Hot-spot residue in small heat-shock protein 22 causes distal motor neuropathy

Distal hereditary motor neuropathies are pure motor disorders of the peripheral nervous system resulting in severe atrophy and wasting of distal limb muscles. In two pedigrees with distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II linked to chromosome 12q24.3, we identified the same mutation (K141N) in sma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature genetics 2004-06, Vol.36 (6), p.597-601
Hauptverfasser: Vennekens, Krist'l, Broeckhoven, Christine Van, Vandekerckhove, Joël, Mazanec, Radim, Jacobs, An, Gerwen, Veerle Van, Irobi, Joy, Jonghe, Peter De, Impe, Katrien Van, Gettemans, Jan, Vriendt, Els De, Hilton-Jones, David, Talbot, Kevin, Dierick, Ines, Michalik, Andrej, Seeman, Pavel, Verpoorten, Nathalie, Jordanova, Albena, Kremensky, Ivo, Robberecht, Wim, Tournev, Ivailo, Bosch, Ludo Van Den, Timmerman, Vincent
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Zusammenfassung:Distal hereditary motor neuropathies are pure motor disorders of the peripheral nervous system resulting in severe atrophy and wasting of distal limb muscles. In two pedigrees with distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II linked to chromosome 12q24.3, we identified the same mutation (K141N) in small heat-shock 22-kDa protein 8 (encoded by HSPB8; also called HSP22). We found a second mutation (K141E) in two smaller families. Both mutations target the same amino acid, which is essential to the structural and functional integrity of the small heat-shock protein αA-crystallin. This positively charged residue, when mutated in other small heat-shock proteins, results in various human disorders. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments showed greater binding of both HSPB8 mutants to the interacting partner HSPB1. Expression of mutant HSPB8 in cultured cells promoted formation of intracellular aggregates. Our findings provide further evidence that mutations in heat-shock proteins have an important role in neurodegenerative disorders.
ISSN:1061-4036
1546-1718
DOI:10.1038/ng1328