Project description:An IRF4 de novo mutation affecting the DNA binding domain of encoded IRF4 protein (mutDBD) was identified in a patient presenting with combined immunodeficiency. The patient exhibited profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections notably Pneumocystis jirovecii and humoral immunodeficiency caused by a failure of terminal B cell differentiation. A heterozygous IRF4 missense variant resulting in a phenylalanine-to-leucine replacement within the interferon activation domain of the encoded IRF4 protein (mutIAD) was identified in three patients from a multigenerational family suffering from a novel autosomal dominant disease predominantly presenting as a hypogammaglobulinemia with recurrent infections. In this experiment we aimed to investigate the effect of the two different mutations on IRF4 regulated transcription.
Project description:An IRF4 de novo mutation affecting the DNA binding domain of encoded IRF4 protein (mutDBD) was identified in a patient presenting with combined immunodeficiency. The patient exhibited profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections notably Pneumocystis jirovecii and humoral immunodeficiency caused by a failure of terminal B cell differentiation. A heterozygous IRF4 missense variant resulting in a phenylalanine-to-leucine replacement within the interferon activation domain of the encoded IRF4 protein (mutIAD) was identified in three patients from a multigenerational family suffering from a novel autosomal dominant disease predominantly presenting as a hypogammaglobulinemia with recurrent infections. In this experiment we aimed to investigate the effect of the two different mutations on IRF4 genomic binding.
Project description:Rare, biallelic loss-of-function mutations in DOCK8 result in a combined immune deficiency characterized by severe and recurrent cutaneous infections, eczema, allergies, and susceptibility to malignancy, as well as impaired humoral and cellular immunity and hyper-IgE. The advent of next-generation sequencing technologies has enabled the rapid molecular diagnosis of rare monogenic diseases, including inborn errors of immunity. These advances have resulted in the implementation of gene-guided treatments, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant for DOCK8 deficiency. However, putative disease- causing variants revealed by next-generation sequencing need rigorous validation to demonstrate pathogenicity. Here, we report the eventual diagnosis of DOCK8 deficiency in a consanguineous family due to a novel homozygous intronic deletion variant that caused aberrant exon splicing and subsequent loss of expression of DOCK8 protein. Remarkably, the causative variant was not initially detected by clinical whole-genome sequencing but was subsequently identified and validated by combining advanced genomic analysis, RNA-seq, and flow cytometry. This case highlights the need to adopt multipronged confirmatory approaches to definitively solve complex genetic cases that result from variants outside protein-coding exons and conventional splice sites.
Project description:B cells orchestrate the autoimmune responses in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but broad based B-cell directed therapies only show modest efficacy while attenuating humoral immune responses to vaccines and inducing acquired immunodeficiency. used proteomic and transcriptomic analyses of B cells from patients with SLE and healthy individuals and demonstrated a dominant DDR in SLE B cells.
Project description:An IRF4 de novo mutation affecting the DNA binding domain of encoded IRF4 protein (mutDBD) was identified in a patient presenting with combined immunodeficiency. The patient exhibited profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections notably Pneumocystis jirovecii and humoral immunodeficiency caused by a failure of terminal B cell differentiation. A heterozygous IRF4 missense variant resulting in a phenylalanine-to-leucine replacement within the interferon activation domain of the encoded IRF4 protein (mutIAD) was identified in three patients from a multigenerational family suffering from a novel autosomal dominant disease predominantly presenting as a hypogammaglobulinemia with recurrent infections. In these experiments we aimed to investigate the effect of the two different mutations on IRF4 genomic binding and regulated transcription. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:Objective: The objective of this study was to more fully chracterize an inflammatory small intestinal enteropathy observed in CD19-/- mice (a model of humoral immunodeficiency). RNAseq was performed to characterize ileal transcriptomes pf WT and CD19-/- mice under steady-state conditions.
2021-12-16 | GSE186435 | GEO
Project description:Newborn screening of cystinosis in Germany