| Faulty initiation of proteoglycan synthesis causes cardiac and joint defects. | |
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PMID: 21763480 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Proteoglycans are a major component of extracellular matrix and contribute to normal embryonic and postnatal development by ensuring tissue stability and signaling functions. We studied five patients with recessive joint dislocations and congenital heart defects, including bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and aortic root dilatation. We identified linkage to chromosome 11 and detected a mutation (c.830G>A, p.Arg277Gln) in B3GAT3, the gene coding for glucuronosyltransferase-I (GlcAT-I). The enzyme catalyzes an initial step in the synthesis of glycosaminoglycan side chains of proteoglycans. Patients' cells as well as recombinant mutant protein showed reduced glucuronyltransferase activity. Patient fibroblasts demonstrated decreased levels of dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and heparan sulfate proteoglycans, indicating that the defect in linker synthesis affected all three lines of O-glycanated proteoglycans. Further studies demonstrated that GlcAT-I resides in the cis and cis-medial Golgi apparatus and is expressed in the affected tissues, i.e., heart, aorta, and bone. The study shows that reduced GlcAT-I activity impairs skeletal as well as heart development and results in variable combinations of heart malformations, including mitral valve prolapse, ventricular septal defect, and bicuspid aortic valve. The described family constitutes a syndrome characterized by heart defects and joint dislocations resulting from altered initiation of proteoglycan synthesis (Larsen-like syndrome, B3GAT3 type). |
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Authors:
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Sevjidmaa Baasanjav; Lihadh Al-Gazali; Taishi Hashiguchi; Shuji Mizumoto; Bjoern Fischer; Denise Horn; Dominik Seelow; Bassam R Ali; Samir A A Aziz; Ruth Langer; Ahmed A H Saleh; Christian Becker; Gudrun Nürnberg; Vincent Cantagrel; Joseph G Gleeson; Delphine Gomez; Jean-Baptiste Michel; Sigmar Stricker; Tom H Lindner; Peter Nürnberg; Kazuyuki Sugahara; Stefan Mundlos; Katrin Hoffmann |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of human genetics Volume: 89 ISSN: 1537-6605 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Hum. Genet. Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-07-18 Completed Date: 2011-09-19 Revised Date: 2012-01-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370475 Medline TA: Am J Hum Genet Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 15-27 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2011 The American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Medical Genetics, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany. |
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Adolescent Amino Acid Sequence Aortic Valve / pathology Case-Control Studies Child Chondroitin Sulfates / analysis Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 / genetics Consanguinity Dermatan Sulfate / analysis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Fibroblasts / metabolism Fluorescent Antibody Technique Glucuronosyltransferase / genetics* Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology* Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans / analysis Humans Immunoblotting Male Mitral Valve / pathology Models, Molecular Molecular Sequence Data Pedigree Proteoglycans / biosynthesis* |
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0/Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans; 0/Proteoglycans; 24967-94-0/Dermatan Sulfate; 9007-28-7/Chondroitin Sulfates; EC 2.4.1.17/Glucuronosyltransferase |
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