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ArticleJournal of human genetics2020

De novo variants in CUL3 are associated with global developmental delays with or without infantile spasms.

Mitsuko Nakashima, Mitsuhiro Kato, Masaru Matsukura, Ryutaro Kira, Lock-Hock Ngu, Klaske D Lichtenbelt, Koen L I van Gassen, Satomi Mitsuhashi, Hirotomo Saitsu, Naomichi Matsumoto

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Mitsuko NakashimaDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. mnakashi@hama-med.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-1774
Mitsuhiro KatoDepartment of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-8553
Masaru MatsukuraDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ryutaro KiraDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Lock-Hock NguGenetic Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Klaske D LichtenbeltDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Koen L I van GassenDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Satomi MitsuhashiDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Hirotomo SaitsuDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-0960
Naomichi MatsumotoDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. naomat@yokohama-cu.ac.jp.
Fukuoka Children's Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases · JPUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLYokohama City University · JPHamamatsu University · JPHamamatsu University School of Medicine · JPHospital Kuala Lumpur · MYShowa University · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP18kk020501Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19dm0107090Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19ek0109280Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19ek0109301Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP19ek0109348
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitin-proteasome system is the principal system for protein degradation mediated by ubiquitination and is involved in various cellular processes. Cullin-RING ligases (CRL) are one class of E3 ubiquitin ligases that mediate polyubiquitination of specific target proteins, leading to decomposition of the substrate. Cullin 3 (CUL3) is a member of the Cullin family proteins, which act as scaffolds of CRL. Here we describe three cases of global developmental delays, with or without epilepsy, who had de novo CUL3 variants. One missense variant c.854T>C, p.(Val285Ala) and two frameshift variants c.137delG, p.(Arg46Leufs*32) and c.1239del, p.(Asp413Glufs*42) were identified by whole-exome sequencing. The Val285 residue located in the Cullin N-terminal domain and p.Val285Ala CUL3 mutant showed significantly weaker interactions to the BTB domain proteins than wild-type CUL3. Our findings suggest that de novo CUL3 variants may cause structural instability of the CRL complex and impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, leading to diverse neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseChildChild, PreschoolCullin ProteinsDevelopmental DisabilitiesExome SequencingFemaleFrameshift MutationHEK293 CellsHumansInfantMaleMutation, MissenseProtein BindingSpasms, InfantileUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCUL3 protein, humanCullin ProteinsCULL-RING ligase, humanUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID32341456
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