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MRC Human Genetics Unit, MRC Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.
Laboratory of Genetics in Ophthalmology, INSERM UMR_1163, Institute of Genetic Diseases, Institut Imagine, Université de Paris, Paris 75015, France.
Science. 2024 Apr 26;384(6694):eadf5489. doi: 10.1126/science.adf5489.
Tubulin, one of the most abundant cytoskeletal building blocks, has numerous isotypes in metazoans encoded by different conserved genes. Whether these distinct isotypes form cell type- and context-specific microtubule structures is poorly understood. Based on a cohort of 12 patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia as well as mouse mutants, we identified and characterized variants in the isotype that specifically perturbed centriole and cilium biogenesis. Distinct variants differentially affected microtubule dynamics and cilia formation in a dominant-negative manner. Structure-function studies revealed that different TUBB4B variants disrupted distinct tubulin interfaces, thereby enabling stratification of patients into three classes of ciliopathic diseases. These findings show that specific tubulin isotypes have distinct and nonredundant subcellular functions and establish a link between tubulinopathies and ciliopathies.
微管蛋白是细胞骨架中最丰富的组成成分之一,在后生动物中有多种由不同保守基因编码的同种型。这些不同的同种型是否形成细胞类型和环境特异性的微管结构,目前了解甚少。基于一组12名原发性纤毛运动障碍患者以及小鼠突变体,我们鉴定并表征了同种型中的变异体,这些变异体特异性地干扰了中心粒和纤毛的生物发生。不同的变异体以显性负性方式差异性地影响微管动力学和纤毛形成。结构-功能研究表明,不同的TUBB4B变异体破坏了不同的微管蛋白界面,从而能够将患者分为三类纤毛病。这些发现表明,特定的微管蛋白同种型具有独特且非冗余的亚细胞功能,并在微管蛋白病和纤毛病之间建立了联系。