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NHP2 deficiency impairs rRNA biogenesis and causes pulmonary fibrosis and Høyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome.
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Human molecular genetics [Hum Mol Genet] 2020 Apr 15; Vol. 29 (6), pp. 907-922. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures at the end of chromosomes. The telomerase complex, constituted of the catalytic subunit TERT, the RNA matrix hTR and several cofactors, including the H/ACA box ribonucleoproteins Dyskerin, NOP10, GAR1, NAF1 and NHP2, regulates telomere length. In humans, inherited defects in telomere length maintenance are responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical premature aging manifestations including pulmonary fibrosis (PF), dyskeratosis congenita (DC), bone marrow failure and predisposition to cancer. NHP2 mutations have been so far reported only in two patients with DC. Here, we report the first case of Høyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome, the severe form of DC, caused by biallelic missense mutations in NHP2. Additionally, we identified three unrelated patients with PF carrying NHP2 heterozygous mutations. Strikingly, one of these patients acquired a somatic mutation in the promoter of TERT that likely conferred a selective advantage in a subset of blood cells. Finally, we demonstrate that a functional deficit of human NHP2 affects ribosomal RNA biogenesis. Together, our results broaden the functional consequences and clinical spectrum of NHP2 deficiency.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Aged
Amino Acid Sequence
Dyskeratosis Congenita etiology
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intellectual Disability etiology
Male
Microcephaly etiology
Middle Aged
Nuclear Proteins chemistry
Pedigree
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Pulmonary Fibrosis etiology
Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear chemistry
Sequence Homology
Telomerase genetics
Transcription, Genetic
Dyskeratosis Congenita pathology
Fetal Growth Retardation pathology
Intellectual Disability pathology
Microcephaly pathology
Mutation
Nuclear Proteins deficiency
Nuclear Proteins genetics
Pulmonary Fibrosis pathology
RNA, Ribosomal biosynthesis
Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear deficiency
Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1460-2083
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Human molecular genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31985013
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa011