A common pathomechanism in GMAP-210- and LBR-related diseases

Anika Wehrle, Tomasz M. Witkos, Judith C. Schneider, Anselm Hoppmann, Sidney Behringer, Anna Köttgen, Mariet Elting, J. rgen Spranger, Martin Lowe, Ekkehart Lausch

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Abstract

Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in TRIP11, encoding the golgin GMAP-210, cause the lethal human chondrodysplasia achondrogenesis 1A (ACG1A). We now find that a homozygous splice-site mutation of the lamin B receptor (LBR) gene results in the same phenotype. Intrigued by the genetic heterogeneity, we compared GMAP-210- and LBR-deficient primary cells to unravel how particular mutations in LBR cause a phenocopy of ACG1A. We could exclude a regulatory interaction between LBR and GMAP-210 in patients' cells. However, we discovered a common disruption of Golgi apparatus architecture that was accompanied by decreased secretory trafficking in both cases. Deficiency of Golgi-dependent glycan processing indicated a similar downstream effect of the disease-causing mutations upon Golgi function. Unexpectedly, our results thus point to a common pathogenic mechanism in GMAP-210- and LBR-related diseases attributable to defective secretory trafficking at the Golgi apparatus.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJCI Insight
Volume3
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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