Results
NonPatientCell: EFO:0001182 (HEK293 Cells)
GeneFunction: GO:0008233 (Peptidase activity)
GeneAlteration: HEK293 cells were grown and 8 missense mutations were identified and generated by PCR-mutagenesis. The human mutant cDNAs were transfected into the cells using the calcuim-phosphate coprecipitation method and examined.
FunctionalEvidence: When HEK293 cells were transfected with wild-type and mutant human cDNA for PHEX, the resulting cells were subject to immunoblotting to determine the protein levels in both the cell lysate and the media of cells. All the variants and the wild-type showed presence in the lysate at various levels, but C85R, G579R, G579V, S711R, and A720T were all devoid of any secreted protein in the media. Ananlysis of these cells also showed possible rescue by growing transfected cells at 26 C, thus glycosylating and maturing the proteins. The endopeptidase activity of the wild-type and variants were also compared, with D237G and Y317F mutant proteins exhibiting 50–60% of wild-type activity; E581V and S711R also displayed nearly undetectable activity. This displayed that the disease causing mechanism could be related to loss of function of peptidase activity or cellular trafficking. Evidence is found under "Results".
FAVariant1: NM_000444.5:c.253T>C (p.Cys85Arg)
ClinVar: 438549 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/438549/
FAVariant2: NM_000444.5:c.1735G>A (p.Gly579Arg)
ClinVar: 226119 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/226119/
FAVariant3: NM_000444.5:c.1736G>T (p.Gly579Val)
ClinVar: 372777 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/372777/
FAVariant4: NM_000444.5:c.2131A>C (p.Ser711Arg)
CAID: CA412575294 https://reg.clinicalgenome.org/redmine/projects/registry/genboree_registry/by_caid?caid=CA412575294
FAVariant5: NM_000444.5:c.2158G>A (p.Ala720Thr)
CAID: CA412575364 https://reg.clinicalgenome.org/redmine/projects/registry/genboree_registry/by_caid?caid=CA412575364