Title
Novel IQCE variations confirm its role in postaxial polydactyly and cause ciliary defect phenotype in zebrafish
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Etard C.
Delvallée C.
Stoetzel C.
Schaefer E.
Scheidecker S.
Geoffroy V.
Schneider A.
Studer F.
Mattioli F.
Chennen K.
Sigaudy S.
Plassard D.
Poch O.
Piton A.
Strahle U.
Muller J.
Dollfus H.
Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Abstract
Polydactyly is one of the most frequent inherited defects of the limbs characterized by supernumerary digits and high-genetic heterogeneity. Among the many genes involved, either in isolated or syndromic forms, eight have been implicated in postaxial polydactyly (PAP). Among those, IQCE has been recently identified in a single consanguineous family. Using whole-exome sequencing in patients with uncharacterized ciliopathies, including PAP, we identified three families with biallelic pathogenic variations in IQCE. Interestingly, the c.895_904del (p.Val301Serfs*8) was found in all families without sharing a common haplotype, suggesting a recurrent mechanism. Moreover, in two families, the systemic phenotype could be explained by additional pathogenic variants in known genes (TULP1, ATP6V1B1). RNA expression analysis on patients’ fibroblasts confirms that the dysfunction of IQCE leads to the dysregulation of genes associated with the hedgehog-signaling pathway, and zebrafish experiments demonstrate a full spectrum of phenotypes linked to defective cilia: Body curvature, kidney cysts, left–right asymmetry, misdirected cilia in the pronephric duct, and retinal defects. In conclusion, we identified three additional families confirming IQCE as a nonsyndromic PAP gene. Our data emphasize the importance of taking into account the complete set of variations of each individual, as each clinical presentation could finally be explained by multiple genes.
Start page
240
End page
254
Volume
41
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85074078794
PubMed ID
Source
Human Mutation
ISSN of the container
10597794
Sponsor(s)
We would like to thank the patient's family for their participation and the patient's associations FormiCoeur, Bardet–Biedl France, and Unadev, for their constant and strong support. They would like to thank the members of the diagnostic laboratories (molecular and cytogenetic units, in particular, Manuela Antin, Anne-Sophie Leuvrey, and Elsa Nourisson) at the University Hospital in Strasbourg, France, for technical assistance. They would like to thank Nadine Borel and the zebrafish house team. They would also like to thank the collaborators for screening their negative cohort (Kinga Bujakowska, Eric Pierce, Phil Beales, and Friedhelm Hildebrandt). Finally, they would like to thank the GenomEast platform (Strasbourg), especially Serge Vicaire for library preparation, Céline Keime for supervising the transcriptome analysis, as well as Bernard Jost and Christelle Thibault. The computing resources for this study were provided by the BICS and BISTRO bioinformatics platforms in Strasbourg. Whole-exome sequencing was funded by Retina France (100 Exomes Program), by Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (API 20132013-2014-2014 HUS N° 58855885). RNA-Seq analysis performed in patients with IQCE pathogenic variant and other patients were funded by Fondation Maladie Rare and Fondation Jérome Lejeune. The work performed by C. E. and U. S. was supported by the HGF Biointerfaces Programme; the work performed by A. E.-C. work was supported by the Fondation JED-Belgique; and the work performed by C. D. was supported by a FRM Grant (ECO20170637509).
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