Charlene H Choo1, Doug D Chung1, Kaitlyn V Ledwitch2,3, Alexa Kassels1, Jens Meiler2,3,4, Anthony J Aldave1. 1. Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. 2. Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 3. Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 4. Institute of Drug Discovery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To provide the initial confirmation of the c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe) mutation in the transforming growth factor-β-induced (TGFBI) gene as being associated with variant lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD). METHODS: Ophthalmologic examination of the proband was performed with slit lamp biomicroscopy. Saliva was collected as a source of DNA for screening all 17 exons of TGFBI, after which three family members were selectively screened for variants in exon 13. Rosetta-based structure prediction was used to calculate changes in TGFBI protein (TGFBIp) stability secondary to the c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe) missense mutation. RESULTS: Slit lamp examination of the 38-year-old proband revealed a clear cornea right eye and unilateral, discrete, and branching lattice lines in the anterior and mid-stroma of the central cornea left eye. Screening of TGFBI in the proband revealed a heterozygous missense mutation in exon 13 (c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe)) that was also identified in her affected mother but not in her brother or maternal grandmother. Calculated energy change in Rosetta (ΔΔG) for the TGFBIp variant p.Ser591Phe was 23.5, indicating a thermodynamic destabilization resulting from energetic frustration. CONCLUSIONS: The p.Ser591Phe mutation in TGFBI is associated with an unilateral variant of LCD. Rosetta-predicted stability changes indicate that the p.Ser591Phe variant is destabilizing, which is consistent with other observations for LCD-causing mutations.
PURPOSE: To provide the initial confirmation of the c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe) mutation in the transforming growth factor-β-induced (TGFBI) gene as being associated with variant lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD). METHODS: Ophthalmologic examination of the proband was performed with slit lamp biomicroscopy. Saliva was collected as a source of DNA for screening all 17 exons of TGFBI, after which three family members were selectively screened for variants in exon 13. Rosetta-based structure prediction was used to calculate changes in TGFBI protein (TGFBIp) stability secondary to the c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe) missense mutation. RESULTS: Slit lamp examination of the 38-year-old proband revealed a clear cornea right eye and unilateral, discrete, and branching lattice lines in the anterior and mid-stroma of the central cornea left eye. Screening of TGFBI in the proband revealed a heterozygous missense mutation in exon 13 (c.1772C>T (p.Ser591Phe)) that was also identified in her affected mother but not in her brother or maternal grandmother. Calculated energy change in Rosetta (ΔΔG) for the TGFBIp variant p.Ser591Phe was 23.5, indicating a thermodynamic destabilization resulting from energetic frustration. CONCLUSIONS: The p.Ser591Phe mutation in TGFBI is associated with an unilateral variant of LCD. Rosetta-predicted stability changes indicate that the p.Ser591Phe variant is destabilizing, which is consistent with other observations for LCD-causing mutations.
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