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A homozygous loss-of-function mutation in PDE2A associated to early-onset hereditary chorea

Salpietro, V; Perez-Dueñas, B; Nakashima, K; San Antonio-Arce, V; Manole, A; Efthymiou, S; Vandrovcova, J; ... Houlden, H; + view all (2018) A homozygous loss-of-function mutation in PDE2A associated to early-onset hereditary chorea. Movement Disorders , 33 (3) pp. 482-488. 10.1002/mds.27286. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: We investigated a family that presented with an infantile-onset chorea-predominant movement disorder, negative for NKX2-1, ADCY5, and PDE10A mutations. Methods: Phenotypic characterization and trio whole-exome sequencing was carried out in the family. Results: We identified a homozygous mutation affecting the GAF-B domain of the 3’,5’-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase PDE2A gene (c.1439A>G; p.Asp480Gly) as the candidate novel genetic cause of chorea in the proband. PDE2A hydrolyzes cyclic adenosine/guanosine monophosphate and is highly expressed in striatal medium spiny neurons. We functionally characterized the p.Asp480Gly mutation and found that it severely decreases the enzymatic activity of PDE2A. In addition, we showed equivalent expression in human and mouse striatum of PDE2A and its homolog gene, PDE10A. Conclusions: We identified a loss-of-function homozygous mutation in PDE2A associated to early-onset chorea. Our findings possibly strengthen the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate metabolism in striatal medium spiny neurons as a crucial pathophysiological mechanism in hyperkinetic movement disorders. © 2018 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Type: Article
Title: A homozygous loss-of-function mutation in PDE2A associated to early-onset hereditary chorea
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/mds.27286
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1002/mds.27286
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: PDE2A, chorea, movement disorders, phosphodiesterase, striatum
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10043417
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