Journal
JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 21-33Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.02.002
Keywords
Cystic fibrosis; CFTR; Splicing mutation; Alternative splicing; In silico predictions
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Funding
- FCT, Portugal [PEst-OE/BIA/UI4046/2011, FCT-PIC/IC/83103/2007, SFRH/BD/35936/2007]
- Gilead GENESE Programme [002/2013]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/35936/2007] Funding Source: FCT
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The Cystic Fibrosis p.Ile1234Val missense mutation actually creates a new dual splicing site possibly used either as a new acceptor or donor. Here, we aimed to test the accuracy of in silico predictions by comparing them with in vitro and ex vivo functional analyses of this mutation for an accurate CF diagnosis/prognosis. To this end, we applied a new in vitro strategy using a CFTR mini-gene which includes the complete CFTR coding sequence plus intron 22 (short version) which allows the assessment of alternatively spliced mRNA levels as well as the properties of the resulting abnormal CFTR protein regarding processing, intracellular localization and function. Our data demonstrate that p.Ile1234Val leads to usage of the alternative splicing donor (but not acceptor) resulting in alternative CFTR transcripts lacking 18 nts of exon 22 which produce a truncated CFTR protein with residual Cl- achannel function. These results recapitulate data from native tissues of a CF patient. In conclusion, the existing in silica prediction models have limited application and ex vivo functional assessment of mutation effects should be made. Alternatively the in vitro strategy adopted here can be applied to assess the disease liability of mutations for an accurate CF diagnosis/prognosis. (C) 2015 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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