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Amberger A, Pertoll J, Traunfellner P, Kapferer-Seebacher I, Stoiber H, Klimaschewski L, Thielens N, Gaboriaud C, Zschocke J. Degradation of collagen I by activated C1s in periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1157421. [PMID: 36960056 PMCID: PMC10028100 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1157421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by early-onset periodontitis leading to premature loss of teeth, lack of attached gingiva and thin and fragile gums leading to gingival recession. Connective tissue abnormalities of pEDS typically include easy bruising, pretibial plaques, distal joint hypermobility, hoarse voice, and less commonly manifestations such as organ or vessel rupture. pEDS is caused by heterozygous missense mutations in C1R and C1S genes of the classical complement C1 complex. Previously we showed that pEDS pathogenic variants trigger intracellular activation of C1r and/or C1s, leading to extracellular presence of activated C1s. However, the molecular link relating activated C1r and C1s proteases to the dysregulated connective tissue homeostasis in pEDS is unknown. Using cell- and molecular-biological assays, we identified activated C1s (aC1s) as an enzyme which degrades collagen I in cell culture and in in vitro assays. Matrix collagen turnover in cell culture was assessed using labelled hybridizing peptides, which revealed fast and comprehensive collagen protein remodeling in patient fibroblasts. Furthermore, collagen I was completely degraded by aC1s when assays were performed at 40°C, indicating that even moderate elevated temperature has a tremendous impact on collagen I integrity. This high turnover is expected to interfere with the formation of a stable ECM and result in tissues with loose compaction a hallmark of the EDS phenotype. Our results indicate that pathogenesis in pEDS is not solely mediated by activation of the complement cascade but by inadequate C1s-mediated degradation of matrix proteins, confirming pEDS as a primary connective tissue disorder.
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- Albert Amberger
- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Albert Amberger, ; Johannes Zschocke,
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Albert Amberger, ; Johannes Zschocke,
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Bateman JF, Shoulders MD, Lamandé SR. Collagen misfolding mutations: the contribution of the unfolded protein response to the molecular pathology. Connect Tissue Res 2022; 63:210-227. [PMID: 35225118 PMCID: PMC8977234 DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2022.2036735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mutations in collagen genes cause a broad range of connective tissue pathologies. Structural mutations that impact procollagen assembly or triple helix formation and stability are a common and important mutation class. How misfolded procollagens engage with the cellular proteostasis machinery and whether they can elicit a cytotoxic unfolded protein response (UPR) is a topic of considerable research interest. Such interest is well justified since modulating the UPR could offer a new approach to treat collagenopathies for which there are no current disease mechanism-targeting therapies. This review scrutinizes the evidence underpinning the view that endoplasmic reticulum stress and chronic UPR activation contributes significantly to the pathophysiology of the collagenopathies. While there is strong evidence that the UPR contributes to the pathology for collagen X misfolding mutations, the evidence that misfolding mutations in other collagen types induce a canonical, cytotoxic UPR is incomplete. To gain a more comprehensive understanding about how the UPR amplifies to pathology, and thus what types of manipulations of the UPR might have therapeutic relevance, much more information is needed about how specific misfolding mutation types engage differentially with the UPR and downstream signaling responses. Most importantly, since the capacity of the proteostasis machinery to respond to collagen misfolding is likely to vary between cell types, reflecting their functional roles in collagen and extracellular matrix biosynthesis, detailed studies on the UPR should focus as much as possible on the actual target cells involved in the collagen pathologies.
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- John F. Bateman
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta/Ehlers-Danlos Overlap Syndrome and Neuroblastoma-Case Report and Review of Literature. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13040581. [PMID: 35456387 PMCID: PMC9024599 DOI: 10.3390/genes13040581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta/Ehlers−Danlos (OI/EDS) overlap syndrome is a recently described disorder of connective tissue, characterized by mutation of COL1A1 (17q21.33) or COL1A2 (7q21.3) genes, that are involved in α-1 and α-2 chains of type 1 collagen synthesis. The clinical spectrum of this new clinical entity is broad: patients could present a mixed phenotype that includes features of both osteogenesis imperfecta (bone fragility, long bone fractures, blue sclerae, short stature) and Ehlers−Danlos syndrome (joint hyperextensibility, soft and hyperextensible skin, abnormal wound healing, easy bruising, vascular fragility). We reported the case of a young Caucasian girl with severe short stature and a previous history of neuroblastoma, who displayed the compound phenotype of OI/EDS. Next generation sequencing was applied to the proband and her parent genome. Our patient presented a de novo heterozygous COL1A1 variant (c.3235G>A, p.Gly1079Ser), whose presence might be indicative of diagnosis of OI/EDS overlap syndrome. We also hypothesize that the association with the previous history of neuroblastoma could be influenced by the presence of COL1A1 mutation, whose role has been already described in the behavior and progression of some cancers.
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Dhooge T, Syx D, Hermanns-Lê T, Hausser I, Mortier G, Zonana J, Symoens S, Byers PH, Malfait F. Caffey disease is associated with distinct arginine to cysteine substitutions in the proα1(I) chain of type I procollagen. Genet Med 2021; 23:2378-2385. [PMID: 34272483 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01274-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Infantile Caffey disease is a rare disorder characterized by acute inflammation with subperiosteal new bone formation, associated with fever, pain, and swelling of the overlying soft tissue. Symptoms arise within the first weeks after birth and spontaneously resolve before the age of two years. Many, but not all, affected individuals carry the heterozygous pathogenic COL1A1 variant (c.3040C>T, p.(Arg1014Cys)). METHODS We sequenced COL1A1 in 28 families with a suspicion of Caffey disease and performed ultrastructural, immunocytochemical, and biochemical collagen studies on patient skin biopsies. RESULTS We identified the p.(Arg1014Cys) variant in 23 families and discovered a novel heterozygous pathogenic COL1A1 variant (c.2752C>T, p.(Arg918Cys)) in five. Both arginine to cysteine substitutions are located in the triple helical domain of the proα1(I) procollagen chain. Dermal fibroblasts (one patient with p.(Arg1014Cys) and one with p.(Arg918Cys)) produced molecules with disulfide-linked proα1(I) chains, which were secreted only with p.(Arg1014Cys). No intracellular accumulation of type I procollagen was detected. The dermis revealed mild ultrastructural abnormalities in collagen fibril diameter and packing. CONCLUSION The discovery of this novel pathogenic variant expands the limited spectrum of arginine to cysteine substitutions in type I procollagen. Furthermore, it confirms allelic heterogeneity in Caffey disease and impacts its molecular confirmation.
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- Tibbe Dhooge
- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Sart-Tilman, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology and Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Gnoli M, Brizola E, Tremosini M, Pedrini E, Maioli M, Mosca M, Bassotti A, Castronovo P, Giunta C, Sangiorgi L. COL1-Related Disorders: Case Report and Review of Overlapping Syndromes. Front Genet 2021; 12:640558. [PMID: 34025714 PMCID: PMC8138308 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.640558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Collagen type I mutations are related to wide phenotypic expressions frequently causing an overlap of clinical manifestations, in particular between Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Both disorders present inter- and intra-familial clinical variability and several clinical signs are present in both diseases. Recently, after the observation that some individuals first ascertained by a suspicion of EDS resulted then carriers of pathogenic variants of genes known to primarily cause OI, some authors proposed the term "COL1-related overlap disorder" to describe these cases. In this paper, we report clinical, molecular, and biochemical information about an individual with a diagnosis of EDS with severe joint hypermobility who carries a pathogenic heterozygous variant in COL1A2 gene, and a benign variant in COL1A1 gene. The pathogenic variant, commonly ascribed to OI, as well as the benign variant, has been inherited from the individual's mother, who presented only mild signs of OI and the diagnosis of OI was confirmed only after molecular testing. In addition, we reviewed the literature of similar cases of overlapping syndromes caused by COL1 gene mutations. The reported case and the literature review suggest that the COL1-related overlap disorders (OI, EDS and overlapping syndromes) represent a continuum of clinical phenotypes related to collagen type I mutations. The spectrum of COL1-related clinical manifestations, the pathophysiology and the underlying molecular mechanisms support the adoption of the updated proposed term "COL1-related overlap disorder" to describe the overlapping syndromes.
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- Maria Gnoli
- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Regional Center of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Occupational Health Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Medical Genetics Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Connective Tissue Unit, Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Malfait F, Castori M, Francomano CA, Giunta C, Kosho T, Byers PH. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020; 6:64. [PMID: 32732924 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-020-0194-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of hereditary disorders of connective tissue, with common features including joint hypermobility, soft and hyperextensible skin, abnormal wound healing and easy bruising. Fourteen different types of EDS are recognized, of which the molecular cause is known for 13 types. These types are caused by variants in 20 different genes, the majority of which encode the fibrillar collagen types I, III and V, modifying or processing enzymes for those proteins, and enzymes that can modify glycosaminoglycan chains of proteoglycans. For the hypermobile type of EDS, the molecular underpinnings remain unknown. As connective tissue is ubiquitously distributed throughout the body, manifestations of the different types of EDS are present, to varying degrees, in virtually every organ system. This can make these disorders particularly challenging to diagnose and manage. Management consists of a care team responsible for surveillance of major and organ-specific complications (for example, arterial aneurysm and dissection), integrated physical medicine and rehabilitation. No specific medical or genetic therapies are available for any type of EDS.
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- Fransiska Malfait
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Connective Tissue Unit, Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Morlino S, Micale L, Ritelli M, Rohrbach M, Zoppi N, Vandersteen A, Mackay S, Agolini E, Cocciadiferro D, Sasaki E, Madeo A, Ferraris A, Reardon W, Di Rocco M, Novelli A, Grammatico P, Malfait F, Mazza T, Hakim A, Giunta C, Colombi M, Castori M. COL1-related overlap disorder: A novel connective tissue disorder incorporating the osteogenesis imperfecta/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome overlap. Clin Genet 2019; 97:396-406. [PMID: 31794058 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The 2017 classification of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) identifies three types associated with causative variants in COL1A1/COL1A2 and distinct from osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Previously, patients have been described with variable features of both disorders, and causative variants in COL1A1/COL1A2; but this phenotype has not been included in the current classification. Here, we expand and re-define this OI/EDS overlap as a missing EDS type. Twenty-one individuals from 13 families were reported, in whom COL1A1/COL1A2 variants were found after a suspicion of EDS. None of them could be classified as affected by OI or by any of the three recognized EDS variants associated with COL1A1/COL1A2. This phenotype is dominated by EDS-related features. OI-related features were limited to mildly reduced bone mass, occasional fractures and short stature. Eight COL1A1/COL1A2 variants were novel and five recurrent with a predominance of glycine substitutions affecting residues within the procollagen N-proteinase cleavage site of α1(I) and α2(I) procollagens. Selected variants were investigated by biochemical, ultrastructural and immunofluorescence studies. The pattern of observed changes in the dermis and in vitro for selected variants was more typical of EDS rather than OI. Our findings indicate the existence of a wider recognizable spectrum associated with COL1A1/COL1A2.
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- Silvia Morlino
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Maritime Medical Genetics Service, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, Crumlin, Ireland
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- Unit of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Institute Gianna Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, Crumlin, Ireland
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- Unit of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Institute Gianna Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy
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- The Platinum Medical Center, The Wellington Hospital, London, UK
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- Connective Tissue Unit, Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy
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Duong J, Rideout A, MacKay S, Beis J, Parkash S, Schwarze U, Horne SG, Vandersteen A. A family with Classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (cEDS), mild bone fragility and without vascular complications, caused by the p.Arg312Cys mutation in COL1A1. Eur J Med Genet 2019; 63:103730. [PMID: 31323331 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2019.103730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are heritable disorders of connective tissue (HDCT) with joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility and tissue fragility, which were recently re-classified (2017 International Classification). Most patients (>90%) with Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cEDS) have a mutation in the COL5A1 or COL5A2 genes encoding type V procollagen. A small number of patients with the p.Arg312Cys mutation in COL1A1 have been reported with overlapping features of both cEDS and vascular EDS (vEDS). In this report, we describe two patients from a large family with this mutation and clinical features consistent with cEDS without vascular complications. The proband presented with congenital hip dislocation (previously reported in one patient), the mother of the proband with multiple fractures in childhood, and dental defects (novel findings). The small number of patients reported with this mutation and proportion with vascular complications suggests that vascular surveillance should still be recommended.
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- June Duong
- Queens University Medical School, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Dalhousie University Medicine, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Dalhousie University Medicine, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Dalhousie University Medicine, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Dalhousie University Medicine, Canada
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- QEII Health Sciences Centre, Division Cardiology, Dalhousie University Medicine, Canada
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Schwarze U, Cundy T, Liu YJ, Hofman PL, Byers PH. Compound heterozygosity for a frameshift mutation and an upstream deletion that reduces expression of SERPINH1 in siblings with a moderate form of osteogenesis imperfecta. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1466-1475. [PMID: 31179625 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SERPINH1 encodes the collagen chaperone HSP47 that binds to arginine-rich sequences in the type I procollagen trimers and provides the final steps in the folding and stabilization of the triple helical domain. Loss of both alleles in mice results in very early embryonic lethality. SERPINH1 mutations have been associated with one of the rarest forms of recessively inherited osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with a moderate to severe phenotype. We identified a family with non-consanguineous unaffected parents who had two children with moderate short stature, low bone density, and fractures. Both children were compound heterozygotes for two mutations: a frameshift in the last exon that deleted the RER retention signal, and a 5,274 bp deletion 2.37 kb upstream from the transcription start site. The maternally-inherited frameshift allele was expressed at normal levels, but the protein was unstable. The mRNA encoded by the second allele represented about 50% of that from the frameshift-containing allele. The upstream deletion was inherited from the father, and the mRNA encoded by that allele in his cultured dermal fibroblasts was also expressed at a low level, which confirmed that this domain had a regulatory function for SERPINH1. Regulatory mutations are uncommon causes of human genetic disorders, and the ability to measure expression levels in appropriate cells is key to their identification.
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- Ulrike Schwarze
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Liggins Institute, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.,Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Lu Y, Zhang S, Wang Y, Ren X, Han J. Molecular mechanisms and clinical manifestations of rare genetic disorders associated with type I collagen. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2019; 8:98-107. [PMID: 31218159 PMCID: PMC6557237 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2019.01064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Type I collagen is an important structural protein of bone, skin, tendon, ligament and other connective tissues. It is initially synthesized as a precursor form, procollagen, consisting of two identical pro-α1(I) and one proα2(I) chains, encoded by COL1A1 and COL1A2, respectively. The N- and C- terminal propeptides of procollagen are cleavage by N-proteinase and C-proteinase correspondingly, to form the central triple helix structure with Gly-X-Y repeat units. Mutations of COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, some types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Caffey diseases, and osteogenesis imperfect/Ehlers- Danlos syndrome overlapping diseases. Clinical symptoms caused by different variations can be variable or similar, mild to lethal, and vice versa. We reviewed the relationship between clinical manifestations and type I collagen - related rare genetic disorders and their possible molecular mechanisms for different mutations and disorders.
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- Yanqin Lu
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to:Dr. Yanqin Lu, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 18877 Jingshi Road, Ji'nan 250062, China. E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People’s Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of National Health Commission, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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Makareeva E, Sun G, Mirigian LS, Mertz EL, Vera JC, Espinoza NA, Yang K, Chen D, Klein TE, Byers PH, Leikin S. Substitutions for arginine at position 780 in triple helical domain of the α1(I) chain alter folding of the type I procollagen molecule and cause osteogenesis imperfecta. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200264. [PMID: 29990383 PMCID: PMC6039012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OI is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by bone fragility. More than 90% of patients are heterozygous for mutations in type I collagen genes, COL1A1 and COL1A2, and a common mutation is substitution for an obligatory glycine in the triple helical Gly-X-Y repeats. Few non-glycine substitutions in the triple helical domain have been reported; most result in Y-position substitutions of arginine by cysteine. Here, we investigated leucine and cysteine substitutions for one Y-position arginine, p.Arg958 (Arg780 in the triple helical domain) of proα1(I) chains that cause mild OI. We compared their effects with two substitutions for glycine located in close proximity. Like substitutions for glycine, those for arginine reduced the denaturation temperature of the whole molecule and caused asymmetric posttranslational overmodification of the chains. Circular dichroism and increased susceptibility to cleavage by MMP1, MMP2 and catalytic domain of MMP1 revealed significant destabilization of the triple helix near the collagenase cleavage site. On a cellular level, we observed slower triple helix folding and intracellular collagen retention, which disturbed the Endoplasmic Reticulum function and affected matrix deposition. Molecular dynamic modeling suggested that Arg780 substitutions disrupt the triple helix structure and folding by eliminating hydrogen bonds of arginine side chains, in addition to preventing HSP47 binding. The pathogenic effects of these non-glycine substitutions in bone are probably caused mostly by procollagen misfolding and its downstream effects.
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- Elena Makareeva
- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Vascular aspects of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. Matrix Biol 2018; 71-72:380-395. [PMID: 29709596 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes comprise a heterogeneous group of rare monogenic conditions that are characterized by joint hypermobility, skin and vascular fragility and generalized connective tissue friability. The latest classification recognizes 13 clinical subtypes, with mutations identified in 19 different genes. Besides defects in fibrillar collagens (collagen types I, III and V), their modifying enzymes (ADAMTS-2, lysylhydroxylase 1 (LH1)), and molecules involved in collagen folding (FKBP22), defects have recently been identified in other constituents of the extracellular matrix (e.g. Tenascin-X, collagen type XII), enzymes involved in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis (β4GalT7 and β3GalT6), dermatan 4-O-sulfotransferase-1 (D4ST1), dermatan sulfate epimerase (DSE)), (putative) transcription factors (ZNF469, PRDM5), components of the complement pathway (C1r, C1s) and an intracellular Zinc transporter (ZIP13). Easy bruising is, to a variable degree, present in all subtypes of EDS. A variable bleeding tendency, manifesting e.g. as gum bleeding, menometrorraghia, postnatal or peri-operative hemorrhage is observed in many EDS-patients of varying EDS subtypes. Life-threatening arterial aneurysms, dissections and ruptures of medium-sized and large arteries are a hallmark of the vascular subtype of EDS, caused by a molecular defect in collagen type III, an important constituent of blood vessel walls and hollow organs. They may however also occur in other EDS subtypes, especially in classical EDS, caused by defects in type V collagen or, rarely, type I collagen, and in kyphoscoliotic EDS, caused by defects in LH1 or FKBP22. These manifestations of vascular fragility and bleeding are usually attributed to fragility of the blood vessel walls and the perivascular connective tissues, but the molecular pathomechanisms underlying these complications are poorly studied. This review summarizes current knowledge on manifestations of vascular fragility in the different EDS subtypes.
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Lu Y, Wang Y, Rauch F, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhai N, Zhang J, Ren X, Han J. Osteogenesis imperfecta type III/Ehlers-Danlos overlap syndrome in a Chinese man. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2018; 7:37-41. [PMID: 29552444 PMCID: PMC5849623 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2018.01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are rare genetic disorders that are typically inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Few cases of OI/EDS overlap syndrome have been documented. Described here is a 30-year-old Chinese male with OI type III and EDS. Sequencing of genomic DNA revealed a heterozygous COL1A1 mutation (c.671G>A, p.Gly224Asp) that affected the N-anchor domain of the alpha 1 chain of collagen type I. Ultrastructural analysis of a skin biopsy specimen revealed thin collagen fibers with irregular alignment of collagen fibers. These findings have expanded the genotypic spectrum of the OI/EDS overlap syndrome.
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- Yanqin Lu
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Ji'nan, China
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- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
- Dr. Xiuzhi Ren, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, 100 West Yongyang Road, Tianjin 301700, China. E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Jinxiang Han, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 18877 Jingshi Road, 250062 Ji'nan, China. E-mail:
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Brady AF, Demirdas S, Fournel-Gigleux S, Ghali N, Giunta C, Kapferer-Seebacher I, Kosho T, Mendoza-Londono R, Pope MF, Rohrbach M, Van Damme T, Vandersteen A, van Mourik C, Voermans N, Zschocke J, Malfait F. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, rare types. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2017; 175:70-115. [PMID: 28306225 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes comprise a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders, which are characterized by joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and tissue friability. In the Villefranche Nosology, six subtypes were recognized: The classical, hypermobile, vascular, kyphoscoliotic, arthrochalasis, and dermatosparaxis subtypes of EDS. Except for the hypermobile subtype, defects had been identified in fibrillar collagens or in collagen-modifying enzymes. Since 1997, a whole spectrum of novel, clinically overlapping, rare EDS-variants have been delineated and genetic defects have been identified in an array of other extracellular matrix genes. Advances in molecular testing have made it possible to now identify the causative mutation for many patients presenting these phenotypes. The aim of this literature review is to summarize the current knowledge on the rare EDS subtypes and highlight areas for future research. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Ni M, Ding H, Liu S, Zhu P, Wu Q, Li W, Zhang J, Jiang W, Xia X. Application of next-generation sequencing for molecular diagnosis in a large family with osteogenesis imperfecta type I. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:6846-6849. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ackermann AM, Levine MA. Compound heterozygous mutations in COL1A1
associated with an atypical form of type I osteogenesis imperfecta. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:1907-1912. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Amanda M. Ackermann
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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Symoens S, Steyaert W, Demuynck L, De Paepe A, Diderich KEM, Malfait F, Coucke PJ. Tissue-specific mosaicism for a lethal osteogenesis imperfecta COL1A1 mutation causes mild OI/EDS overlap syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:1047-1050. [PMID: 28261977 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Type I collagen is the predominant protein of connective tissues such as skin and bone. Mutations in the type I collagen genes (COL1A1 and COL1A2) mainly cause osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). We describe a patient with clinical signs of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), including fragile skin, easy bruising, recurrent luxations, and fractures resembling mild OI. Biochemical collagen analysis of the patients' dermal fibroblasts showed faint overmodification of the type I collagen bands, a finding specific for structural defects in type I collagen. Bidirectional Sanger sequencing detected an in-frame deletion in exon 44 of COL1A1 (c.3150_3158del), resulting in the deletion of three amino acids (p.Ala1053_Gly1055del) in the collagen triple helix. This COL1A1 mutation was hitherto identified in four probands with lethal OI, and never in EDS patients. As the peaks on the electropherogram corresponding to the mutant allele were decreased in intensity, we performed next generation sequencing of COL1A1 to study mosaicism in skin and blood. While approximately 9% of the reads originating from fibroblast gDNA harbored the COL1A1 deletion, the deletion was not detected in gDNA from blood. Most likely, the mild clinical symptoms observed in our patient can be explained by the mosaic state of the mutation.
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- Sofie Symoens
- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Colombi M, Dordoni C, Venturini M, Zanca A, Calzavara-Pinton P, Ritelli M. Delineation of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome phenotype due to the c.934C>T, p.(Arg312Cys) mutation in COL1A1: Report on a three-generation family without cardiovascular events, and literature review. Am J Med Genet A 2016; 173:524-530. [PMID: 28102596 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cEDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder primarily characterized by hyperextensible skin, defective wound healing, abnormal scars, easy bruising, and generalized joint hypermobility; arterial dissections are rarely observed. Mutations in COL5A1 and COL5A2 encoding type V collagen account for more than 90% of the patients so far characterized. In addition, cEDS phenotype was reported in a small number of patients carrying the c.934C>T mutation in COL1A1 that results in an uncommon substitution of a non-glycine residue in one Gly-Xaa-Yaa repeat of the pro-α1(I)-chain p.(Arg312Cys), which leads to disturbed collagen fibrillogenesis due to delayed removal of the type I procollagen N-propeptide. This specific mutation has been associated with propensity to arterial rupture in early adulthood; indeed, in literature the individuals harboring this mutation are also referred to as "(classic) vascular-like" EDS patients. Herein, we describe a three-generation cEDS family with six adults carrying the p.(Arg312Cys) substitution, which show a variable and prevalent cutaneous involvement without any major vascular event. These data, together with those available in literature, suggest that vascular events are not a diagnostic handle to differentiate patients with the p.(Arg312Cys) COL1A1 mutation from those with COL5A1 and COL5A2 defects, and highlight that during the diagnostic process the presence of at least the p.(Arg312Cys) substitution in COL1A1 should be investigated in cEDS patients without type V collagen mutations. Nevertheless, for these patients, as well as for those affected with cEDS, a periodical vascular surveillance should be carried out together with cardiovascular risk factors monitoring. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Marina Colombi
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Division of Biology and Genetics, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Division of Biology and Genetics, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Berscia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Berscia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Berscia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Division of Biology and Genetics, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Vanakker O, Callewaert B, Malfait F, Coucke P. The Genetics of Soft Connective Tissue Disorders. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2015; 16:229-55. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-090314-050039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Olivier Vanakker
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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Van Damme T, Syx D, Coucke P, Symoens S, De Paepe A, Malfait F. Genetics of the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: more than collagen disorders. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2015. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1022528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Shi X, Lu Y, Wang Y, Zhang YA, Teng Y, Han W, Han Z, Li T, Chen M, Liu J, Fang F, Dou C, Ren X, Han J. Heterozygous mutation of c.3521C>T in COL1A1 may cause mild osteogenesis imperfecta/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in a Chinese family. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2015; 4:49-53. [PMID: 25674388 PMCID: PMC4322595 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2014.01039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inheritable connective tissue disorder with a broad clinical heterozygosis, which can be complicated by other connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). OI/EDS are rarely documented. Most OI/EDS mutations are located in the N-anchor region of type I procollagen and predominated by glycine substitution. We identified a c.3521C>T (p.A1174V) heterozygous mutation in COL1A1 gene in a four-generation pedigree with proposed mild OI/EDS phenotype. The affected individuals had blue sclera and dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI) was uniformly absent. The OI phenotype varied from mild to moderate, with the absence of scoliosis and increased skin extensibility. Easy bruising, joint dislocations and high Beighton score were present in some affected individuals. EDS phenotype is either mild or unremarkable in some individuals. The mutation is poorly conserved and in silico prediction support the relatively mild phenotype. The molecular mechanisms of the mutation that leads to the possible OI/EDS phenotype should be further identified by biochemical analysis of N-propeptide processing and steady state collagen analysis.
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- Xianlong Shi
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Jinxiang Han, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 18877 Jingshi Road, Ji'nan 250062 China. E-mail: Dr. Xiuzhi Ren, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, 100 Yongyang West Road, Tianjin 301700, China. E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Modern Medicine and Technology of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Virology of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Ji'nan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Jinxiang Han, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 18877 Jingshi Road, Ji'nan 250062 China. E-mail: Dr. Xiuzhi Ren, The People's Hospital of Wuqing District, 100 Yongyang West Road, Tianjin 301700, China. E-mail:
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BACKGROUND Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous rare connective tissue disorder commonly caused by mutations in the collagen type I genes. Pharmacological treatment has been most extensively studied in children, and there are only few studies comprising adult OI patients. OBJECTIVES i) To review the literature on the current medical management of OI in children and adults, and thereby identify unmet medical needs and ii) to present an overview of possible future treatment options. RESULTS Individualization and optimization of OI treatment in adults remain a challenge, because available treatments do not target the underlying collagen defect, and available literature gives weak support for treatment decisions for adult patients. CONCLUSIONS Bisphosphonates are still the most widely used pharmacological treatment for adult OI, but the current evidence supporting this is sparse and investigations on indications for choice and duration of treatment are needed.
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- Katarina Lindahl
- Department of Medical SciencesUppsala University Hospital, Ing 40, 5tr, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine THGAarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, DenmarkScience for Life LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical SciencesUppsala University Hospital, Ing 40, 5tr, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine THGAarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, DenmarkScience for Life LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical SciencesUppsala University Hospital, Ing 40, 5tr, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine THGAarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, DenmarkScience for Life LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical SciencesUppsala University Hospital, Ing 40, 5tr, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine THGAarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, DenmarkScience for Life LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Medical SciencesUppsala University Hospital, Ing 40, 5tr, SE-75185 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine THGAarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, DenmarkScience for Life LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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Byers PH, Murray ML. Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: A showcase of conditions that lead to understanding matrix biology. Matrix Biol 2014; 33:10-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Skeletal diseases caused by mutations that affect collagen structure and function. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:1556-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Barnes AM, Duncan G, Weis M, Paton W, Cabral WA, Mertz EL, Makareeva E, Gambello MJ, Lacbawan FL, Leikin S, Fertala A, Eyre DR, Bale SJ, Marini JC. Kuskokwim syndrome, a recessive congenital contracture disorder, extends the phenotype of FKBP10 mutations. Hum Mutat 2013; 34:1279-88. [PMID: 23712425 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recessive mutations in FKBP10 at 17q21.2, encoding FKBP65, cause both osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and Bruck syndrome (OI plus congenital contractures). Contractures are a variable manifestation of null/missense FKBP10 mutations. Kuskokwim syndrome (KS) is an autosomal recessive congenital contracture disorder found among Yup'ik Eskimos. Linkage mapping of KS to chromosome 17q21, together with contractures as a feature of FKBP10 mutations, made FKBP10 a candidate gene. We identified a homozygous three-nucleotide deletion in FKBP10 (c.877_879delTAC) in multiple Kuskokwim pedigrees; 3% of regional controls are carriers. The mutation deletes the highly conserved p.Tyr293 residue in FKBP65's third peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase domain. FKBP10 transcripts are normal, but mutant FKBP65 is destabilized to a residual 5%. Collagen synthesized by KS fibroblasts has substantially decreased hydroxylation of the telopeptide lysine crucial for collagen cross-linking, with 2%-10% hydroxylation in probands versus 60% in controls. Matrix deposited by KS fibroblasts has marked reduction in maturely cross-linked collagen. KS collagen is disorganized in matrix, and fibrils formed in vitro had subtle loosening of monomer packing. Our results imply that FKBP10 mutations affect collagen indirectly, by ablating FKBP65 support for collagen telopeptide hydroxylation by lysyl hydroxylase 2, thus decreasing collagen cross-links in tendon and bone matrix. FKBP10 mutations may also underlie other arthrogryposis syndromes.
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- Aileen M Barnes
- Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD/NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Marlowe AE, Singh A, Yingling YG. The effect of point mutations on structure and mechanical properties of collagen-like fibril: A molecular dynamics study. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDSs) comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized by fragility of the soft connective tissues and widespread manifestations in skin, ligaments, joints, blood vessels and internal organs. The clinical spectrum varies from mild skin and joint hyperlaxity to severe physical disability and life-threatening vascular complications. The current Villefranche classification recognizes six subtypes, most of which are linked to mutations in genes encoding fibrillar collagens or enzymes involved in post-translational modification of these proteins. Mutations in type V and type III collagen cause classic or vascular EDS respectively, while mutations involving the processing of type I collagen are involved in the kyphoscoliosis, arthrochalasis and dermatosparaxis type of EDS. Establishing the correct EDS subtype has important implications for genetic counseling and management and is supported by specific biochemical and molecular investigations. Over the last years, several new EDS variants have been characterized which call for a refinement of the Villefranche classification. Moreover, the study of these diseases has brought new insights into the molecular pathogenesis of EDS by implicating genetic defects in the biosynthesis of other extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules, such as proteoglycans and tenascin-X, or genetic defects in molecules involved in intracellular trafficking, secretion and assembly of ECM proteins.
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- A De Paepe
- Centre for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium.
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A new paradigm has emerged for osteogenesis imperfecta as a collagen-related disorder. The more prevalent autosomal dominant forms of osteogenesis imperfecta are caused by primary defects in type I collagen, whereas autosomal recessive forms are caused by deficiency of proteins which interact with type I procollagen for post-translational modification and/or folding. Factors that contribute to the mechanism of dominant osteogenesis imperfecta include intracellular stress, disruption of interactions between collagen and noncollagenous proteins, compromised matrix structure, abnormal cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and tissue mineralization. Recessive osteogenesis imperfecta is caused by deficiency of any of the three components of the collagen prolyl 3-hydroxylation complex. Absence of 3-hydroxylation is associated with increased modification of the collagen helix, consistent with delayed collagen folding. Other causes of recessive osteogenesis imperfecta include deficiency of the collagen chaperones FKBP10 or Serpin H1. Murine models are crucial to uncovering the common pathways in dominant and recessive osteogenesis imperfecta bone dysplasia. Clinical management of osteogenesis imperfecta is multidisciplinary, encompassing substantial progress in physical rehabilitation and surgical procedures, management of hearing, dental and pulmonary abnormalities, as well as drugs, such as bisphosphonates and recombinant human growth hormone. Novel treatments using cell therapy or new drug regimens hold promise for the future.
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- Antonella Forlino
- Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Section of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, USA
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- Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, USA
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Classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by skin hyperextensibility, fragile and soft skin, delayed wound healing with formation of atrophic scars, easy bruising, and generalized joint hypermobility. It comprises Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type I and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type II, but it is now apparent that these form a continuum of clinical findings and differ only in phenotypic severity. It is currently estimated that approximately 50% of patients with a clinical diagnosis of classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome harbor mutations in the COL5A1 and the COL5A2 gene, encoding the α1 and the α2-chain of type V collagen, respectively. However, because no prospective molecular studies of COL5A1 and COL5A2 have been performed in a clinically well-defined patient group, this number may underestimate the real proportion of patients with classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome harboring a mutation in one of these genes. In the majority of patients with molecularly characterized classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, the disease is caused by a mutation leading to a nonfunctional COL5A1 allele and resulting in haploinsufficiency of type V collagen. A smaller proportion of patients harbor a structural mutation in COL5A1 or COL5A2, causing the production of a functionally defective type V collagen protein. Most mutations identified so far result in a reduced amount of type V collagen in the connective tissues available for collagen fibrillogenesis. Inter- and intrafamilial phenotypic variability is observed, but no genotype-phenotype correlations have been observed. No treatment for the underlying defect is presently available for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. However, a series of preventive guidelines are applicable.
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Ben Amor IM, Glorieux FH, Rauch F. Genotype-phenotype correlations in autosomal dominant osteogenesis imperfecta. J Osteoporos 2011; 2011:540178. [PMID: 21912751 PMCID: PMC3170785 DOI: 10.4061/2011/540178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta, discussed in Baldridge et al. 2008 is an inherited bone fragility disorder with a wide range of clinical severity that in the majority of cases is caused by mutations in COL1A1 or COL1A2, the genes that encode the two collagen type I alpha chains. Here we describe genotype-phenotype correlations in OI patients who have mutations affecting collagen type I. This paper is based on findings in a large single-centre OI population and a review of the literature.
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- I. Mouna Ben Amor
- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6
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- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6
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- Shriners Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A6,*Frank Rauch:
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Chan SWP, Hung SP, Raman SK, Hatfield GW, Lathrop RH, Da Silva NA, Wang SW. Recombinant human collagen and biomimetic variants using a de novo gene optimized for modular assembly. Biomacromolecules 2010; 11:1460-9. [PMID: 20481478 DOI: 10.1021/bm100052y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A collagen-mimetic polymer that can be easily engineered with specific cell-responsive and mechanical properties would be of significant interest for fundamental cell-matrix studies and applications in regenerative medicine. However, oligonucleotide-based synthesis of full-length collagen has been encumbered by the characteristic glycine-X-Y sequence repetition, which promotes mismatched oligonucleotide hybridizations during de novo gene assembly. In this work, we report a novel, modular synthesis strategy that yields full-length human collagen III and specifically defined variants. We used a computational algorithm that applies codon degeneracy to design oligonucleotides that favor correct hybridizations while disrupting incorrect ones for gene synthesis. The resulting recombinant polymers were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered with prolyl-4-hydroxylase. Our modular approach enabled mixing-and-matching domains to fabricate different combinations of collagen variants that contained different secretion signals at the N-terminus and cysteine residues imbedded within the triple-helical domain at precisely defined locations. This work shows the flexibility of our strategy for designing and assembling specifically tailored biomimetic collagen polymers with re-engineered properties.
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- Sam Wei Polly Chan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Vranka JA, Pokidysheva E, Hayashi L, Zientek K, Mizuno K, Ishikawa Y, Maddox K, Tufa S, Keene DR, Klein R, Bächinger HP. Prolyl 3-hydroxylase 1 null mice display abnormalities in fibrillar collagen-rich tissues such as tendons, skin, and bones. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:17253-62. [PMID: 20363744 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.102228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a skeletal disorder primarily caused by mutations in the type I collagen genes. However, recent investigations have revealed that mutations in the genes encoding for cartilage-associated protein (CRTAP) or prolyl 3-hydroxylase 1 (P3H1) can cause a severe, recessive form of OI. These reports show minimal 3-hydroxylation of key proline residues in type I collagen as a result of CRTAP or P3H1 deficiency and demonstrate the importance of P3H1 and CRTAP to bone structure and development. P3H1 and CRTAP have previously been shown to form a stable complex with cyclophilin B, and P3H1 was shown to catalyze the 3-hydroxylation of specific proline residues in procollagen I in vitro. Here we describe a mouse model in which the P3H1 gene has been inactivated. Our data demonstrate abnormalities in collagen fibril ultrastructure in tendons from P3H1 null mice by electron microscopy. Differences are also seen in skin architecture, as well as in developing limbs by histology. Additionally bone mass and strength were significantly lower in the P3H1 mice as compared with wild-type littermates. Altogether these investigations demonstrate disturbances of collagen fiber architecture in tissues rich in fibrillar collagen, including bone, tendon, and skin. This model system presents a good opportunity to study the underlying mechanisms of recessive OI and to better understand its effects in humans.
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- Janice A Vranka
- Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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Calvo E, Tokumasu F, Mizurini DM, McPhie P, Narum DL, Ribeiro JMC, Monteiro RQ, Francischetti IMB. Aegyptin displays high-affinity for the von Willebrand factor binding site (RGQOGVMGF) in collagen and inhibits carotid thrombus formation in vivo. FEBS J 2009; 277:413-27. [PMID: 20015075 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07494.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aegyptin is a 30 kDa mosquito salivary gland protein that binds to collagen and inhibits platelet aggregation. We have studied the biophysical properties of aegyptin and its mechanism of action. Light-scattering plot showed that aegyptin has an elongated monomeric form, which explains the apparent molecular mass of 110 kDa estimated by gel-filtration chromatography. Surface plasmon resonance identified the sequence RGQOGVMGF (where O is hydroxyproline) that mediates collagen interaction with von Willebrand factor (vWF) as a high-affinity binding site for aegyptin, with a K(D) of approximately 5 nM. Additionally, aegyptin interacts with the linear peptide RGQPGVMGF and heat-denatured collagen, indicating that the triple helix and hydroxyproline are not a prerequisite for binding. However, aegyptin does not interact with scrambled RGQPGVMGF peptide. Aegyptin also recognizes the peptides (GPO)(10) and GFOGER with low affinity (microM range), which respectively represent glycoprotein VI and integrin alpha2beta1 binding sites in collagen. Truncated forms of aegyptin were engineered, and the C-terminus fragment was shown to interact with collagen and to attenuate platelet aggregation. In addition, aegyptin prevents laser-induced carotid thrombus formation in the presence of Rose Bengal in vivo, without significant bleeding in rats. In conclusion, aegyptin interacts with distinct binding sites in collagen, and is useful tool to inhibit platelet-collagen interaction in vitro and in vivo.
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- Eric Calvo
- Section of Vector Biology, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
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Lindahl K, Rubin CJ, Brändström H, Karlsson MK, Holmberg A, Ohlsson C, Mellström D, Orwoll E, Mallmin H, Kindmark A, Ljunggren Ö. Heterozygosity for a coding SNP in COL1A2 confers a lower BMD and an increased stroke risk. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 384:501-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Osteogenesis imperfecta: Recent findings shed new light on this once well-understood condition. Genet Med 2009; 11:375-85. [DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e3181a1ff7b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Xia XY, Cui YX, Huang YF, Pan LJ, Yang B, Wang HY, Li XJ, Shi YC, Lu HY, Zhou YC. A novel RNA-splicing mutation in COL1A1 gene causing osteogenesis imperfecta type I in a Chinese family. Clin Chim Acta 2008; 398:148-51. [PMID: 18755172 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Revised: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, is a rare heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by low bone mass and increased bone fragility. The four major clinical criteria for diagnosis of OI are osteoporosis with abnormal fragility of the skeleton, blue sclera, dentinogenesis imperfecta, and premature otosclerosis. The presence of two of these abnormalities confirms the diagnosis. More than 90% patients have autosomal dominant mutations in one of the two genes, COL1A1 and COL1A2, that encode the alpha chains of type I collagen. While the diagnosis of OI is still based on clinical and radiological grounds, there is a growing demand for the molecular characterization of causative mutations. Although there have been several studies on the mutational spectra of COL1A1 and/or COL1A2 in Western populations, very few cases have been reported from Asia. The purpose of this study is to report two patients with OI type I in a Chinese family, who had a novel RNA-splicing mutation in COL1A1 gene and describe the molecular, radiological and clinical findings. METHODS The proband, (case II-5), a 32-y-old Chinese male, and his 7-y-old daughter were diagnosed as OI type I according to their clinical and radiological features. Genomic DNA was extracted from their blood samples and all promoters, exons and exon/intron boundaries of COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes were sequenced. Polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) was used to confirm patients' heterozygous state. RESULTS Direct DNA sequencing analysis of COL1A1 gene revealed a splicing mutation (c.1875+1G>A, also as IVS 27+1G>A) that converted the 5' end of intron 27 from GT to AT. This mutation was found in both 2 affected individuals but 9 unaffected relatives and the 50 controls were not observed, which was consistent with the clinical diagnosis. This mutation (c.1875+1G>A) appeared to be novel, which is neither reported in literature nor registered in the Database of Collagen Mutations. The heterozygous states of patients' intron 27 were confirmed by PCR-SSP. CONCLUSION We identify a novel RNA-splicing mutation (c.1875+1G>A) in COL1A1 gene resulting in OI type I in a Chinese family. The detailed molecular and clinical features will be useful for extending the evidence for genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in OI and exploring the phenotype-genotype correlations in OI.
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- Xin-Yi Xia
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210002, PR China
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Sweeney SM, Orgel JP, Fertala A, McAuliffe JD, Turner KR, Di Lullo GA, Chen S, Antipova O, Perumal S, Ala-Kokko L, Forlino A, Cabral WA, Barnes AM, Marini JC, Antonio JDS. Candidate cell and matrix interaction domains on the collagen fibril, the predominant protein of vertebrates. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:21187-97. [PMID: 18487200 PMCID: PMC2475701 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709319200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Type I collagen, the predominant protein of vertebrates, polymerizes with type III and V collagens and non-collagenous molecules into large cable-like fibrils, yet how the fibril interacts with cells and other binding partners remains poorly understood. To help reveal insights into the collagen structure-function relationship, a data base was assembled including hundreds of type I collagen ligand binding sites and mutations on a two-dimensional model of the fibril. Visual examination of the distribution of functional sites, and statistical analysis of mutation distributions on the fibril suggest it is organized into two domains. The "cell interaction domain" is proposed to regulate dynamic aspects of collagen biology, including integrin-mediated cell interactions and fibril remodeling. The "matrix interaction domain" may assume a structural role, mediating collagen cross-linking, proteoglycan interactions, and tissue mineralization. Molecular modeling was used to superimpose the positions of functional sites and mutations from the two-dimensional fibril map onto a three-dimensional x-ray diffraction structure of the collagen microfibril in situ, indicating the existence of domains in the native fibril. Sequence searches revealed that major fibril domain elements are conserved in type I collagens through evolution and in the type II/XI collagen fibril predominant in cartilage. Moreover, the fibril domain model provides potential insights into the genotype-phenotype relationship for several classes of human connective tissue diseases, mechanisms of integrin clustering by fibrils, the polarity of fibril assembly, heterotypic fibril function, and connective tissue pathology in diabetes and aging.
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- Shawn M. Sweeney
- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
| | - Joan C. Marini
- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, the
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research
and Instrumentation, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical
Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, the
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, the
Department of Statistics, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois 60064, the Collagen Research
Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,
Connective Tissue Gene Tests, Allentown,
Pennsylvania 18103, the Department of
Biochemistry A. Castellani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, the
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic
Research and Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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Chung HJ, Steplewski A, Chung KY, Uitto J, Fertala A. Collagen fibril formation. A new target to limit fibrosis. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:25879-86. [PMID: 18650436 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804272200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We present a concept for reducing formation of fibrotic deposits by inhibiting self-assembly of collagen molecules into fibrils, a main component of fibrotic lesions. Employing monoclonal antibodies that bind to the telopeptide region of a collagen molecule, we found that blocking telopeptide-mediated collagen/collagen interactions reduces the amount of collagen fibrils accumulated in vitro and in keloid-like organotypic constructs. We conclude that inhibiting extracellular steps of the fibrotic process provides a novel approach to limit fibrosis in a number of tissues and organs.
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- Hye Jin Chung
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Lund A, Joensen F, Christensen E, Dunø M, Skovby F, Schwartz M. A novel arginine-to-cysteine substitution in the triple helical region of the alpha1(I) collagen chain in a family with an osteogenesis imperfecta/Ehlers-Danlos phenotype. Clin Genet 2007; 73:97-101. [PMID: 18028452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00926.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Makareeva E, Leikin S. Procollagen triple helix assembly: an unconventional chaperone-assisted folding paradigm. PLoS One 2007; 2:e1029. [PMID: 17925877 PMCID: PMC2000351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 09/21/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Fibers composed of type I collagen triple helices form the organic scaffold of bone and many other tissues, yet the energetically preferred conformation of type I collagen at body temperature is a random coil. In fibers, the triple helix is stabilized by neighbors, but how does it fold? The observations reported here reveal surprising features that may represent a new paradigm for folding of marginally stable proteins. We find that human procollagen triple helix spontaneously folds into its native conformation at 30-34 degrees C but not at higher temperatures, even in an environment emulating Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). ER-like molecular crowding by nonspecific proteins does not affect triple helix folding or aggregation of unfolded chains. Common ER chaperones may prevent aggregation and misfolding of procollagen C-propeptide in their traditional role of binding unfolded polypeptide chains. However, such binding only further destabilizes the triple helix. We argue that folding of the triple helix requires stabilization by preferential binding of chaperones to its folded, native conformation. Based on the triple helix folding temperature measured here and published binding constants, we deduce that HSP47 is likely to do just that. It takes over 20 HSP47 molecules to stabilize a single triple helix at body temperature. The required 50-200 microM concentration of free HSP47 is not unusual for heat-shock chaperones in ER, but it is 100 times higher than used in reported in vitro experiments, which did not reveal such stabilization.
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- Elena Makareeva
- Section on Physical Biochemistry, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Brittle bones break wide open. Matrix Biol 2007; 26:211-2. [PMID: 17478313 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2007.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Malfait F, Symoens S, De Backer J, Hermanns-Lê T, Sakalihasan N, Lapière CM, Coucke P, De Paepe A. Three arginine to cysteine substitutions in the pro-alpha (I)-collagen chain cause Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with a propensity to arterial rupture in early adulthood. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:387-95. [PMID: 17211858 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mutations in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes, encoding the proalpha1 and 2 chains of type I collagen, cause osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) arthrochalasis type. Although the majority of missense mutations in the collagen type I triple helix affect glycine residues in the Gly-Xaa-Yaa repeat, few nonglycine substitutions have been reported. Two arginine-to-cysteine substitutions in the alpha1(I)-collagen chain are associated with classic EDS [R134C (p.R312C)] or autosomal dominant Caffey disease with mild EDS features [R836C (p.R1014C)]. Here we show alpha1(I) R-to-C substitutions in three unrelated patients who developed iliac or femoral dissection in early adulthood. In addition, manifestations of classic EDS in Patient 1 [c.1053C>T; R134C (p.R312C); X-position] or osteopenia in Patients 2 [c.1839C>T; R396C (p.R574C); Y-position] and 3 [c.3396C>T; R915C (p.R1093C); Y-position] are seen. Dermal fibroblasts from the patients produced disulfide-bonded alpha1(I)-dimers in approximately 20% of type I collagen, which were efficiently secreted into the medium in case of the R396C and R915C substitution. Theoretical stability calculations of the collagen type I heterotrimer and thermal denaturation curves of monomeric mutant alpha1(I)-collagen chains showed minor destabilization of the collagen helix. However, dimers were shown to be highly unstable. The R134C and R396C caused delayed procollagen processing by N-proteinase. Ultrastructural findings showed collagen fibrils with variable diameter and irregular interfibrillar spaces, suggesting disturbed collagen fibrillogenesis. Our findings demonstrate that R-to-C substitutions in the alpha1(I) chain may result in a phenotype with propensity to arterial rupture in early adulthood. This broadens the phenotypic range of nonglycine substitutions in collagen type I and has important implications for genetic counseling and follow-up of patients carrying this type of mutation.
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- Fransiska Malfait
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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