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Autosomal recessive variants in TUBGCP2 alter the γ-tubulin ring complex leading to neurodevelopmental disease.

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Peer-reviewed

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Gungor, Serdal 
Oktay, Yavuz 
Hiz, Semra 
Aranguren-Ibáñez, Álvaro 
Kalafatcilar, Ipek 

Abstract

Microtubules help building the cytoskeleton of neurons and other cells. Several components of the gamma-tubulin (γ-tubulin) complex have been previously reported in human neurodevelopmental diseases. We describe two siblings from a consanguineous Turkish family with dysmorphic features, developmental delay, brain malformation, and epilepsy carrying a homozygous mutation (p.Glu311Lys) in TUBGCP2 encoding the γ-tubulin complex 2 (GCP2) protein. This variant is predicted to disrupt the electrostatic interaction of GCP2 with GCP3. In primary fibroblasts carrying the variant, we observed a faint delocalization of γ-tubulin during the cell cycle but normal GCP2 protein levels. Through mass spectrometry, we observed dysregulation of multiple proteins involved in the assembly and organization of the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix, controlling cellular adhesion and of proteins crucial for neuronal homeostasis including axon guidance. In summary, our functional and proteomic studies link TUBGCP2 and the γ-tubulin complex to the development of the central nervous system in humans.

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Biological Sciences, Clinical Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Protemics, Systems Biology

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iScience

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Journal ISSN

2589-0042
2589-0042

Volume Title

24

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (109915_A_15_Z)
Medical Research Council (MR/N025431/2)
MRC (MR/V009346/1)