Overlapping upstream ORFs ending at c.125 lead to reduced Endoglin, contributing to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.
JASPARD-VINASSA, Béatrice
Biologie des maladies cardiovasculaires = Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases
Biologie des maladies cardiovasculaires = Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases
SOUKARIEH, Omar
Bordeaux population health [BPH]
Biologie des maladies cardiovasculaires = Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases
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Bordeaux population health [BPH]
Biologie des maladies cardiovasculaires = Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases
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EN
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Communications Biology. 2025-07-18, vol. 8, n° 1, p. 1072
Résumé en anglais
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare vascular disease mainly caused by pathogenic mutations in ACVRL1 and ENG genes. Despite advances in HHT diagnosis, the molecular origin of some cases remains unclear. ...Lire la suite >
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare vascular disease mainly caused by pathogenic mutations in ACVRL1 and ENG genes. Despite advances in HHT diagnosis, the molecular origin of some cases remains unclear. Recently, we observed a high prevalence of HHT-causing 5'UTR variants in ENG. These variants commonly introduce upstream AUG codons (uAUGs) at the origin of upstream open reading frames (upORFs) overlapping the coding sequence, all terminating at the same stop codon located at position c.125 (uAUG-c.125). Here, we analyzed all 5'UTR ENG single nucleotide variants that could alter upORFs in silico. Interestingly, we found that 85% of uAUG-c.125 variants alter the protein levels. Furthermore, we identified 2 variants creating uAUG-c.125 and uCUG-c.125 in HHT patients and experimentally demonstrated their association with reduced endoglin levelsThis study provides new elements for the interpretation of upORF-altering variants in the 5'UTR of ENG with new insights for the molecular diagnosis of HHT.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Endoglin
Telangiectasia
Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Humans
Open Reading Frames
5' Untranslated Regions
Polymorphism
Single Nucleotide
Mutation
Male
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