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J Am Soc Nephrol ; 34(2): 273-290, 2023 02 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36414417

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: About 40 disease genes have been described to date for isolated CAKUT, the most common cause of childhood CKD. However, these genes account for only 20% of cases. ARHGEF6, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is implicated in biologic processes such as cell migration and focal adhesion, acts downstream of integrin-linked kinase (ILK) and parvin proteins. A genetic variant of ILK that causes murine renal agenesis abrogates the interaction of ILK with a murine focal adhesion protein encoded by Parva , leading to CAKUT in mice with this variant. METHODS: To identify novel genes that, when mutated, result in CAKUT, we performed exome sequencing in an international cohort of 1265 families with CAKUT. We also assessed the effects in vitro of wild-type and mutant ARHGEF6 proteins, and the effects of Arhgef6 deficiency in mouse and frog models. RESULTS: We detected six different hemizygous variants in the gene ARHGEF6 (which is located on the X chromosome in humans) in eight individuals from six families with CAKUT. In kidney cells, overexpression of wild-type ARHGEF6 -but not proband-derived mutant ARHGEF6 -increased active levels of CDC42/RAC1, induced lamellipodia formation, and stimulated PARVA-dependent cell spreading. ARHGEF6-mutant proteins showed loss of interaction with PARVA. Three-dimensional Madin-Darby canine kidney cell cultures expressing ARHGEF6-mutant proteins exhibited reduced lumen formation and polarity defects. Arhgef6 deficiency in mouse and frog models recapitulated features of human CAKUT. CONCLUSIONS: Deleterious variants in ARHGEF6 may cause dysregulation of integrin-parvin-RAC1/CDC42 signaling, thereby leading to X-linked CAKUT.


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Urinary Tract , Urogenital Abnormalities , Humans , Mice , Animals , Dogs , Urogenital Abnormalities/genetics , Kidney/abnormalities , Urinary Tract/abnormalities , Integrins/metabolism , Mutant Proteins/metabolism , Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/genetics
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Am J Hum Genet ; 105(6): 1286-1293, 2019 12 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31708116

ABSTRACT

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the most common cause of chronic kidney disease in the first three decades of life, and in utero obstruction to urine flow is a frequent cause of secondary upper urinary tract malformations. Here, using whole-exome sequencing, we identified three different biallelic mutations in CHRNA3, which encodes the α3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, in five affected individuals from three unrelated families with functional lower urinary tract obstruction and secondary CAKUT. Four individuals from two families have additional dysautonomic features, including impaired pupillary light reflexes. Functional studies in vitro demonstrated that the mutant nicotinic acetylcholine receptors were unable to generate current following stimulation with acetylcholine. Moreover, the truncating mutations p.Thr337Asnfs∗81 and p.Ser340∗ led to impaired plasma membrane localization of CHRNA3. Although the importance of acetylcholine signaling in normal bladder function has been recognized, we demonstrate for the first time that mutations in CHRNA3 can cause bladder dysfunction, urinary tract malformations, and dysautonomia. These data point to a pathophysiologic sequence by which monogenic mutations in genes that regulate bladder innervation may secondarily cause CAKUT.


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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Kidney/abnormalities , Mutation , Receptors, Nicotinic/genetics , Urinary Tract/abnormalities , Urogenital Abnormalities/etiology , Adult , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/genetics , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/pathology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Kidney/pathology , Male , Pedigree , Prognosis , Urinary Tract/pathology , Urogenital Abnormalities/genetics , Urogenital Abnormalities/pathology , Young Adult
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Hum Genet ; 138(10): 1105-1115, 2019 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31230195

ABSTRACT

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (~ 45%) that manifests before 30 years of age. The genetic locus containing COL4A1 (13q33-34) has been implicated in vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), but mutations in COL4A1 have not been reported in CAKUT. We hypothesized that COL4A1 mutations cause CAKUT in humans. We performed whole exome sequencing (WES) in 550 families with CAKUT. As negative control cohorts we used WES sequencing data from patients with nephronophthisis (NPHP) with no genetic cause identified (n = 257) and with nephrotic syndrome (NS) due to monogenic causes (n = 100). We identified a not previously reported heterozygous missense variant in COL4A1 in three siblings with isolated VUR. When examining 549 families with CAKUT, we identified nine additional different heterozygous missense mutations in COL4A1 in 11 individuals from 11 unrelated families with CAKUT, while no COL4A1 mutations were identified in a control cohort with NPHP and only one in the cohort with NS. Most individuals (12/14) had isolated CAKUT with no extrarenal features. The predominant phenotype was VUR (9/14). There were no clinical features of the COL4A1-related disorders (e.g., HANAC syndrome, porencephaly, tortuosity of retinal arteries). Whereas COL4A1-related disorders are typically caused by glycine substitutions in the collagenous domain (84.4% of variants), only one variant in our cohort is a glycine substitution within the collagenous domain (1/10). We identified heterozygous COL4A1 mutations as a potential novel autosomal dominant cause of CAKUT that is allelic to the established COL4A1-related disorders and predominantly caused by non-glycine substitutions.


Subject(s)
Collagen Type IV/genetics , Congenital Abnormalities/diagnosis , Congenital Abnormalities/genetics , Kidney/abnormalities , Mutation , Phenotype , Urinary Tract/abnormalities , Alleles , Amino Acid Substitution , Computational Biology/methods , DNA Mutational Analysis , Databases, Genetic , Evolution, Molecular , Female , Genetic Association Studies , Genetic Loci , Genomics/methods , Heterozygote , Humans , Kidney Diseases, Cystic/diagnosis , Kidney Diseases, Cystic/genetics , Male , Nephrotic Syndrome/diagnosis , Nephrotic Syndrome/genetics , Web Browser , Exome Sequencing
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