Browse by author
Lookup NU author(s): Moira Crosier
Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.
Although autosomal genes are increasingly recognized as important causes of intellectual disability, very few of them are known. We identified a genetic locus for autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic intellectual disability associated with variable postnatal microcephaly through homozygosity mapping of a consanguineous Israeli Arab family. Sequence analysis of genes in the candidate interval identified a nonsense nucleotide change in the gene that encodes TRAPPC9 (trafficking protein particle complex 9, also known as NIBP), which has been implicated in NF-kappa B activation and possibly in intracellular protein trafficking. TRAPPC9 is highly expressed in the postmitotic neurons of the cerebral cortex, and MRI analysis of affected patients shows defects in axonal connectivity. This suggests essential roles of TRAPPC9 in human brain development, possibly through its effect on NF-kappa B activation and protein trafficking in the postmitotic neurons of the cerebral cortex.
Author(s): Mochida GH, Mahajnah M, Hill AD, Basel-Vanagaite L, Gleason D, Hill RS, Bodell A, Crosier M, Straussberg R, Walsh CA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics
Year: 2009
Volume: 85
Issue: 6
Pages: 897-902
ISSN (print): 0002-9297
ISSN (electronic): 1537-6605
Publisher: Cell Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.10.027
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.10.027
Altmetrics provided by Altmetric