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ArticlePloS one2016

A Novel Missense Mutation of GATA4 in a Chinese Family with Congenital Heart Disease.

Xiaoqing Zhang, Jian Wang, Bo Wang, Sun Chen, Qihua Fu, Kun Sun

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoqing ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-2994
Jian WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bo WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Sun ChenDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qihua FuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Kun SunDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCongenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent type of birth defect in human, with high morbidity in infant. Several genes essential for heart development have been identified. GATA4 is a pivotal transcription factor that can regulate the cardiac development. Many GATA4 mutations have been identified in patients with different types of CHD.

aimsIn this study, the NKX2-5, HAND1 and GATA4 coding regions were sequenced in a family spanning three generations in which seven patients had CHD. Disease-causing potential variation in this family was evaluated by bioinformatics programs and the transcriptional activity of mutant protein was analyzed by the dual luciferase reporter assay.

resultsA novel GATA4 mutation, c.C931T (p.R311W), was identified and co-segregated with the affected patients in this family. The bioinformatics programs predicted this heterozygous mutation to be deleterious and the cross-species alignment of GATA4 sequences showed that the mutation occurred within a highly conserved amino acid. Even though it resided in the nuclear localization signal domain, the mutant protein didn't alter its intracellular distribution. Nevertheless, further luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that the p.R311W mutation reduced the ability of GATA4 to activate its downstream target gene.

conclusionsOur study identified a novel mutation in GATA4 that likely contributed to the CHD in this family. This finding expanded the spectrum of GATA4 mutations and underscored the pathogenic correlation between GATA4 mutations and CHD.

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FamilyMutation, MissensePedigreeAmino Acid SubstitutionAsian PeopleBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsFemaleGATA4 Transcription FactorHeart Defects, CongenitalHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5HumansMaleBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsGATA4 protein, humanGATA4 Transcription Factorhelix-loop-helix protein, eHANDHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5NKX2-5 protein, human

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