Title | Core planar cell polarity genes and in predisposition to congenital vertebral malformations. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Authors | Feng, X, Ye, Y, Zhang, J, Zhang, Y, Zhao, S, Mak, JCW, Otomo, N, Zhao, Z, Niu, Y, Yonezawa, Y, Li, G, Lin, M, Li, X, Cheung, PWing Hang, Xu, K, Takeda, K, Wang, S, Xie, J, Kotani, T, Choi, VNT, Song, Y-Q, Yang, Y, Luk, KDip Kei, Lee, KShing, Li, Z, Li, PShan, Leung, CYH, Lin, X, Wang, X, Qiu, G, Watanabe, K, Wu, Z, Posey, JE, Ikegawa, S, Lupski, JR, Cheung, JPui Yin, Zhang, TJianguo, Gao, B, Wu, N |
Corporate Authors | DISCO (Deciphering disorders Involving Scoliosis and COmorbidities) study group, Japanese Early Onset Scoliosis Research Group |
Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
Volume | 121 |
Issue | 18 |
Pagination | e2310283121 |
Date Published | 2024 Apr 30 |
ISSN | 1091-6490 |
Keywords | Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Polarity, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Scoliosis, Spine, Wnt Signaling Pathway, Zebrafish, Zebrafish Proteins |
Abstract | Congenital scoliosis (CS), affecting approximately 0.5 to 1 in 1,000 live births, is commonly caused by congenital vertebral malformations (CVMs) arising from aberrant somitogenesis or somite differentiation. While Wnt/ß-catenin signaling has been implicated in somite development, the function of Wnt/planar cell polarity (Wnt/PCP) signaling in this process remains unclear. Here, we investigated the role of and in vertebral development and found that their deletion causes vertebral anomalies resembling human CVMs. Analysis of exome sequencing data from multiethnic CS patients revealed a number of rare and deleterious variants in and , many of which exhibited loss-of-function and dominant-negative effects. Zebrafish models confirmed the pathogenicity of these variants. Furthermore, we found that knock-in (p.R258H) mice exhibited vertebral malformations in a gene dose- and environment-dependent manner. Our findings highlight critical roles for PCP signaling in vertebral development and predisposition to CVMs in CS patients, providing insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying this disorder. |
DOI | 10.1073/pnas.2310283121 |
Alternate Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
PubMed ID | 38669183 |
Grant List | 82072391 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / 81930068 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / 81772299 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / 81972132 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / 82172382 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / 2019M663272 / / China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (China Postdoctoral Foundation Project) / 06171406 / / Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) / 82172525 / / MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / |
Core planar cell polarity genes and in predisposition to congenital vertebral malformations.
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