Gain-of-Function KIDINS220 Variants Disrupt Neuronal Development and Cause Cerebral Palsy

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BACKGROUND: Kinase D-interacting substrate of 220 kDa (KIDINS220) is a multifunctional scaffolding protein essential for neuronal development. It has been implicated in neurological diseases with either autosomal dominant (AD) or autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance patterns. The molecular mechanisms underlying the AR/AD dual nature of KIDINS220 remain elusive, posing challenges to genetic interpretation and clinical interventions. Moreover, increased KIDINS220 exhibited neurotoxicity, but its role in neurodevelopment remains unclear.

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate the genotype-phenotype correlations of KIDINS220 and elucidate its pathophysiological role in neuronal development.

METHODS: Whole-exome sequencing was performed in a four-generation family with cerebral palsy. CRISPR/Cas9 was used to generate KIDINS220 mutant cell lines. In utero electroporation was employed to investigate the effect of KIDINS220 variants on neurogenesis in vivo.

RESULTS: We identified in KIDINS220 a pathogenic nonsense variant (c.4177C > T, p.Q1393*) that associated with AD cerebral palsy. We demonstrated that the nonsense variants located in the terminal exon of KIDINS220 are gain-of-function (GoF) variants, which enable the mRNA to escape nonsense-mediated decay and produce a truncated yet functional KIDINS220 protein. The truncated protein exhibited significant resistance to calpain and consequently accumulated within cells, resulting in the hyperactivation of Rac1 and defects in neuronal development.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the location of variants within KIDINS220 plays a crucial role in determining inheritance patterns and corresponding clinical outcomes. The proposed interaction between Rac1 and KIDINS220 provides new insights into the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy, implying potential therapeutic perspectives. © 2023 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 39(2024), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 498-509

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yandong [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Su, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Junjie [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yunqian [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yunli [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Qinghe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cerebral palsy
Journal Article
KIDINS220
KIDINS220 protein, human
Membrane Proteins
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neuronal development
Rac1
Truncated protein

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Date Completed 26.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/mds.29694

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366392670