| RRC ID |
51252
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| Author |
Tessadori F, Giltay JC, Hurst JA, Massink MP, Duran K, Vos HR, van Es RM, Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, Scott RH, van Gassen KLI, Bakkers J, van Haaften G.
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| Title |
Germline mutations affecting the histone H4 core cause a developmental syndrome by altering DNA damage response and cell cycle control.
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| Journal |
Nat Genet
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| Abstract |
Covalent modifications of histones have an established role as chromatin effectors, as they control processes such as DNA replication and transcription, and repair or regulate nucleosomal structure. Loss of modifications on histone N tails, whether due to mutations in genes belonging to histone-modifying complexes or mutations directly affecting the histone tails, causes developmental disorders or has a role in tumorigenesis. More recently, modifications affecting the globular histone core have been uncovered as being crucial for DNA repair, pluripotency and oncogenesis. Here we report monoallelic missense mutations affecting lysine 91 in the histone H4 core (H4K91) in three individuals with a syndrome of growth delay, microcephaly and intellectual disability. Expression of the histone H4 mutants in zebrafish embryos recapitulates the developmental anomalies seen in the patients. We show that the histone H4 alterations cause genomic instability, resulting in increased apoptosis and cell cycle progression anomalies during early development. Mechanistically, our findings indicate an important role for the ubiquitination of H4K91 in genomic stability during embryonic development.
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| Volume |
49(11)
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| Pages |
1642-1646
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| Published |
2017-11-1
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| DOI |
10.1038/ng.3956
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| PII |
ng.3956
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| PMID |
28920961
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| MeSH |
Adolescent
Animals
Apoptosis
Cell Cycle Checkpoints
Child
DNA Damage
DNA Repair*
Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
Developmental Disabilities / genetics*
Developmental Disabilities / metabolism
Developmental Disabilities / pathology
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genomic Instability
Germ-Line Mutation
Histones / genetics*
Histones / metabolism
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
Intellectual Disability / genetics*
Intellectual Disability / metabolism
Intellectual Disability / pathology
Microcephaly / diagnosis
Microcephaly / genetics*
Microcephaly / metabolism
Microcephaly / pathology
Mutation, Missense*
Nucleosomes / chemistry
Nucleosomes / metabolism
Syndrome
Zebrafish / genetics
Zebrafish / growth & development
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| IF |
27.605
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| Times Cited |
11
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| Resource |
| Zebrafish |
Tg(EF1α:mKO2-zCdt1(1/190))
Tg(EF1α:mAG-hGem(1/60)) |
