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Background: Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) is the major DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair mechanism in human cells. The final rejoining step requires DNA ligase IV (LIG4) together with the partner proteins X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 (XRCC4) and XRCC4-like factor. Patients with mutations in genes encoding LIG4, XRCC4-like factor, or the other NHEJ proteins DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit and Artemis are DSB repair defective and immunodeficient because of the requirement for NHEJ during V(D)J recombination.Objective: We found a patient displaying microcephaly and progressive ataxia but a normal immune response. We sought to determine pathogenic mutations and to describe the molecular pathogenesis of the patient.Methods: We performed next-generation exome sequencing. We evaluated the DSB repair activities and V(D) J recombination capacity of the patient's cells, as well as performing a standard blood immunologic characterization.Results: We identified causal mutations in the XRCC4 gene. The patient's cells are radiosensitive and display the most severe DSB repair defect we have encountered using patient-derived cell lines. In marked contrast, a V(D) J recombination plasmid assay revealed that the patient's cells did not display the junction abnormalities that are characteristic of other NHEJ-defective cell lines. The mutant protein can interact efficiently with LIG4 and functions normally in in vitro assays and when transiently expressed in vivo. However, the mutation makes the protein unstable, and it undergoes proteasome-mediated degradation.Conclusion: Our findings reveal a novel separation of impact phenotype: there is a pronounced DSB repair defect and marked clinical neurological manifestation but no clinical immunodeficiency.
Author(s): Guo CW, Nakazawa Y, Woodbine L, Bjorkman A, Shimada M, Fawcett H, Jia N, Ohyama K, Li TS, Nagayama Y, Mitsutake N, Pan-Hammarstrom Q, Gennery AR, Lehmann AR, Jeggo PA, Ogi T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Year: 2015
Volume: 136
Issue: 4
Pages: 1007-1017
Print publication date: 01/10/2015
Online publication date: 05/08/2015
Acceptance date: 08/06/2015
ISSN (print): 0091-6749
ISSN (electronic): 1097-6825
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2015.06.007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.06.007
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