A novel mutation in AlphaA-crystallin (CRYAA) caused autosomal dominant congenital cataract in a large Chinese family

Human Mutation
Feng GuXu Ma

Abstract

Hereditary cataract is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous lens disease that is responsible for a significant proportion of the visual impairment and blindness that occurs in children. In a five-generation Chinese family with autosomal dominant inherited congenital cataract, clinical examination showed three cataract phenotypes: punctuate, nuclear, and total cataracts. Linkage analysis was performed and positive two-point LOD scores (with maximum of 4.43 and 4.27 at theta=0) were obtained for markers D21S1411 and D21S1890 on chromosome 21q22.3, flanking the CRYAA (alphaA-crystallin-encoding gene) locus. Sequencing of CRYAA revealed a novel heterozygous G>A transition (c.346G>A) in exon 3 that cosegregated with the disease phenotype and results in a conservative substitution of Arg to His at codon 116 (p.R116H). To understand the molecular basis of cataract formation, mutant and wild-type alphaA-crystallins were expressed in E. coli. RP-HPLC (reverse phase-high-performance liquid chromatography) suggested an increased hydrophobicity of the mutant recombinant protein, compared to that of wild-type alphaA-crystallins. Furthermore, loss of chaperone activity of the mutant was seen in DTT (DL-dithiothreitol)-induced insul...Continue Reading

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