Tandem duplication within a type II collagen gene (COL2A1) exon in an individual with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Ca (USA)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Univ. of California, Los Angeles (USA)
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (USA)
The authors have characterized a mutation in the type II collagen gene (COL2A1) that produces a form of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. The mutation is an internal tandem duplication of 45 base pairs within exon 48 and results in the addition of 15 amino acids to the triple-helical domain of the {alpha}1 chains of type II collagen derived from the abnormal allele. Although the repeating (Gly-Xaa-Yaa){sub n} motif that characterizes the triple-helical domain is preserved, type II collagen derived from cartilage of the affected individual contains a population with excessive posttranslational modification, consistent with a disruption in triple-helix structure. The mutation is not carried by either parent, indicating that the phenotype in the affected individual is due to a new dominant mutation. DNA sequence homology in the area of the duplication suggests that the mutation may have arisen by unequal crossover between related sequences, a proposed mechanism in the evolution and diversification of the collagen gene family.
- OSTI ID:
- 5451497
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (United States), Vol. 87:10; ISSN 0027-8424
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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