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Characterization of a spontaneous, recessive, missense mutation arising in the Tecta gene

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:55 authored by Miguel Ángel Moreno-Pelayo, Richard GoodyearRichard Goodyear, Ángeles Mencía, Silvia Modamio-Høybjør, P Kevin Legan, Leticia Olavarrieta, Felipe Moreno, Guy Richardson
The TECTA gene encodes alpha-tectorin ( TECTA), a major noncollagenous component of the tectorial membrane (TM). In humans, mutations in TECTA lead to either dominant (DFNA8/A12) or recessive (DFNB21) forms of nonsyndromic hearing loss. All missense mutations in TECTA that have been reported thus far are associated with the dominant subtype, whereas those leading to recessive deafness are all inactivating mutations. In this paper, we characterize a spontaneous missense mutation (c.1046C9 > A, p.A349D) arising in the mouse Tecta gene that is, unlike all previously reported missense mutations in TECTA, recessive. The morphological phenotype of the Tecta(A349D/A349D) mouse resembles but is not identical to that previously described for the Tecta(Delta ENT/Delta ENT) mouse. As in the Tecta(Delta ENT/Delta ENT) mouse, the TM is completely detached from the surface of the organ of Corti and spiral limbus, lacks a striated-sheet matrix, and is deficient in both beta-tectorin (Tectb) and otogelin. A significant amount of Tecta is, however, detected in the TM of the Tecta(A349D/A349D) mouse, and numerous, electron-dense matrix granules are seen interspersed among the disorganized collagen fibrils. Mutated Tecta(A349D) is therefore incorporated into the TM but presumably unable to interact with either Tectb or otogelin. The Tecta(A349D/A349D) mouse reveals that missense mutations in Tecta can be recessive and lead to TM detachment and suggests that should similar mutations arise in the human population, they would likely cause deafness.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

ISSN

1525-3961

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Issue

2

Volume

9

Page range

202-214

Pages

13.0

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  • Neuroscience Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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