A Mutation in ZNF143 as a Novel Candidate Gene for Endothelial Corneal Dystrophyopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Yonggoo; You, Hye Jin; Park, Shin Hae; Kim, Man Soo; Chae, Hyojin; Park, Joonhong; Jekarl, Dong Wook; Kim, Jiyeon; Kwon, Ahlm; Choi, Hayoung; Kim, Yeojae; Paek, A. Rome; Lee, Ahwon; Kim, Jung Min; Park, Seon Young; Kim, Yonghwan; Joo, Keehyoung; Lee, Jooyoung; Jung, Jongsun; Chung, So-Hyang; Mok, Jee Won; Kim, Myungshin
- Issue Date
- Aug-2019
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- ZNF143 gene; endothelial corneal dystrophy; posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD); novel mutation; reverse epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (reverse EMT); three-dimensional modeling; array-comparative genomic hybridization (CGH); whole exome sequencing (WES); transfection
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, v.8, no.8
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 8
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/2911
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm8081174
- ISSN
- 2077-0383
2077-0383
- Abstract
- Corneal dystrophies (CDs) are a diverse group of inherited disorders with a heterogeneous genetic background. Here, we report the identification of a novel ZNF143 heterozygous missense mutation in three individuals of the same family with clinical and pathological features that are consistent with endothelial CD. Ophthalmologic examination revealed diffuse corneal clouding and edema with decreased endothelial cell density. Pathological findings showed increased corneal thickness due to edema of basal epithelial cells and stroma, and abnormal metaplastic endothelium with stratified epithelium-like changes. Patients' metaplastic corneal endothelial cells expressed predominantly cytokerain 7, cytokeratin 19, and E-cadherin. Although Sanger sequencing did not detect any mutation associated with endothelial CDs, whole exome sequencing identified the ZNF143 c.937G>C p.(Asp313His) mutation as a candidate gene for our patients' endothelial CD. In-vitro functional studies demonstrated that mutant ZNF143 promoted the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition; it upregulated the expression of genes associated with epithelialization in human corneal endothelial cells. Additionally, proinflammatory cytokine responsive genes were significantly enriched after mutant ZNF143 transfection, which may contribute to the severe phenotype of the three patients. These findings link a mutation in ZNF143 with endothelial CD for the first time.
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