Angiopoietin receptor TEK mutations underlie primary congenital glaucoma with variable expressivity

T. Souma, S.W. Tompson, B.R. Thomson, O.M. Siggs, K. Kizhatil, S. Yamaguchi, L. Feng, V. Limviphuvadh, K.N. Whisenhunt, S. Maurer-Stroh, T.L. Yanovitch, Luba Kalaydjieva, Dimitar Azmanov, S. Finzi, L. Mauri, S. Javadiyan, E. Souzeau, T. Zhou, Alex Hewitt, B. Kloss & 15 others K.P. Burdon, David Mackey, K.F. Allen, J.B. Ruddle, S.H. Lim, S. Rozen, K.N. Tran-Viet, X. Liu, S. John, J.L. Wiggs, F. Pasutto, J.E. Craig, J. Jin, S.E. Quaggin, T.L. Young

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Abstract

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a devastating eye disease and an important cause of childhood blindness worldwide. In PCG, defects in the anterior chamber aqueous humor outflow structures of the eye result in elevated intraocular pressure (IOP); however, the genes and molecular mechanisms involved in the etiology of these defects have not been fully characterized. Previously, we observed PCG-like phenotypes in transgenic mice that lack functional angiopoietin-TEK signaling. Herein, we identified rare TEK variants in 10 of 189 unrelated PCG families and demonstrated that each mutation results in haploinsufficiency due to protein loss of function. Multiple cellular mechanisms were responsible for the loss of protein function resulting from individual TEK variants, including an absence of normal protein production, protein aggregate formation, enhanced proteasomal degradation, altered subcellular localization, and reduced responsiveness to ligand stimulation. Further, in mice, hemizygosity for Te k led to the formation of severely hypomorphic Schlemm's canal and trabecular meshwork, as well as elevated IOP, demonstrating that anterior chamber vascular development is sensitive to Te k gene dosage and the resulting decrease in angiopoietin-TEK signaling. Collectively, these results identify TEK mutations in patients with PCG that likely underlie disease and are transmitted in an autosomal dominant pattern with variable expressivity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2575-2587
JournalJournal of Clinical Investigation
Volume126
Issue number7
Early online date6 Jun 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2016

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Angiopoietins
Glaucoma
Mutation
Anterior Chamber
Intraocular Pressure
Trabecular Meshwork
Haploinsufficiency
Proteins
Gene Dosage
Eye Diseases
Aqueous Humor
Blindness
Transgenic Mice
Blood Vessels
Ligands
Phenotype
Genes

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Souma, T., Tompson, S. W., Thomson, B. R., Siggs, O. M., Kizhatil, K., Yamaguchi, S., ... Young, T. L. (2016). Angiopoietin receptor TEK mutations underlie primary congenital glaucoma with variable expressivity. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 126(7), 2575-2587. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI85830
Souma, T. ; Tompson, S.W. ; Thomson, B.R. ; Siggs, O.M. ; Kizhatil, K. ; Yamaguchi, S. ; Feng, L. ; Limviphuvadh, V. ; Whisenhunt, K.N. ; Maurer-Stroh, S. ; Yanovitch, T.L. ; Kalaydjieva, Luba ; Azmanov, Dimitar ; Finzi, S. ; Mauri, L. ; Javadiyan, S. ; Souzeau, E. ; Zhou, T. ; Hewitt, Alex ; Kloss, B. ; Burdon, K.P. ; Mackey, David ; Allen, K.F. ; Ruddle, J.B. ; Lim, S.H. ; Rozen, S. ; Tran-Viet, K.N. ; Liu, X. ; John, S. ; Wiggs, J.L. ; Pasutto, F. ; Craig, J.E. ; Jin, J. ; Quaggin, S.E. ; Young, T.L. / Angiopoietin receptor TEK mutations underlie primary congenital glaucoma with variable expressivity. In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2016 ; Vol. 126, No. 7. pp. 2575-2587.
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Souma T, Tompson SW, Thomson BR, Siggs OM, Kizhatil K, Yamaguchi S et al. Angiopoietin receptor TEK mutations underlie primary congenital glaucoma with variable expressivity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2016 Jul;126(7):2575-2587. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI85830

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