SNUPN deficiency causes a recessive muscular dystrophy due to RNA mis-splicing and ECM dysregulation.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 30 04 2023
accepted: 08 02 2024
medline: 28 2 2024
pubmed: 28 2 2024
entrez: 27 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

SNURPORTIN-1, encoded by SNUPN, plays a central role in the nuclear import of spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. However, its physiological function remains unexplored. In this study, we investigate 18 children from 15 unrelated families who present with atypical muscular dystrophy and neurological defects. Nine hypomorphic SNUPN biallelic variants, predominantly clustered in the last coding exon, are ascertained to segregate with the disease. We demonstrate that mutant SPN1 failed to oligomerize leading to cytoplasmic aggregation in patients' primary fibroblasts and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutant cell lines. Additionally, mutant nuclei exhibit defective spliceosomal maturation and breakdown of Cajal bodies. Transcriptome analyses reveal splicing and mRNA expression dysregulation, particularly in sarcolemmal components, causing disruption of cytoskeletal organization in mutant cells and patient muscle tissues. Our findings establish SNUPN deficiency as the genetic etiology of a previously unrecognized subtype of muscular dystrophy and provide robust evidence of the role of SPN1 for muscle homeostasis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38413582
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45933-5
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-45933-5
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1758

Investigateurs

Stephan Zuchner (S)
Mustafa Tekin (M)

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Marwan Nashabat (M)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Nasrinsadat Nabavizadeh (N)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Hilal Pırıl Saraçoğlu (HP)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Burak Sarıbaş (B)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Şahin Avcı (Ş)

Diagnostic Center for Genetic Diseases, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Esra Börklü (E)

Diagnostic Center for Genetic Diseases, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Emmanuel Beillard (E)

Department of Biopathology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France.

Elanur Yılmaz (E)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Seyide Ecesu Uygur (SE)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Cavit Kerem Kayhan (CK)

Pathology Laboratory, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Biotechnology, Nişantaşı University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Luca Bosco (L)

Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders and Developmental Neurology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Department of Science, University "Roma Tre", Rome, Italy.

Zeynep Bengi Eren (ZB)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Katharina Steindl (K)

Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren-Zurich, Switzerland.

Manuela Friederike Richter (MF)

Department of Neonatology, Children's and Youth Hospital Auf der Bult, Hannover, Germany.

Guney Bademci (G)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Anita Rauch (A)

Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren-Zurich, Switzerland.
Research Priority Program (URPP) ITINERARE: Innovative Therapies in Rare Diseases, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Zohreh Fattahi (Z)

Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kariminejad-Najmabadi Pathology & Genetics Centre, Tehran, Iran.

Maria Lucia Valentino (ML)

IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Anne M Connolly (AM)

Division of Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.

Angela Bahr (A)

Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren-Zurich, Switzerland.

Laura Viola (L)

Unit of Clinical Pediatrics, State Hospital, San Marino Republic, Italy.

Anke Katharina Bergmann (AK)

Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Maria Eugenia Rocha (ME)

CENTOGENE GmbH, Rostock, Germany.

LeShon Peart (L)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Derly Liseth Castro-Rojas (DL)

Genomics Laboratory, Center of Immunology and Genetics (CIGE), SURA Ayudas Diagnosticas, Medellín, Colombia.

Eva Bültmann (E)

Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Suliman Khan (S)

CENTOGENE GmbH, Rostock, Germany.

Miriam Liliana Giarrana (ML)

Division of Sleep Medicine, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Raluca Ioana Teleanu (RI)

Dr Victor Gomoiu Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.

Joanna Michelle Gonzalez (JM)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Antonella Pini (A)

Neuromuscular Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Ines Sophie Schädlich (IS)

Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.

Katharina Vill (K)

Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Department of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.

Melanie Brugger (M)

Department of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.

Stephan Zuchner (S)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
John P. Hussmann Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Andreia Pinto (A)

CENTOGENE GmbH, Rostock, Germany.

Sandra Donkervoort (S)

Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Stephanie Ann Bivona (SA)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Anca Riza (A)

Human Genomics Laboratory, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania.
Regional Centre of Medical Genetics Dolj, County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Craiova, Romania.

Ioana Streata (I)

Human Genomics Laboratory, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania.
Regional Centre of Medical Genetics Dolj, County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Craiova, Romania.

Dieter Gläser (D)

Genetikum, Neu-Ulm, Germany.

Carolina Baquero-Montoya (C)

Pediatric department, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, SURA Ayudas Diagnosticas, Medellín, Colombia.

Natalia Garcia-Restrepo (N)

Universidad de Manizales, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.

Urania Kotzaeridou (U)

Division of Child Neurology and Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Theresa Brunet (T)

Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Department of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.

Diana Anamaria Epure (DA)

Dr Victor Gomoiu Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

Aida Bertoli-Avella (A)

CENTOGENE GmbH, Rostock, Germany.

Ariana Kariminejad (A)

Kariminejad-Najmabadi Pathology & Genetics Centre, Tehran, Iran.

Mustafa Tekin (M)

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
John P. Hussmann Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Sandra von Hardenberg (S)

Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Carsten G Bönnemann (CG)

Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Georg M Stettner (GM)

Neuromuscular Center Zurich and Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Ginevra Zanni (G)

Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders and Developmental Neurology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Hülya Kayserili (H)

Diagnostic Center for Genetic Diseases, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey.

Zehra Piraye Oflazer (ZP)

Department of Neurology, Koç University Hospital Muscle Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

Nathalie Escande-Beillard (N)

Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Department of Medical Genetics, Koç University, School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey. nbeillard@ku.edu.tr.
Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University School of Medicine (KUSoM), Istanbul, Turkey. nbeillard@ku.edu.tr.

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