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ArticleJournal of human genetics2021

A novel deletion in the C-terminal region of HSPB8 in a family with rimmed vacuolar myopathy.

Aya Inoue-Shibui, Tetsuya Niihori, Michio Kobayashi, Naoki Suzuki, Rumiko Izumi, Hitoshi Warita, Kenju Hara, Matsuyuki Shirota, Ryo Funayama, Keiko Nakayama and 3 more

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Aya Inoue-ShibuiDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Tetsuya NiihoriDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Michio KobayashiDepartment of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Akita National Hospital, Yurihonjo, Japan.
Naoki SuzukiDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-8554
Rumiko IzumiDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Hitoshi WaritaDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Kenju HaraDepartment of Neurology, Japanese Red Cross Akita Hospital, Akita, Japan.
Matsuyuki ShirotaDivision of Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences, United Center for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Ryo FunayamaDivision of Cell Proliferation, United Center for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Keiko NakayamaDivision of Cell Proliferation, United Center for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-6401
Ichizo NishinoDepartment of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9452-112X
Masashi AokiDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. aokim@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Yoko AokiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Tohoku University · JPAkita Red Cross Hospital · JPNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPNational Hospital Organization · JP

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Abstract

Heat shock protein family B member 8, encoded by HSPB8, is an essential component of the chaperone-assisted selective autophagy complex, which maintains muscle function by degrading damaged proteins in the cells. Mutations in HSPB8 have been reported to cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2L, distal hereditary motor neuropathy IIa, and rimmed vacuolar myopathies (RVM). In this study, we identified a novel heterozygous frameshift variant c.525_529del in HSPB8 in a large Japanese family with RVM, using whole exome sequencing. Three affected individuals had severe respiratory failure, which has not been addressed by previous studies. Muscle atrophy in the paraspinal muscles was also a clinical feature of the individuals affected with RVM in this study. The frameshift mutation was located in the last coding exon, and the mutated protein was predicted to harbor an isoleucine-leucine-valine (ILV) sequence, which corresponds to the IXI/V (isoleucine, X amino acids, and isoleucine or valine) motif. The IXI/V motif is essential for assembly into larger oligomers in other small heat shock proteins and all frameshift mutants of HSPB8 were predicted to share the ILV sequence in the C-terminal extension. The in silico prediction tools showed low protein solubility and increased aggregation propensity for the region around the ILV sequence. The IXI/V motif might be associated with the pathogenesis of HSPB8-related RVM.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdultDistal MyopathiesExome SequencingFemaleGene DeletionHeat-Shock ProteinsHeterozygoteHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular ChaperonesMuscular AtrophyParaspinal MusclesHeat-Shock ProteinsHSPB8 protein, humanMolecular Chaperones

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