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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-12
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
KLICK syndrome is a rare autosomal-recessive skin disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma, linear hyperkeratotic papules, and ichthyosiform scaling. In order to establish the genetic cause of this disorder, we collected DNA samples from eight European probands. Using high-density genome-wide SNP analysis, we identified a 1.5 Mb homozygous candidate region on chromosome 13q. Sequence analysis of the ten annotated genes in the candidate region revealed homozygosity for a single-nucleotide deletion at position c.-95 in the proteasome maturation protein (POMP) gene, in all probands. The deletion is included in POMP transcript variants with long 5' untranslated regions (UTRs) and was associated with a marked increase of these transcript variants in keratinocytes from KLICK patients. POMP is a ubiquitously expressed protein and functions as a chaperone for proteasome maturation. Immunohistochemical analysis of skin biopsies from KLICK patients revealed an altered epidermal distribution of POMP, the proteasome subunit proteins alpha 7 and beta 5, and the ER stress marker CHOP. Our results suggest that KLICK syndrome is caused by a single-nucleotide deletion in the 5' UTR of POMP resulting in altered distribution of POMP in epidermis and a perturbed formation of the outermost layers of the skin. These findings imply that the proteasome has a prominent role in the terminal differentiation of human epidermis.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1537-6605
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2010 The American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
596-603
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20226437-5' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Family, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Ichthyosis, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Keratosis, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Scleroderma, Localized, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:20226437-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A single-nucleotide deletion in the POMP 5' UTR causes a transcriptional switch and altered epidermal proteasome distribution in KLICK genodermatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't