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Samadli S, Zhou Q, Zheng B, Gu W, Zhang A. From glucose sensing to exocytosis: takes from maturity onset diabetes of the young. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1188301. [PMID: 37255971 PMCID: PMC10226665 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1188301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Monogenic diabetes gave us simplified models of complex molecular processes occurring within β-cells, which allowed to explore the roles of numerous proteins from single protein perspective. Constellation of characteristic phenotypic features and wide application of genetic sequencing techniques to clinical practice, made the major form of monogenic diabetes - the Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young to be distinguishable from type 1, type 2 as well as neonatal diabetes mellitus and understanding underlying molecular events for each type of MODY contributed to the advancements of antidiabetic therapy and stem cell research tremendously. The functional analysis of MODY-causing proteins in diabetes development, not only provided better care for patients suffering from diabetes, but also enriched our comprehension regarding the universal cellular processes including transcriptional and translational regulation, behavior of ion channels and transporters, cargo trafficking, exocytosis. In this review, we will overview structure and function of MODY-causing proteins, alterations in a particular protein arising from the deleterious mutations to the corresponding gene and their consequences, and translation of this knowledge into new treatment strategies.
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- Sama Samadli
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pediatric Diseases II, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Grand K, Stoltz M, Rizzo L, Röck R, Kaminski MM, Salinas G, Getwan M, Naert T, Pichler R, Lienkamp SS. HNF1B Alters an Evolutionarily Conserved Nephrogenic Program of Target Genes. J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 34:412-432. [PMID: 36522156 PMCID: PMC10103355 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2022010076] [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: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 β ( HNF1B ) are the most common monogenic causes of congenital renal malformations. HNF1B is necessary to directly reprogram fibroblasts to induced renal tubule epithelial cells (iRECs) and, as we demonstrate, can induce ectopic pronephric tissue in Xenopus ectodermal organoids. Using these two systems, we analyzed the effect of HNF1B mutations found in patients with cystic dysplastic kidney disease. We found cross-species conserved targets of HNF1B, identified transcripts that are differentially regulated by the patient-specific mutant protein, and functionally validated novel HNF1B targets in vivo . These results highlight evolutionarily conserved transcriptional mechanisms and provide insights into the genetic circuitry of nephrogenesis. BACKGROUND Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 β (HNF1B) is an essential transcription factor during embryogenesis. Mutations in HNF1B are the most common monogenic causes of congenital cystic dysplastic renal malformations. The direct functional consequences of mutations in HNF1B on its transcriptional activity are unknown. METHODS Direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts to induced renal tubular epithelial cells was conducted both with wild-type HNF1B and with patient mutations. HNF1B was expressed in Xenopus ectodermal explants. Transcriptomic analysis by bulk RNA-Seq identified conserved targets with differentially regulated expression by the wild-type or R295C mutant. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in Xenopus embryos evaluated transcriptional targets in vivo . RESULTS HNF1B is essential for reprogramming mouse fibroblasts to induced renal tubular epithelial cells and induces development of ectopic renal organoids from pluripotent Xenopus cells. The mutation R295C retains reprogramming and inductive capacity but alters the expression of specific sets of downstream target genes instead of diminishing overall transcriptional activity of HNF1B. Surprisingly, targets associated with polycystic kidney disease were less affected than genes affected in congenital renal anomalies. Cross-species-conserved transcriptional targets were dysregulated in hnf1b CRISPR-depleted Xenopus embryos, confirming their dependence on hnf1b . CONCLUSIONS HNF1B activates an evolutionarily conserved program of target genes that disease-causing mutations selectively disrupt. These findings provide insights into the renal transcriptional network that controls nephrogenesis.
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- Kelli Grand
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- The University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- The University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- The University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Ng N, Mijares Zamuner M, Siddique N, Kim J, Burke M, Byrne MM. Genotype-phenotype correlations and response to glucose lowering therapy in subjects with HNF1β associated diabetes. Acta Diabetol 2022; 59:83-93. [PMID: 34487217 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-021-01794-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIMS Molecular defects of hepatic nuclear factor 1β (HNF1β) are associated with multiorgan disease (renal disease, pancreatic hypoplasia, and genital tract anomalies) in addition to diabetes. We examined the phenotypic features, insulin secretory response to glucose, and response to treatment in subjects with HNF1β-MODY (MODY 5). METHODS Twelve subjects with HNF1β-MODY were phenotyped in detail. A 2-h oral glucose tolerance test was performed to establish insulin secretory response with glucose, insulin and C-peptide measurements taken at baseline and 30 min intervals. Clinical follow-up occurred bi-annually. RESULTS Ten of 12 subjects had diabetes with mean age of onset of 30.2 ± 15.5 years, fasting glucose of 9.7 ± 4.6 mmol/L and HbA1c of 60.9 ± 17.1 mmol/mol (7.7 ± 1.6%). Renal and/or pancreatic morphological abnormalities were found in 9 subjects. Mean fasting C-peptide (0.5 ± 0.4 nmol/L) and AUC C-peptide (1.5 ± 1.0 nmol/L/120 min) were reduced in our cohort with 4 subjects demonstrating marked insulin deficiency. OGIS was reduced at 290.2 ± 67.0 ml min-1 m-2. 6/10 subjects were on insulin therapy at initial diagnosis and 8/10 at last clinical follow-up. Mean insulin dose at last clinical follow-up was 0.45 ± 0.23units/kg/day. 5 subjects on insulin were trialled on sulphonylurea therapy, and none was successfully weaned off insulin. CONCLUSIONS Diagnosing HNF1β-MODY in a diabetes clinic is challenging due to its variable phenotype and variable age of onset. β-Cell dysfunction and insulin resistance contribute to diabetes in HNF1β-MODY. No subjects successfully transitioned to sulphonylurea. Early initiation of insulin therapy would be suitable to achieve glycaemic control. This emphasizes the importance of genetic testing for monogenic forms of diabetes to guide personalized treatment.
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- Nicholas Ng
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Quilichini E, Fabre M, Nord C, Dirami T, Le Marec A, Cereghini S, Pasek RC, Gannon M, Ahlgren U, Haumaitre C. Insights into the etiology and physiopathology of MODY5/HNF1B pancreatic phenotype with a mouse model of the human disease. J Pathol 2021; 254:31-45. [PMID: 33527355 PMCID: PMC8251562 DOI: 10.1002/path.5629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5) is due to heterozygous mutations or deletion of HNF1B. No mouse models are currently available to recapitulate the human MODY5 disease. Here, we investigate the pancreatic phenotype of a unique MODY5 mouse model generated by heterozygous insertion of a human HNF1B splicing mutation at the intron-2 splice donor site in the mouse genome. This Hnf1bsp2/+ model generated with targeted mutation of Hnf1b mimicking the c.544+1G>T (T) mutation identified in humans, results in alternative transcripts and a 38% decrease of native Hnf1b transcript levels. As a clinical feature of MODY5 patients, the hypomorphic mouse model Hnf1bsp2/+ displays glucose intolerance. Whereas Hnf1bsp2/+ isolated islets showed no altered insulin secretion, we found a 65% decrease in pancreatic insulin content associated with a 30% decrease in total large islet volume and a 20% decrease in total β-cell volume. These defects were associated with a 30% decrease in expression of the pro-endocrine gene Neurog3 that we previously identified as a direct target of Hnf1b, showing a developmental etiology. As another clinical feature of MODY5 patients, the Hnf1bsp2/+ pancreases display exocrine dysfunction with hypoplasia. We observed chronic pancreatitis with loss of acinar cells, acinar-to-ductal metaplasia, and lipomatosis, with upregulation of signaling pathways and impaired acinar cell regeneration. This was associated with ductal cell deficiency characterized by shortened primary cilia. Importantly, the Hnf1bsp2/+ mouse model reproduces the pancreatic features of the human MODY5/HNF1B disease, providing a unique in vivo tool for molecular studies of the endocrine and exocrine defects and to advance basic and translational research. © 2021 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Evans Quilichini
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
- Sorbonne UniversitéUMR7622‐IBPSParisFrance
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
- Sorbonne UniversitéUMR7622‐IBPSParisFrance
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
- Sorbonne UniversitéUMR7622‐IBPSParisFrance
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- Department of MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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- Department of MedicineVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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- Umeå Centre for Molecular MedicineUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris‐Seine (IBPS)ParisFrance
- Sorbonne UniversitéUMR7622‐IBPSParisFrance
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Sanchez Caballero L, Gorgogietas V, Arroyo MN, Igoillo-Esteve M. Molecular mechanisms of β-cell dysfunction and death in monogenic forms of diabetes. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 359:139-256. [PMID: 33832649 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Monogenetic forms of diabetes represent 1%-5% of all diabetes cases and are caused by mutations in a single gene. These mutations, that affect genes involved in pancreatic β-cell development, function and survival, or insulin regulation, may be dominant or recessive, inherited or de novo. Most patients with monogenic diabetes are very commonly misdiagnosed as having type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The severity of their symptoms depends on the nature of the mutation, the function of the affected gene and, in some cases, the influence of additional genetic or environmental factors that modulate severity and penetrance. In some patients, diabetes is accompanied by other syndromic features such as deafness, blindness, microcephaly, liver and intestinal defects, among others. The age of diabetes onset may also vary from neonatal until early adulthood manifestations. Since the different mutations result in diverse clinical presentations, patients usually need different treatments that range from just diet and exercise, to the requirement of exogenous insulin or other hypoglycemic drugs, e.g., sulfonylureas or glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs to control their glycemia. As a consequence, awareness and correct diagnosis are crucial for the proper management and treatment of monogenic diabetes patients. In this chapter, we describe mutations causing different monogenic forms of diabetes associated with inadequate pancreas development or impaired β-cell function and survival, and discuss the molecular mechanisms involved in β-cell demise.
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- Laura Sanchez Caballero
- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/.
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Abdelalim EM. Modeling different types of diabetes using human pluripotent stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:2459-2483. [PMID: 33242105 PMCID: PMC11072720 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03710-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia as a result of progressive loss of pancreatic β cells, which could lead to several debilitating complications. Different paths, triggered by several genetic and environmental factors, lead to the loss of pancreatic β cells and/or function. Understanding these many paths to β cell damage or dysfunction could help in identifying therapeutic approaches specific for each path. Most of our knowledge about diabetes pathophysiology has been obtained from studies on animal models, which do not fully recapitulate human diabetes phenotypes. Currently, human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) technology is a powerful tool for generating in vitro human models, which could provide key information about the disease pathogenesis and provide cells for personalized therapies. The recent progress in generating functional hPSC-derived β cells in combination with the rapid development in genomic and genome-editing technologies offer multiple options to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of different types of diabetes. Recently, several in vitro hPSC-based strategies have been used for studying monogenic and polygenic forms of diabetes. This review summarizes the current knowledge about different hPSC-based diabetes models and how these models improved our current understanding of the pathophysiology of distinct forms of diabetes. Also, it highlights the progress in generating functional β cells in vitro, and discusses the current challenges and future perspectives related to the use of the in vitro hPSC-based strategies.
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- Essam M Abdelalim
- Diabetes Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), PO Box 34110, Doha, Qatar.
- College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), Education City, Doha, Qatar.
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Terakawa A, Chujo D, Yasuda K, Ueno K, Nakamura T, Hamano S, Ohsugi M, Tanabe A, Ueki K, Kajio H. Maturity-Onset diabetes of the young type 5 treated with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21939. [PMID: 32871938 PMCID: PMC7458169 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY 5) is a form of monogenic diabetes that is often accompanied by pancreatic dysfunction. To date, no cases of MODY 5 treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) have been reported. We present the first case of MODY 5 treated with GLP-1RA. PATIENT CONCERNS A 17-year-old woman, with a history of being operated for congenital ileal atresia at birth, was admitted to our hospital due to hyperglycemia. She had been clinically diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 1 month prior, and administered 14 units of insulin glargine 300 U/mL per day. DIAGNOSIS She had hypopotassemia, hypomagnesaemia, pancreatic body, and tail defects, multiple renal cysts, and a family history of diabetes, and urogenital anomaly. Genetic testing revealed heterozygous deletion of hepatocyte nuclear transcription factor-1 beta, leading to the diagnosis of MODY 5. INTERVENTIONS The patient was treated with multiple daily insulin injections for 9 days (22 units/d) before administration of GLP-1RA, and then liraglutide was initiated. OUTCOMES Liraglutide treatment (0.6 mg/d) alone maintained the patient's glycated hemoglobin level below 7.0% for at least 12 months after discharge. A higher dose, 0.9 mg/d, of liraglutide was not tolerated by the patient due to nausea. Serum levels of C-peptide immunoreactivity were 1.15 ng/mL and 1.91 ng/mL, respectively, after 6 and 12 months of liraglutide therapy. LESSONS GLP-1RA might be effective at regulating glucose metabolism by utilizing residual pancreatic endocrine function in patients with MODY 5. Imaging and genetic screening were helpful in the diagnosis of MODY 5.
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- Aiko Terakawa
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
- Center for Clinical Research, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyorin University, Mitaka
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
- Mishuku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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Al-Khawaga S, Mohammed I, Saraswathi S, Haris B, Hasnah R, Saeed A, Almabrazi H, Syed N, Jithesh P, El Awwa A, Khalifa A, AlKhalaf F, Petrovski G, Abdelalim EM, Hussain K. The clinical and genetic characteristics of permanent neonatal diabetes (PNDM) in the state of Qatar. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e00753. [PMID: 31441606 PMCID: PMC6785445 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare condition that occurs within the first six months of life. Permanent NDM (PNDM) is caused by mutations in specific genes that are known for their expression at early and/or late stages of pancreatic beta‐ cell development, and are either involved in beta‐cell survival, insulin processing, regulation, and release. The native population in Qatar continues to practice consanguineous marriages that lead to a high level of homozygosity. To our knowledge, there is no previous report on the genomics of NDM among the Qatari population. The aims of the current study are to identify patients with NDM diagnosed between 2001 and 2016, and examine their clinical and genetic characteristics. Methods To calculate the incidence of PNDM, all patients with PNDM diagnosed between 2001 and 2016 were compared to the total number of live births over the 16‐year‐period. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) was used to investigate the genetic etiology in the PNDM cohort. Results PNDM was diagnosed in nine (n = 9) patients with an estimated incidence rate of 1:22,938 live births among the indigenous Qatari. Seven different mutations in six genes (PTF1A, GCK, SLC2A2, EIF2AK3, INS, and HNF1B) were identified. In the majority of cases, the genetic etiology was part of a previously identified autosomal recessive disorder. Two novel de novo mutations were identified in INS and HNF1B. Conclusion Qatar has the second highest reported incidence of PNDM worldwide. A majority of PNDM cases present as rare familial autosomal recessive disorders. Pancreas associated transcription factor 1a (PTF1A) enhancer deletions are the most common cause of PNDM in Qatar, with only a few previous cases reported in the literature.
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- Sara Al-Khawaga
- College of Health & Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.,Diabetes Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Health & Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Biomedical Informatics Division, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Biomedical Informatics Division, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.,Faculty of medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Health & Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.,Diabetes Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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Xie K, Chen T, Zhang Y, Wen J, Cui X, You L, Zhu L, Xu B, Ji C, Guo X. Association of rs10830962 polymorphism with gestational diabetes mellitus risk in a Chinese population. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5357. [PMID: 30926842 PMCID: PMC6440982 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41605-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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To date, only three polymorphisms (rs10830962, rs7754840 and rs1470579) are included in the genome-wide association study Catalog (www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas). However, the available evidence is limited in pregnant Chinese women. We aimed to explore the associations of three polymorphisms (rs10830962, rs7754840 and rs1470579) with GDM risk in a Chinese population. We conducted a case-control study (964 GDM cases and 1,021 controls) to evaluate the associations of these polymorphisms with GDM risk. A logistic regression model was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and their confidence intervals (CIs). After adjustment for age, prepregnancy BMI, parity, abnormal pregnancy history and family history of diabetes, the minor allele of rs10830962 (C > G) demonstrated a significant association with an increased risk of GDM (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.02–1.31, P = 0.029 in the additive model). However, no significant association was observed between the other two polymorphisms and GDM. Subsequent functional annotation shows that rs10830962 is located in the regulatory elements of pancreatic islets, alters the binding affinity of motifs and regulates SNORA8 expression. Our findings demonstrate that rs10830962 is associated with an increased risk of GDM in the Chinese population. Further functional characterization is warranted to uncover the mechanism of the genotype-phenotype association.
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- Kaipeng Xie
- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China.
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, China.
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Yahaya TO, Salisu TF. A Review of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Predisposing Genes. Curr Diabetes Rev 2019; 16:52-61. [PMID: 30514191 DOI: 10.2174/1573399815666181204145806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Scientists are considering the possibility of treating diabetes mellitus (DM) using a personalized approach in which various forms of the diseases will be treated based on the causal gene and its pathogenesis. To this end, scientists have identified mutations in certain genes as probable causes of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with diverse mechanisms. AIM This review was aimed at articulating already identified T2DM genes with their mechanisms of action and phenotypic presentations for the awareness of all stakeholders. METHOD The Google search engine was used to retrieve relevant information on the subject from reliable academic databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar, among others. RESULTS At least seventy (70) genes are currently being suspected in the biogenesis of T2DM. However, mutations in, or variants of KCNJ11, PPARG, HNF1B and WFS1 genes, are the most suspected and reported in the pathogenesis of the disease. Mutations in these genes can cause disruption of insulin biosynthesis through the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, change of beta cell morphology, destruction of insulin receptors, among others. These cellular events may lead to insulin resistance and hyperglycemia and, along with environmental triggers such as obesity and overweight, culminate in T2DM. It was observed that each identified gene has its distinct mechanism by which it interacts with other genes and environmental factors to cause T2DM. CONCLUSION Healthcare providers are advised to formulate T2DM drugs or treatment by targeting the causal genes along with their mechanisms.
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- Tajudeen O Yahaya
- Department of Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Machado-Silva W, Tonet-Furioso AC, Gomes L, Córdova C, Moraes CF, Nóbrega OT. The rs4430796 SNP of the HNF1β gene associates with type 2 diabetes in older adults. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2018; 64:586-589. [PMID: 30365659 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.64.07.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus raises interest in understanding its evolutionary-genetic basis, to unveil yet unknown pathways that may have immediate medical relevance. The HNF1β gene (hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta) is a transcription factor expressed in tissues such as liver, kidney, genital tract and pancreas that is known to be essential for insulin secretion and glucose balance. We tested the association of allelic variants produced by the HNF1β gene (rs4430796) variation with the clinical and biochemical profile of elderly Brazilian outpatients with metabolic disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS Anthropometry, blood pressure, glycaemia, lipemia and other parameters were assessed in 184 Brazilians aged 60 or older in clinical care settings. Alleles were determined by amplification of the polymorphic site by real time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Analysing variables across the genotypes, a statistically significant difference was noticed in the allele frequencies among diabetic patients, with 30.8% of the A homozygous bearing the condition compared to a prevalence of 12.2% between G homozygotes. CONCLUSION Our results corroborate the possible protective property of the GG genotype from the rs4430796 variation (already presented in the literature) against occurrence of diabetes mellitus, which appears applicable to elderly individuals as well, even in the context of multiple metabolic disorders so typical in older Brazilians.
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- Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília - DF, Brasil
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- University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasília - DF, Brasil.,Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília - DF, Brasil
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Lawson R, Maret W, Hogstrand C. Prolonged stimulation of insulin release from MIN6 cells causes zinc depletion and loss of β-cell markers. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 49:51-59. [PMID: 29895372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zinc is integral for the normal function of pancreatic β-cells in glycaemic control. Large amounts of zinc are secreted from β-cells following insulin exocytosis and regulated replenishment is required, which is thought to be mediated by the ZIP family of zinc importer proteins. Within Type 2 Diabetic patients, β-cells are stressed through prolonged stimulation by hyperglycaemia and this is thought to be a major factor contributing to loss of β-cell identity and mass. However, the consequences for the β-cell zinc status remain largely unexplored. We used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to show that 24 h treatment of MIN6 cells with potassium chloride, mimicking hyperglycaemic stimulation, reduces the total cellular zinc content 2.8-fold, and qPCR to show an increase in mRNA expression for metallothioneins (Mt1 and Mt2) following 4 and 24 h of stimulation, suggestive of an early rise in cytosolic zinc. To determine which ZIP paralogues may be responsible for zinc replenishment, we used immunocytochemistry, Western blot and qPCR to demonstrate initial ZIP1 protein upregulation proceeded by downregulation of mRNA coding for ZIP1, ZIP6, ZIP7 and ZIP14. To assign a biological significance to the decreased total cellular zinc content, we assessed expression of key β-cell markers to show downregulation of mRNA for MafA, Mnx-1, Nkx2.2 and Pax6. Our data suggest hyperglycaemia-induced zinc depletion may contribute to loss of β-cell markers and promote β-cell dedifferentiation through disrupting expression of key transcription factors.
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- Rebecca Lawson
- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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Rich SS. The Promise and Practice of Genetics on Diabetes Care: The Fog Rises to Reveal a Field of Genetic Complexity in HNF1B. Diabetes Care 2017; 40:1433-1435. [PMID: 29061586 PMCID: PMC5652592 DOI: 10.2337/dci17-0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Stephen S Rich
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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El-Khairi R, Vallier L. The role of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β in disease and development. Diabetes Obes Metab 2016; 18 Suppl 1:23-32. [PMID: 27615128 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Heterozygous mutations in the gene that encodes the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β (HNF1B) result in a multi-system disorder. HNF1B was initially discovered as a monogenic diabetes gene; however, renal cysts are the most frequently detected feature. Other clinical features include pancreatic hypoplasia and exocrine insufficiency, genital tract malformations, abnormal liver function, cholestasis and early-onset gout. Heterozygous mutations and complete gene deletions in HNF1B each account for approximately 50% of all cases of HNF1B-associated disease and may show autosomal dominant inheritance or arise spontaneously. There is no clear genotype-phenotype correlation indicating that haploinsufficiency is the main disease mechanism. Data from animal models suggest that HNF1B is essential for several stages of pancreas and liver development. However, mice with heterozygous mutations in HNF1B show no phenotype in contrast to the phenotype seen in humans. This suggests that mouse models do not fully replicate the features of human disease and complementary studies in human systems are necessary to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying HNF1B-associated disease. This review discusses the role of HNF1B in human and murine pancreas and liver development, summarizes the disease phenotypes and identifies areas for future investigations in HNF1B-associated diabetes and liver disease.
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- R El-Khairi
- Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, Anne McLaren Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, Anne McLaren Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK.
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Janky R, Binda MM, Allemeersch J, Van den Broeck A, Govaere O, Swinnen JV, Roskams T, Aerts S, Topal B. Prognostic relevance of molecular subtypes and master regulators in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:632. [PMID: 27520560 PMCID: PMC4983037 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2540-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Pancreatic cancer is poorly characterized at genetic and non-genetic levels. The current study evaluates in a large cohort of patients the prognostic relevance of molecular subtypes and key transcription factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods We performed gene expression analysis of whole-tumor tissue obtained from 118 surgically resected PDAC and 13 histologically normal pancreatic tissue samples. Cox regression models were used to study the effect on survival of molecular subtypes and 16 clinicopathological prognostic factors. In order to better understand the biology of PDAC we used iRegulon to identify transcription factors (TFs) as master regulators of PDAC and its subtypes. Results We confirmed the PDAssign gene signature as classifier of PDAC in molecular subtypes with prognostic relevance. We found molecular subtypes, but not clinicopathological factors, as independent predictors of survival. Regulatory network analysis predicted that HNF1A/B are among thousand TFs the top enriched master regulators of the genes expressed in the normal pancreatic tissue compared to the PDAC regulatory network. On immunohistochemistry staining of PDAC samples, we observed low expression of HNF1B in well differentiated towards no expression in poorly differentiated PDAC samples. We predicted IRF/STAT, AP-1, and ETS-family members as key transcription factors in gene signatures downstream of mutated KRAS. Conclusions PDAC can be classified in molecular subtypes that independently predict survival. HNF1A/B seem to be good candidates as master regulators of pancreatic differentiation, which at the protein level loses its expression in malignant ductal cells of the pancreas, suggesting its putative role as tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer. Trial registration The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the number NCT01116791 (May 3, 2010). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2540-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rekin's Janky
- Laboratory of Computational Biology, KU Leuven Center for Human Genetics, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Abdominal Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nucleomics Core, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, LKI-Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Computational Biology, KU Leuven Center for Human Genetics, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Abdominal Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Yang Y, Chan L. Monogenic Diabetes: What It Teaches Us on the Common Forms of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Endocr Rev 2016; 37:190-222. [PMID: 27035557 PMCID: PMC4890265 DOI: 10.1210/er.2015-1116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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To date, more than 30 genes have been linked to monogenic diabetes. Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have identified > 50 susceptibility loci for common type 1 diabetes (T1D) and approximately 100 susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D). About 1-5% of all cases of diabetes result from single-gene mutations and are called monogenic diabetes. Here, we review the pathophysiological basis of the role of monogenic diabetes genes that have also been found to be associated with common T1D and/or T2D. Variants of approximately one-third of monogenic diabetes genes are associated with T2D, but not T1D. Two of the T2D-associated monogenic diabetes genes-potassium inward-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11 (KCNJ11), which controls glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in the β-cell; and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARG), which impacts multiple tissue targets in relation to inflammation and insulin sensitivity-have been developed as major antidiabetic drug targets. Another monogenic diabetes gene, the preproinsulin gene (INS), is unique in that INS mutations can cause hyperinsulinemia, hyperproinsulinemia, neonatal diabetes mellitus, one type of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY10), and autoantibody-negative T1D. Dominant heterozygous INS mutations are the second most common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes. Moreover, INS gene variants are strongly associated with common T1D (type 1a), but inconsistently with T2D. Variants of the monogenic diabetes gene Gli-similar 3 (GLIS3) are associated with both T1D and T2D. GLIS3 is a key transcription factor in insulin production and β-cell differentiation during embryonic development, which perturbation forms the basis of monogenic diabetes as well as its association with T1D. GLIS3 is also required for compensatory β-cell proliferation in adults; impairment of this function predisposes to T2D. Thus, monogenic forms of diabetes are invaluable "human models" that have contributed to our understanding of the pathophysiological basis of common T1D and T2D.
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- Yisheng Yang
- Division of Endocrinology (Y.Y.), Department of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44109; and Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (L.C.), Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Division of Endocrinology (Y.Y.), Department of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44109; and Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (L.C.), Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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Teo AKK, Lau HH, Valdez IA, Dirice E, Tjora E, Raeder H, Kulkarni RN. Early Developmental Perturbations in a Human Stem Cell Model of MODY5/HNF1B Pancreatic Hypoplasia. Stem Cell Reports 2016; 6:357-67. [PMID: 26876668 PMCID: PMC4788763 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Patients with an HNF1BS148L/+ mutation (MODY5) typically exhibit pancreatic hypoplasia. However, the molecular mechanisms are unknown due to inaccessibility of patient material and because mouse models do not fully recapitulate MODY5. Here, we differentiated MODY5 human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into pancreatic progenitors, and show that the HNF1BS148L/+ mutation causes a compensatory increase in several pancreatic transcription factors, and surprisingly, a decrease in PAX6 pancreatic gene expression. The lack of suppression of PDX1, PTF1A, GATA4, and GATA6 indicates that MODY5-mediated pancreatic hypoplasia is mechanistically independent. Overexpression studies demonstrate that a compensatory increase in PDX1 gene expression is due to mutant HNF1BS148L/+ but not wild-type HNF1B or HNF1A. Furthermore, HNF1B does not appear to directly regulate PAX6 gene expression necessary for glucose tolerance. Our results demonstrate compensatory mechanisms in the pancreatic transcription factor network due to mutant HNF1BS148L/+ protein. Thus, patients typically develop MODY5 but not neonatal diabetes despite exhibiting pancreatic hypoplasia. HNF1BS148L/+ mutation elicits a compensatory increase in DE and pancreatic genes MODY5-mediated pancreatic hypoplasia is independent of PDX1, PTF1A, GATA4, and GATA6 HNF1BS148L mutation directly causes a compensatory increase in PDX1 gene expression HNF1BS148L/+ mutation limits PAX6 expression and consequently leads to MODY5
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- Adrian Kee Keong Teo
- Section of Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Discovery Research Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #06-07, Singapore 138673, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore; Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117596, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore.
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- Discovery Research Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #06-07, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Section of Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section of Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Section of Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Liao S, Liu Y, Chen X, Tan Y, Mei J, Song W, Gan L, Wang H, Yin S, Dong X, Chi S, Deng S. The Impact of Genetic Variants for Different Physiological Characterization of Type 2 Diabetes Loci on Gestational Insulin Signaling in Nondiabetic Pregnant Chinese Women. Reprod Sci 2015; 22:1421-8. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719115580995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Shunyao Liao
- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Division of Morbid Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Diabetes Center & Institute of Transplantation, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Human Islet Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kotalova R, Dusatkova P, Cinek O, Dusatkova L, Dedic T, Seeman T, Lebl J, Pruhova S. Hepatic phenotypes of HNF1B gene mutations: A case of neonatal cholestasis requiring portoenterostomy and literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:2550-2557. [PMID: 25741167 PMCID: PMC4342936 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-β (HNF1B) defects cause renal cysts and diabetes syndrome (RCAD), or HNF1B-maturity-onset diabetes of the young. However, the hepatic phenotype of HNF1B variants is not well studied. We present a female neonate born small for her gestational age [birth weight 2360 g; -2.02 standard deviations (SD) and birth length 45 cm; -2.40 SD at the 38th gestational week]. She developed neonatal cholestasis due to biliary atresia and required surgical intervention (portoenterostomy) when 32-d old. Following the operation, icterus resolved, but laboratory signs of liver dysfunction persisted. She had hyperechogenic kidneys prenatally with bilateral renal cysts and pancreatic hypoplasia postnatally that led to the diagnosis of an HNF1B deletion. This represents the most severe hepatic phenotype of an HNF1B variant recognized thus far. A review of 12 published cases with hepatic phenotypes of HNF1B defects allowed us to distinguish three severity levels, ranging from neonatal cholestasis through adult-onset cholestasis to non-cholestatic liver impairment, all of these are associated with congenital renal cysts and mostly with diabetes later in life. We conclude that to detect HNF1B variants, neonates with cholestasis should be checked for the presence of renal cysts, with special focus on those who are born small for their gestational age. Additionally, patients with diabetes and renal cysts at any age who develop cholestasis and/or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency should be tested for HNF1B variants as the true etiological factor of all disease components. Further observations are needed to confirm the potential reversibility of cholestasis in infancy in HNF1B mutation/deletion carriers.
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MESH Headings
- Biliary Atresia/complications
- Biliary Atresia/diagnosis
- Biliary Atresia/genetics
- Birth Weight
- Central Nervous System Diseases/complications
- Central Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis
- Central Nervous System Diseases/genetics
- Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
- Cholestasis/diagnosis
- Cholestasis/genetics
- Cholestasis/surgery
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Dental Enamel/abnormalities
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta/genetics
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/complications
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/diagnosis
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/genetics
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Portoenterostomy, Hepatic
- Treatment Outcome
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Carter SA, Kitching AR, Johnstone LM. Four pediatric patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease developed new-onset diabetes after renal transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2014; 18:698-705. [PMID: 25118046 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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NODAT is increasingly prevalent. Compared with adult recipients, NODAT is less prevalent in pediatric renal transplant recipients; however, some risk factors for its development in young patients have been defined. We report four pediatric renal transplant recipients with ARPKD who developed NODAT. We review the current pediatric NODAT literature and hypothesize that ARPKD may be an additional risk factor for NODAT.
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- S A Carter
- Department of Nephrology, Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Jonatan D, Spence JR, Method AM, Kofron M, Sinagoga K, Haataja L, Arvan P, Deutsch GH, Wells JM. Sox17 regulates insulin secretion in the normal and pathologic mouse β cell. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104675. [PMID: 25144761 PMCID: PMC4140688 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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SOX17 is a key transcriptional regulator that can act by regulating other transcription factors including HNF1β and FOXA2, which are known to regulate postnatal β cell function. Given this, we investigated the role of SOX17 in the developing and postnatal pancreas and found a novel role for SOX17 in regulating insulin secretion. Deletion of the Sox17 gene in the pancreas (Sox17-paLOF) had no observable impact on pancreas development. However, Sox17-paLOF mice had higher islet proinsulin protein content, abnormal trafficking of proinsulin, and dilated secretory organelles suggesting that Sox17-paLOF adult mice are prediabetic. Consistant with this, Sox17-paLOF mice were more susceptible to aged-related and high fat diet-induced hyperglycemia and diabetes. Overexpression of Sox17 in mature β cells using Ins2-rtTA driver mice resulted in precocious secretion of proinsulin. Transcriptionally, SOX17 appears to broadly regulate secretory networks since a 24-hour pulse of SOX17 expression resulted in global transcriptional changes in factors that regulate hormone transport and secretion. Lastly, transient SOX17 overexpression was able to reverse the insulin secretory defects observed in MODY4 animals and restored euglycemia. Together, these data demonstrate a critical new role for SOX17 in regulating insulin trafficking and secretion and that modulation of Sox17-regulated pathways might be used therapeutically to improve cell function in the context of diabetes.
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- Diva Jonatan
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Center for Organogenesis, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
- Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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Li Q, Liu X, Gibbs RA, Boerwinkle E, Polychronakos C, Qu HQ. Gene-specific function prediction for non-synonymous mutations in monogenic diabetes genes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104452. [PMID: 25136813 PMCID: PMC4138110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The rapid progress of genomic technologies has been providing new opportunities to address the need of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) molecular diagnosis. However, whether a new mutation causes MODY can be questionable. A number of in silico methods have been developed to predict functional effects of rare human mutations. The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of different bioinformatics methods in the functional prediction of nonsynonymous mutations in each MODY gene, and provides reference matrices to assist the molecular diagnosis of MODY. Our study showed that the prediction scores by different methods of the diabetes mutations were highly correlated, but were more complimentary than replacement to each other. The available in silico methods for the prediction of diabetes mutations had varied performances across different genes. Applying gene-specific thresholds defined by this study may be able to increase the performance of in silico prediction of disease-causing mutations.
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- Quan Li
- Endocrine Genetics Lab, The McGill University Health Center (Montreal Children's Hospital), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Endocrine Genetics Lab, The McGill University Health Center (Montreal Children's Hospital), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Short AD, Holder A, Rothwell S, Massey J, Scholey R, Kennedy LJ, Catchpole B, Ollier WE. Searching for "monogenic diabetes" in dogs using a candidate gene approach. Canine Genet Epidemiol 2014; 1:8. [PMID: 26401325 PMCID: PMC4579387 DOI: 10.1186/2052-6687-1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Canine diabetes is a common endocrine disorder with an estimated breed-related prevalence ranging from 0.005% to 1.5% in pet dogs. Increased prevalence in some breeds suggests that diabetes in dogs is influenced by genetic factors and similarities between canine and human diabetes phenotypes suggest that the same genes might be associated with disease susceptibility in both species. Between 1-5% of human diabetes cases result from mutations in a single gene, including maturity onset diabetes of the adult (MODY) and neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM). It is not clear whether monogenic forms of diabetes exist within some dog breeds. Identification of forms of canine monogenic diabetes could help to resolve the heterogeneity of the condition and lead to development of breed-specific genetic tests for diabetes susceptibility. Results Seventeen dog breeds were screened for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in eighteen genes that have been associated with human MODY/NDM. Six SNP associations were found from five genes, with one gene (ZFP57) being associated in two different breeds. Conclusions Some of the genes that have been associated with susceptibility to MODY and NDM in humans appear to also be associated with canine diabetes, although the limited number of associations identified in this study indicates canine diabetes is a heterogeneous condition and is most likely to be a polygenic trait in most dog breeds. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/2052-6687-1-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Andrea D Short
- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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- Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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- Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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Monogenic diabetes represents a heterogeneous group of disorders resulting from defects in single genes. Defects are categorized primarily into two groups: disruption of β-cell function or a reduction in the number of β-cells. A complex network of transcription factors control pancreas formation, and a dysfunction of regulators high in the hierarchy leads to pancreatic agenesis. Dysfunction among factors further downstream might cause organ hypoplasia, absence of islets of Langerhans or a reduction in the number of β-cells. Many transcription factors have pleiotropic effects, explaining the association of diabetes with other congenital malformations, including cerebellar agenesis and pituitary agenesis. Monogenic diabetes variants are classified conventionally according to age of onset, with neonatal diabetes occurring before the age of 6 months and maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) manifesting before the age of 25 years. Recently, certain familial genetic defects were shown to manifest as neonatal diabetes, MODY or even adult onset diabetes. Patients with neonatal diabetes require a thorough genetic work-up in any case, and because extensive phenotypic overlap exists between monogenic, type 2, and type 1 diabetes, genetic analysis will also help improve diagnosis in these cases. Next generation sequencing will facilitate rapid screening, leading to the discovery of digenic and oligogenic diabetes variants, and helping to improve our understanding of the genetics underlying other types of diabetes. An accurate diagnosis remains important, because it might lead to a change in the treatment of affected subjects and influence long-term complications.
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- Valerie M Schwitzgebel
- Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetes UnitDepartment of Child and Adolescent HealthChildren's University HospitalGenevaSwitzerland
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Zhu Y, You W, Wang H, Li Y, Qiao N, Shi Y, Zhang C, Bleich D, Han X. MicroRNA-24/MODY gene regulatory pathway mediates pancreatic β-cell dysfunction. Diabetes 2013; 62:3194-206. [PMID: 23761103 PMCID: PMC3749364 DOI: 10.2337/db13-0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Overnutrition and genetics both contribute separately to pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, but how these factors interact is unclear. This study was aimed at determining whether microRNAs (miRNAs) provide a link between these factors. In this study, miRNA-24 (miR-24) was highly expressed in pancreatic β-cells and further upregulated in islets from genetic fatty (db/db) or mice fed a high-fat diet, and islets subject to oxidative stress. Overexpression of miR-24 inhibited insulin secretion and β-cell proliferation, potentially involving 351 downregulated genes. By using bioinformatic analysis combined with luciferase-based promoter activity assays and quantitative real-time PCR assays, we identified two maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) genes as direct targets of miR-24. Silencing either of these MODY genes (Hnf1a and Neurod1) mimicked the cellular phenotype caused by miR-24 overexpression, whereas restoring their expression rescued β-cell function. Our findings functionally link the miR-24/MODY gene regulatory pathway to the onset of type 2 diabetes and create a novel network between nutrient overload and genetic diabetes via miR-24.
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- Yunxia Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- Corresponding author: Xiao Han,
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Lancman JJ, Zvenigorodsky N, Gates KP, Zhang D, Solomon K, Humphrey RK, Kuo T, Setiawan L, Verkade H, Chi YI, Jhala US, Wright CVE, Stainier DYR, Dong PDS. Specification of hepatopancreas progenitors in zebrafish by hnf1ba and wnt2bb. Development 2013; 140:2669-79. [PMID: 23720049 PMCID: PMC3678338 DOI: 10.1242/dev.090993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Although the liver and ventral pancreas are thought to arise from a common multipotent progenitor pool, it is unclear whether these progenitors of the hepatopancreas system are specified by a common genetic mechanism. Efforts to determine the role of Hnf1b and Wnt signaling in this crucial process have been confounded by a combination of factors, including a narrow time frame for hepatopancreas specification, functional redundancy among Wnt ligands, and pleiotropic defects caused by either severe loss of Wnt signaling or Hnf1b function. Using a novel hypomorphic hnf1ba zebrafish mutant that exhibits pancreas hypoplasia, as observed in HNF1B monogenic diabetes, we show that hnf1ba plays essential roles in regulating β-cell number and pancreas specification, distinct from its function in regulating pancreas size and liver specification, respectively. By combining Hnf1ba partial loss of function with conditional loss of Wnt signaling, we uncover a crucial developmental window when these pathways synergize to specify the entire ventrally derived hepatopancreas progenitor population. Furthermore, our in vivo genetic studies demonstrate that hnf1ba generates a permissive domain for Wnt signaling activity in the foregut endoderm. Collectively, our findings provide a new model for HNF1B function, yield insight into pancreas and β-cell development, and suggest a new mechanism for hepatopancreatic specification.
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- Joseph J. Lancman
- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Programs in Genetic Disease, Development and Aging, and Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Diabetes Center and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Programs in Genetic Disease, Development and Aging, and Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Programs in Genetic Disease, Development and Aging, and Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Diabetes Center and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Diabetes Center and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Diabetes Center and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Diabetes Center and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Programs in Genetic Disease, Development and Aging, and Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in TCF2 with type 2 diabetes susceptibility in a Han Chinese population. PLoS One 2012; 7:e52938. [PMID: 23300827 PMCID: PMC3534126 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 11/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β (HNF1β), a transcription factor encoded by the transcription factor 2 gene (TCF2), plays a critical role in pancreatic cell formation and glucose homeostasis. It has been suggested that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TCF2 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, published results are inconsistent and inclusive. To further investigate the role of these common variants, we examined the association of TCF2 polymorphisms with the risk of T2D in a Han population in northeastern China. We genotyped five SNPs in 624 T2D patients and 630 healthy controls by using a SNaPshot method, and evaluated the T2D risk conferred by individual SNPs and haplotypes. In the single-locus analysis, we found that rs752010, rs4430796 and rs7501939 showed allelic differences between T2D patients and healthy controls, with an OR of 1.26 (95% CI 1.08-1.51, P = 0.003), an OR of 1.23 (95% CI 1.06-1.55, P = 0.001) and an OR of 1.28 (95% CI 1.10-1.61, P = 0.001), respectively. Genotype association analysis of each locus also revealed that the homozygous carriers of the at-risk allele had a significant increased T2D risk compared to homozygous carriers of the other allele (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.20-2.64 for rs752010; OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.24-2.67 for rs4430796; OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.31-2.90 for rs7501939), even after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Besides, the haplotype-based analysis demonstrated that AGT in block rs752010-rs4430796-rs7501939 was associated with about 30% increase in T2D risk (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.09-1.57, P = 0.01). Our findings suggested that TCF2 variants may be involved in T2D risk in a Han population of northeastern China. Larger studies with ethnically diverse populations are warranted to confirm the results reported in this investigation.
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Rodríguez-Trejo A, Ortiz-López MG, Zambrano E, Granados-Silvestre MDLÁ, Méndez C, Blondeau B, Bréant B, Nathanielsz PW, Menjivar M. Developmental programming of neonatal pancreatic β-cells by a maternal low-protein diet in rats involves a switch from proliferation to differentiation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 302:E1431-9. [PMID: 22436693 PMCID: PMC3378070 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00619.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Maternal low-protein diets (LP) impair pancreatic β-cell development, resulting in later-life failure and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). We hypothesized that intrauterine and/or postnatal developmental programming seen in this situation involve altered β-cell structure and relative time course of expression of genes critical to β-cell differentiation and growth. Pregnant Wistar rats were fed either control (C) 20% or restricted (R) 6% protein diets during pregnancy (1st letter) and/or lactation (2nd letter) in four groups: CC, RR, RC, and CR. At postnatal days 7 and 21, we measured male offspring β-cell fraction, mass, proliferation, aggregate number, and size as well as mRNA level for 13 key genes regulating β-cell development and function in isolated islets. Compared with CC, pre- and postnatal LP (RR) decreased β-cell fraction, mass, proliferation, aggregate size, and number and increased Hnf1a, Hnf4a, Pdx1, Isl1, Rfx6, and Slc2a2 mRNA levels. LP only in pregnancy (RC) also decreased β-cell fraction, mass, proliferation, aggregate size, and number and increased Hnf1a, Hnf4a, Pdx1, Rfx6, and Ins mRNA levels. Postnatal LP offspring (CR) showed decreased β-cell mass but increased β-cell fraction, aggregate number, and Hnf1a, Hnf4a, Rfx6, and Slc2a2 mRNA levels. We conclude that LP in pregnancy sets the trajectory of postnatal β-cell growth and differentiation, whereas LP in lactation has smaller effects. We propose that LP promotes differentiation through upregulation of transcription factors that stimulate differentiation at the expense of proliferation. This results in a decreased β-cell reserve, which can contribute to later-life predisposition to T2D.
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- Adriana Rodríguez-Trejo
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Av. Universidad 3000, Facultad de Química, Mexico City, Mexico
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Heat-shock mediated overexpression of HNF1β mutations has differential effects on gene expression in the Xenopus pronephric kidney. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33522. [PMID: 22438943 PMCID: PMC3305329 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The transcription factor HNF1B, encoded by the TCF2 gene, plays an important role in the organogenesis of vertebrates. In humans, heterozygous mutations of HNF1B are associated with several diseases, such as pancreatic β-cell dysfunction leading to maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY5), defective kidney development, disturbed liver function, pancreas atrophy, and malformations of the genital tract. The African claw frog Xenopus laevis is an excellent model to study the processes involved in embryogenesis and organogenesis, as it can be manipulated easily with a series of methods. In the present study, we overexpressed HNF1β mutants in the developing Xenopus embryo to assess their roles during organogenesis, particularly in the developing pronephric kidney. Towards this goal, we developed a heat-shock inducible binary Cre/loxP system with activator and effector strains. Heat-shock activation of the mutant HNF1B variants P328L329del and A263insGG resulted in malformations of various organs and the affected larvae developed large edemas. Defects in the pronephros were primarily confined to malformed proximal tubules. Furthermore, the expression of the proximal tubule marker genes tmem27 and slc3a1, both involved in amino acid transport, was affected. Both P328L329del and A263insGG downregulated expression of slc3a1. In addition, P328L329del reduced tmem27 expression while A263insGG overexpression decreased expression of the chloride channel clcnk and the transcription factor pax2. Overexpression of two mutant HNF1B derivatives resulted in distinct phenotypes reflected by either a reduction or an enlargement of pronephros size. The expression of selected pronephric marker genes was differentially affected upon overexpression of HNF1B mutations. Based on our findings, we postulate that HNF1B mutations influence gene regulation upon overexpression in specific and distinct manners. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that the newly established Cre/loxP system for Xenopus embryos is an attractive alternative to examine the gene regulatory potential of transcription factors in developing pronephric kidney as exemplified here for HNF1B.
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The use of mouse models in medical research has greatly contributed to our understanding of the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the mechanisms of disease progression in the context of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction. Maintenance of glucose homeostasis involves a complex interplay of many genes and their actions in response to exogenous stimuli. In recent years, the availability of large population-based cohorts and the capacity to genotype enormous numbers of common genetic variants have driven various large-scale genome-wide association studies, which has greatly accelerated the identification of novel genes likely to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes. The increasing demand for verifying novel genes is met by the timely development of new mouse resources established as various collaborative projects involving major transgenic and phenotyping centres and laboratories worldwide. The surge of new data will ultimately enable translational research into potential improvement and refinement of current type 2 diabetes therapy options, and hopefully restore quality of life for patients.
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Harries LW, Brown JE, Gloyn AL. Species-specific differences in the expression of the HNF1A, HNF1B and HNF4A genes. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7855. [PMID: 19924231 PMCID: PMC2773013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The HNF1A, HNF1B and HNF4A genes are part of an autoregulatory network in mammalian pancreas, liver, kidney and gut. The layout of this network appears to be similar in rodents and humans, but inactivation of HNF1A, HNF1B or HNF4A genes in animal models cause divergent phenotypes to those seen in man. We hypothesised that some differences may arise from variation in the expression profile of alternatively processed isoforms between species. Methodology/Principal Findings We measured the expression of the major isoforms of the HNF1A, HNF1B and HNF4A genes in human and rodent pancreas, islet, liver and kidney by isoform-specific quantitative real-time PCR and compared their expression by the comparative Ct (ΔΔCt) method. We found major changes in the expression profiles of the HNF genes between humans and rodents. The principal difference lies in the expression of the HNF1A gene, which exists as three isoforms in man, but as a single isoform only in rodents. More subtle changes were to the balance of HNF1B and HNF4A isoforms between species; the repressor isoform HNF1B(C) comprised only 6% in human islets compared with 24–26% in rodents (p = 0.006) whereas HNF4A9 comprised 22% of HNF4A expression in human pancreas but only 11% in rodents (p = 0.001). Conclusions/Significance The differences we note in the isoform-specific expression of the human and rodent HNF1A, HNF1B and HNF4A genes may impact on the absolute activity of these genes, and therefore on the activity of the pancreatic transcription factor network as a whole. We conclude that alterations to expression of HNF isoforms may underlie some of the phenotypic variation caused by mutations in these genes.
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- Lorna W Harries
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
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Variant HNF1 modulates epithelial plasticity of normal and transformed ovary cells. Neoplasia 2009; 10:1481-92, 3p following 1492. [PMID: 19048126 DOI: 10.1593/neo.81004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Revised: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Ovarian carcinoma arises from the ovarian surface epithelium, which undergoes phenotypic changes characteristic of müllerian epithelium during the first stages of tumorigenesis. The variant isoform of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (vHNF1) is a transcription factor involved in the development of tissues derived from the müllerian duct. Here, we show that vHNF1 knockdown in two ovarian carcinoma cell lines, SKOV3 and IGROV1, leads to reduced E-cadherin (E-cadh) expression and decreased proliferation rate. Accordingly, SKOV3 cells ectopically expressing a dominant-negative (DN) vHNF1 mutant undergo an epithelial-mesenchymal-like transition, acquiring a spindle-like morphology, loss of E-cadh, and disrupted cell-cell contacts. Gene expression profiling of DNvHNF1 cells on the basis of a newly compiled list of epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related genes revealed a correlation between vHNF1 loss-of-function and acquisition of the mesenchymal phenotype. Indeed, phenotypic changes were associated with increased Slug transcription and functionality. Accordingly, vHNF1-transfected immortalized ovarian surface epithelial cells showed down-regulation of Snail and Slug transcripts. In DNvHNF1-transfected SKOV3 cells, growth rate decreased, and in vHNF1-transfected immortalized ovarian surface epithelial cells, growth rate increased. By immunohistochemistry, we found a strong association of vHNF1 with E-cadh in clear cell and in a subset of serous carcinomas, data that could potentially contribute in distinguishing different types of ovarian tumors. Our results may help in understanding the biology of ovarian carcinoma, identifying early detection markers, and opening potential avenues for therapeutic intervention.
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[Abnormalities of hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1beta: biological mechanisms, phenotypes, and clinical consequences]. Arch Pediatr 2009; 16:1049-56. [PMID: 19361964 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2009.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Revised: 11/30/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta encoded by the TCF2 gene plays a role in the specific regulation of gene expression in various tissues such as liver, kidney, intestine, and pancreatic islets and is involved in the embryonic development of these organs. TCF2 mutations are known to be responsible for maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5, associated with renal manifestations. Several studies have shown that TCF2 mutations are involved in restricted renal phenotypes. In a recent study, TCF2 anomalies were detected in one third of patients with renal anomalies such as renal cysts, hyperechogenicity, hypoplasia, or single kidneys. Most patients have a complete deletion of the TCF2 gene. With de novo TCF2 anomalies, deletions were the most frequent anomaly. TCF2 anomalies were significantly associated with bilateral renal anomalies and bilateral cortical cysts. However, no genotype-phenotype correlation could be detected. The prenatal phenotype of TCF2 anomalies is mainly bilateral hyperechogenic kidneys. Abnormal renal function, detected in about one third of patients, was independent of the TCF2 genotype. The best parameter to predict renal outcome remains sonographic evaluation. However, progression of the TCF2 phenotype is common. In conclusion, TCF2 molecular anomalies are involved in restricted renal phenotype in childhood without alteration of glucose metabolism. Adequate metabolic follow-up of pediatric patients with a restricted renal phenotype has not yet been defined and consideration of prenatal diagnosis remains extremely difficult given the extremely large phenotypic variability within the same family.
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Wolfs M, Hofker M, Wijmenga C, van Haeften T. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: New Genetic Insights will Lead to New Therapeutics. Curr Genomics 2009; 10:110-8. [PMID: 19794883 PMCID: PMC2699827 DOI: 10.2174/138920209787847023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes is a disorder of dysregulated glucose homeostasis. Normal glucose homeostasis is a complex process involving several interacting mechanisms, such as insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, glucose production, and glucose uptake. The dysregulation of one or more of these mechanisms due to environmental and/or genetic factors, can lead to a defective glucose homeostasis. Hyperglycemia is managed by augmenting insulin secretion and/or interaction with hepatic glucose production, as well as by decreasing dietary caloric intake and raising glucose metabolism through exercise. Although these interventions can delay disease progression and correct blood glucose levels, they are not able to cure the disease or stop its progression entirely. Better management of type 2 diabetes is sorely needed. Advances in genotyping techniques and the availability of large patient cohorts have made it possible to identify common genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes through genome-wide association studies (GWAS). So far, genetic variants on 19 loci have been identified. Most of these loci contain or lie close to genes that were not previously linked to diabetes and they may thus harbor targets for new drugs. It is also hoped that further genetic studies will pave the way for predictive genetic screening. The newly discovered type 2 diabetes genes can be classified based on their presumed molecular function, and we discuss the relation between these gene classes and current treatments. We go on to consider whether the new genes provide opportunities for developing alternative drug therapies.
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- M.G.M Wolfs
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, G 02-228, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Roose M, Sauert K, Turan G, Solomentsew N, Werdien D, Pramanik K, Senkel S, Ryffel GU, Waldner C. Heat-shock inducible Cre strains to study organogenesis in transgenic Xenopus laevis. Transgenic Res 2009; 18:595-605. [PMID: 19266305 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9253-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The frog Xenopus is a well established vertebrate model to study the processes involved in embryogenesis and organogenesis, as it can be manipulated easily with a whole series of methods. We have expanded these approaches by establishing two transgenic Xenopus strains that allow specific interference with the activity of defined genes using a heat-shock inducible Cre recombinase that can induce upon heat-shock expression of a reporter gene in crossings to a corresponding reporter strain. We have applied this binary technique of gene interference in Xenopus development to overexpress the mutated HNF1 beta transcription factor at distinct developmental stages. Induction of HNF1 beta P328L329del by heat-shock at the gastrula stage resulted in a dramatic phenotype including malformation of the pronephros, gut, stomach, abnormal tail development and massive edemas indicative for kidney dysfunction. Thus, we have established the first binary inducible gene expression system in Xenopus laevis that can be used to study organogenesis.
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- Magdalena Roose
- Institut für Zellbiologie (Tumorforschung), Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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Huang J, Karakucuk V, Levitsky LL, Rhoads DB. Expression of HNF4alpha variants in pancreatic islets and Ins-1 beta cells. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2008; 24:533-43. [PMID: 18561282 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF4alpha) is a nuclear receptor essential for endodermal differentiation and cell functions in the adult pancreas, liver, and other tissues. Mutations in the HNF4A gene cause MODY1. Up to nine protein variants arise from two developmentally regulated promoters. Because some variants lack the N-terminal activation function 1 (AF-1) and/or C-terminal inhibitory F domain, defining their tissue-specific regulation and function is important for understanding pancreatic beta cell behaviour. METHODS Expression of HNF4alpha variants in islets, rat Ins-1 insulinoma cells, and human Hep3B hepatocellular carcinoma cells was assessed using a long-range reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) strategy capable of recognizing each combination of mRNA termini. Protein expression was verified by immuno-blotting with terminus-specific antibodies and DNA-binding assays. RESULTS Mouse islets and both cell lines express HNF4alpha9, which lacks both AF-1 and the F domain. Islets also expressed the HNF4alpha P1 promoter variants HNF4alpha1/alpha2, and Hep3B cells expressed HNF4alpha3. When ectopically expressed in COS-7 cells, HNF4alpha1, alpha3, alpha7, and alpha9 each stimulated an HNF4alpha-dependent promoter. Variants containing exon 1B (HNF4alpha4 - alpha6) were not detected. Lack of canonical splicing signals and species conservation argues against exon 1B usage. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of HNF4alpha9 expression in any tissue. Our findings extend our understanding of HNF4alpha gene transcription and function. This knowledge may be useful in efforts to recover or establish regulated insulin secretion.
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- Jianmin Huang
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1α and HNF-1β are transcription factors that regulate many target genes in various tissues including liver, pancreas and kidney. Heterozygous mutations in the HNF-1α and HNF-1β genes result in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)3 and MODY5, respectively. The discovery of these 'hepatocyte nuclear factors' as MODY-responsible genes provided a breakthrough in the field of diabetes. Patients with HNF-1α and HNF-1β mutations, as well as their model mice, show impaired pancreatic β-cell function. The mechanism of impaired β-cell function and the target genes has been intensively investigated by considerable in vitro and in vivo studies. The insulin gene is one of the target genes of HNF-1α and HNF-1β in the β-cells, and may contribute to the diabetes. The IGF-1 gene is also regulated by HNF-1α and HNF-1β, and its decreased expression may contribute to growth failure and impaired β-cell proliferation. Mutations in HNF-1β result in symptoms in multiple organs, including kidney and liver, and several target genes have been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis. HNF-1α and HNF-1β may be one of the master regulators of hepatocyte and islet transcription, and further investigations by microarray and genome-scale analyses are providing information for the better understanding of the complex transcriptional network involving HNF-1α and -1β.
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- Sachiko Kitanaka
- a Department of Pediatrics, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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The importance of hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNFs), as well as other transcription factors in β-cell development and function, was underlined by the characterization of human mutations causing maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). HNF1A and HNF1B mutations lead to MODY forms 3 and 5, respectively. Thus, transcriptional control is an essential mechanism underlying the precise metabolic control exerted by β-cells in regulating insulin release. The diabetes phenotype of MODY3 (HNF1α) and the phenotypes of MODY5 (HNF1β), which can also include renal disease and genitourinary malformations, as well as neonatal diabetes and pancreatic agenesis, have now been described. However, detailed molecular pathology remains elusive. The large array of dominant-negative and deletion mutations, and the lack of structure-phenotype relationships for most mutations, have not helped us to formulate a mechanistic understanding. Further molecular studies of HNF1 actions and gene regulation are anticipated to provide useful insights into β-cell biology and potential therapeutic tools.
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- David B Rhoads
- a Director, Pediatric Endocrine Research Laboratory, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 55 Fruit Street - BHX410, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA.
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- b Chief, Pediatric Endocrine Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 175 Cambridge Street - CPZS-5, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA.
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An explosion of work over the last decade has produced insight into the multiple hereditary causes of a nonimmunological form of diabetes diagnosed most frequently within the first 6 months of life. These studies are providing increased understanding of genes involved in the entire chain of steps that control glucose homeostasis. Neonatal diabetes is now understood to arise from mutations in genes that play critical roles in the development of the pancreas, of beta-cell apoptosis and insulin processing, as well as the regulation of insulin release. For the basic researcher, this work is providing novel tools to explore fundamental molecular and cellular processes. For the clinician, these studies underscore the need to identify the genetic cause underlying each case. It is increasingly clear that the prognosis, therapeutic approach, and genetic counseling a physician provides must be tailored to a specific gene in order to provide the best medical care.
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- Lydia Aguilar-Bryan
- Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, 720 Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98122, USA.
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Heterozygous mutations of the tissue-specific transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)1beta, cause maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY5) and kidney anomalies including agenesis, hypoplasia, dysplasia and cysts. Because of these renal anomalies, HNF1beta is classified as a CAKUT (congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract) gene. We searched for human fetal kidney proteins interacting with the N-terminal region of HNF1beta using a bacterial two-hybrid system and identified five novel proteins along with the known partner DCoH. The interactions were confirmed for four of these proteins by GST pull-down assays. Overexpression of two proteins, E4F1 and ZFP36L1, in Xenopus embryos interfered with pronephros formation. Further, in situ hybridization showed overlapping expression of HNF1beta, E4F1 and ZFP36L1 in the developing pronephros. HNF1beta is present largely in the nucleus where it colocalized with E4F1. However, ZFP36L1 was located predominantly in the cytoplasm. A nuclear function for ZFP36L1 was shown as it was able to reduce HNF1beta transactivation in a luciferase reporter system. Our studies show novel proteins may cooperate with HNF1beta in human metanephric development and propose that E4F1 and ZFP36L1 are CAKUT genes. We searched for mutations in the open reading frame of the ZFP36L1 gene in 58 patients with renal anomalies but found none.
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Leroith D, Accili D. Mechanisms of disease: using genetically altered mice to study concepts of type 2 diabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 4:164-72. [PMID: 18212763 DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/29/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A wide range of genetically engineered murine models of type 2 diabetes have been created to try to understand the site of the primary defect in insulin action, and the relationship between insulin resistance and impaired beta-cell function in diabetes. Genetic disruption of various aspects known to be important in diabetes has examined specific facets, including glucose sensing, transcription factors for the insulin gene, the insulin gene itself, insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptors, downstream signaling components and some mutations that increase insulin sensitivity. This article focuses on models that have given insight into insulin resistance and impaired insulin production, especially models that examine molecules involved in the signaling pathway downstream of insulin binding its receptor. These models recapitulate many features of human type 2 diabetes and, although they have emphasized the complexity of this disease, they offer numerous opportunities to characterize particular aspects and eventually fit them together to help delineate the human disease.
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- Derek Leroith
- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Atran AB4-36, Box 1055, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
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Fujimoto K, Sasaki T, Hiki Y, Nemoto M, Utsunomiya Y, Yokoo T, Nakai N, Ohashi T, Hosoya T, Eto Y, Tajima N. In vitro and pathological investigations of MODY5 with the R276X-HNF1beta (TCF2) mutation. Endocr J 2007; 54:757-64. [PMID: 17878605 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.k07-051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5) is caused by mutation of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1beta (HNF1 beta) (TCF2) gene, resulting in a wide range of phenotypes including diabetes and renal abnormalities, but little is known about the pathogenesis of the clinical spectrum. We describe a 27-year-old Japanese male with the MODY phenotype including an atrophic kidney and multiple renal cysts. Genetic analysis revealed the patient to be heterozygous for a nonsense mutation in codon 276 of the HNF1beta gene (CGA or Arginine to TGA or stop codon; R276X). To clarify the pathophysiological relevance of this mutation, we conducted an in vitro study monitoring human C-peptide secretion after transfecting both the HNF1beta mutant cDNA and preproinsulin cDNA into a murine beta cell line, MIN6. Functional studies of the transformed MIN6 cells indicated that expression of the R276X caused a significant decrease in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion but no change in either KCl-stimulated or basal insulin secretion. These results suggest that the R276X functions in a negative manner in regard to metabolic responses of insulin secretion in beta cells. Analysis with light and electron microscopy on biopsied kidney specimens suggested that the origin of the cysts might be glomeruli but the primary lesion could be tubules.
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- Kei Fujimoto
- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Lu P, Rha GB, Chi YI. Structural basis of disease-causing mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1beta. Biochemistry 2007; 46:12071-80. [PMID: 17924661 PMCID: PMC2367142 DOI: 10.1021/bi7010527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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HNF1beta is an atypical POU transcription factor that participates in a hierarchical network of transcription factors controlling the development and proper function of vital organs such as liver, pancreas, and kidney. Many inheritable mutations on HNF1beta are the monogenic causes of diabetes and several kidney diseases. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of its function and the structural basis of mutations, we have determined the crystal structure of human HNF1beta DNA binding domain in complex with a high-affinity promoter. Disease-causing mutations have been mapped to our structure, and their predicted effects have been tested by a set of biochemical/ functional studies. These findings together with earlier findings with a homologous protein HNF1alpha, help us to understand the structural basis of promoter recognition by these atypical POU transcription factors and the site-specific functional disruption by disease-causing mutations.
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- Peng Lu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Inada A, Arai H, Nagai K, Miyazaki JI, Yamada Y, Seino Y, Fukatsu A. Gender difference in ICER Igamma transgenic diabetic mouse. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007; 71:1920-6. [PMID: 17690470 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Few studies have been done to examine gender differences in diabetic mouse models. Here we examined a gender difference in Inducible cAMP Early Repressor (ICER) transgenic (Tg) mice, a diabetic mouse model. Longitudinal changes in diabetes and nephropathy were investigated in male and female Tg mice. Both male and female Tg mice developed severe diabetes early in life due to severely impaired insulin synthesis and decreased beta-cell numbers, but only female Tg mice became less hyperglycemic later in life, and most female Tg mice did not develop diabetic nephropathy. Even some female Tg mice that remained hyperglycemic showed less renal expansion than age-matched male Tg mice. Thus the gender difference in the severity of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy was evident with age in this model. This study indicates that sex hormones may play a role in glucose metabolism in diabetic conditions.
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- Akari Inada
- Department of Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Gupta RK, Gao N, Gorski RK, White P, Hardy OT, Rafiq K, Brestelli JE, Chen G, Stoeckert CJ, Kaestner KH. Expansion of adult beta-cell mass in response to increased metabolic demand is dependent on HNF-4alpha. Genes Dev 2007; 21:756-69. [PMID: 17403778 PMCID: PMC1838528 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1535507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The failure to expand functional pancreatic beta-cell mass in response to increased metabolic demand is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. Lineage tracing studies indicate that replication of existing beta-cells is the principle mechanism for beta-cell expansion in adult mice. Here we demonstrate that the proliferative response of beta-cells is dependent on the orphan nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha (HNF-4alpha), the gene that is mutated in Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young 1 (MODY1). Computational analysis of microarray expression profiles from isolated islets of mice lacking HNF-4alpha in pancreatic beta-cells reveals that HNF-4alpha regulates selected genes in the beta-cell, many of which are involved in proliferation. Using a physiological model of beta-cell expansion, we show that HNF-4alpha is required for beta-cell replication and the activation of the Ras/ERK signaling cascade in islets. This phenotype correlates with the down-regulation of suppression of tumorigenicity 5 (ST5) in HNF-4alpha mutants, which we identify as a novel regulator of ERK phosphorylation in beta-cells and a direct transcriptional target of HNF-4alpha in vivo. Together, these results indicate that HNF-4alpha is essential for the physiological expansion of adult beta-cell mass in response to increased metabolic demand.
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- Rana K. Gupta
- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Center for Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Center for Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Center for Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Corresponding author.E-MAIL ; FAX (215) 573-5892
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Edghill EL, Bingham C, Slingerland AS, Minton JAL, Noordam C, Ellard S, Hattersley AT. Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta mutations cause neonatal diabetes and intrauterine growth retardation: support for a critical role of HNF-1beta in human pancreatic development. Diabet Med 2006; 23:1301-6. [PMID: 17116179 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIM The transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta (HNF-1beta) is expressed in rodent pancreatic progenitor cells, where it is an important member of the genetic hierarchy that regulates the generation of pancreatic endocrine and exocrine cells. The recent description of an HNF-1beta mutation in a patient with neonatal diabetes suggests that HNF-1beta may also play a key role in human pancreatic B-cell development. We aimed to investigate the role of HNF-1beta mutations in neonatal diabetes and also the impact of HNF-1beta mutations on fetal growth. METHODS We sequenced the HNF-1beta gene in 27 patients with neonatal diabetes in whom other known genetic aetiologies had been excluded. Birth weight was investigated in 21 patients with HNF-1beta mutations. RESULTS A heterozygous HNF-1beta mutation, S148L, was identified in one patient with neonatal diabetes diagnosed at 17 days, which rapidly resolved only to relapse at 8 years. This patient had pancreatic atrophy, mild exocrine insufficiency and low birth weight (1.83 kg at 40 weeks' gestation). Intrauterine growth was markedly reduced in patients born to unaffected mothers with a median birth weight of 2.4 kg (range 1.8-3.3) (P = 0.006), median centile weight 3 (0.008-38), and 69% were small for gestational age. CONCLUSION HNF-1beta mutations are a rare cause of neonatal diabetes as well as pancreatic exocrine and endocrine dysfunction. Low birth weight is a common feature of patients with HNF-1beta mutations and is consistent with reduced insulin secretion in utero. These findings support a key role for HNF-1beta in early pancreatic progenitor cells in man.
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- E L Edghill
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK
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Harries LW. Alternate mRNA processing of the hepatocyte nuclear factor genes and its role in monogenic diabetes. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2006; 1:715-726. [PMID: 30754156 DOI: 10.1586/17446651.1.6.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Variation in mRNA processing has the capacity to exert fine control over gene expression in most cell types. The hepatic nuclear factor genes, like approximately 74% of the genome, produce multiple transcripts. Hepatic nuclear factor isoforms exhibit both spatial and temporal variation in expression. In this review, the known isoforms of the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β and hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α genes are described and their properties are compared. Finally, data are discussed regarding the influence of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α alternate mRNA processing on the clinical phenotype of maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
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- Lorna W Harries
- a RCUK Diabetes and Metabolism Academic Fellow, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Peninsula Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK.
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Bao S, Song H, Wohltmann M, Ramanadham S, Jin W, Bohrer A, Turk J. Insulin secretory responses and phospholipid composition of pancreatic islets from mice that do not express Group VIA phospholipase A2 and effects of metabolic stress on glucose homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:20958-20973. [PMID: 16732058 PMCID: PMC2044498 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m600075200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Studies involving pharmacologic or molecular biologic manipulation of Group VIA phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)beta) activity in pancreatic islets and insulinoma cells suggest that iPLA(2)beta participates in insulin secretion. It has also been suggested that iPLA(2)beta is a housekeeping enzyme that regulates cell 2-lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) levels and arachidonate incorporation into phosphatidylcholine (PC). We have generated iPLA(2)beta-null mice by homologous recombination and have reported that they exhibit reduced male fertility and defective motility of spermatozoa. Here we report that pancreatic islets from iPLA(2)beta-null mice have impaired insulin secretory responses to D-glucose and forskolin. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric analyses indicate that the abundance of arachidonate-containing PC species of islets, brain, and other tissues from iPLA(2)beta-null mice is virtually identical to that of wild-type mice, and no iPLA(2)beta mRNA was observed in any tissue from iPLA(2)beta-null mice at any age. Despite the insulin secretory abnormalities of isolated islets, fasting and fed blood glucose concentrations of iPLA(2)beta-null and wild-type mice are essentially identical under normal circumstances, but iPLA(2)beta-null mice develop more severe hyperglycemia than wild-type mice after administration of multiple low doses of the beta-cell toxin streptozotocin, suggesting an impaired islet secretory reserve. A high fat diet also induces more severe glucose intolerance in iPLA(2)beta-null mice than in wild-type mice, but PLA(2)beta-null mice have greater responsiveness to exogenous insulin than do wild-type mice fed a high fat diet. These and previous findings thus indicate that iPLA(2)beta-null mice exhibit phenotypic abnormalities in pancreatic islets in addition to testes and macrophages.
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- Shunzhong Bao
- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
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Lee JY, Ristow M, Lin X, White MF, Magnuson MA, Hennighausen L. RIP-Cre Revisited, Evidence for Impairments of Pancreatic β-Cell Function. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:2649-53. [PMID: 16326700 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512373200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The Cre/loxP recombinase system for performing conditional gene targeting experiments has been very useful in exploring genetic pathways that control both the development and function of pancreatic beta-cells. One particular line of transgenic mice (B6.Cg-Tg(Ins2-cre)25Mgn/J), commonly called RIP-Cre, in which expression of Cre recombinase is controlled by a short fragment of the rat insulin II gene promoter has been used in at least 21 studies on at least 17 genes. In most of these studies inactivation of the gene of interest was associated with either glucose intolerance or frank diabetes. Experimental evidence has been gradually emerging to suggest that RIP-Cre mice alone display glucose intolerance. In this study experiments from three laboratories demonstrate that RIP-Cre mice, in the absence of genes targeted by loxP sites, are glucose intolerant, possibly due to impaired insulin secretion. In addition, we review the use of RIP-Cre mice and discuss possible molecular underpinnings and ramifications of our findings.
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- Ji-Yeon Lee
- Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Edghill EL, Bingham C, Ellard S, Hattersley AT. Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta and their related phenotypes. J Med Genet 2006; 43:84-90. [PMID: 15930087 PMCID: PMC2564507 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.032854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 05/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta (HNF-1beta) is a widely distributed transcription factor which plays a critical role in embryonic development of the kidney, pancreas, liver, and Mullerian duct. Thirty HNF-1beta mutations have been reported in patients with renal cysts and other renal developmental disorders, young-onset diabetes, pancreatic atrophy, abnormal liver function tests, and genital tract abnormalities. METHODS We sequenced the HNF-1beta gene in 160 unrelated subjects with renal disease, 40% of whom had a personal/family history of diabetes. RESULTS Twenty three different heterozygous HNF-1beta mutations were identified in 23/160 subjects (14%), including 10 novel mutations (V61G, V110G, S148L, K156E, Q176X, R276Q, S281fsinsC, R295P, H324fsdelCA, Q470X). Seven (30%) cases were proven to be due to de novo mutations. Renal cysts were found in 19/23 (83%) patients (four with glomerulocystic kidney disease, GCKD) and diabetes in 11/23 (48%, while three other families had a family history of diabetes. Only 26% of families met diagnostic criteria for maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) but 39% had renal cysts and diabetes (RCAD). We found no clear genotype/phenotype relationships. CONCLUSION We report the largest series to date of HNF-1beta mutations and confirm HNF-1beta mutations as an important cause of renal disease. Despite the original description of HNF-1beta as a MODY gene, a personal/family history of diabetes is often absent and the most common clinical manifestation is renal cysts. Molecular genetic testing for HNF-1beta mutations should be considered in patients with unexplained renal cysts (including GCKD), especially when associated with diabetes, early-onset gout, or uterine abnormalities.
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