Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-7-2015

Identifier

doi: 10.1038/ncomms8623.

Abstract

A small proportion of 4H (Hypomyelination, Hypodontia and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism) or RNA polymerase III (POLR3)-related leukodystrophy cases are negative for mutations in the previously identified causative genes POLR3A and POLR3B. Here we report eight of these cases carrying recessive mutations in POLR1C, a gene encoding a shared POLR1 and POLR3 subunit, also mutated in some Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) cases. Using shotgun proteomics and ChIP sequencing, we demonstrate that leukodystrophy-causative mutations, but not TCS mutations, in POLR1C impair assembly and nuclear import of POLR3, but not POLR1, leading to decreased binding to POLR3 target genes. This study is the first to show that distinct mutations in a gene coding for a shared subunit of two RNA polymerases lead to selective modification of the enzymes' availability leading to two different clinical conditions and to shed some light on the pathophysiological mechanism of one of the most common hypomyelinating leukodystrophies, POLR3-related leukodystrophy.

Journal Title

Nat Commun

Volume

6

First Page

7623

Last Page

7623

MeSH Keywords

DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Genes, Recessive; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases; Homozygote; Humans; Mutation; RNA Polymerase III

Keywords

DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Genes, Recessive; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases; Homozygote; Mutation; RNA Polymerase III

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