| Literature DB >> 30856165 |
Mark T Handley1,2, Kaalak Reddy1,3, Jimi Wills4, Elisabeth Rosser5, Archith Kamath6, Mihail Halachev1, Gavin Falkous7, Denise Williams8, Phillip Cox9, Alison Meynert1, Eleanor S Raymond1, Harris Morrison1, Stephen Brown1, Emma Allan10, Irene Aligianis1, Andrew P Jackson1, Bernard H Ramsahoye11, Alex von Kriegsheim4, Robert W Taylor7, Andrew J Finch4, David R FitzPatrick1.
Abstract
Typical Martsolf syndrome is characterized by congenital cataracts, postnatal microcephaly, developmental delay, hypotonia, short stature and biallelic hypomorphic mutations in either RAB3GAP1 or RAB3GAP2. Genetic analysis of 85 unrelated "mutation negative" probands with Martsolf or Martsolf-like syndromes identified two individuals with different homozygous null mutations in ITPA, the gene encoding inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPase). Both probands were from multiplex families with a consistent, lethal and highly distinctive disorder; a Martsolf-like syndrome with infantile-onset dilated cardiomyopathy. Severe ITPase-deficiency has been previously reported with infantile epileptic encephalopathy (MIM 616647). ITPase acts to prevent incorporation of inosine bases (rI/dI) into RNA and DNA. In Itpa-null cells dI was undetectable in genomic DNA. dI could be identified at a low level in mtDNA without detectable mitochondrial genome instability, mtDNA depletion or biochemical dysfunction of the mitochondria. rI accumulation was detectable in proband-derived lymphoblastoid RNA. In Itpa-null mouse embryos rI was detectable in the brain and kidney with the highest level seen in the embryonic heart (rI at 1 in 385 bases). Transcriptome and proteome analysis in mutant cells revealed no major differences with controls. The rate of transcription and the total amount of cellular RNA also appeared normal. rI accumulation in RNA-and by implication rI production-correlates with the severity of organ dysfunction in ITPase deficiency but the basis of the cellulopathy remains cryptic. While we cannot exclude cumulative minor effects, there are no major anomalies in the production, processing, stability and/or translation of mRNA.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30856165 PMCID: PMC6428344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007605
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS Genet ISSN: 1553-7390 Impact factor: 5.917
Fig 6Summary of ITPA-related disease mechanisms tested.
The left hand panel shows a cartoon of the ITPase reactions involving dITP and ITP to create dIMP and IMP respectively. The top half of the right hand panels summarise RNA-based mechanisms and the bottom half DNA-based mechanisms. The blue panel summarises the molecular basis of the mechanism. The orange panel the prior evidence and the hypothesis and the green panel the data that is presented in this paper that is relevant to each of the hypotheses. Under the text in each of the right hand panels there are square brackets which indicate which reference, table or data figure are relevant to the preceding text.
Fig 5Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of Itpa null heart.
(A) Heatmap.2 based clustering of per-transcript genome wide log2 ratios from biological triplicates of RNAseq from Itpa-null embryonic hearts and littermate controls. (B,C) Plot of per-gene log2 signal from Affymetrix MTA1.0 microarray (same data as A) and quantitative protein mass spectrometry (same data as D) on samples from wild-type and Itpa-null embryonic hearts. (D) Heatmap.2 based clustering of genome wide per-protein intensity from six biological replicates of quantitative mass spectrometry from Itpa-null embryonic hearts and littermate controls. (E, F) Subset of data from A & D focussed on transcripts and proteins that are known to be involved in mendialian causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. No major differences are detectable in any of the heatmaps. (G) Quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR) of selected transcripts in Itpa-null embryonic hearts and littermate controls. The data shown are derived from analysis of 10 individual cDNA preparations per genotype, each analysed in triplicate.
Fig 3Inosine incorporation into nucleic acids in human and mouse cells lacking functional ITPase.
(A) Bar chart showing a significantly increased inosine base content of RNA in lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) derived from an affected individual (5196 III:3) as compared to that derived from her mother (5196 II:2) (B) Bar chart showing significantly increased inosine base content of RNA in Itpa-null mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells as compared to control ES cells. (C) Bar chart showing increased inosine base content of RNA derived from Itpa-null tissue as compared to controls. Inosine content is significantly higher in RNA derived from Itpa-null hearts than that stage-matched control hearts. There was no significant (ns) difference in IMP content in RNA derived from Itpa-null compared to control kidneys. Error bars ±SEM. (D) Alkaline-gel electrophoresis of total DNA and mtDNA extracted from mouse ES cells untreated or treated with bacterial endonuclease V (EndoV). All lanes shown are on the same gel, and these data are representative of three independent experiments. (E) Densitometry of gels shown in D does not identify any difference between control (green lines) and Itpa-null (red lines) cells for genomic DNA (top panel) but for mtDNA (bottom panel) there is a shift in the migration pattern in the Itpa-null cells suggestive of an increase EndoV digestion compared to the controls. (F) Long-range PCR (LR-PCR) of the mitochondrial genome shows no evidence for increased deletions in Itpa-null ES cells as compared to controls. The data shown are representative of three independent experiments. The primers used are listed in . (G) Quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR) on total DNA shows that ratios of mtDNA to genomic DNA are comparable between control and Itpa-null cells. The data shown are derived from analysis of six individual DNA preparations per genotype, each analysed in triplicate. All the primers used are listed in . (H,I) Alkaline comet assays on LCLs derived from an affected individual (5196 III:3) and her mother (5196 II:2) and null and parental mouse ESC respectively with cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide as a positive control. Neither cell type shows evidence for increase single or double strand breaks in genomic DNA. Quantitation of DNA damage is by Olive tail moment (the product of the tail length and the fraction of total DNA in the tail) and is a measure of both the extent of DNA fragmentation and size of fragmented DNA.
Genetic causes of syndromic infantile-onset dilated cardiomyopathy.
| Name of Disorder | OMIM | Genes | Progressive Neurological Disorder | Eye Disease | Other Features | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #203800 | No | Yes | AR. Systemic fibrosis, multiple organ involvement, retinal degeneration, hearing loss, childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, urogenital dysfunction. Pulmonary, hepatic and renal failure. | [ | ||
| #302060 | No | No | X-linked recessive. Neutropenia, growth delay and skeletal myopathy. Gross motor delay, early death from septicaemia. Intermittent lactic acidaemia, muscle weakness. Endocardial fibroelastosis. | [ | ||
| #610198 | +/- | No | AR. Prenatal or postnatal growth failure, cerebellar ataxia, significant motor delay, testicular dysgenesis-cryptorchidism, severe perineal hypospadias, elevated plasma and urine 3-methylglutaconic acid and 3-methylglutaric acid. | [ | ||
| #600649 | No | No | AR. Recurrent hypoglycaemia, seizures, liver failure and transient hepatomegaly. Episodes triggered by infections, fever, or fasting. Elevated creatine kinase. | [ | ||
| #605676 | No | No | AR. Cardiocutaneous syndrome: woolly hair, palmoplantar keratoderma, tooth agenesis. | [ | ||
| #613642 | No | No | Normal growth and neuromuscular examination. Normal development, no seizures. Normal brain MRI. | [ | ||
| #609016 | Yes | Yes | AR. Coma, hypoglycaemia, myopathy, hepatopathy, intellectual disability, infantile spasms (-/+). Brain imaging: atrophic changes to parieto-occipital lesions, abnormal EEG background. Choreo-retinal changes, abnormal ERG. | [ | ||
| #212140 | Yes | No | AR. Hypoketotic hypoglycaemia (encephalopathy), hepatomegaly, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmia, asymptomatic to sudden death. | [ |
Clinical features.
| Family 4911 | Family 5196 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V:5 | V:7 | V:8 | VI:1 | VI:3 | III:3 | |
| Ethnicity | Pakistan | Pakistan | ||||
| Consanguinity | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Family history | See Pedigree | See Pedigree | ||||
| Sex | Male | Female | Male | Male | Male | Female |
| Age at last assesment | 9 mo | 9 mo | not seen | 15 months | 4 yrs | |
| Age at death | 2.5 years | 1yr | 4yr | 6 months | 2yrs | 4yrs |
| Gestation | 40 | 40 | 37 | ? | 40 | 39 |
| Birth weight g [z score] | 3200 [-0.71] | 2800 | 2070 | ? | ? | 2892 |
| Social smile | >9 months | ? | ? | ? | 8 months | |
| Sat Independently | Not achieved | |||||
| Walked Independently | Not achieved | Not achieved | Not achieved | Not applicable | Not achieved | Not achieved |
| First words | Not achieved | Not achieved | Not achieved | Not applicable | Not achieved | Not achieved |
| Height/length cm [z score] | 71 [-0.33] | 67 [-1.3] | ? | ? | ? | 97 [-1.1] |
| Weight kg [z score] | 7.7 [-1.7] | 6.5 [2.7] | ? | ? | ? | 10.2 [-4.2] |
| OFC cm [z score] | 40 [-5.4] | 39.7 [-4.8] | ? | ? | ? | 42 [-7.6] |
| Neurology | Hypotonic, brisk reflexes | Hypotonic, brisk reflexes, poor bulbar function | Hypotonia. OFC< 3rd centile. Optic atrophy | Delayed | Hypotonia. Developmental delay | Hypotonia, Severe developmental delay, microcephaly |
| Seizures | None | Started 8 months, facial twitching | None | started 14 months, generalised | Presented at 5 months with status epilepticus | |
| EEG | Multifocal spikes and sharp waves | bursts of irregular activity | normal | normal | ||
| Neuroimaging | CT Brain showed generalised cerebral atrophy | CT and MRI of brain; generalised cerebral and brainstem atrophy | None | None | None | Neuropathology: see |
| Cardiac | Cardiac failure | Dilated cardiomyopathy | Dilated cardiomyopathy | Presented in cardiac failure at 6 months of age. Died suddenly before formal assessment | Mild dilation of left ventricle | See |
| Eye/vision | Central lens opacities | Bilateral Cataracts | Bilateral Cataracts | Bilateral cataracts. Developed between 2 and 6 months of age | Bilateral cataracts detected 13 months | Bilateral cataracts |
| Additional malformations | Cryptorchidism, slight hirsuitism | Slight hirsuitism | Microcephaly. Cryptorchidism | Small genitalia, microcephaly | Severe thymic atrophy, gracile bones on skeletal survey | |
| No DNA available | No DNA available | No DNA available | No DNA available | chr20 g.3202527G>A; c.452G>A, p.Trp151* (rs200086262); homozygous | chr20 hg19 g.3202531-3202570del; c.456_488+7del; homozygous | |
Rare homozygous variants detected in proband 4911 VI:3.
| Chromosme | Position | Reference nucleotide | Alternative nucleotide | rsID | Gene Name | Transcript ID | Peptide change | Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220267581 | G | T | rs149324758 | ENST00000302637 | Arg8Leu | No | ||
| 10192477 | G | A | rs199770737 | ENST00000305883 | Arg461Gln | No | ||
| 114246291 | C | T | ENST00000259335 | Gly177Glu | No | |||
| 42761244 | C | A | rs147914294 | ENST00000536612 | Thr397Asn | No | ||
| 56783857 | G | A | ENST00000425173 | Cys170Tyr | No | |||
| 5478295 | C | A | rs117900256 | ENST00000341928 | Ser109Ile | No | ||
| 1918914 | C | T | ENST00000316097 | Ala107Val | No | |||
| 35524607 | G | A | rs72558029 | ENST00000262631 | Val138Ile | No | ||
| 3202527 | G | A | rs200086262 | ENST00000380113 | Trp151* | Yes | ||
| 51039276 | T | G | ENST00000329492 | Leu10Arg | No |