کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2812273 1569304 2006 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mutations of the Mitochondrial Holocytochrome c–Type Synthase in X-Linked Dominant Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects Syndrome
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی ژنتیک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Mutations of the Mitochondrial Holocytochrome c–Type Synthase in X-Linked Dominant Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects Syndrome
چکیده انگلیسی

The microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome (MLS, or MIDAS) is an X-linked dominant male-lethal disorder almost invariably associated with segmental monosomy of the Xp22 region. In two female patients, from two families, with MLS and a normal karyotype, we identified heterozygous de novo point mutations—a missense mutation (p.R217C) and a nonsense mutation (p.R197X)—in the HCCS gene. HCCS encodes the mitochondrial holocytochrome c–type synthase that functions as heme lyase by covalently adding the prosthetic heme group to both apocytochrome c and c1. We investigated a third family, displaying phenotypic variability, in which the mother and two of her daughters carry an 8.6-kb submicroscopic deletion encompassing part of the HCCS gene. Functional analysis demonstrates that both mutant proteins (R217C and Δ197–268) were unable to complement a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant deficient for the HCCS orthologue Cyc3p, in contrast to wild-type HCCS. Moreover, ectopically expressed HCCS wild-type and the R217C mutant protein are targeted to mitochondria in CHO-K1 cells, whereas the C-terminal–truncated Δ197–268 mutant failed to be sorted to mitochondria. Cytochrome c, the final product of holocytochrome c–type synthase activity, is implicated in both oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and apoptosis. We hypothesize that the inability of HCCS-deficient cells to undergo cytochrome c–mediated apoptosis may push cell death toward necrosis that gives rise to severe deterioration of the affected tissues. In summary, we suggest that disturbance of both OXPHOS and the balance between apoptosis and necrosis, as well as the X-inactivation pattern, may contribute to the variable phenotype observed in patients with MLS.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: - Volume 79, Issue 5, November 2006, Pages 878–889
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