The phenotypic spectrum of pathogenic ATP1A1 variants expands : the novel p.P600R substitution causes demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

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BACKGROUND: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of inherited neuropathies. Monoallelic pathogenic variants in ATP1A1 were associated with axonal and intermediate CMT. ATP1A1 encodes for the catalytic α1 subunit of the Na+/ K+ ATPase. Besides neuropathy, other associated phenotypes are spastic paraplegia, intellectual disability, and renal hypomagnesemia. We hereby report the first demyelinating CMT case due to a novel ATP1A1 variant.

METHODS: Whole-exome sequencing on the patient's genomic DNA and Sanger sequencing to validate and confirm the segregation of the identified p.P600R ATP1A1 variation were performed. To evaluate functional effects, blood-derived mRNA and protein levels of ATP1A1 and the auxiliary β1 subunit encoded by ATP1B1 were investigated. The ouabain-survival assay was performed in transfected HEK cells to assess cell viability, and two-electrode voltage clamp studies were performed in Xenopus oocytes.

RESULTS: The variant was absent in the local and global control datasets, falls within a highly conserved protein position, and is in a missense-constrained region. The expression levels of ATP1A1 and ATP1B1 were significantly reduced in the patient compared to healthy controls. Electrophysiology indicated that ATP1A1p.P600R injected Xenopus oocytes have reduced Na+/ K+ ATPase function. Moreover, HEK cells transfected with a construct encoding ATP1A1p.P600R harbouring variants that confers ouabain insensitivity displayed a significant decrease in cell viability after ouabain treatment compared to the wild type, further supporting the pathogenicity of this variant.

CONCLUSION: Our results further confirm the causative role of ATP1A1 in peripheral neuropathy and broaden the mutational and phenotypic spectrum of ATP1A1-associated CMT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:270

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology - 270(2023), 5 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 2576-2590

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cinarli Yuksel, Feride [VerfasserIn]
Nicolaou, Paschalis [VerfasserIn]
Spontarelli, Kerri [VerfasserIn]
Dohrn, Maike F [VerfasserIn]
Rebelo, Adriana P [VerfasserIn]
Koutsou, Pantelitsa [VerfasserIn]
Georghiou, Anthi [VerfasserIn]
Artigas, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Züchner, Stephan L [VerfasserIn]
Kleopa, Kleopas A [VerfasserIn]
Christodoulou, Kyproula [VerfasserIn]

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5ACL011P69
ATP1A1
ATP1A1 protein, human
Adenosine Triphosphatases
Case Reports
Charcot–Marie–Tooth
EC 3.6.1.-
EC 7.2.2.13
Electrophysiology
Expression
Journal Article
Na+/K+ ATPase
Ouabain
Ouabain survival assay
Proteins
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase

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Date Completed 28.04.2023

Date Revised 24.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-023-11581-w

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NLM352483563