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Pan C, Li J, Wang S, Shi C, Zhang Y, Yu Y. Novel heterozygous mutations in the otogelin-like ( OTOGL) gene in a child with bilateral mild nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Gene 2022; 808:146000. [PMID: 34626719 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.146000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Hearing loss is a common disease, of which genetic factors are the main cause. The incidence of mild or moderate postlingual deafness in children is not high, and the impact on life and learning is not as severe as that of prelingual deafness. This leads to insufficient attention to the disorder in the clinic. To date, only a few disease-causing genes have been reported. This report describe a case of novel heterozygous mutations in OTOGL that causes nonsyndromic mild sensorineural hearing loss. Basic information, imaging examinations, audiological examination, and vestibular function tests of the proband were collected. Blood samples of the proband's family were collected and analyzed by whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing. A pedigree diagram was drawn and the genetic patterns were analyzed. The proband is a 16-year-old female student with mild sensorineural hearing loss. High-resolution CT of the inner ear and vestibular function tests showed no abnormalities. The age of onset was approximately 4 years old. Except for hearing loss, no lesions were seen in other organs. The parents of the proband were not close relatives and had normal hearing. Two novel heterozygous mutations were found in the OTOGL gene. The c.5038del (p.D1680Ifs*6) variant was inherited from the father, and the c.2770C > T (p.R924X) variant from the mother. They enriched the mutation spectrum of OTOGL, which provides the basis for gene function research and genetic consultation.
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- Chen Pan
- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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Colciago A, Audano M, Bonalume V, Melfi V, Mohamed T, Reid AJ, Faroni A, Greer PA, Mitro N, Magnaghi V. Transcriptomic Profile Reveals Deregulation of Hearing-Loss Related Genes in Vestibular Schwannoma Cells Following Electromagnetic Field Exposure. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071840. [PMID: 34360009 PMCID: PMC8307028 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory disorder in the world population. One common cause of HL is the presence of vestibular schwannoma (VS), a benign tumor of the VIII cranial nerve, arising from Schwann cell (SC) transformation. In the last decade, the increasing incidence of VS has been correlated to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, which might be considered a pathogenic cause of VS development and HL. Here, we explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the biologic changes of human SCs and/or their oncogenic transformation following EMF exposure. Through NGS technology and RNA-Seq transcriptomic analysis, we investigated the genomic profile and the differential display of HL-related genes after chronic EMF. We found that chronic EMF exposure modified the cell proliferation, in parallel with intracellular signaling and metabolic pathways changes, mostly related to translation and mitochondrial activities. Importantly, the expression of HL-related genes such as NEFL, TPRN, OTOGL, GJB2, and REST appeared to be deregulated in chronic EMF exposure. In conclusion, we suggest that, at a preclinical stage, EMF exposure might promote the transformation of VS cells and contribute to HL.
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- Alessandra Colciago
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Blond McIndoe Laboratories, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9NQ, UK; (A.J.R.); (A.F.)
- Department of Plastic Surgery & Burns, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester M13 9NQ, UK
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- Blond McIndoe Laboratories, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9NQ, UK; (A.J.R.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada;
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (M.A.); (V.B.); (V.M.); (T.M.); (N.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0250318414
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Li Z, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Cao C, Luo X, Gui Y, Tang Y, Yuan S. OTOGL, a gelforming mucin protein, is nonessential for male germ cell development and spermatogenesis in mice. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021; 19:95. [PMID: 34174893 PMCID: PMC8234668 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-021-00779-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Otogelin-like protein (encoded by Otogl) was highly structural similar to the gelforming mucin proteins. Although human OTOG mutations have been linked to deafness, the biological function of OTOGL in male germ cell development remains enigmatic. In screening 336 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), OTOGL displays the high mutant ratio (13.99 %). Then, we examined the expression of OTOGL in developing mouse testes. Otogl mRNA and protein are continually expressed in postnatal developing testes from postnatal day 0 (P0) testes to P21 testes exhibiting a decreased trend with the age growth. We thus generated a global Otogl knockout mouse (KO) model using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology; however, Otogl KO mice displayed normal development and fertility. Further histological analysis of Otogl knockout mouse testes revealed that all types of spermatogenic cells are present in Otogl KO seminiferous tubules. Together, our study suggested that OTOGL is nonessential for male germ cell development and spermatogenesis.
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- Zhiming Li
- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Guangdong and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, 518036, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, 518036, Shenzhen, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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Gu X, Sun S, Guo L, Lu X, Mei H, Lai C, Li H. Novel biallelic OTOGL mutations in a Chinese family with moderate non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:817-820. [PMID: 25829320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (DFNB) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder. So far, 55 pathogenic genes have been identified. In this study, we aim to characterize the clinical feature and the genetic cause of a Chinese DFNB family. METHODS Whole exome sequencing was performed on the proband. Co-segregation between the hearing loss phenotype and the potential causative mutations was verified in all family members by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS Audiologic profiles of the affected family members revealed a moderate hearing loss mainly affecting higher frequencies. Novel biallelic OTOGL mutations, c.6467C>A (p.Ser2156*) and c.6474dupA (p.Ser2159Metfs*2), were identified in this family segregating with the childhood onset DFNB. Both mutations were predicted to cause either nonsense mediated mRNA decay or premature terminations of protein synthesis. CONCLUSIONS We identified novel biallelic OTOGL mutations in a Chinese DFNB family. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of OTOGL mutations causing hearing loss in the East Asian population. Our finding enriched the mutation spectrum of OTOGL associated hearing loss.
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- Xiaodong Gu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Research Center, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Research Center, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Research Center, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine, Institutions of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Hearing Science, Ministry of Health, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
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