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Hum Mol Genet ; 17(9): 1222-33, 2008 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18203755

RESUMO

We investigated a family with a brachydactyly type A2 and identified a heterozygous arginine to glutamine (R380Q) substitution in the growth/differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) in all affected individuals. The observed mutation is located at the processing site of the protein, at which the GDF5 precursor is thought to be cleaved releasing the mature molecule from the prodomain. In order to test the effect of the mutation, we generated the GDF5-R380Q mutant and a cleavage-resistant proGDF5 mutant (R380A/R381A) in vitro. Both mutants were secreted from chicken micromass cultures, but showed diminished biological activity. Western blot analyses showed that wt GDF5 was processed by the chicken micromass cells, whereas the mutants were not, indicating that the mutations interfere with processing and that this leads to a strong reduction of biological activity. To test the requirements for GDF5 processing in vitro we produced recombinant human (rh) proGDF5 wild-type protein in Escherichia coli. The results show that unprocessed (rh) proGDF5 is virtually inactive but can be proteolytically activated by different enzymes such as trypsin, furin, and MMP3. (rh) proGDF5 could thus be used as a locally administered depot form with retarded release of activity. In contrast to mature rhGDF5, (rh) proGDF5 shows a high solubility at physiological pH, a characteristic that might be useful for therapeutic applications.


Assuntos
Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/genética , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/metabolismo , Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/genética , Precursores de Proteínas/genética , Precursores de Proteínas/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/isolamento & purificação , Técnicas de Cultura de Células , Embrião de Galinha , Galinhas , Clonagem Molecular , Fator 5 de Diferenciação de Crescimento , Humanos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Precursores de Proteínas/isolamento & purificação , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/isolamento & purificação , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Alinhamento de Sequência , Solubilidade
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J Clin Invest ; 115(9): 2373-81, 2005 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16127465

RESUMO

Here we describe 2 mutations in growth and differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) that alter receptor-binding affinities. They cause brachydactyly type A2 (L441P) and symphalangism (R438L), conditions previously associated with mutations in the GDF5 receptor bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1b (BMPR1B) and the BMP antagonist NOGGIN, respectively. We expressed the mutant proteins in limb bud micromass culture and treated ATDC5 and C2C12 cells with recombinant GDF5. Our results indicated that the L441P mutant is almost inactive. The R438L mutant, in contrast, showed increased biological activity when compared with WT GDF5. Biosensor interaction analyses revealed loss of binding to BMPR1A and BMPR1B ectodomains for the L441P mutant, whereas the R438L mutant showed normal binding to BMPR1B but increased binding to BMPR1A, the receptor normally activated by BMP2. The binding to NOGGIN was normal for both mutants. Thus, the brachydactyly type A2 phenotype (L441P) is caused by inhibition of the ligand-receptor interaction, whereas the symphalangism phenotype (R438L) is caused by a loss of receptor-binding specificity, resulting in a gain of function by the acquisition of BMP2-like properties. The presented experiments have identified some of the main determinants of GDF5 receptor-binding specificity in vivo and open new prospects for generating antagonists and superagonists of GDF5.


Assuntos
Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas , Dedos/patologia , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/genética , Mutação Puntual , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I/genética , Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I/metabolismo , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/química , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/genética , Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Linhagem Celular , Estruturas Embrionárias/anatomia & histologia , Estruturas Embrionárias/patologia , Estruturas Embrionárias/fisiologia , Dedos/diagnóstico por imagem , Fator 5 de Diferenciação de Crescimento , Humanos , Hibridização In Situ , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/patologia , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fenótipo , Ligação Proteica , Conformação Proteica , Radiografia , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Alinhamento de Sequência , Técnicas de Cultura de Tecidos
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Eur J Med Genet ; 51(5): 452-65, 2008.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18501694

RESUMO

We report two new female patients with typical features of Catel-Manzke syndrome (MIM 302380) and the follow-up of the first patient affected by this syndrome. In addition to the Pierre Robin anomaly, the hallmark of this palatodigital syndrome is a bilateral hyperphalangy and clinodactyly of the index finger. Classified into four groups there are now (1) 23 reported cases of the typical, (2) six cases of the extended Catel-Manzke syndrome showing more than two accessory bones in the hand, (3) two patients showing unilateral hyperphalangy and clinodactyly of the index finger (4) two patients described with isolated features of the "Manzke dysostosis" without Pierre Robin anomaly. The karyotype of our three patients was normal. A search for submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities by array CGH was performed. In addition, we sequenced candidate genes which are known to be involved in phalangeal development. However, no pathogenic aberrations or mutations were found.


Assuntos
Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/genética , Síndrome de Pierre Robin/complicações , Síndrome de Pierre Robin/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Aberrações Cromossômicas , Fissura Palatina/complicações , Fissura Palatina/genética , Feminino , Dedos/anormalidades , Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/complicações , Humanos , Lactente , Cariotipagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hibridização de Ácido Nucleico , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Síndrome
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Am J Med Genet A ; 146A(16): 2116-21, 2008 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18629880

RESUMO

Du Pan type chondrodysplasia (DPC) represents the milder end of homozygous growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) disorders. We report on a 20-month-old child with complex brachydactyly and mild proximal fibular hypoplasia, consistent with DPC, in the absence of other anomalies of long bones and joints. Mutational analysis disclosed two novel GDF5 mutations within the protein's mature domain and in the cleavage site of the prodomain which explains the distinct DPC phenotype found in this patient. The unaffected mother and the father who presented with mild brachybaso/mesophalangy of all digits were both heterozygous carriers.


Assuntos
Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas/genética , Deformidades Congênitas do Pé/genética , Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/genética , Heterozigoto , Osteocondrodisplasias/genética , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Deformidades Congênitas do Pé/diagnóstico por imagem , Genes Recessivos , Fator 5 de Diferenciação de Crescimento , Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Mutação , Osteocondrodisplasias/diagnóstico por imagem , Fenótipo , Radiografia , Sindactilia/genética
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J Med Genet ; 44(2): 131-5, 2007 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17056636

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Noonan syndrome, cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome (CFC) and Costello syndrome constitute a group of developmental disorders with an overlapping pattern of congenital anomalies. Each of these conditions can be caused by germline mutations in key components of the highly conserved Ras-MAPK pathway, possibly reflecting a similar pathogenesis underlying the three disorders. Germline mutations in KRAS have recently been identified in a small number of patients with Noonan syndrome and CFC. METHODS AND RESULTS: 260 patients were screened for KRAS mutations by direct sequencing. Overall, we detected KRAS mutations in 12 patients, including three known and eight novel sequence alterations. All mutations are predicted to cause single amino acid substitutions. Remarkably, our cohort of individuals with KRAS mutations showed a high clinical variability, ranging from Noonan syndrome to CFC, and also included two patients who met the clinical criteria of Costello syndrome. CONCLUSION: Our findings reinforce the picture of a clustered distribution of disease associated KRAS germline alterations. We further defined the phenotypic spectrum associated with KRAS missense mutations and provided the first evidence of clinical differences in patients with KRAS mutations compared with Noonan syndrome affected individuals with heterozygous PTPN11 mutations and CFC patients carrying a BRAF, MEK1 or MEK1 alteration, respectively. We speculate that the observed phenotypic variability may be related, at least in part, to specific genotypes and possibly reflects the central role of K-Ras in a number of different signalling pathways.


Assuntos
Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Genes ras , Mutação em Linhagem Germinativa , Síndrome de Noonan/genética , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Variação Genética , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Masculino , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 11 , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/genética
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Eur J Hum Genet ; 14(12): 1248-54, 2006 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16957682

RESUMO

Heterozygous missense mutations in the serine-threonine kinase receptor BMPR1B result typically in brachydactyly type A2 (BDA2), whereas mutations in the corresponding ligand GDF5 cause brachydactyly type C (BDC). Mutations in the GDF inhibitor Noggin (NOG) or activating mutations in GDF5 cause proximal symphalangism (SYM1). Here, we describe a novel mutation in BMPR1B (R486Q) that is associated with either BDA2 or a BDC/SYM1-like phenotype. Functional investigations of the R486Q mutation were performed and compared with the previously reported BDA2-causing mutation R486W and WT BMPR1B. Overexpression of the mutant receptors in chicken micromass cultures resulted in a strong inhibition of chondrogenesis with the R486Q mutant, showing a stronger effect than the R486W mutant. To investigate the consequences of the BMPR1B mutations on the intracellular signal transduction, we used stably transfected C2C12 cells and measured the activity of SMAD-dependent and SMAD-independent pathways. SMAD activation after stimulation with GDF5 was suppressed in both mutants. Alkaline phosphatase induction showed an almost complete loss of activation by both mutants. Our data extend the previously known mutational and phenotypic spectrum associated with mutations in BMPR1B. Disturbances of NOG-GDF5-BMPR1B signaling cascade can result in similar clinical manifestations depending on the quantitative effect and mode of action of the specific mutations within the same functional pathway.


Assuntos
Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I/genética , Dedos/patologia , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/genética , Mutação/genética , Adulto , Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I/metabolismo , Feminino , Dedos/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/patologia , Fenótipo , Radiografia
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Am J Med Genet ; 108(2): 97-104, 2002 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11857558

RESUMO

Prenatal and postnatal findings in three fetuses with a ring chromosome 6 are presented, and the literature of this rare cytogenetic disorder is reviewed. The described fetuses illustrate the broad spectrum of the clinical manifestation of ring chromosome 6. In one fetus, the disorder was diagnosed incidentally by a routine amniocentesis due to advanced maternal age. The other two fetuses were hydrocephalic and had other congenital anomalies. Remarkably, the ring chromosome 6 tends to disappear in cultured amniotic fluid cells; karyotyping revealed complete or nearly complete monosomy 6. In contrast, the ring was preserved in high proportions of fetal leukocytes. Postnatal growth retardation is the only consistent finding of this chromosomal disorder. Maternal age is not significantly above average. An additional review of 20 literature cases revealed a striking tendency to hydrocephalus, either due to deficient brain growth or secondary to an aqueductal stenosis. Children with hydrocephalus and ring chromosme 6 tend to display facial dysmorphism and may have additional malformations, growth failure, eye anomalies, and seizures. In contrast, there are two reports on children with a ring chromosome 6 who had short stature, normal appearance, and a normal or almost-normal psychomotor development. In such patients at the mild end of the clinical spectrum, the phenotype is basically restricted to what Kosztolányi. [1987: Hum Genet 75:174-179] delineated as "ring syndrome," comprising "severe growth failure without major malformations, without a specific deletion syndrome, with only a few or no minor anomalies, and mild to moderate mental retardation." This "ring syndrome" is considered to occur independently of the autosome involved in the ring formation. The overall impression from our cases and from the literature review of cases with ring chromosome 6 is that the karyotype-genotype correlation is poor. This makes prognostic counseling of parents difficult and unsatisfactory. Serial targeted ultrasound examinations, especially of the brain, are decisive factors in elucidating the prognosis.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Humanos Par 6/genética , Cromossomos em Anel , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Morte Fetal , Humanos , Cariotipagem , Masculino , Gravidez , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal
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Prenat Diagn ; 22(5): 404-7, 2002 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12001196

RESUMO

A fetus with thanatophoric dysplasia type 2 (TD2) associated with cloverleaf skull and abnormal development of the corpus callosum is reported. This case represents the first prenatal direct visualization of a partial agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) using high-resolution ultrasonography and colour power Doppler, which was confirmed by post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The causal link between cloverleaf skull in TD and partial ACC is discussed.


Assuntos
Agenesia do Corpo Caloso , Encefalopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Displasia Tanatofórica/patologia , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Aborto Eugênico , Adulto , Encefalopatias/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , Displasia Tanatofórica/complicações
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Am J Med Genet A ; 120A(4): 547-52, 2003 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12884437

RESUMO

We report on a fetus of 27 weeks of gestation whose clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings are compatible with the prenatal form of Caffey disease (cortical hyperostosis). Prenatal ultrasound examination showed polyhydramnios and markedly short and angulated long bones, which had led to the incorrect diagnosis of lethal osteogenesis imperfecta. We found 43 published descriptions on the antenatal onset of cortical hyperostosis symptomatic in utero or at birth. Two groups of prenatal cortical hyperostosis (PCH) can be distinguished: (1) severe (25 reports and the fetus presented here), with onset before 35 weeks of gestation and generally associated with polyhydramnios, lung disease, prematurity, and high lethality; (2) mild (18 reports), with onset after 35 weeks of gestation and without complications. Autosomal recessive inheritance has been suggested for the prenatal form of cortical hyperostosis. However, the available evidence suggests that both dominant and recessive inheritance is possible. Moreover, dominant inheritance seems to be more common in the mild prenatal form of cortical hyperostosis.


Assuntos
Doenças Fetais/diagnóstico , Hiperostose Cortical Congênita/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal , Feminino , Doenças Fetais/patologia , Humanos , Hiperostose Cortical Congênita/diagnóstico por imagem , Hiperostose Cortical Congênita/patologia , Recém-Nascido , Poli-Hidrâmnios , Gravidez , Resultado da Gravidez/genética , Radiografia , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
10.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 100(21): 12277-82, 2003 Oct 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14523231

RESUMO

Brachydactyly (BD) type A2 is an autosomal dominant hand malformation characterized by shortening and lateral deviation of the index fingers and, to a variable degree, shortening and deviation of the first and second toes. We performed linkage analysis in two unrelated German families and mapped a locus for BD type A2 to 4q21-q25. This interval includes the gene bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B (BMPR1B), a type I transmembrane serinethreonine kinase. In one family, we identified a T599 --> A mutation changing an isoleucine into a lysine residue (I200K) within the glycine/serine (GS) domain of BMPR1B, a region involved in phosphorylation of the receptor. In the other family we identified a C1456 --> T mutation leading to an arginine-to-tryptophan amino acid change (R486W) in a highly conserved region C-terminal of the BMPR1B kinase domain. An in vitro kinase assay showed that the I200K mutation is kinase-deficient, whereas the R486W mutation has normal kinase activity, indicating a different pathogenic mechanism. Functional analyses with a micromass culture system revealed a strong inhibition of chondrogenesis by both mutant receptors. Overexpression of mutant chBmpR1b in vivo in chick embryos by using a retroviral system resulted either in a BD phenotype with shortening and/or missing phalanges similar to the human phenotype or in severe hypoplasia of the entire limb. These findings imply that both mutations identified in human BMPR1B affect cartilage formation in a dominant-negative manner.


Assuntos
Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo I , Cartilagem/anormalidades , Embrião de Galinha , Condrogênese/genética , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Cromossomos Humanos Par 4/genética , DNA Complementar/genética , Feminino , Genes Dominantes , Humanos , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/metabolismo , Deformidades Congênitas dos Membros/patologia , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Linhagem , Fenótipo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento/metabolismo , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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Hum Mol Genet ; 13(22): 2841-51, 2004 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15385446

RESUMO

Polyalanine expansions in two of three large imperfect trinucleotide repeats encoded by the first exon of HOXA13 have been reported in hand-foot-genital syndrome (HFGS). Here we report additional families with expansions in the third repeat of 11 and 12 alanine residues, the latter being the largest expansion reported. We also report a patient with a novel, de novo 8-alanine expansion in the first large repeat. Thus, expansions in all three large HOXA13 polyalanine repeats can cause HFGS. To determine the molecular basis for impaired HOXA13 function, we performed homologous recombination in ES cells in mice to expand the size of the third largest polyalanine tract by 10 residues (HOXA13(ALA28)). Mutant mice were indistinguishable from Hoxa13 null mice. Mutant limb buds had normal steady-state Hoxa13 RNA expression, normal mRNA splicing and reduced levels of steady-state protein. In vitro translation efficiency of the HOXA13(ALA28) protein was normal. Thus, loss of function is secondary to a reduction in the in vivo abundance of the expanded protein likely due to degradation.


Assuntos
Deformidades Congênitas do Pé/genética , Deformidades Congênitas da Mão/genética , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Peptídeos/genética , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Embrião de Mamíferos/citologia , Feminino , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Mutantes , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Linhagem , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Desnaturação Proteica , Splicing de RNA , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Recombinação Genética , Células-Tronco/citologia , Células-Tronco/metabolismo , Síndrome , Repetições de Trinucleotídeos
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