A novel mutation in exon 9 of Cullin 3 gene contributes to aberrant splicing in pseudohypoaldosteronism type II.

ABSTRACT: Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII) is a rare renal tubular disease that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Mutations in four genes (WNK1,WNK4,CUL3, and KLHL3) have been identified to be responsible for this disease. Cullin 3 (CUL3) and KLHL3 are subunits of Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes, and the serine-threonine kinases WNK1 and WNK4 are substrates of this ubiquitin ligase. For CUL3, all mutations associated with PHAII exclusively lead to exon 9 skipping. In this study, we identified a Chinese PHAII kindred caused by a novel synonymous mutation (c.1221A > G p.Glu407Glu) in CUL3, and explored its effects on exon 9 abnormal splicing through an in vitro splicing assay and study of the patients' RNA. We obtained evide

SUBMITTER: Shao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5832971 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature