Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) is a co-dominant disorder characterized by reduced plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and its protein constituent apolipoprotein B (apoB), which may be due to mutations in APOB gene, mostly located in the coding region of this gene. We report two novel APOB gene mutations involving the acceptor splice site of intron 11 (c.1471-1G>A) and of intron 23 (c.3697-1G>C), respectively, which were identified in two patients with heterozygous FHBL associated with severe fatty liver disease. The effects of these mutations on APOB pre-mRNA splicing were assessed in COS-1 cells expressing the mutant APOB minigenes.The c.1471-1G>A APOB minigene generated two abnormal mRNAs. In one mRNA the entire intron 11 was retained; in the other mRNA exon 11 joined to exon 12, in which the first nucleotide was deleted due to the activation of a novel acceptor splice site. The predicted products of these mRNAs are truncated proteins of 546 and 474 amino acids, designated apoB-12.03 and apoB-10.45, respectively. The c.3697-1G>C APOB minigene generated a single abnormal mRNA in which exon 23 joined to exon 25, with the complete skipping of exon 24. This abnormal mRNA is predicted to encode a truncated protein of 1220 amino acids, designated apoB-26.89.These splice site mutations cause the formation of short truncated apoBs, which are not secreted into the plasma as lipoprotein constituents. This secretion defect is the major cause of severe fatty liver observed in carriers of these mutations.

Functional analysis of two novel splice site mutations of APOB gene in familial hypobetalipoproteinemia / Di Leo, E; Magnolo, L; Pinotti, Elisa; Martini, S; Cortella, I; Vitturi, N; Rabacchi, Claudio; Wunsch, A; Pucci, F; Bertolini, S; Calandra Buonaura, Sebastiano; Tarugi, Patrizia Maria. - In: MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 1096-7206. - STAMPA. - 96:2(2009), pp. 66-72. [10.1016/j.ymgme.2008.10.016]

Functional analysis of two novel splice site mutations of APOB gene in familial hypobetalipoproteinemia.

PINOTTI, Elisa;RABACCHI, CLAUDIO;CALANDRA BUONAURA, Sebastiano;TARUGI, Patrizia Maria
2009

Abstract

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) is a co-dominant disorder characterized by reduced plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and its protein constituent apolipoprotein B (apoB), which may be due to mutations in APOB gene, mostly located in the coding region of this gene. We report two novel APOB gene mutations involving the acceptor splice site of intron 11 (c.1471-1G>A) and of intron 23 (c.3697-1G>C), respectively, which were identified in two patients with heterozygous FHBL associated with severe fatty liver disease. The effects of these mutations on APOB pre-mRNA splicing were assessed in COS-1 cells expressing the mutant APOB minigenes.The c.1471-1G>A APOB minigene generated two abnormal mRNAs. In one mRNA the entire intron 11 was retained; in the other mRNA exon 11 joined to exon 12, in which the first nucleotide was deleted due to the activation of a novel acceptor splice site. The predicted products of these mRNAs are truncated proteins of 546 and 474 amino acids, designated apoB-12.03 and apoB-10.45, respectively. The c.3697-1G>C APOB minigene generated a single abnormal mRNA in which exon 23 joined to exon 25, with the complete skipping of exon 24. This abnormal mRNA is predicted to encode a truncated protein of 1220 amino acids, designated apoB-26.89.These splice site mutations cause the formation of short truncated apoBs, which are not secreted into the plasma as lipoprotein constituents. This secretion defect is the major cause of severe fatty liver observed in carriers of these mutations.
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Functional analysis of two novel splice site mutations of APOB gene in familial hypobetalipoproteinemia / Di Leo, E; Magnolo, L; Pinotti, Elisa; Martini, S; Cortella, I; Vitturi, N; Rabacchi, Claudio; Wunsch, A; Pucci, F; Bertolini, S; Calandra Buonaura, Sebastiano; Tarugi, Patrizia Maria. - In: MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 1096-7206. - STAMPA. - 96:2(2009), pp. 66-72. [10.1016/j.ymgme.2008.10.016]
Di Leo, E; Magnolo, L; Pinotti, Elisa; Martini, S; Cortella, I; Vitturi, N; Rabacchi, Claudio; Wunsch, A; Pucci, F; Bertolini, S; Calandra Buonaura, Sebastiano; Tarugi, Patrizia Maria
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