PUBLICATION
RAP1-mediated MEK/ERK pathway defects in Kabuki syndrome
- Authors
- Bögershausen, N., Tsai, I.C., Pohl, E., Kiper, P.Ö., Beleggia, F., Percin, E.F., Keupp, K., Matchan, A., Milz, E., Alanay, Y., Kayserili, H., Liu, Y., Banka, S., Kranz, A., Zenker, M., Wieczorek, D., Elcioglu, N., Prontera, P., Lyonnet, S., Meitinger, T., Stewart, A.F., Donnai, D., Strom, T.M., Boduroglu, K., Yigit, G., Li, Y., Katsanis, N., Wollnik, B.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-150819-11
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- The Journal of Clinical Investigation 125(9): 3585-99 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Katsanis, Nicholas, Tsai, I-Chun
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
-
- Exome*
- Cattle
- Histone Demethylases/genetics
- Histone Demethylases/metabolism
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Mutation*
- Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics*
- Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Hematologic Diseases/genetics*
- Hematologic Diseases/metabolism
- Vestibular Diseases/genetics*
- Vestibular Diseases/metabolism
- Animals
- Rats
- Disease Models, Animal
- Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics*
- Abnormalities, Multiple/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Face/abnormalities*
- Telomere-Binding Proteins/genetics*
- Telomere-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Child, Preschool
- Zebrafish
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Humans
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/genetics*
- Actins/genetics
- Actins/metabolism
- Child
- Male
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- PubMed
- 26280580 Full text @ Journal of Clin. Invest.
Citation
Bögershausen, N., Tsai, I.C., Pohl, E., Kiper, P.Ö., Beleggia, F., Percin, E.F., Keupp, K., Matchan, A., Milz, E., Alanay, Y., Kayserili, H., Liu, Y., Banka, S., Kranz, A., Zenker, M., Wieczorek, D., Elcioglu, N., Prontera, P., Lyonnet, S., Meitinger, T., Stewart, A.F., Donnai, D., Strom, T.M., Boduroglu, K., Yigit, G., Li, Y., Katsanis, N., Wollnik, B. (2015) RAP1-mediated MEK/ERK pathway defects in Kabuki syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(9):3585-99.
Abstract
The genetic disorder Kabuki syndrome (KS) is characterized by developmental delay and congenital anomalies. Dominant mutations in the chromatin regulators lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2D (KMT2D) (also known as MLL2) and lysine (K)-specific demethylase 6A (KDM6A) underlie the majority of cases. Although the functions of these chromatin-modifying proteins have been studied extensively, the physiological systems regulated by them are largely unknown. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified a mutation in RAP1A that was converted to homozygosity as the result of uniparental isodisomy (UPD) in a patient with KS and a de novo, dominant mutation in RAP1B in a second individual with a KS-like phenotype. We elucidated a genetic and functional interaction between the respective KS-associated genes and their products in zebrafish models and patient cell lines. Specifically, we determined that dysfunction of known KS genes and the genes identified in this study results in aberrant MEK/ERK signaling as well as disruption of F-actin polymerization and cell intercalation. Moreover, these phenotypes could be rescued in zebrafish models by rebalancing MEK/ERK signaling via administration of small molecule inhibitors of MEK. Taken together, our studies suggest that the KS pathophysiology overlaps with the RASopathies and provide a potential direction for treatment design.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping