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ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2022

The p190 RhoGAPs, ARHGAP35, and ARHGAP5 are implicated in GnRH neuronal development: Evidence from patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, zebrafish, and in vitro GAP activity assay.

Margaret F Lippincott, Wanxue Xu, Abigail A Smith, Xinyu Miao, Agathe Lafont, Omar Shennib, Gordon J Farley, Riwa Sabbagh, Angela Delaney, Maria Stamou and 18 more

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  1. Genetics of Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic HypogonadismJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2026
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Margaret F LippincottReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: mlippincott@mgh.harvard.edu.
Wanxue XuReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Abigail A SmithDepartment of Pediatrics and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Xinyu MiaoCancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Agathe LafontCenter for Human Disease Modeling, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Omar ShennibStanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Gordon J FarleyReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Riwa SabbaghReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Angela DelaneyIntramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Maria StamouReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Lacey PlummerReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Kathryn SalnikovReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Neoklis A GeorgopoulosDivision of Endocrinology-Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Rio-Patras, Greece.
Veronica MericqInstituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil (IDIMI), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Richard QuintonTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Frederic Tran Mau-ThemFunctional Unit 6254 Innovation in Genomic Diagnosis of Rare Diseases, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Sophie NambotCentre de Référence Maladies Rares « Anomalies du Développement Et Syndrome Malformatifs » de L'Est, Hôpital D'Enfants, FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Asma HamadDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Helen BrittainDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Rebecca S ToozeClinical Genetics Group, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Eduardo CalpenaClinical Genetics Group, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Andrew O M WilkieClinical Genetics Group, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Marjolaine WillemsMedical Genetic Department for Rare Diseases and Personalized Medicine, Reference Center AD SOOR, AnDDI-RARE, Groupe DI, Inserm U1298, INM, Montpellier University, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
William F CrowleyThe Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Ravikumar BalasubramanianReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Nathalie Lamarche-VaneCancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Erica E DavisDepartment of Pediatrics and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Stephanie B SeminaraReproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Oxford · GBBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust · GBLurie Children's Hospital · USMcGill University Health Centre · CADuke Medical Center · USHôpital d'Enfants · FRInserm · FRLurie Children's Hospital · USNational Institute of Nursing Research · USNewcastle University · GBUniversity of Chile · CLUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

The Genetic Determinants of Human GNRH DeficiencyP50HD028138 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SEMINARA, STEPHANIE BETH · 2014 to 2020
$12.9M
The Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Center for Reproductive MedicineP50HD104224 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SEMINARA, STEPHANIE BETH · 2021 to 2025
$7.8M
Towards Curative Therapies for Hypogonadotropic DiseasesR37HD043341 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Stephanie Beth Seminara · 2020 to 2026
$5.8M
Dissection of the Molecular Basis of Pleiotropy Between GnRH Neuronal Development and Cranial Suture FusionR01DE031452 · NIDCR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Erica Ellen Davis, Stephanie Beth Seminara · 2022 to 2026
$3.9M
Integrative Approaches to Decipher Genetic Determinants of Disease Penetrance in Prokineticin 2 Pathway Related Human Reproductive DisordersR01HD096324 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALASUBRAMANIAN, RAVIKUMAR · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Kisspeptin: A Novel Regulator of Insulin in PregnancyK23HD097296 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LIPPINCOTT, MARGARET FLYNN · 2019 to 2023
$864k
Deciphering the Role of Copy Number Variants in Neuroendocrine Disorders of InfertilityF32HD108873 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STAMOU, MARIA · 2022 to 2024
$233k
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE SCIENCES CENTERP30HD028138 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CROWLEY, WILLIAM F · 1991 to 1999
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Cancer Research UKDepartment of HealthMedical Research CouncilNICHD NIH HHS F32 HD108873NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD097296NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD028138NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD028138NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD104224NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD096324NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD043341NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031452Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe study aimed to identify novel genes for idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH).

methodsA cohort of 1387 probands with IHH underwent exome sequencing and de novo, familial, and cohort-wide investigations. Functional studies were performed on 2 p190 Rho GTPase-activating proteins (p190 RhoGAP), ARHGAP35 and ARHGAP5, which involved in vivo modeling in larval zebrafish and an in vitro p190A-GAP activity assay.

resultsRare protein-truncating variants (PTVs; n = 5) and missense variants in the RhoGAP domain (n = 7) in ARHGAP35 were identified in IHH cases (rare variant enrichment: PTV [unadjusted P = 3.1E-06] and missense [adjusted P = 4.9E-03] vs controls). Zebrafish modeling using gnrh3:egfp phenotype assessment showed that mutant larvae with deficient arhgap35a, the predominant ARHGAP35 paralog in the zebrafish brain, display decreased GnRH3-GFP+ neuronal area, a readout for IHH. In vitro GAP activity studies showed that 1 rare missense variant [ARHGAP35 p.(Arg1284Trp)] had decreased GAP activity. Rare PTVs (n = 2) also were discovered in ARHGAP5, a paralog of ARHGAP35; however, arhgap5 zebrafish mutants did not display significant GnRH3-GFP+ abnormalities.

conclusionThis study identified ARHGAP35 as a new autosomal dominant genetic driver for IHH and ARHGAP5 as a candidate gene for IHH. These observations suggest a novel role for the p190 RhoGAP proteins in GnRH neuronal development and integrity.

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HypogonadismZebrafishAnimalsGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansRepressor ProteinsARHGAP35 protein, humanARHGAP5 protein, humanGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsRepressor Proteinsrho GTPase-activating proteinDevelopmental disorderIdiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadismIntellectual disabilityPubertyRho GTPase–activating protein

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