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Biallelic variants in SLC4A10 encoding a sodium-dependent bicarbonate transporter lead to a neurodevelopmental disorder

Maroofian, R; Zamani, M; Kaiyrzhanov, R; Liebmann, L; Karimiani, EG; Vona, B; Huebner, AK; ... Hübner, CA; + view all (2024) Biallelic variants in SLC4A10 encoding a sodium-dependent bicarbonate transporter lead to a neurodevelopmental disorder. Genetics in Medicine , 26 (3) , Article 101034. 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101034. Green open access

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Abstract

Purpose: SLC4A10 encodes a plasma membrane-bound transporter, which mediates Na+-dependent HCO3− import, thus mediating net acid extrusion. Slc4a10 knockout mice show collapsed brain ventricles, an increased seizure threshold, mild behavioral abnormalities, impaired vision, and deafness. // Methods: Utilizing exome/genome sequencing in families with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders and international data sharing, 11 patients from 6 independent families with biallelic variants in SLC4A10 were identified. Clinico-radiological and dysmorphology assessments were conducted. A minigene assay, localization studies, intracellular pH recordings, and protein modeling were performed to study the possible functional consequences of the variant alleles. // Results: The families harbor 8 segregating ultra-rare biallelic SLC4A10 variants (7 missense and 1 splicing). Phenotypically, patients present with global developmental delay/intellectual disability and central hypotonia, accompanied by variable speech delay, microcephaly, cerebellar ataxia, facial dysmorphism, and infrequently, epilepsy. Neuroimaging features range from some non-specific to distinct neuroradiological findings, including slit ventricles and a peculiar form of bilateral curvilinear nodular heterotopia. In silico analyses showed 6 of 7 missense variants affect evolutionarily conserved residues. Functional analyses supported the pathogenicity of 4 of 7 missense variants. // Conclusion: We provide evidence that pathogenic biallelic SLC4A10 variants can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by variable abnormalities of the central nervous system, including altered brain ventricles, thus resembling several features observed in knockout mice.

Type: Article
Title: Biallelic variants in SLC4A10 encoding a sodium-dependent bicarbonate transporter lead to a neurodevelopmental disorder
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101034
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.101034
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Bicarbonate transporters; Intracellular pH dynamics; Neurodevelopmental disorders; SLC4A10; Slit ventricles
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/10188679
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