Use of patient-derived cell models for characterization of compound heterozygous hypomorphic C2CD3 variants in a patient with isolated nephronophthisis

使用患者来源的细胞模型来表征孤立性肾痨患者的复合杂合低等位基因 C2CD3 变异

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作者:Zachary T Sentell, Lina Mougharbel, Zachary W Nurcombe, Sima Babayeva, Marc Henein, Lee Lee Chu, Murielle M Akpa, Chen-Fang Chung, Jean-Baptiste Rivière, Mihaela Pupavac, Rui Li, David S Rosenblatt, Jacek Majewski, Paul R Goodyer, Elena Torban, Thomas M Kitzler

Background

Primary ciliopathies are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders predominantly caused by autosomal-recessive genetic variants that disrupt non-motile ciliary function. They often manifest as a syndromic phenotype, frequently involving the kidney. Biallelic pathogenic variants in C2CD3 disrupt ciliogenesis and Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling, resulting in a severe ciliopathy (Orofaciodigital syndrome XIV, OMIM 615948). We present compound heterozygous missense variants in C2CD3 that partially disrupt ciliary function in a patient with isolated renal disease.

Conclusion

Biallelic hypomorphic missense variants in C2CD3 may contribute to an isolated nephronophthisis phenotype with impaired ciliogenesis and SHH signaling. Our findings underscore the importance of functional testing to characterize candidate gene-disease relationships in patients with nephropathy of unknown etiology.

Methods

Exome sequencing identified biallelic C2CD3 missense variants (p.Pro168Leu; p.Thr2079Met). Patient-derived fibroblasts and urinary renal epithelial cells (URECs), and human RPE-1 C2CD3 knockout (KO) cell-lines were used for in vitro studies.

Results

Cilia length was significantly shorter in patient-derived fibroblasts compared to an unaffected sibling (2.309 vs. 2.850 μm, P < 0.0001), while URECs showed significantly shortened cilia (2.068 vs. 2.807 μm, P < 0.0001) and a 40.8% reduction in ciliation (P < 0.001). The latter was not observed in fibroblasts, suggesting a kidney-specific effect. SHH signaling was dysregulated in patient cells as expression of GLI3 activator protein and GLI1 mRNA was significantly reduced. C2CD3 localization to the basal body was significantly reduced in patient URECs. Finally, rescue experiments in C2CD3 KO RPE-1 cells corroborated these findings by demonstrating a reduced capacity to restore ciliogenesis for each variant.

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