Pathogenic variants in SLF2 and SMC5 cause segmented chromosomes and mosaic variegated hyperploidy

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  • Laura J. Grange
  • John J. Reynolds
  • Farid Ullah
  • Bertrand Isidor
  • Xenia Latypova
  • Ryan M. Baxley
  • Antony W. Oliver
  • Anil Ganesh
  • Sophie L. Cooke
  • Satpal S. Jhujh
  • Gavin S. McNee
  • Robert Hollingworth
  • Martin R. Higgs
  • Toyoaki Natsume
  • Tahir Khan
  • Gabriel Martos-Moreno
  • Sharon Chupp
  • Christopher G. Mathew
  • David Parry
  • Michael A. Simpson
  • Nahid Nahavandi
  • Zafer Yüksel
  • Mojgan Drasdo
  • Anja Kron
  • Petra Vogt
  • Annemarie Jonasson
  • Saad Ahmed Seth
  • Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui
  • Karlla W. Brigatti
  • Alexander P.A. Stegmann
  • Masato Kanemaki
  • Dragana Josifova
  • Yuri Uchiyama
  • Yukiko Oh
  • Akira Morimoto
  • Hitoshi Osaka
  • Zineb Ammous
  • Jesús Argente
  • Naomichi Matsumoto
  • Constance T.R.M. Stumpel
  • Alexander M.R. Taylor
  • Andrew P. Jackson
  • Anja Katrin Bielinsky
  • Cedric Le Caignec
  • Erica E. Davis
  • Grant S. Stewart

Embryonic development is dictated by tight regulation of DNA replication, cell division and differentiation. Mutations in DNA repair and replication genes disrupt this equilibrium, giving rise to neurodevelopmental disease characterized by microcephaly, short stature and chromosomal breakage. Here, we identify biallelic variants in two components of the RAD18-SLF1/2-SMC5/6 genome stability pathway, SLF2 and SMC5, in 11 patients with microcephaly, short stature, cardiac abnormalities and anemia. Patient-derived cells exhibit a unique chromosomal instability phenotype consisting of segmented and dicentric chromosomes with mosaic variegated hyperploidy. To signify the importance of these segmented chromosomes, we have named this disorder Atelís (meaning - incomplete) Syndrome. Analysis of Atelís Syndrome cells reveals elevated levels of replication stress, partly due to a reduced ability to replicate through G-quadruplex DNA structures, and also loss of sister chromatid cohesion. Together, these data strengthen the functional link between SLF2 and the SMC5/6 complex, highlighting a distinct role for this pathway in maintaining genome stability.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6664
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Number of pages22
ISSN2041-1723
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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