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Intellectual disability-associated gain-of-function mutations in CERT1 that encodes the ceramide transport protein CERT

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PLOS ONE
卷 15, 期 12, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243980

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [19J01972, 16H06279]
  2. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [JP17H06417]
  3. Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development [JP20gm0910005j0006]
  4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19J01972] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Intellectual disability (ID) is a developmental disorder that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains. Although evidence-based interventions for patients have long been desired, their progress has been hindered due to various determinants. One of these determinants is the complexity of the origins of ID. The ceramide transport protein (CERT) encoded by CERT1 mediates inter-organelle trafficking of ceramide for the synthesis of intracellular sphingomyelin. Utilizing whole exome sequencing analysis, we identified a novel CERT variant, which substitutes a serine at position 135 (S135) for a proline in a patient with severe ID. Biochemical analysis showed that S135 is essential for hyperphosphorylation of a serine-repeat motif of CERT, which is required for down-regulation of CERT activity. Amino acid replacements of S135 abnormally activated CERT and induced an intracellular punctate distribution pattern of this protein. These results identified specific ID-associated CERT1 mutations that induced gain-of-function effects on CERT activity. These findings provide a possible molecular basis for not only new diagnostics but also a conceivable pharmaceutical intervention for ID disorders caused by gain-of-function mutations in CERT1.

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