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CCDC141 Mutation Identified in Anosmic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (Kallmann Syndrome) Alters GnRH Neuronal Migration.

ABSTRACT: The first mutation in a gene associated with a neuronal migration disorder was identified in patients with Kallmann Syndrome, characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. This pathophysiological association results from a defect in the development of the GnRH and the olfactory system. A recent genetic screening of Kallmann Syndrome patients revealed a novel mutation in CCDC141. Little is known about CCDC141, which encodes a coiled-coil domain containing protein. Here, we show that Ccdc141 is expressed in GnRH neurons and olfactory fibers and that knockdown of Ccdc141 reduces GnRH neuronal migration. Our findings in human patients and mouse models predict that CCDC141 takes part in embryonic migration of GnRH neurons enabling them to form a hypothalamic neuronal network to initiate pulsatile GnRH secretion and reproductive function.

SUBMITTER: Hutchins BI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4870868 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CCDC141 Mutation Identified in Anosmic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (Kallmann Syndrome) Alters GnRH Neuronal Migration.

Hutchins B Ian BI Kotan L Damla LD Taylor-Burds Carol C Ozkan Yusuf Y Cheng Paul J PJ Gurbuz Fatih F Tiong Jean D R JD Mengen Eda E Yuksel Bilgin B Topaloglu A Kemal AK Wray Susan S

Endocrinology 20160325 5

The first mutation in a gene associated with a neuronal migration disorder was identified in patients with Kallmann Syndrome, characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. This pathophysiological association results from a defect in the development of the GnRH and the olfactory system. A recent genetic screening of Kallmann Syndrome patients revealed a novel mutation in CCDC141. Little is known about CCDC141, which encodes a coiled-coil domain containing protein. Here, we show that ...[more]

PMID: 27014940

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Project description:Isolated Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Deficiency (IGD) IGD is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorder. Mutations in many different genes are able to explain ~40% of the causes of IGD, with the rest of cases remaining genetically uncharacterized. While most mutations are inherited in X-linked, autosomal dominant, or autosomal recessive pattern, several IGD genes are shown to interact with each other in an oligogenic manner. In addition, while the genes involved in the pathogenesis of IGD act on either neurodevelopmental or neuroendocrine pathways, a subset of genes are involved in both pathways, acting as "overlap genes". Thus, some IGD genes play the role of the modifier genes or "second hits", providing an explanation for incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity associated with some IGD mutations. The clinical spectrum of IGD includes a variety of disorders including Kallmann Syndrome (KS), i.e. hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with anosmia, and its normosmic variation normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nIHH), which represent the most severe aspects of the disorder. Apart from these disorders, there are also "milder" and more common reproductive diseases associated with IGD, including hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), constitutional delay of puberty (CDP) and adult-onset hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (AHH). Interestingly, neurodeveloplmental genes are associated with the KS form of IGD, due to the topographical link between the GnRH neurons and the olfactory placode. On the other hand, neuroendocrine genes are mostly linked to nIHH. However, a great deal of clinical and genetic overlap characterizes the spectrum of the IGD disorders. IGD is also characterized by a wide variety of non-reproductive features, including midline facial defects such as cleft lip and/or palate, renal agenesis, short metacarpals and other bone abnormalities, hearing loss, synkinesia, eye movement abnormalities, poor balance due to cerebellar ataxia, etc. Therefore, genetic screening should be offered in patients with IGD, as it can provide valuable information for genetic counseling and further understanding of IGD.

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CCDC141 Mutation Identified in Anosmic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (Kallmann Syndrome) Alters GnRH Neuronal Migration.

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CCDC141 Mutation Identified in Anosmic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (Kallmann Syndrome) Alters GnRH Neuronal Migration.

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