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Ezh2 mutations found in the Weaver overgrowth syndrome cause a partial loss of H3K27 histone methyltransferase activity
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Section on Growth and Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA.
Genetic Engineering Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA.
Section on Growth and Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA.
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2018 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, ISSN 0021-972X, E-ISSN 1945-7197, Vol. 103, no 4, p. 1470-1478Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Context: Weaver syndrome is characterized by tall stature, advanced bone age, characteristic facies, and variable intellectual disability. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in EZH2, a histone methyltransferase responsible for H3K27 trimethylation. However, no early truncating mutations have been identified, suggesting that null mutations do not cause Weaver syndrome.

Objective: To test alternative hypotheses that EZH2 variants found in Weaver syndrome either cause a gain of function or a partial loss of function.

Design: Exome sequencing was performed in a boy with tall stature, advanced bone age, and mild dysmorphic features. Mutant or wild-type EZH2 protein was expressed in mouse growth plate chondrocytes with or without endogenous EZH2, and enzymatic activity was measured. A mouse model was generated, and histone methylation was assessed in heterozygous and homozygous embryos.

Results: A de novo missense EZH2 mutation (c.1876G>A (p.Val626Met)) was identified in the proband. When expressed in growth plate chondrocytes, the mutant protein showed decreased histone methyltransferase activity. A mouse model carrying this EZH2 mutation was generated using CRISPR/Cas9. Homozygotes showed perinatal lethality while heterozygotes were viable, fertile, and showed mild overgrowth. Both homozygous and heterozygous embryos showed decreased H3K27 methylation.

Conclusion: We generated a mouse model with the same mutation as our patient and found that it recapitulates the Weaver overgrowth phenotype, and demonstrated that EZH2 mutations found in Weaver syndrome cause a partial loss of function.

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Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press, 2018. Vol. 103, no 4, p. 1470-1478
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-63399DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01948ISI: 000429442000027PubMedID: 29244146Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85045423542OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-63399DiVA, id: diva2:1171924
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Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Available from: 2018-01-08 Created: 2018-01-08 Last updated: 2018-08-13Bibliographically approved

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