De novo variants in RNF213 are associated with a clinical spectrum ranging from Leigh syndrome to early-onset stroke

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PURPOSE: RNF213, encoding a giant E3 ubiquitin ligase, has been recognized for its role as a key susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease. Case reports have also implicated specific variants in RNF213 with an early-onset form of moyamoya disease with full penetrance. We aimed to expand the phenotypic spectrum of monogenic RNF213-related disease and to evaluate genotype-phenotype correlations.

METHODS: Patients were identified through reanalysis of exome sequencing data of an unselected cohort of unsolved pediatric cases and through GeneMatcher or ClinVar. Functional characterization was done by proteomics analysis and oxidative phosphorylation enzyme activities using patient-derived fibroblasts.

RESULTS: We identified 14 individuals from 13 unrelated families with (de novo) missense variants in RNF213 clustering within or around the Really Interesting New Gene (RING) domain. Individuals presented either with early-onset stroke (n = 11) or with Leigh syndrome (n = 3). No genotype-phenotype correlation could be established. Proteomics using patient-derived fibroblasts revealed no significant differences between clinical subgroups. 3D modeling revealed a clustering of missense variants in the tertiary structure of RNF213 potentially affecting zinc-binding suggesting a gain-of-function or dominant negative effect.

CONCLUSION: De novo missense variants in RNF213 clustering in the E3 RING or other regions affecting zinc-binding lead to an early-onset syndrome characterized by stroke or Leigh syndrome.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

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Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 26(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 101013

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brunet, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
Zott, Benedikt [VerfasserIn]
Lieftüchter, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Lenz, Dominic [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Axel [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Kopajtich, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Zaddach, Malin [VerfasserIn]
Zimmermann, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Hüning, Irina [VerfasserIn]
Ballhausen, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Staufner, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Bianzano, Alyssa [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Robert W [VerfasserIn]
McFarland, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Devlin, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Mihaljević, Mihaela [VerfasserIn]
Barišić, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Rohlfs, Meino [VerfasserIn]
Wilfling, Sibylle [VerfasserIn]
Sondheimer, Neal [VerfasserIn]
Hewson, Stacy [VerfasserIn]
Marinakis, Nikolaos M [VerfasserIn]
Kosma, Konstantina [VerfasserIn]
Traeger-Synodinos, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Elbracht, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Begemann, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Trepels-Kottek, Sonja [VerfasserIn]
Hasan, Dimah [VerfasserIn]
Scala, Marcello [VerfasserIn]
Capra, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Zara, Federico [VerfasserIn]
van der Ven, Amelie T [VerfasserIn]
Driemeyer, Joenna [VerfasserIn]
Apitz, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Krämer, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Strong, Alanna [VerfasserIn]
Hakonarson, Hakon [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Deborah [VerfasserIn]
Mayr, Johannes A [VerfasserIn]
Prokisch, Holger [VerfasserIn]
Meitinger, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Borggraefe, Ingo [VerfasserIn]
Spiegler, Juliane [VerfasserIn]
Baric, Ivo [VerfasserIn]
Paolini, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Gerstl, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Matias [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenosine Triphosphatases
EC 2.3.2.27
EC 3.6.1.-
Exome sequencing
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Leigh syndrome
Moyamoya
RNF213
RNF213 protein, human
Stroke
Transcription Factors
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
Zinc

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Date Completed 09.02.2024

Date Revised 09.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gim.2023.101013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364161094