Protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN14 is a regulator of lymphatic function and choanal development in humans.
| Autor: | Au AC; Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA., Hernandez PA, Lieber E, Nadroo AM, Shen YM, Kelley KA, Gelb BD, Diaz GA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | American journal of human genetics [Am J Hum Genet] 2010 Sep 10; Vol. 87 (3), pp. 436-44. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.08.008 |
| Abstrakt: | The lymphatic vasculature is essential for the recirculation of extracellular fluid, fat absorption, and immune function and as a route of tumor metastasis. The dissection of molecular mechanisms underlying lymphangiogenesis has been accelerated by the identification of tissue-specific lymphatic endothelial markers and the study of congenital lymphedema syndromes. We report the results of genetic analyses of a kindred inheriting a unique autosomal-recessive lymphedema-choanal atresia syndrome. These studies establish linkage of the trait to chromosome 1q32-q41 and identify a loss-of-function mutation in PTPN14, which encodes a nonreceptor tyrosine phosphatase. The causal role of PTPN14 deficiency was confirmed by the generation of a murine Ptpn14 gene trap model that manifested lymphatic hyperplasia with lymphedema. Biochemical studies revealed a potential interaction between PTPN14 and the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3), a receptor tyrosine kinase essential for lymphangiogenesis. These results suggest a unique and conserved role for PTPN14 in the regulation of lymphatic development in mammals and a nonconserved role in choanal development in humans. (2010 The American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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