Mechanisms underlying morphological and functional changes of cilia in fibroblasts derived from patients bearing ARL3T31A and ARL3T31A/C118F mutations

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ARL3 is essential for cilia development, and mutations in ARL3 are closely associated with ciliopathies. In a previous study, we observed distinct phenotypes of retinal dystrophy in patients with heterozygous ARL3T31A and compound heterozygous ARL3T31A/C118F mutations, indicating that different mutation types may exert diverse effects on their functions. Here, we generated transformed immortal fibroblast cells from patients carrying heterozygous ARL3T31A and compound heterozygous ARL3T31A/C118F mutations, and systematically evaluated their cilia morphology and function, which were further validated in ARPE-19 cells. Results showed that both ARL3T31A and ARL3T31A/C118F mutations led to a decrease in cilium formation. The ARL3T31A/C118F mutations caused significantly elongated cilia and impaired retrograde transport, whereas the ARL3T31A mutation did not induce significant changes in fibroblasts. RNA-sequencing results indicated that compared to ARL3T31A , ARL3T31A/C118F fibroblasts exhibited a higher enrichment of biological processes related to neuron projection development, tissue morphogenesis, and extracellular matrix (ECM) organization, with noticeable alterations in pathways such as ECM-receptor interaction, focal adhesion, and TGF-β signaling. Similar changes were observed in the proteomic results in ARPE-19 cells. Core regulated genes including IQUB, UNC13D, RAB3IP, and GRIP1 were specifically downregulated in the ARL3T31A/C118F group, and expressions of IQUB, NPM2, and SLC38A4 were further validated. Additionally, IQUB showed a rescuing effect on the overlong cilia observed in ARL3T31A/C118F fibroblasts. Our results not only enhance our understanding of ARL3-related diseases but also provide new insights into the analysis of heterozygous and compound heterozygous mutations in genetics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

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FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 38(2024), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite e23519

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Shun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lujia [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Mingzhu [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Qingge [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhongfeng [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Xiuxiu [VerfasserIn]

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ADP-Ribosylation Factors
ARL3 mutation
ARL3 protein, human
Ciliopathy
EC 3.6.5.2
Fibroblast
IQUB
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Retinopathy
UNC13D protein, human

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1096/fj.202301906R

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NLM369469909