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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2021

A recessive PRDM13 mutation results in congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and cerebellar hypoplasia.

Danielle E Whittaker, Roberto Oleari, Louise C Gregory, Polona Le Quesne-Stabej, Hywel J Williams, GOSgene, John G Torpiano, Nancy Formosa, Mario J Cachia, Daniel Field and 12 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Danielle E WhittakerCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Roberto OleariDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Louise C GregorySection of Molecular Basis of Rare Disease, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Polona Le Quesne-StabejSection of Molecular Basis of Rare Disease, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Hywel J WilliamsSection of Molecular Basis of Rare Disease, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
GOSgene
John G TorpianoDepartment of Paediatrics and.
Nancy FormosaDepartment of Paediatrics and.
Mario J CachiaAdult Endocrinology Service, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Daniel FieldCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Antonella LettieriDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Louise A OcakaSection of Molecular Basis of Rare Disease, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Alyssa Jj PaganoniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sakina H RajabaliCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Kimberley Lh RiegmanCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Lisa B De MartiniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Taro ChayaLaboratory for Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Iain Caf RobinsonThe Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.
Takahisa FurukawaLaboratory for Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Anna CariboniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
M Albert BassonCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Mehul T DattaniSection of Molecular Basis of Rare Disease, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Great Ormond Street Hospital · GBUniversity of Milan · ITKing's College London · GBMater Dei Hospital · MTProtein Research Foundation · JPRoyal Veterinary College · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GB

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council 535963Medical Research Council MR/K022377/1Medical Research Council MR/N026063/1Medical Research Council MR/R006237/1Medical Research Council MR/W006251/1MRF_ MRF-099-0002-RG-UCLICMRF_ MRF-099-0003-RG-DATT-C0921Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust WT096385MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The positive regulatory (PR) domain containing 13 (PRDM13) putative chromatin modifier and transcriptional regulator functions downstream of the transcription factor PTF1A, which controls GABAergic fate in the spinal cord and neurogenesis in the hypothalamus. Here, we report a recessive syndrome associated with PRDM13 mutation. Patients exhibited intellectual disability, ataxia with cerebellar hypoplasia, scoliosis, and delayed puberty with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH). Expression studies revealed Prdm13/PRDM13 transcripts in the developing hypothalamus and cerebellum in mouse and human. An analysis of hypothalamus and cerebellum development in mice homozygous for a Prdm13 mutant allele revealed a significant reduction in the number of Kisspeptin (Kiss1) neurons in the hypothalamus and PAX2+ progenitors emerging from the cerebellar ventricular zone. The latter was accompanied by ectopic expression of the glutamatergic lineage marker TLX3. Prdm13-deficient mice displayed cerebellar hypoplasia and normal gonadal structure, but delayed pubertal onset. Together, these findings identify PRDM13 as a critical regulator of GABAergic cell fate in the cerebellum and of hypothalamic kisspeptin neuron development, providing a mechanistic explanation for the cooccurrence of CHH and cerebellar hypoplasia in this syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence linking disrupted PRDM13-mediated regulation of Kiss1 neurons to CHH in humans.

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Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHypogonadismMutationNervous System MalformationsTranscription FactorsAnimalsCerebellumDevelopmental DisabilitiesDisease Models, AnimalHumansHypothalamusMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNeuronsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferasePRDM13 protein, humanPrdm13 protein, mouseTranscription FactorsDevelopmentEndocrinologyGenetic diseasesNeurodevelopmentNeuroendocrine regulation

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PMID34730112
PMCPMC8670848
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