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Mutations in CAPN1 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.

Abstract：

:Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease characterized by spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs with or without additional neurological symptoms. Although more than 70 genes and genetic loci have been implicated in HSP, many families remain genetically undiagnosed, suggesting that other genetic causes of HSP are still to be identified. HSP can be inherited in an autosomal-dominant, autosomal-recessive, or X-linked manner. In the current study, we performed whole-exome sequencing to analyze a total of nine affected individuals in three families with autosomal-recessive HSP. Rare homozygous and compound-heterozygous nonsense, missense, frameshift, and splice-site mutations in CAPN1 were identified in all affected individuals, and sequencing in additional family members confirmed the segregation of these mutations with the disease (spastic paraplegia 76 [SPG76]). CAPN1 encodes calpain 1, a protease that is widely present in the CNS. Calpain 1 is involved in synaptic plasticity, synaptic restructuring, and axon maturation and maintenance. Three models of calpain 1 deficiency were further studied. In Caenorhabditis elegans, loss of calpain 1 function resulted in neuronal and axonal dysfunction and degeneration. Similarly, loss-of-function of the Drosophila melanogaster ortholog calpain B caused locomotor defects and axonal anomalies. Knockdown of calpain 1a, a CAPN1 ortholog in Danio rerio, resulted in abnormal branchiomotor neuron migration and disorganized acetylated-tubulin axonal networks in the brain. The identification of mutations in CAPN1 in HSP expands our understanding of the disease causes and potential mechanisms.

journal_name

Am J Hum Genet

journal_title

American journal of human genetics

authors

Gan-Or Z,Bouslam N,Birouk N,Lissouba A,Chambers DB,Vérièpe J,Androschuk A,Laurent SB,Rochefort D,Spiegelman D,Dionne-Laporte A,Szuto A,Liao M,Figlewicz DA,Bouhouche A,Benomar A,Yahyaoui M,Ouazzani R,Yoon G,Dupré N,

doi

10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.04.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-05-05 00:00:00

pages

1038-1046

issue

eissn

0002-9297

issn

1537-6605

pii

S0002-9297(16)30097-0

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Mutations in CAPN1 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.