The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

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Title:	The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4
Creators Name:	Sayer, J.A., Otto, E.A., O'toole, J.F., Nuernberg, G., Kennedy, M.A., Becker, C., Hennies, H.C., Helou, J., Attanasio, M., Fausett, B.V., Utsch, B., Khanna, H., Liu, Y., Drummond, I., Kawakami, I., Kusakabe, T., Tsuda, M., Ma, L., Lee, H., Larson, R.G., Allen, S.J., Wilkinson, C.J., Nigg, E.A., Shou, C., Lillo, C., Williams, D.S., Hoppe, B., Kemper, M.J., Neuhaus, T., Parisi, M.A., Glass, I.A., Petry, M., Kispert, A., Gloy, J., Ganner, A., Walz, G., Zhu, X., Goldman, D., Nuernberg, P., Swaroop, A., Leroux, M.R. and Hildebrandt, F.
Abstract:	The molecular basis of nephronophthisis, the most frequent genetic cause of renal failure in children and young adults, and its association with retinal degeneration and cerebellar vermis aplasia in Joubert syndrome are poorly understood. Using positional cloning, we here identify mutations in the gene CEP290 as causing nephronophthisis. It encodes a protein with several domains also present in CENPF, a protein involved in chromosome segregation. CEP290 (also known as NPHP6) interacts with and modulates the activity of ATF4, a transcription factor implicated in cAMP-dependent renal cyst formation. NPHP6 is found at centrosomes and in the nucleus of renal epithelial cells in a cell cycle-dependent manner and in connecting cilia of photoreceptors. Abrogation of its function in zebrafish recapitulates the renal, retinal and cerebellar phenotypes of Joubert syndrome. Our findings help establish the link between centrosome function, tissue architecture and transcriptional control in the pathogenesis of cystic kidney disease, retinal degeneration, and central nervous system development.
Keywords:	Activating Transcription Factor 4, Genetic Linkage, In Situ Hybridization, Mutation, Neoplasm Antigens, Neoplasm Proteins, Pedigree, Syndrome, Animals, Zebrafish
Source:	Nature Genetics
ISSN:	1061-4036
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	38
Page Range:	674-681
Date:	June 2006
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1786
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