Novel mutation in the 5' splice site of exon 4 of the TCOF1 gene in the patient with Treacher Collins syndrome.
Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is caused by mutations in the TCOF1 gene. This gene encodes a serine/alanine-rich protein called treacle. The structure of the entire TCOF1 gene was investigated in a patient with TCS. We detected a novel deletion (376delAAGGTGAGTGGGACTGCC) spanning 3 bp of exon 4 and 15 bp of the adjacent intronic sequence. This mutation causes premature termination of translation, resulting in a truncated protein devoid of nucleolar localization signal, and potential phosphorylation sites. Real-time PCR analysis showed different melting temperatures of the amplified fragment containing normal allele and that harboring the 18 bp deletion, thus providing a rapid screening assay for this and other deletions of the TCOF1 gene.
Marszalek
Bozena
B
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medical Sciences, 6 Swiecickiego St., 60-781 Poznań, Poland.
Wisniewski
Slawomir A
SA
Wojcicki
Piotr
P
Kobus
Kazimierz
K
Trzeciak
Wieslaw H
WH
D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017384:Sequence Deletion / Q000235:genetics
D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C105442:TCOF1 protein, human