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Observational studyFEBS open bio2021

A loss-of-function mutation p.T256M in NDRG4 is implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) and tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).

Jiayu Peng, Qingjie Wang, Zhuo Meng, Jian Wang, Yue Zhou, Shuang Zhou, Wenting Song, Sun Chen, Alex F Chen, Kun Sun

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiayu PengDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qingjie WangDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhuo MengDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yue ZhouDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shuang ZhouDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Wenting SongDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.
Sun ChenDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Alex F ChenInstitute of Cardiovascular Development and Regeneration, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Kun SunDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-7372
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) is a rare congenital heart disease (CHD) characterized by a lack of luminal continuity and blood flow from either the right ventricle or the pulmonary artery, together with VSDs. The prevalence of PA/VSD is about 0.2% of live births and approximately 2% of CHDs. PA/VSD is similar to tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in terms of structural and pathological characteristics. The pathogenesis of these two CHDs remains incompletely understood. It was previously reported that N-myc downstream-regulated gene (NDRG)4 is required for myocyte proliferation during early cardiac development. In the present study, we enrolled 80 unrelated patients with PA/VSD or TOF and identified a probably damaging variant p.T256M of NDRG4. The p.T256M variant impaired the proliferation ability of human cardiac myocytes (hCM). Furthermore, the p.T256M variant resulted in G1 and G2 arrest of hCM, followed by an increase in p27 and caspase-9 expression. Our results provide evidence that the p.T256M variant in NDRG4 is a pathogenic variant associated with impaired hCM proliferation and cell-cycle arrest and likely contributes towards the pathogenesis of PA/VSD and TOF.

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Cell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisEmbryo, MammalianExome SequencingFemaleG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHeart Septal DefectsHumansInfantLoss of Function MutationMuscle ProteinsMyocytes, CardiacNerve Tissue ProteinsPrimary Cell CultureMuscle ProteinsNDRG4 protein, humanNerve Tissue Proteinscardiac myocytesNDRG4p27PA/VSDproliferationTOF

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