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A Restricted Repertoire of De Novo Mutations in ITPR1 Cause Gillespie Syndrome with Evidence for Dominant-Negative Effect.

Authors :
McEntagart M
Williamson KA
Rainger JK
Wheeler A
Seawright A
De Baere E
Verdin H
Bergendahl LT
Quigley A
Rainger J
Dixit A
Sarkar A
López Laso E
Sanchez-Carpintero R
Barrio J
Bitoun P
Prescott T
Riise R
McKee S
Cook J
McKie L
Ceulemans B
Meire F
Temple IK
Prieur F
Williams J
Clouston P
Németh AH
Banka S
Bengani H
Handley M
Freyer E
Ross A
van Heyningen V
Marsh JA
Elmslie F
FitzPatrick DR
Source :
American journal of human genetics [Am J Hum Genet] 2016 May 05; Vol. 98 (5), pp. 981-992. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 21.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Gillespie syndrome (GS) is characterized by bilateral iris hypoplasia, congenital hypotonia, non-progressive ataxia, and progressive cerebellar atrophy. Trio-based exome sequencing identified de novo mutations in ITPR1 in three unrelated individuals with GS recruited to the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study. Whole-exome or targeted sequence analysis identified plausible disease-causing ITPR1 mutations in 10/10 additional GS-affected individuals. These ultra-rare protein-altering variants affected only three residues in ITPR1: Glu2094 missense (one de novo, one co-segregating), Gly2539 missense (five de novo, one inheritance uncertain), and Lys2596 in-frame deletion (four de novo). No clinical or radiological differences were evident between individuals with different mutations. ITPR1 encodes an inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-responsive calcium channel. The homo-tetrameric structure has been solved by cryoelectron microscopy. Using estimations of the degree of structural change induced by known recessive- and dominant-negative mutations in other disease-associated multimeric channels, we developed a generalizable computational approach to indicate the likely mutational mechanism. This analysis supports a dominant-negative mechanism for GS variants in ITPR1. In GS-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), the proportion of ITPR1-positive cells using immunofluorescence was significantly higher in mutant than control LCLs, consistent with an abnormality of nuclear calcium signaling feedback control. Super-resolution imaging supports the existence of an ITPR1-lined nucleoplasmic reticulum. Mice with Itpr1 heterozygous null mutations showed no major iris defects. Purkinje cells of the cerebellum appear to be the most sensitive to impaired ITPR1 function in humans. Iris hypoplasia is likely to result from either complete loss of ITPR1 activity or structure-specific disruption of multimeric interactions.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537-6605
Volume :
98
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
American journal of human genetics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27108798
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.018