Four mutations in SH2 and SH3 domains of Bruton`s tyrosine kinase (BTK) resulting in classic X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA)
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
XLA is an X-linked immunodeficient disease in man resulted from mutations in the BTK gene. BTK contains a unique amino-region of unknown function, SH2 and SH3 (src homology) domains, and a carboxyl-terminal kinase (SH1) domain. We have studied the normal genomic organizations of the SH2 and SH3 domains and found the regions containing 6 exons are about 3000 bp in length. We also carried out sequence analyses of cDNA and genomic DNA of XLA patients to identify mutations. Four of fourteen families with XLA were found to have mutations within the regions. (1) A point mutation G to T in codon 240 resulted in a stop codon. (2) A transition mutation (g to a) at first nucleotide of intron 8 resulted in exon 8 skipping, missing 21 codons and shorter polypeptide but with normal kinase activity and ATP binding ability. (3) An a to t transversion at one of the invariant dinucleotides (ag) of the 3{prime} end of intron 11 resulted in alternative splicing at a position 13 nucleotides downstream from the normal one. The mutation produced mRNA with 13 nucleotide deletion and presumably resulted in a frameshift at codon 372 leading to a stop codon at 398. (4) A 16 nucleotide duplication (1248 to 1263 of the cDNA sequence) consistently present in mRNA of three brothers with XLA. However, genomic sequence of patient DNA of the regions did not reveal the anormaly. The observation that mutations within SH2 and SH3 causing severe B-cell defects typical for XLA suggests that these two domains are crucial for the function of BTK, possibly by regulating the interaction of cytoplasmic proteins involved in signal transduction.
- OSTI ID:
- 134189
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009--
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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