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Makwana R, Christ C, Marchi E, Harpell R, Lyon GJ. Longitudinal adaptive behavioral outcomes in Ogden syndrome by seizure status and therapeutic intervention. Am J Med Genet A 2024; 194:e63651. [PMID: 38747166 PMCID: PMC11315639 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63651] [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: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
Ogden syndrome, also known as NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome, is a rare genetic condition associated with pathogenic variants in the NAA10 N-terminal acetylation family of proteins. The condition was initially described in 2011 and is characterized by a range of neurologic symptoms, including intellectual disability and seizures, as well as developmental delays, psychiatric symptoms, congenital heart abnormalities, hypotonia, and others. Previously published articles have described the etiology and phenotype of Ogden syndrome, mostly with retrospective analyses; herein, we report prospective data concerning its progress over time. The current study involves a total of 58 distinct participants; of these, 43 caregivers were interviewed using the Vineland-3 and answered a survey regarding therapy and other questions, 10 of whom completed the Vineland-3 but did not answer the survey, and 5 participants who answered the survey but have not yet performed the Vineland-3 due to language constraints. The average age at the time of the most recent assessment was 12.4 years, with individuals ranging in age from 11 months to 40.2 years. Using Vineland-3 scores, we show decline in cognitive function over time in individuals with Ogden syndrome (n = 53). Sub-domain analysis found the decline to be present across all modalities. In addition, we describe the nature of seizures in this condition in greater detail, as well as investigate how already-available non-pharmaceutical therapies impact individuals with NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome. Additional investigation between seizure and non-seizure groups showed no significant difference in adaptive behavior outcomes. A therapy investigation showed speech therapy to be the most commonly used therapy by individuals with NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome, followed by occupational and physical therapy, with more severely affected individuals receiving more types of therapy than their less-severe counterparts. Early intervention analysis was only significantly effective for speech therapy, with analyses of all other therapies being non-significant. Our study portrays the decline in cognitive function over time of individuals within our cohort, independent of seizure status, and therapies being received, and highlights the urgent need for the development of effective treatments for Ogden syndrome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rikhil Makwana
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, United States of America
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Bezzerides V, Yoshinaga D, Feng R, Prondzynski M, Shani K, Tharani Y, Mayourian J, Joseph M, Walker D, Bortolin R, Carreon C, Boss B, Upton S, Parker K, Pu W. Dysregulation of N-terminal acetylation causes cardiac arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-3398860. [PMID: 39070617 PMCID: PMC11275982 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3398860/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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N-terminal-acetyltransferases including NAA10 catalyze N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation), an evolutionarily conserved co-translational modification. Little is known about the role of Nt-acetylation in cardiac homeostasis. To gain insights, we studied a novel NAA10 variant (p.R4S) segregating with QT-prolongation, cardiomyopathy and developmental delay in a large kindred. Here we show that the NAA10-R4S mutation reduced enzymatic activity, decreased expression levels of NAA10/NAA15 proteins, and destabilized the enzymatic complex NatA. In NAA10R4S/Y-iPSC-CMs, dysregulation of the late sodium and slow rectifying potassium currents caused severe repolarization abnormalities, consistent with clinical QT prolongation. Engineered heart tissues generated from NAA10R4S/Y-iPSC-CMs had significantly decreased contractile force and sarcomeric disorganization, consistent with the pedigree's cardiomyopathic phenotype. We identified small molecule and genetic therapies that normalized the phenotype of NAA10R4S/Y-iPSC-CMs. Our study defines novel roles of Nt-acetylation in cardiac regulation and delineates mechanisms underlying QT prolongation, arrhythmia, and cardiomyopathy caused by NAA10 dysfunction.
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- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Patel R, Park AY, Marchi E, Gropman AL, Whitehead MT, Lyon GJ. Ophthalmic manifestations of NAA10-related and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndromes: Analysis of cortical visual impairment and refractive errors. Am J Med Genet A 2024:e63821. [PMID: 39012200 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
NAA10-related (Ogden syndrome) and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndrome are known to present with varying degrees of intellectual disability, hypotonia, congenital cardiac abnormalities, seizures, and delayed speech and motor development. However, the ophthalmic manifestations of NAA10 and NAA15 variants are not yet fully characterized or understood. This study analyzed the prevalence of six ophthalmic conditions (cortical visual impairment, myopia, hyperopia, strabismus, nystagmus, and astigmatism) in 67 patients with pathogenic (P) or likely pathogenic (LP) variants in the NAA10 cohort (54 inherited, 10 de novo; 65 missense, 2 frameshift) and 19 patients with (L)P variants in the NAA15 cohort (18 de novo; 8 frameshift, 4 missense, 4 nonsense, and 1 splice site). Patients were interviewed virtually or in-person to collect a comprehensive medical history verified by medical records. These records were then analyzed to calculate the prevalence of these ophthalmic manifestations in each cohort. Analysis revealed a higher prevalence of ophthalmic conditions in our NAA10 cohort compared to existing literature (myopia 25.4% vs. 4.7%; astigmatism 37.3% vs. 13.2%; strabismus 28.4% vs. 3.8%; CVI 22.4% vs. 8.5%, respectively). No statistically significant differences were identified in the prevalence of these conditions between the NAA10 and NAA15 variants. Our study includes novel neuroimaging of 13 NAA10 and 5 NAA15 probands, which provides no clear correlation between globe size and severity of comorbid ophthalmic disease. Finally, anecdotal evidence was compiled to underscore the importance of early ophthalmologic evaluations and therapeutic interventions.
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- Rahi Patel
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- Division of Neuroradiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Division of Neurogenetics and Developmental Pediatrics, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Zeng T, Spence JP, Mostafavi H, Pritchard JK. Bayesian estimation of gene constraint from an evolutionary model with gene features. Nat Genet 2024:10.1038/s41588-024-01820-9. [PMID: 38977852 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01820-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
Measures of selective constraint on genes have been used for many applications, including clinical interpretation of rare coding variants, disease gene discovery and studies of genome evolution. However, widely used metrics are severely underpowered at detecting constraints for the shortest ~25% of genes, potentially causing important pathogenic mutations to be overlooked. Here we developed a framework combining a population genetics model with machine learning on gene features to enable accurate inference of an interpretable constraint metric, shet. Our estimates outperform existing metrics for prioritizing genes important for cell essentiality, human disease and other phenotypes, especially for short genes. Our estimates of selective constraint should have wide utility for characterizing genes relevant to human disease. Finally, our inference framework, GeneBayes, provides a flexible platform that can improve the estimation of many gene-level properties, such as rare variant burden or gene expression differences.
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- Tony Zeng
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Population Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Patel R, Makwana R, Christ C, Marchi E, Ung N, Harpell R, Miyake CY, Gropman AL, Lyon GJ, Whitehead MT. Neuroanatomical Features of NAA10- and NAA15-Related Neurodevelopmental Syndromes. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.06.24.24309433. [PMID: 38978667 PMCID: PMC11230317 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.24.24309433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Background NAA10-related (Ogden Syndrome) and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndromes present with varying degrees of intellectual disability, hypotonia, congenital cardiac abnormalities, seizures, and delayed speech and motor development. While there is much data on the clinical manifestations of these conditions, there are few radiologic reports describing the neuroanatomical abnormalities present on imaging. Objective Our goal was to provide neuroimaging analyses for a subset of probands with NAA10- and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental symptoms and assess severity, common radiologic anomalies, and changes over time to better understand the pathophysiology of these disease processes. Materials and Methods Neuroimaging studies from 26 probands (18 with pathogenic variants in NAA10, 8 with pathogenic variants in NAA15) were collected and analyzed. Size of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum, as well as myelination, brain malformations, globus pallidus hyperintensity, brain lesions, 4th ventricle size, tegmentovermian angle, cisterna magna size, pituitary size, olfactory tract, palate arch, and choroid plexus abnormalities were analyzed. In depth medical histories were also collected on all probands, including genetic testing results and social, cognitive, and developmental history. The Vineland 3 Adaptive Behavior Scale was also administered to the parents to assess functional status of the probands. Results On average, individuals with Ogden Syndrome had 5.7 anatomical abnormalities (standard deviation (SD) = 3.0), whereas those with NAA15 related neurodevelopmental syndrome had 2.8 (SD = 2.3) (p = .02). Probands who had more anatomical abnormalities tended to score worse on Vineland assessments, suggesting a possible correlation between the two. Structural-functional anatomic differences seen were preserved such that individuals with greater defects on, for example, motor regions of their scans tested worse on motor portions of the Vineland. Probands followed longitudinally demonstrated several changes between scans, most commonly in the cerebellum, brainstem, and degree of myelination. Such changes were only observed for probands with NAA10 variants in our cohort. Conclusion Despite clinical imaging being reported as being predominantly "normal" during routine clinical care, this analysis of a cohort of patients with NAA10-related (Ogden Syndrome) and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndrome by one neuroradiologist has established a range of subtle abnormalities. We hope these findings guide future research and diagnostic studies for this patient population.
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- Rahi Patel
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main Street, Houston, TX 77003, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, US
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Radiology Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Lyon GJ, Longo J, Garcia A, Inusa F, Marchi E, Shi D, Dörfel M, Arnesen T, Aldabe R, Lyons S, Nashat MA, Bolton D. Evaluating possible maternal effect lethality and genetic background effects in Naa10 knockout mice. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301328. [PMID: 38713657 PMCID: PMC11075865 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Amino-terminal (Nt-) acetylation (NTA) is a common protein modification, affecting approximately 80% of all human proteins. The human essential X-linked gene, NAA10, encodes for the enzyme NAA10, which is the catalytic subunit in the N-terminal acetyltransferase A (NatA) complex. There is extensive genetic variation in humans with missense, splice-site, and C-terminal frameshift variants in NAA10. In mice, Naa10 is not an essential gene, as there exists a paralogous gene, Naa12, that substantially rescues Naa10 knockout mice from embryonic lethality, whereas double knockouts (Naa10-/Y Naa12-/-) are embryonic lethal. However, the phenotypic variability in the mice is nonetheless quite extensive, including piebaldism, skeletal defects, small size, hydrocephaly, hydronephrosis, and neonatal lethality. Here we replicate these phenotypes with new genetic alleles in mice, but we demonstrate their modulation by genetic background and environmental effects. We cannot replicate a prior report of "maternal effect lethality" for heterozygous Naa10-/X female mice, but we do observe a small amount of embryonic lethality in the Naa10-/y male mice on the inbred genetic background in this different animal facility.
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- Gholson J. Lyon
- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Woodbury, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Woodbury, New York, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Molecular Biology Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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Makwana R, Christ C, Marchi E, Harpell R, Lyon GJ. Longitudinal Adaptive Behavioral Outcomes in Ogden Syndrome by Seizure Status and Therapeutic Intervention. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.02.23.24303144. [PMID: 38585745 PMCID: PMC10996826 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.23.24303144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
Ogden syndrome, also known as NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome, is a rare genetic condition associated with pathogenic variants in the NAA10 N-terminal acetylation family of proteins. The condition was initially described in 2011, and is characterized by a range of neurologic symptoms, including intellectual disability and seizures, as well as developmental delays, psychiatric symptoms, congenital heart abnormalities, hypotonia and others. Previously published articles have described the etiology and phenotype of Ogden syndrome, mostly with retrospective analyses; herein, we report prospective data concerning its progress over time. Additionally, we describe the nature of seizures in this condition in greater detail, as well as investigate how already-available non-pharmaceutical therapies impact individuals with NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome. Using Vineland-3 scores, we show decline in cognitive function over time in individuals with Ogden syndrome. Sub-domain analysis found the decline to be present across all modalities. Additional investigation between seizure and non-seizure groups showed no significant difference in adaptive behavior outcomes. Therapy investigation showed speech therapy to be the most commonly used therapy by individuals with NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome, followed by occupational and physical therapy. with more severely affected individuals receiving more types of therapy than their less-severe counterparts. Early intervention analysis was only significantly effective for speech therapy, with analyses of all other therapies being non-significant. Our study portrays the decline in cognitive function over time of individuals within our cohort, independent of seizure status and therapies being received, and highlights the urgent need for the development of effective treatments for Ogden syndrome.
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- Rikhil Makwana
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, United States of America
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Patel R, Park AY, Marchi E, Gropman AL, Whitehead MT, Lyon GJ. Ophthalmic Manifestations of NAA10-Related and NAA15-Related Neurodevelopmental Syndrome: Analysis of Cortical Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.02.01.24302161. [PMID: 38352572 PMCID: PMC10862986 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.01.24302161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
Abstract
NAA10-related and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndrome, otherwise known as Ogden Syndrome, is known to present with varying degrees of intellectual disability, hypotonia, congenital cardiac abnormalities, seizures, and delayed speech and motor development. However, the ophthalmic manifestations of NAA10 and NAA15 mutations are not yet fully characterized or understood. This study analyzed the prevalence of six ophthalmic conditions (cortical visual impairment, myopia, hyperopia, strabismus, nystagmus, and astigmatism) in 67 patients with pathogenic mutations in the NAA10 cohort (54 inherited, 10 de novo; 65 missense, 2 frameshift) and 19 patients with pathogenic mutations in the NAA15 cohort (18 de novo; 8 frameshift, 4 missense, 4 nonsense, and 1 splice site). Patients were interviewed virtually or in-person to collect a comprehensive medical history verified by medical records. These records were then analyzed to calculate the prevalence of these ophthalmic manifestations in each cohort. Analysis revealed a higher prevalence of ophthalmic conditions in our NAA10 cohort compared to existing literature (myopia 25.4% vs. 4.7%; astigmatism 37.3% vs. 13.2%; strabismus 28.4% vs. 3.8%; CVI 22.4% vs. 8.5%, respectively). No statistically significant differences were identified between the NAA10 and NAA15 mutations. Our study includes novel neuroimaging of 13 NAA10 and 5 NAA15 probands, which provides no clear correlation between globe size and severity of comorbid ophthalmic disease. Finally, anecdotal evidence was compiled to underscore the importance of early ophthalmologic evaluations and therapeutic interventions.
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- Rahi Patel
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Developmental Pediatrics, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, US
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Radiology Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, United States of America
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, United States of America
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Lyon GJ, Longo J, Garcia A, Inusa F, Marchi E, Shi D, Dörfel M, Arnesen T, Aldabe R, Lyons S, Nashat MA, Bolton D. Evaluating possible maternal effect lethality and genetic background effects in Naa10 knockout mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.04.27.538618. [PMID: 37163119 PMCID: PMC10168333 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.27.538618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Amino-terminal (Nt-) acetylation (NTA) is a common protein modification, affecting approximately 80% of all human proteins. The human essential X-linked gene, NAA10, encodes for the enzyme NAA10, which is the catalytic subunit in the N-terminal acetyltransferase A (NatA) complex. There is extensive genetic variation in humans with missense, splice-site, and C-terminal frameshift variants in NAA10. In mice, Naa10 is not an essential gene, as there exists a paralogous gene, Naa12, that substantially rescues Naa10 knockout mice from embryonic lethality, whereas double knockouts (Naa10-/Y Naa12-/-) are embryonic lethal. However, the phenotypic variability in the mice is nonetheless quite extensive, including piebaldism, skeletal defects, small size, hydrocephaly, hydronephrosis, and neonatal lethality. Here we replicate these phenotypes with new genetic alleles in mice, but we demonstrate their modulation by genetic background and environmental effects. We cannot replicate a prior report of "maternal effect lethality" for heterozygous Naa10-/X female mice, but we do observe a small amount of embryonic lethality in the Naa10-/Y male mice on the inbred genetic background in this different animal facility.
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- Gholson J. Lyon
- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Woodbury, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Woodbury, New York, USA
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- Human Genetics Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Molecular Biology Department, New York State Institute for Basic Research (IBR) in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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Ho KH, Pan KF, Cheng TY, Chien MH, Hua KT. Multiple impacts of Naa10p on cancer progression: Molecular functions and clinical prospects. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023; 1878:188973. [PMID: 37659460 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Nα-acetyltransferase 10 protein (Naa10p) is known as the catalytic subunit of N-terminal acetyltransferases A (NatA) complex, associating with Naa15p to acetylate N-termini of the human proteome. Recent investigations have unveiled additional functions for Naa10p, encompassing lysine ε-acetylation and acetyltransferase-independent activities. Its pleiotropic roles have been implicated in diverse physiological and pathological contexts. Emerging evidence has implicated Naa10p in cancer progression, demonstrating dual attributes as an oncogene or a tumor suppressor contingent on the cancer type and acetyltransferase activity context. In this comprehensive review, we present a pan-cancer analysis aimed at elucidating the intricacies underlying Naa10p dysregulation in cancer. Our findings propose the potential involvement of c-Myc as a modulatory factor influencing Naa10p expression. Moreover, we provide a consolidated summary of recent advancements in understanding the intricate molecular underpinnings through which Naa10p contributes to cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Furthermore, we delve into the multifaceted nature of Naa10p's roles in regulating cancer behaviors, potentially attributed to its interactions with a repertoire of partner proteins. Through an exhaustive exploration of Naa10p's functions, spanning its acetylation activity and acetyltransferase-independent functionalities, this review offers novel insights with implications for targeted therapeutic strategies involving this pivotal protein in the realm of cancer therapeutics.
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- Kuo-Hao Ho
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; TMU Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Varland S, Brønstad KM, Skinner SJ, Arnesen T. A nonsense variant in the N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA30 may be associated with global developmental delay and tracheal cleft. Am J Med Genet A 2023; 191:2402-2410. [PMID: 37387332 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Most human proteins are N-terminally acetylated by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), which play crucial roles in many cellular functions. The NatC complex, comprising the catalytic subunit NAA30 and the auxiliary subunits NAA35 and NAA38, is estimated to acetylate up to 20% of the human proteome in a co-translational manner. Several NAT enzymes have been linked to rare genetic diseases, causing developmental delay, intellectual disability, and heart disease. Here, we report a de novo heterozygous NAA30 nonsense variant c.244C>T (p.Q82*) (NM_001011713.2), which was identified by whole exome sequencing in a 5-year-old boy presenting with global development delay, autism spectrum disorder, hypotonia, tracheal cleft, and recurrent respiratory infections. Biochemical studies were performed to assess the functional impact of the premature stop codon on NAA30's catalytic activity. We find that NAA30-Q82* completely disrupts the N-terminal acetyltransferase activity toward a classical NatC substrate using an in vitro acetylation assay. This finding corresponds with structural modeling showing that the truncated NAA30 variant lacks the entire GNAT domain, which is required for catalytic activity. This study suggests that defective NatC-mediated N-terminal acetylation can cause disease, thus expanding the spectrum of NAT variants linked to genetic disease.
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- Sylvia Varland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Basharat R, Rodenburg K, Rodríguez-Hidalgo M, Jarral A, Ullah E, Corominas J, Gilissen C, Zehra ST, Hameed U, Ansar M, de Bruijn SE. Combined Single Gene Testing and Genome Sequencing as an Effective Diagnostic Approach for Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia Patients. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1573. [PMID: 37628625 PMCID: PMC10454697 DOI: 10.3390/genes14081573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Anophthalmia and microphthalmia (A/M) are among the most severe congenital developmental eye disorders. Despite the advancements in genome screening technologies, more than half of A/M patients do not receive a molecular diagnosis. We included seven consanguineous families affected with A/M from Pakistani cohort and an unknown molecular basis. Single gene testing of FOXE3 was performed, followed by genome sequencing for unsolved probands in order to establish a genetic diagnosis for these families. All seven families were provided with a genetic diagnosis. The identified variants were all homozygous, classified as (likely) pathogenic and present in an A/M-associated gene. Targeted FOXE3 sequencing revealed two previously reported pathogenic FOXE3 variants in four families. In the remaining families, genome sequencing revealed a known pathogenic PXDN variant, a novel 13bp deletion in VSX2, and one novel deep intronic splice variant in PXDN. An in vitro splice assay was performed for the PXDN splice variant which revealed a severe splicing defect. Our study confirmed the utility of genome sequencing as a diagnostic tool for A/M-affected individuals. Furthermore, the identification of a novel deep intronic pathogenic variant in PXDN highlights the role of non-coding variants in A/M-disorders and the value of genome sequencing for the identification of this type of variants.
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- Rabia Basharat
- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Neuroscience, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Lyon GJ, Vedaie M, Beisheim T, Park A, Marchi E, Gottlieb L, Hsieh TC, Klinkhammer H, Sandomirsky K, Cheng H, Starr LJ, Preddy I, Tseng M, Li Q, Hu Y, Wang K, Carvalho A, Martinez F, Caro-Llopis A, Gavin M, Amble K, Krawitz P, Marmorstein R, Herr-Israel E. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2023; 31:824-833. [PMID: 37130971 PMCID: PMC10325952 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01368-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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Amino-terminal (Nt-) acetylation (NTA) is a common protein modification, affecting 80% of cytosolic proteins in humans. The human essential gene, NAA10, encodes for the enzyme NAA10, which is the catalytic subunit in the N-terminal acetyltransferase A (NatA) complex, also including the accessory protein, NAA15. The full spectrum of human genetic variation in this pathway is currently unknown. Here we reveal the genetic landscape of variation in NAA10 and NAA15 in humans. Through a genotype-first approach, one clinician interviewed the parents of 56 individuals with NAA10 variants and 19 individuals with NAA15 variants, which were added to all known cases (N = 106 for NAA10 and N = 66 for NAA15). Although there is clinical overlap between the two syndromes, functional assessment demonstrates that the overall level of functioning for the probands with NAA10 variants is significantly lower than the probands with NAA15 variants. The phenotypic spectrum includes variable levels of intellectual disability, delayed milestones, autism spectrum disorder, craniofacial dysmorphology, cardiac anomalies, seizures, and visual abnormalities (including cortical visual impairment and microphthalmia). One female with the p.Arg83Cys variant and one female with an NAA15 frameshift variant both have microphthalmia. The frameshift variants located toward the C-terminal end of NAA10 have much less impact on overall functioning, whereas the females with the p.Arg83Cys missense in NAA10 have substantial impairment. The overall data are consistent with a phenotypic spectrum for these alleles, involving multiple organ systems, thus revealing the widespread effect of alterations of the NTA pathway in humans.
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- Gholson J Lyon
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G2C1, Canada
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Pediatric Hospital, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Unidad de Genetica, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigacion Traslacional en Genetica, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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Wei K, Zou C. Clinical manifestations in a Chinese girl with heterozygous de novo NAA10 variant c. 247C > T, p. (Arg83Cys): a case report. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1198906. [PMID: 37441566 PMCID: PMC10333532 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1198906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The NAA10 gene encodes the catalytic subunit of the N-terminal acetyltransferase protein complex A (NatA), which is supposed to acetylate approximately 40% of the human proteins. After the advent of next-generation sequencing, more variants in the NAA10 gene and Ogden syndrome (OMIM# 300855) have been reported. Individuals with NAA10-related syndrome have a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and the genotype-phenotype correlation is still far from being confirmed. Here, we report a three years old Chinese girl carrying a heterozygous de novo NAA10 [NM_003491: c. 247C > T, p. (Arg83Cys)] variant (dbSNP# rs387906701) (ClinVar# 208664) (OMIM# 300013.0010). The proband not only has some mild and common clinical manifestations, including dysmorphic features, developmental delay, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmia, but also shows some rare clinical features such as exophthalmos, blue sclera, cutaneous capillary malformations, and adenoid hypertrophy. Our attempt is to expand the clinical phenotype associated with NAA10-related syndrome and explore genotype-phenotype correlation with such syndrome.
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Donnarumma F, Tucci V, Ambrosino C, Altucci L, Carafa V. NAA60 (HAT4): the newly discovered bi-functional Golgi member of the acetyltransferase family. Clin Epigenetics 2022; 14:182. [PMID: 36539894 PMCID: PMC9769039 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01402-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Chromatin structural organization, gene expression and proteostasis are intricately regulated in a wide range of biological processes, both physiological and pathological. Protein acetylation, a major post-translational modification, is tightly involved in interconnected biological networks, modulating the activation of gene transcription and protein action in cells. A very large number of studies describe the pivotal role of the so-called acetylome (accounting for more than 80% of the human proteome) in orchestrating different pathways in response to stimuli and triggering severe diseases, including cancer. NAA60/NatF (N-terminal acetyltransferase F), also named HAT4 (histone acetyltransferase type B protein 4), is a newly discovered acetyltransferase in humans modifying N-termini of transmembrane proteins starting with M-K/M-A/M-V/M-M residues and is also thought to modify lysine residues of histone H4. Because of its enzymatic features and unusual cell localization on the Golgi membrane, NAA60 is an intriguing acetyltransferase that warrants biochemical and clinical investigation. Although it is still poorly studied, this review summarizes current findings concerning the structural hallmarks and biological role of this novel targetable epigenetic enzyme.
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- Federica Donnarumma
- grid.428067.f0000 0004 4674 1402Biogem, Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Institute, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- grid.428067.f0000 0004 4674 1402Biogem, Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Institute, Ariano Irpino, Italy ,grid.9841.40000 0001 2200 8888Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Vico De Crecchio7, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- grid.428067.f0000 0004 4674 1402Biogem, Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Institute, Ariano Irpino, Italy ,grid.47422.370000 0001 0724 3038Department of Science and Technology, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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- grid.428067.f0000 0004 4674 1402Biogem, Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Institute, Ariano Irpino, Italy ,grid.9841.40000 0001 2200 8888Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Vico De Crecchio7, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- grid.9841.40000 0001 2200 8888Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Vico De Crecchio7, 80138 Naples, Italy
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Hassan A, Mir YR, Kuchay RAH. Ocular findings and genomics of X-linked recessive disorders: A review. Indian J Ophthalmol 2022; 70:2386-2396. [PMID: 35791118 PMCID: PMC9426149 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_252_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Advent of new sequencing technologies and modern diagnostic procedures has opened the door for a deeper understanding of disorders about which little was known previously. Discovery of novel genes, new genetic variants in previously known genes and better techniques of functional validation has immensely contributed to unraveling the molecular basis of genetic disorders. Availability of knockout animal models like the zebrafish and gene editing tools like CRISPR-Cas9 has elucidated the function of many new genes and helped us to better understand the functional consequences of various gene defects. This has also led to better diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. In this context, a good body of research work has been done on X-linked recessive disorders with ocular findings. This review will focus on ocular and genetic findings of these rare disorders. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive review encompassing ocular and genomic spectrum of X-linked recessive disorders.
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- Asima Hassan
- Department of Health and Medical Education, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Biochemical analysis of novel NAA10 variants suggests distinct pathogenic mechanisms involving impaired protein N-terminal acetylation. Hum Genet 2022; 141:1355-1369. [PMID: 35039925 PMCID: PMC9304055 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-021-02427-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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NAA10 is the catalytic subunit of the N-terminal acetyltransferase complex, NatA, which is responsible for N-terminal acetylation of nearly half the human proteome. Since 2011, at least 21 different NAA10 missense variants have been reported as pathogenic in humans. The clinical features associated with this X-linked condition vary, but commonly described features include developmental delay, intellectual disability, cardiac anomalies, brain abnormalities, facial dysmorphism and/or visual impairment. Here, we present eight individuals from five families with five different de novo or inherited NAA10 variants. In order to determine their pathogenicity, we have performed biochemical characterisation of the four novel variants c.16G>C p.(A6P), c.235C>T p.(R79C), c.386A>C p.(Q129P) and c.469G>A p.(E157K). Additionally, we clinically describe one new case with a previously identified pathogenic variant, c.384T>G p.(F128L). Our study provides important insight into how different NAA10 missense variants impact distinct biochemical functions of NAA10 involving the ability of NAA10 to perform N-terminal acetylation. These investigations may partially explain the phenotypic variability in affected individuals and emphasise the complexity of the cellular pathways downstream of NAA10.
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Hydroxylation of the Acetyltransferase NAA10 Trp38 Is Not an Enzyme-Switch in Human Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111805. [PMID: 34769235 PMCID: PMC8583962 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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NAA10 is a major N-terminal acetyltransferase (NAT) that catalyzes the cotranslational N-terminal (Nt-) acetylation of 40% of the human proteome. Several reports of lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) activity by NAA10 exist, but others have not been able to find any NAA10-derived KAT activity, the latter of which is supported by structural studies. The KAT activity of NAA10 towards hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) was recently found to depend on the hydroxylation at Trp38 of NAA10 by factor inhibiting HIF-1α (FIH). In contrast, we could not detect hydroxylation of Trp38 of NAA10 in several human cell lines and found no evidence that NAA10 interacts with or is regulated by FIH. Our data suggest that NAA10 Trp38 hydroxylation is not a switch in human cells and that it alters its catalytic activity from a NAT to a KAT.
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Kweon HY, Lee MN, Dorfel M, Seo S, Gottlieb L, PaPazyan T, McTiernan N, Ree R, Bolton D, Garcia A, Flory M, Crain J, Sebold A, Lyons S, Ismail A, Marchi E, Sonn SK, Jeong SJ, Jeon S, Ju S, Conway SJ, Kim T, Kim HS, Lee C, Roh TY, Arnesen T, Marmorstein R, Oh GT, Lyon GJ. Naa12 compensates for Naa10 in mice in the amino-terminal acetylation pathway. eLife 2021; 10:e65952. [PMID: 34355692 PMCID: PMC8376253 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Amino-terminal acetylation is catalyzed by a set of N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). The NatA complex (including X-linked Naa10 and Naa15) is the major acetyltransferase, with 40-50% of all mammalian proteins being potential substrates. However, the overall role of amino-terminal acetylation on a whole-organism level is poorly understood, particularly in mammals. Male mice lacking Naa10 show no globally apparent in vivo amino-terminal acetylation impairment and do not exhibit complete embryonic lethality. Rather Naa10 nulls display increased neonatal lethality, and the majority of surviving undersized mutants exhibit a combination of hydrocephaly, cardiac defects, homeotic anterior transformation, piebaldism, and urogenital anomalies. Naa12 is a previously unannotated Naa10-like paralog with NAT activity that genetically compensates for Naa10. Mice deficient for Naa12 have no apparent phenotype, whereas mice deficient for Naa10 and Naa12 display embryonic lethality. The discovery of Naa12 adds to the currently known machinery involved in amino-terminal acetylation in mice.
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- Hyae Yon Kweon
- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center Korea ResearchInstitute of Bioscience and BiotechnologyChungbukRepublic of Korea
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
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- Research Design and Analysis Service, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Washington University School of MedicineSaint LouisUnited States
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolisUnited States
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Converging Science and Technology, KHU-KIST, Kyung Hee UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BergenBergenNorway
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of BergenBergenNorway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University HospitalBergenNorway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
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- Department of Life Science and College of Natural Sciences, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryWoodburyUnited States
- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
- Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New YorkNew YorkUnited States
- George A. Jervis Clinic, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesStaten IslandUnited States
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Morrison J, Altuwaijri NK, Brønstad K, Aksnes H, Alsaif HS, Evans A, Hashem M, Wheeler PG, Webb BD, Alkuraya FS, Arnesen T. Missense NAA20 variants impairing the NatB protein N-terminal acetyltransferase cause autosomal recessive developmental delay, intellectual disability, and microcephaly. Genet Med 2021; 23:2213-2218. [PMID: 34230638 PMCID: PMC8553619 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01264-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose N-terminal acetyltransferases modify proteins by adding an acetyl
moiety to the first amino acid and are vital for protein and cell function. The
NatB complex acetylates 20% of the human proteome and is composed of the
catalytic subunit NAA20 and the auxiliary subunit NAA25. In five individuals
with overlapping phenotypes, we identified recessive homozygous missense
variants in NAA20. Methods Two different NAA20 variants were
identified in affected individuals in two consanguineous families by exome and
genome sequencing. Biochemical studies were employed to assess the impact of the
NAA20 variants on NatB complex formation
and catalytic activity. Results Two homozygous variants, NAA20
p.Met54Val and p.Ala80Val (GenBank: NM_016100.4, c.160A>G and
c.239C>T), segregated with affected individuals in two unrelated
families presenting with developmental delay, intellectual disability, and
microcephaly. Both NAA20-M54V and NAA20-A80V were impaired in their capacity to
form a NatB complex with NAA25, and in vitro acetylation assays revealed reduced
catalytic activities toward different NatB substrates. Thus, both NAA20 variants
are impaired in their ability to perform cellular NatB-mediated N-terminal
acetylation. Conclusion We present here a report of pathogenic NAA20 variants causing human disease and data supporting an
essential role for NatB-mediated N-terminal acetylation in human development and
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Maini I, Caraffi SG, Peluso F, Valeri L, Nicoli D, Laurie S, Baldo C, Zuffardi O, Garavelli L. Clinical Manifestations in a Girl with NAA10-Related Syndrome and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Females. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12060900. [PMID: 34200686 PMCID: PMC8230408 DOI: 10.3390/genes12060900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Since 2011, eight males with an X-linked recessive disorder (Ogden syndrome, MIM #300855) associated with the same missense variant p.(Ser37Pro) in the NAA10 gene have been described. After the advent of whole exome sequencing, many NAA10 variants have been reported as causative of syndromic or non-syndromic intellectual disability in both males and females. The NAA10 gene lies in the Xq28 region and encodes the catalytic subunit of the major N-terminal acetyltransferase complex NatA, which acetylates almost half the human proteome. Here, we present a young female carrying a de novo NAA10 [NM_003491:c.247C > T, p.(Arg83Cys)] variant. The 18-year-old girl has severely delayed motor and language development, autistic traits, postnatal growth failure, facial dysmorphisms, interventricular septal defect, neuroimaging anomalies and epilepsy. Our attempt is to expand and compare genotype–phenotype correlation in females with NAA10-related syndrome. A detailed clinical description could have relevant consequences for the clinical management of known and newly identified individuals.
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- Ilenia Maini
- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Azienda USL di Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy;
- Medical Genetics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (S.G.C.); (F.P.); (L.V.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (S.G.C.); (F.P.); (L.V.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (S.G.C.); (F.P.); (L.V.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (S.G.C.); (F.P.); (L.V.)
- Post Graduate School of Paediatrics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Clinical Genomics, Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica, Centre de Regulació Genòmica, 08016 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics, Galliera Hospital, 16128 Genoa, Italy;
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- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (S.G.C.); (F.P.); (L.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-052-229-6244
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Gogoll L, Steindl K, Joset P, Zweier M, Baumer A, Gerth-Kahlert C, Tutschek B, Rauch A. Confirmation of Ogden syndrome as an X-linked recessive fatal disorder due to a recurrent NAA10 variant and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:2546-2560. [PMID: 34075687 PMCID: PMC8361982 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Ogden syndrome is a rare lethal X‐linked recessive disorder caused by a recurrent missense variant (Ser37Pro) in the NAA10 gene, encoding the catalytic subunit of the N‐terminal acetyltransferase A complex (NatA). So far eight boys of two different families have been described in the literature, all presenting the distinctive and recognizable phenotype, which includes mostly postnatal growth retardation, global severe developmental delay, characteristic craniofacial features, and structural cardiac anomalies and/or arrhythmias. Here, we report the ninth case of Ogden syndrome with an independent recurrence of the Ser37Pro variant. We were able to follow the clinical course of the affected boy and delineate the evolving phenotype from his birth until his unfortunate death at 7 months. We could confirm the associated phenotype as well as the natural history of this severe disease. By describing new presenting features, we are further expanding the clinical spectrum associated with Ogden syndrome and review other phenotypes associated with NAA10 variants.
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- Laura Gogoll
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Prenatal Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.,Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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McTiernan N, Gill H, Prada CE, Pachajoa H, Lores J, Arnesen T. NAA10 p.(N101K) disrupts N-terminal acetyltransferase complex NatA and is associated with developmental delay and hemihypertrophy. Eur J Hum Genet 2021; 29:280-288. [PMID: 32973342 PMCID: PMC7868364 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-00728-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Nearly half of all human proteins are acetylated at their N-termini by the NatA N-terminal acetyltransferase complex. NAA10 is evolutionarily conserved as the catalytic subunit of NatA in complex with NAA15, but may also have NatA-independent functions. Several NAA10 variants are associated with genetic disorders. The phenotypic spectrum includes developmental delay, intellectual disability, and cardiac abnormalities. Here, we have identified the previously undescribed NAA10 c.303C>A and c.303C>G p.(N101K) variants in two unrelated girls. These girls have developmental delay, but they both also display hemihypertrophy a feature normally not observed or registered among these cases. Functional studies revealed that NAA10 p.(N101K) is completely impaired in its ability to bind NAA15 and to form an enzymatically active NatA complex. In contrast, the integrity of NAA10 p.(N101K) as a monomeric acetyltransferase is intact. Thus, this NAA10 variant may represent the best example of the impact of NatA mediated N-terminal acetylation, isolated from other potential NAA10-mediated cellular functions and may provide important insights into the phenotypes observed in individuals expressing pathogenic NAA10 variants.
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- Nina McTiernan
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 45229, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 45229, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Centro de Medicina Genomica y Metabolismo, Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Anomalías Congénitas y Enfermedades Raras Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
- Fundación Clínica Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Anomalías Congénitas y Enfermedades Raras Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
- Fundación Clínica Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020, Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5020, Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021, Bergen, Norway.
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Harding P, Cunha DL, Moosajee M. Animal and cellular models of microphthalmia. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN RARE DISEASE 2021; 2:2633004021997447. [PMID: 37181112 PMCID: PMC10032472 DOI: 10.1177/2633004021997447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Microphthalmia is a rare developmental eye disorder affecting 1 in 7000 births. It is defined as a small (axial length ⩾2 standard deviations below the age-adjusted mean) underdeveloped eye, caused by disruption of ocular development through genetic or environmental factors in the first trimester of pregnancy. Clinical phenotypic heterogeneity exists amongst patients with varying levels of severity, and associated ocular and systemic features. Up to 11% of blind children are reported to have microphthalmia, yet currently no treatments are available. By identifying the aetiology of microphthalmia and understanding how the mechanisms of eye development are disrupted, we can gain a better understanding of the pathogenesis. Animal models, mainly mouse, zebrafish and Xenopus, have provided extensive information on the genetic regulation of oculogenesis, and how perturbation of these pathways leads to microphthalmia. However, differences exist between species, hence cellular models, such as patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) optic vesicles, are now being used to provide greater insights into the human disease process. Progress in 3D cellular modelling techniques has enhanced the ability of researchers to study interactions of different cell types during eye development. Through improved molecular knowledge of microphthalmia, preventative or postnatal therapies may be developed, together with establishing genotype-phenotype correlations in order to provide patients with the appropriate prognosis, multidisciplinary care and informed genetic counselling. This review summarises some key discoveries from animal and cellular models of microphthalmia and discusses how innovative new models can be used to further our understanding in the future. Plain language summary Animal and Cellular Models of the Eye Disorder, Microphthalmia (Small Eye) Microphthalmia, meaning a small, underdeveloped eye, is a rare disorder that children are born with. Genetic changes or variations in the environment during the first 3 months of pregnancy can disrupt early development of the eye, resulting in microphthalmia. Up to 11% of blind children have microphthalmia, yet currently no treatments are available. By understanding the genes necessary for eye development, we can determine how disruption by genetic changes or environmental factors can cause this condition. This helps us understand why microphthalmia occurs, and ensure patients are provided with the appropriate clinical care and genetic counselling advice. Additionally, by understanding the causes of microphthalmia, researchers can develop treatments to prevent or reduce the severity of this condition. Animal models, particularly mice, zebrafish and frogs, which can also develop small eyes due to the same genetic/environmental changes, have helped us understand the genes which are important for eye development and can cause birth eye defects when disrupted. Studying a patient's own cells grown in the laboratory can further help researchers understand how changes in genes affect their function. Both animal and cellular models can be used to develop and test new drugs, which could provide treatment options for patients living with microphthalmia. This review summarises the key discoveries from animal and cellular models of microphthalmia and discusses how innovative new models can be used to further our understanding in the future.
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath
Street, London, EC1V 9EL, UK
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
London, UK
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS
Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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Krtenic B, Drazic A, Arnesen T, Reuter N. Classification and phylogeny for the annotation of novel eukaryotic GNAT acetyltransferases. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1007988. [PMID: 33362253 PMCID: PMC7790372 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The enzymes of the GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) superfamily count more than 870 000 members through all kingdoms of life and share the same structural fold. GNAT enzymes transfer an acyl moiety from acyl coenzyme A to a wide range of substrates including aminoglycosides, serotonin, glucosamine-6-phosphate, protein N-termini and lysine residues of histones and other proteins. The GNAT subtype of protein N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) alone targets a majority of all eukaryotic proteins stressing the omnipresence of the GNAT enzymes. Despite the highly conserved GNAT fold, sequence similarity is quite low between members of this superfamily even when substrates are similar. Furthermore, this superfamily is phylogenetically not well characterized. Thus functional annotation based on sequence similarity is unreliable and strongly hampered for thousands of GNAT members that remain biochemically uncharacterized. Here we used sequence similarity networks to map the sequence space and propose a new classification for eukaryotic GNAT acetyltransferases. Using the new classification, we built a phylogenetic tree, representing the entire GNAT acetyltransferase superfamily. Our results show that protein NATs have evolved more than once on the GNAT acetylation scaffold. We use our classification to predict the function of uncharacterized sequences and verify by in vitro protein assays that two fungal genes encode NAT enzymes targeting specific protein N-terminal sequences, showing that even slight changes on the GNAT fold can lead to change in substrate specificity. In addition to providing a new map of the relationship between eukaryotic acetyltransferases the classification proposed constitutes a tool to improve functional annotation of GNAT acetyltransferases. Enzymes of the GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) superfamily transfer an acetyl group from one molecule to another. This reaction is called acetylation and is one of the most common reactions inside the cell. The GNAT superfamily counts more than 870 000 members through all kingdoms of life. Despite sharing the same fold the GNAT superfamily is very diverse in terms of amino acid sequence and substrates. The eight N-terminal acetyltransferases (NatA, NatB, etc.. to NatH) are a GNAT subtype which acetylates the free amine group of polypeptide chains. This modification is called N-terminal acetylation and is one of the most abundant protein modifications in eukaryotic cells. This subtype is also characterized by a high sequence diversity even though they share the same substrate. In addition, the phylogeny of the superfamily is not characterized. This hampers functional annotation based on sequence similarity, and discovery of novel NATs. In this work we set out to solve the problem of the classification of eukaryotic GCN5-related acetyltransferases and report the first classification framework of the superfamily. This framework can be used as a tool for annotation of all GCN5-related acetyltransferases. As an example of what can be achieved we report in this paper the computational prediction and in vitro verification of the function of two previously uncharacterized N-terminal acetyltransferases. We also report the first acetyltransferase phylogenetic tree of the GCN5 superfamily. It indicates that N-terminal acetyltransferases do not constitute one homogeneous protein family, but that the ability to bind and acetylate protein N-termini had evolved more than once on the same acetylation scaffold. We also show that even small changes in key positions can lead to altered enzyme specificity.
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- Bojan Krtenic
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
- Computational Biology Unit, Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway
- * E-mail: (BK); (NR)
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- Computational Biology Unit, Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Norway
- * E-mail: (BK); (NR)
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Campbell T, Lou X, Slone J, Brown J, Bromwell M, Liu J, Bai R, Haude K, Balog A, Cui H, Zou W, Yang L, Al-Beshri A, Huang T. Mitochondrial genome variant m.3250T>C as a possible risk factor for mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Hum Mutat 2020; 42:177-188. [PMID: 33259687 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The MT-TL1 gene codes for the mitochondrial leucine transfer RNA (tRNALeu(UUR) ) necessary for mitochondrial translation. Pathogenic variants in the MT-TL1 gene result in mitochondriopathy in humans. The m.3250T>C variant in the MT-TL1 gene has been previously associated with exercise intolerance and mitochondrial myopathy, yet disease classification for this variant has not been consistently reported. Molecular studies suggest the m.3250T>C variant does not alter tRNALeu(UUR) structure but may have a modest impact on aminoacylation capacity. However, functional studies are limited. Our study aimed to further define the clinical presentation, inheritance pattern, and molecular pathology of the m.3250T>C variant. Families with the m.3250T>C variant were recruited from the Mitochondrial Disease Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and GeneDx laboratory database. Affected individuals most frequently presented with cardiac findings, exercise intolerance, and muscle weakness. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was the most frequent cardiac finding. Many asymptomatic individuals had homoplasmic or near homoplasmic levels of the m.3250T>C variant, suggesting the penetrance is incomplete. Patient-derived fibroblasts demonstrated lowered ATP production and increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Our results demonstrate that the m.3250T>C variant exhibits incomplete penetrance and may be a possible cause of cardiomyopathy by impacting cellular respiration in mitochondria.
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- Teresa Campbell
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- GeneDx, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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NAA10 p.(D10G) and NAA10 p.(L11R) Variants Hamper Formation of the NatA N-Terminal Acetyltransferase Complex. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21238973. [PMID: 33255974 PMCID: PMC7730585 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21238973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The majority of the human proteome is subjected to N-terminal (Nt) acetylation catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). The NatA complex is composed of two core subunits—the catalytic subunit NAA10 and the ribosomal anchor NAA15. Furthermore, NAA10 may also have catalytic and non-catalytic roles independent of NatA. Several inherited and de novo NAA10 variants have been associated with genetic disease in humans. In this study, we present a functional analysis of two de novo NAA10 variants, c.29A>G p.(D10G) and c.32T>G p.(L11R), previously identified in a male and a female, respectively. Both of these neighbouring amino acids are highly conserved in NAA10. Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that both variants hamper complex formation with NAA15 and are thus likely to impair NatA-mediated Nt-acetylation in vivo. Despite their common impact on NatA formation, in vitro Nt-acetylation assays showed that the variants had opposing impacts on NAA10 catalytic activity. While NAA10 c.29A>G p.(D10G) exhibits normal intrinsic NatA activity and reduced monomeric NAA10 NAT activity, NAA10 c.32T>G p.(L11R) displays reduced NatA activity and normal NAA10 NAT activity. This study expands the scope of research into the functional consequences of NAA10 variants and underlines the importance of understanding the diverse cellular roles of NAA10 in disease mechanisms.
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Wawrocka A, Walczak-Sztulpa J, Pawlak M, Gotz-Wieckowska A, Krawczynski MR. Non-syndromic anophthalmia/microphthalmia can be caused by a PORCN variant inherited in X-linked recessive manner. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 185:250-255. [PMID: 33111437 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Anophthalmia and microphthalmia (A/M) represent severe developmental ocular malformations, corresponding, respectively, to absent eyeball or reduced size of the eye. Both anophthalmia and microphthalmia may occur in isolation or as part of a syndrome. Genetic heterogeneity has been demonstrated, and many genes have been reported to be associated with A/M. The advances in high-throughput sequencing have proven highly effective in defining the molecular basis of A/M. Nevertheless, there are still many patients with unsolved genetic background of the disease, who pose a significant challenge in the molecular diagnostics of A/M. Here we describe a family, with three males affected with the non-syndromic A/M. Whole exome-sequencing performed in Patient 1, revealed the presence of a novel probably pathogenic variant c.734A>G, (p.[Tyr245Cys]) in the PORCN gene. Pedigree analysis and segregation of the identified variant in the family confirmed the X-linked recessive pattern of inheritance. This is the first report of X-linked recessive non-syndromic A/M. Until now, pathogenic variants in the PORCN gene have been identified in the patients with Goltz syndrome, but they were inherited in X-linked dominant mode. The ocular phenotype is the only finding observed in the patients, which allows to exclude the diagnosis of Goltz syndrome.
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- Anna Wawrocka
- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.,Centers for Medical Genetics GENESIS, Poznan, Poland
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Ritter A, Berger JH, Deardorff M, Izumi K, Lin KY, Medne L, Ahrens-Nicklas RC. Variants in NAA15 cause pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 185:228-233. [PMID: 33103328 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The NatA N-acetyltransferase complex is important for cotranslational protein modification and regulation of multiple cellular processes. The NatA complex includes the core components of NAA10, the catalytic subunit, and NAA15, the auxiliary component. Both NAA10 and NAA15 have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping clinical features, including variable intellectual disability, dysmorphic facial features, and, less commonly, congenital anomalies such as cleft lip or palate. Cardiac arrhythmias, including long QT syndrome, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation were among the first reported cardiac manifestations in patients with NAA10-related syndrome. Recently, three individuals with NAA10-related syndrome have been reported to also have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The general and cardiac phenotypes of NAA15-related syndrome are not as well described as NAA10-related syndrome. Congenital heart disease, including ventricular septal defects, and arrhythmias, such as ectopic atrial tachycardia, have been reported in a small proportion of patients with NAA15-related syndrome. Given the relationship between NAA10 and NAA15, we propose that HCM is also likely to occur in NAA15-related disorder. We present two patients with pediatric HCM found to have NAA15-related disorder via exome sequencing, providing the first evidence that variants in NAA15 can cause HCM.
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- Alyssa Ritter
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Divison of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Divison of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Divison of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Israfil A, Israfil N. RETRACTED: Temperament gene inheritance. Meta Gene 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2020.100728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Shishido A, Morisada N, Tominaga K, Uemura H, Haruna A, Hanafusa H, Nozu K, Iijima K. A Japanese boy with NAA10-related syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hum Genome Var 2020; 7:23. [PMID: 32864149 PMCID: PMC7429835 DOI: 10.1038/s41439-020-00110-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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NAA10-related syndrome is an extremely rare X-chromosomal disorder, the symptoms of which include intellectual disability (ID), ocular anomalies, or congenital heart diseases, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Here, we describe a 4-year-old Japanese male patient who exhibited mild ID, HCM, and specific facial features. A hemizygous mutation (NM_003491.3: c.455_458del, p. Thr152Argfs*6) in exon 7 of NAA10 was detected. We recommend that patients undergo precise medical follow-up considering the characteristics of NAA10-related syndrome.
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- Ayumi Shishido
- Department of General Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Himeji Red Cross Hospital, Himeji, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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Bader I, McTiernan N, Darbakk C, Boltshauser E, Ree R, Ebner S, Mayr JA, Arnesen T. Severe syndromic ID and skewed X-inactivation in a girl with NAA10 dysfunction and a novel heterozygous de novo NAA10 p.(His16Pro) variant - a case report. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2020; 21:153. [PMID: 32698785 PMCID: PMC7374887 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-020-01091-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND NAA10 is the catalytic subunit of the major N-terminal acetyltransferase complex NatA which acetylates almost half the human proteome. Over the past decade, many NAA10 missense variants have been reported as causative of genetic disease in humans. Individuals harboring NAA10 variants often display variable degrees of intellectual disability (ID), developmental delay, and cardiac anomalies. Initially, carrier females appeared to be oligo- or asymptomatic with X-inactivation pattern skewed towards the wild type allele. However, recently it has been shown that NAA10 variants can cause syndromic or non-syndromic intellectual disability in females as well. The impact of specific NAA10 variants and the X-inactivation pattern on the individual phenotype in females remains to be elucidated. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present a novel de novo NAA10 (NM_003491.3) c.[47A > C];[=] (p.[His16Pro];[=]) variant identified in a young female. The 10-year-old girl has severely delayed motor and language development, disturbed behavior with hyperactivity and restlessness, moderate dilatation of the ventricular system and extracerebral CSF spaces. Her blood leukocyte X-inactivation pattern was skewed (95/5) towards the maternally inherited X-chromosome. Our functional study indicates that NAA10 p.(H16P) impairs NatA complex formation and NatA catalytic activity, while monomeric NAA10 catalytic activity appears to be intact. Furthermore, cycloheximide experiments show that the NAA10 H16P variant does not affect the cellular stability of NAA10. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that NAA10 p.(His16Pro) causes a severe form of syndromic ID in a girl most likely through impaired NatA-mediated Nt-acetylation of cellular proteins. X-inactivation analyses showed a skewed X-inactivation pattern in DNA from blood of the patient with the maternally inherited allele being preferentially methylated/inactivated.
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- Ingrid Bader
- Einheit für Klinische Genetik, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Universität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Einheit für Klinische Genetik, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Universität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Children’s Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Eintracht J, Corton M, FitzPatrick D, Moosajee M. CUGC for syndromic microphthalmia including next-generation sequencing-based approaches. Eur J Hum Genet 2020; 28:679-690. [PMID: 31896778 PMCID: PMC7171178 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-019-0565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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- Department of Genetics, IIS-University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz-CIBERER, Madrid, Spain
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Deng S, McTiernan N, Wei X, Arnesen T, Marmorstein R. Molecular basis for N-terminal acetylation by human NatE and its modulation by HYPK. Nat Commun 2020; 11:818. [PMID: 32042062 PMCID: PMC7010799 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14584-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The human N-terminal acetyltransferase E (NatE) contains NAA10 and NAA50 catalytic, and NAA15 auxiliary subunits and associates with HYPK, a protein with intrinsic NAA10 inhibitory activity. NatE co-translationally acetylates the N-terminus of half the proteome to mediate diverse biological processes, including protein half-life, localization, and interaction. The molecular basis for how NatE and HYPK cooperate is unknown. Here, we report the cryo-EM structures of human NatE and NatE/HYPK complexes and associated biochemistry. We reveal that NAA50 and HYPK exhibit negative cooperative binding to NAA15 in vitro and in human cells by inducing NAA15 shifts in opposing directions. NAA50 and HYPK each contribute to NAA10 activity inhibition through structural alteration of the NAA10 substrate-binding site. NAA50 activity is increased through NAA15 tethering, but is inhibited by HYPK through structural alteration of the NatE substrate-binding site. These studies reveal the molecular basis for coordinated N-terminal acetylation by NatE and HYPK.
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- Sunbin Deng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. .,Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Sirbu IO, Chiş AR, Moise AR. Role of carotenoids and retinoids during heart development. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158636. [PMID: 31978553 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The nutritional requirements of the developing embryo are complex. In the case of dietary vitamin A (retinol, retinyl esters and provitamin A carotenoids), maternal derived nutrients serve as precursors to signaling molecules such as retinoic acid, which is required for embryonic patterning and organogenesis. Despite variations in the composition and levels of maternal vitamin A, embryonic tissues need to generate a precise amount of retinoic acid to avoid congenital malformations. Here, we summarize recent findings regarding the role and metabolism of vitamin A during heart development and we survey the association of genes known to affect retinoid metabolism or signaling with various inherited disorders. A better understanding of the roles of vitamin A in the heart and of the factors that affect retinoid metabolism and signaling can help design strategies to meet nutritional needs and to prevent birth defects and disorders associated with altered retinoid metabolism. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Carotenoids recent advances in cell and molecular biology edited by Johannes von Lintig and Loredana Quadro.
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- Ioan Ovidiu Sirbu
- Biochemistry Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; Timisoara Institute of Complex Systems, V. Lucaciu 18, 300044 Timisoara, Romania.
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- Biochemistry Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
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Naa10p Inhibits Beige Adipocyte-Mediated Thermogenesis through N-α-acetylation of Pgc1α. Mol Cell 2019; 76:500-515.e8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cheng H, Gottlieb L, Marchi E, Kleyner R, Bhardwaj P, Rope AF, Rosenheck S, Moutton S, Philippe C, Eyaid W, Alkuraya FS, Toribio J, Mena R, Prada CE, Stessman H, Bernier R, Wermuth M, Kauffmann B, Blaumeiser B, Kooy RF, Baralle D, Mancini GMS, Conway SJ, Xia F, Chen Z, Meng L, Mihajlovic L, Marmorstein R, Lyon GJ. Phenotypic and biochemical analysis of an international cohort of individuals with variants in NAA10 and NAA15. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 28:2900-2919. [PMID: 31127942 PMCID: PMC6736318 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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N-alpha-acetylation is one of the most common co-translational protein modifications in humans and is essential for normal cell function. NAA10 encodes for the enzyme NAA10, which is the catalytic subunit in the N-terminal acetyltransferase A (NatA) complex. The auxiliary and regulatory subunits of the NatA complex are NAA15 and Huntington-interacting protein (HYPK), respectively. Through a genotype-first approach with exome sequencing, we identified and phenotypically characterized 30 individuals from 30 unrelated families with 17 different de novo or inherited, dominantly acting missense variants in NAA10 or NAA15. Clinical features of affected individuals include variable levels of intellectual disability, delayed speech and motor milestones and autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, some subjects present with mild craniofacial dysmorphology, congenital cardiac anomalies and seizures. One of the individuals is an 11-year-old boy with a frameshift variant in exon 7 of NAA10, who presents most notably with microphthalmia, which confirms a prior finding with a single family with Lenz microphthalmia syndrome. Biochemical analyses of variants as part of the human NatA complex, as well as enzymatic analyses with and without the HYPK regulatory subunit, help to explain some of the phenotypic differences seen among the different variants.
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- Hanyin Cheng
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR 97227, USA
- Genome Medical, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Reference Center for Developmental Anomalies, Department of Medical Genetics, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
- Génétique des Anomalies du développement, INSERM U1231, Lipides Nutrition et Cancer, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, F-21000, Dijon 21070, France
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- Génétique des Anomalies du développement, INSERM U1231, Lipides Nutrition et Cancer, UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne, F-21000, Dijon 21070, France
- Laboratoire de Génétique, Innovation Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares UF6254, Plate-forme de Biologie Hospitalo-Universitaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Dijon 21070, France
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- King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University—Health Science, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Cardiology, CEDIMAT, Santo Domingo 51000, Dominican Republic
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centro de Obstetricia y Ginecologia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Division Of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Klinik für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin, Neuropädiatrie, Klinikum Links der Weser, Senator-Weβling-Str.1. in 28211 Bremen, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin, Neuropädiatrie, Klinikum Links der Weser, Senator-Weβling-Str.1. in 28211 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2000, Belgium
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- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 5YA, UK
- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015 GD, The Netherlands
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- HB Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX 77021, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX 77021, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX 77021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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Harding P, Moosajee M. The Molecular Basis of Human Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia. J Dev Biol 2019; 7:jdb7030016. [PMID: 31416264 PMCID: PMC6787759 DOI: 10.3390/jdb7030016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Human eye development is coordinated through an extensive network of genetic signalling pathways. Disruption of key regulatory genes in the early stages of eye development can result in aborted eye formation, resulting in an absent eye (anophthalmia) or a small underdeveloped eye (microphthalmia) phenotype. Anophthalmia and microphthalmia (AM) are part of the same clinical spectrum and have high genetic heterogeneity, with >90 identified associated genes. By understanding the roles of these genes in development, including their temporal expression, the phenotypic variation associated with AM can be better understood, improving diagnosis and management. This review describes the genetic and structural basis of eye development, focusing on the function of key genes known to be associated with AM. In addition, we highlight some promising avenues of research involving multiomic approaches and disease modelling with induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, which will aid in developing novel therapies.
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London EC1V 2PD, UK.
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
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Ree R, Geithus AS, Tørring PM, Sørensen KP, Damkjær M, Lynch SA, Arnesen T. A novel NAA10 p.(R83H) variant with impaired acetyltransferase activity identified in two boys with ID and microcephaly. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2019; 20:101. [PMID: 31174490 PMCID: PMC6554967 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-019-0803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background N-terminal acetylation is a common protein modification in human cells and is catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), mostly cotranslationally. The NAA10-NAA15 (NatA) protein complex is the major NAT, responsible for acetylating ~ 40% of human proteins. Recently, NAA10 germline variants were found in patients with the X-linked lethal Ogden syndrome, and in other familial or de novo cases with variable degrees of developmental delay, intellectual disability (ID) and cardiac anomalies. Methods Here we report a novel NAA10 (NM_003491.3) c.248G > A, p.(R83H) missense variant in NAA10 which was detected by whole exome sequencing in two unrelated boys with intellectual disability, developmental delay, ADHD like behaviour, very limited speech and cardiac abnormalities. We employ in vitro acetylation assays to functionally test the impact of this variant on NAA10 enzyme activity. Results Functional characterization of NAA10-R83H by in vitro acetylation assays revealed a reduced enzymatic activity of monomeric NAA10-R83H. This variant is modelled to have an altered charge density in the acetyl-coenzyme A (Ac-CoA) binding region of NAA10. Conclusions We show that NAA10-R83H has a reduced monomeric catalytic activity, likely due to impaired enzyme-Ac-CoA binding. Our data support a model where reduced NAA10 and/or NatA activity cause the phenotypes observed in the two patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12881-019-0803-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rasmus Ree
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Hans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Temple Street Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin, D01 X584, Ireland.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5021, Bergen, Norway.
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Ocular Manifestations of the NAA10-Related Syndrome. Case Rep Genet 2019; 2019:8492965. [PMID: 31093388 PMCID: PMC6476065 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8492965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The NAA10-related syndrome is a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental condition that was first described in 2011. The disorder is caused by pathogenic variants in the NAA10 gene located on chromosome X at position Xq28. Clinical features typically include severe psychomotor developmental delay, cardiac disease, dysmorphic features, postnatal growth failure, and hypotonia, although there is significant variability in the severity of the phenotype among affected individuals. We describe a 5-year-old female with the syndrome; massively parallel exome sequencing and analysis revealed the c.247C>T (p.Arg83Cys) pathogenic variant that has been previously reported in ten affected individuals. Ocular manifestations of the NAA10-related syndrome are not uncommon, although they have not been well characterized in literature reports. From a systematic review of previously published cases to date, ocular abnormalities are present in more than half of patients with the syndrome. Common ocular findings reported include astigmatism, hyperopia, cortical vision impairment, microphthalmia/anophthalmia, and hypertelorism. Our patient presented with growth restriction, dysmorphic features, and hypotonia. Ocular manifestations identified in this child include downslanting palpebral fissures, myopic astigmatism, nystagmus, and exotropia. We speculate that the type and severity of ocular defects present in individuals with the NAA10-related syndrome are dependent on the specific NAA10 pathogenic variant involved.
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Aksnes H, Ree R, Arnesen T. Co-translational, Post-translational, and Non-catalytic Roles of N-Terminal Acetyltransferases. Mol Cell 2019; 73:1097-1114. [PMID: 30878283 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent studies of N-terminal acetylation have identified new N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) and expanded the known functions of these enzymes beyond their roles as ribosome-associated co-translational modifiers. For instance, the identification of Golgi- and chloroplast-associated NATs shows that acetylation of N termini also happens post-translationally. In addition, we now appreciate that some NATs are highly specific; for example, a dedicated NAT responsible for post-translational N-terminal acetylation of actin was recently revealed. Other studies have extended NAT function beyond Nt acetylation, including functions as lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) and non-catalytic roles. Finally, emerging studies emphasize the physiological relevance of N-terminal acetylation, including roles in calorie-restriction-induced longevity and pathological α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease. Combined, the NATs rise as multifunctional proteins, and N-terminal acetylation is gaining recognition as a major cellular regulator.
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- Henriette Aksnes
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Johnston JJ, Williamson KA, Chou CM, Sapp JC, Ansari M, Chapman HM, Cooper DN, Dabir T, Dudley JN, Holt RJ, Ragge NK, Schäffer AA, Sen SK, Slavotinek AM, FitzPatrick DR, Glaser TM, Stewart F, Black GC, Biesecker LG. NAA10 polyadenylation signal variants cause syndromic microphthalmia. J Med Genet 2019; 56:444-452. [PMID: 30842225 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND A single variant in NAA10 (c.471+2T>A), the gene encoding N-acetyltransferase 10, has been associated with Lenz microphthalmia syndrome. In this study, we aimed to identify causative variants in families with syndromic X-linked microphthalmia. METHODS Three families, including 15 affected individuals with syndromic X-linked microphthalmia, underwent analyses including linkage analysis, exome sequencing and targeted gene sequencing. The consequences of two identified variants in NAA10 were evaluated using quantitative PCR and RNAseq. RESULTS Genetic linkage analysis in family 1 supported a candidate region on Xq27-q28, which included NAA10. Exome sequencing identified a hemizygous NAA10 polyadenylation signal (PAS) variant, chrX:153,195,397T>C, c.*43A>G, which segregated with the disease. Targeted sequencing of affected males from families 2 and 3 identified distinct NAA10 PAS variants, chrX:g.153,195,401T>C, c.*39A>G and chrX:g.153,195,400T>C, c.*40A>G. All three variants were absent from gnomAD. Quantitative PCR and RNAseq showed reduced NAA10 mRNA levels and abnormal 3' UTRs in affected individuals. Targeted sequencing of NAA10 in 376 additional affected individuals failed to identify variants in the PAS. CONCLUSION These data show that PAS variants are the most common variant type in NAA10-associated syndromic microphthalmia, suggesting reduced RNA is the molecular mechanism by which these alterations cause microphthalmia/anophthalmia. We reviewed recognised variants in PAS associated with Mendelian disorders and identified only 23 others, indicating that NAA10 harbours more than 10% of all known PAS variants. We hypothesise that PAS in other genes harbour unrecognised pathogenic variants associated with Mendelian disorders. The systematic interrogation of PAS could improve genetic testing yields.
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- Jennifer J Johnston
- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), Roseville/Sacramento, California, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,DNA Diagnostic Laboratory, South East Scotland Regional Genetics Services, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Northern Ireland Regional Genetics Service (NIRGS), Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.,West Midlands Regional Clinical Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Cancer Data Science Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Basic Science Program, Cancer & Inflammation, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Northern Ireland Regional Genetics Service (NIRGS), Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,St Mary's Hospital, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Theng E, Tracy M, Hughes SS, Kaye A. The Rare Association of Cleft Lip and/or Palate and Wilms Tumor. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2019; 56:1096-1106. [PMID: 30712371 DOI: 10.1177/1055665618824440] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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There is currently no recognized connection between the occurrence of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) and Wilms tumor (WT). A retrospective review of cleft team records (2001-2015) revealed 3 cases of children, all male, with concomitant diagnoses of CL/P and WT treated at our institution. These patients presented as infants for care of their CL/P, all with additional congenital anomalies, developmental delays, and growth delays. Between the ages of 1 and 4 years, each was diagnosed with WT, which was treated with chemotherapy and partial nephrectomy, +/- radiation, leading to full remission in all cases.
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- Elizabeth Theng
- 1 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- 2 Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- 3 Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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X-chromosomale Entwicklungsstörungen im weiblichen Geschlecht. MED GENET-BERLIN 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11825-018-0199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
In den letzten Jahren wurden Mutationen in einer wachsenden Zahl von X‑chromosomalen Genen als Ursache für Entwicklungsstörungen bei Mädchen identifiziert. Dies führt zu einer Aufweichung der traditionellen Abgrenzung von X‑chromosomal-rezessiven und X‑chromosomal-dominanten Erbgängen. Für viele X‑chromosomale, mit Entwicklungsstörungen assoziierte Gene zeichnet sich nun ein phänotypisches Spektrum ab, welches beide Geschlechter umfasst. Die Mechanismen, die zu einer oft variablen Krankheitsausprägung zwischen den Geschlechtern aber auch innerhalb des weiblichen Geschlechts führen, sind bisher noch sehr unvollständig verstanden. Verschiedene Faktoren wie Art, Lokalisation und „Schwere“ der jeweiligen Mutation sowie insbesondere die X‑Inaktivierung spielen dabei eine Rolle. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über den derzeitigen Kenntnisstand (ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit) X‑chromosomaler Entwicklungsstörungen bei Mädchen. Exemplarisch werden zudem einige neue Krankheitsbilder bei Mädchen beschrieben und diskutiert, die durch De-novo-Mutationen in X‑chromosomalen Genen verursacht werden.
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Varland S, Aksnes H, Kryuchkov F, Impens F, Van Haver D, Jonckheere V, Ziegler M, Gevaert K, Van Damme P, Arnesen T. N-terminal Acetylation Levels Are Maintained During Acetyl-CoA Deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:2309-2323. [PMID: 30150368 PMCID: PMC6283290 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra118.000982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Nt-acetylation is a prevalent protein modification catalyzed by N-terminal acetyltransferases using acetyl-CoA as acetyl donor. Here, we performed a global analysis of Nt-acetylation in yeast following nutrient starvation. Contrary to histone acetylation, which is sensitive to acetyl-CoA levels, we demonstrate that Nt-acetylation remains largely unaffected to changes in cellular metabolism. We did, however, identify two protein groups that were differentially Nt-acetylated, one showing the same sensitivity to acetyl-CoA as histones. We propose that specific, rather than global, Nt-acetylation events are subject to metabolic regulation. N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) is a highly abundant protein modification in eukaryotes and impacts a wide range of cellular processes, including protein quality control and stress tolerance. Despite its prevalence, the mechanisms regulating Nt-acetylation are still nebulous. Here, we present the first global study of Nt-acetylation in yeast cells as they progress to stationary phase in response to nutrient starvation. Surprisingly, we found that yeast cells maintain their global Nt-acetylation levels upon nutrient depletion, despite a marked decrease in acetyl-CoA levels. We further observed two distinct sets of protein N termini that display differential and opposing Nt-acetylation behavior upon nutrient starvation, indicating a dynamic process. The first protein cluster was enriched for annotated N termini showing increased Nt-acetylation in stationary phase compared with exponential growth phase. The second protein cluster was conversely enriched for alternative nonannotated N termini (i.e. N termini indicative of shorter N-terminal proteoforms) and, like histones, showed reduced acetylation levels in stationary phase when acetyl-CoA levels were low. Notably, the degree of Nt-acetylation of Pcl8, a negative regulator of glycogen biosynthesis and two components of the pre-ribosome complex (Rsa3 and Rpl7a) increased during starvation. Moreover, the steady-state levels of these proteins were regulated both by starvation and NatA activity. In summary, this study represents the first comprehensive analysis of metabolic regulation of Nt-acetylation and reveals that specific, rather than global, Nt-acetylation events are subject to metabolic regulation.
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- Sylvia Varland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Donnelly Center for Cellular and Bio‡molecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Proteomics Core, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Proteomics Core, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
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NAA10-related syndrome is an X-linked condition with a broad spectrum of findings ranging from a severe phenotype in males with p.Ser37Pro in NAA10, originally described as Ogden syndrome, to the milder NAA10-related intellectual disability found with different variants in both males and females. Although developmental impairments/intellectual disability may be the presenting feature (and in some cases the only finding), many individuals have additional cardiovascular, growth, and dysmorphic findings that vary in type and severity. Therefore, this set of disorders has substantial phenotypic variability and, as such, should be referred to more broadly as NAA10-related syndrome. NAA10 encodes an enzyme NAA10 that is certainly involved in the amino-terminal acetylation of proteins, alongside other proposed functions for this same protein. The mechanistic basis for how variants in NAA10 lead to the various phenotypes in humans is an active area of investigation, some of which will be reviewed herein. A detailed overview of a rare X-linked hereditary disorder gives clinicians a resource for making an informed diagnosis based on genetic data and developmental abnormalities. Around 80% of all human proteins are modified on their amino terminus via tagging with an acetyl group, and the NAA10 enzyme plays a major role in this process. Mutations in the gene encoding NAA10 produce severe neurological and cardiovascular effects. Yiyang Wu and Gholson Lyon at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Woodbury, USA, have reviewed current research to facilitate accurate identification of ‘NAA10-related syndrome’. Since this gene resides on the X chromosome, mutations strongly affect males, although some female carriers also show symptoms. NAA10-related syndrome is exceedingly rare, with only 26 cases reported to date, and the researchers describe both known causative mutations and unrelated disorders that produce similar developmental defects.
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Vo TTL, Jeong CH, Lee S, Kim KW, Ha E, Seo JH. Versatility of ARD1/NAA10-mediated protein lysine acetylation. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-13. [PMID: 30054464 PMCID: PMC6063952 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0100-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are chemical alterations that occur in proteins that play critical roles in various cellular functions. Lysine acetylation is an important PTM in eukaryotes, and it is catalyzed by lysine acetyltransferases (KATs). KATs transfer acetyl-coenzyme A to the internal lysine residue of substrate proteins. Arrest defective 1 (ARD1) is a member of the KAT family. Since the identification of its KAT activity 15 years ago, many studies have revealed that diverse cellular proteins are acetylated by ARD1. ARD1-mediated lysine acetylation is a key switch that regulates the enzymatic activities and biological functions of proteins and influences cell biology from development to pathology. In this review, we summarize protein lysine acetylation mediated by ARD1 and describe the biological meanings of this modification. Enzymes that modify proteins by adding an acetyl group have profound effects on metabolism and development, as well as disease. This process, known as acetylation, is carried out by KAT proteins, which are present throughout the body. Although acetyl groups are small, acetylation can change a protein’s electrical charge and shape, and even alter its function. Ji Hae Seo at Keimyung University School of Medicine in Daegu, South Korea, and co-workers reviewed the roles of KAT proteins in health and disease. They report that KAT proteins control gene expression, switch metabolic pathways on or off, and regulate development. Malfunction can lead to various disorders, including neurodegeneration and tumor growth. The researchers highlight several KAT proteins, in particular an enzyme that acetylates the amino acid lysine, that are promising targets for treatment of diseases, including cancer.
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- Tam Thuy Lu Vo
- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegue, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegue, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegue, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea.
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Lee MN, Kweon HY, Oh GT. N-α-acetyltransferase 10 (NAA10) in development: the role of NAA10. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-11. [PMID: 30054454 PMCID: PMC6063908 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0105-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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N-α-acetyltransferase 10 (NAA10) is a subunit of Nα-terminal protein acetyltransferase that plays a role in many biological processes. Among the six N-α-acetyltransferases (NATs) in eukaryotes, the biological significance of the N-terminal acetyl-activity of Naa10 has been the most studied. Recent findings in a few species, including humans, indicate that loss of N-terminal acetylation by NAA10 is associated with developmental defects. However, very little is known about the role of NAA10, and more research is required in relation to the developmental process. This review summarizes recent studies to understand the function of NAA10 in the development of multicellular organisms. Further investigations are needed into the role of a key enzyme in biological development and its encoding gene. The enzyme N-α-acetyltransferase 10 (NAA10), encoded by the NAA10 gene, plays a role in multiple biological processes. While the function of NAA10 has been studied in cancer, less is known about the roles of the gene and the enzyme during development, according to a review by Goo Taeg Oh and co-workers at the Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. Mutations in NAA10 are found in patients with developmental delay, cardiac problems and skeletal abnormalities, while reduced enzyme activity is associated with developmental defects. Mouse studies suggest a role for NAA10 in neuronal development, bone formation and healthy sperm generation. The impact of variable NAA10 expression in different organs at different developmental stages needs clarification.
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- Mi-Ni Lee
- Immune and Vascular Cell Network Research Center, National Creative Initiatives, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Immune and Vascular Cell Network Research Center, National Creative Initiatives, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Immune and Vascular Cell Network Research Center, National Creative Initiatives, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lee D, Jang MK, Seo JH, Ryu SH, Kim JA, Chung YH. ARD1/NAA10 in hepatocellular carcinoma: pathways and clinical implications. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-12. [PMID: 30054466 PMCID: PMC6063946 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0106-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a representative example of a malignancy with a poor prognosis, is characterized by high mortality because it is typically in an advanced stage at diagnosis and leaves very little hepatic functional reserve. Despite advances in medical and surgical techniques, there is no omnipotent tool that can diagnose HCC early and then cure it medically or surgically. Several recent studies have shown that a variety of pathways are involved in the development, growth, and even metastasis of HCC. Among a variety of cytokines or molecules, some investigators have suggested that arrest-defective 1 (ARD1), an acetyltransferase, plays a key role in the development of malignancies. Although ARD1 is thought to be centrally involved in the cell cycle, cell migration, apoptosis, differentiation, and proliferation, the role of ARD1 and its potential mechanistic involvement in HCC remain unclear. Here, we review the present literature on ARD1. First, we provide an overview of the essential structure, functions, and molecular mechanisms or pathways of ARD1 in HCC. Next, we discuss potential clinical implications and perspectives. We hope that, by providing new insights into ARD1, this review will help to guide the next steps in the development of markers for the early detection and prognosis of HCC. A protein that is highly expressed in cancer with extensive blood vessel development may provide a potential biomarker for early-stage liver cancer. Liver cancer is often not diagnosed until it is advanced and is also hard to be cured despite of advances in treatment, meaning patients often die from the disease. No tools for early detection or prognosis prediction exist, and scientists are keen to find useful biomarker molecules. Young-Hwa Chung at the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, and co-workers in South Korea reviewed recent research into one possible cancer-related protein, arrest-defective 1 (ARD1), known to be highly expressed in certain cancers and possibly associated with poor prognosis. While ARD1 appears to regulate pathways critical to cancer progression and promote cancer cell invasiveness, further in-depth investigations are needed to clarify its specific role in liver cancer.
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- Danbi Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ree R, Varland S, Arnesen T. Spotlight on protein N-terminal acetylation. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-13. [PMID: 30054468 PMCID: PMC6063853 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0116-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) is a widespread protein modification among eukaryotes and prokaryotes alike. By appending an acetyl group to the N-terminal amino group, the charge, hydrophobicity, and size of the N-terminus is altered in an irreversible manner. This alteration has implications for the lifespan, folding characteristics and binding properties of the acetylated protein. The enzymatic machinery responsible for Nt-acetylation has been largely described, but significant knowledge gaps remain. In this review, we provide an overview of eukaryotic N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) and the impact of Nt-acetylation. We also discuss other functions of known NATs and outline methods for studying Nt-acetylation.
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- Rasmus Ree
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, N-5020, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, N-5020, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, N-5020, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, N-5020, Bergen, Norway
- Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, N-5020, Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, N-5020, Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021, Bergen, Norway.
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