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N Engl J Med ; 385(17): 1581-1592, 2021 10 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34614324

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: GNAS encodes the Gαs (stimulatory G-protein alpha subunit) protein, which mediates G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. GNAS mutations cause developmental delay, short stature, and skeletal abnormalities in a syndrome called Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy. Because of imprinting, mutations on the maternal allele also cause obesity and hormone resistance (pseudohypoparathyroidism). METHODS: We performed exome sequencing and targeted resequencing in 2548 children who presented with severe obesity, and we unexpectedly identified 22 GNAS mutation carriers. We investigated whether the effect of GNAS mutations on melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) signaling explains the obesity and whether the variable clinical spectrum in patients might be explained by the results of molecular assays. RESULTS: Almost all GNAS mutations impaired MC4R signaling. A total of 6 of 11 patients who were 12 to 18 years of age had reduced growth. In these patients, mutations disrupted growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor signaling, but growth was unaffected in carriers of mutations that did not affect this signaling pathway (mean standard-deviation score for height, -0.90 vs. 0.75, respectively; P = 0.02). Only 1 of 10 patients who reached final height before or during the study had short stature. GNAS mutations that impaired thyrotropin receptor signaling were associated with developmental delay and with higher thyrotropin levels (mean [±SD], 8.4±4.7 mIU per liter) than those in 340 severely obese children who did not have GNAS mutations (3.9±2.6 mIU per liter; P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: Because pathogenic mutations may manifest with obesity alone, screening of children with severe obesity for GNAS deficiency may allow early diagnosis, improving clinical outcomes, and melanocortin agonists may aid in weight loss. GNAS mutations that are identified by means of unbiased genetic testing differentially affect GPCR signaling pathways that contribute to clinical heterogeneity. Monogenic diseases are clinically more variable than their classic descriptions suggest. (Funded by Wellcome and others.).


Assuntos
Subunidades alfa Gs de Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Mutação , Obesidade Infantil/genética , Receptor Tipo 4 de Melanocortina/metabolismo , Adolescente , Estatura , Criança , Cromograninas/genética , Feminino , Subunidades alfa Gs de Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP/deficiência , Humanos , Masculino , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Receptores da Tireotropina/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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Am J Pathol ; 180(1): 337-50, 2012 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22074738

RESUMO

ß-Secretase, the rate-limiting enzymatic activity in the production of the amyloid-ß (Aß) peptide, is a major target of Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapeutics. There are two forms of the enzyme: ß-site Aß precursor protein cleaving enzyme (BACE) 1 and BACE2. Although BACE1 increases in late-stage AD, little is known about BACE2. We conducted a detailed examination of BACE2 in patients with preclinical to late-stage AD, including amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and age-matched controls, cases of frontotemporal dementia, and Down's syndrome. BACE2 protein and enzymatic activity increased as early as preclinical AD and were found in neurons and astrocytes. Although the levels of total BACE2 mRNA were unchanged, the mRNA for BACE2 splice form C (missing exon 7) increased in parallel with BACE2 protein and activity. BACE1 and BACE2 were strongly correlated with each other at all levels, suggesting that their regulatory mechanisms may be largely shared. BACE2 was also elevated in frontotemporal dementia but not in Down's syndrome, even in patients with substantial Aß deposition. Thus, expression of both forms of ß-secretase are linked and may play a combined role in human neurologic disease. A better understanding of the normal functions of BACE1 and BACE2, and how these change in different disease states, is essential for the future development of AD therapeutics.


Assuntos
Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/metabolismo , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Química Encefálica , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Neprilisina/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab ; 107(6): e2532-e2544, 2022 05 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35137184

RESUMO

CONTEXT: Genetic variants affecting the nuclear hormone receptor coactivator steroid receptor coactivator, SRC-1, have been identified in people with severe obesity and impair melanocortin signaling in cells and mice. As a result, obese patients with SRC-1 deficiency are being treated with a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist in clinical trials. OBJECTIVE: Here, our aim was to comprehensively describe and characterize the clinical phenotype of SRC-1 variant carriers to facilitate diagnosis and clinical management. METHODS: In genetic studies of 2462 people with severe obesity, we identified 23 rare heterozygous variants in SRC-1. We studied 29 adults and 18 children who were SRC-1 variant carriers and performed measurements of metabolic and endocrine function, liver imaging, and adipose tissue biopsies. Findings in adult SRC-1 variant carriers were compared to 30 age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls. RESULTS: The clinical spectrum of SRC-1 variant carriers included increased food intake in children, normal basal metabolic rate, multiple fractures with minimal trauma (40%), persistent diarrhea, partial thyroid hormone resistance, and menorrhagia. Compared to age-, sex-, and BMI-matched controls, adult SRC-1 variant carriers had more severe adipose tissue fibrosis (46.2% vs 7.1% respectively, P = .03) and a suggestion of increased liver fibrosis (5/13 cases vs 2/13 in controls, odds ratio = 3.4), although this was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: SRC-1 variant carriers exhibit hyperphagia in childhood, severe obesity, and clinical features of partial hormone resistance. The presence of adipose tissue fibrosis and hepatic fibrosis in young patients suggests that close monitoring for the early development of obesity-associated metabolic complications is warranted.


Assuntos
Coativador 1 de Receptor Nuclear , Obesidade Mórbida , Feminino , Fibrose , Humanos , Masculino , Coativador 1 de Receptor Nuclear/genética , Obesidade Mórbida/complicações , Obesidade Mórbida/genética
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J Neurochem ; 112(4): 1045-53, 2010 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19968762

RESUMO

beta-Secretase is the rate limiting enzymatic activity in the production of the amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) and is thought to be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Although BACE1 (beta-site APP Cleaving Enzyme 1, EC 3.4.23.46) has received significant attention, the related BACE2 (EC 3.4.23.45) has not. Though BACE2 is also expressed in the brain, its potential role in AD has not been resolved. In this study, we compared the activities of both BACE1 and BACE2, which were isolated from the same samples of frontal cortex from both AD-affected individuals and age-matched controls. BACE1 activity showed a significant positive correlation with the amount of extractable Abeta, and BACE1 protein and activity were significantly increased in AD cases. Unexpectedly, there were substantial total amounts of BACE2 protein and enzymatic activity in the human brain. BACE2 activity did not change significantly in the AD brain, and was not related to Abeta concentration. These data indicate that BACE1 likely accounts for most of the Abeta produced in the human brain, and that BACE2 activity is not a likely contributor. However, as both forms of BACE compete for the same substrate pool, even small changes in BACE2 activity could have consequences for human disease.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer/enzimologia , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/metabolismo , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Encéfalo/enzimologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/genética , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoprecipitação , Rim/enzimologia , Rim/patologia , Masculino , Estatística como Assunto , Fatores de Tempo
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Neurobiol Dis ; 39(3): 449-56, 2010 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20493261

RESUMO

Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a common age-related inflammatory myopathy characterized by the presence of intracellular inclusions that contain the amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide, a derivative of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Abeta is believed to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting that a link may exist between the two diseases. If AD and sIBM are linked, then treatments that lower Abeta in brain may prove useful for sIBM. To test this hypothesis, transgenic mice that overexpress APP in skeletal muscle were treated for 6 months with a variety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; naproxen, ibuprofen, carprofen or R-flurbiprofen), a subset of which reduce Abeta in brain and cultured cells. Only ibuprofen lowered Abeta in muscle, and this was not accompanied by corresponding improvements in phenotype. These results indicate that the effects of NSAIDs in the brain may be different from other tissues and that Abeta alone cannot account for skeletal muscle dysfunction in these mice.


Assuntos
Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/farmacologia , Músculo Esquelético/efeitos dos fármacos , Análise de Variância , Animais , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/patologia , Estatísticas não Paramétricas
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