Activity

Filter

Cancel
Date Panel Item Activity
8 actions
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.153 SHMT2 Zornitza Stark gene: SHMT2 was added
gene: SHMT2 was added to Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric. Sources: Literature
Mode of inheritance for gene: SHMT2 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Publications for gene: SHMT2 were set to 33015733
Phenotypes for gene: SHMT2 were set to Congenital microcephaly; Infantile axial hypotonia; Spastic paraparesis; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Abnormality of the corpus callosum; Abnormal cortical gyration; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Abnormality of the face; Proximal placement of thumb; 2-3 toe syndactyly
Review for gene: SHMT2 was set to GREEN
Added comment: García‑Cazorla et al. (2020 - PMID: 33015733) report 5 individuals (from 4 families) with a novel brain and heart developmental syndrome caused by biallelic SHMT2 pathogenic variants.

All affected subjects presented similar phenotype incl. microcephaly at birth (5/5 with OFC < -2 SD though in 2/5 cases N OFC was observed later), DD and ID (1/5 mild-moderate, 1/5 moderate, 3/5 severe), motor dysfunction in the form of spastic (5/5) paraparesis, ataxia/dysmetria (3/4), intention tremor (in 3/?) and/or peripheral neuropathy (2 sibs). They exhibited corpus callosum hypoplasia (5/5) and perisylvian microgyria-like pattern (4/5). Cardiac problems were reported in all, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 4/5 (from 3 families) and atrial-SD in the 5th individual (1/5). Common dysmorphic features incl. long palpebral/fissures, eversion of lateral third of lower eylids, arched eyebrows, long eyelashes, thin upper lip, short Vth finger, fetal pads, mild 2-3 toe syndactyly, proximally placed thumbs.

Biallelic variants were identified following exome sequencing in all (other investigations not mentioned). Identified variants were in all cases missense SNVs or in-frame del, which together with evidence from population databases and mouse model might suggest a hypomorphic effect of variants and intolerance/embryonic lethality for homozygous LoF ones.

SHMT2 encodes the mitohondrial form of serine hydroxymethyltransferase. The enzyme transfers one-carbon units from serine to tetrahydrofolate (THF) and generates glycine and 5,10,methylene-THF.

Mitochondrial defect was suggested by presence of ragged red fibers in myocardial biopsy of one patient. Quadriceps and myocardial biopsies of the same individual were overall suggestive of myopathic changes.

While plasma metabolites were within N range and SHMT2 protein levels not significantly altered in patient fibroblasts, the authors provide evidence for impaired enzymatic function eg. presence of the SHMT2 substrate (THF) in patient but not control (mitochondria-enriched) fibroblasts , decrease in glycine/serine ratios, impared folate metabolism. Patient fibroblasts displayed impaired oxidative capacity (reduced ATP levels in a medium without glucose, diminished oxygen consumption rates). Mitochondrial membrane potential and ROS levels were also suggestive of redox malfunction.

Shmt2 ko in mice was previously shown to be embryonically lethal attributed to severe mitochondrial respiration defects, although there was no observed brain metabolic defect.

The authors performed Shmt2 knockdown in motoneurons in Drosophila, demonstrating neuromuscular junction (# of satellite boutons) and motility defects (climbing distance/velocity).
Sources: Literature
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.144 TTR Zornitza Stark Marked gene: TTR as ready
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.144 TTR Zornitza Stark Gene: ttr has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.144 TTR Zornitza Stark Phenotypes for gene: TTR were changed from Amyloidogenic transthyretin amyloidosis to Amyloidosis, hereditary, transthyretin-related, MIM# 105210
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.143 TTR Zornitza Stark Classified gene: TTR as Red List (low evidence)
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.143 TTR Zornitza Stark Gene: ttr has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.142 TTR Zornitza Stark reviewed gene: TTR: Rating: RED; Mode of pathogenicity: None; Publications: 8960746; Phenotypes: Amyloidosis, hereditary, transthyretin-related, MIM# 105210; Mode of inheritance: MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric v0.0 TTR Bryony Thompson gene: TTR was added
gene: TTR was added to Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia - paediatric_RMH. Sources: Expert Review Green,Royal Melbourne Hospital
Mode of inheritance for gene: TTR was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
Publications for gene: TTR were set to 8960746
Phenotypes for gene: TTR were set to Amyloidogenic transthyretin amyloidosis