Identified eleven exon variants in PKD1 and PKD2 genes that altered RNA splicing by minigene assay

Author:

Liu Xuyan,Shi Xiaomeng,Xin Qing,Liu Zhiying,Pan Fengjiao,Qiao Dan,Chen Mengke,Zhang Yiyin,Guo Wencong,Li Changying,Zhang Yan,Shao Leping,Zhang Ruixiao

Abstract

Abstract Background Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common monogenic multisystem disease caused primarily by mutations in the PKD1 gene or PKD2 gene. There is increasing evidence that some of these variants, which are described as missense, synonymous or nonsense mutations in the literature or databases, may be deleterious by affecting the pre-mRNA splicing process. Results This study aimed to determine the effect of these PKD1 and PKD2 variants on exon splicing combined with predictive bioinformatics tools and minigene assay. As a result, among the 19 candidate single nucleotide alterations, 11 variants distributed in PKD1 (c.7866C > A, c.7960A > G, c.7979A > T, c.7987C > T, c.11248C > G, c.11251C > T, c.11257C > G, c.11257C > T, c.11346C > T, and c.11393C > G) and PKD2 (c.1480G > T) were identified to result in exon skipping. Conclusions We confirmed that 11 variants in the gene of PKD1 and PKD2 affect normal splicing by interfering the recognition of classical splicing sites or by disrupting exon splicing enhancers and generating exon splicing silencers. This is the most comprehensive study to date on pre-mRNA splicing of exonic variants in ADPKD-associated disease-causing genes in consideration of the increasing number of identified variants in PKD1 and PKD2 gene in recent years. These results emphasize the significance of assessing the effect of exon single nucleotide variants in ADPKD at the mRNA level.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Genetics,Biotechnology

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