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ArticleNPJ genomic medicine2021

Whole exome sequencing identifies deleterious rare variants in CCDC141 in familial self-limited delayed puberty.

Tansit Saengkaew, Gerard Ruiz-Babot, Alessia David, Alessandra Mancini, Katia Mariniello, Claudia P Cabrera, Michael R Barnes, Leo Dunkel, Leonardo Guasti, Sasha R Howard

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Article in NPJ genomic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genetics of Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic HypogonadismJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tansit SaengkaewCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-504X
Gerard Ruiz-BabotCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Alessia DavidDepartment of Life Sciences, Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Alessandra ManciniCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-1589
Katia MarinielloCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-1944
Claudia P CabreraCentre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-5315
Michael R BarnesCentre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Leo DunkelCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-8521
Leonardo GuastiCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Sasha R HowardCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. s.howard@qmul.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-903X
Queen Mary University of London · GBImperial College London · GBPrince of Songkla University · TH

Funding

DH | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CL-2027-19-002RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) SGL019/1043Rosetrees Trust M222-F1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 104955/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developmental abnormalities of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal network result in a range of conditions from idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism to self-limited delayed puberty. We aimed to discover important underlying regulators of self-limited delayed puberty through interrogation of GnRH pathways. Whole exome sequencing (WES) data consisting of 193 individuals, from 100 families with self-limited delayed puberty, was analysed using a virtual panel of genes related to GnRH development and function (n = 12). Five rare predicted deleterious variants in Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 141 (CCDC141) were identified in 21 individuals from 6 families (6% of the tested cohort). Homology modeling predicted all five variants to be deleterious. CCDC141 mutant proteins showed atypical subcellular localization associated with abnormal distribution of acetylated tubulin, and expression of mutants resulted in a significantly delayed cell migration, demonstrated in transfected HEK293 cells. These data identify mutations in CCDC141 as a frequent finding in patients with self-limited delayed puberty. The mis-localization of acetylated tubulin and reduced cell migration seen with mutant CCDC141 suggests a role of the CCDC141-microtubule axis in GnRH neuronal migration, with heterozygous defects potentially impacting the timing of puberty.

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PMID34930920
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