PUBLICATION
PITX2 deficiency and associated human disease: insights from the zebrafish model
- Authors
- Hendee, K.E., Sorokina, E.A., Muheisen, S.S., Reis, L.M., Tyler, R.C., Markovic, V., Cuturilo, G., Link, B.A., Semina, E.V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-180306-7
- Date
- 2018
- Source
- Human molecular genetics 27(10): 1675-1695 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Link, Brian, Semina, Elena, Tyler, Rebecca
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Anterior Eye Segment/abnormalities*
- Anterior Eye Segment/physiopathology
- Collagen Type I/genetics
- Collagen Type V/genetics
- Eye Abnormalities/genetics*
- Eye Abnormalities/physiopathology
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary/genetics*
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary/physiopathology
- Gene Editing
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Glaucoma/genetics*
- Glaucoma/physiopathology
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics*
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Transcription Factors/deficiency
- Transcription Factors/genetics*
- Wnt Signaling Pathway
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome/genetics*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/deficiency
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- PubMed
- 29506241 Full text @ Hum. Mol. Genet.
Citation
Hendee, K.E., Sorokina, E.A., Muheisen, S.S., Reis, L.M., Tyler, R.C., Markovic, V., Cuturilo, G., Link, B.A., Semina, E.V. (2018) PITX2 deficiency and associated human disease: insights from the zebrafish model. Human molecular genetics. 27(10):1675-1695.
Abstract
The PITX2 (paired-like homeodomain 2) gene encodes a bicoid-like homeodomain transcription factor linked with several human disorders. The main associated congenital phenotype is Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, type 1 (ARS), an autosomal dominant condition characterized by variable defects in the anterior segment of the eye, an increased risk of glaucoma, craniofacial dysmorphism and dental and umbilical anomalies; in addition to this, one report implicated PITX2 in ring dermoid of the cornea and a few others described cardiac phenotypes. We report three novel PITX2 mutations- c.271C>T, p.(Arg91Trp); c.259T>C, p.(Phe87Leu); and c.356delA, p.(Gln119Argfs*36)- identified in independent families with typical ARS characteristics and some unusual features such as corneal guttata, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, and hyperextensibility. To gain further insight into the diverse roles of PITX2/pitx2 in vertebrate development, we generated various genetic lesions in the pitx2 gene via TALEN-mediated genome editing. Affected homozygous zebrafish demonstrated congenital defects consistent with the range of PITX2-associated human phenotypes: abnormal development of the cornea, iris, and iridocorneal angle; corneal dermoids; and craniofacial dysmorphism. In addition, via comparison of pitx2M64*and wild-type embryonic ocular transcriptomes we defined molecular changes associated with pitx2 deficiency, thereby implicating processes potentially underlying disease pathology. This analysis identified numerous affected factors including several members of the Wnt pathway and collagen type I and V gene families. These data further support the link between PITX2 and the WNT pathway and suggest a new role in regulation of collagen gene expression during development.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping