2006
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201579
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Molecular analysis of a human PAX6 homeobox mutant

Abstract: Pax6 controls eye, pancreas and brain morphogenesis. In humans, heterozygous PAX6 mutations cause aniridia and various other congenital eye abnormalities. Most frequent PAX6 missense mutations are located in the paired domain (PD), while very few missense mutations have been identified in the homeodomain (HD). In the present report, we describe a molecular analysis of the human PAX6 R242T missense mutation, which is located in the second helix of the HD. It was identified in a male child with partial aniridia … Show more

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“…Reduced steady-state levels of protein have been proposed as a disease mechanism in other developmental eye diseases caused by mutations in transcription factor genes such as FOXC1 and PITX2 in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome [35][37]. Interestingly, increased steady-state levels of another transcription factor protein, PAX6, are also thought to result in developmental eye disease (e.g., “partial aniridia”) [38], implying that perturbation of steady-state protein levels in either direction may cause disease. The relatively mild ocular presentation of the patients with missense mutations in this region of the PAX2 protein is also consistent with our finding that the three alleles tested are hypomorphic, rather than a complete loss-of-function [15].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reduced steady-state levels of protein have been proposed as a disease mechanism in other developmental eye diseases caused by mutations in transcription factor genes such as FOXC1 and PITX2 in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome [35][37]. Interestingly, increased steady-state levels of another transcription factor protein, PAX6, are also thought to result in developmental eye disease (e.g., “partial aniridia”) [38], implying that perturbation of steady-state protein levels in either direction may cause disease. The relatively mild ocular presentation of the patients with missense mutations in this region of the PAX2 protein is also consistent with our finding that the three alleles tested are hypomorphic, rather than a complete loss-of-function [15].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Three Pax6 missense (N50K, R128C, R242T) and one nonsense (R317X) mutants are based on naturally occurring mouse [113] and human [114], [115], [116] mutations. The reporter plasmids contained homologous promoters cloned in pGL3 (Promega).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O gene ELP4 codifica uma das subunidades de um complexo de elongação, composto por seis subunidades, diretamente associado a RNA polimerase 2 durante a elongação transcricional, com papel de elemento regulatório da expressão do gene PAX6(297). Outros trabalhos também relatam a ocorrência de aniridia em paciente com deleção envolvendo o gene ELP4 sem alterações no gene PAX6(298,299,300,301). Assim, o caso do presente paciente ressalta o possível papel do gene ELP4 como elemento regulatório da expressão do gene PAX6.…”
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