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J Clin Immunol ; 44(1): 2, 2023 12 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38099988

RESUMO

The DNA polymerase δ complex (PolD), comprising catalytic subunit POLD1 and accessory subunits POLD2, POLD3, and POLD4, is essential for DNA synthesis and is central to genome integrity. We identified, by whole exome sequencing, a homozygous missense mutation (c.1118A > C; p.K373T) in POLD3 in a patient with Omenn syndrome. The patient exhibited severely decreased numbers of naïve T cells associated with a restricted T-cell receptor repertoire and a defect in the early stages of TCR recombination. The patient received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at age 6 months. He manifested progressive neurological regression and ultimately died at age 4 years. We performed molecular and functional analysis of the mutant POLD3 and assessed cell cycle progression as well as replication-associated DNA damage. Patient fibroblasts showed a marked defect in S-phase entry and an enhanced number of double-stranded DNA break-associated foci despite normal expression levels of PolD components. The cell cycle defect was rescued by transduction with WT POLD3. This study validates autosomal recessive POLD3 deficiency as a novel cause of profound T-cell deficiency and Omenn syndrome.


Assuntos
DNA Polimerase III , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa , Masculino , Humanos , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/diagnóstico , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/genética , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/terapia , Ciclo Celular , Dano ao DNA , Fibroblastos
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J Clin Immunol ; 42(1): 119-129, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34657245

RESUMO

Rare, biallelic loss-of-function mutations in DOCK8 result in a combined immune deficiency characterized by severe and recurrent cutaneous infections, eczema, allergies, and susceptibility to malignancy, as well as impaired humoral and cellular immunity and hyper-IgE. The advent of next-generation sequencing technologies has enabled the rapid molecular diagnosis of rare monogenic diseases, including inborn errors of immunity. These advances have resulted in the implementation of gene-guided treatments, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant for DOCK8 deficiency. However, putative disease-causing variants revealed by next-generation sequencing need rigorous validation to demonstrate pathogenicity. Here, we report the eventual diagnosis of DOCK8 deficiency in a consanguineous family due to a novel homozygous intronic deletion variant that caused aberrant exon splicing and subsequent loss of expression of DOCK8 protein. Remarkably, the causative variant was not initially detected by clinical whole-genome sequencing but was subsequently identified and validated by combining advanced genomic analysis, RNA-seq, and flow cytometry. This case highlights the need to adopt multipronged confirmatory approaches to definitively solve complex genetic cases that result from variants outside protein-coding exons and conventional splice sites.


Assuntos
Síndrome de Job , Consanguinidade , Fatores de Troca do Nucleotídeo Guanina/genética , Homozigoto , Humanos , Síndrome de Job/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Job/genética , Mutação/genética , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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J Clin Invest ; 131(3)2021 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33290277

RESUMO

Inborn errors of immunity cause monogenic immune dysregulatory conditions such as severe and recurrent pathogen infection, inflammation, allergy, and malignancy. Somatic reversion refers to the spontaneous repair of a pathogenic germline genetic variant and has been reported to occur in a number of inborn errors of immunity, with a range of impacts on clinical outcomes of these conditions. DOCK8 deficiency due to biallelic inactivating mutations in DOCK8 causes a combined immunodeficiency characterized by severe bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, as well as allergic disease and some cancers. Here, we describe the clinical, genetic, and cellular features of 3 patients with biallelic DOCK8 variants who, following somatic reversion in multiple lymphocyte subsets, exhibited improved clinical features, including complete resolution of infection and allergic disease, and cure over time. Acquisition of DOCK8 expression restored defective lymphocyte signalling, survival and proliferation, as well as CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity, CD4+ T cell cytokine production, and memory B cell generation compared with typical DOCK8-deficient patients. Our temporal analysis of DOCK8-revertant and DOCK8-deficient cells within the same individual established mechanisms of clinical improvement in these patients following somatic reversion and revealed further nonredundant functions of DOCK8 in human lymphocyte biology. Last, our findings have significant implications for future therapeutic options for the treatment of DOCK8 deficiency.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular , Fatores de Troca do Nucleotídeo Guanina/deficiência , Memória Imunológica/genética , Ativação Linfocitária/genética , Linfócitos/imunologia , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa , Adulto , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/genética , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/imunologia
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JCI Insight ; 52019 04 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31021819

RESUMO

Bi-allelic inactivating mutations in DOCK8 cause a combined immunodeficiency characterised by severe pathogen infections, eczema, allergies, malignancy and impaired humoral responses. These clinical features result from functional defects in most lymphocyte lineages. Thus, DOCK8 plays a key role in immune cell function. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is curative for DOCK8 deficiency. While previous reports have described clinical outcomes for DOCK8 deficiency following HSCT, the effect on lymphocyte reconstitution and function has not been investigated. Our study determined whether defects in lymphocyte differentiation and function in DOCK8-deficient patients were restored following HSCT. DOCK8-deficient T and B lymphocytes exhibited aberrant activation and effector function in vivo and in vitro. Frequencies of αß T and MAIT cells were reduced while γδT cells were increased in DOCK8-deficient patients. HSCT improved, abnormal lymphocyte function in DOCK8-deficient patients. Elevated total and allergen-specific IgE in DOCK8-deficient patients decreased over time following HSCT. Our results document the extensive catalogue of cellular defects in DOCK8-deficient patients, and the efficacy of HSCT to correct these defects, concurrent with improvements in clinical phenotypes. Overall, our findings provide mechanisms at a functional cellular level for improvements in clinical features of DOCK8 deficiency post-HSCT, identify biomarkers that correlate with improved clinical outcomes, and inform the general dynamics of immune reconstitution in patients with monogenic immune disorders following HSCT.


Assuntos
Linfócitos B/imunologia , Fatores de Troca do Nucleotídeo Guanina/deficiência , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Síndrome de Job/terapia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Imunoglobulina E/sangue , Imunoglobulina E/imunologia , Síndrome de Job/sangue , Síndrome de Job/genética , Síndrome de Job/imunologia , Ativação Linfocitária/genética , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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PLoS One ; 8(6): e65240, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23762325

RESUMO

Responses to many growth and stress conditions are assumed to act via changes to the cellular redox status. However, direct measurement of pH-adjusted redox state during growth and stress has never been carried out. Organellar redox state (E GSH) was measured using the fluorescent probes roGFP2 and pHluorin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, we investigated changes in organellar redox state in response to various growth and stress conditions to better understand the relationship between redox-, oxidative- and environmental stress response systems. E GSH values of the cytosol, mitochondrial matrix and peroxisome were determined in exponential and stationary phase in various media. These values (-340 to -350 mV) were more reducing than previously reported. Interestingly, sub-cellular redox state remained unchanged when cells were challenged with stresses previously reported to affect redox homeostasis. Only hydrogen peroxide and heat stress significantly altered organellar redox state. Hydrogen peroxide stress altered the redox state of the glutathione disulfide/glutathione couple (GSSG, 2H(+)/2GSH) and pH. Recovery from moderate hydrogen peroxide stress was most rapid in the cytosol, followed by the mitochondrial matrix, with the peroxisome the least able to recover. Conversely, the bulk of the redox shift observed during heat stress resulted from alterations in pH and not the GSSG, 2H(+)/2GSH couple. This study presents the first direct measurement of pH-adjusted redox state in sub-cellular compartments during growth and stress conditions. Redox state is distinctly regulated in organelles and data presented challenge the notion that perturbation of redox state is central in the response to many stress conditions.


Assuntos
Compartimento Celular , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/fisiologia , Estresse Fisiológico , Adaptação Fisiológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Carbono/farmacologia , Compartimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Citosol/efeitos dos fármacos , Citosol/metabolismo , Fermentação/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Resposta ao Choque Térmico/efeitos dos fármacos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/toxicidade , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio/efeitos dos fármacos , Microscopia Confocal , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oxirredução/efeitos dos fármacos , Paraquat/toxicidade , Peroxissomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Peroxissomos/metabolismo , Potássio/farmacologia , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/efeitos dos fármacos , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Sódio/farmacologia , Sorbitol/farmacologia , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Frações Subcelulares/efeitos dos fármacos , Frações Subcelulares/metabolismo
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