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Correction to: The modifying effect of mutant LRRK2 on mutant GBA1-associated Parkinson disease. 修正:突变体LRRK2对突变体gba1相关帕金森病的修饰作用。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf112
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Genome sequencing reveals CCDC88A variants in malformations of cortical development and immune dysfunction. 基因组测序显示CCDC88A变异与皮质发育畸形和免疫功能障碍有关。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf081
Johanna Lehtonen, Anna H Hakonen, Antti Hassinen, Sanne Iversen Lurås, Meri Kaustio, Virpi Glumoff, Francisca Hinrichsen, Weiwei Li, Anna-Maija Sulonen, Sanna Wickman, Henrikki Almusa, Minttu Polso, Maarit Palomäki, Sirpa Kivirikko, Kristiina Avela, Kaarina Heiskanen, Vilja Pietiäinen, Kristiina Aittomäki, Janna Saarela
{"title":"Genome sequencing reveals CCDC88A variants in malformations of cortical development and immune dysfunction.","authors":"Johanna Lehtonen, Anna H Hakonen, Antti Hassinen, Sanne Iversen Lurås, Meri Kaustio, Virpi Glumoff, Francisca Hinrichsen, Weiwei Li, Anna-Maija Sulonen, Sanna Wickman, Henrikki Almusa, Minttu Polso, Maarit Palomäki, Sirpa Kivirikko, Kristiina Avela, Kaarina Heiskanen, Vilja Pietiäinen, Kristiina Aittomäki, Janna Saarela","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf081","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) encompass a diverse group of genetic and clinical disorders. Here, we aimed to determine a genetic etiology for two siblings manifesting MCD, microcephaly, epilepsy, intellectual disability, and susceptibility to infections. A missense variant (NM_018084:c.929A > C, p.Asp310Ala) and an intragenic deletion (exons 14-16) in CCDC88A were identified as compound heterozygous in patients by genome sequencing. Truncating homozygous CCDC88A variants are known to cause an ultra-rare syndrome manifesting with MCD, microcephaly, seizures, and severe neurological impairment. CCDC88A encodes girdin, which is essential for various cell functions, such as actin remodeling and cell proliferation. Western blot analysis showed that the missense variant allele was expressed in fibroblasts at a level compatible with a heterozygous allele, whereas a truncated protein from the deletion allele was barely detectable. Proliferation and wound-healing assays revealed that girdin-deficient fibroblasts proliferated faster and migrated slower than controls. High-content imaging highlighted girdin-deficient fibroblasts as smaller and their actin remodeling disrupted, leading to perinuclear accumulation of endolysosomal organelles. To confirm these cellular phenotypes resulted from girdin loss, CRISPR-Cas9 edited knockout models of healthy fibroblasts were created, replicating the observations in patient cells. Additionally, the siblings exhibited reduced monocytoid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, suggesting compromised immunity due to girdin deficiency. In summary, the study describes the first case of a CCDC88A missense variant and intragenic deletion associated with MCD. It demonstrates altered immunity and girdin-related cellular changes, such as cell morphology and proliferation-migration dichotomy, in patient and knockout fibroblasts, reinforcing the pathogenic relevance of these variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1294-1312"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12278729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Expression of Concern: Protective effects of antidepressant citalopram against abnormal APP processing and amyloid beta-induced mitochondrial dynamics, biogenesis, mitophagy and synaptic toxicities in Alzheimer's disease. 关注表达:抗抑郁药西酞普兰对阿尔茨海默病中异常APP加工和淀粉样蛋白β诱导的线粒体动力学、生物发生、线粒体自噬和突触毒性的保护作用。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf104
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Improving genetic diagnostic yield in familial and sporadic cerebral cavernous malformations: detection of copy number and deep Intronic variants. 提高家族性和散发性脑海绵体畸形的遗传诊断率:拷贝数和深层内含子变异的检测。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf077
Neblina Sikta, Samuel Gooley, Timothy E Green, Olivia Hoeper, Tom Witkowski, Caitlin Bennett, David Francis, Joshua Reid, Kevin Mao, Mohammed Awad, Samuel Roberts-Thomson, Kristian Bulluss, Jonathan Clark, Ingrid E Scheffer, Piero Perucca, Mark F Bennett, Melanie Bahlo, Samuel F Berkovic, Michael S Hildebrand
{"title":"Improving genetic diagnostic yield in familial and sporadic cerebral cavernous malformations: detection of copy number and deep Intronic variants.","authors":"Neblina Sikta, Samuel Gooley, Timothy E Green, Olivia Hoeper, Tom Witkowski, Caitlin Bennett, David Francis, Joshua Reid, Kevin Mao, Mohammed Awad, Samuel Roberts-Thomson, Kristian Bulluss, Jonathan Clark, Ingrid E Scheffer, Piero Perucca, Mark F Bennett, Melanie Bahlo, Samuel F Berkovic, Michael S Hildebrand","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf077","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are intracranial vascular lesions associated with risk of haemorrhages and seizures. While the majority are sporadic and often associated with somatic variants in PIK3CA and MAP3K3, around 20% are familial with germline variants in one of three CCM genes-KRIT1/CCM1, CCM2 and PDCD10/CCM3. We performed comprehensive phenotyping and genetic analysis of nine multiplex families and ten sporadic individuals with CCM. In the familial cases, initial standard analyses had a low yield, we therefore searched for small copy number changes and deep intronic variants. Subsequently, pathogenic germline variants in KRIT1/CCM1 or CCM2 were identified in all 9 multiplex families. Single or multiple exon deletions or splice site variants in KRIT1/CCM1 were found in 3/9 families. Where cavernous malformation tissue was available, second hit somatic PIK3CA variants were identified in 4/7 individuals. These 4 individuals were from separate families with germline KRIT1/CCM1 variants. In 8/10 sporadic cases, we detected recurrent pathogenic somatic PIK3CA, MAP3K3 or CCM2 variants. All familial cases had multiple CCMs, whereas the sporadic cases had a single lesion only, which was in the temporal lobe in 9/10 individuals. Our comprehensive approach interrogating deep intronic variants combined with detection of small copy number variants warrants implementation in standard clinical genetic testing pipelines to increase diagnostic yield. We also build on the established second hit germline and somatic variant mechanism in some CCM lesions. Genetic diagnosis has clinical implications such as reproductive counselling and provides potential eligibility for precision medicine therapies to treat rapidly growing CCMs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1286-1293"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12278727/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The p.W651fsX666 mutation on COL10A1 results in impaired trimerization of normal collagen X to induce Schmid type Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. COL10A1上的p.W651fsX666突变导致正常胶原X的三聚化受损,从而诱导Schmid型干骺端软骨发育不良。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf071
Jingye Yang, Jing Zhang, Qingxiang Lu, Haiying Tian, Ke Wang, Zhi Liu, Yu Xiong, Yadong Li, Ning Ma, Hongxia Tian, Zhongxue Zhou, Ding'an Zhou
{"title":"The p.W651fsX666 mutation on COL10A1 results in impaired trimerization of normal collagen X to induce Schmid type Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.","authors":"Jingye Yang, Jing Zhang, Qingxiang Lu, Haiying Tian, Ke Wang, Zhi Liu, Yu Xiong, Yadong Li, Ning Ma, Hongxia Tian, Zhongxue Zhou, Ding'an Zhou","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf071","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Haploinsufficiency resulting from the degradation of mutant Collagen Type X Alpha 1 Chain (COL10A1) mRNA by nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) has been attributed to the pathogenesis of Schmid-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD) in cases involving nonsense mutations. However, this mechanism does not fully explain the complexity of SMCD. In this study, we identified a c.1951_1952 InsT (p.W651 fsX666) mutation in exon 3 of COL10A1 that is associated with chondrodysplasia phenotypes in a two-generation family with SMCD. The mRNA decay of the mutant COL10A1 (named as affected E666X-COL10A1) is caused by the p.W651fsX666 mutation, which also disrupts the trimerization of normal collagen X. However, the mutant mRNA decay of affected exogenous E666X-COL10A1, as well as the complete degradation of E666X-COL10A1 mRNA in the proband, is not significantly induced by the W651fsX666 mutation. In vitro trimerization analyses results indicate that the trimerization of normal collagen X and wild-type collagen X are disrupted by W651fsX666 and E666X-collagen X mutations, respectively, suggesting that the mutant allele collagen X may impose a dominant-negative effect on the normal collagen X. Our results are the first to reveal that the impaired trimerization of normal collagen X is caused by the W651fsX666 mutation and a dominant-negative effect on the normal allele collagen X exerted by the mutant allele collagen X, causing impaired trimerization of collagen X, which will interpret the phenotype variability among the affected individuals in the pedigree with metaphyseal chondrodysplasia type Schmid (MCDS) studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1265-1285"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The NeflE397K mouse model demonstrates muscle pathology and motor function deficits consistent with CMT2E. NeflE397K小鼠模型显示与CMT2E一致的肌肉病理和运动功能缺陷。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf080
Dennis O Pérez-López, Audrey A Shively, F Javier Llorente Torres, Roxanne Muchow, Zaid Abu-Salah, Mohammed T Abu-Salah, Jackson T Veltrop, Michael L Garcia, Catherine L Smith, D D W Cornelison, Nicole L Nichols, Monique A Lorson, Christian Lorson
{"title":"The NeflE397K mouse model demonstrates muscle pathology and motor function deficits consistent with CMT2E.","authors":"Dennis O Pérez-López, Audrey A Shively, F Javier Llorente Torres, Roxanne Muchow, Zaid Abu-Salah, Mohammed T Abu-Salah, Jackson T Veltrop, Michael L Garcia, Catherine L Smith, D D W Cornelison, Nicole L Nichols, Monique A Lorson, Christian Lorson","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf080","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease affects approximately 1 in 2500 people and represents a heterogeneous group of inherited peripheral neuropathies characterized by progressive motor and sensory dysfunction. CMT type 2E is a result of mutations in the neurofilament light (NEFL) gene with predominantly autosomal dominant inheritance, often presenting with a progressive neuropathy with distal muscle weakness, sensory loss, gait disturbances, foot deformities, reduced nerve conduction velocity (NCV) without demyelination and typically reduced compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude values. Several Nefl mouse models exist that either alter the mouse Nefl gene or overexpress a mutated human NEFL transgene, each recapitulating various aspects of CMT2E disease. We generated two orthologous NEFLE396K mutation in the mouse C57BL/6 J background, NeflE397K. In a separate report, we extensively characterized the electrophysiology deficits and axon pathology in NeflE397K mice. In this manuscript, we report our characterization of NeflE397K motor function deficits, muscle pathology and changes in breathing. Nefl+/E397K and NeflE397K/E397K mice demonstrated progressive motor coordination deficits and muscle weakness through the twelve months of age analyzed, consistent with our electrophysiology findings. Additionally, Nefl+/E397K and NeflE397K/E397K mice showed alterations in muscle fiber area, diameter and composition as disease developed. Lastly, Nefl mutant mice showed increased number of apneas under normoxia conditions and increased erratic breathing as well as tidal volume under respiratory challenge conditions. NeflE397K/E397K mice phenotypes and pathology were consistently more severe than Nefl+/E397K mice. Collectively, these novel CMT2E models present with a clinically relevant phenotype and make it an ideal model for the evaluation of therapeutics.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1313-1327"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel TMEM53 missense variant generated a new ubiquitination site and cause Craniotubular dysplasia, Ikegawa type. 新的TMEM53错义变体产生新的泛素化位点并导致池川型颅管发育不良。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf121
Ying Peng, Zhengqing Wan, Kai Li, Zhen Liu, Jing Chen, Ai Hu, Silong Wang, Rui Liu, Bo Li, Xiao Mao, Ming Wu
{"title":"Novel TMEM53 missense variant generated a new ubiquitination site and cause Craniotubular dysplasia, Ikegawa type.","authors":"Ying Peng, Zhengqing Wan, Kai Li, Zhen Liu, Jing Chen, Ai Hu, Silong Wang, Rui Liu, Bo Li, Xiao Mao, Ming Wu","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic mutations in the TMEM53 gene have been linked to Craniotubular Dysplasia, Ikegawa Type (CTDI). To elucidate the etiology in a consanguineous family exhibiting the typical clinical phenotype of CTDI, trio whole exome sequencing (Trio-WES) was conducted, and a homozygous missense variant in the TMEM53 gene (NM_024587.4: c.634G > A: p.E212K) was identified. Both cellular experiments and patient blood sample analyses demonstrated that the p.E212K variant leads to the complete absence of TMEM53 protein. Further studies on ubiquitination confirmed that this variant introduced a novel ubiquitination site, causing protein degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), resulting in TMEM53 protein deficiency. To our knowledge, this is the inaugural report of a missense variant creating a novel post-translational ubiquitination site that causes a Mendelian disease. This finding underscores the critical role of examining changes in post-translational modifications (PTMs) in determining the pathogenicity of gene variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Heart is the most susceptible organ in an isogenic background to loss of function mutations in the mitochondrial metallochaperone SCO1. 心脏是等基因背景下最易受线粒体金属伴侣SCO1功能突变丧失影响的器官。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf123
Sampurna Ghosh, Kimberly A Jett, Zakery N Baker, Aren Boulet, Amzad Hossain, Stanley A Moore, Martina Ralle, Binbing Ling, Paul A Cobine, Scot C Leary
{"title":"Heart is the most susceptible organ in an isogenic background to loss of function mutations in the mitochondrial metallochaperone SCO1.","authors":"Sampurna Ghosh, Kimberly A Jett, Zakery N Baker, Aren Boulet, Amzad Hossain, Stanley A Moore, Martina Ralle, Binbing Ling, Paul A Cobine, Scot C Leary","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>SCO1 is a nuclear-encoded protein with roles in cytochrome c oxidase (COX) assembly and the regulation of copper homeostasis. It remains unclear, however, why mutations in this ubiquitously expressed gene product cause distinct, tissue-specific forms of disease that primarily affect heart, liver or brain function. To gain a better understanding of the clinical heterogeneity observed across SCO1 pedigrees, we deleted Sco1 in the murine brain and observed a severe COX deficiency in the absence of altered tissue copper content that was tied to early, neonatal lethality. We therefore transitioned to whole body knockin mice expressing allelic variants of SCO1 that are pathogenic in humans to more accurately reflect the patient condition and avoid the lethality associated with tissue-specific Sco1 knockout. Sco1M277V mice exhibited the most severe COX deficiency in their brain, modeling the pathophysiological consequences of the p.Met294Val variant in humans and supporting the idea that the primary role of SCO1 in this tissue is to promote COX assembly. Phenotyping of Sco1G115S, Sco1P157L and Sco1M277V mice nonetheless emphasized that the heart generally displayed the most severe, combined COX and copper deficiency, with Sco1G115S and Sco1P157L hearts developing a dilated cardiomyopathy that was accompanied by significant depletion of their mitochondrial copper pool. Taken together, our findings suggest that in an isogenic context the heart is the most susceptible organ to loss of SCO1 function, and that single nucleotide polymorphisms at modifier loci in an outbred population likely contribute to the clinical heterogeneity observed across SCO1 pedigrees.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144659050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel compound heterozygous variants in NBAS underlying fever-dependent infantile liver failure syndrome type 2: potential implications of protein thermostability. 新型复合杂合变异体在NBAS基础上的发烧依赖性婴儿肝衰竭综合征2型:蛋白质热稳定性的潜在影响。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf120
Jiexin Tang, Xiaoru Wang, Hongmei Qiu, Lin Wei, Yuan Gao, Yan Sun
{"title":"Novel compound heterozygous variants in NBAS underlying fever-dependent infantile liver failure syndrome type 2: potential implications of protein thermostability.","authors":"Jiexin Tang, Xiaoru Wang, Hongmei Qiu, Lin Wei, Yuan Gao, Yan Sun","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>Infant liver failure syndrome type 2 (ILFS2), a rare autosomal recessive disorder manifesting as recurrent acute liver failure (ALF) triggered by febrile illness, is associated with neuroblastoma amplified sequence (NBAS) mutations. This study employs molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) to investigate how missense variants in the Sec39 domain influence protein conformation and thermostability.</p><p><strong>Approach & results: </strong>We identified novel compound heterozygous variants in the NBAS gene, c.2231 T > C (p.Leu744Pro) and c.2266C > T (p.Arg756Cys), in two Chinese siblings diagnosed with ILFS2. According to ACMG guideline, both variants were initially classified as variants of uncertain significance. To elucidate the potential functional impact, MDS was performed to compare structural dynamics between wild-type (WT) and mutant (MUT) NBASs at physiological temperature (37°C) and under thermal stress (42°C). The results revealed distinct thermal responses. WT demonstrated robust thermotolerance, with comparable trajectory patterns and curve parameters across two temperatures. In contrast, specific variants induced localized conformational perturbations and secondary structural reorganization. Notably, while MUT exhibited kinetic profiles similar to WT at 37°C, it showed pronounced fluctuations in flexible regions under thermal stress, with disrupted hydrogen-bonding networks and significant conformational changes, indicating compromised thermostability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The diagnosis of ILFS2 primarily relies on clinical presentation and genetic confirmation. Although the exact pathogenesis remains unclear, our findings suggest that temperature-sensitive structural destabilization induced by missense mutations within the Sec39 domain of NBAS probably underlies the fever-associated ALF. This provides critical guidance for subsequent protein structural elucidation and mechanism research, and regions exhibiting significantly reduced thermostability represent promising therapeutic targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Functional analysis of novel MMP21 gene compound heterozygous mutations in a prenatal case with heterotaxy. 一个产前异交病例中新型MMP21基因复合杂合突变的功能分析。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf122
Quan Chen, Hao Zhang, Xue Li, Lin Liu, Zhiqing Hu, Zhihong Xu
{"title":"Functional analysis of novel MMP21 gene compound heterozygous mutations in a prenatal case with heterotaxy.","authors":"Quan Chen, Hao Zhang, Xue Li, Lin Liu, Zhiqing Hu, Zhihong Xu","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heterotaxy is a class of congenital disorders resulting from failure to establish normal left-right asymmetry during embryonic development, which causes abnormal positioning and morphology of the thoraco-abdominal organs. The pathogenesis of heterotaxy is multifactorial and involves both genetic and environmental factors. With the application of whole exome sequencing (WES), pathogenic biallelic variants in the matrix metalloproteinase 21 (MMP21) gene have been increasingly identified in patients with heterotaxy and congenital heart defects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, two novel compound heterozygous MMP21 variants, specifically, a frame shift variant c.414del; p.(Arg139Glufs*38) and an intron variant c.980-16 T > A, were identified in a fetus diagnosed with heterotaxy through WES. In vitro assays were performed to evaluate the effects of the two variants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Western blotting revealed that c.414del variant resulting in premature translation termination and the production of a truncated protein, which was found to completely lack the hemopexin-like repeats domain and to almost entirely lose its catalytic domain. In silico analysis and minigene assay suggested that c.980-16 T > A variant lead to aberrant splicing pattern including exon 5 skipping and 14-bp intron retention. To our knowledge, both of the two variants were reported for the first time, and the c.980-16 T > A is the first intron variant founded to affect splicing in the MMP21 gene.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Functional analysis confirmed the pathogenicity of the two variants. Our findings expand the mutational spectrum of MMP21 and provide support for the critical role of MMP21 gene in heterotaxy and congenital heart defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144659049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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