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Heterogeneous mutations in the gene encoding the alpha-subunit of the stimulatory G protein of adenylyl cyclase in Albright hereditary osteodystrophy

A Miric, JD Vechio and MA Levine
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO) is an inherited disorder associated with deficient activity of the alpha-subunit of the guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory protein (Gs alpha) that couples receptors to adenylyl cyclase. To identify mutations that lead to Gs alpha deficiency, we isolated genomic DNA from patients with AHO and used the polymerase chain reaction to amplify exons of the Gs alpha genes. DNA was amplified using intron-specific oligonucleotide primers flanking exons of the Gs alpha gene. To optimize our ability to detect mutations, one oligonucleotide from each primer pair was synthesized with a 5' GC-clamp. Amplified Gs alpha gene fragments were analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in order to detect mutations that alter the melting point of the double-stranded DNA fragment. Using this technique, we have identified and characterized three mutations and one neutral polymorphism. The polymorphism, located in exon 5, consisted of a T-->C substitution that conserves the isoleucine residue at codon 131 (ATT-->ATC). Two mutations were missense mutations, which in one family consisted of a nucleotide substitution (T-->C) in exon 4 that results in replacement of Leu by Pro at codon 99 of the Gs alpha molecule. Affected subjects in a second family had a single base (C-- >T) mutation in exon 6 that resulted in replacement of Arg by Cys at codon 165. A 4-base pair deletion (GTGG) in exon 8 at position +214 was identified in one Gs alpha allele from each affected subject in the third family. This mutation causes a frameshift after the codon for Gln213 that results in a premature stop codon 81 base pair after the deletion. Immunoblot analysis of plasma membranes prepared from cultured fibroblasts or erythrocytes indicated that levels of immunoactive Gs alpha protein were decreased in all affected subjects. We conclude that heterogeneous mutations in the gene encoding Gs alpha, including deletions and single amino acid substitutions, are responsible for Gs alpha deficiency in AHO.

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