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A C-terminal amino acid substitution in the gamma-chain caused by a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation (Fibrinogen Matsumoto VII) results in hypofibrinogenaemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20589319     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We found a novel hypofibrinogenemia designated as Matsumoto VII (M-VII), which is caused by a heterozygous nucleotide deletion at position g.7651 in FGG and a subsequent frameshift mutation in codon 387 of the gamma-chain. This frameshift results in 25 amino acid substitutions, late termination of translation with elongation by 15 amino acids, and the introduction of a canonical glycosylation site. Western blot analysis of the patient's plasma fibrinogen visualised with anti-gamma-chain antibody revealed the presence of two extra bands. To identify the extra bands and determine which of the above-mentioned alterations caused the assembly and/or secretion defects in the patient, 11 variant vectors that introduced mutations into the cDNA of the gamma-chain or gamma'-chain were transfected into Chinese hamster ovary cells. In vitro expression of transfectants containing gammaDelta7651A and gammaDelta7651A/399T (gammaDelta7651A with an amino acid substitution of 399Asn by Thr and a variant lacking the canonical glycosylation site) demonstrated a reduction in secretion to approximately 20% of the level seen in the transfectants carrying the normal gamma-chain. Furthermore, results from other transfectants demonstrated that eight aberrant residues between 391 and 398 of the M-VII variant, rather than the 15 amino acid extension or the additional glycosylation, are responsible for the reduced levels of assembly and secretion of M-VII variant fibrinogen. Finally, the results of this study and our previous reports demonstrate that the fibrinogen gamma-chain C-terminal tail (388-411) is not necessary for protein assembly or secretion, but the aberrant amino acid sequence observed in the M-VII variant (especially 391-398) disturbs these functions.
Authors:
Noriko Fujihara; Ayumi Haneishi; Kazuyoshi Yamauchi; Fumiko Terasawa; Toshiro Ito; Fumihiro Ishida; Nobuo Okumura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Thrombosis and haemostasis     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0340-6245     ISO Abbreviation:  Thromb. Haemost.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-04     Completed Date:  2010-12-02     Revised Date:  2011-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7608063     Medline TA:  Thromb Haemost     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  213-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan. nobuoku@shinshu-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Afibrinogenemia / blood,  genetics*
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acid Substitution*
Animals
Blood Coagulation / genetics*
Blood Coagulation Tests
Blotting, Western
CHO Cells
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
DNA Mutational Analysis
Female
Fibrinogens, Abnormal / genetics*,  metabolism,  secretion
Frameshift Mutation*
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Glycosylation
Heterozygote*
Humans
Japan
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Protein Multimerization
Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Transfection
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrinogens, Abnormal; 0/fibrinogen Matsumoto VII

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