アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子変異は,X結合脊髄および筋筋筋縮におけるX結合脊髄および筋筋筋縮である
A R La Spada1, E M Wilson, D B Lubahn
1Neurology Department, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6146.
Nature
|July 4, 1991
まとめ
研究者らは,アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子の変異,特に拡張CAG繰り返しをX関連脊髄筋縮 (ケネディ病) の原因として特定しました. この発見は,アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子欠陥をモーターニューロン障害と関連付けています.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- 神経学 神経学とは
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
背景:
- X関連脊髄筋縮 (ケネディ病) は,成人発症の運動ニューロン疾患である.
- この状態は,アンドロゲン無感性の症状を伴う可能性があります.
研究 の 目的:
- ケネディ病の候補遺伝子としてアンドロゲン受容体遺伝子を調査する.
- アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子の変異が病気と関連しているかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 患者サンプルにおけるアンドロゲン受容体遺伝子の分析.
- アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子のCAG重複サイズポリモルフィズムの検討.
- 影響を受けた家族内の隔離分析.
主要な成果:
- アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子の拡大CAGリピートを含む変異が患者で確認されました.
- これらの拡張繰り返しは,検査された35人の関係のない患者全員に存在し,75人の対照群には存在しなかった.
- CAGは15のファミリーで病気と分離された拡張を繰り返し,再結合を示さない.
結論:
- アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子のCAG重複の拡大は,ケネディ病と強く関連しています.
- この発見は,CAGの繰り返された膨張が,X関連脊髄筋筋縮の潜在的な原因であることを示唆しています.
- アンドロゲン受容体遺伝子は,この運動ニューロン障害の病原性における重要な遺伝因子です.
関連する概念動画
Mutations
Overview
X-linked Traits
In most mammalian species, females have two X sex chromosomes and males have an X and Y. As a result, mutations on the X chromosome in females may be masked by the presence of a normal allele on the second X. In contrast, a mutation on the X chromosome in males more often causes observable biological defects, as there is no normal X to compensate. Trait variations arising from mutations on the X chromosome are called “X-linked”.
Sex-linked Disorders
Like autosomes, sex chromosomes contain a variety of genes necessary for normal body function. When a mutation in one of these genes results in biological deficits, the disorder is considered sex-linked.
Alternative RNA Splicing
Alternative RNA splicing is the regulated splicing of exons and introns to produce different mature mRNAs from a single pre-mRNA. Unlike in constitutive splicing where a single gene produces a single type of mRNA, alternative splicing allows an organism to produce multiple proteins from a single gene and plays an important role in protein diversity.
There are five types of alternative RNA splicing that vary in the ways the pre-mRNA segments are removed or retained in the mature mRNA. The first...
There are five types of alternative RNA splicing that vary in the ways the pre-mRNA segments are removed or retained in the mature mRNA. The first...
The Y Chromosome Determines Maleness
The Y chromosome is a sex chromosome found in several vertebrates and mammals, including humans. In addition to 22 pairs of autosomes, the human males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. In these organisms, the presence or absence of the Y chromosome determines the development of male traits.
Evolution
Around 300 million years ago, the two sex chromosomes diverged from two identical autosomal chromosomes. Over time, the Y chromosome has lost most of its genes, shrinking in size. Today,...
Evolution
Around 300 million years ago, the two sex chromosomes diverged from two identical autosomal chromosomes. Over time, the Y chromosome has lost most of its genes, shrinking in size. Today,...
X-linked Traits
In most mammalian species, females have two X sex chromosomes and males have an X and Y. As a result, mutations on the X chromosome in females may be masked by the presence of a normal allele on the second X. In contrast, a mutation on the X chromosome in males more often causes observable biological defects, as there is no normal X to compensate. Trait variations arising from mutations on the X chromosome are called “X-linked”.


