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  3. Mutation in SSUH2 Causes Autosomal-Dominant Dentin Dysplasia Type I

Mutation in SSUH2 Causes Autosomal-Dominant Dentin Dysplasia Type I

  • Hum Mutat. 2017 Jan;38(1):95-104. doi: 10.1002/humu.23130.
Fu Xiong 1,  Zhisong Ji 1,  Yanhui Liu 1 2,  Yu Zhang 1,  Lingling Hu 1,  Qi Yang 1,  Qinwei Qiu 1,  Lingfeng Zhao 3,  Dong Chen 4,  Zhihui Tian 5,  Xuan Shang 1,  Leitao Zhang 5,  Xiaofeng Wei 1,  Cuixian Liu 1,  Qiuxia Yu 1,  Meichao Zhang 6,  Jing Cheng 7,  Jun Xiong 1,  Dongri Li 8,  Xiuhua Wu 9,  Huijun Yuan 7,  Wenqing Zhang 3,  Xiangmin Xu 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 2 Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China.
  • 3 Department of Developmental Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 4 School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
  • 5 Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 6 Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 7 Center for Medical Genetics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • 8 Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 9 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
PMID: 27680507 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23130
Abstract

Dentin dysplasia type I (DDI) is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder resulting from dentin defects. The molecular basis of DDI remains unclear. DDI exhibits unique characteristics with phenotypes featuring obliteration of pulp chambers and diminutive root, thus providing a useful model for understanding the genetics of tooth formation. Using a large Chinese family with 14 DDI patients, we mapped the gene locus responsible for DDI to 3p26.1-3p24.3 and further identified a missense mutation, c.353C>A (p.P118Q) in the SSUH2 gene on 3p26.1, which co-segregated with DDI. We showed that SSUH2 (p.P118Q) perturbed the structure and significantly reduced levels of mutant (MT) protein and mRNA compared with wild-type SSUH2. Furthermore, MT P141Q knock-in mice (+/- and -/-) had a unique partial obliteration of the pulp cavity and upregulation or downregulation of six major genes involved in odontogenesis: Dspp, Dmp1, Runx2, Pax9, Bmp2, and Dlx2. The phenotype of missing teeth was determined in zebrafish with morpholino gene knockdowns and rescued by injection of normal human mRNA. Taken together, our observations demonstrate that SSUH2 disrupts dental formation and that this novel gene, together with other odontogenesis genes, is involved in tooth development.

Keywords

DDI; SSUH2; dentin dysplasia type I; mouse; odontogenesis; zebrafish.

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