Identification and characterization of novel rare mutations in the planar cell polarity gene PRICKLE1 in human neural tube defects.
Hum Mutat
; 32(12): 1371-5, 2011 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-21901791
ABSTRACT
The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway controls the process of convergent extension (CE) during gastrulation and neural tube closure, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neural tube defects (NTDs) in animal models and human cohorts. In this study, we analyzed the role of one core PCP gene PRICKLE1 in these malformations. We screened this gene in 810 unrelated NTD patients and identified seven rare missense heterozygous mutations that were absent in all controls analyzed and predicted to be functionally deleterious using bioinformatics. Functional validation of five PRICKLE1 variants in a zebrafish model demonstrated that one variant, p.Arg682Cys, antagonized the CE phenotype induced by the wild-type zebrafish prickle1a (zpk1a) in a dominant fashion. Our study demonstrates that PRICKLE1 could act as a predisposing factor to human NTDs and further expands our knowledge of the role of PCP genes in the pathogenesis of these malformations.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polaridade Celular
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Mutação de Sentido Incorreto
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Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor
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Proteínas com Domínio LIM
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Defeitos do Tubo Neural
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Mutat
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá