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Nakabayashi K, Amann D, Ren Y, Saarialho-Kere U, Avidan N, Gentles S, MacDonald JR, Puffenberger EG, Christiano AM, Martinez-Mir A, Salas-Alanis JC, Rizzo R, Vamos E, Raams A, Les C, Seboun E, Jaspers NGJ, Beckmann JS, Jackson CE, Scherer SW. Identification of C7orf11 (TTDN1) gene mutations and genetic heterogeneity in nonphotosensitive trichothiodystrophy. Am J Hum Genet 2005; 76:510-6. [PMID: 15645389 PMCID: PMC1196401 DOI: 10.1086/428141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
We have identified C7orf11, which localizes to the nucleus and is expressed in fetal hair follicles, as the first disease gene for nonphotosensitive trichothiodystrophy (TTD). C7orf11 maps to chromosome 7p14, and the disease locus has been designated "TTDN1" (TTD nonphotosensitive 1). Mutations were found in patients with Amish brittle-hair syndrome and in other nonphotosensititive TTD cases with mental retardation and decreased fertility but not in patients with Sabinas syndrome or Pollitt syndrome. Therefore, genetic heterogeneity in nonphotosensitive TTD is a feature similar to that observed in photosensitive TTD, which is caused by mutations in transcription factor II H (TFIIH) subunit genes. Comparative immunofluorescence analysis, however, suggests that C7orf11 does not influence TFIIH directly. Given the absence of cutaneous photosensitivity in the patients with C7orf11 mutations, together with the protein's nuclear localization, C7orf11 may be involved in transcription but not DNA repair.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kazuhiko Nakabayashi
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Daniela Amann
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Yan Ren
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Ulpu Saarialho-Kere
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Nili Avidan
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Simone Gentles
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Jeffrey R. MacDonald
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Erik G. Puffenberger
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Angela M. Christiano
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Amalia Martinez-Mir
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Julio C. Salas-Alanis
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Renata Rizzo
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Esther Vamos
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Anja Raams
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Clifford Les
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Eric Seboun
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Jacques S. Beckmann
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Charles E. Jackson
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
| | - Stephen W. Scherer
- Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm Soder Hospital, Stockholm; The Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, PA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels; Department of Genetics, Medical Genetic Cluster, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Division of Genetics and Microbiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois et l'Université de Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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