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- Title
Characterization of TGM1 c.984+1G>A mutation identified in a homozygous carrier of lamellar ichthyosis.
- Authors
Fachal, Laura; Rodríguez-Pazos, Laura; Ginarte, Manuel; Beiras, Andrés; Suárez-Peñaranda, José M.; Toribio, Jaime; Carracedo, Ángel; Vega, Ana
- Abstract
Background Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a rare, nonsyndromic, heterogeneous disorder of cornification. It is divided into three clinical subtypes: lamellar ichthyosis (LI); congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma; and harlequin ichthyosis. In the majority of patients, LI is caused by transglutaminase-1 (TGase1) deficiency resulting from mutations in both copies of the transglutaminase 1 ( TGM1) gene in chromosome 14. Case report We report a patient with a severe LI phenotype who has a homozygous putative splicing mutation in the TGM1 gene. Our aim is to assess the pathologic effect of the TGM1 c.984+1G>A by splicing assays and bioinformatic tools. Results c.984+1G>A mutation created two alternative TGM1 mRNA splice variants that included 30 or 32 nucleotides of the 5′ of intron 6. At the protein level, the partial in-frame aberrant transcript retaining 30 bp of intron 6 led to the insertion of 10 amino acids (p.Met329_Val330ins10) at the catalytic core domain of TGM1 protein (codons 247-572), whereas the transcript with the insertion of 32 nucleotides is predicted to encode a truncated protein (p.Val330MetfsX12). Conclusion Our splicing assay, together with bioinformatic prediction tools, supports the pathological effect of the recently identified c.984+1G>A mutation in the TGM1 gene and unravels the molecular mechanism by which c.984+1G>A acts.
- Subjects
LAMELLAR ichthyosis; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; GENETIC mutation; MESSENGER RNA; BIOINFORMATICS
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2012, Vol 51, Issue 4, p427
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05171.x