Clinical impact and in vitro characterization of ADNP variants in pediatric patients / Chuanhui GE in Molecular Autism, 15 (2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 15 (2024) . - 5p. Titre : Clinical impact and in vitro characterization of ADNP variants in pediatric patients Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Chuanhui GE, Auteur ; Yuxin TIAN, Auteur ; Chunchun HU, Auteur ; Lianni MEI, Auteur ; Dongyun LI, Auteur ; Ping DONG, Auteur ; Ying ZHANG, Auteur ; Huiping LI, Auteur ; Daijing SUN, Auteur ; Wenzhu PENG, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Yan JIANG, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur Article en page(s) : 5p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Humans  Child  Intellectual Disability/genetics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/genetics  HEK293 Cells  Neuroblastoma  Transcription Factors  Nerve Tissue Proteins  Homeodomain Proteins/genetics  ADNP syndrome  ADNP variants  Autism spectrum disorder  Global developmental delay  Hvdas  Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome (HVDAS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by variants in the activity-dependent neuroprotector homeobox (ADNP) gene; hence, it is also called ADNP syndrome. ADNP is a multitasking protein with the function as a transcription factor, playing a critical role in brain development. Furthermore, ADNP variants have been identified as one of the most common single-gene causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. METHODS: We assembled a cohort of 15 Chinese pediatric patients, identified 13 variants in the coding region of ADNP gene, and evaluated their clinical phenotypes. Additionally, we constructed the corresponding ADNP variants and performed western blotting and immunofluorescence analysis to examine their protein expression and subcellular localization in human HEK293T and SH-SY5Y cells. RESULTS: Our study conducted a thorough characterization of the clinical manifestations in 15 children with ADNP variants, and revealed a broad spectrum of symptoms including global developmental delay, intellectual disability, ASD, facial abnormalities, and other features. In vitro studies were carried out to check the expression of ADNP with identified variants. Two cases presented missense variants, while the remainder exhibited nonsense or frameshift variants, leading to truncated mutants in in vitro overexpression systems. Both overexpressed wildtype ADNP and all the different mutants were found to be confined to the nuclei in HEK293T cells; however, the distinctive pattern of nuclear bodies formed by the wildtype ADNP was either partially or entirely disrupted by the mutant proteins. Moreover, two variants of p.Y719* on the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of ADNP disrupted the nuclear expression pattern, predominantly manifesting in the cytoplasm in SH-SY5Y cells. LIMITATIONS: Our study was limited by a relatively small sample size and the absence of a longitudinal framework to monitor the progression of patient conditions over time. Additionally, we lacked in vivo evidence to further indicate the causal implications of the identified ADNP variants. CONCLUSIONS: Our study reported the first cohort of HVDAS patients in the Chinese population and provided systematic clinical presentations and laboratory examinations. Furthermore, we identified multiple genetic variants and validated them in vitro. Our findings offered valuable insights into the diverse genetic variants associated with HVDAS. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-024-00584-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=538 [article] Clinical impact and in vitro characterization of ADNP variants in pediatric patients [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Chuanhui GE, Auteur ; Yuxin TIAN, Auteur ; Chunchun HU, Auteur ; Lianni MEI, Auteur ; Dongyun LI, Auteur ; Ping DONG, Auteur ; Ying ZHANG, Auteur ; Huiping LI, Auteur ; Daijing SUN, Auteur ; Wenzhu PENG, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Yan JIANG, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur . - 5p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 15 (2024) . - 5p. Mots-clés : Humans  Child  Intellectual Disability/genetics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/genetics  HEK293 Cells  Neuroblastoma  Transcription Factors  Nerve Tissue Proteins  Homeodomain Proteins/genetics  ADNP syndrome  ADNP variants  Autism spectrum disorder  Global developmental delay  Hvdas  Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome (HVDAS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by variants in the activity-dependent neuroprotector homeobox (ADNP) gene; hence, it is also called ADNP syndrome. ADNP is a multitasking protein with the function as a transcription factor, playing a critical role in brain development. Furthermore, ADNP variants have been identified as one of the most common single-gene causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. METHODS: We assembled a cohort of 15 Chinese pediatric patients, identified 13 variants in the coding region of ADNP gene, and evaluated their clinical phenotypes. Additionally, we constructed the corresponding ADNP variants and performed western blotting and immunofluorescence analysis to examine their protein expression and subcellular localization in human HEK293T and SH-SY5Y cells. RESULTS: Our study conducted a thorough characterization of the clinical manifestations in 15 children with ADNP variants, and revealed a broad spectrum of symptoms including global developmental delay, intellectual disability, ASD, facial abnormalities, and other features. In vitro studies were carried out to check the expression of ADNP with identified variants. Two cases presented missense variants, while the remainder exhibited nonsense or frameshift variants, leading to truncated mutants in in vitro overexpression systems. Both overexpressed wildtype ADNP and all the different mutants were found to be confined to the nuclei in HEK293T cells; however, the distinctive pattern of nuclear bodies formed by the wildtype ADNP was either partially or entirely disrupted by the mutant proteins. Moreover, two variants of p.Y719* on the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of ADNP disrupted the nuclear expression pattern, predominantly manifesting in the cytoplasm in SH-SY5Y cells. LIMITATIONS: Our study was limited by a relatively small sample size and the absence of a longitudinal framework to monitor the progression of patient conditions over time. Additionally, we lacked in vivo evidence to further indicate the causal implications of the identified ADNP variants. CONCLUSIONS: Our study reported the first cohort of HVDAS patients in the Chinese population and provided systematic clinical presentations and laboratory examinations. Furthermore, we identified multiple genetic variants and validated them in vitro. Our findings offered valuable insights into the diverse genetic variants associated with HVDAS. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-024-00584-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=538

A Novel Chd8 Mutant Mouse Displays Altered Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Enhanced Motor Coordination / Samuel W. HULBERT in Autism Research, 13-10 (October 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 13-10 (October 2020) . - p.1685-1697 Titre : A Novel Chd8 Mutant Mouse Displays Altered Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Enhanced Motor Coordination Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Samuel W. HULBERT, Auteur ; Xiaoming WANG, Auteur ; Simisola O. GBADEGESIN, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Yong-hui JIANG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1685-1697 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Asd  Chd8  autism  mouse behavior  mouse models Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mutations in CHD8 are among the most common autism-causing genetic defects identified in human genomics studies. Therefore, many labs have attempted to model this disorder by generating mice with mutations in Chd8. Using a gene trap inserted after Exon 31, we created a novel Chd8 mutant mouse (Chd8(+/E31T) ) and characterized its behavior on several different assays thought to have face validity for the human condition, attempting to model both the core symptoms (repetitive behaviors and social communication impairments) and common comorbidities (motor deficits, anxiety, and intellectual disability). We found that Chd8(+/E31T) mice showed no difference compared to wild-type mice in amount of self-grooming, reproducing the negative finding most other studies have reported. Unlike some of the other published lines, Chd8(+/E31T) mice did not show deficits in the three-chamber test for social novelty preference. A few studies have examined ultrasonic vocalizations in Chd8 mutant mice, but we are the first to report an increase in call length for adult mice. Additionally, we found that in contrast to previous published lines, Chd8(+/E31T) mice displayed no anxiety-like behaviors or learning impairments but showed paradoxically significant improvement in motor function. The inconsistencies in behavioral phenotypes in the Chd8 mutant mice generated by different laboratories poses a challenge for modeling autism spectrum disorder and preclinical studies in mice going forward and warrants further investigation into the molecular consequences of the different mutations in Chd8 and the functional impact on behavior. LAY SUMMARY: Several different mouse models carrying mutations in the Chd8 gene have been created to study the effects of these autism-causing mutations in the laboratory. The current study characterizes a novel Chd8 mutant mouse model as well as summarizes data from previously published Chd8 mutant mice. The inconsistencies between different studies are concerning, but future research into the reasons why these inconsistencies occur may help us understand why patients with various mutations have different degrees of symptom severity. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1685-1697. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2353 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=431 [article] A Novel Chd8 Mutant Mouse Displays Altered Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Enhanced Motor Coordination [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Samuel W. HULBERT, Auteur ; Xiaoming WANG, Auteur ; Simisola O. GBADEGESIN, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Yong-hui JIANG, Auteur . - p.1685-1697. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 13-10 (October 2020) . - p.1685-1697 Mots-clés : Asd  Chd8  autism  mouse behavior  mouse models Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mutations in CHD8 are among the most common autism-causing genetic defects identified in human genomics studies. Therefore, many labs have attempted to model this disorder by generating mice with mutations in Chd8. Using a gene trap inserted after Exon 31, we created a novel Chd8 mutant mouse (Chd8(+/E31T) ) and characterized its behavior on several different assays thought to have face validity for the human condition, attempting to model both the core symptoms (repetitive behaviors and social communication impairments) and common comorbidities (motor deficits, anxiety, and intellectual disability). We found that Chd8(+/E31T) mice showed no difference compared to wild-type mice in amount of self-grooming, reproducing the negative finding most other studies have reported. Unlike some of the other published lines, Chd8(+/E31T) mice did not show deficits in the three-chamber test for social novelty preference. A few studies have examined ultrasonic vocalizations in Chd8 mutant mice, but we are the first to report an increase in call length for adult mice. Additionally, we found that in contrast to previous published lines, Chd8(+/E31T) mice displayed no anxiety-like behaviors or learning impairments but showed paradoxically significant improvement in motor function. The inconsistencies in behavioral phenotypes in the Chd8 mutant mice generated by different laboratories poses a challenge for modeling autism spectrum disorder and preclinical studies in mice going forward and warrants further investigation into the molecular consequences of the different mutations in Chd8 and the functional impact on behavior. LAY SUMMARY: Several different mouse models carrying mutations in the Chd8 gene have been created to study the effects of these autism-causing mutations in the laboratory. The current study characterizes a novel Chd8 mutant mouse model as well as summarizes data from previously published Chd8 mutant mice. The inconsistencies between different studies are concerning, but future research into the reasons why these inconsistencies occur may help us understand why patients with various mutations have different degrees of symptom severity. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1685-1697. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2353 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=431

Novel Variants of the SMARCA4 Gene Associated with Autistic Features Rather Than Typical Coffin-Siris Syndrome in Eight Chinese Pediatric Patients / Yanyan QIAN in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52-11 (November 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-11 (November 2022) . - p.5033-5041 Titre : Novel Variants of the SMARCA4 Gene Associated with Autistic Features Rather Than Typical Coffin-Siris Syndrome in Eight Chinese Pediatric Patients Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yanyan QIAN, Auteur ; Yuanfeng ZHOU, Auteur ; Bingbing WU, Auteur ; Huiyao CHEN, Auteur ; Suzhen XU, Auteur ; Yao WANG, Auteur ; Ping ZHANG, Auteur ; Gang LI, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Wenhao ZHOU, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Huijun WANG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.5033-5041 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Abnormalities, Multiple  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder/genetics  China  Chromatin  DNA Helicases/genetics  Face/abnormalities  Hand Deformities, Congenital  Humans  Intellectual Disability/genetics  Micrognathism  Neck/abnormalities  Nuclear Proteins/genetics  Transcription Factors/genetics  Autism spectrum disorder  Coffin-Siris syndrome  Neurodevelopmental-related disorders  Phenotype  Smarca4 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental-related disorders with a high genetic risk. Recently, chromatin remodeling factors have been found to be related to ASDs. SMARCA4 is such a catalytic subunit of the chromatin-remodeling complex. In this report, we identified seven novel missense variants in the SMARCA4 gene from eight pediatric patients. All eight patients had moderate to severe intellectual disability, and seven showed autistic/likely autistic features. Compared with the patients reported in the literature, our patients were less likely to show craniofacial or finger/toe anomalies. Our findings further supported that SMARCA4 is associated with ASDs. We suggest that individuals with the abovementioned phenotypes should consider genetic testing. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05365-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=489 [article] Novel Variants of the SMARCA4 Gene Associated with Autistic Features Rather Than Typical Coffin-Siris Syndrome in Eight Chinese Pediatric Patients [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yanyan QIAN, Auteur ; Yuanfeng ZHOU, Auteur ; Bingbing WU, Auteur ; Huiyao CHEN, Auteur ; Suzhen XU, Auteur ; Yao WANG, Auteur ; Ping ZHANG, Auteur ; Gang LI, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Wenhao ZHOU, Auteur ; Xiu XU, Auteur ; Huijun WANG, Auteur . - p.5033-5041. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-11 (November 2022) . - p.5033-5041 Mots-clés : Abnormalities, Multiple  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder/genetics  China  Chromatin  DNA Helicases/genetics  Face/abnormalities  Hand Deformities, Congenital  Humans  Intellectual Disability/genetics  Micrognathism  Neck/abnormalities  Nuclear Proteins/genetics  Transcription Factors/genetics  Autism spectrum disorder  Coffin-Siris syndrome  Neurodevelopmental-related disorders  Phenotype  Smarca4 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental-related disorders with a high genetic risk. Recently, chromatin remodeling factors have been found to be related to ASDs. SMARCA4 is such a catalytic subunit of the chromatin-remodeling complex. In this report, we identified seven novel missense variants in the SMARCA4 gene from eight pediatric patients. All eight patients had moderate to severe intellectual disability, and seven showed autistic/likely autistic features. Compared with the patients reported in the literature, our patients were less likely to show craniofacial or finger/toe anomalies. Our findings further supported that SMARCA4 is associated with ASDs. We suggest that individuals with the abovementioned phenotypes should consider genetic testing. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05365-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=489

Transcriptional and functional complexity of Shank3 provides a molecular framework to understand the phenotypic heterogeneity of SHANK3 causing autism and Shank3 mutant mice / Xiaoming WANG in Molecular Autism, (April 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > (April 2014) . - p.1-14 Titre : Transcriptional and functional complexity of Shank3 provides a molecular framework to understand the phenotypic heterogeneity of SHANK3 causing autism and Shank3 mutant mice Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Xiaoming WANG, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Alexandra L. BEY, Auteur ; Yoonji LEE, Auteur ; Yong-hui JIANG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1-14 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Considerable clinical heterogeneity has been well documented amongst individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, little is known about the biological mechanisms underlying phenotypic diversity. Genetic studies have established a strong causal relationship between ASD and molecular defects in the SHANK3 gene. Individuals with various defects of SHANK3 display considerable clinical heterogeneity. Different lines of Shank3 mutant mice with deletions of different portions of coding exons have been reported recently. Variable synaptic and behavioral phenotypes have been reported in these mice, which makes the interpretations for these data complicated without the full knowledge of the complexity of the Shank3 transcript structure. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-5-30 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=276 [article] Transcriptional and functional complexity of Shank3 provides a molecular framework to understand the phenotypic heterogeneity of SHANK3 causing autism and Shank3 mutant mice [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Xiaoming WANG, Auteur ; Qiong XU, Auteur ; Alexandra L. BEY, Auteur ; Yoonji LEE, Auteur ; Yong-hui JIANG, Auteur . - p.1-14. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > (April 2014) . - p.1-14 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Considerable clinical heterogeneity has been well documented amongst individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, little is known about the biological mechanisms underlying phenotypic diversity. Genetic studies have established a strong causal relationship between ASD and molecular defects in the SHANK3 gene. Individuals with various defects of SHANK3 display considerable clinical heterogeneity. Different lines of Shank3 mutant mice with deletions of different portions of coding exons have been reported recently. Variable synaptic and behavioral phenotypes have been reported in these mice, which makes the interpretations for these data complicated without the full knowledge of the complexity of the Shank3 transcript structure. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-5-30 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=276

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