Loss of non-motor kinesin KIF26A causes congenital brain malformations via dysregulated neuronal migration and axonal growth as well as apoptosis

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Kinesins are canonical molecular motors but can also function as modulators of intracellular signaling. KIF26A, an unconventional kinesin that lacks motor activity, inhibits growth-factor-receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2)- and focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-dependent signal transduction, but its functions in the brain have not been characterized. We report a patient cohort with biallelic loss-of-function variants in KIF26A, exhibiting a spectrum of congenital brain malformations. In the developing brain, KIF26A is preferentially expressed during early- and mid-gestation in excitatory neurons. Combining mice and human iPSC-derived organoid models, we discovered that loss of KIF26A causes excitatory neuron-specific defects in radial migration, localization, dendritic and axonal growth, and apoptosis, offering a convincing explanation of the disease etiology in patients. Single-cell RNA sequencing in KIF26A knockout organoids revealed transcriptional changes in MAPK, MYC, and E2F pathways. Our findings illustrate the pathogenesis of KIF26A loss-of-function variants and identify the surprising versatility of this non-motor kinesin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Developmental cell - 57(2022), 20 vom: 24. Okt., Seite 2381-2396.e13

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qian, Xuyu [VerfasserIn]
DeGennaro, Ellen M [VerfasserIn]
Talukdar, Maya [VerfasserIn]
Akula, Shyam K [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Abbe [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Diane D [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Dilenny [VerfasserIn]
Marciano, Jack H [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Richard S [VerfasserIn]
Hylton, Norma K [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Bazan, J Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Barrett, Lee [VerfasserIn]
Yeh, Rebecca C [VerfasserIn]
Hill, R Sean [VerfasserIn]
Beck, Samantha G [VerfasserIn]
Otani, Aoi [VerfasserIn]
Angad, Jolly [VerfasserIn]
Mitani, Tadahiro [VerfasserIn]
Posey, Jennifer E [VerfasserIn]
Pehlivan, Davut [VerfasserIn]
Calame, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Aydin, Hatip [VerfasserIn]
Yesilbas, Osman [VerfasserIn]
Parks, Kendall C [VerfasserIn]
Argilli, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
England, Eleina [VerfasserIn]
Im, Kiho [VerfasserIn]
Taranath, Ajay [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Hamish S [VerfasserIn]
Barnett, Christopher P [VerfasserIn]
Arts, Peer [VerfasserIn]
Sherr, Elliott H [VerfasserIn]
Lupski, James R [VerfasserIn]
Walsh, Christopher A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Cerebral cortex
Congenital brain malformation
Corpus callosum
Development
EC 2.7.10.2
EC 3.6.4.4
Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Genetics
Journal Article
Kinesin
Kinesins
Migration
Organoid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.10.2022

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.devcel.2022.09.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347436978