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Mutations in SGOL1 cause a novel cohesinopathy affecting heart and gut rhythm

Translated title of the contribution: Mutations in SGOL1 cause a novel cohesinopathy affecting heart and gut rhythm
  • Philippe Chetaille
  • , Christoph Preuss
  • , S.B. Burkhard
  • , Jean Marc Cote
  • , Christine Houde
  • , Julie Castilloux
  • , Jessica Piche
  • , Natacha Gosset
  • , Severine Leclerc
  • , Florian Wuennemann
  • , Maryse Thibeault
  • , Carmen Gagnon
  • , Antonella Galli
  • , Elizabeth Tuck
  • , Gilles R. Hickson
  • , Nour El Amine
  • , Ines Boufaied
  • , Emmanuelle Lemyre
  • , Pascal de Santa Barbara
  • , Sandrine Faure
  • Anders Jonzon, Michel Cameron, Harry C. Dietz, Elena Gallo-McFarlane, D. Benson, Claudia Moreau, Damian Labuda, Shing H. Zhan, Yaoqing Shen, Michele Jomphe, Steven J. Jones, Jeroen Bakkers, Gregor Andelfinger

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    Abstract

    The pacemaking activity of specialized tissues in the heart and gut results in lifelong rhythmic contractions. Here we describe a new syndrome characterized by Chronic Atrial and Intestinal Dysrhythmia, termed CAID syndrome, in 16 French Canadians and 1 Swede. We show that a single shared homozygous founder mutation in SGOL1, a component of the cohesin complex, causes CAID syndrome. Cultured dermal fibroblasts from affected individuals showed accelerated cell cycle progression, a higher rate of senescence and enhanced activation of TGF-beta signaling. Karyotypes showed the typical railroad appearance of a centromeric cohesion defect. Tissues derived from affected individuals displayed pathological changes in both the enteric nervous system and smooth muscle. Morpholino-induced knockdown of sgol1 in zebrafish recapitulated the abnormalities seen in humans with CAID syndrome. Our findings identify CAID syndrome as a novel generalized dysrhythmia, suggesting a new role for SGOL1 and the cohesin complex in mediating the integrity of human cardiac and gut rhythm
    Translated title of the contributionMutations in SGOL1 cause a novel cohesinopathy affecting heart and gut rhythm
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Pages (from-to)1245-1249
    Number of pages5
    JournalNature Genetics
    Volume46
    Issue number11
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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