De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation

© 2016 The Author(s). Disruptions to neuronal mRNA translation are hypothesized to underlie human neurodevelopmental syndromes. Notably, the mRNA translation re-initiation factor DENR is a regulator of eukaryotic translation and cell growth, but its mammalian functions are unknown. Here, we report t...

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Main Authors: Haas, M., Ngo, L., Li, S., Schleich, S., Qu, Z., Vanyai, H., Cullen, H., Cardona-Alberich, A., Gladwyn-Ng, I., Pagnamenta, A., Taylor, J., Stewart, H., Kini, U., Duncan, K., Teleman, A., Keays, D., Heng, Julian
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Published: Elsevier Inc. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71202
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author Haas, M.
Ngo, L.
Li, S.
Schleich, S.
Qu, Z.
Vanyai, H.
Cullen, H.
Cardona-Alberich, A.
Gladwyn-Ng, I.
Pagnamenta, A.
Taylor, J.
Stewart, H.
Kini, U.
Duncan, K.
Teleman, A.
Keays, D.
Heng, Julian
author_facet Haas, M.
Ngo, L.
Li, S.
Schleich, S.
Qu, Z.
Vanyai, H.
Cullen, H.
Cardona-Alberich, A.
Gladwyn-Ng, I.
Pagnamenta, A.
Taylor, J.
Stewart, H.
Kini, U.
Duncan, K.
Teleman, A.
Keays, D.
Heng, Julian
author_sort Haas, M.
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description © 2016 The Author(s). Disruptions to neuronal mRNA translation are hypothesized to underlie human neurodevelopmental syndromes. Notably, the mRNA translation re-initiation factor DENR is a regulator of eukaryotic translation and cell growth, but its mammalian functions are unknown. Here, we report that Denr influences the migration of murine cerebral cortical neurons in vivo with its binding partner Mcts1, whereas perturbations to Denr impair the long-term positioning, dendritic arborization, and dendritic spine characteristics of postnatal projection neurons. We characterized de novo missense mutations in DENR (p.C37Y and p.P121L) detected in two unrelated human subjects diagnosed with brain developmental disorder to find that each variant impairs the function of DENR in mRNA translation re-initiation and disrupts the migration and terminal branching of cortical neurons in different ways. Thus, our findings link human brain disorders to impaired mRNA translation re-initiation through perturbations in DENR (OMIM: 604550) function in neurons.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-712022018-12-13T09:32:58Z De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation Haas, M. Ngo, L. Li, S. Schleich, S. Qu, Z. Vanyai, H. Cullen, H. Cardona-Alberich, A. Gladwyn-Ng, I. Pagnamenta, A. Taylor, J. Stewart, H. Kini, U. Duncan, K. Teleman, A. Keays, D. Heng, Julian © 2016 The Author(s). Disruptions to neuronal mRNA translation are hypothesized to underlie human neurodevelopmental syndromes. Notably, the mRNA translation re-initiation factor DENR is a regulator of eukaryotic translation and cell growth, but its mammalian functions are unknown. Here, we report that Denr influences the migration of murine cerebral cortical neurons in vivo with its binding partner Mcts1, whereas perturbations to Denr impair the long-term positioning, dendritic arborization, and dendritic spine characteristics of postnatal projection neurons. We characterized de novo missense mutations in DENR (p.C37Y and p.P121L) detected in two unrelated human subjects diagnosed with brain developmental disorder to find that each variant impairs the function of DENR in mRNA translation re-initiation and disrupts the migration and terminal branching of cortical neurons in different ways. Thus, our findings link human brain disorders to impaired mRNA translation re-initiation through perturbations in DENR (OMIM: 604550) function in neurons. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71202 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.090 Elsevier Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Haas, M.
Ngo, L.
Li, S.
Schleich, S.
Qu, Z.
Vanyai, H.
Cullen, H.
Cardona-Alberich, A.
Gladwyn-Ng, I.
Pagnamenta, A.
Taylor, J.
Stewart, H.
Kini, U.
Duncan, K.
Teleman, A.
Keays, D.
Heng, Julian
De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title_full De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title_fullStr De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title_full_unstemmed De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title_short De Novo Mutations in DENR Disrupt Neuronal Development and Link Congenital Neurological Disorders to Faulty mRNA Translation Re-initiation
title_sort de novo mutations in denr disrupt neuronal development and link congenital neurological disorders to faulty mrna translation re-initiation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71202