De novo mutations in SLC25A24 cause a craniosynostosis syndrome with hypertrichosis, progeroid appearance, and mitochondrial dysfunction

Item Type:	Article
Title:	De novo mutations in SLC25A24 cause a craniosynostosis syndrome with hypertrichosis, progeroid appearance, and mitochondrial dysfunction
Creators Name:	Ehmke, N. and Graul-Neumann, L. and Smorag, L. and Koenig, R. and Segebrecht, L. and Magoulas, P. and Scaglia, F. and Kilic, E. and Hennig, A.F. and Adolphs, N. and Saha, N. and Fauler, B. and Kalscheuer, V.M. and Hennig, F. and Altmüller, J. and Netzer, C. and Thiele, H. and Nürnberg, P. and Yigit, G. and Jäger, M. and Hecht, J. and Krüger, U. and Mielke, T. and Krawitz, P.M. and Horn, D. and Schuelke, M. and Mundlos, S. and Bacino, C.A. and Bonnen, P.E. and Wollnik, B. and Fischer-Zirnsak, B. and Kornak, U.
Abstract:	Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome (GCMS) is a dysmorphic syndrome characterized by coronal craniosynostosis and severe midface hypoplasia, body and facial hypertrichosis, microphthalmia, short stature, and short distal phalanges. Variable lipoatrophy and cutis laxa are the basis for a progeroid appearance. Using exome and genome sequencing, we identified the recurrent de novo mutations c.650G>A (p.Arg217His) and c.649C>T (p.Arg217Cys) in SLC25A24 in five unrelated girls diagnosed with GCMS. Two of the girls had pronounced neonatal progeroid features and were initially diagnosed with Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome. SLC25A24 encodes a mitochondrial inner membrane ATP-Mg/P(i) carrier. In fibroblasts from affected individuals, the mutated SLC25A24 showed normal stability. In contrast to control cells, the probands' cells showed mitochondrial swelling, which was exacerbated upon treatment with hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). The same effect was observed after overexpression of the mutant cDNA. Under normal culture conditions, the mitochondrial membrane potential of the probands' fibroblasts was intact, whereas ATP content in the mitochondrial matrix was lower than that in control cells. However, upon H(2)O(2) exposure, the membrane potential was significantly elevated in cells harboring the mutated SLC25A24. No reduction of mitochondrial DNA copy number was observed. These findings demonstrate that mitochondrial dysfunction with increased sensitivity to oxidative stress is due to the SLC25A24 mutations. Our results suggest that the SLC25A24 mutations induce a gain of pathological function and link mitochondrial ATP-Mg/P(i) transport to the development of skeletal and connective tissue.
Keywords:	Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Swelling, Craniosynostosis, Hypertrichosis, SLC25A24, Premature Aging, Cutis Laxa, Lipoatrophy
Source:	American Journal of Human Genetics
ISSN:	0002-9297
Publisher:	Elsevier / Cell Press
Volume:	101
Number:	5
Page Range:	833-843
Date:	2 November 2017
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.09.016
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