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Molecular and cellular basis of hyperassembly and protein aggregation driven by a rare pathogenic mutation in DDX3X

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Fonseca, Matheus de Castro [1] ; de Oliveira, Juliana Ferreira [1] ; Silva Araujo, Bruno Henrique [1] ; Canateli, Camila [1] ; Vital do Prado, Paula Favoretti [1] ; Amorim Neto, Dionisio Pedro [2, 1] ; Bosque, Beatriz Pelegrini [2, 1] ; Rodrigues, Paulla Vieira [2, 1] ; Pereira de Godoy, Joao Vitor [2, 1] ; Tostes, Katiane [1] ; Ribeiro Filho, Helder Veras [1] ; Ziem Nascimento, Andrey Fabricio [3] ; Saito, Angela [1] ; Costa Tonoli, Celisa Caldana [1] ; Heleno Batista, Fernanda Aparecida [1] ; Lopes de Oliveira, Paulo Sergio [1] ; Figueira, Ana Carolina [1] ; da Costa, Silvia Souza [4] ; Victorino Krepischi, Ana Cristina [4] ; Rosenberg, Carla [4] ; Westfahl, Jr., Harry [3] ; Roque da Silva, Antonio Jose [3] ; Franchini, Kleber Gomes [1, 5]
Total Authors: 23
Affiliation:
[1] Brazilian Ctr Res Energy & Mat CNPEM, Brazilian Biosci Natl Lab LNBio, 10000 Giuseppe Maximo Scolfaro St, BR-13083100 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Struct & Funct Biol, Campinas - Brazil
[3] Brazilian Ctr Res Energy & Mat CNPEM, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Natl Lab LNLS, Campinas - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Genet & Evolutionary Biol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Campinas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: ISCIENCE; v. 24, n. 8 AUG 20 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Current studies estimate that 1-3% of females with unexplained intellectual disability ( ID) present de novo splice site, nonsense, frameshift, or missense mutations in the DDX3X protein (DEAD-Box Helicase 3 X-Linked). However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which DDX3X mutations impair brain development are not fully comprehended. Here, we show that the ID-linked missense mutation L556S renders DDX3X prone to aggregation. By using a combination of biophysical assays and imaging approaches, we demonstrate that this mutant assembles solid-like condensates and amyloid-like fibrils. Although we observed greatly reduced expression of the mutant allele in a patient who exhibits skewed X inactivation, this appears to be enough to sequestrate healthy proteins into solid-like ectopic granules, compromising cell function. Therefore, our data suggest ID-linked DDX3X L556S mutation as a disorder arising from protein misfolding and aggregation. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/20014-0 - The gut-brain connection: role of the gut microbioma in the outcome and development of the sporadic Parkinson's disease
Grantee:Matheus de Castro Fonseca
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/24511-0 - The role of LRRK2 and Rab GTPases in the neurodegeneration during sporadic Parkinson's Disease
Grantee:Beatriz Pelegrini Bosque
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
FAPESP's process: 13/08028-1 - CEGH-CEL - Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center
Grantee:Mayana Zatz
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC