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Genomic variants reducing expression of two endocytic receptors in 46,XY differences of sex development

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Item Type:Article
Title:Genomic variants reducing expression of two endocytic receptors in 46,XY differences of sex development
Creators Name:Marko, H.L., Hornig, N.C., Betz, R.C., Holterhus, P.M., Altmüller, J., Thiele, H., Fabiano, M., Schweikert, H.U., Braun, D. and Schweizer, U.
Abstract:Transporter-dependent steroid hormone uptake into target cells was demonstrated in genetically engineered mice and fruit flies. We hypothesized that mutations in such transporters may cause differences in sex development (DSD) in humans. Exome sequencing was performed in 16 genetically unsolved cases of 46,XY DSD selected from an anonymized collection of 708 lines of genital fibroblasts (GF) that were taken from individuals with incomplete virilization. Selection criteria were based on available biochemical characterization of GF compatible with reduced androgen uptake. Two unrelated individuals were identified with mutations in LDL receptor related protein 2 (LRP2), a gene previously associated with partial sex steroid insensitivity in mice. Like Lrp2(-/-) mice, affected individuals had non-descended testes. Western blots on GF confirmed reduced LRP2 expression, and endocytosis of sex hormone binding globulin was reduced. In three unrelated individuals, with inguinal testes, mutations in another endocytic receptor gene, limb development membrane protein 1 like (LMBR1L), were detected. Two of these individuals had mutations affecting the same codon. In a transfected cell model, mutated LMBR1L showed reduced cell surface expression. Our findings suggest that endocytic androgen uptake in complex with sex hormone binding globulin is relevant in human. LMBR1L may play a similar role in androgen uptake.
Keywords:Exome Sequencing, DSD, Lipocalin Receptor, LIMR, Lipocalin-1-Interacting Membrane Receptor, Megalin, Androgen, Animals, Mice
Source:Human Mutation
ISSN:1059-7794
Publisher:Wiley
Volume:43
Number:3
Page Range:420-433
Date:March 2022
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.24325
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