BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms - Sorbonne Université
Journal Articles American Journal of Human Genetics Year : 2020

BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms

Scott Barish
Tahsin Stefan Barakat
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Brittany Michel
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Nazar Mashtalir
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Jennifer Phillips
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Alfredo Valencia
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Berrak Ugur
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Jeremy Wegner
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Tiana Scott
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Brett Bostwick
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David Murdock
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Hongzheng Dai
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Elena Perenthaler
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Anita Nikoncuk
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Marjon van Slegtenhorst
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Alice Brooks
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Jessica Douglas
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Lance Rodan
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Catherine Nowak
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Sian Ellard
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Karen Stals
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Sally Ann Lynch
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Gaetan Lesca
Kendra Engleman
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Dihong Zhou
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Isabelle Thiffault
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John Herriges
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Jennifer Gass
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Raymond Louie
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Elliot Stolerman
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Camerun Washington
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Francesco Vetrini
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Aiko Otsubo
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Victoria Pratt
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Erin Conboy
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Kayla Treat
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Nora Shannon
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Jose Camacho
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Emma Wakeling
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Bo Yuan
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Chun-An Chen
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Jill Rosenfeld
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Monte Westerfield
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Michael Wangler
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Shinya Yamamoto
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Cigall Kadoch
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Daryl Scott
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Hugo Bellen

Abstract

SWI/SNF-related intellectual disability disorders (SSRIDDs) are rare neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by developmental disability, coarse facial features, and fifth digit/nail hypoplasia that are caused by pathogenic variants in genes that encode for members of the SWI/SNF (or BAF) family of chromatin remodeling complexes. We have identified 12 individuals with rare variants (10 loss-of-function, 2 missense) in the BICRA (BRD4 interacting chromatin remodeling complex-associated protein) gene, also known as GLTSCR1, which encodes a subunit of the non-canonical BAF (ncBAF) complex. These individuals exhibited neurodevelopmental phenotypes that include developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and behavioral abnormalities as well as dysmorphic features. Notably, the majority of individuals lack the fifth digit/nail hypoplasia phenotype, a hallmark of most SSRIDDs. To confirm the role of BICRA in the development of these phenotypes, we performed functional characterization of the zebrafish and Drosophila orthologs of BICRA. In zebrafish, a mutation of bicra that mimics one of the loss-of-function variants leads to craniofacial defects possibly akin to the dysmorphic facial features seen in individuals harboring putatively pathogenic BICRA variants. We further show that Bicra physically binds to other non-canonical ncBAF complex members, including the BRD9/7 ortholog, CG7154, and is the defining member of the ncBAF complex in flies. Like other SWI/SNF complex members, loss of Bicra function in flies acts as a dominant enhancer of position effect variegation but in a more context-specific manner. We conclude that haploinsufficiency of BICRA leads to a unique SSRIDD in humans whose phenotypes overlap with those previously reported.

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hal-04566230 , version 1 (02-05-2024)

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Scott Barish, Tahsin Stefan Barakat, Brittany Michel, Nazar Mashtalir, Jennifer Phillips, et al.. BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms. American Journal of Human Genetics, 2020, 107 (6), pp.1096-1112. ⟨10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.11.003⟩. ⟨hal-04566230⟩
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