Title
Antioxidant treatment ameliorates phenotypic features of SMC1A-mutated Cornelia de Lange syndrome in vitro and in vivo
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Human Molecular Genetics
Abstract
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare disease characterized by cognitive impairment, multisystemic alterations and premature aging. Furthermore, CdLS cells display gene expression dysregulation and genomic instability. Here, we demonstrated that treatment with antioxidant drugs, such as ascorbic acid and riboceine, reduced the level of genomic instability and extended the in vitro lifespan of CdLS cell lines. We also found that antioxidant treatment partially rescued the phenotype of a zebrafish model of CdLS. Gene expression profiling showed that antioxidant drugs caused dysregulation of gene transcription; notably, a number of genes coding for the zinc finger (ZNF)-containing Krueppel-associated box (KRAB) protein domain (KRAB-ZNF) were found to be downregulated. Taken together, these data suggest that antioxidant drugs have the potential to ameliorate the developmental phenotype of CdLS.
First Page
3002
Last Page
3011
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddy203
Publication Date
Fall 9-1-2018
Recommended Citation
Cukrov D, Newman TAC, Leask M, Leeke B, Sarogni P, Patimo A, Kline AD, Krantz ID, Horsfield JA, Musio A. Antioxidant treatment ameliorates phenotypic features of SMC1A-mutated Cornelia de Lange syndrome in vitro and in vivo. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 Sep 1;27(17):3002-3011. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy203. PMID: 29860495.