Article
Pathogenic SPTBN1 variants cause an autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Jul 2021
Cousin Margot A, Creighton Blake A, Breau Keith A, Spillmann Rebecca C, Torti Erin, Dontu Sruthi, Tripathi Swarnendu, Ajit Deepa, Edwards Reginald J, Afriyie Simone, Bay Julia C, Harper Kathryn M, Beltran Alvaro A, Munoz Lorena J, Falcon Rodriguez Liset, Stankewich Michael C, Person Richard E, Si Yue, Normand Elizabeth A, Blevins Amy, May Alison S, Bier Louise, Aggarwal Vimla, Mancini Grazia M S, van Slegtenhorst Marjon A, Cremer Kirsten, Becker Jessica, Engels Hartmut, Aretz Stefan, MacKenzie Jennifer J, Brilstra Eva, van Gassen Koen L I, van Jaarsveld Richard H, Oegema Renske, Parsons Gretchen M, Mark Paul, Helbig Ingo, McKeown Sarah E, Stratton Robert, Cogne Benjamin, Isidor Bertrand, Cacheiro Pilar, Smedley Damian, Firth Helen V, Bierhals Tatjana, Kloth Katja, Weiss Deike, Fairley Cecilia, Shieh Joseph T, Kritzer Amy, Jayakar Parul, Kurtz-Nelson Evangeline, Bernier Raphael A, Wang Tianyun, Eichler Evan E, van de Laar Ingrid M B H, McConkie-Rosell Allyn, McDonald Marie T, Kemppainen Jennifer, Lanpher Brendan C, Schultz-Rogers Laura E, Gunderson Lauren B, Pichurin Pavel N, Yoon Grace, Zech Michael, Jech Robert, Winkelmann Juliane, Beltran Adriana S, Zimmermann Michael T, Temple Brenda, Moy Sheryl S, Klee Eric W, Tan Queenie K-G, Lorenzo Damaris N
Abstract excerpt
SPTBN1 encodes βII-spectrin, the ubiquitously expressed β-spectrin that forms micrometer-scale networks associated with plasma membranes. Mice deficient in neuronal βII-spectrin have defects in cortical organization, developmental delay and behavioral deficiencies. These phenotypes, while less severe, are observed in haploinsufficient animals, suggesting that individuals carrying heterozygous SPTBN1 variants may...
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