Abstract
s of the 51st Workshop for Pediatric Research 51st Workshop for Pediatric Research Gottingen, Germany 16-17 April 2015 This supplement has not been sponsored. Meeting abstracts Meeting abstract Singleton-Merten Syndrome (SMS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms including extreme calcifications of the ascending aorta and cardiac valves, dental anomalies (early onset periodontitis, root resorption), psoriasis and widened medullary cavities of the phalanges with focal osteoporosis. Employing whole exome sequencing of five SMS individuals of three families we identified the missense mutation, c.2465G>A (p.Arg822Gln) in the interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 (IFIH1) gene. Additional Sanger sequencing confirmed co-segregation of the mutation with the disorder. IFIH1, encoding melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), is a member of the RIG-I-like receptor family and functions as a cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor recognizing viral double stranded RNA (dsRNA). Immunohistochemistry demonstrated the localization of MDA5 in all affected target tissues including heart, skin and cartilage. Functional analysis revealed that the IFIH1 c.2465G>A mutation enhanced MDA5 function in interferon beta induction after polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) stimulation in vitro. This indicates that SMS-MDA5 is hyperactive to non-self dsRNA. According to additional in vitro studies, interferon signature genes including SIGLEC1 were upregulated in blood and dental cells derived from SMS individuals. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the MDA5 gain-of-function mutation p.Arg822Gln causes the autosomal dominant disorder SMS through dysregulation of the human innate immune response.
Highlights
Y Nitschke,Aff1 RC Hennekam,Aff2 M MacDougall,Aff3 C Lu,Aff3 O Mamaeva,Aff3 GI Rice,Aff4 H Erlandsen,Aff3 HG Kehl,Aff5 H Thiele,Aff6 P Nürnberg,Aff6 W Höhne,Aff6 YJ Crow,Aff4 A Feigenbaum,Aff7 F Rutsch,Aff1
Employing whole exome sequencing of five Singleton-Merten Syndrome (SMS) individuals of three families we identified the missense mutation, c.2465G>A (p.Arg822Gln) in the interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 (IFIH1) gene
Functional analysis revealed that the IFIH1 c.2465G>A mutation enhanced melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) function in interferon beta induction after polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) stimulation in vitro
Summary
Y Nitschke,Aff1 RC Hennekam,Aff2 M MacDougall,Aff3 C Lu,Aff3 O Mamaeva,Aff3 GI Rice,Aff4 H Erlandsen,Aff3 HG Kehl,Aff5 H Thiele,Aff6 P Nürnberg,Aff6 W Höhne,Aff6 YJ Crow,Aff4 A Feigenbaum,Aff7 F Rutsch,Aff1. ArticleID ArticleDOI ArticleCitationID ArticleSequenceNumber ArticleCategory ArticleFirstPage ArticleLastPage Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Genetic Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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