BACKGROUND Mutations in the beta1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2(B3GALNT2)gene can lead to impaired glycosylation ofα-dystroglycan,which,in turn,causes congenital muscular dystrophy(CMD).The clinical phenotype...BACKGROUND Mutations in the beta1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2(B3GALNT2)gene can lead to impaired glycosylation ofα-dystroglycan,which,in turn,causes congenital muscular dystrophy(CMD).The clinical phenotypes of CMD are broad,and there are only a few reports of CMD worldwide.CASE SUMMARY This report describes the cases of two children with CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation.The main manifestations of the two cases were abnormal walking posture,language development delay,and abnormal development of the white matter.Case 2 also had unreported symptoms of meningocele and giant arachnoid cyst.Both cases had compound heterozygous mutations of the B3GALNT2 gene,each containing a truncated mutation and a missense mutation,and three of the four loci had not been reported.Nineteen patients with CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation were found in the literature.Summary and analysis of the characteristics of CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation showed that 100%of the cases had nervous system involvement.Head magnetic resonance imaging often showed abnormal manifestations,and more than half of the children had eye and muscle involvement;some of the gene-related symptoms were self-healing.CONCLUSION B3GALNT2 gene can be used as one of the candidate genes for screening CMD,cognitive development retardation,epilepsy,and multiple brain developmental malformations in infants.展开更多
文摘目的:构建稳定的转染人多肽:N-乙酰氨基半乳糖转移酶2(ppGalNAc-T2)基因的RNA i载体。方法:遵循RNA干扰目标序列的选取原则,对ppGalNAc-T2基因mRNA序列设计五条可能的小干扰RNA(siRNA),PCR方法扩增得到siRNA内源表达系统,转染至人胃癌细胞株SGC7901,运用RT-PCR方法检测筛选得到其中能高效引起ppGal-NAc-T2基因表达沉默的siRNA;化学合成带荧光标记的该段RNA O ligo,转染细胞并用荧光显微镜观察转染情况,进一步鉴定该siRNA对ppGalNAc-T2的抑制作用;构建ppGalNAc-T2的RNA干扰真核表达载体,酶切及测序鉴定后转染SGC7901细胞并经G418筛选得到稳定的ppGalNAc-T2基因敲减细胞株,RT-PCR方法检测该转染细胞株ppGalNAc-T2表达水平。结果:采用RNA i技术,将高表达ppGalNAc-T2的SGC7901细胞的T2表达水平明显降低。结论:成功构建稳定的ppGalNAc-T2基因敲减细胞株,为今后进一步深入研究ppGalNAc-T2的生物学功能奠定了基础。
文摘BACKGROUND Mutations in the beta1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2(B3GALNT2)gene can lead to impaired glycosylation ofα-dystroglycan,which,in turn,causes congenital muscular dystrophy(CMD).The clinical phenotypes of CMD are broad,and there are only a few reports of CMD worldwide.CASE SUMMARY This report describes the cases of two children with CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation.The main manifestations of the two cases were abnormal walking posture,language development delay,and abnormal development of the white matter.Case 2 also had unreported symptoms of meningocele and giant arachnoid cyst.Both cases had compound heterozygous mutations of the B3GALNT2 gene,each containing a truncated mutation and a missense mutation,and three of the four loci had not been reported.Nineteen patients with CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation were found in the literature.Summary and analysis of the characteristics of CMD caused by B3GALNT2 gene mutation showed that 100%of the cases had nervous system involvement.Head magnetic resonance imaging often showed abnormal manifestations,and more than half of the children had eye and muscle involvement;some of the gene-related symptoms were self-healing.CONCLUSION B3GALNT2 gene can be used as one of the candidate genes for screening CMD,cognitive development retardation,epilepsy,and multiple brain developmental malformations in infants.
