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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Developmental Biology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Large-scale genome sequencing accelerates discovery of disease mutations.
  • Functional interpretation of genetic mutations, especially non-coding ones, remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional role of the intestine-critical region (ICR) on human chromosome 16.
  • To identify the genetic basis of intractable congenital diarrhea.

Main Methods:

  • Reporter assays in transgenic mice to assess ICR regulatory function.
  • Targeted deletion of ICR in mice to model human condition.
  • Transcriptome analysis to identify flanking genes.
  • Percc1 gene knockout and rescue experiments in mice.

Main Results:

  • ICR deletions cause intractable congenital diarrhea in infants.
  • ICR contains a regulatory sequence crucial for gastrointestinal development.
  • Loss of ICR leads to loss of Percc1 gene expression in the developing gut.
  • Percc1 knockout mice exhibit phenotypes similar to ICR-deleted mice and patients.
  • ICR-driven Percc1 transgene rescues phenotypes in ICR-deleted mice.

Conclusions:

  • Identifies Percc1 as a gene critical for intestinal function.
  • Demonstrates the critical role of the ICR in regulating Percc1 during gut development.
  • Underscores the need for in vivo studies to interpret genetic findings outside protein-coding regions.