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Title: Connexin26 mutations causing palmoplantar keratoderma and deafness interact with connexin43, modifying gap junction and hemichannel properties
Authors: Shuja, Zunaira
Li, Leping
Gupta, Shashank
Meşe, Gülistan
White, Thomas W.
Keywords: Connexin 26
Gap junction protein
Connexin 43
Genetic predisposition
DFNA3 protein
Palmoplantar keratoderma
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Source: Shuja, Z., Li, L., Gupta, S., Meşe, G., and White, T.W. (2016). Connexin26 mutations causing palmoplantar keratoderma and deafness interact with connexin43, modifying gap junction and hemichannel properties. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136(1), 225-235. doi:10.1038/JID.2015.389
Abstract: Mutations in GJB2 (connexin [Cx]26) cause either deafness or deafness associated with skin diseases. That different disorders can be caused by distinct mutations within the same gene suggests that unique channel activities are influenced by each class of mutation. We have examined the functional characteristics of two human mutations, Cx26-H73R and Cx26-S183F, causing palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) and deafness. Both failed to form gap junction channels or hemichannels when expressed alone. Coexpression of the mutants with wild-type Cx43 showed a transdominant inhibition of Cx43 gap junction channels, without reductions in Cx43 protein synthesis. In addition, the presence of mutant Cx26 shifted Cx43 channel gating and kinetics toward a more Cx26-like behavior. Coimmunoprecipitation showed Cx43 being pulled down more efficiently with mutant Cx26 than wild-type, confirming the enhanced formation of heteromeric connexons. Finally, the formation of heteromeric connexons resulted in significantly increased Cx43 hemichannel activity in the presence of Cx26 mutants. These findings suggest a common mechanism whereby Cx26 mutations causing PPK and deafness transdominantly influence multiple functions of wild-type Cx43. They also implicate a role for aberrant hemichannel activity in the pathogenesis of PPK and further highlight an emerging role for Cx43 in genetic skin diseases. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Investigative Dermatology.
URI: http://doi.org/10.1038/JID.2015.389
http://hdl.handle.net/11147/5803
ISSN: 0022-202X
1523-1747
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