Forkhead box R1-mediated stress response linked to a case of human microcephaly and brain atrophy
Mota, A.; Hong, R.; Niu, S.-Y.; Bertherat, F.; Wolfe, L.; Malicdan, C. M.; Markello, T. C.; Adams, D. R.; Gahl, W. A.; Cheng, C.; Beffert, U.; Ho, A.
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Forkhead box (Fox) family transcription factors are highly conserved and play essential roles in a wide range of cellular and developmental processes. We report an individual with severe neurological symptoms including postnatal microcephaly, progressive brain atrophy and global developmental delay associated with a de novo missense variant (M280L) in the FOXR1 gene. At the protein level, M280L impaired FOXR1 expression and induced a nuclear aggregate phenotype due to protein misfolding and proteolysis. RNAseq and pathway analysis showed that FOXR1 acts as both a transcriptional activator and repressor with central roles in heat shock response, chaperone cofactor-dependent protein refolding and cellular response to stress. Indeed, FOXR1 expression is increased in response to cellular stress, a process in which it directly controls HSPA6, HSPA1A and DHRS2 transcripts. Meanwhile, the ability of the M280L mutant to respond to stress is compromised, in part due to impaired regulation of downstream target genes that are involved in the stress response pathway. Combined, these results suggest FOXR1 plays a role in cellular stress and is necessary for normal brain development.
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