title: Grey-lethal mutation induces severe malignant autosomal recessive osteopetrosis in mouse and human.
abstract: The spontaneous mouse grey-lethal (gl) mutation is responsible for a coat color defect and for the development of the most severe autosomal recessive form of osteopetrosis. Using a positional cloning approach, we have mapped and isolated the gl locus from a approximately 1.5 cM genetic interval. The gl locus was identified in a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) contig by functional genetic complementation in transgenic mice. Genomic sequence analysis revealed that the gl mutation is a deletion resulting in complete loss of function. The unique approximately 3 kb wild-type transcript is expressed primarily in osteoclasts and melanocytes as well as in brain, kidney, thymus and spleen. The gl gene is predicted to encode a 338-amino acid type I transmembrane protein that localizes to the intracellular compartment. Mutation in the human GL gene leads to severe recessive osteopetrosis. Our studies show that mouse Gl protein function is absolutely required for osteoclast and melanocyte maturation and function.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chalhoub
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benachenhou
authors.forename: Venkatesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajapurohitam
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pata
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferron
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frattini
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vacher
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; C474070:grey-lethal protein, mouse