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Cytoplasmic mislocalization of POU3F4 due to novel mutations leads to deafness in humans and mice.
Hum. Mutat. 34, 1102-1110 (2013)
POU3F4 is a POU domain transcription factor that is required for hearing. In the ear, POU3F4 is essential for mesenchymal remodeling of the bony labyrinth and is the causative gene for DFNX2 human nonsyndromic deafness. Ear abnormalities underlie this form of deafness, characterized previously in multiple spontaneous, radiation-induced and transgenic mouse mutants. Here, we report three novel mutations in the POU3F4 gene that result in profound hearing loss in both humans and mice. A p.Gln79* mutation was identified in a child from an Israeli family, revealed by massively parallel sequencing (MPS). This strategy demonstrates the strength of MPS for diagnosis with only one affected individual. A second mutation, p.Ile285Argfs*43, was identified by Sanger sequencing. A p.Cys300* mutation was found in an ENU-induced mutant mouse, schwindel (sdl), by positional cloning. The mutation leads to a predicted truncated protein, similar to the human mutations, providing a relevant mouse model. The p.Ile285Argfs*43 and p.Cys300* mutations lead to a shift of Pou3f4 nuclear localization to the cytoplasm, demonstrated in cellular localization studies and in the inner ears of the mutant mice. The discovery of these mutations facilitates a deeper comprehension of the molecular basis of inner ear defects due to mutations in the POU3F4 transcription factor.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Hearing Loss ; Cochlea ; Enu ; Dfnx2; Sex-linked Deafness ; Hearing-loss ; Inner-ear ; Enu Mutagenesis ; Gene-expression ; Mouse Model ; Protein ; Dfn3 ; Localization ; Mesenchyme
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2013
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2013
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1059-7794
e-ISSN
1098-1004
Zeitschrift
Human Mutation
Quellenangaben
Band: 34,
Heft: 8,
Seiten: 1102-1110
Verlag
Wiley
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Experimental Genetics (IEG)
POF Topic(s)
30201 - Metabolic Health
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Forschungsfeld(er)
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e)
G-500600-003
G-501900-063
G-501900-063
PubMed ID
23606368
WOS ID
WOS:000321759900009
Scopus ID
84880509410
Erfassungsdatum
2013-07-09