The Primordial Growth Disorder 3-M Syndrome Connects Ubiquitination to the Cytoskeletal Adaptor OBSL1

Dan Hanson, Philip G. Murray, Amit Sud, Samia A. Temtamy, Mona Aglan, Andrea Superti-Furga, Sue E. Holder, Jill Urquhart, Emma Hilton, Forbes D C Manson, Peter Scambler, Graeme C M Black, Peter E. Clayton

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    Abstract

    3-M syndrome is an autosomal-recessive primordial growth disorder characterized by significant intrauterine and postnatal growth restriction. Mutations in the CUL7 gene are known to cause 3-M syndrome. In 3-M syndrome patients that do not carry CUL7 mutations, we performed high-density genome-wide SNP mapping to identify a second locus at 2q35-q36.1. Further haplotype analysis revealed a 1.29 Mb interval in which the underlying gene is located and we subsequently discovered seven distinct null mutations from 10 families within the gene OBSL1. OBSL1 is a putative cytoskeletal adaptor protein that localizes to the nuclear envelope. We were also able to demonstrate that loss of OBSL1 leads to downregulation of CUL7, implying a role for OBSL1 in the maintenance of CUL7 protein levels and suggesting that both proteins are involved within the same molecular pathway. © 2009 The American Society of Human Genetics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)801-806
    Number of pages5
    JournalAmerican Journal of Human Genetics
    Volume84
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2009

    Keywords

    • Adolescent
    • Cells, Cultured
    • Child
    • Child, Preschool
    • genetics: Cullin Proteins
    • antagonists & inhibitors: Cytoskeletal Proteins
    • Cytoskeleton
    • Female
    • genetics: Growth Disorders
    • Humans
    • Infant
    • cytology: Kidney
    • Male
    • genetics: Mutation
    • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
    • Pedigree
    • genetics: Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
    • pharmacology: RNA, Small Interfering
    • Syndrome
    • Ubiquitination

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