PIGG variant pathogenicity assessment reveals characteristic features within 19 families.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Phosphatidylinositol Glycan Anchor Biosynthesis, class G (PIGG) is an ethanolamine phosphate transferase catalyzing the modification of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). GPI serves as an anchor on the cell membrane for surface proteins called GPI-anchored proteins (GPI-APs). Pathogenic variants in genes involved in the biosynthesis of GPI cause inherited GPI deficiency (IGD), which still needs to be further characterized.

Methods

We describe 22 individuals from 19 unrelated families with biallelic variants in PIGG. We analyzed GPI-AP surface levels on granulocytes and fibroblasts for three and two individuals, respectively. We demonstrated enzymatic activity defects for PIGG variants in vitro in a PIGG/PIGO double knockout system.

Results

Phenotypic analysis

SUBMITTER: Tremblay-Laganiere C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900493 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature