S., Ben-Salem M.A., Begum B.R., Ali L., Al-Gazali Supplementary Material for: A Novel Aberrant Splice Site Mutation in <b><i>RAB23</i></b> Leads to an Eight Nucleotide Deletion in the mRNA and Is Responsible for Carpenter Syndrome in a Consanguineous Emirati Family Carpenter syndrome is caused by mutations in the <i>RAB23</i> gene that encodes a small GTPase of the Rab subfamily of proteins. Rab proteins are known to be involved in the regulation of cellular trafficking and signal transduction. Currently, only few mutations in <i>RAB23 </i>have been reported in patients with Carpenter syndrome. In this paper, we report the clinical features, molecular and functional analysis of 2 children from an Emirati consanguineous family with this syndrome. The affected children exhibit the typical features including craniosynostosis, typical facial appearance, polysyndactyly, and obesity. Molecular analysis of the <i>RAB23</i> gene revealed a homozygous mutation affecting the first nucleotide of the acceptor splice site of exon 5 (c.482-1G>A). This mutation affects the authentic mRNA splicing and activates a cryptic acceptor site within exon 5. Thus, the erroneous splicing results in an eight nucleotide deletion, followed by a frameshift and premature termination codon at position 161 (p.V161fsX3). Due to the loss of the C-terminally prenylatable cysteine residue, the truncated protein will probably fail to associate with the target cellular membranes due to the absence of the necessary lipid modification. The p.V161fsX3 extends the spectrum of <i>RAB23</i> mutations and points to the crucial role of prenylation in the pathogenesis of Carpenter syndrome within this family. Carpenter syndrome;GTPase;Mutation;Prenylation;RAB23 2012-12-01
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