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- Title
An Overgrowth Disorder Associated with Excessive Production of cGMP Due to a Gain-of-Function Mutation of the Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 Gene.
- Authors
Miura, Kohji; Namba, Noriyuki; Fujiwara, Makoto; Ohata, Yasuhisa; Ishida, Hidekazu; Kitaoka, Taichi; Kubota, Takuo; Hirai, Haruhiko; Higuchi, Chikahisa; Tsumaki, Noriyuki; Yoshikawa, Hideki; Sakai, Norio; Michigami, Toshimi; Ozono, Keiichi; Hodgson-Zingman, Denice
- Abstract
We describe a three-generation family with tall stature, scoliosis and macrodactyly of the great toes and a heterozygous p.Val883Met mutation in Npr2, the gene that encodes the CNP receptor NPR2 (natriuretic peptide receptor 2). When expressed in HEK293A cells, the mutant Npr2 cDNA generated intracellular cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) in the absence of CNP ligand. In the presence of CNP, cGMP production was greater in cells that had been transfected with the mutant Npr2 cDNA compared to wild-type cDNA. Transgenic mice in which the mutant Npr2 was expressed in chondrocytes driven by the promoter and intronic enhancer of the Col11a2 gene exhibited an enhanced production of cGMP in cartilage, leading to a similar phenotype to that observed in the patients. In addition, blood cGMP concentrations were elevated in the patients. These results indicate that p.Val883Met is a constitutive active gain-of-function mutation and elevated levels of cGMP in growth plates lead to the elongation of long bones. Our findings reveal a critical role for NPR2 in skeletal growth in both humans and mice, and may provide a potential target for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by impaired production of cGMP.
- Subjects
GENES; NATRIURETIC peptide receptors; LIGANDS (Biochemistry); GENETIC mutation; TRANSGENIC mice; CARTILAGE cells; PATIENTS
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0042180