Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome

Yanzong Yang; Yiqing Yang; Bo Liang; Jinqiu Liu; Jun Li; Morten Grunnet; Søren-Peter Olesen; Hanne B Rasmussen; Patrick T Ellinor; Lianjun Gao; Xiaoping Lin; Li Li; Lei Wang; Junjie Xiao; Yi Liu; Ying Liu; Shulong Zhang; Dandan Liang; Luying Peng; Thomas Jespersen; Yi-Han Chen

doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017

Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome

Yanzong Yang, Yiqing Yang, Bo Liang, Jinqiu Liu, Jun Li, Morten Grunnet, Søren-Peter Olesen, Hanne B Rasmussen, Patrick T Ellinor, Lianjun Gao, Xiaoping Lin, Li Li, Lei Wang, Junjie Xiao, Yi Liu, Ying Liu, Shulong Zhang, Dandan Liang, Luying Peng, Thomas JespersenYi-Han Chen

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Abstract

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary disorder that leads to sudden cardiac death secondary to fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Although many genes for LQTS have been described, the etiology remains unknown in 30%-40% of cases. In the present study, a large Chinese family (four generations, 49 individuals) with autosomal-dominant LQTS was clinically evaluated. Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed by using polymorphic microsatellite markers to map the genetic locus, and positional candidate genes were screened by sequencing for mutations. The expression pattern and functional characteristics of the mutated protein were investigated by western blotting and patch-clamp electrophysiology. The genetic locus of the LQTS-associated gene was mapped to chromosome 11q23.3-24.3. A heterozygous mutation (Kir3.4-Gly387Arg) was identified in the G protein-coupled, inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunit Kir3.4, encoded by the KCNJ5 gene. The Kir3.4-Gly387Arg mutation was present in all nine affected family members and absent in 528 ethnically matched controls. Western blotting of human cardiac tissue demonstrated significant Kir3.4 expression levels in the cardiac ventricles. Heterologous expression studies with Kir3.4-Gly387Arg revealed a loss-of-function electrophysiological phenotype resulting from reduced plasma membrane expression. Our findings suggest a role for Kir3.4 in the etiology of LQTS.

Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Human Genetics
Volume	86
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	872-80
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0002-9297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2010

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aminophylline
Atropine
Chromosome Mapping
Drug Combinations
Female
G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Long QT Syndrome
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Myocardium
Nitroglycerin
Papaverine
Pedigree
Phenobarbital

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Yang, Y., Yang, Y., Liang, B., Liu, J., Li, J., Grunnet, M., Olesen, S-P., Rasmussen, H. B., Ellinor, P. T., Gao, L., Lin, X., Li, L., Wang, L., Xiao, J., Liu, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Liang, D., Peng, L., ... Chen, Y-H. (2010). Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics, 86(6), 872-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017

Yang, Y, Yang, Y, Liang, B, Liu, J, Li, J, Grunnet, M, Olesen, S-P, Rasmussen, HB, Ellinor, PT, Gao, L, Lin, X, Li, L, Wang, L, Xiao, J, Liu, Y, Liu, Y, Zhang, S, Liang, D, Peng, L, Jespersen, T & Chen, Y-H 2010, 'Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome', American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 872-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.04.017

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Identification of a Kir3.4 Mutation in Congenital Long QT Syndrome

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