadynamics was also performed. RESULTS The mutation found, P542R (proline was replaced by arginine at aminoacid 542), affects the location of the protein as we show in biochemical and structural analyses. The mutation resembles active LysRS and causes a constitutive activation of the microphthalmia transcription factor, which is involved in critical mast cell functions such as synthesis of mediators and granule biogenesis. Moreover, the structural analysis provides insights into how LysRS works in mast cell activation. CONCLUSIONS A link between the aberrant LysRS-P542R function and mast cell-exacerbated activation with increase in proinflammatory mediator release after antigen-IgE-dependent response could be established.
Collapse
|
17
|
Vargas A, Rojas J, Aivasovsky I, Vergara S, Castellanos M, Prieto C, Celis L. Progressive Early-Onset Leukodystrophy Related to Biallelic Variants in the KARS Gene: The First Case Described in Latin America. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11121437. [PMID: 33260297 PMCID: PMC7759888 DOI: 10.3390/genes11121437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The KARS gene encodes the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRS), which activates and joins the lysin with its corresponding transfer RNA (tRNA) through the ATP-dependent aminoacylation of the amino acid. KARS gene mutations have been linked to diverse neurologic phenotypes, such as neurosensorial hearing loss, leukodystrophy, microcephaly, developmental delay or regression, peripheral neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, the impairment of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and hyperlactatemia, among others. This article presents the case of a Colombian pediatric patient with two pathological missense variants in a compound heterozygous state in the KARS gene and, in addition to the case report, the paper reviews the literature for other cases of KARS1-associated leukodystrophy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Adriana Vargas
- Clínica Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia
- Correspondence: (A.V.); (I.A.); Tel.: +1-647-238-4827 (A.V.); +57-304-342-1616 (I.A.)
| | - Jorge Rojas
- Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra 7a N° 40 B-36, Bogotá 110231, Colombia;
| | - Ivan Aivasovsky
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia; (S.V.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (L.C.)
- Correspondence: (A.V.); (I.A.); Tel.: +1-647-238-4827 (A.V.); +57-304-342-1616 (I.A.)
| | - Sergio Vergara
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia; (S.V.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (L.C.)
| | - Marianna Castellanos
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia; (S.V.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (L.C.)
| | - Carolina Prieto
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia; (S.V.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (L.C.)
| | - Luis Celis
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Km 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia; (S.V.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (L.C.)
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Cope H, Spillmann R, Rosenfeld JA, Brokamp E, Signer R, Schoch K, Kelley EG, Sullivan JA, Macnamara E, Lincoln S, Golden‐Grant K, Orengo JP, Clark G, Burrage LC, Posey JE, Punetha J, Robertson A, Cogan J, Phillips JA, Martinez‐Agosto J, Shashi V. Missed diagnoses: Clinically relevant lessons learned through medical mysteries solved by the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1397. [PMID: 32730690 PMCID: PMC7549585 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Resources within the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), such as genome sequencing (GS) and model organisms aid in diagnosis and identification of new disease genes, but are currently difficult to access by clinical providers. While these resources do contribute to diagnoses in many cases, they are not always necessary to reach diagnostic resolution. The UDN experience has been that participants can also receive diagnoses through the thoughtful and customized application of approaches and resources that are readily available in clinical settings. METHODS The UDN Genetic Counseling and Testing Working Group collected case vignettes that illustrated how clinically available methods resulted in diagnoses. The case vignettes were classified into three themes; phenotypic considerations, selection of genetic testing, and evaluating exome/GS variants and data. RESULTS We present 12 participants that illustrate how clinical practices such as phenotype-driven genomic investigations, consideration of variable expressivity, selecting the relevant tissue of interest for testing, utilizing updated testing platforms, and recognition of alternate transcript nomenclature resulted in diagnoses. CONCLUSION These examples demonstrate that when a diagnosis is elusive, an iterative patient-specific approach utilizing assessment options available to clinical providers may solve a portion of cases. However, this does require increased provider time commitment, a particular challenge in the current practice of genomics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Heidi Cope
- Division of Medical GeneticsDepartment of PediatricsDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
| | - Rebecca Spillmann
- Division of Medical GeneticsDepartment of PediatricsDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
| | - Jill A. Rosenfeld
- Department of Molecular and Human GeneticsBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Elly Brokamp
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
| | - Rebecca Signer
- Department of Human GeneticsUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesCAUSA
| | - Kelly Schoch
- Division of Medical GeneticsDepartment of PediatricsDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
| | - Emily G. Kelley
- Department of Biomedical InformaticsHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
| | - Jennifer A. Sullivan
- Division of Medical GeneticsDepartment of PediatricsDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
| | - Ellen Macnamara
- Undiagnosed Diseases ProgramCommon FundOffice of the DirectorNational Institutes of HealthNIHBethesdaMDUSA
| | - Sharyn Lincoln
- Division of Genetics and GenomicsDepartment of PediatricsBoston Children’s HospitalBostonMAUSA
| | | | | | - James P. Orengo
- Department of NeurologyBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Gary Clark
- Department of NeurologyBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Lindsay C. Burrage
- Department of Molecular and Human GeneticsBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Jennifer E. Posey
- Department of Molecular and Human GeneticsBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Jaya Punetha
- Department of Molecular and Human GeneticsBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
| | - Amy Robertson
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
| | - Joy Cogan
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
| | - John A. Phillips
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
| | | | - Vandana Shashi
- Division of Medical GeneticsDepartment of PediatricsDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Wang L, Li Z, Sievert D, Smith DEC, Mendes MI, Chen DY, Stanley V, Ghosh S, Wang Y, Kara M, Aslanger AD, Rosti RO, Houlden H, Salomons GS, Gleeson JG. Loss of NARS1 impairs progenitor proliferation in cortical brain organoids and leads to microcephaly. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4038. [PMID: 32788587 PMCID: PMC7424529 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase1 (NARS1) is a member of the ubiquitously expressed cytoplasmic Class IIa family of tRNA synthetases required for protein translation. Here, we identify biallelic missense and frameshift mutations in NARS1 in seven patients from three unrelated families with microcephaly and neurodevelopmental delay. Patient cells show reduced NARS1 protein, impaired NARS1 activity and impaired global protein synthesis. Cortical brain organoid modeling shows reduced proliferation of radial glial cells (RGCs), leading to smaller organoids characteristic of microcephaly. Single-cell analysis reveals altered constituents of both astrocytic and RGC lineages, suggesting a requirement for NARS1 in RGC proliferation. Our findings demonstrate that NARS1 is required to meet protein synthetic needs and to support RGC proliferation in human brain development. Asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase1 (NARS1) is required for protein synthesis. Here, the authors identify biallelic NARS1 mutations in individuals with microcephaly and neurodevelopmental delay. Cortical brain organoid modeling recapitulates microcephaly characteristics and scRNA-seq reveals a role for NARS1 in radial glial cell proliferation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lu Wang
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Zhen Li
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - David Sievert
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Desirée E C Smith
- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Marisa I Mendes
- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Dillon Y Chen
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Division of Child Neurology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Valentina Stanley
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Shereen Ghosh
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Yulu Wang
- Laboratory of Biomanufacturing and Food Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
| | - Majdi Kara
- University of Tripoli, Tripoli Children's Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
| | | | - Rasim O Rosti
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
| | - Henry Houlden
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
| | - Gajja S Salomons
- Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Joseph G Gleeson
- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. .,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. .,Division of Child Neurology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Johannesen KM, Mitter D, Janowski R, Roth C, Toulouse J, Poulat AL, Ville DM, Chatron N, Brilstra E, Geleijns K, Born AP, McLean S, Nugent K, Baynam G, Poulton C, Dreyer L, Gration D, Schulz S, Dieckmann A, Helbig KL, Merkenschlager A, Jamra R, Finck A, Gardella E, Hjalgrim H, Mirzaa G, Brancati F, Bierhals T, Denecke J, Hempel M, Lemke JR, Rubboli G, Muschke P, Guerrini R, Vetro A, Niessing D, Lesca G, Møller RS. Defining and expanding the phenotype of QARS-associated developmental epileptic encephalopathy. NEUROLOGY-GENETICS 2020; 5:e373. [PMID: 32042906 PMCID: PMC6927360 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Objective The study is aimed at widening the clinical and genetic spectrum and at assessing genotype-phenotype associations in QARS encephalopathy. Methods Through diagnostic gene panel screening in an epilepsy cohort, and recruiting through GeneMatcher and our international network, we collected 10 patients with biallelic QARS variants. In addition, we collected data on 12 patients described in the literature to further delineate the associated phenotype in a total cohort of 22 patients. Computer modeling was used to assess changes on protein folding. Results Biallelic pathogenic variants in QARS cause a triad of progressive microcephaly, moderate to severe developmental delay, and early-onset epilepsy. Microcephaly was present at birth in 65%, and in all patients at follow-up. Moderate (14%) or severe (73%) developmental delay was characteristic, with no achievement of sitting (85%), walking (86%), or talking (90%). Additional features included irritability (91%), hypertonia/spasticity (75%), hypotonia (83%), stereotypic movements (75%), and short stature (56%). Seventy-nine percent had pharmacoresistant epilepsy with mainly neonatal onset. Characteristic cranial MRI findings include early-onset progressive atrophy of cerebral cortex (89%) and cerebellum (61%), enlargement of ventricles (95%), and age-dependent delayed myelination (88%). A small subset of patients displayed a less severe phenotype. Conclusions These data revealed first genotype-phenotype associations and may serve for improved interpretation of new QARS variants and well-founded genetic counseling.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Katrine M Johannesen
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Diana Mitter
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Robert Janowski
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Christian Roth
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Joseph Toulouse
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Anne-Lise Poulat
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Dorothee M Ville
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Nicolas Chatron
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Eva Brilstra
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Karin Geleijns
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Alfred Peter Born
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Scott McLean
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Kimberly Nugent
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Gareth Baynam
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Cathryn Poulton
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Lauren Dreyer
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Dylan Gration
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Solveig Schulz
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Andrea Dieckmann
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Katherine L Helbig
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Andreas Merkenschlager
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Rami Jamra
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Anja Finck
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Elena Gardella
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Helle Hjalgrim
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Ghayda Mirzaa
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Francesco Brancati
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Tatjana Bierhals
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Jonas Denecke
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Maja Hempel
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Johannes R Lemke
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Guido Rubboli
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Petra Muschke
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Renzo Guerrini
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Annalisa Vetro
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Dierk Niessing
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Gaetan Lesca
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| | - Rikke S Møller
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (K.J.M., E.G., G.R., R.S.M.), The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (K.J.M., E.G., R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Institute of Human Genetics (D.M., R. Jamra, A.F., J.R.L.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology (R. Janowski, D.N.), Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Paediatric Radiology (C.R.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Department of Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neurophysiology (J.T.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Neuropediatric Unit (A.-L.P., D.M.V., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; Department of Medical Genetics (N.C., G.L.), Lyon University Hospital, France; GenDev Team (N.C.), CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, CNRL and University of Lyon, France; Department of Genetics (E.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Child Neurology (K.G.), Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics (A.P.B.), Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Baylor College of Medicine (S.M., K.N.), Children's Hospital of San Antonio; Undiagnosed Diseases Program (G.B., C.P.), Genetic Services of Western Australia, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth; Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (G.B., D.G.), Australia; Telethon Kids Institute and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health (G.B.), University of Western Australia, Perth; Linear Clinical Research (L.D.), WA, Australia; Center of Human Genetics (S.S), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics (A.D.), Jena University Hospital, Germany; Division of Neurology (K.L.H.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neuropediatrics (A.M.), University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany; Amplexa Genetics (H.H.), Odense, Denmark; Clinic for Children (H.H.), Værløse, Denmark; Center for Integrative Brain Research (G.M.), Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle; Medical Genetics Unit (F.B.), Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (F.B.), IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Human Genetics (T.B., M.H.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Childrens Hospital (J.D.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark; Institute for Human Genetics (P.M.), University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany; Children's Hospital A. Meyer (R.G., A.V.), University of Florence, Italy; and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (D.N.), Ulm University, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Martin PB, Hicks AN, Holbrook SE, Cox GA. Overlapping spectrums: The clinicogenetic commonalities between Charcot-Marie-Tooth and other neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Res 2020; 1727:146532. [PMID: 31678418 PMCID: PMC6939129 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a progressive and heterogeneous inherited peripheral neuropathy. A myriad of genetic factors have been identified that contribute to the degeneration of motor and sensory axons in a length-dependent manner. Emerging biological themes underlying disease include defects in axonal trafficking, dysfunction in RNA metabolism and protein homeostasis, as well deficits in the cellular stress response. Moreover, genetic contributions to CMT can have overlap with other neuropathies, motor neuron diseases (MNDs) and neurodegenerative disorders. Recent progress in understanding the molecular biology of CMT and overlapping syndromes aids in the search for necessary therapeutic targets.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Paige B Martin
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
| | - Amy N Hicks
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
| | - Sarah E Holbrook
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
| | - Gregory A Cox
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Itoh M, Dai H, Horike SI, Gonzalez J, Kitami Y, Meguro-Horike M, Kuki I, Shimakawa S, Yoshinaga H, Ota Y, Okazaki T, Maegaki Y, Nabatame S, Okazaki S, Kawawaki H, Ueno N, Goto YI, Kato Y. Biallelic KARS pathogenic variants cause an early-onset progressive leukodystrophy. Brain 2020; 142:560-573. [PMID: 30715177 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The leukodystrophies cause severe neurodevelopmental defects from birth and follow an incurable and progressive course that often leads to premature death. It has recently been reported that abnormalities in aminoacyl t-RNA synthetase (ARS) genes are linked to various unique leukodystrophies and leukoencephalopathies. Aminoacyl t-RNA synthetase proteins are fundamentally known as the first enzymes of translation, catalysing the conjugation of amino acids to cognate tRNAs for protein synthesis. It is known that certain aminoacyl t-RNA synthetase have multiple non-canonical roles in both transcription and translation, and their disruption results in varied and complicated phenotypes. We clinically and genetically studied seven patients (six male and one female; aged 2 to 12 years) from five unrelated families who all showed the same phenotypes of severe developmental delay or arrest (7/7), hypotonia (6/7), deafness (7/7) and inability to speak (6/7). The subjects further developed intractable epilepsy (7/7) and nystagmus (6/6) with increasing age. They demonstrated characteristic laboratory data, including increased lactate and/or pyruvate levels (7/7), and imaging findings (7/7), including calcification and abnormal signals in the white matter and pathological involvement (2/2) of the corticospinal tracts. Through whole-exome sequencing, we discovered genetic abnormalities in lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KARS). All patients harboured the variant [c.1786C>T, p.Leu596Phe] KARS isoform 1 ([c.1702C>T, p.Leu568Phe] of KARS isoform 2) either in the homozygous state or compound heterozygous state with the following KARS variants, [c.879+1G>A; c.1786C>T, p.Glu252_Glu293del; p.Leu596Phe] ([c.795+1G>A; c.1702C>T, p.Glu224_Glu255del; p.Leu568Phe]) and [c.650G>A; c.1786C>T, p.Gly217Asp; p.Leu596Phe] ([c.566G>A; c.1702C>T, p.Gly189Asp; p.Leu568Phe]). Moreover, similarly disrupted lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS) proteins showed reduced enzymatic activities and abnormal CNSs in Xenopus embryos. Additionally, LysRS acts as a non-canonical inducer of the immune response and has transcriptional activity. We speculated that the complex functions of the abnormal LysRS proteins led to the severe phenotypes in our patients. These KARS pathological variants are novel, including the variant [c.1786C>T; p.Leu596Phe] (c.1702C>T; p.Leu568Phe) shared by all patients in the homozygous or compound-heterozygous state. This common position may play an important role in the development of severe progressive leukodystrophy. Further research is warranted to further elucidate this relationship and to investigate how specific mutated LysRS proteins function to understand the broad spectrum of KARS-related diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Masayuki Itoh
- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
| | - Hongmei Dai
- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
| | - Shin-Ichi Horike
- Advanced Science Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
| | - John Gonzalez
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
| | - Yoshikazu Kitami
- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
| | | | - Ichiro Kuki
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
| | | | - Harumi Yoshinaga
- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
| | - Yoko Ota
- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
| | - Tetsuya Okazaki
- Department of Child Neurology, University of Tottori, Yonago, Japan
| | | | - Shin Nabatame
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
| | - Shin Okazaki
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
| | - Hisashi Kawawaki
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
| | - Naoto Ueno
- Department of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Natural Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.,Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, the Graduate University of Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Japan
| | - Yu-Ichi Goto
- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
| | - Yoichi Kato
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Human diseases linked to cytoplasmic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. BIOLOGY OF AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES 2020; 48:277-319. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
|
24
|
Scheidecker S, Bär S, Stoetzel C, Geoffroy V, Lannes B, Rinaldi B, Fischer F, Becker HD, Pelletier V, Pagan C, Acquaviva-Bourdain C, Kremer S, Mirande M, Tranchant C, Muller J, Friant S, Dollfus H. Mutations in KARS cause a severe neurological and neurosensory disease with optic neuropathy. Hum Mutat 2019; 40:1826-1840. [PMID: 31116475 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Mutations in genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases have been reported in several neurological disorders. KARS is a dual localized lysyl-tRNA synthetase and its cytosolic isoform belongs to the multiple aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC). Biallelic mutations in the KARS gene were described in a wide phenotypic spectrum ranging from nonsyndromic deafness to complex impairments. Here, we report on a patient with severe neurological and neurosensory disease investigated by whole-exome sequencing and found to carry biallelic mutations c.683C>T (p.Pro228Leu) and c.871T>G (p.Phe291Val), the second one being novel, in the KARS gene. The patient presented with an atypical clinical presentation with an optic neuropathy not previously reported. At the cellular level, we show that cytoplasmic KARS was expressed at a lower level in patient cells and displayed decreased interaction with MSC. In vitro, these two KARS variants have a decreased aminoacylation activity compared with wild-type KARS, the p.Pro228Leu being the most affected. Our data suggest that dysfunction of cytoplasmic KARS resulted in a decreased level of translation of the nuclear-encoded lysine-rich proteins belonging to the respiratory chain complex, thus impairing mitochondria functions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sophie Scheidecker
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Laboratoires de Diagnostic Génétique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Séverine Bär
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), UMR7156, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
| | - Corinne Stoetzel
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Véronique Geoffroy
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Béatrice Lannes
- Service d'Anatomo-pathologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
| | - Bruno Rinaldi
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), UMR7156, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
| | - Frédéric Fischer
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), UMR7156, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
| | - Hubert D Becker
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), UMR7156, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
| | - Valérie Pelletier
- Centre de Référence pour les affections rares en génétique ophtalmologique, CARGO, Filière SENSGENE, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Cécile Pagan
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Centre de Biologie et de Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
| | - Cécile Acquaviva-Bourdain
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Centre de Biologie et de Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
| | - Stéphane Kremer
- Service de Neuroradiologie/Imagerie 2, CHU de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
| | - Marc Mirande
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - Christine Tranchant
- Service de Neurologie Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
| | - Jean Muller
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Laboratoires de Diagnostic Génétique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Sylvie Friant
- Laboratoires de Diagnostic Génétique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Hélène Dollfus
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Centre de Référence pour les affections rares en génétique ophtalmologique, CARGO, Filière SENSGENE, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Sun C, Song J, Jiang Y, Zhao C, Lu J, Li Y, Wang Y, Gao M, Xi J, Luo S, Li M, Donaldson K, Oprescu SN, Slavin TP, Lee S, Magoulas PL, Lewis AM, Emrick L, Lalani SR, Niu Z, Landsverk ML, Walkiewicz M, Person RE, Mei H, Rosenfeld JA, Yang Y, Antonellis A, Hou YM, Lin J, Zhang VW. Loss-of-function mutations in Lysyl-tRNA synthetase cause various leukoencephalopathy phenotypes. Neurol Genet 2019; 5:e565. [PMID: 31192300 PMCID: PMC6515944 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To expand the clinical spectrum of lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KARS) gene-related diseases, which so far includes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, congenital visual impairment and microcephaly, and nonsyndromic hearing impairment. METHODS Whole-exome sequencing was performed on index patients from 4 unrelated families with leukoencephalopathy. Candidate pathogenic variants and their cosegregation were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Effects of mutations on KARS protein function were examined by aminoacylation assays and yeast complementation assays. RESULTS Common clinical features of the patients in this study included impaired cognitive ability, seizure, hypotonia, ataxia, and abnormal brain imaging, suggesting that the CNS involvement is the main clinical presentation. Six previously unreported and 1 known KARS mutations were identified and cosegregated in these families. Two patients are compound heterozygous for missense mutations, 1 patient is homozygous for a missense mutation, and 1 patient harbored an insertion mutation and a missense mutation. Functional and structural analyses revealed that these mutations impair aminoacylation activity of lysyl-tRNA synthetase, indicating that defective KARS function is responsible for the phenotypes in these individuals. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that patients with loss-of-function KARS mutations can manifest CNS disorders, thus broadening the phenotypic spectrum associated with KARS-related disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Chong Sun
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Jie Song
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Yanjun Jiang
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Chongbo Zhao
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Jiahong Lu
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Yuxin Li
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Yin Wang
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Mingshi Gao
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Jianying Xi
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Sushan Luo
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Meixia Li
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Kevin Donaldson
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Stephanie N Oprescu
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Thomas P Slavin
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Sansan Lee
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Pilar L Magoulas
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Andrea M Lewis
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Lisa Emrick
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Seema R Lalani
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Zhiyv Niu
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Megan L Landsverk
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Magdalena Walkiewicz
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Richard E Person
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Hui Mei
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Jill A Rosenfeld
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Yaping Yang
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Anthony Antonellis
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Ya-Ming Hou
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Jie Lin
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| | - Victor W Zhang
- Department of Neurology (C.S., J.S., C.Z., J. Lu, J.X., S. Luo, J. Lin), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Baylor Genetic Laboratories (Y.J., Z.N., M.L.L., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., Y.Y.), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology (Y.L.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Department of Pathology (Y.W., M.G.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (M.L., K.D., Y.-M.H.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Human Genetics (S.N.O., A.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.L.), University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research (T.P.S.), Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (P.L.M., A.L.M., L.E., S.R.L., Z.N., M.L.L., J.A.R., M.W., R.E.P., H.M., J.A.R., Y.Y., V.W.Z.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and AmCare Genomics Lab (V.W.Z.), Guangzhou, China
| |
Collapse
|
26
|
Williams KB, Brigatti KW, Puffenberger EG, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Griffin LB, Martinez ED, Wenger OK, Yoder MA, Kandula VVR, Fox MD, Demczko MM, Poskitt L, Furuya KN, Reid JG, Overton JD, Baras A, Miles L, Radhakrishnan K, Carson VJ, Antonellis A, Jinks RN, Strauss KA. Homozygosity for a mutation affecting the catalytic domain of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS) causes multisystem disease. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 28:525-538. [PMID: 30304524 PMCID: PMC6360277 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are critical for protein translation. Pathogenic variants of ARSs have been previously associated with peripheral neuropathy and multisystem disease in heterozygotes and homozygotes, respectively. We report seven related children homozygous for a novel mutation in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS, c.499C > A, p.Pro167Thr) identified by whole exome sequencing. This variant lies within a highly conserved interface required for protein homodimerization, an essential step in YARS catalytic function. Affected children expressed a more severe phenotype than previously reported, including poor growth, developmental delay, brain dysmyelination, sensorineural hearing loss, nystagmus, progressive cholestatic liver disease, pancreatic insufficiency, hypoglycemia, anemia, intermittent proteinuria, recurrent bloodstream infections and chronic pulmonary disease. Related adults heterozygous for YARS p.Pro167Thr showed no evidence of peripheral neuropathy on electromyography, in contrast to previous reports for other YARS variants. Analysis of YARS p.Pro167Thr in yeast complementation assays revealed a loss-of-function, hypomorphic allele that significantly impaired growth. Recombinant YARS p.Pro167Thr demonstrated normal subcellular localization, but greatly diminished ability to homodimerize in human embryonic kidney cells. This work adds to a rapidly growing body of research emphasizing the importance of ARSs in multisystem disease and significantly expands the allelic and clinical heterogeneity of YARS-associated human disease. A deeper understanding of the role of YARS in human disease may inspire innovative therapies and improve care of affected patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | | | - Laurie B Griffin
- Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - Erick D Martinez
- Department of Biology, Biological Foundations of Behavior Program, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA
| | - Olivia K Wenger
- New Leaf Center, Mount Eaton, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA
| | - Mark A Yoder
- Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
| | - Vinay V R Kandula
- Department of Medical Imaging, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
| | - Michael D Fox
- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Matthew M Demczko
- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Laura Poskitt
- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Katryn N Furuya
- Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
| | - Jeffrey G Reid
- Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA
| | - John D Overton
- Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA
| | - Aris Baras
- Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA
| | - Lili Miles
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando FL, USA
| | - Kadakkal Radhakrishnan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | | | - Anthony Antonellis
- Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - Robert N Jinks
- Department of Biology, Biological Foundations of Behavior Program, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
27
|
Siekierska A, Stamberger H, Deconinck T, Oprescu SN, Partoens M, Zhang Y, Sourbron J, Adriaenssens E, Mullen P, Wiencek P, Hardies K, Lee JS, Giong HK, Distelmaier F, Elpeleg O, Helbig KL, Hersh J, Isikay S, Jordan E, Karaca E, Kecskes A, Lupski JR, Kovacs-Nagy R, May P, Narayanan V, Pendziwiat M, Ramsey K, Rangasamy S, Shinde DN, Spiegel R, Timmerman V, von Spiczak S, Helbig I, Weckhuysen S, Francklyn C, Antonellis A, de Witte P, De Jonghe P. Biallelic VARS variants cause developmental encephalopathy with microcephaly that is recapitulated in vars knockout zebrafish. Nat Commun 2019; 10:708. [PMID: 30755616 PMCID: PMC6372652 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07953-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARSs) link specific amino acids with their cognate transfer RNAs in a critical early step of protein translation. Mutations in ARSs have emerged as a cause of recessive, often complex neurological disease traits. Here we report an allelic series consisting of seven novel and two previously reported biallelic variants in valyl-tRNA synthetase (VARS) in ten patients with a developmental encephalopathy with microcephaly, often associated with early-onset epilepsy. In silico, in vitro, and yeast complementation assays demonstrate that the underlying pathomechanism of these mutations is most likely a loss of protein function. Zebrafish modeling accurately recapitulated some of the key neurological disease traits. These results provide both genetic and biological insights into neurodevelopmental disease and pave the way for further in-depth research on ARS related recessive disorders and precision therapies. tRNAs are linked with their cognate amino acid by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARS). Here, the authors report a developmental encephalopathy associated with biallelic VARS variants (valyl-tRNA synthetase) that lead to loss of function, as determined by several in vitro assays and a vars knockout zebrafish model.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aleksandra Siekierska
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Hannah Stamberger
- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium
| | - Tine Deconinck
- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium
| | - Stephanie N Oprescu
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
| | - Michèle Partoens
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Yifan Zhang
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Jo Sourbron
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
| | - Elias Adriaenssens
- Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium
| | - Patrick Mullen
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
| | - Patrick Wiencek
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
| | - Katia Hardies
- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium
| | - Jeong-Soo Lee
- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,KRIBB School, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Dementia DTC R&D Convergence Program, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
| | - Hoi-Khoanh Giong
- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,KRIBB School, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Dementia DTC R&D Convergence Program, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
| | - Felix Distelmaier
- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
| | - Orly Elpeleg
- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 01120, Israel
| | - Katherine L Helbig
- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
| | - Joseph Hersh
- Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 571S Floyd Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA
| | - Sedat Isikay
- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Hasan Kalyoncu University, School of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, 27410, Turkey
| | - Elizabeth Jordan
- The Ohio State University Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, 460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
| | - Ender Karaca
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Department of Genetics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
| | - Angela Kecskes
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.,Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pecs, Pecs, 7622, Hungary
| | - James R Lupski
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
| | - Reka Kovacs-Nagy
- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, München, 81675, Germany
| | - Patrick May
- Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine, University Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4365, Luxembourg
| | - Vinodh Narayanan
- Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
| | - Manuela Pendziwiat
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105, Germany
| | - Keri Ramsey
- Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
| | - Sampathkumar Rangasamy
- Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
| | - Deepali N Shinde
- Division of Clinical Genomics, Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656, USA
| | - Ronen Spiegel
- Pediatric Department B' Emek Medical Center, Afula, 1834111, Israel.,Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
| | - Vincent Timmerman
- Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium
| | - Sarah von Spiczak
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105, Germany.,Northern German Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Schwentinental-Raisdorf, 24223, Germany
| | - Ingo Helbig
- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105, Germany
| | | | | | - Sarah Weckhuysen
- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium
| | | | - Anthony Antonellis
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
| | - Peter de Witte
- Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
| | - Peter De Jonghe
- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium. .,Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium. .,Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium.
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
van der Knaap MS, Bugiani M, Mendes MI, Riley LG, Smith DEC, Rudinger-Thirion J, Frugier M, Breur M, Crawford J, van Gaalen J, Schouten M, Willems M, Waisfisz Q, Mau-Them FT, Rodenburg RJ, Taft RJ, Keren B, Christodoulou J, Depienne C, Simons C, Salomons GS, Mochel F. Biallelic variants in LARS2 and KARS cause deafness and (ovario)leukodystrophy. Neurology 2019; 92:e1225-e1237. [PMID: 30737337 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To describe the leukodystrophy caused by pathogenic variants in LARS2 and KARS, encoding mitochondrial leucyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthase and mitochondrial and cytoplasmic lysyl tRNA synthase, respectively. METHODS We composed a group of 5 patients with leukodystrophy, in whom whole-genome or whole-exome sequencing revealed pathogenic variants in LARS2 or KARS. Clinical information, brain MRIs, and postmortem brain autopsy data were collected. We assessed aminoacylation activities of purified mutant recombinant mitochondrial leucyl tRNA synthase and performed aminoacylation assays on patients' lymphoblasts and fibroblasts. RESULTS Patients had a combination of early-onset deafness and later-onset neurologic deterioration caused by progressive brain white matter abnormalities on MRI. Female patients with LARS2 pathogenic variants had premature ovarian failure. In 2 patients, MRI showed additional signs of early-onset vascular abnormalities. In 2 other patients with LARS2 and KARS pathogenic variants, magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed elevated white matter lactate, suggesting mitochondrial disease. Pathology in one patient with LARS2 pathogenic variants displayed evidence of primary disease of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes with lack of myelin and deficient astrogliosis. Aminoacylation activities of purified recombinant mutant leucyl tRNA synthase showed a 3-fold loss of catalytic efficiency. Aminoacylation assays on patients' lymphoblasts and fibroblasts showed about 50% reduction of enzyme activity. CONCLUSION This study adds LARS2 and KARS pathogenic variants as gene defects that may underlie deafness, ovarian failure, and leukodystrophy with mitochondrial signature. We discuss the specific MRI characteristics shared by leukodystrophies caused by mitochondrial tRNA synthase defects. We propose to add aminoacylation assays as biochemical diagnostic tools for leukodystrophies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marjo S van der Knaap
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France.
| | - Marianna Bugiani
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Marisa I Mendes
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Lisa G Riley
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Desiree E C Smith
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Joëlle Rudinger-Thirion
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Magali Frugier
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Marjolein Breur
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Joanna Crawford
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Judith van Gaalen
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Meyke Schouten
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Marjolaine Willems
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Quinten Waisfisz
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Frederic Tran Mau-Them
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Richard J Rodenburg
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Ryan J Taft
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Boris Keren
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - John Christodoulou
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Christel Depienne
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Cas Simons
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Gajja S Salomons
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| | - Fanny Mochel
- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Ruzzenente B, Assouline Z, Barcia G, Rio M, Boddaert N, Munnich A, Rötig A, Metodiev MD. Inhibition of mitochondrial translation in fibroblasts from a patient expressing the KARS p.(Pro228Leu) variant and presenting with sensorineural deafness, developmental delay, and lactic acidosis. Hum Mutat 2018; 39:2047-2059. [PMID: 30252186 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are ubiquitous enzymes, which universally charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids for use in cytosolic or organellar translation. In humans, mutations in mitochondrial tRNA synthetases have been linked to different tissue-specific pathologies. Mutations in the KARS gene, which encodes both the cytosolic and mitochondrial isoform of lysyl-tRNA synthetase, cause predominantly neurological diseases that often involve deafness, but have also been linked to cardiomyopathy, developmental delay, and lactic acidosis. Using whole exome sequencing, we identified two compound heterozygous mutations, NM_001130089.1:c.683C>T p.(Pro228Leu) and NM_001130089.1:c.1438del p.(Leu480TrpfsX3), in a patient presenting with sensorineural deafness, developmental delay, hypotonia, and lactic acidosis. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay eliminated the truncated mRNA transcript, rendering the patient hemizygous for the missense mutation. The c.683C>T mutation was previously described, but its pathogenicity remained unexamined. Molecular characterization of patient fibroblasts revealed a multiple oxidative phosphorylation deficiency due to impaired mitochondrial translation, but no evidence of inhibition of cytosolic translation. Reintroduction of wild-type mitochondrial KARS, but not the cytosolic isoform, rescued this phenotype confirming the disease-causing nature of p.(Pro228Leu) exchange and demonstrating the mitochondrial etiology of the disease. We propose that mitochondrial translation deficiency is the probable disease culprit in this and possibly other patients with mutations in KARS.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Benedetta Ruzzenente
- INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
| | - Zahra Assouline
- Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
| | - Giulia Barcia
- Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
| | - Marlène Rio
- Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
| | - Nathalie Boddaert
- Department of pediatric radiology, INSERM 1000 and INSERM UMR1136, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
| | - Arnold Munnich
- INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
| | - Agnès Rötig
- INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
| | - Metodi D Metodiev
- INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Mitochondrial DNA transcription and translation: clinical syndromes. Essays Biochem 2018; 62:321-340. [PMID: 29980628 PMCID: PMC6056718 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20170103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Diagnosing primary mitochondrial diseases is challenging in clinical practice. Although, defective oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) is the common final pathway, it is unknown why different mtDNA or nuclear mutations result in largely heterogeneous and often tissue -specific clinical presentations. Mitochondrial tRNA (mt-tRNA) mutations are frequent causes of mitochondrial diseases both in children and adults. However numerous nuclear mutations involved in mitochondrial protein synthesis affecting ubiquitously expressed genes have been reported in association with very tissue specific clinical manifestations suggesting that there are so far unknown factors determining the tissue specificity in mitochondrial translation. Most of these gene defects result in histological abnormalities and multiple respiratory chain defects in the affected organs. The clinical phenotypes are usually early-onset, severe, and often fatal, implying the importance of mitochondrial translation from birth. However, some rare, reversible infantile mitochondrial diseases are caused by very specific defects of mitochondrial translation. An unbiased genetic approach (whole exome sequencing, RNA sequencing) combined with proteomics and functional studies revealed novel factors involved in mitochondrial translation which contribute to the clinical manifestation and recovery in these rare reversible mitochondrial conditions.
Collapse
|
31
|
Xu Z, Lo WS, Beck DB, Schuch LA, Oláhová M, Kopajtich R, Chong YE, Alston CL, Seidl E, Zhai L, Lau CF, Timchak D, LeDuc CA, Borczuk AC, Teich AF, Juusola J, Sofeso C, Müller C, Pierre G, Hilliard T, Turnpenny PD, Wagner M, Kappler M, Brasch F, Bouffard JP, Nangle LA, Yang XL, Zhang M, Taylor RW, Prokisch H, Griese M, Chung WK, Schimmel P. Bi-allelic Mutations in Phe-tRNA Synthetase Associated with a Multi-system Pulmonary Disease Support Non-translational Function. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 103:100-114. [PMID: 29979980 PMCID: PMC6035289 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The tRNA synthetases catalyze the first step of protein synthesis and have increasingly been studied for their nuclear and extra-cellular ex-translational activities. Human genetic conditions such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth have been attributed to dominant gain-of-function mutations in some tRNA synthetases. Unlike dominantly inherited gain-of-function mutations, recessive loss-of-function mutations can potentially elucidate ex-translational activities. We present here five individuals from four families with a multi-system disease associated with bi-allelic mutations in FARSB that encodes the beta chain of the alpha2beta2 phenylalanine-tRNA synthetase (FARS). Collectively, the mutant alleles encompass a 5'-splice junction non-coding variant (SJV) and six missense variants, one of which is shared by unrelated individuals. The clinical condition is characterized by interstitial lung disease, cerebral aneurysms and brain calcifications, and cirrhosis. For the SJV, we confirmed exon skipping leading to a frameshift associated with noncatalytic activity. While the bi-allelic combination of the SJV with a p.Arg305Gln missense mutation in two individuals led to severe disease, cells from neither the asymptomatic heterozygous carriers nor the compound heterozygous affected individual had any defect in protein synthesis. These results support a disease mechanism independent of tRNA synthetase activities in protein translation and suggest that this FARS activity is essential for normal function in multiple organs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhiwen Xu
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Pangu Biopharma, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, China; aTyr Pharma, 3545 John Hopkins Court, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
| | - Wing-Sze Lo
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Pangu Biopharma, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, China
| | - David B Beck
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Luise A Schuch
- Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Pneumology, University Hospital Munich, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 München, Germany
| | - Monika Oláhová
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
| | - Robert Kopajtich
- Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
| | - Yeeting E Chong
- aTyr Pharma, 3545 John Hopkins Court, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
| | - Charlotte L Alston
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
| | - Elias Seidl
- Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Pneumology, University Hospital Munich, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 München, Germany
| | - Liting Zhai
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
| | - Ching-Fun Lau
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Pangu Biopharma, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, China
| | - Donna Timchak
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Goryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA
| | - Charles A LeDuc
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
| | - Alain C Borczuk
- Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
| | - Andrew F Teich
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
| | | | - Christina Sofeso
- Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Diagnostics (AHC) Dr. Klein, Dr. Rost and Colleagues, Lochhamer Str. 29, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
| | - Christoph Müller
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg, Germany
| | - Germaine Pierre
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK
| | - Tom Hilliard
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK
| | | | - Matias Wagner
- Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Institut für Neurogenomik, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
| | - Matthias Kappler
- Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Pneumology, University Hospital Munich, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 München, Germany
| | - Frank Brasch
- Klinikum Bielefeld Mitte, Institute for Pathology, Teutoburger Straße 50, 33604 Bielefeld, Germany
| | - John Paul Bouffard
- Department Pathology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA
| | - Leslie A Nangle
- aTyr Pharma, 3545 John Hopkins Court, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
| | - Xiang-Lei Yang
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; The Scripps Laboratories for tRNA Synthetase Research, The Scripps Research Institute, 10650 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Insitute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
| | - Mingjie Zhang
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
| | - Robert W Taylor
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
| | - Holger Prokisch
- Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
| | - Matthias Griese
- Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Pneumology, University Hospital Munich, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 München, Germany
| | - Wendy K Chung
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
| | - Paul Schimmel
- IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; The Scripps Laboratories for tRNA Synthetase Research, The Scripps Research Institute, 10650 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; The Scripps Laboratories for tRNA Synthetase Research, Scripps Florida, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Fuchs SA, Schene IF, Kok G, Jansen JM, Nikkels PGJ, van Gassen KLI, Terheggen-Lagro SWJ, van der Crabben SN, Hoeks SE, Niers LEM, Wolf NI, de Vries MC, Koolen DA, Houwen RHJ, Mulder MF, van Hasselt PM. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase deficiencies in search of common themes. Genet Med 2018; 21:319-330. [PMID: 29875423 PMCID: PMC7091658 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-018-0048-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose Pathogenic variations in genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are increasingly associated with human disease. Clinical features of autosomal recessive ARS deficiencies appear very diverse and without apparent logic. We searched for common clinical patterns to improve disease recognition, insight into pathophysiology, and clinical care. Methods Symptoms were analyzed in all patients with recessive ARS deficiencies reported in literature, supplemented with unreported patients evaluated in our hospital. Results In literature, we identified 107 patients with AARS, DARS, GARS, HARS, IARS, KARS, LARS, MARS, RARS, SARS, VARS, YARS, and QARS deficiencies. Common symptoms (defined as present in ≥4/13 ARS deficiencies) included abnormalities of the central nervous system and/or senses (13/13), failure to thrive, gastrointestinal symptoms, dysmaturity, liver disease, and facial dysmorphisms. Deep phenotyping of 5 additional patients with unreported compound heterozygous pathogenic variations in IARS, LARS, KARS, and QARS extended the common phenotype with lung disease, hypoalbuminemia, anemia, and renal tubulopathy. Conclusion We propose a common clinical phenotype for recessive ARS deficiencies, resulting from insufficient aminoacylation activity to meet translational demand in specific organs or periods of life. Assuming residual ARS activity, adequate protein/amino acid supply seems essential instead of the traditional replacement of protein by glucose in patients with metabolic diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sabine A Fuchs
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands.
| | - Imre F Schene
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Gautam Kok
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Jurriaan M Jansen
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Peter G J Nikkels
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Koen L I van Gassen
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Suzanne W J Terheggen-Lagro
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
| | - Saskia N van der Crabben
- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081HV, The Netherlands
| | - Sanne E Hoeks
- Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Laetitia E M Niers
- Department of Pediatrics, Maxima Medical Centre Veldhoven, De Run 4600, Veldhoven, 5504 DB, The Netherlands
| | - Nicole I Wolf
- Department of Child Neurology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081HV, The Netherlands
| | - Maaike C de Vries
- Nijmegen Centre for Mitochondrial Disorders at Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - David A Koolen
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands
| | - Roderick H J Houwen
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| | - Margot F Mulder
- Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081HV, The Netherlands
| | - Peter M van Hasselt
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, 3584 EA, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Ardissone A, Tonduti D, Legati A, Lamantea E, Barone R, Dorboz I, Boespflug-Tanguy O, Nebbia G, Maggioni M, Garavaglia B, Moroni I, Farina L, Pichiecchio A, Orcesi S, Chiapparini L, Ghezzi D. KARS-related diseases: progressive leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord calcifications as new phenotype and a review of literature. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2018; 13:45. [PMID: 29615062 PMCID: PMC5883414 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-018-0788-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background KARS encodes lysyl- transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) synthetase, which catalyzes the aminoacylation of tRNA-Lys in the cytoplasm and mitochondria. Eleven families/sporadic patients and 16 different mutations in KARS have been reported to date. The associated clinical phenotype is heterogeneous ranging from early onset encephalopathy to isolated peripheral neuropathy or nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Recently additional presentations including leukoencephalopathy as predominant cerebral involvement or cardiomyopathy, isolated or associated with muscular and cerebral involvement, have been reported. A progressive Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord calcifications was previously described in a singleton patient and in two siblings, without the identification of the genetic cause. We reported here about a new severe phenotype associated with biallelic KARS mutations and sharing some common points with the other already reported phenotypes, but with a distinct clinical and neuroimaging picture. Review of KARS mutant patients published to date will be also discussed. Results Herein, we report the clinical, biochemical and molecular findings of 2 unreported Italian patients affected by developmental delay, acquired microcephaly, spastic tetraparesis, epilepsy, sensory-neural hypoacusia, visual impairment, microcytic hypochromic anaemia and signs of hepatic dysfunction. MRI pattern in our patients was characterized by progressive diffuse leukoencephalopathy and calcifications extending in cerebral, brainstem and cerebellar white matter, with spinal cord involvement. Genetic analysis performed on these 2 patients and in one subject previously described with similar MRI pattern revealed the presence of biallelic mutations in KARS in all 3 subjects. Conclusions With our report we define the molecular basis of the previously described Leukoencephalopathy with Brainstem and Spinal cord Calcification widening the spectrum of KARS related disorders, particularly in childhood onset disease suggestive for mitochondrial impairment. The review of previous cases does not suggest a strict and univocal genotype/phenotype correlation for this highly heterogeneous entity. Moreover, our cases confirm the usefulness of search for common brain and spine MR imaging pattern and of broad genetic screening, in syndromes clinically resembling mitochondrial disorders in spite of normal biochemical assay. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13023-018-0788-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Ardissone
- Child Neurology, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy. .,Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine DIMET, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
| | - Davide Tonduti
- Child Neurology, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
| | - Andrea Legati
- Molecular Neurogenetics, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
| | - Eleonora Lamantea
- Molecular Neurogenetics, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
| | - Rita Barone
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
| | - Imen Dorboz
- INSERM UMR 1141, DHU PROTECT, Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France, Paris 06, Paris, France
| | - Odile Boespflug-Tanguy
- INSERM UMR 1141, DHU PROTECT, Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France, Paris 06, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Department of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Diseases, National Reference Center for Leukodystrophies, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France
| | - Gabriella Nebbia
- Service of Paediatric Hepatology, Department of Paediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Marco Maggioni
- Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Barbara Garavaglia
- Molecular Neurogenetics, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
| | - Isabella Moroni
- Child Neurology, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
| | - Laura Farina
- Neuroradiology, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
| | - Anna Pichiecchio
- Neuroradiology Department, IRCCS C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
| | - Simona Orcesi
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
| | - Luisa Chiapparini
- Neuroradiology, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
| | - Daniele Ghezzi
- Molecular Neurogenetics, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute "C. Besta", Milan, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
34
|
Boczonadi V, Jennings MJ, Horvath R. The role of tRNA synthetases in neurological and neuromuscular disorders. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:703-717. [PMID: 29288497 PMCID: PMC5873386 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed enzymes responsible for charging tRNAs with their cognate amino acids, therefore essential for the first step in protein synthesis. Although the majority of protein synthesis happens in the cytosol, an additional translation apparatus is required to translate the 13 mitochondrial DNA‐encoded proteins important for oxidative phosphorylation. Most ARS genes in these cellular compartments are distinct, but two genes are common, encoding aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases of glycine (GARS) and lysine (KARS) in both mitochondria and the cytosol. Mutations in the majority of the 37 nuclear‐encoded human ARS genes have been linked to a variety of recessive and dominant tissue‐specific disorders. Current data indicate that impaired enzyme function could explain the pathogenicity, however not all pathogenic ARSs mutations result in deficient catalytic function; thus, the consequences of mutations may arise from other molecular mechanisms. The peripheral nerves are frequently affected, as illustrated by the high number of mutations in cytosolic and bifunctional tRNA synthetases causing Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT). Here we provide insights on the pathomechanisms of CMT‐causing tRNA synthetases with specific focus on the two bifunctional tRNA synthetases (GARS, KARS).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Veronika Boczonadi
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | - Matthew J Jennings
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | - Rita Horvath
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Meyer-Schuman R, Antonellis A. Emerging mechanisms of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations in recessive and dominant human disease. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:R114-R127. [PMID: 28633377 PMCID: PMC5886470 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are responsible for charging amino acids to cognate tRNA molecules, which is the essential first step of protein translation. Interestingly, mutations in genes encoding ARS enzymes have been implicated in a broad spectrum of human inherited diseases. Bi-allelic mutations in ARSs typically cause severe, early-onset, recessive diseases that affect a wide range of tissues. The vast majority of these mutations show loss-of-function effects and impair protein translation. However, it is not clear how a subset cause tissue-specific phenotypes. In contrast, dominant ARS-mediated diseases specifically affect the peripheral nervous system-most commonly causing axonal peripheral neuropathy-and usually manifest later in life. These neuropathies are linked to heterozygosity for missense mutations in five ARS genes, which points to a shared mechanism of disease. However, it is not clear if a loss-of-function mechanism or a toxic gain-of-function mechanism is responsible for ARS-mediated neuropathy, or if a combination of these mechanisms operate on a mutation-specific basis. Here, we review our current understanding of recessive and dominant ARS-mediated disease. We also propose future directions for defining the molecular mechanisms of ARS mutations toward designing therapies for affected patient populations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rebecca Meyer-Schuman
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
| | - Anthony Antonellis
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
| |
Collapse
|
36
|
Zhou XL, He LX, Yu LJ, Wang Y, Wang XJ, Wang ED, Yang T. Mutations inKARScause early-onset hearing loss and leukoencephalopathy: Potential pathogenic mechanism. Hum Mutat 2017; 38:1740-1750. [PMID: 28887846 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiao-Long Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai China
| | - Long-Xia He
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital; Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Chengdu Integrated TCM & Western Medicine Hospital; Sichuan Province China
| | - Li-Jia Yu
- Department of Neurology; Xinhua Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
| | - Yong Wang
- School of Life Science and Technology; Shanghai Tech University; Shanghai China
| | - Xi-Jin Wang
- Department of Neurology; Xinhua Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
| | - En-Duo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai China
- School of Life Science and Technology; Shanghai Tech University; Shanghai China
| | - Tao Yang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital; Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Oprescu SN, Chepa-Lotrea X, Takase R, Golas G, Markello TC, Adams DR, Toro C, Gropman AL, Hou YM, Malicdan MCV, Gahl WA, Tifft CJ, Antonellis A. Compound heterozygosity for loss-of-function GARS variants results in a multisystem developmental syndrome that includes severe growth retardation. Hum Mutat 2017; 38:1412-1420. [PMID: 28675565 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed enzymes that ligate amino acids onto tRNA molecules. Genes encoding ARSs have been implicated in myriad dominant and recessive disease phenotypes. Glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS) is a bifunctional ARS that charges tRNAGly in the cytoplasm and mitochondria. GARS variants have been associated with dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease but have not been convincingly implicated in recessive phenotypes. Here, we describe a patient from the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program with a multisystem, developmental phenotype. Whole-exome sequence analysis revealed that the patient is compound heterozygous for one frameshift (p.Glu83Ilefs*6) and one missense (p.Arg310Gln) GARS variant. Using in vitro and in vivo functional studies, we show that both GARS variants cause a loss-of-function effect: the frameshift variant results in depleted protein levels and the missense variant reduces GARS tRNA charging activity. In support of GARS variant pathogenicity, our patient shows striking phenotypic overlap with other patients having ARS-related recessive diseases, including features associated with variants in both cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ARSs; this observation is consistent with the essential function of GARS in both cellular locations. In summary, our clinical, genetic, and functional analyses expand the phenotypic spectrum associated with GARS variants.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Xenia Chepa-Lotrea
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Ryuichi Takase
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| | - Gretchen Golas
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Thomas C Markello
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - David R Adams
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Camilo Toro
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Andrea L Gropman
- Division of Neurogenetics and Developmental Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| | - Ya-Ming Hou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| | - May Christine V Malicdan
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - William A Gahl
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Cynthia J Tifft
- NIH, Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Anthony Antonellis
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Ognjenović J, Simonović M. Human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in diseases of the nervous system. RNA Biol 2017; 15:623-634. [PMID: 28534666 PMCID: PMC6103678 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1330245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AaRSs) are ubiquitously expressed enzymes that ensure accurate translation of the genetic information into functional proteins. These enzymes also execute a variety of non-canonical functions that are significant for regulation of diverse cellular processes and that reside outside the realm of protein synthesis. Associations between faults in AaRS-mediated processes and human diseases have been long recognized. Most recent research findings strongly argue that 10 cytosolic and 14 mitochondrial AaRSs are implicated in some form of pathology of the human nervous system. The advent of modern whole-exome sequencing makes it all but certain that similar associations between the remaining 15 ARS genes and neurologic illnesses will be defined in future. It is not surprising that an intense scientific debate about the role of translational machinery, in general, and AaRSs, in particular, in the development and maintenance of the healthy human neural cell types and the brain is sparked. Herein, we summarize the current knowledge about causative links between mutations in human AaRSs and diseases of the nervous system and briefly discuss future directions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jana Ognjenović
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Miljan Simonović
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Nakayama T, Wu J, Galvin-Parton P, Weiss J, Andriola MR, Hill RS, Vaughan DJ, El-Quessny M, Barry BJ, Partlow JN, Barkovich AJ, Ling J, Mochida GH. Deficient activity of alanyl-tRNA synthetase underlies an autosomal recessive syndrome of progressive microcephaly, hypomyelination, and epileptic encephalopathy. Hum Mutat 2017; 38:1348-1354. [PMID: 28493438 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases ligate amino acids to specific tRNAs and are essential for protein synthesis. Although alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS) is a synthetase implicated in a wide range of neurological disorders from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to infantile epileptic encephalopathy, there have been limited data on their pathogenesis. Here, we report loss-of-function mutations in AARS in two siblings with progressive microcephaly with hypomyelination, intractable epilepsy, and spasticity. Whole-exome sequencing identified that the affected individuals were compound heterozygous for mutations in AARS gene, c.2067dupC (p.Tyr690Leufs*3) and c.2738G>A (p.Gly913Asp). A lymphoblastoid cell line developed from one of the affected individuals showed a strong reduction in AARS abundance. The mutations decrease aminoacylation efficiency by 70%-90%. The p.Tyr690Leufs*3 mutation also abolished editing activity required for hydrolyzing misacylated tRNAs, thereby increasing errors during aminoacylation. Our study has extended potential mechanisms underlying AARS-related disorders to include destabilization of the protein, aminoacylation dysfunction, and defective editing activity.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tojo Nakayama
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Jiang Wu
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
| | | | - Jody Weiss
- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
| | - Mary R Andriola
- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York
| | - R Sean Hill
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Dylan J Vaughan
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Malak El-Quessny
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Brenda J Barry
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Jennifer N Partlow
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - A James Barkovich
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
| | - Jiqiang Ling
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
| | - Ganeshwaran H Mochida
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
| |
Collapse
|
40
|
Leshinsky-Silver E, Ling J, Wu J, Vinkler C, Yosovich K, Bahar S, Yanoov-Sharav M, Lerman-Sagie T, Lev D. Severe growth deficiency, microcephaly, intellectual disability, and characteristic facial features are due to a homozygous QARS mutation. Neurogenetics 2017. [PMID: 28620870 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-017-0516-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Glutaminyl tRNA synthase is highly expressed in the developing fetal human brain. Mutations in the glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (QARS) gene have been reported in patients with progressive microcephaly, cerebral-cerebellar atrophy, and intractable seizures. We have previously reported a new recessive syndrome of severe linear growth retardation, poor weight gain, microcephaly, characteristic facial features, cutaneous syndactyly of the toes, high myopia, and intellectual disability in two sisters of Ashkenazi-Jewish origin (Eur J Med Genet 2014;57(6):288-92). Homozygosity mapping and whole exome sequencing revealed a homozygous missense (V476I) mutation in the QARS gene, located in the catalytic domain. The patient's fibroblasts demonstrated markedly reduced QARS amino acylation activity in vitro. Furthermore, the same homozygous mutation was found in an unrelated girl of Ashkenazi origin with the same phenotype. The clinical presentation of our patients differs from the original QARS-associated syndrome in the severe postnatal growth failure, absence of epilepsy, and minor MRI findings, thus further expanding the phenotypic spectrum of the glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency syndromes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Esther Leshinsky-Silver
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.,Metabolic-Neurogenetic Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
| | - Jiqiang Ling
- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Jiang Wu
- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Chana Vinkler
- Metabolic-Neurogenetic Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.,The Rina Mor Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
| | - Keren Yosovich
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
| | - Sarit Bahar
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
| | - Miri Yanoov-Sharav
- Metabolic-Neurogenetic Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.,The Rina Mor Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
| | - Tally Lerman-Sagie
- Metabolic-Neurogenetic Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Pediatric Neurology Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
| | - Dorit Lev
- Metabolic-Neurogenetic Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. .,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. .,The Rina Mor Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Verrigni D, Diodato D, Di Nottia M, Torraco A, Bellacchio E, Rizza T, Tozzi G, Verardo M, Piemonte F, Tasca G, D'Amico A, Bertini E, Carrozzo R. Novel mutations in KARS cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and combined mitochondrial respiratory chain defect. Clin Genet 2017; 91:918-923. [PMID: 27891585 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Mutations in KARS, which encodes for both mitochondrial and cytoplasmic lysyl-tRNA synthetase, have been so far associated with three different phenotypes: the recessive form of Charcot-Mary-Tooth polyneuropathy, the autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss and the last recently described condition related to congenital visual impairment and progressive microcephaly. Here we report the case of a 14-year-old girl with severe cardiomyopathy associated to mild psychomotor delay and mild myopathy; moreover, a diffuse reduction of cytochrome C oxidase (COX, complex IV) and a combined enzymatic defect of complex I (CI) and complex IV (CIV) was evident in muscle biopsy. Using the TruSight One sequencing panel we identified two novel mutations in KARS. Both mutations, never reported previously, occur in a highly conserved region of the catalytic domain and displayed a dramatic effect on KARS stability. Structural analysis confirmed the pathogenic role of the identified variants. Our findings confirm and emphasize that mt-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (mt-ARSs) enzymes are related to a broad clinical spectrum due to their multiple and still unknown functions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- D Verrigni
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - D Diodato
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - M Di Nottia
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - A Torraco
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - E Bellacchio
- Research Laboratories, 'Bambino Gesù' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | - T Rizza
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - G Tozzi
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - M Verardo
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - F Piemonte
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - G Tasca
- Institute of Neurology, Policlinico 'A. Gemelli' Foundation University Hospital, Rome, Italy
| | - A D'Amico
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - E Bertini
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| | - R Carrozzo
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
42
|
Datta A, Ferguson A, Simonson C, Zannotto F, Michoulas A, Roland E, Karnebeek CV, Salvarinova R. Case Report. J Child Neurol 2017; 32:403-407. [PMID: 28056632 DOI: 10.1177/0883073816685508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (QARS) deficiency has been described to be a cause of a neurodegenerative disorder associated with severe developmental delay, microcephaly, delayed myelination, and intractable epilepsy. The epilepsy is thought to be more severe than other tRNA synthetase disorders. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature and there is little information about response to different treatment options. The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that is used in treatment resistant epilepsy of various etiologies. There are reports that the diet can also improve neuro-cognitive parameters. The authors report a case of a patient with glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency and treatment resistant seizures where there was a marked and early favorable response in terms of seizures, alertness and behavior to the ketogenic diet.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anita Datta
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Alex Ferguson
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Chris Simonson
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Francesca Zannotto
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Aspasia Michoulas
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Elke Roland
- 1 Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Clara van Karnebeek
- 2 Division of Biochemical Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Ramona Salvarinova
- 2 Division of Biochemical Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
43
|
Murray CR, Abel SN, McClure MB, Foster J, Walke MI, Jayakar P, Bademci G, Tekin M. Novel Causative Variants in DYRK1A, KARS, and KAT6A Associated with Intellectual Disability and Additional Phenotypic Features. J Pediatr Genet 2017; 6:77-83. [PMID: 28496994 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Patients with unclear patterns of developmental and cognitive delay may go years without a definitive diagnosis despite extensive testing due to overlapping phenotypes of many genetic disorders. In this study, we identified causative variants in DYRK1A, KARS, or KAT6A in four individuals with global developmental delay and various findings including microcephaly and sensorineural hearing loss using whole exome sequencing. We present the cognitive, neurologic, and physical findings of four individuals to expand the clinical knowledge of possible features of the phenotypes of three rare genetic disorders. Through this process, we provide support for the use of whole exome sequencing in the setting of severe, intellectual disability or in those in whom a genetic disorder is suspected despite initial negative testing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Clark R Murray
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Samantha N Abel
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Matthew B McClure
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Joseph Foster
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Maria I Walke
- Nicklaus Childreǹs Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Parul Jayakar
- Nicklaus Childreǹs Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Guney Bademci
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| | - Mustafa Tekin
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Oprescu SN, Griffin LB, Beg AA, Antonellis A. Predicting the pathogenicity of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations. Methods 2016; 113:139-151. [PMID: 27876679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are ubiquitously expressed, essential enzymes responsible for charging tRNA with cognate amino acids-the first step in protein synthesis. ARSs are required for protein translation in the cytoplasm and mitochondria of all cells. Surprisingly, mutations in 28 of the 37 nuclear-encoded human ARS genes have been linked to a variety of recessive and dominant tissue-specific disorders. Current data indicate that impaired enzyme function is a robust predictor of the pathogenicity of ARS mutations. However, experimental model systems that distinguish between pathogenic and non-pathogenic ARS variants are required for implicating newly identified ARS mutations in disease. Here, we outline strategies to assist in predicting the pathogenicity of ARS variants and urge cautious evaluation of genetic and functional data prior to linking an ARS mutation to a human disease phenotype.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Stephanie N Oprescu
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
| | - Laurie B Griffin
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Medical Scientist Training Program, and University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
| | - Asim A Beg
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
| | - Anthony Antonellis
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
| |
Collapse
|
45
|
Nowaczyk MJM, Huang L, Tarnopolsky M, Schwartzentruber J, Majewski J, Bulman DE, Hartley T, Boycott KM. A novel multisystem disease associated with recessive mutations in the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS) gene. Am J Med Genet A 2016; 173:126-134. [PMID: 27633801 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are a group of ubiquitously expressed enzymes that are best known for their function in the first step of protein translation but have been increasingly associated with secondary functions including transcription and translation control and extracellular signaling. Mutations in numerous ARSs have been linked to a growing number of both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive human diseases. The tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS) links the amino acid tyrosine to its cognate tRNA. We report two siblings who presented with failure to thrive (FTT), hypertriglyceridemia, developmental delay, liver dysfunction, lung cysts, and abnormal subcortical white matter. Using exome sequencing the siblings were found to harbor bi-allelic pathogenic-appearing variants within the YARS gene (NM_003680.3):c.638C>T p.(Pro213Leu) and c.1573G>A p.(Gly525Arg). These YARS variants occur in the catalytic domain and the C-terminal domain, respectively. Mutations in YARS have been previously associated with an autosomal dominant form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT); our findings suggest the disease spectrum associated with YARS dysregulation is broader than peripheral neuropathy. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Małgorzata J M Nowaczyk
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Lijia Huang
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mark Tarnopolsky
- Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | | | - Jacek Majewski
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - Dennis E Bulman
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Newborn Screening Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | | | - Taila Hartley
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Kym M Boycott
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
46
|
Reducing the Cost of the Diagnostic Odyssey in Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathies. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:6421039. [PMID: 27243033 PMCID: PMC4875968 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6421039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Whole exome sequencing (WES) has revolutionized the way we think about and diagnose epileptic encephalopathies. Multiple recent review articles discuss the benefits of WES and suggest various algorithms to follow for determining the etiology of epileptic encephalopathies. Incorporation of WES in these algorithms is leading to the discovery of new genetic diagnoses of early onset epileptic encephalopathies (EOEEs) at a rapid rate; however, WES is not yet a universally utilized diagnostic tool. Clinical WES may be underutilized due to provider discomfort in ordering the test or perceived costliness. At our hospital WES is not routinely performed for patients with EOEE due to limited insurance reimbursement. In fact for any patient with noncommercial insurance (Medicaid) the institution does not allow sending out WES as this is not “established”/“proven to be highly useful and cost effective”/“approved test” in patients with epilepsy. Recently, we performed WES on four patients from three families and identified novel mutations in known epilepsy genes in all four cases. These patients had State Medicaid as their insurance carrier and were followed up for several years for EOEE while being worked up using the traditional/approved testing methods. Following a recently proposed diagnostic pathway, we analyzed the cost savings (US dollars) that could be accrued if WES was performed earlier in the diagnostic odyssey. This is the first publication that addresses the dollar cost of traditional testing in EOEE as performed in these four cases versus WES and the potential cost savings.
Collapse
|
47
|
Ognjenović J, Wu J, Matthies D, Baxa U, Subramaniam S, Ling J, Simonović M. The crystal structure of human GlnRS provides basis for the development of neurological disorders. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:3420-31. [PMID: 26869582 PMCID: PMC4838373 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytosolic glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (GlnRS) is the singular enzyme responsible for translation of glutamine codons. Compound heterozygous mutations in GlnRS cause severe brain disorders by a poorly understood mechanism. Herein, we present crystal structures of the wild type and two pathological mutants of human GlnRS, which reveal, for the first time, the domain organization of the intact enzyme and the structure of the functionally important N-terminal domain (NTD). Pathological mutations mapping in the NTD alter the domain structure, and decrease catalytic activity and stability of GlnRS, whereas missense mutations in the catalytic domain induce misfolding of the enzyme. Our results suggest that the reduced catalytic efficiency and a propensity of GlnRS mutants to misfold trigger the disease development. This report broadens the spectrum of brain pathologies elicited by protein misfolding and provides a paradigm for understanding the role of mutations in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in neurological diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jana Ognjenović
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
| | - Jiang Wu
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
| | - Doreen Matthies
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Ulrich Baxa
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Sriram Subramaniam
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Jiqiang Ling
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
| | - Miljan Simonović
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
| |
Collapse
|
48
|
Chen C, Chen Y, Guan MX. A peep into mitochondrial disorder: multifaceted from mitochondrial DNA mutations to nuclear gene modulation. Protein Cell 2015; 6:862-70. [PMID: 26084519 PMCID: PMC4656216 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-015-0175-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial genome is responsible for multiple human diseases in a maternal inherited pattern, yet phenotypes of patients in a same pedigree frequently vary largely. Genes involving in epigenetic modification, RNA processing, and other biological pathways, rather than “threshold effect” and environmental factors, provide more specific explanation to the aberrant phenotype. Thus, the double hit theory, mutations both in mitochondrial DNA and modifying genes aggravating the symptom, throws new light on mitochondrial dysfunction processes. In addition, mitochondrial retrograde signaling pathway that leads to reconfiguration of cell metabolism to adapt defects in mitochondria may as well play an active role. Here we review selected examples of modifier genes and mitochondrial retrograde signaling in mitochondrial disorders, which refine our understanding and will guide the rational design of clinical therapies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Chao Chen
- School of Medicine, Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Ye Chen
- School of Medicine, Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Min-Xin Guan
- School of Medicine, Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| |
Collapse
|
49
|
Simon M, Richard EM, Wang X, Shahzad M, Huang VH, Qaiser TA, Potluri P, Mahl SE, Davila A, Nazli S, Hancock S, Yu M, Gargus J, Chang R, Al-sheqaih N, Newman WG, Abdenur J, Starr A, Hegde R, Dorn T, Busch A, Park E, Wu J, Schwenzer H, Flierl A, Florentz C, Sissler M, Khan SN, Li R, Guan MX, Friedman TB, Wu DK, Procaccio V, Riazuddin S, Wallace DC, Ahmed ZM, Huang T, Riazuddin S. Mutations of human NARS2, encoding the mitochondrial asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase, cause nonsyndromic deafness and Leigh syndrome. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005097. [PMID: 25807530 PMCID: PMC4373692 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Here we demonstrate association of variants in the mitochondrial asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase NARS2 with human hearing loss and Leigh syndrome. A homozygous missense mutation ([c.637G>T; p.Val213Phe]) is the underlying cause of nonsyndromic hearing loss (DFNB94) and compound heterozygous mutations ([c.969T>A; p.Tyr323*] + [c.1142A>G; p.Asn381Ser]) result in mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency and Leigh syndrome, which is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by symmetric, bilateral lesions in the basal ganglia, thalamus, and brain stem. The severity of the genetic lesions and their effects on NARS2 protein structure cosegregate with the phenotype. A hypothetical truncated NARS2 protein, secondary to the Leigh syndrome mutation p.Tyr323* is not detectable and p.Asn381Ser further decreases NARS2 protein levels in patient fibroblasts. p.Asn381Ser also disrupts dimerization of NARS2, while the hearing loss p.Val213Phe variant has no effect on NARS2 oligomerization. Additionally we demonstrate decreased steady-state levels of mt-tRNAAsn in fibroblasts from the Leigh syndrome patients. In these cells we show that a decrease in oxygen consumption rates (OCR) and electron transport chain (ETC) activity can be rescued by overexpression of wild type NARS2. However, overexpression of the hearing loss associated p.Val213Phe mutant protein in these fibroblasts cannot complement the OCR and ETC defects. Our findings establish lesions in NARS2 as a new cause for nonsyndromic hearing loss and Leigh syndrome. Mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) disease represents a large and heterogeneous group of energy deficiency disorders. Here we report three mutations in NARS2, a mitochondrial asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase, associated with non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) and Leigh syndrome in two independent families. Located in the predicted catalytic domain of the protein, missense mutation p.(Val213Phe) results in NSHL (DFNB94) while compound heterozygous mutation (p.Tyr323*; p.Asn381Ser) is leading to Leigh syndrome with auditory neuropathy. In vivo analysis deemed p.Tyr323* mutant protein to be unstable. Co-immunoprecipitation assays show that p.Asn381Ser mutant disrupts the dimerization ability of NARS2. Leigh syndrome patient fibroblasts exhibit a decreased steady-state level of mt-tRNAAsn. In addition, in these cells, the mitochondrial respiratory chain is deficient, including significantly decreased oxygen consumption rates and electron transport chain activities. These functions can be partially restored with over-expression of wild-type NARS2 but not with p.Val213Phe mutant protein. Our study provides new insights into the genes that are necessary for the function of brain and inner ear sensory cells in humans.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mariella Simon
- Department of Developmental and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
- CHOC Childrens’, Division of Metabolics, Orange, California, United States of America
| | - Elodie M. Richard
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Xinjian Wang
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | - Mohsin Shahzad
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Vincent H. Huang
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | - Tanveer A. Qaiser
- National Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
| | - Prasanth Potluri
- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
| | - Sarah E. Mahl
- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | - Antonio Davila
- Smilow Center for Translational Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
| | - Sabiha Nazli
- National Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
| | - Saege Hancock
- Trovagene, San Diego, California, United States of America
| | - Margret Yu
- Marshall B Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, United States of America
| | - Jay Gargus
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
| | - Richard Chang
- CHOC Childrens’, Division of Metabolics, Orange, California, United States of America
| | - Nada Al-sheqaih
- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre (MAHSC), Manchester, United Kingdom
| | - William G. Newman
- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre (MAHSC), Manchester, United Kingdom
| | - Jose Abdenur
- CHOC Childrens’, Division of Metabolics, Orange, California, United States of America
| | - Arnold Starr
- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
| | - Rashmi Hegde
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | | | - Anke Busch
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany
| | - Eddie Park
- Department of Developmental and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
| | - Jie Wu
- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
| | - Hagen Schwenzer
- Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, IBMC, Strasbourg, France
| | - Adrian Flierl
- Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center, Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
| | - Catherine Florentz
- Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, IBMC, Strasbourg, France
| | - Marie Sissler
- Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, IBMC, Strasbourg, France
| | - Shaheen N. Khan
- National Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
| | - Ronghua Li
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | - Min-Xin Guan
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
| | - Thomas B. Friedman
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Doris K. Wu
- Section on Sensory Cell Regeneration and Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Vincent Procaccio
- Biochemistry and Genetics Department, UMR CNRS 6214–INSERM U1083, CHU Angers, Angers, France
| | - Sheikh Riazuddin
- Jinnah Hospital Complex, Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
- University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
- Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan
| | - Douglas C. Wallace
- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
| | - Zubair M. Ahmed
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Taosheng Huang
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (TH); (SR)
| | - Saima Riazuddin
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (TH); (SR)
| |
Collapse
|