PIGG variant pathogenicity assessment reveals characteristic features within 19 families.
Genet Med
; 23(10): 1873-1881, 2021 10.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Phosphatidylinositol Glycan Anchor Biosynthesis, class G (PIGG) is an ethanolamine phosphate transferase catalyzing the modification of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). GPI serves as an anchor on the cell membrane for surface proteins called GPI-anchored proteins (GPI-APs). Pathogenic variants in genes involved in the biosynthesis of GPI cause inherited GPI deficiency (IGD), which still needs to be further characterized.METHODS:
We describe 22 individuals from 19 unrelated families with biallelic variants in PIGG. We analyzed GPI-AP surface levels on granulocytes and fibroblasts for three and two individuals, respectively. We demonstrated enzymatic activity defects for PIGG variants in vitro in a PIGG/PIGO double knockout system.RESULTS:
Phenotypic analysis of reported individuals reveals shared PIGG deficiency-associated features. All tested GPI-APs were unchanged on granulocytes whereas CD73 level in fibroblasts was decreased. In addition to classic IGD symptoms such as hypotonia, intellectual disability/developmental delay (ID/DD), and seizures, individuals with PIGG variants of null or severely decreased activity showed cerebellar atrophy, various neurological manifestations, and mitochondrial dysfunction, a feature increasingly recognized in IGDs. Individuals with mildly decreased activity showed autism spectrum disorder.CONCLUSION:
This in vitro system is a useful method to validate the pathogenicity of variants in PIGG and to study PIGG physiological functions.
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Assunto principal:
Fosfotransferases (Aceptor do Grupo Álcool)
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Transtorno do Espectro Autista
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Deficiência Intelectual
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article