Whole exome sequencing identifies deleterious rare variants in CCDC141 in familial self-limited delayed puberty
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Developmental abnormalities of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal network result in a range of conditions from idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism to self-limited delayed puberty. We aimed to discover important underlying regulators of self-limited delayed puberty through interrogation of GnRH pathways. Whole exome sequencing (WES) data consisting of 193 individuals, from 100 families with self-limited delayed puberty, was analysed using a virtual panel of genes related to GnRH development and function (n = 12). Five rare predicted deleterious variants in Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 141 (CCDC141) were identified in 21 individuals from 6 families (6% of the tested cohort). Homology modeling predicted all five variants to be deleterious. CCDC141 mutant proteins showed atypical subcellular localization associated with abnormal distribution of acetylated tubulin, and expression of mutants resulted in a significantly delayed cell migration, demonstrated in transfected HEK293 cells. These data identify mutations in CCDC141 as a frequent finding in patients with self-limited delayed puberty. The mis-localization of acetylated tubulin and reduced cell migration seen with mutant CCDC141 suggests a role of the CCDC141-microtubule axis in GnRH neuronal migration, with heterozygous defects potentially impacting the timing of puberty.
Date Issued
2021-12-20
Date Acceptance
2021-11-15
Citation
npj Genomic Medicine, 2021, 6 (1), pp.1-11
ISSN
2056-7944
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
1
End Page
11
Journal / Book Title
npj Genomic Medicine
Volume
6
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2021
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Genetics & Heredity
KALLMANN-SYNDROME
HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM
CONSTITUTIONAL DELAY
PROTEIN
PREDICTION
MUTATIONS
GENES
FERTILITY
MIGRATION
GROWTH
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 107