Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2024
Biallelic loss-of-function variants of ZFTRAF1 cause neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly and hypotonia.
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Asif Maria, Khayyat Arwa Ishaq A, Alawbathani Salem, Abdullah Uzma, Sanner Anne, Georgomanolis Theodoros, Haasters Judith, Becker Kerstin, Budde Birgit, Becker Christian, Thiele Holger, Baig Shahid M, Isidoro-García María, Winter Dominic, Pogoda Hans-Martin, Muhammad Sajjad, Hammerschmidt Matthias, Kraft Florian, Kurth Ingo, Martin Hilario Gomez, Wagner Matias, Nürnberg Peter, Hussain Muhammad Sajid
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PURPOSE: Neurodevelopmental disorders exhibit clinical and genetic heterogeneity, ergo manifest dysfunction in components of diverse cellular pathways; the precise pathomechanism for the majority remains elusive.
METHODS: We studied 5 affected individuals from 3 unrelated families manifesting global developmental delay, postnatal microcephaly, and hypotonia. We used exome sequencing and prioritized variants that were subsequently characterized using immunofluorescence, immunoblotting, pulldown assays, and RNA sequencing.
RESULTS: We identified biallelic variants in ZFTRAF1, encoding a protein of yet unknown function. Four affected individuals from 2 unrelated families segregated 2 homozygous frameshift variants in ZFTRAF1, whereas, in the third family, an intronic splice site variant was detected. We investigated ZFTRAF1 at the cellular level and signified it as a nucleocytoplasmic protein in different human cell lines. ZFTRAF1 was completely absent in the fibroblasts of 2 affected individuals. We also identified 110 interacting proteins enriched in mRNA processing and autophagy-related pathways. Based on profiling of autophagy markers, patient-derived fibroblasts show irregularities in the protein degradation process.
CONCLUSION: Thus, our findings suggest that biallelic variants of ZFTRAF1 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder.
METHODS: We studied 5 affected individuals from 3 unrelated families manifesting global developmental delay, postnatal microcephaly, and hypotonia. We used exome sequencing and prioritized variants that were subsequently characterized using immunofluorescence, immunoblotting, pulldown assays, and RNA sequencing.
RESULTS: We identified biallelic variants in ZFTRAF1, encoding a protein of yet unknown function. Four affected individuals from 2 unrelated families segregated 2 homozygous frameshift variants in ZFTRAF1, whereas, in the third family, an intronic splice site variant was detected. We investigated ZFTRAF1 at the cellular level and signified it as a nucleocytoplasmic protein in different human cell lines. ZFTRAF1 was completely absent in the fibroblasts of 2 affected individuals. We also identified 110 interacting proteins enriched in mRNA processing and autophagy-related pathways. Based on profiling of autophagy markers, patient-derived fibroblasts show irregularities in the protein degradation process.
CONCLUSION: Thus, our findings suggest that biallelic variants of ZFTRAF1 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder.