The Deficiency of PIP2 5-Phosphatase in Lowe Syndrome Affects Actin Polymerization
AUTOR(ES)
Suchy, Sharon F.
FONTE
The American Society of Human Genetics
RESUMO
Lowe syndrome is a rare X-linked disorder characterized by bilateral congenital cataracts, renal Fanconi syndrome, and mental retardation. Lowe syndrome results from mutations in the OCRL1 gene, which encodes a phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate 5-phosphatase located in the trans-Golgi network. As a first step in identifying the link between ocrl1 deficiency and the clinical disorder, we have identified a reproducible cellular abnormality of the actin cytoskeleton in fibroblasts from patients with Lowe syndrome. The cellular abnormality is characterized by a decrease in long actin stress fibers, enhanced sensitivity to actin depolymerizing agents, and an increase in punctate F-actin staining in a distinctly anomalous distribution in the center of the cell. We also demonstrate an abnormal distribution of two actin-binding proteins, gelsolin and α-actinin, proteins regulated by both PIP2 and Ca+2 that would be expected to be altered in Lowe cells. Actin polymerization plays a key role in the formation, maintenance, and proper function of tight junctions and adherens junctions, which have been demonstrated to be critical in renal proximal tubule function, and in the differentiation of the lens. These findings point to a general mechanism to explain how this PIP2 5-phosphatase deficiency might produce the Lowe syndrome phenotype.
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