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CC2D2A, Encoding a Coiled-Coil and C2 Domain Protein, causes Autosomal-Recessive Mental Retardation with Retinitis Pigmentosa

Noor, A.; Windpassinger, C.; Patel, M.; Stachowiak, B.; Mikhailov, A.; Siddiqui, Z.K.; Naeem, F.; Azam, M.; Irfan, M.; Paterson, A.D.; Lutufullah, M.; Vincent, J.B.; Ayub, M.

Authors

A. Noor

C. Windpassinger

M. Patel

B. Stachowiak

A. Mikhailov

Z.K. Siddiqui

F. Naeem

M. Azam

M. Irfan

A.D. Paterson

M. Lutufullah

J.B. Vincent

M. Ayub



Abstract

Autosomal-recessive inheritance is believed to be relatively common in mental retardation (MR), although only four genes for nonsyndromic autosomal-recessive mental retardation (ARMR) have been reported. In this study, we ascertained a consanguineous Pakistani family with ARMR in four living individuals from three branches of the family, plus an additional affected individual later identified as a phenocopy. Retinitis pigmentosa was present in affected individuals, but no other features suggestive of a syndromic form of MR were found. We used Affymetrix 500K microarrays to perform homozygosity mapping and identified a homozygous and haploidentical region of 11.2 Mb on chromosome 4p15.33-p15.2. Linkage analysis across this region produced a maximum two-point LOD score of 3.59. We sequenced genes within the critical region and identified a homozygous splice-site mutation segregating in the family, within a coiled-coil and C2 domain-containing gene, CC2D2A. This mutation leads to the skipping of exon 19, resulting in a frameshift and a truncated protein lacking the C2 domain. Conservation analysis for CC2D2A suggests a functional domain near the C terminus as well as the C2 domain. Preliminary functional studies of CC2D2A suggest a possible role in Ca2+-dependent signal transduction. Identifying the function of CC2D2A, and a possible common pathway with CC2D1A, in correct neuronal development and functioning may help identify possible therapeutic targets for MR.

Citation

Noor, A., Windpassinger, C., Patel, M., Stachowiak, B., Mikhailov, A., Siddiqui, Z., …Ayub, M. (2008). CC2D2A, Encoding a Coiled-Coil and C2 Domain Protein, causes Autosomal-Recessive Mental Retardation with Retinitis Pigmentosa. American Journal of Human Genetics, 82(4), 1011-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.01.021

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jun 22, 2011
Journal American Journal of Human Genetics
Print ISSN 0002-9297
Publisher Cell Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 82
Issue 4
Pages 1011-1018
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.01.021

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