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ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2023

De novo variants in MRTFB have gain-of-function activity in Drosophila and are associated with a novel neurodevelopmental phenotype with dysmorphic features.

Jonathan C Andrews, Jung-Wan Mok, Oguz Kanca, Sharayu Jangam, Cynthia Tifft, Ellen F Macnamara, Bianca E Russell, Lee-Kai Wang, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Stanley F Nelson and 4 more

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Article in Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02450851 (Clinical and Genetic Evaluation of Patients With Undiagnosed Disorders Through the Undiagnosed Diseases Network), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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2 · The registry

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NCT02450851 recruitingnot on this map

Clinical and Genetic Evaluation of Patients With Undiagnosed Disorders Through the Undiagnosed Diseases Network

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)Ran2015 to 2028Enrolled20,000ConditionsGenetic Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan C AndrewsDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Jung-Wan MokDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Oguz KancaDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Sharayu JangamDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Cynthia TifftUndiagnosed Diseases Program, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Ellen F MacnamaraUndiagnosed Diseases Program, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Bianca E RussellDivision of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Institute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Lee-Kai WangInstitute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Undiagnosed Diseases Network
Stanley F NelsonInstitute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Hugo J BellenDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Shinya YamamotoDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
May Christine V MalicdanUndiagnosed Diseases Program, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: maychristine.malicdan@nih.gov.
Michael F WanglerDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Houston, TX. Electronic address: mw147467@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Diagnosing the Unknown for Care and Advancing Science (DUCAS)U2CNS132415 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Francis Sessions Cole · 2023 to 2026
$32.1M
UNDERSTANDING FXTAS AMONG MALES WITH THE FMR1 PREMUTATIONP30HD024064 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WHITE, LISA D · 1988 to 2013
$29.4M
Overall: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at VanderbiltP50HD103537 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey L Neul · 2020 to 2026
$10.3M
UCLA clinical site for the investigation of undiagnosed disordersU01HG007703 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MARTINEZ-AGOSTO, JULIAN, NELSON, STANLEY F. · 2014 to 2022
$10.1M
Zebrafish CoreU54NS093793 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J · 2015 to 2022
$7.5M
Expansion and characterization of the Drosophila Toolkit to study SARS-CoV-2R24OD022005 · OD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J · 2016 to 2023
$7.4M
A Comprehensive Resource for Manipulating the Drosophila GenomeR24OD031447 · OD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HUGO J BELLEN, Oguz Kanca · 2021 to 2026
$5.2M
UCLA clinical site for the investigation of undiagnosed disordersU01NS134356 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MARTINEZ-AGOSTO, JULIAN, NELSON, STANLEY F. · 2023 to 2023
$936k
Undiagnosed Diseases ProgramZIAHG200421 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GAHL, WILLIAM · 2023 to 2025
$825k
Structural and behavioral impact of ASD-associated variants of NRXN1 in Drosophila melanogaster.F32NS110174 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ANDREWS, JONATHAN · 2018 to 2020
$162k
NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG007703NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD024064NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103537NIH HHS R24 OD022005NIH HHS R24 OD031447NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS110174NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS134356NINDS NIH HHS U2C NS132415NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS093793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMyocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) is an important transcriptional regulator, which promotes the activity of an estimated 300 genes but is not known to underlie a Mendelian disorder.

methodsProbands were identified through the efforts of the Undiagnosed Disease Network. Because the MRTFB protein is highly conserved between vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms, we generated a humanized Drosophila model expressing the human MRTFB protein in the same spatial and temporal pattern as the fly gene. Actin binding assays were used to validate the effect of the variants on MRTFB.

resultsHere, we report 2 pediatric probands with de novo variants in MRTFB (p.R104G and p.A91P) and mild dysmorphic features, intellectual disability, global developmental delays, speech apraxia, and impulse control issues. Expression of the variants within wing tissues of a fruit fly model resulted in changes in wing morphology. The MRTFB

conclusionThe MRTFB

Indexed as

Intellectual DisabilityNeurodevelopmental DisordersActinsAnimalsChildDrosophilaGain of Function MutationHumansPhenotypeTranscription FactorsActinsTranscription FactorsActinDrosophilaDysmorphic featuresIntellectual disabilityMRTFB

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