Missense ABI2 variants linked to a neurodevelopmental disorder with intellectual disability, epilepsy, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, and white matter abnormalities
Argilli, E.; Yang, C.; Le, C.; Elashoff, A. M.; Parks, K. C.; Bakker, C.; Skotko, B. G.; Pinnell, N.; Mahida, S.; Olson, H.; Amburgey, K.; Dowling, J. J.; Kalsner, L.; Rajan, D. S.; Munro, C.; Barnett, C.; Byrne, A. B.; England, E. M.; Aref-Eshghi, E.; Mullegama, S. V.; Morrow, M. M.; George, E.; Sherr, E. H.
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The Abelson-interactor 2 gene (ABI2) encodes a protein that functions as a regulator of Rac-dependent actin cytoskeleton dynamics, a highly coordinated structural framework essential for maintaining intracellular homeostasis and vital in processes such as cell adhesion, communication, membrane transport, migration, cell growth, and development. As a component of the Rac-1 activated WAVE regulatory complex (WRC), ABI2 initiates the actin polymerization machinery Arp2/3 to drive lamellipodia formation, and underlying key cellular processes such as axonal guidance, cell motility, and cell adhesion. Additionally, ABI2 acts as a substrate for non-receptor tyrosine kinases ABL1 and ABL2, with downstream effects controlling neuronal differentiation and migration involved in neocortical development. Here, through exome sequencing and international collaborations, we identify eight unrelated individuals with severe neurodevelopmental delays linked to heterozygous ABI2 missense variants, including a recurrent p.Tyr491Cys in the highly conserved SH3 domain in six individuals. These variants arose de novo in cases where parental testing was available, and were associated with moderate to severe motor delay, absent or delayed expressive language, intellectual disability, seizures, autistic traits, as well as macrocephaly, thinning of the corpus callosum, and remarkable white matter signal abnormalities. This report adds ABI2 to the list of genes implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, with an additional focus on epilepsy and brain malformations.
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