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Toward the Pathogenicity of the SLC26A4 p.C565Y Variant Using a Genetically Driven Mouse Model.

ABSTRACT: Recessive variants of the SLC26A4 gene are globally a common cause of hearing impairment. In the past, cell lines and transgenic mice were widely used to investigate the pathogenicity associated with SLC26A4 variants. However, discrepancies in pathogenicity between humans and cell lines or transgenic mice were documented for some SLC26A4 variants. For instance, the p.C565Y variant, which was reported to be pathogenic in humans, did not exhibit functional pathogenic consequences in cell lines. To address the pathogenicity of p.C565Y, we used a genotype-based approach in which we generated knock-in mice that were heterozygous (Slc26a4^+/C565Y), homozygous (Slc26a4^C565Y/C565Y), and compound heterozygous (Slc26a4^{919-2A>G/C565Y}) for this variant. Subsequent phenotypic characterization revealed that mice with these genotypes demonstrated normal auditory and vestibular functions, and normal inner-ear morphology and pendrin expression. These findings indicate that the p.C565Y variant is nonpathogenic for mice, and that a single p.C565Y allele is sufficient to maintain normal inner-ear physiology in mice. Our results highlight the differences in pathogenicity associated with certain SLC26A4 variants between transgenic mice and humans, which should be considered when interpreting the results of animal studies for SLC26A4-related deafness.

SUBMITTER: Hu CJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8001573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Toward the Pathogenicity of the SLC26A4 p.C565Y Variant Using a Genetically Driven Mouse Model.

Hu Chin-Ju CJ Lu Ying-Chang YC Yang Ting-Hua TH Chan Yen-Hui YH Tsai Cheng-Yu CY Yu I-Shing IS Lin Shu-Wha SW Liu Tien-Chen TC Cheng Yen-Fu YF Wu Chen-Chi CC Hsu Chuan-Jen CJ

International journal of molecular sciences 20210310 6

Recessive variants of the SLC26A4 gene are globally a common cause of hearing impairment. In the past, cell lines and transgenic mice were widely used to investigate the pathogenicity associated with SLC26A4 variants. However, discrepancies in pathogenicity between humans and cell lines or transgenic mice were documented for some SLC26A4 variants. For instance, the p.C565Y variant, which was reported to be pathogenic in humans, did not exhibit functional pathogenic consequen ...[more]

PMID: 33801843

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Toward the Pathogenicity of the SLC26A4 p.C565Y Variant Using a Genetically Driven Mouse Model.

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