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Singh V, Katiyar A, Malik P, Kumar S, Mohan A, Singh H, Jain D. Identification of molecular biomarkers associated with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) using whole-exome sequencing. Cancer Biomark 2023:CBM220211. [PMID: 37694353 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-220211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Significant progress has been made in the treatment of patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADCA) based on molecular profiling. However, no such molecular target exists for squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC). An exome sequence may provide new markers for personalized medicine for lung cancer patients of all subtypes. The current study aims to discover new genetic markers that can be used as universal biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS WES of 19 advanced NSCLC patients (10 ADCA and 9 SQCC) was performed using Illumina HiSeq 2000. Variant calling was performed using GATK HaplotypeCaller and then the impacts of variants on protein structure or function were predicted using SnpEff and ANNOVAR. The clinical impact of somatic variants in cancer was assessed using cancer archives. Somatic variants were further prioritized using a knowledge-driven variant interpretation approach. Sanger sequencing was used to validate functionally important variants. RESULTS We identified 24 rare single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) including 17 non-synonymous SNVs, and 7 INDELs in 18 genes possibly linked to lung carcinoma. Variants were classified as known somatic (n= 10), deleterious (n= 8), and variant of uncertain significance (n= 6). We found TBP and MPRIP genes exclusively associated with ADCA subtypes, FBOX6 with SQCC subtypes and GPRIN2, KCNJ18 and TEKT4 genes mutated in all the patients. The Sanger sequencing of 10 high-confidence somatic SNVs showed 100% concordance in 7 genes, and 80% concordance in the remaining 3 genes. CONCLUSIONS Our bioinformatics analysis identified KCNJ18, GPRIN2, TEKT4, HRNR, FOLR3, ESSRA, CTBP2, MPRIP, TBP, and FBXO6 may contribute to progression in NSCLC and could be used as new biomarkers for the treatment. The mechanism by which GPRIN2, KCNJ12, and TEKT4 contribute to tumorigenesis is unclear, but our results suggest they may play an important role in NSCLC and it is worth investigating in future.
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- Varsha Singh
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Bioinformatics Facility, Centralized Core Research Facility, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Ansari Nagar, India
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- ICMR-AIIMS Computational Genomics Center, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Li G, Guo BY, Wang HD, Lin GT, Lan TJ, Ying H, Xu J. CircRNA hsa_circ_0014130 function as a miR-132-3p sponge for playing oncogenic roles in bladder cancer via upregulating KCNJ12 expression. Cell Biol Toxicol 2022; 38:1079-1096. [PMID: 34755307 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-021-09668-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The modern categories of endogenous non-coding RNAs, namely circular RNAs (circRNAs), involved within the carcinogenesis and progression of various human cancers. The fundamental aim of the current investigation was the evaluation of the hsa_circ_0014130 expressions, their biological functions, and potential regulatory network in bladder cancer. The level of expression for hsa_circ_0014130 was evaluated by qRT-PCR, and its relationships to clinicopathological features and survival outcomes of cases experiencing cancer of the bladder were scrutinized. The impact of hsa_circ_0014130 expressions on biological attitudes of bladder cancer cells in vitro was investigated. The interactions between hsa_circ_0014130 and microRNA (miRNA) sponge, miRNA, and its direct targets were determined by RNA pull-down as well as luciferase reporter gene assay. The correlations of their expression were determined by Pearson's correlation analysis. Rescue experiments were carried out to identify the biological roles of the regulation network. The expressions of hsa_circ_0014130 were markedly ameliorated in bladder cancer samples and linked with aggressive characteristics and unfavorable survival. Ectopic expression of hsa_circ_0014130 clearly enhanced the differentiation, proliferative, migratory, invasive potential of the cell in bladder cancer, and the development of tumor xenograft in vivo, while malignant biological behaviors were inhibited by hsa_circ_0014130 knockdown. The expression of hsa_circ_0014130 was tied to miR-132-3p in a negative manner with the cells and tissues of bladder cancer. hsa_circ_0014130 function as a competitive endogenous RNA for miR-132-3p to play oncogenic roles in bladder cancer cells. On the other hand, KCNJ12 was a straightforward target of miR-132-3p at the downstream, and the expressions of KCNJ12 were inversely related to that of miR-132-3p. Furthermore, a significantly positive correlation was found between hsa_circ_0014130 and KCNJ12 mRNA expression. More importantly, the oncogenic impact of hsa_circ_0014130 on bladder cancer cells was partly suppressed by ectopic expression of miR-132-3p or KCNJ12 knockdown. The underlined data revealed that hsa_circ_0014130 exerted its biological roles by regulating miR-132-3p/KCNJ12 expression. Further research revealed hsa_circ_0014130/miR-132-3p/KCNJ12 axis has participated in the Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progress and GSK3β/AKT signaling pathway. hsa_circ_0014130 works as a sponge of miR-132-3p to advance the oncogenesis and metastasis of bladder cancer by regulation of the KCNJ12 expression. These achievements might ameliorate the comprehension of tumor pathogenesis and provide novel therapeutic targets for cancer of the bladder.
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- Gang Li
- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Baodi Hospital, Baodi Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 301800, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Baodi Hospital, Baodi Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 301800, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- Internal Medicine Ward 2, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Urology Surgical Ward, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.440, Jiyan Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
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Khalilipour N, Baranova A, Jebelli A, Heravi-Moussavi A, Bruskin S, Abbaszadegan MR. Familial Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma with damaging rare/germline mutations in KCNJ12/KCNJ18 and GPRIN2 genes. Cancer Genet 2017; 221:46-52. [PMID: 29405996 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In Iran, esophageal cancer is the fourth common cancers in women and sixth common cancers in men. Here we evaluated the importance of familial risk factors and the role of genetic predisposition in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) using Whole-Exome Sequencing (WES). Germline damaging mutations were identified in WES data from 9 probands of 9 unrelated ESCC pedigrees. Mutations were confirmed with Sanger sequencing and evaluated amplification-refractory mutation system-Polymerase Chain Reaction (ARMS-PCR) in 50 non-related ethnically matched samples and in complete genomics database. Sixteen candidate variants were detected in ESCC 9 probands. Four of these 16 variants were rare damaging mutations including novel mutations in KCNJ12/KCNJ18, and GPRIN2 genes. This WES study in Iranian patients with ESCC, provides insight into the identification of novel germline mutations in familial ESCC. Our data suggest an association between specific mutations and increased risk of ESCC.
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- Narjes Khalilipour
- Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Research Center for Medical Genetics RAMS, Moscow, Russia
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Department, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Division of Human Genetics, Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Yuan HX, Yan K, Hou DY, Zhang ZY, Wang H, Wang X, Zhang J, Xu XR, Liang YH, Zhao WS, Xu L, Zhang L. Whole exome sequencing identifies a KCNJ12 mutation as a cause of familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e7727. [PMID: 28816949 PMCID: PMC5571686 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by left ventricular dilation, and is associated with systolic dysfunction and increased action potential duration. Approximately 50% of DCM cases are caused by inherited gene mutations with genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity. Next generation sequencing may be useful in screening unknown mutations in such cases.A family was identified with DCM, in which the affected family members developed heart failure, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Probands and 4 affected family members underwent whole exome sequencing (WES), bioinformatics methods, and gene annotation to identify potentially causative variants. The Sanger sequencing method was used to verify the candidate mutation.WES yielded 2,238,831 variations. KCNJ12 (p.Glu334del) was identified as a candidate mutation, and the heterozygous mutation was verified by Sanger sequencing.Our study emphasizes the application of WES in identifying causative mutations in DCM. This report is the first to describe the KCNJ12 gene as a cause of DCM in patients.
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- Hai-Xin Yuan
- Basic Medical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Biomarker Technologies Company
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Department of General Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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Bertram KL, Banderali U, Tailor P, Krawetz RJ. Ion channel expression and function in normal and osteoarthritic human synovial fluid progenitor cells. Channels (Austin) 2015; 10:148-57. [PMID: 26632350 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2015.1116652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease affecting the cartilage of over 15% of Canadians. Synovial fluid mesenchymal progenitor cells (sfMPCs) are present in joints and are thought to contribute to healing. OA sfMPCs have a greater proliferative ability but decreased chondrogenic potential. However, little is known about the factors influencing/regulating the differences between normal and OA sfMPCs. Recently, our lab has shown that sfMPC chondrogenic differentiation in vitro is favorably biased toward a similar osmotic environment as they experience in vivo. The current study now examines the expression and functionality of a variety of ion channels in sfMPCs derived from normal individuals and early OA patients. Results indicated that there is differential ion channel regulation at the functional level and expression level in early OA sfMPCs. All ion channels were upregulated in early OA compared to normal sfMPCs with the exception of KCNMA1 at the mRNA level. At the protein level, TRPV4 was over expressed in early OA sfMPCs, while KCNJ12 and KCNMA1 were unchanged between normal and early OA sfMPCs. At the functional level, the inward rectifying potassium channel was under expressed in early OA sfMPCs, however the membrane potential was unchanged between normal and early OA sfMPCs. In the synovial environment itself, a number of differences in ion concentration between normal and early OA synovial fluid were observed. These findings suggest that normal and OA progenitor cells demonstrate functional differences in how they interact with the synovial ion environment.
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- Karri L Bertram
- a Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.,b McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health , Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary , Alberta , Canada
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- c Faculty of Kinesiology , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.,b McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health , Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary , Alberta , Canada
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.,b McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health , Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary , Alberta , Canada
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Zapata M, Kunii IS, Paninka RM, Simões DMN, Castillo VA, Reche A, Maciel RMB, Dias da Silva MR. Molecular cloning of ion channels in Felis catus that are related to periodic paralyses in man: a contribution to the understanding of the genetic susceptibility to feline neck ventroflexion and paralysis. Biol Open 2014; 3:785-93. [PMID: 25063199 PMCID: PMC4163655 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20148003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neck ventroflexion in cats has different causes; however, the most common is the hypokalemia associated with flaccid paralysis secondary to chronic renal failure. In humans, the most common causes of acute flaccid paralysis are hypokalemia precipitated by thyrotoxicosis and familial forms linked to mutations in sodium, potassium, and calcium channel genes. Here, we describe the sequencing and analysis of skeletal muscle ion channels in Felis catus that could be related to periodic paralyses in humans, contributing to the understanding of the genetic susceptibility to feline neck ventroflexion and paralysis. We studied genomic DNA from eleven cats, including five animals that were hyperthyroid with hypokalemia, although only one presented with muscle weakness, and six healthy control domestic cats. We identified the ion channel ortholog genes KCNJ2, KCNJ12, KCNJ14, CACNA1S and SCN4A in the Felis catus genome, together with several polymorphic variants. Upon comparative alignment with other genomes, we found that Felis catus provides evidence for a high genomic conservation of ion channel sequences. Although we hypothesized that neck ventroflexion in cats could be associated with a thyrotoxic or familial periodic paralysis channel mutation, we did not identify any previously detected human channel mutation in the hyperthyroid cat presenting hypokalemia. However, based on the small number of affected cats in this study, we cannot yet rule out this molecular mechanism. Notwithstanding, hyperthyroidism should still be considered as a differential diagnosis in hypokalemic feline paralysis.
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- Marlyn Zapata
- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04039032, SP, Brazil
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Houtman MJC, Takanari H, Kok BGJM, van Eck M, Montagne DR, Vos MA, de Boer TP, van der Heyden MAG. Experimental Mapping of the Canine KCNJ2 and KCNJ12 Gene Structures and Functional Analysis of the Canine K(IR)2.2 ion Channel. Front Physiol 2012; 3:9. [PMID: 22363290 PMCID: PMC3277267 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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For many model organisms traditionally in use for cardiac electrophysiological studies, characterization of ion channel genes is lacking. We focused here on two genes encoding the inward rectifier current, KCNJ2 and KCNJ12, in the dog heart. A combination of RT-PCR, 5′-RACE, and 3′-RACE demonstrated the status of KCNJ2 as a two exon gene. The complete open reading frame (ORF) was located on the second exon. One transcription initiation site was mapped. Four differential transcription termination sites were found downstream of two consensus polyadenylation signals. The canine KCNJ12 gene was found to consist of three exons, with its ORF located on the third exon. One transcription initiation and one termination site were found. No alternative splicing was observed in right ventricle or brain cortex. The gene structure of canine KCNJ2 and KCNJ12 was conserved amongst other vertebrates, while current GenBank gene annotation was determined as incomplete. In silico translation of KCN12 revealed a non-conserved glycine rich stretch located near the carboxy-terminus of the KIR2.2 protein. However, no differences were observed when comparing dog with human KIR2.2 protein upon ectopic expression in COS-7 or HEK293 cells with respect to subcellular localization or electrophysiological properties.
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- Marien J C Houtman
- Division Heart and Lungs, Department of Medical Physiology, University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands
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Ryan DP, da Silva MRD, Soong TW, Fontaine B, Donaldson MR, Kung AWC, Jongjaroenprasert W, Liang MC, Khoo DHC, Cheah JS, Ho SC, Bernstein HS, Maciel RMB, Brown RH, Ptácek LJ. Mutations in potassium channel Kir2.6 cause susceptibility to thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Cell 2010; 140:88-98. [PMID: 20074522 PMCID: PMC2885139 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by acute attacks of weakness, hypokalemia, and thyrotoxicosis of various etiologies. These transient attacks resemble those of patients with familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoKPP) and resolve with treatment of the underlying hyperthyroidism. Because of the phenotypic similarity of these conditions, we hypothesized that TPP might also be a channelopathy. While sequencing candidate genes, we identified a previously unreported gene (not present in human sequence databases) that encodes an inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channel, Kir2.6. This channel, nearly identical to Kir2.2, is expressed in skeletal muscle and is transcriptionally regulated by thyroid hormone. Expression of Kir2.6 in mammalian cells revealed normal Kir currents in whole-cell and single-channel recordings. Kir2.6 mutations were present in up to 33% of the unrelated TPP patients in our collection. Some of these mutations clearly alter a variety of Kir2.6 properties, all altering muscle membrane excitability leading to paralysis.
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- Devon P Ryan
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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Kaibara M, Ishihara K, Doi Y, Hayashi H, Ehara T, Taniyama K. Identification of human Kir2.2 (KCNJ12) gene encoding functional inward rectifier potassium channel in both mammalian cells and Xenopus oocytes. FEBS Lett 2002; 531:250-4. [PMID: 12417321 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03512-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Arginine residue at position 285 (R285) in the intracellular C-terminal domain of inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.2 is conserved in many species, but missing in previously reported human Kir2.2 sequences. We here identified the human Kir2.2 gene in normal individuals, which contained R285 in the deduced amino-acid sequence (hKir2.2/R285). All 30 individuals we examined were homozygous for Kir2.2/R285 gene. The hKir2.2/R285 was electrophysiologically functional in both mammalian cells and Xenopus oocytes. However, the hKir2.2 missing R285 was functional only in Xenopus oocytes, but not in mammalian cells. Thus, R285 in Kir2.2 is important for its functional expression in mammalian cells.
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- Muneshige Kaibara
- Department of Pharmacology, Nagasaki University, School of Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Bagheri-Fam S, Ferraz C, Demaille J, Scherer G, Pfeifer D. Comparative genomics of the SOX9 region in human and Fugu rubripes: conservation of short regulatory sequence elements within large intergenic regions. Genomics 2001; 78:73-82. [PMID: 11707075 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2001.6648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Campomelic dysplasia (CD), a human skeletal malformation syndrome with XY sex reversal, is caused by heterozygous mutations in and around the gene SOX9. SOX9 has an extended 5' control region, as indicated by CD translocation breakpoints scattered over 1 Mb proximal to SOX9 and by expression data from mice transgenic for human SOX9-spanning yeast artificial chromosomes. To identify long-range regulatory elements within the SOX9 5' control region, we compared approximately 3.7 Mb and 195 kb of sequence around human and Fugu rubripes SOX9, respectively. We identified only seven and five protein-coding genes in the human and F. rubripes sequences, respectively. Four of the F. rubripes genes have been mapped in humans; all reside on chromosome 17 but show extensive intrachromosomal gene shuffling compared with the gene order in F. rubripes. In both species, very large intergenic distances separate SOX9 from its directly flanking genes: 2 Mb and 500 kb on either side of SOX9 in humans, and 68 and 97 kb on either side of SOX9 in F. rubripes. Comparative sequence analysis of the intergenic regions revealed five conserved elements, E1-E5, up to 290 kb 5' to human SOX9 and up to 18 kb 5' to F. rubripes SOX9, and three such elements, E6-E8, 3' to SOX9. Where available, mouse sequences confirm conservation of the elements. From the yeast artificial chromosome transgenic data, elements E3-E5 are candidate enhancers for SOX9 expression in limb and vertebral column, and 8 of 10 CD translocation breakpoints separate these elements from SOX9.
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- S Bagheri-Fam
- Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, University of Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 33, Freiburg, D-79106, Germany
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Derst C, Karschin C, Wischmeyer E, Hirsch JR, Preisig-Müller R, Rajan S, Engel H, Grzeschik K, Daut J, Karschin A. Genetic and functional linkage of Kir5.1 and Kir2.1 channel subunits. FEBS Lett 2001; 491:305-11. [PMID: 11240146 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We have identified several cDNAs for the human Kir5.1 subunit of inwardly rectifying K(+) channels. Alternative splicing of exon 3 and the usage of two alternative polyadenylation sites contribute to cDNA diversity. The hKir5.1 gene KCNJ16 is assigned to chromosomal region 17q23.1-24.2, and is separated by only 34 kb from the hKir2.1 gene (KCNJ2). In the brain, Kir5.1 mRNA is restricted to the evolutionary older parts of the hindbrain, midbrain and diencephalon and overlaps with Kir2.1 in the superior/inferior colliculus and the pontine region. In the kidney Kir5.1 and Kir2.1 are colocalized in the proximal tubule. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, Kir5.1 is efficiently targeted to the cell surface and forms electrically silent channels together with Kir2.1, thus negatively controlling Kir2.1 channel activity in native cells.
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- C Derst
- Institute for Normal and Pathological Physiology, University of Marburg, Germany
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By the introduction of technological advancement in methods of structural analysis, electronics, and recombinant DNA techniques, research in physiology has become molecular. Additionally, focus of interest has been moving away from classical physiology to become increasingly centered on mechanisms of disease. A wonderful example for this development, as evident by this review, is the field of ion channel research which would not be nearly as advanced had it not been for human diseases to clarify. It is for this reason that structure-function relationships and ion channel electrophysiology cannot be separated from the genetic and clinical description of ion channelopathies. Unique among reviews of this topic is that all known human hereditary diseases of voltage-gated ion channels are described covering various fields of medicine such as neurology (nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, benign neonatal convulsions, episodic ataxia, hemiplegic migraine, deafness, stationary night blindness), nephrology (X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis, Bartter), myology (hypokalemic and hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, myotonia congenita, paramyotonia, malignant hyperthermia), cardiology (LQT syndrome), and interesting parallels in mechanisms of disease emphasized. Likewise, all types of voltage-gated ion channels for cations (sodium, calcium, and potassium channels) and anions (chloride channels) are described together with all knowledge about pharmacology, structure, expression, isoforms, and encoding genes.
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- F Lehmann-Horn
- Department of Applied Physiology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
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Mylona P, Gokhale DA, Taylor GM, Sibley CP. Detection of a high-frequency silent polymorphism (C-->T) in the kir2.1 (KCNJ2) inwardly rectifying potassium channel gene by polymerase chain reaction and single strand conformation polymorphism. Mol Cell Probes 1998; 12:331-3. [PMID: 9778459 DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1998.0192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this work was to determine the frequency of a base substitution (C-->T) identified in the Kir2.1 gene (approved gene symbol: KCNJ2; OMIM number: 600681). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the area of the Kir2.1 gene containing this substitution was performed on 52 genomic DNA samples. Using single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, the genotype and allele frequencies were subsequently determined and the polymorphism identified in this study was verified by cycle sequencing. The data demonstrate that the C-->T nucleotide change identified corresponds to a silent polymorphism with a relatively high frequency. The deduced genotype frequencies of homozygotes and heterozygotes were: C/C: 73%; T/T: 2% and C/T: 25%. The deduced allele frequencies were C: 85.6% and T: 14.4%.
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- P Mylona
- Department of Child Health and School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Liang Y, Wang A, Probst FJ, Arhya IN, Barber TD, Chen KS, Deshmukh D, Dolan DF, Hinnant JT, Carter LE, Jain PK, Lalwani AK, Li XC, Lupski JR, Moeljopawiro S, Morell R, Negrini C, Wilcox ER, Winata S, Camper SA, Friedman TB. Genetic mapping refines DFNB3 to 17p11.2, suggests multiple alleles of DFNB3, and supports homology to the mouse model shaker-2. Am J Hum Genet 1998; 62:904-15. [PMID: 9529344 PMCID: PMC1377026 DOI: 10.1086/301786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The nonsyndromic congenital recessive deafness gene, DFNB3, first identified in Bengkala, Bali, was mapped to a approximately 12-cM interval on chromosome 17. New short tandem repeats (STRs) and additional DNA samples were used to identify recombinants that constrain the DFNB3 interval to less, similar6 cM on 17p11.2. Affected individuals from Bengkala and affected members of a family with hereditary deafness who were from Bila, a village neighboring Bengkala, were homozygous for the same alleles for six adjacent STRs in the DFNB3 region and were heterozygous for other distal markers, thus limiting DFNB3 to an approximately 3-cM interval. Nonsyndromic deafness segregating in two unrelated consanguineous Indian families, M21 and I-1924, were also linked to the DFNB3 region. Haplotype analysis indicates that the DFNB3 mutations in the three pedigrees most likely arose independently and suggests that DFNB3 makes a significant contribution to hereditary deafness worldwide. On the basis of conserved synteny, mouse deafness mutations shaker-2 (sh2) and sh2J are proposed as models of DFNB3. Genetic mapping has refined sh2 to a 0.6-cM interval of chromosome 11. Three homologous genes map within the sh2 and DFNB3 intervals, suggesting that sh2 is the homologue of DFNB3.
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- Y Liang
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, RockvilleMaryland 20850, USA
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