Patients with a Kabuki syndrome phenotype demonstrate DNA methylation abnormalities.
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Project description:Kabuki syndrome is a monogenic disorder caused by loss of function variants in either of two genes encoding histone-modifying enzymes. We performed targeted sequencing in a cohort of 27 probands with a clinical diagnosis of Kabuki syndrome. Of these, 12 had causative variants in the two known Kabuki syndrome genes. In 2, we identified presumptive loss of function de novo variants in KMT2A (missense and splice site variants), a gene that encodes another histone modifying enzyme previously exclusively associated with Wiedermann-Steiner syndrome. Although Kabuki syndrome is a disorder of histone modification, we also find alterations in DNA methylation among individuals with a Kabuki syndrome diagnosis relative to matched normal controls, regardless of whether they carry a variant in KMT2A or KMT2D or not. Furthermore, we observed characteristic global abnormalities of DNA methylation that distinguished patients with a loss of function variant in KMT2D or missense or splice site variants in either KMT2D or KMT2A from normal controls. Our results provide new insights into the relationship of genotype to epigenotype and phenotype and indicate cross-talk between histone and DNA methylation machineries exposed by inborn errors of the epigenetic apparatus.
2018-06-27 | GSE116300 | GEO
Project description:Kabuki syndrome is a monogenic disorder caused by loss of function variants in either of two genes encoding histone-modifying enzymes. We performed targeted sequencing in a cohort of 27 probands with a clinical diagnosis of Kabuki syndrome. Of these, 12 had causative variants in the two known Kabuki syndrome genes. In 2, we identified presumptive loss of function de novo variants in KMT2A (missense and splice site variants), a gene that encodes another histone modifying enzyme previously exclusively associated with Wiedermann-Steiner syndrome. Although Kabuki syndrome is a disorder of histone modification, we also find alterations in DNA methylation among individuals with a Kabuki syndrome diagnosis relative to matched normal controls, regardless of whether they carry a variant in KMT2A or KMT2D or not. Furthermore, we observed characteristic global abnormalities of DNA methylation that distinguished patients with a loss of function variant in KMT2D or missense or splice site variants in either KMT2D or KMT2A from normal controls. Our results provide new insights into the relationship of genotype to epigenotype and phenotype and indicate cross-talk between histone and DNA methylation machineries exposed by inborn errors of the epigenetic apparatus.
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Project description:Kabuki syndrome is a Mendelian intellectual disability syndrome caused by mutations in either of two genes (KMT2D and KDM6A) involved in chromatin accessibility. We previously showed that an agent that promotes chromatin opening, the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) AR-42, ameliorates the deficiency of adult neurogenesis in the granule cell layer of the dentate gyrus, and rescues hippocampal memory defects in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome (Kmt2d+/βGeo). Unlike a drug, a dietary intervention could be quickly transitioned to the clinic. Therefore, we have explored whether treatment with a ketogenic diet could lead to a similar rescue through increased amounts of beta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous HDACi. Here, we report that a ketogenic diet in Kmt2d+/βGeo mice modulates H3ac and H3K4me3 in the granular cell layer, with concomitant rescue of both the neurogenesis defect and hippocampal memory abnormalities seen in Kmt2d+/βGeo mice; similar effects on neurogenesis were observed upon exogenous administration of beta-hydroxybutyrate. These data suggests that dietary modulation of epigenetic modifications through elevation of beta-hydroxybutyrate may provide a feasible strategy to treat the intellectual disability seen in Kabuki syndrome and related disorders. We used microarrays to query global gene expression changes in the hippocampus of wild type and Kmt2d+/βGeo (Kabuki syndrome model) mice on a regular diet to identify specific gene expression abnormalities in the hippocampus of the Kabuki syndrome mouse model.
2016-12-03 | GSE90836 | GEO
Project description:Growth deficiency is a characteristic feature of both Kabuki syndrome 1 (KS1) and Kabuki syndrome 2 (KS2), Mendelian disorders of the epigenetic machinery with similar phenotypes but distinct genetic etiologies. We previously described skeletal growth deficiency in a mouse model of KS1 and further established that a Kmt2d -/- chondrocyte model of KS1 exhibits precocious differentiation. Here we characterized growth deficiency in a mouse model of KS2, Kdm6a tm1d/+. We show that Kdm6a tm1d/+ mice have decreased femur and tibia length compared to controls and exhibit abnormalities in cortical and trabecular bone structure. Kdm6a tm1d/+ growth plates are also shorter, due to decreases in hypertrophic chondrocyte size and hypertrophic zone height. Given these disturbances in the growth plate, we generated Kdm6a -/- chondrogenic cell lines. Similar to our prior in vitro model of KS1, we found that Kdm6a -/- cells undergo premature, enhanced differentiation towards chondrocytes compared to Kdm6a +/+ controls. RNA-seq showed that Kdm6a -/- cells have a distinct transcriptomic profile that indicates dysregulation of cartilage development. Finally, we performed RNA-seq simultaneously on Kmt2d -/-, Kdm6a -/-, and control lines at Days 7 and 14 of differentiation. This revealed surprising resemblance in gene expression between Kmt2d -/- and Kdm6a -/- at both time points and indicates that the similarity in phenotype between KS1 and KS2 also exists at the transcriptional level.
2024-03-30 | GSE262539 | GEO
Project description:Next Generation Mendelian Genetics: Kabuki Syndrome
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Project description:Disease-specific DNA methylation patterns (DNAm signatures) have been established for an increasing number of genetic disorders and represent a valuable tool for classification of genetic variants of uncertain significance (VUS). Sample size and batch effects are critical issues for establishing DNAm signatures, but their impact on the sensitivity and specificity of an already established DNAm signature as a predictive tool of variant pathogenicity has not previously been tested. Here, we assessed whether publicly available DNAm data can be employed to generate a binary machine learning classifier for VUS classification, and used variants in KMT2D, the gene associated with Kabuki syndrome, together with an existing DNAm signature as proof-of-concept. Using publicly available data for training, a classifier for KMT2D variants that correctly discriminated DNA samples from individuals with molecularly confirmed Kabuki syndrome and unaffected individuals was generated. These data document the clinical utility of a robust DNAm signature even with small numbers of patients to be tested. This study further underlines the importance of data sharing in the field of rare genetic disorders.
2023-01-24 | GSE218186 | GEO
Project description:The genetic elements required to tune gene expression are partitioned in active and repressive nuclear condensates. Chromatin compartments include transcriptional clusters whose dynamic establishment and functioning depends on multivalent interactions occurring among transcription factors, cofactors and basal transcriptional machinery. However how chromatin players contribute to the assembly of transcriptional condensates has not been addressed. By interrogating the effect of KMT2D haploinsufficiency in Kabuki Syndrome, we found that MLL4 contributes in the assembly of transcriptional condensates through liquid-liquid phase separation. MLL4 loss-of-function impaired Polycomb-dependent chromatin compartmentalization, altering nuclear architecture. By releasing the nuclear mechanical stress through the inhibition of the mechano-sensor ATR, we re-established the mechano-signaling of mesenchymal stem cells and their commitment towards chondrocytes both in vitro and in vivo. This study supports the notion that in Kabuki Syndrome the haploinsufficiency of MLL4 causes an altered functional partitioning of chromatin, which determines the architecture and mechanical properties of the nucleus.
2020-09-22 | PXD021616 | Pride
Project description:Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation (MCA/MR) syndrome described in 19811,2. In 2010, exome sequencing identified MLL2 mutations in patients with KS3. Since then, 5 studies identified a mutation in MLL2 in 56-75,6% of KS patients3-7. Here, we describe 2 KS and 1 KS-like patient with a de novo partial or complete deletion of UTX, a histone demethylase interacting with MLL2 in gene regulation. UTX locates on the X chromosome and we showed that the X chromosome with the deleted copy of UTX is preferentially inactivated despite the fact that UTX escapes X-inactivation. This study unveiled deletion of UTX as a second cause of KS and highlights the growing role of histone methylase/demethylase in MCA/MR syndrome. Two patients were analysed by Agilent array CGH 244K (AMADID: 014693) Three patients DNA were analyzed by CGH on custom targeted array 44K (AMADID: 032482). Two of them were initially analyzed using 244K Whole genome Arrays (AMADID: 014693). One third patient was selected given suspicion of deletion in one of the targeted gene (KDM6A) as amplification of some exons performed in our lab to sequence this gene failed.
2012-01-01 | E-GEOD-32567 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:BackgroundKabuki (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome (KS) is caused by disease-causing variants in either of two components (KMT2D and KDM6A) of the histone methylation machinery. Nearly all individuals with KS have cognitive difficulties, and most have intellectual disability. Recent studies on a mouse model of KS suggest disruption of normal adult neurogenesis in the granule cell layer of the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. These mutant mice also demonstrate hippocampal memory defects compared with littermates, but this phenotype is rescued postnatally with agents that target the epigenetic machinery. If these findings are relevant to humans with KS, we would expect significant and disproportionate disruption of visuospatial functioning in these individuals.MethodsTo test this hypothesis, we have compiled a battery to robustly explore visuospatial function. We prospectively recruited 22 patients with molecularly confirmed KS and 22 IQ-matched patients with intellectual disability.ResultsWe observed significant deficiencies in visual motor, visual perception and visual motor memory in the KS group compared with the IQ-matched group on several measures. In contrast, language function appeared to be marginally better in the KS group compared with the IQ-matched group in a sentence comprehension task.ConclusionsTogether, our data suggest specific disruption of visuospatial function, likely linked to the dentate gyrus, in individuals with KS and provide the groundwork for a novel and specific outcome measure for a clinical trial in a KS population.
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Project description:10x v3 single cell RNA-Seq of cultured primary hippocampal neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) (isolated by microdissection from E17 day embryos) from wild type or Kmt2d+/B-Geo mice (a haploinsufficiency model of Kabuki Syndrome). Cells are either undifferentiated (day0) or differentiated via growth factor withdrawl for 2, 4, or 8 days.
2021-12-13 | GSE190514 | GEO