Mutations in ABCB6 cause dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria

  • Caie Zhang
  • , Duanzhuo Li
  • , Jianguo Zhang
  • , Xingping Chen
  • , Mi Huang
  • , Stephen Archacki
  • , Yuke Tian
  • , Weiping Ren
  • , Aihua Mei
  • , Qingyan Zhang
  • , Mingyan Fang
  • , Zheng Su
  • , Ye Yin
  • , Dongxian Liu
  • , Yingling Chen
  • , Xiukun Cui
  • , Chang Li
  • , Huanming Yang
  • , Qing Wang
  • , Jun Wang
  • Mugen Liu, Yunhua Deng

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Abstract

Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is a pigmentary genodermatosis characterized by a mixture of hyperpigmented and hypopigmented macules distributed randomly over the body. No causative genes have been reported to date. In this study, we investigated a large five-generation Chinese family with DUH. After excluding the two known DUH loci, we performed genome-wide linkage analysis and identified a DUH locus on chromosome 2q33.3-q36.1 with a maximum LOD score of 3.49 with marker D2S2382. Exome sequencing identified a c.1067T>C (p.Leu356Pro) mutation in exon 3 of ABCB6 (ATP-binding cassette subfamily B, member 6) in the DUH family. Two additional missense mutations, c.508A>G (p.Ser170Gly) in exon 1 and c.1736G>A (p.Gly579Glu) in exon 12 of ABCB6, were found in two out of six patients by mutational screening using sporadic DUH patients. Immunohistologic examination in biopsy specimens showed that ABCB6 is expressed in the epidermis and had a diffuse cytoplasmic distribution. Examination of subcellular localization of wild-type ABCB6 in a B16 mouse melanoma cell line revealed that it is localized to the endosome-like compartment and dendrite tips, whereas disease-causing mutations of ABCB6 resulted in its retention in the Golgi apparatus. Our studies identified ABCB6 as the first pathogenic gene associated with DUH. These findings suggest that ABCB6 may be a physiological factor for skin pigmentation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2221-2228
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Investigative Dermatology
Volume133
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

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