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ArticleNature communications2025

An oligodendrocyte silencer element underlies the pathogenic impact of lamin B1 structural variants.

Bruce Nmezi, Guillermo Rodriguez Bey, Talia DeFrancesco Oranburg, Kseniia Dudnyk, Santana M Lardo, Nathan Herdman, Anastasia Jacko, Sandy Rubio, Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer, Julia Kofler and 23 more

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Bruce Nmezi *Dept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Guillermo Rodriguez Bey *Dept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-0245
Talia DeFrancesco OranburgDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kseniia DudnykLyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Santana M LardoDept. of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0403-5326
Nathan HerdmanDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Anastasia JackoDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sandy RubioDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Emanuel Loeza-AlcocerDept. of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Julia KoflerDept. of Neuropathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Dongkyeong KimInstitute for Myelin and Glia Exploration, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Julia RankinDept. of Clinical Genetics, Royal Devon University Hospital, Exeter, UK.
Emma KivuvaDept. of Clinical Genetics, Royal Devon University Hospital, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5112-3022
Nicholas GutowskiDept. of Neurology, Royal Devon University Hospital, Exeter, UK.
Katherine SchonDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Jelle van den AmeeleDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2744-0810
Patrick F ChinneryDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Sérgio B SousaMedical Genetics Unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Filipe PalavraClinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-130X
Camilo ToroNIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program, National Human Genome Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Filippo Pinto E VairoCenter for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-1903
Jonas SauteMedical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-6573
Lisa PanDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-876X
Murad AlturkustaniDepartment of Pathology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Robert HammondDepartments of Pathology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University and London Health Sciences Centre, Quebec City, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1411-3626
Francois Gros-LouisDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Michael S GoldDept. of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yungki ParkInstitute for Myelin and Glia Exploration, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Geneviève BernardDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-2966
Raili RaininkoDepartment of Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Jian ZhouLyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-4550
Sarah J HainerDept. of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-1183
Quasar S PadiathDept of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. qpadiath@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-6364

Funding

Training in the Neurobiology of Neurological DiseaseT32NS086749 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Omar El Gharbawie, REBECCA P SEAL · 2014 to 2026
$4.8M
Chromatin-mediated mechanisms of transcription regulation in ES cellsR35GM133732 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Sarah Jane Hainer · 2019 to 2026
$3.5M
Sequence models of genome regulatory architecture in 3DDP2GM146336 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHOU, JIAN · 2021 to 2024
$2.5M
Elucidating mechanisms involved in Lamin B1 mediated demyelinationR01NS095884 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PADIATH, QUASAR S · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
Elucidating Regulatory Mechanisms of Lamin B1 Expression in Autosomal Dominant LeukodystrophyR01NS126193 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Quasar S Padiath · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
High-content screening for modulators of lamin B1 as a therapeutic target in autosomal dominant leukodystrophyR33NS106087 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PADIATH, QUASAR S, VOGT, ANDREAS · 2019 to 2020
$783k
Exploring Antisense Oligonucleotides as a potential therapy for Autosomal Dominant LeukodystrophyR33NS104384 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PADIATH, QUASAR S · 2020 to 2021
$748k
High-Throughput Computing for Genomics and Bioinformatics ResearchS10OD028483 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEE, ADRIAN V · 2021 to 2021
$574k
Studying the role of the nuclear lamina in age dependent demyelinationR21AG046897 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PADIATH, QUASAR S · 2013 to 2014
$434k
Modulating Lamin B1 levels as a therapeutic strategy for Autosomal Dominant LeukodystrophyR21NS131906 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PADIATH, QUASAR S · 2023 to 2024
$419k
NIA NIH HHS R21 AG046897NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM146336NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133732NIH HHS S10 OD028483NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095884NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126193NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS131906NINDS NIH HHS R33 NS104384NINDS NIH HHS R33 NS106087NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS086749U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01NS126193, R21NS131906, R33NS104384, R33NS106087, R01NS095884Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of non-coding regulatory elements and how they might contribute to tissue type specificity of disease phenotypes is poorly understood. Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy (ADLD) is a fatal, adult-onset, neurological disorder that is characterized by extensive CNS demyelination. Most cases of ADLD are caused by tandem genomic duplications involving the lamin B1 gene (LMNB1) while a small subset are caused by genomic deletions upstream of the gene. Utilizing data from recently identified families that carry LMNB1 gene duplications but do not exhibit demyelination, ADLD patient tissues, CRISPR edited cell lines and mouse models, we have identified a silencer element that is lost in ADLD patients and that specifically targets expression to oligodendrocytes. This element consists of CTCF binding sites that mediate three-dimensional chromatin looping involving LMNB1 and the recruitment of the PRC2 transcriptional repressor complex. Loss of the silencer element in ADLD identifies a role for non-coding regulatory elements in tissue specificity and disease causation.

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Lamin Type BOligodendrogliaSilencer Elements, TranscriptionalAnimalsBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorChromatinDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalHumansMicePelizaeus-Merzbacher DiseaseCCCTC-Binding FactorChromatinCTCF protein, humanLamin Type B

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PMCPMC11799162

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