Distinct novel mutations affecting the same base in the NIPA1 gene cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia in two Chinese families.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by lower-limb spasticity, hyperreflexia, progressive spastic gait abnormalities, and an extensor-plantar response. It is genetically very heterogeneous, with 28 Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)-approved IDs in the database (last search: August 8, 2004). Following the identification of the SPG6 gene, NIPA1, we have identified two novel mutations, c.316G>C and c.316G>A, in two independent Chinese families linked to the SPG6 locus. These two mutations would cause a p.G106R substitution, and cosegregated with the disease. Structural predictions suggest that p.G106 is located in the third transmembrane domain of the protein, and that the mutant p.G106R disrupts this structure, causing the intramembrane loop to descend into the cytoplasm. Our results identify two novel mutations responsible for HSP and suggest that c.316 of theNIPA1 gene may be a mutational hotspot.
Chen
Suqin
S
Department of Medical Genetics, Zhongshan Medical College, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Song
Chun
C
Guo
Hui
H
Xu
Pingyi
P
Huang
Weijun
W
Zhou
Yan
Y
Sun
Jiandong
J
Li
Cai-Xia
CX
Du
Yong
Y
Li
Xunhua
X
Liu
Zhuolin
Z
Geng
Deqin
D
Maxwell
Patrick H
PH
Zhang
Cheng
C
Wang
Yiming
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002681:China; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005260:Female; D006147:Guanine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008126:Lod Score; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010375:Pedigree; D017354:Point Mutation; D017385:Sequence Homology; D015419:Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
D008565:Membrane Proteins; C478824:NIPA1 protein, human; D006147:Guanine