Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome
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Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome. / Yang, Yanzong; Yang, Yiqing; Liang, Bo; Liu, Jinqiu; Li, Jun; Grunnet, Morten; Olesen, Søren-Peter; Rasmussen, Hanne B; Ellinor, Patrick T; Gao, Lianjun; Lin, Xiaoping; Li, Li; Wang, Lei; Xiao, Junjie; Liu, Yi; Liu, Ying; Zhang, Shulong; Liang, Dandan; Peng, Luying; Jespersen, Thomas; Chen, Yi-Han.
In: American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 86, No. 6, 2010, p. 872-80.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome
AU - Yang, Yanzong
AU - Yang, Yiqing
AU - Liang, Bo
AU - Liu, Jinqiu
AU - Li, Jun
AU - Grunnet, Morten
AU - Olesen, Søren-Peter
AU - Rasmussen, Hanne B
AU - Ellinor, Patrick T
AU - Gao, Lianjun
AU - Lin, Xiaoping
AU - Li, Li
AU - Wang, Lei
AU - Xiao, Junjie
AU - Liu, Yi
AU - Liu, Ying
AU - Zhang, Shulong
AU - Liang, Dandan
AU - Peng, Luying
AU - Jespersen, Thomas
AU - Chen, Yi-Han
N1 - Copyright © 2010 The American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary disorder that leads to sudden cardiac death secondary to fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Although many genes for LQTS have been described, the etiology remains unknown in 30%-40% of cases. In the present study, a large Chinese family (four generations, 49 individuals) with autosomal-dominant LQTS was clinically evaluated. Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed by using polymorphic microsatellite markers to map the genetic locus, and positional candidate genes were screened by sequencing for mutations. The expression pattern and functional characteristics of the mutated protein were investigated by western blotting and patch-clamp electrophysiology. The genetic locus of the LQTS-associated gene was mapped to chromosome 11q23.3-24.3. A heterozygous mutation (Kir3.4-Gly387Arg) was identified in the G protein-coupled, inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunit Kir3.4, encoded by the KCNJ5 gene. The Kir3.4-Gly387Arg mutation was present in all nine affected family members and absent in 528 ethnically matched controls. Western blotting of human cardiac tissue demonstrated significant Kir3.4 expression levels in the cardiac ventricles. Heterologous expression studies with Kir3.4-Gly387Arg revealed a loss-of-function electrophysiological phenotype resulting from reduced plasma membrane expression. Our findings suggest a role for Kir3.4 in the etiology of LQTS.
AB - Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary disorder that leads to sudden cardiac death secondary to fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Although many genes for LQTS have been described, the etiology remains unknown in 30%-40% of cases. In the present study, a large Chinese family (four generations, 49 individuals) with autosomal-dominant LQTS was clinically evaluated. Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed by using polymorphic microsatellite markers to map the genetic locus, and positional candidate genes were screened by sequencing for mutations. The expression pattern and functional characteristics of the mutated protein were investigated by western blotting and patch-clamp electrophysiology. The genetic locus of the LQTS-associated gene was mapped to chromosome 11q23.3-24.3. A heterozygous mutation (Kir3.4-Gly387Arg) was identified in the G protein-coupled, inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunit Kir3.4, encoded by the KCNJ5 gene. The Kir3.4-Gly387Arg mutation was present in all nine affected family members and absent in 528 ethnically matched controls. Western blotting of human cardiac tissue demonstrated significant Kir3.4 expression levels in the cardiac ventricles. Heterologous expression studies with Kir3.4-Gly387Arg revealed a loss-of-function electrophysiological phenotype resulting from reduced plasma membrane expression. Our findings suggest a role for Kir3.4 in the etiology of LQTS.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aminophylline
KW - Atropine
KW - Chromosome Mapping
KW - Drug Combinations
KW - Female
KW - G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels
KW - Genetic Linkage
KW - Humans
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Long QT Syndrome
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mutation
KW - Myocardium
KW - Nitroglycerin
KW - Papaverine
KW - Pedigree
KW - Phenobarbital
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017
DO - 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20560207
VL - 86
SP - 872
EP - 880
JO - American Journal of Human Genetics
JF - American Journal of Human Genetics
SN - 0002-9297
IS - 6
ER -
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