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Harakalova M van Harssel JJ Terhal PA van Lieshout S Duran K Renkens I Amor DJ Wilson LC Kirk EP Turner CL Shears D Garcia-Minaur S Lees MM Ross A Venselaar H Vriend G Takanari H Rook MB van der Heyden MA Asselbergs FW Breur HM Swinkels ME Scurr IJ Smithson SF Knoers NV van der Smagt JJ Nijman IJ Kloosterman WP van Haelst MM van Haaften G Cuppen E 《Nature genetics》2012,44(7):793-796
Cantú syndrome is characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, distinctive facial features, osteochondrodysplasia and cardiac defects. By using family-based exome sequencing, we identified a de novo mutation in ABCC9. Subsequently, we discovered novel dominant missense mutations in ABCC9 in 14 of the 16 individuals with Cantú syndrome examined. The ABCC9 protein is part of an ATP-dependent potassium (K(ATP)) channel that couples the metabolic state of a cell with its electrical activity. All mutations altered amino acids in or close to the transmembrane domains of ABCC9. Using electrophysiological measurements, we show that mutations in ABCC9 reduce the ATP-mediated potassium channel inhibition, resulting in channel opening. Moreover, similarities between the phenotype of individuals with Cantú syndrome and side effects from the K(ATP) channel agonist minoxidil indicate that the mutations in ABCC9 result in channel opening. Given the availability of ABCC9 antagonists, our findings may have direct implications for the treatment of individuals with Cantú syndrome. 相似文献
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Rooryck C Diaz-Font A Osborn DP Chabchoub E Hernandez-Hernandez V Shamseldin H Kenny J Waters A Jenkins D Kaissi AA Leal GF Dallapiccola B Carnevale F Bitner-Glindzicz M Lees M Hennekam R Stanier P Burns AJ Peeters H Alkuraya FS Beales PL 《Nature genetics》2011,43(3):197-203
3MC syndrome has been proposed as a unifying term encompassing the overlapping Carnevale, Mingarelli, Malpuech and Michels syndromes. These rare autosomal recessive disorders exhibit a spectrum of developmental features, including characteristic facial dysmorphism, cleft lip and/or palate, craniosynostosis, learning disability and genital, limb and vesicorenal anomalies. Here we studied 11 families with 3MC syndrome and identified two mutated genes, COLEC11 and MASP1, both of which encode proteins in the lectin complement pathway (collectin kidney 1 (CL-K1) and MASP-1 and MASP-3, respectively). CL-K1 is highly expressed in embryonic murine craniofacial cartilage, heart, bronchi, kidney and vertebral bodies. Zebrafish morphants for either gene develop pigmentary defects and severe craniofacial abnormalities. Finally, we show that CL-K1 serves as a guidance cue for neural crest cell migration. Together, these findings demonstrate a role for complement pathway factors in fundamental developmental processes and in the etiology of 3MC syndrome. 相似文献
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The mature T-cell antigen receptor repertoire is characterized by lack of reactivity to self-components as well as by preferential reactivity to foreign antigens in the context of polymorphic self-proteins encoded within the major histocompatibility complex. Whereas the former characteristic (referred to as negative selection or tolerance) is associated with intrathymic deletion of T cells expressing T-cell antigen receptor beta-chain variable (V beta) domains, which confer a preferential reactivity to self antigens, the existence of the latter (referred to as positive selection or MHC restriction) has so far only been inferred indirectly from functional studies. We show here that intrathymic deletion of V+beta 6 T cells (reactive with a self-antigen encoded by the Mlsa locus) is controlled by polymorphic MHC class II determinants. Furthermore, in mice lacking expression of Mlsa, the same class II MHC loci control the frequency of occurrence of V+beta 6 cells among mature CD4+ T lymphocytes. These data are direct evidence for positive selection by MHC determinants in the thymus in unmanipulated animals. 相似文献
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Endothelin-1 synthesis reduced by red wine. 总被引:14,自引:0,他引:14
R Corder J A Douthwaite D M Lees N Q Khan A C Viseu Dos Santos E G Wood M J Carrier 《Nature》2001,414(6866):863-864
Statistical evidence of reduced coronary heart disease in areas of high wine consumption has led to the widespread belief that wine affords a protective effect. Although moderate drinking of any alcohol helps to reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease, there is no clear evidence that red wine confers an additional benefit. Here we show that red wines strongly inhibit the synthesis of endothelin-1, a vasoactive peptide that is crucial in the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Our findings indicate that components specific to red wine may help to prevent coronary heart disease. 相似文献
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Höglinger GU Melhem NM Dickson DW Sleiman PM Wang LS Klei L Rademakers R de Silva R Litvan I Riley DE van Swieten JC Heutink P Wszolek ZK Uitti RJ Vandrovcova J Hurtig HI Gross RG Maetzler W Goldwurm S Tolosa E Borroni B Pastor P;PSP Genetics Study Group Cantwell LB Han MR Dillman A van der Brug MP Gibbs JR Cookson MR Hernandez DG Singleton AB Farrer MJ Yu CE Golbe LI Revesz T Hardy J Lees AJ Devlin B Hakonarson H Müller U Schellenberg GD 《Nature genetics》2011,43(7):699-705
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a movement disorder with prominent tau neuropathology. Brain diseases with abnormal tau deposits are called tauopathies, the most common of which is Alzheimer's disease. Environmental causes of tauopathies include repetitive head trauma associated with some sports. To identify common genetic variation contributing to risk for tauopathies, we carried out a genome-wide association study of 1,114 individuals with PSP (cases) and 3,247 controls (stage 1) followed by a second stage in which we genotyped 1,051 cases and 3,560 controls for the stage 1 SNPs that yielded P ≤ 10(-3). We found significant previously unidentified signals (P < 5 × 10(-8)) associated with PSP risk at STX6, EIF2AK3 and MOBP. We confirmed two independent variants in MAPT affecting risk for PSP, one of which influences MAPT brain expression. The genes implicated encode proteins for vesicle-membrane fusion at the Golgi-endosomal interface, for the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response and for a myelin structural component. 相似文献
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Genetic determinants of ulcerative colitis include the ECM1 locus and five loci implicated in Crohn's disease 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Fisher SA Tremelling M Anderson CA Gwilliam R Bumpstead S Prescott NJ Nimmo ER Massey D Berzuini C Johnson C Barrett JC Cummings FR Drummond H Lees CW Onnie CM Hanson CE Blaszczyk K Inouye M Ewels P Ravindrarajah R Keniry A Hunt S Carter M Watkins N Ouwehand W Lewis CM Cardon L;Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium Lobo A Forbes A Sanderson J Jewell DP Mansfield JC Deloukas P Mathew CG Parkes M Satsangi J 《Nature genetics》2008,40(6):710-712
We report results of a nonsynonymous SNP scan for ulcerative colitis and identify a previously unknown susceptibility locus at ECM1. We also show that several risk loci are common to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (IL23R, IL12B, HLA, NKX2-3 and MST1), whereas autophagy genes ATG16L1 and IRGM, along with NOD2 (also known as CARD15), are specific for Crohn's disease. These data provide the first detailed illustration of the genetic relationship between these common inflammatory bowel diseases. 相似文献