A Novel Mutation in the SLC25A15 Gene in a Turkish Patient with HHH Syndrome: Functional Analysis of the Mutant Protein

Overview

Journal Mol Genet Metab

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2014 Apr 12

PMID 24721342

Citations 11

Authors

Nagehan Ersoy Tunali

Carlo M T Marobbio

N Ozan Tiryakioglu

Giuseppe Punzi

Seha K Saygili

Hasan Onal

Ferdinando Palmieri

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Abstract

The hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by the functional deficiency of the mitochondrial ornithine transporter 1 (ORC1). ORC1 is encoded by the SLC25A15 gene and catalyzes the transport of cytosolic ornithine into mitochondria in exchange for citrulline. Although the age of onset and the severity of the symptoms vary widely, the disease usually manifests in early infancy. The typical clinical features include protein intolerance, lethargy, episodic confusion, cerebellar ataxia, seizures and mental retardation. In this study, we identified a novel p.Ala15Val (c.44C>T) mutation by genomic DNA sequencing in a Turkish child presenting severe tantrum, confusion, gait disturbances and loss of speech abilities in addition to hyperornithinemia, hyperammonemia and homocitrullinuria. One hundred Turkish control chromosomes did not possess this variant. The functional effect of the novel mutation was assessed by both complementation of the yeast ORT1 null mutant and transport assays. Our study demonstrates that the A15V mutation dramatically interferes with the transport properties of ORC1 since it was shown to inhibit ornithine transport nearly completely.

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