title: Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome due to a novel plant homeodomain zinc finger mutation in the PHF6 gene.
abstract: The Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome is an X-linked mental retardation disorder caused by mutations in the PHF6 gene. The PHF6 gene contains 2 plant homeodomain zinc fingers, suggesting a role for the protein in chromatin remodeling. In this study, the authors report on a Finnish family with a classical Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome phenotype caused by a G to T nucleotide substitution at position 266 within exon 4 within the PHF6 gene (c.266G>T). The resulting glycine to valine (p.G89V) change corresponds to a highly conserved residue within the first plant homeodomain zinc finger domain. This is a novel change that adds to the number of plant homeodomain zinc finger mutations identified, such that 23% of all Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome mutations lie within this motif. Moreover, it highlights the functional importance of plant homeodomain zinc finger motifs to human disease and more specifically to PHF6 function.
authors.affiliation: Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangelsdorf
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chevrier
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mustonen
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Picketts
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D038901:X-Linked Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013577:Syndrome; D055815:Young Adult; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C502542:PHF6 protein, human; D012097:Repressor Proteins