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Jiang J, Feng Y, Tang Q, Zhao C, Guo M, Wu J, Guo R, Lu H, Sun X, Gao J, Xue H. Novel IARS1 variants cause syndromic developmental disorder with epilepsy in a Chinese patient and the literature review. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2024; 12:e2326. [PMID: 38014478 PMCID: PMC10767687 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Isoleucinyl-tRNA synthetase (IARS) is encoded by the IARS1 gene and catalyzes the binding of isoleucine to specific tRNA. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the pathogenicity of novel IARS1 variants and the genotype-phenotype association, in order to expand the spectrum of pathogenic variants and phenotypes of IARS1-related disease and provide new evidence for the phenotypic spectrum of IARS1 variants. METHODS Clinical data of the proband were collected, and trio whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on the proband and the parents. Candidate variants were validated using Sanger sequencing. Bioinformatics software was utilized to analyze the functional consequences of identified variants and predict their potential deleteriousness. RESULTS A 17-month-old female patient presented with microcephaly, left external ear malformation, decreased muscle strength and tone in all limbs, epileptic seizures, global developmental delay, and developmental regression. Trio WES identified compound heterozygous variants in the IARS1 gene, c.120-1G>A and c.2164C>A, which were novel pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants, respectively. The phenotype of developmental regression has not been reported before. Only one patient with IARS1 compound heterozygous variants has been reported in the world to have an epileptic phenotype, and this is the second patient with an epileptic phenotype. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the splicing variant disrupted the canonical splice donor site, while the missense variant altered the local electrostatics of the IARS1 protein surface, potentially leading to functional abnormalities. CONCLUSION This study identified novel IARS1 variants and the phenotype of developmental regression, expanding the spectrum of pathogenic variants and phenotypes of IARS1-related diseases and providing new evidence for the rare phenotype of epileptic seizures caused by IARS1 variants.
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- Jinsong Jiang
- Department of Paediatric MedicineShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Paediatric MedicineShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Paediatric MedicineShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Paediatric MedicineShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Paediatric MedicineShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cytogenetic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of ShanxiWomen Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuanShanxiPeople's Republic of China
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Watanabe M, Shishido K, Kanehira N, Hiura K, Nakano K, Okamura T, Ando R, Sasaki H, Sasaki N. Molecular and Pathological Analyses of IARS1-Deficient Mice: An IARS Disorder Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24086955. [PMID: 37108118 PMCID: PMC10138339 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24086955] [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: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Most mitochondrial diseases are hereditary and highly heterogeneous. Cattle born with the V79L mutation in the isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (IARS1) protein exhibit weak calf syndrome. Recent human genomic studies about pediatric mitochondrial diseases also identified mutations in the IARS1 gene. Although severe prenatal-onset growth retardation and infantile hepatopathy have been reported in such patients, the relationship between IARS mutations and the symptoms is unknown. In this study, we generated hypomorphic IARS1V79L mutant mice to develop an animal model of IARS mutation-related disorders. We found that compared to wild-type mice, IARSV79L mutant mice showed a significant increase in hepatic triglyceride and serum ornithine carbamoyltransferase levels, indicating that IARS1V79L mice suffer from mitochondrial hepatopathy. In addition, siRNA knockdown of the IARS1 gene decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and increased reactive oxygen species in the hepatocarcinoma-derived cell line HepG2. Furthermore, proteomic analysis revealed decreased levels of the mitochondrial function-associated protein NME4 (mitochondrial nucleoside diphosphate kinase). Concisely, our mutant mice model can be used to study IARS mutation-related disorders.
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- Masaki Watanabe
- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1 Higashi-23, Towada 034-8628, Japan
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Zou TT, Sun HQ, Zhu Y, He TT, Ling WW, Zhu HM, Lin ZY, Liu YY, Liu SL, Wang H, Zhang XM. Compound heterozygous variations in IARS1 cause recurrent liver failure and growth retardation in a Chinese patient: a case report. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:329. [PMID: 35668413 PMCID: PMC9172121 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03371-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are enzymes responsible for attaching amino acids to tRNA, which enables protein synthesis. Mutations in isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IARS1) have recently been reported to be a genetic cause for growth retardation, intellectual disability, muscular hypotonia, and infantile hepatopathy (GRIDHH). CASE PRESENTATION In this study, we reported an additional case of compound heterozygous missense variations c.701 T > C (p.L234P) and c.1555C > T (p.R519C) in IARS1, which were identified using medical exome sequencing; c.701 T > C (p.L234P) was a novel variant, and c.1555C > T (p.R519C) was found in GnomAD. Unlike other reported patients, this individual presented prominently with recurrent liver failure, which led to her death at an early age of 19 months. She also had significant growth retardation, muscular hypotonia, chubby and flabby face, recurrent loose stools, and abnormal brain computed tomography (CT), while zinc deficiency and hearing loss were not present. Studies in zebrafish embryo modeling recapitulated some of the key phenotypic traits in embryo development, neurodevelopment, liver development, and myogenesis, demonstrating that these variations caused a loss of gene function in IARS1. CONCLUSIONS We have found a novel mutation point c.701 T > C (p.L234P) in IARS1. Compound heterozygous mutations of c.701 T > C (p.L234P) and c.1555C > T (p.R519C) in IARS1 are pathogenic, which can cause GRIDHH in child.
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- Ting-Ting Zou
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,SCU-CUHK Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Medical Genetics & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, South Section 3, Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, West China University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Medical Genetics & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, South Section 3, Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,SCU-CUHK Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Medical Genetics & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, South Section 3, Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Medical Genetics & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, South Section 3, Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,SCU-CUHK Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. .,SCU-CUHK Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Yu YM, Xu L, Li HR, Zhang TQ, Qian G, Li LF, Wang MH. IARS2 regulates proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 67:555-560. [PMID: 34495060 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.20201024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed at investigating the role of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase in the growth, migration, and angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and the underlying molecular mechanism. METHODS To assess the role of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase, we silenced isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells using lentiviral 2 specific short hairpin RNAs (short hairpin RNAs 1 and 2) and examined silencing efficiency using real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses. Short hairpin RNAs 1-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase had greater knockdown efficiency, it was used in the entire downstream analysis. Short hairpin RNAs 1- isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase silencing effects on cell proliferation, cell colony generation, cell migration, as well as angiogenesis were assessed using cell counting kit-8, colony development, cell migration, and angiogenesis tube formation assays, respectively. RESULTS Compared to the control group, anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase short hairpin RNAs significantly silenced isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and suppressed their proliferation, migration, and angiogenic capacity. To characterize the underlying mechanism, western blot analyses showed that isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase knockdown suppressed phosphorylation of extracellular-regulated kinase ½ and protein-serine- threonine kinase, as well as expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, GSK-3β, and β-catenin. CONCLUSIONS We have shown, for the first time, the critical role of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Our data show that isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase knockdown suppresses human umbilical vein endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis. We have also shown that isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase knockdown suppresses phosphorylation of extracellular-regulated kinase ½ and protein-serine- threonine kinase, as well as expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, GSK-3β, and β-catenin. Together, these data highlight isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase as a potential antitumor anti-angiogenic target.
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- Yue-Ming Yu
- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Department of Orthopedics - Shanghai, China
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Estève C, Roman C, DeLeusse C, Baravalle M, Bertaux K, Blanc F, Bourgeois P, Bresson V, Cano A, Coste ME, Delteil C, Lacoste C, Loosveld M, De Paula AM, Monnier AS, Secq V, Levy N, Badens C, Fabre A. Novel partial loss-of-function variants in the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (YARS1) gene involved in multisystem disease. Eur J Med Genet 2021; 64:104294. [PMID: 34352414 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cytoplasmic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are emerging as a cause of numerous rare inherited diseases. Recently, biallelic variants in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (YARS1) have been described in ten patients of three families with multi-systemic disease (failure to thrive, developmental delay, liver dysfunction, and lung cysts). Here, we report an additional subject with overlapping clinical findings, heterozygous for two novel variants in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (NM_003680.3(YARS1):c.176T>C; p.(Ile59Thr) and NM_003680.3(YARS1):c.237C>G; p.(Tyr79*) identified by whole exome sequencing. The p.Ile59Thr variant is located in the highly conserved aminoacylation domain of the protein. Compared to subjects previously described, this patient presents a much more severe condition. Our findings support implication of two novel YARS1 variants in these disorders. Furthermore, we provide evidence for a reduced protein abundance in cells of the patient, in favor of a partial loss-of-function mechanism.
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- Service de Pédiatrie Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Pneumologie Pédiatrique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- CRB TAC (CRB AP-HM TAC), [BIORESOURCES], Marseille, France
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- Service D'Anesthésie Réanimation Pédiatrique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France; Service de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Service D'Urgences Pédiatriques, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie Spécialisée & Médecine Infantile, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Médecine Légale, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire D'Hématologie Biologique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire D'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France
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- U1068-CRCM, Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Service D'anatomo-pathologie, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France; Service de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France; Service de Génétique Médicale, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone Enfant, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France; Service de Pédiatrie Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital de La Timone Enfants, APHM, Marseille, France.
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Treatment of ARS deficiencies with specific amino acids. Genet Med 2021; 23:2202-2207. [PMID: 34194004 PMCID: PMC8244667 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01249-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose Recessive cytosolic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (ARS) deficiencies are severe multiorgan diseases, with limited treatment options. By loading transfer RNAs (tRNAs) with their cognate amino acids, ARS are essential for protein translation. However, it remains unknown why ARS deficiencies lead to specific symptoms, especially early life and during infections. We set out to increase pathophysiological insight and improve therapeutic possibilities. Methods In fibroblasts from patients with isoleucyl-RS (IARS), leucyl-RS (LARS), phenylalanyl-RS-beta-subunit (FARSB), and seryl-RS (SARS) deficiencies, we investigated aminoacylation activity, thermostability, and sensitivity to ARS-specific amino acid concentrations, and developed personalized treatments. Results Aminoacylation activity was reduced in all patients, and further diminished at 38.5/40 °C (PLARS and PFARSB), consistent with infectious deteriorations. With lower cognate amino acid concentrations, patient fibroblast growth was severely affected. To prevent local and/or temporal deficiencies, we treated patients with corresponding amino acids (follow-up: 1/2–2 2/3rd years), and intensified treatment during infections. All patients showed beneficial treatment effects, most strikingly in growth (without tube feeding), head circumference, development, coping with infections, and oxygen dependency. Conclusion For these four ARS deficiencies, we observed a common disease mechanism of episodic insufficient aminoacylation to meet translational demands and illustrate the power of amino acid supplementation for the expanding ARS patient group. Moreover, we provide a strategy for personalized preclinical functional evaluation. ![]()
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Fagbemi A, Newman WG, Tangye SG, Hughes SM, Cheesman E, Arkwright PD. Refractory very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease associated with cytosolic isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:1841-1846. [PMID: 32351297 PMCID: PMC7183863 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i15.1841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases/ligases (ARSs) are highly conserved enzymes involved in attaching amino acids to tRNA promoting protein synthesis. Although deficiencies of ARSs localized to the mitochondria classically present with neuropathology, the clinical features of cytosolic ARS deficiencies are more variable. They have previously been associated with neonatal hepatitis, but never with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease.
CASE SUMMARY A nine-year-old Bangladeshi boy presented with neonatal liver failure and deranged clotting, transaminitis and cholestasis. His parents were first cousins. Two older brothers and a sister were well. The patient suffered from loose stools from early infancy which became more troublesome and persistent from five years old with ten bloody motions a day. Repeated endoscopies showed persistent pancolitis, which was refractory to mesalazine, corticosteroids, azathioprine, sirolimus and anti-TNF (adalimumab) therapy, but has improved recently with subcutaneous methotrexate.Whole Genome Sequencing revealed a novel pathogenic missense variant (c.290A > G) in the cytosolic isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase gene, leading to an amino acid substitution (p.Asp97Gly). Pathogenic variants in other genes associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (ADAM17, EGFR, FOXP3, IL10RA, IL10RB, IL21R, NCF4, STAT3) were excluded. Cytokine assays demonstrated markedly elevated IL-2, IL-5, IL-13, IL-9 and IL-10 by the patient’s CD4+ T-cells, while IL-17A, IL-17F, IFNβ were lower, and TNFα not significantly different when compared to healthy controls.
CONCLUSION This case report provides evidence that recessive mutations in cytosolic isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase are a novel monogenic cause of IBD, which should be considered, particularly in infants and children with a history of neonatal hepatitis and very early-onset IBD poorly responsive to treatment.
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- Andrew Fagbemi
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester M199WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
- Evolution and Genomic Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
- St Vincent’s Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Histopathology, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, University of Manchester, Manchester M139WL, United Kingdom
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Diao H, Zhu P, Dai Y, Chen W. Identification of 11 potentially relevant gene mutations involved in growth retardation, intellectual disability, joint contracture, and hepatopathy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13117. [PMID: 30431579 PMCID: PMC6257554 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The multisystemic clinical characteristics of growth retardation, intellectual disability, joint contracture, and hepatopathy in humans are rare and there are no clear diagnoses of these conditions. However, previous studies using exome sequencing have suggested that they are caused by gene mutations, and some related pathogenic gene variants have been found.Here, we performed resequencing and genome-wide variation analysis of 3 individuals (an affected proband and unaffected parents) from a consanguineous family using Solexa sequencing technology to identify mutated genes.The following genetic features were identified: 3,586,775 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 583,416 insertion/deletion polymorphisms (InDels), and 8579 structural variations (SVs) in the genome of the father; 3,624,800 SNPs, 608,685 InDels, and 8,827 SVs in the genome of the mother; 3,574,431 SNPs, 571,196 InDels, and 8371 SVs in the genome of the proband. Variations between samples were determined by comparative analysis of authentic collections of SNPs and were functionally annotated. Variations in several important genes, including SEC22B, FLG, ZNF717, MUC4, TRIL, CTAGE4, FOXG1, LOC100287399, KRTAP1-3, and LRRC37A3, were surveyed by alignment analysis.The results present new evidence that mutations in 11 genes may be associated with characteristic clinical growth retardation, intellectual disability, joint contracture, and hepatopathy.
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- Hongyan Diao
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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- Central Lab of Shenzhen Pingshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangdong
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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