{"id":17101,"date":"2016-03-01T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T08:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomik-tuebingen.de\/?p=17101"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:26:11","slug":"gba-associated-parkinsonism-and-dementia-beyond-%ce%b1-synucleinopathies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cegat.com\/de\/gba-associated-parkinsonism-and-dementia-beyond-%ce%b1-synucleinopathies\/","title":{"rendered":"GBA-associated parkinsonism and dementia: beyond \u03b1-synucleinopathies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

B\u00f6gershausen N1<\/sup>, Krawczyk HE1<\/sup>, Jamra RA2<\/sup>, Lin SJ3<\/sup>, Yigit G1<\/sup>, H\u00fcning I4<\/sup>, Polo AM5<\/sup>, Vona B1 6<\/sup>, Huang K3<\/sup>, Schmidt J1<\/sup>, Altm\u00fcller J7 8 9<\/sup>, Luppe J2<\/sup>, Platzer K2<\/sup>, D\u00f6rgeloh BB10<\/sup>, Busche A11<\/sup>, Biskup S12<\/sup>, Mendes MI13<\/sup>, Smith DEC13<\/sup>, Salomons GS13<\/sup>, Zibat A1<\/sup>, B\u00fcltmann E14<\/sup>, N\u00fcrnberg P7 15<\/sup>, Spielmann M4<\/sup>, Lemke JR2<\/sup>, Li Y1<\/sup>, Zenker M16<\/sup>, Varshney GK3<\/sup>, Hillen HS17 18 19<\/sup>, Kratz CP10<\/sup>, Wollnik B1 19 20<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Abstract<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Aminoacylation of transfer RNA (tRNA) is a key step in protein biosynthesis, carried out by highly specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs). ARSs have been implicated in autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive human disorders. Autosomal dominant variants in tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (WARS1) are known to cause distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, but a recessively inherited phenotype is yet to be clearly defined. Seryl-tRNA synthetase 1 (SARS1) has rarely been implicated in an autosomal recessive developmental disorder. Here, we report five individuals with biallelic missense variants in WARS1 or SARS1, who presented with an overlapping phenotype of microcephaly, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and brain anomalies. Structural mapping showed that the SARS1 variant is located directly within the enzyme\u2019s active site, most likely diminishing activity, while the WARS1 variant is located in the N-terminal domain. We further characterize the identified WARS1 variant by showing that it negatively impacts protein abundance and is unable to rescue the phenotype of a CRISPR\/Cas9 wars1 knockout zebrafish model. In summary, we describe two overlapping autosomal recessive syndromes caused by variants in WARS1 and SARS1, present functional insights into the pathogenesis of the WARS1-related syndrome and define an emerging disease spectrum: ARS-related developmental disorders with or without microcephaly.<\/p>\n

Keywords<\/strong>: ARS; CRISPR\/Cas9; SARS1; WARS1; aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase; aminoacylation; intellectual disability; microcephaly; tRNA; zebrafish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>