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Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia mutations in MATN3 cause misfolding of the A-domain and prevent secretion of mutant matrilin-3

✍ Scribed by Sally L. Cotterill; Gail C. Jackson; Matthew P. Leighton; Raimund Wagener; Outi Mäkitie; William G. Cole; Michael D. Briggs

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
332 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
1059-7794

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✦ Synopsis

Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) is a relatively common skeletal dysplasia that can present in childhood with a variable phenotype of short stature and pain and stiffness in the large joints, and often progresses to early-onset osteoarthritis in adulthood. Mutations in the matrilin-3 gene (MATN3) have recently been shown to underlie some forms of autosomal dominant MED. To date all MED mutations in matrilin-3 cluster in the single A-domain, suggesting that they may disrupt the structure and/or function of this important domain. To determine the effects of MATN3 mutations on the structure and function of matrilin-3 we expressed both normal and mutant matrilin-3 in mammalian cells. Wild-type (wt) matrilin-3 was efficiently secreted into conditioned medium, whereas mutant matrilin-3 was retained and accumulated within the cell. Furthermore, when the mutant A-domains were examined individually, they existed primarily in an unfolded conformation. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated that the mutant A-domains were specifically associated with ERp72, a chaperone protein known to be involved in mediating disulfide bond formation. Light microscopy of cartilage from an MED patient with a MATN3 mutation showed the presence of intracellular material within the chondrocytes, whilst the overall matrix appeared normal. On electron micrographs, the inclusions noted at the light microscopy level appeared to be dilated cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed that the retained protein was matrilin-3. In summary, the data presented in this paper suggest that MED caused by MATN3 mutations is the result of an intracellular retention of the mutant protein.

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