在X结合的脊柱和圆柱肌肉缩中发生的雄激素受体基因突变
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
概括
研究人员确定了雄激素受体基因的突变,特别是扩展的CAG重复,作为X链接的脊柱和圆柱肌肉缩 (肯尼迪病) 的可能原因. 这一发现将雄激素受体基因缺陷与运动神经元疾病联系起来.
科学领域:
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 神经学 神经学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- X链接的脊柱和腹筋肌肉缩 (肯尼迪病) 是一种成人发病的运动神经元疾病.
- 这种情况可能会出现雄激素不敏感的症状.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究雄激素受体基因作为肯尼迪病的候选基因.
- 为了确定雄激素受体基因的突变是否与疾病有关.
主要方法:
- 在患者样本中分析雄激素受体基因.
- 在雄激素受体基因中检查CAG重复大小多态性.
- 在受影响家庭中进行隔离分析.
主要成果:
- 在患者中发现了在雄激素受体基因中涉及扩大CAG重复的突变.
- 这些扩展的重复在所有35名测试的非相关患者中都存在,在75名对照中不存在.
- 在15个家族中,CAG重复扩张与疾病分离,没有显示再组合.
结论:
- 在雄激素受体基因中CAG重复的扩大与肯尼迪病密切相关.
- 这些发现表明,这些CAG重复扩张是X链接的脊柱和腹筋肌肉缩的可能原因.
- 雄激素受体基因是这种运动神经元疾病发病的关键遗传因素.
相关概念视频
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”.


