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  • Title: The functional effect of pathogenic mutations in Rab escort protein 1.
    Author: Sergeev YV, Smaoui N, Sui R, Stiles D, Gordiyenko N, Strunnikova N, Macdonald IM.
    Journal: Mutat Res; 2009 Jun 01; 665(1-2):44-50. PubMed ID: 19427510.
    Abstract:
    Choroideremia (CHM) is a chorioretinal degeneration with an X-linked pattern of inheritance. Affected males experience progressive atrophy of the choroid, retinal pigment epithelium and retina leading to eventual blindness. The CHM gene encodes Rab escort protein 1 (REP-1). REP-1 is involved in trafficking of Rab proteins in the cell. To date, the majority of reported mutations in the CHM gene cause a complete loss of REP-1 function. Here we report pathogenic mutations: a novel missense mutation, L550P; a truncation c.1542T>A, STOP; and two deletions (c.525_526delAG and c.1646delC) in the CHM gene and their phenotypic effect. To analyze the effect of mutations, the 3D structure of human REP-1 and the proteins associated with REP-1 function were modeled using sequence homology with rat proteins. In silico analysis of the missense mutation L550P suggests that the proline residue at position 550 destabilizes the beta-structural elements, and the REP-1 tertiary structure. Truncation and deletion mutants are associated with a partial or total loss of the REP-1 essential activity and protein-protein interactions as predicted by the analysis of the structure and stability of these protein products. The presumptive loss of protein was confirmed by Western Blot analysis of protein from mononuclear cells and fibroblasts (FB) from CHM patients.
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