IGHD II: A Novel GH-1 Gene Mutation (GH-L76P) Severely Affects GH Folding, Stability, and Secretion

Miletta, Maria Consolata; Eblé, Andrée; Janner, Marco; Parween, Shaheena; Pandey, Amit Vikram; Flück Pandey, Christa Emma; Mullis, Primus-Eugen (2015). IGHD II: A Novel GH-1 Gene Mutation (GH-L76P) Severely Affects GH Folding, Stability, and Secretion. Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 100(12), E1575-E1583. Endocrine Society 10.1210/jc.2015-3265

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CONTEXT

The autosomal dominant form of GH deficiency (IGHD II) is characterized by markedly reduced GH secretion combined with low concentrations of IGF-1 leading to short stature.

OBJECTIVE

Structure-function analysis of a missense mutation in the GH-1 gene converting codon 76 from leucine (L) to proline (P) yielding a mutant GH-L76P peptide.

DESIGN, SETTINGS, AND PATIENTS

Heterozygosity for GH-L76P/wt-GH was identified in a nonconsanguineous Spanish family. The index patients, two siblings, a boy and a girl, were referred for assessment of their short stature (-3.2 and -3.8 SD). Their grandmother, father, and aunt were also carrying the same mutation and showed severe short stature; therefore, IGHD II was diagnosed.

INTERVENTIONS AND RESULTS

AtT-20 cells coexpressing both wt-GH and GH-L76P showed a reduced GH secretion (P < .001) after forskolin stimulation when compared with the cells expressing only wt-GH. In silico mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations presented alterations of correct folding and mutant stability compared with wt-GH. Therefore, further structural analysis of the GH-L76P mutant was performed using expressed and purified proteins in Escherichia coli by thermofluor assay and fast degradation proteolysis assay. Both assays revealed that the GH-L76P mutant is unstable and misfolded compared to wt-GH confirming the bioinformatic model prediction.

CONCLUSIONS

This is the first report of a family suffering from short stature caused by IGHD II, which severely affects intracellular GH folding and stability as well as secretion, highlighting the necessity of functional analysis of any GH variant for defining new mechanisms as a cause for IGHD II.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Endocrinology/Metabolic Disorders

UniBE Contributor:

Miletta, Maria Consolata, Eblé, Andrée, Janner, Marco, Parween, Shaheena, Pandey, Amit Vikram, Flück Pandey, Christa Emma, Mullis, Primus-Eugen

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0021-972X

Publisher:

Endocrine Society

Language:

English

Submitter:

Amit Vikram Pandey

Date Deposited:

07 Apr 2016 15:10

Last Modified:

06 Jan 2023 23:18

Publisher DOI:

10.1210/jc.2015-3265

PubMed ID:

26485222

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.79273

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/79273

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