De Novo Mutations in SON Disrupt RNA Splicing of Genes Essential for Brain Development and Metabolism, Causing an Intellectual-Disability Syndrome

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The overall understanding of the molecular etiologies of intellectual disability (ID) and developmental delay (DD) is increasing as next-generation sequencing technologies identify genetic variants in individuals with such disorders. However, detailed analyses conclusively confirming these variants, as well as the underlying molecular mechanisms explaining the diseases, are often lacking. Here, we report on an ID syndrome caused by de novo heterozygous loss-of-function (LoF) mutations in SON. The syndrome is characterized by ID and/or DD, malformations of the cerebral cortex, epilepsy, vision problems, musculoskeletal abnormalities, and congenital malformations. Knockdown of son in zebrafish resulted in severe malformation of the spine, brain, and eyes. Importantly, analyses of RNA from affected individuals revealed that genes critical for neuronal migration and cortex organization (TUBG1, FLNA, PNKP, WDR62, PSMD3, and HDAC6) and metabolism (PCK2, PFKL, IDH2, ACY1, and ADA) are significantly downregulated because of the accumulation of mis-spliced transcripts resulting from erroneous SON-mediated RNA splicing. Our data highlight SON as a master regulator governing neurodevelopment and demonstrate the importance of SON-mediated RNA splicing in human development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:99

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American journal of human genetics - 99(2016), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 711-719

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Jung-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Shinde, Deepali N [VerfasserIn]
Reijnders, Margot R F [VerfasserIn]
Hauser, Natalie S [VerfasserIn]
Belmonte, Rebecca L [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Gregory R [VerfasserIn]
Bosch, Daniëlle G M [VerfasserIn]
Bubulya, Paula A [VerfasserIn]
Shashi, Vandana [VerfasserIn]
Petrovski, Slavé [VerfasserIn]
Stone, Joshua K [VerfasserIn]
Park, Eun Young [VerfasserIn]
Veltman, Joris A [VerfasserIn]
Sinnema, Margje [VerfasserIn]
Stumpel, Connie T R M [VerfasserIn]
Draaisma, Jos M [VerfasserIn]
Nicolai, Joost [VerfasserIn]
University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics [VerfasserIn]
Yntema, Helger G [VerfasserIn]
Lindstrom, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Bert B A [VerfasserIn]
Jewett, Tamison [VerfasserIn]
Santoro, Stephanie L [VerfasserIn]
Vogt, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study [VerfasserIn]
Bachman, Kristine K [VerfasserIn]
Seeley, Andrea H [VerfasserIn]
Krokosky, Alyson [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Clesson [VerfasserIn]
Rohena, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Hempel, Maja [VerfasserIn]
Kortüm, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Lessel, Davor [VerfasserIn]
Neu, Axel [VerfasserIn]
Strom, Tim M [VerfasserIn]
Wieczorek, Dagmar [VerfasserIn]
Bramswig, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Laccone, Franco A [VerfasserIn]
Behunova, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Rehder, Helga [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Christopher T [VerfasserIn]
Rio, Marlène [VerfasserIn]
Romana, Serge [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Sha [VerfasserIn]
El-Khechen, Dima [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Megan T [VerfasserIn]
McWalter, Kirsty [VerfasserIn]
Douglas, Ganka [VerfasserIn]
Baskin, Berivan [VerfasserIn]
Begtrup, Amber [VerfasserIn]
Funari, Tara [VerfasserIn]
Schoch, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Stegmann, Alexander P A [VerfasserIn]
Stevens, Servi J C [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dong-Er [VerfasserIn]
Traver, David [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Xu [VerfasserIn]
MacArthur, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Brunner, Han G [VerfasserIn]
Mancini, Grazia M [VerfasserIn]
Myers, Richard M [VerfasserIn]
Owen, Laurie B [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Ssang-Taek [VerfasserIn]
Stachura, David L [VerfasserIn]
Vissers, Lisenka E L M [VerfasserIn]
Ahn, Eun-Young Erin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DNA-Binding Proteins
Journal Article
Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SON protein, human

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Date Completed 02.05.2017

Date Revised 25.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.06.029

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NLM263619168