The necdin gene is deleted in Prader-Willi syndrome and is imprinted in human and mouse |
| |
Authors: | MacDonald HR; Wevrick R |
| |
Institution: | Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. |
| |
Abstract: | Human chromosome 15q11-q13 contains genes that are imprinted and expressed
from only one parental allele. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is due to the
loss of expression of one or more paternally expressed genes on proximal
human chromosome 15q, most often by deletion or maternal uniparental
disomy. Several candidate genes and a putative imprinting centre have been
identified in the deletion region. We report that the human necdin-encoding
gene (NDN) is within the centromeric portion of the PWS deletion region,
between the two imprinted genes ZNF127 and SNRPN. Murine necdin is a
nuclear protein expressed exclusively in differentiated neurons in the
brain. Necdin is postulated to govern the permanent arrest of cell growth
of post-mitotic neurons during murine nervous system development. We have
localized the mouse locus Ndn encoding necdin to chromosome 7 in a region
of conserved synteny with human chromosome 15q11-q13, by genetic mapping in
an interspecific backcross panel. Furthermore, we demonstrate that
expression of Ndn is limited to the paternal allele in RNA from newborn
mouse brain. Expression of NDN is detected in many human tissues, with
highest levels of expression in brain and placenta. NDN is expressed
exclusively from the paternally inherited allele in human fibroblasts. Loss
of necdin gene expression may contribute to the disorder of brain
development in individuals with PWS.
|
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 Oxford 等数据库收录! |
|