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Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in BCAS3 cause a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

Hengel, H; Hannan, SB; Dyack, S; MacKay, SB; Schatz, U; Fleger, M; Kurringer, A; ... Schöls, L; + view all (2021) Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in BCAS3 cause a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. American Journal of Human Genetics , 108 (6) pp. 1069-1082. 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.024. Green open access

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Abstract

BCAS3 microtubule-associated cell migration factor (BCAS3) is a large, highly conserved cytoskeletal protein previously proposed to be critical in angiogenesis and implicated in human embryogenesis and tumorigenesis. Here, we established BCAS3 loss-of-function variants as causative for a neurodevelopmental disorder. We report 15 individuals from eight unrelated families with germline bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in BCAS3. All probands share a global developmental delay accompanied by pyramidal tract involvement, microcephaly, short stature, strabismus, dysmorphic facial features, and seizures. The human phenotype is less severe compared with the Bcas3 knockout mouse model and cannot be explained by angiogenic defects alone. Consistent with being loss-of-function alleles, we observed absence of BCAS3 in probands' primary fibroblasts. By comparing the transcriptomic and proteomic data based on probands' fibroblasts with those of the knockout mouse model, we identified similar dysregulated pathways resulting from over-representation analysis, while the dysregulation of some proposed key interactors could not be confirmed. Together with the results from a tissue-specific Drosophila loss-of-function model, we demonstrate a vital role for BCAS3 in neural tissue development.

Type: Article
Title: Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in BCAS3 cause a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.024
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.024
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: BCAS3, UAS-Gal4, fibroblasts, global developmental delay, microcephaly, neurodevelopmental disorder, proteomics, pyramidal tract involvement, thin corpus callosum, transcriptomics
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
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129963
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