Novel mutations in FRMD7 in X-linked congenital nystagmus

Schorderet, Daniel F.; Tiab, Leila; Gaillard, Marie-Claire; Lorenz, Birgit; Klainguti, G.; Kerrison, John; Traboulsi, Elias I.; Munier, Francis L.

doi:10.1002/humu.9492

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“…Mutations of FRMD7 are the major etiological contributor of ICN (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). A previous study by the current authors demonstrated that FRMD7 interacts with RhoGDI, whereby it specifically activates the Rac1 signalling involved in neuronal development.…”

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“…There are currently no effective treatments for ICN and patients experience a significant decrease in their quality of life over time. To date, >40 mutations of FRMD7 have been detected worldwide in people from various ethnic backgrounds (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(7)(8)(9). A previous study by the current authors identified two novel missense mutations (c.781C>G and c.886G>C) and a truncated mutation (c.1003C>T) of human FRMD7 in three X-linked ICN pedigrees (3).…”

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“…It has been demonstrated that mutations in the FERM domain containing protein 7 (FRMD7) gene is one of the major causes of X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus (ICN) (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). ICN is an oculomotor disorder arising from a primary defect in the regions related to ocular motor control.…”

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Stable cell lines of human SH-SY5Y uniformly expressing wild-type or mutant-type FERM domain containing 7 gene

Mao

et al. 2017

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

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Abstract. It has been reported that FERM domain containing 7 (FRMD7) may cause X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus (ICN). A total of >40 mutations of the FRMD7 gene have been identified, however their pathogenic role remains unclear. In the present study, enhanced green fluorescent protein-tagged wild-type (WT) and mutant (MT) FRMD7 (c. C781>G) were expressed in stably expressing human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells following viral transfection and antibiotic selection. Uniform expression of the FRMD7 fusion proteins was confirmed via fluorescence microscopy and western blotting. The expression profiles of neuron-specific proteins and Rho guanine triphosphatases (GTPases) differed significantly between the wild-type and mutant cell lines. Levels of Mtap2, NF-M, nestin, GAP43 and Rac1 mRNA were significantly increased in MT-FRMD7 cells compared with controls (P<0.01). However, the expression of Rac1 protein did not differ significantly among the two cell lines. Taken together, the results of the current study suggest that MT-FRMD7 influences the expression of neuron-specific genes and Rho GTPases, which may be involved in the pathogenesis of ICN. The FRMD7 stable expression cell line may facilitate future studies investigating the role of this protein in neuronal development.

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Stable cell lines of human SH-SY5Y uniformly expressing wild-type or mutant-type FERM domain containing 7 gene

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“…9 To date, 44 FRMD7 gene mutations have been identified in various NYS families suggesting that this gene has an important role in the NYS development. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The majority of these mutations were clustered in the highly conserved FERM-C domain in exons of 7-9 ( Table 1). …”

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Novel homozygous, heterozygous and hemizygous FRMD7 gene mutations segregated in the same consanguineous family with congenital X-linked nystagmus

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Congenital nystagmus (NYS) is characterized by bilateral, spontaneous, and involuntary movements of the eyeballs that most commonly presents between 2 and 6 months of life. To date, 44 different FRMD7 gene mutations have been found to be etiological factors for the NYS1 locus at Xq26-q27. The aim of this study was to find the FRMD7 gene mutations in a large eleven-generation Indian pedigree with 71 members who are affected by NYS. Mutation analysis of the entire coding region and splice junctions of the FRMD7 gene revealed a novel missense mutation, c.A917G, predicts a substitution of Arg for Gln at codon 305 (Q305R) within exon 10 of FRMD7. The mutation was detected in hemizygous males, and in homozygous and heterozygous states in affected female members of the family. This mutation was not detected in unaffected members of the family or in 100 unrelated control subjects. This mutation was found to be at a highly conserved residue within the FERMadjacent domain in affected members of the family. Structure prediction and energetic analysis of wild-type FRMD7 compared with mutant (Q305R) revealed that this change in amino acid led to a change in secondary structure predicted to be an energetically unstable protein. The present study represents the first confirmation of FRMD7 gene mutations in a multigenerational Indian family and expands the mutation spectrum for this locus.

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“…[1][2][3] It is also known that gaining an understanding of the spatial and temporal expressions of such genes can provide some insight into complex self-organizing processes, such as mammalian central nervous system development. 4 Here, we describe a detailed temporal expression study of Frmd7 in the developing brain, lung, and heart in mice.…”

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