Mutations in LNPK, Encoding the Endoplasmic Reticulum Junction Stabilizer Lunapark, Cause a Recessive Neurodevelopmental Syndrome
2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 103; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.06.011
ISSN1537-6605
AutoresMartin W. Breuss, An Nguyen, Qiong Song, Thai B. Nguyen, Valentina Stanley, Kiely N. James, Damir Musaev, Guoliang Chai, Sara A. Wirth, Paula Anzenberg, Renee D. George, Anide Johansen, Shaila Ali, Sohaib Muhammad, Tipu Sultan, Maha S. Zaki, Joseph G. Gleeson,
Tópico(s)Hereditary Neurological Disorders
ResumoThe dynamic shape of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a reflection of its wide variety of critical cell biological functions. Consequently, perturbation of ER-shaping proteins can cause a range of human phenotypes. Here, we describe three affected children (from two consanguineous families) who carry homozygous loss-of-function mutations in LNPK (previously known as KIAA1715); this gene encodes lunapark, which is proposed to serve as a curvature-stabilizing protein within tubular three-way junctions of the ER. All individuals presented with severe psychomotor delay, intellectual disability, hypotonia, epilepsy, and corpus callosum hypoplasia, and two of three showed mild cerebellar hypoplasia and atrophy. Consistent with a proposed role in neurodevelopmental disease, LNPK was expressed during brain development in humans and mice and was present in neurite-like processes in differentiating human neural progenitor cells. Affected cells showed the absence of full-length lunapark, aberrant ER structures, and increased luminal mass density. Together, our results implicate the ER junction stabilizer lunapark in establishing the corpus callosum. The dynamic shape of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a reflection of its wide variety of critical cell biological functions. Consequently, perturbation of ER-shaping proteins can cause a range of human phenotypes. Here, we describe three affected children (from two consanguineous families) who carry homozygous loss-of-function mutations in LNPK (previously known as KIAA1715); this gene encodes lunapark, which is proposed to serve as a curvature-stabilizing protein within tubular three-way junctions of the ER. All individuals presented with severe psychomotor delay, intellectual disability, hypotonia, epilepsy, and corpus callosum hypoplasia, and two of three showed mild cerebellar hypoplasia and atrophy. Consistent with a proposed role in neurodevelopmental disease, LNPK was expressed during brain development in humans and mice and was present in neurite-like processes in differentiating human neural progenitor cells. Affected cells showed the absence of full-length lunapark, aberrant ER structures, and increased luminal mass density. Together, our results implicate the ER junction stabilizer lunapark in establishing the corpus callosum. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has numerous cellular functions that require distinct properties and shapes.1Schwarz D.S. Blower M.D. The endoplasmic reticulum: Structure, function and response to cellular signaling.Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 2016; 73: 79-94Crossref PubMed Scopus (630) Google Scholar, 2Voeltz G.K. Rolls M.M. Rapoport T.A. 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Neurol. 2018; 148: 633-652Crossref PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar For instance, heterozygous mutations in ATL1 (MIM: 606439), encoding Atlastin-1, cause autosomal-dominant spastic paraplegia 3A (SPG3A [MIM: 182600]) and are the second most common cause of HSP.4Westrate L.M. Lee J.E. Prinz W.A. Voeltz G.K. Form follows function: The importance of endoplasmic reticulum shape.Annu. Rev. Biochem. 2015; 84: 791-811Crossref PubMed Scopus (222) Google Scholar, 5Blackstone C. Hereditary spastic paraplegia.Handb. Clin. Neurol. 2018; 148: 633-652Crossref PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar, 6Zhao X. Alvarado D. Rainier S. Lemons R. Hedera P. Weber C.H. Tukel T. Apak M. Heiman-Patterson T. Ming L. et al.Mutations in a newly identified GTPase gene cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia.Nat. 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Cell Biol. 2012; 14: 707-716Crossref PubMed Scopus (103) Google Scholar Lnpk, the mouse homolog of this gene, was originally described as part of the HoxD cluster that is critical for digit development and was named after the conserved L-N-P-A-R-K peptide motif found in its protein product.11Montavon T. Soshnikova N. Mascrez B. Joye E. Thevenet L. Splinter E. de Laat W. Spitz F. Duboule D. A regulatory archipelago controls Hox genes transcription in digits.Cell. 2011; 147: 1132-1145Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (364) Google Scholar, 12Spitz F. Gonzalez F. Duboule D. A global control region defines a chromosomal regulatory landscape containing the HoxD cluster.Cell. 2003; 113: 405-417Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (375) Google Scholar The protein consists of an N-terminal domain important in N-myristoylation and ER targeting, two transmembrane domains, and a unique zinc-finger domain with a proposed role in oligomerization.13Wang S. Tukachinsky H. Romano F.B. Rapoport T.A. Cooperation of the ER-shaping proteins atlastin, lunapark, and reticulons to generate a tubular membrane network.eLife. 2016; 5https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18605Crossref Scopus (96) Google Scholar, 14Moriya K. Nagatoshi K. Noriyasu Y. Okamura T. Takamitsu E. Suzuki T. Utsumi T. Protein N-myristoylation plays a critical role in the endoplasmic reticulum morphological change induced by overexpression of protein Lunapark, an integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum.PLoS ONE. 2013; 8: e78235Crossref PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar Current evidence and models suggest that lunapark mainly acts as a stabilizer of negative membrane curvature and thereby maintains three-way junctions of tubular ER through its localization to these structures.13Wang S. Tukachinsky H. Romano F.B. Rapoport T.A. Cooperation of the ER-shaping proteins atlastin, lunapark, and reticulons to generate a tubular membrane network.eLife. 2016; 5https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18605Crossref Scopus (96) Google Scholar, 15Chen S. Desai T. McNew J.A. Gerard P. Novick P.J. Ferro-Novick S. Lunapark stabilizes nascent three-way junctions in the endoplasmic reticulum.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2015; 112: 418-423Crossref PubMed Scopus (79) Google Scholar, 16Shemesh T. Klemm R.W. Romano F.B. Wang S. Vaughan J. Zhuang X. Tukachinsky H. Kozlov M.M. Rapoport T.A. A model for the generation and interconversion of ER morphologies.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2014; 111: E5243-E5251Crossref PubMed Scopus (85) Google Scholar Although its cellular role has been described, its functional importance in mammals is currently unclear. The sole organismal phenotype to date was described in C. elegans and comprises locomotor defects and mislocalization of presynaptic proteins.17Ghila L. Gomez M. The evolutionarily conserved gene LNP-1 is required for synaptic vesicle trafficking and synaptic transmission.Eur. J. Neurosci. 2008; 27: 621-630Crossref PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar We identified two consanguineous families that carry loss-of-function (LoF) LNPK mutations that are associated with severe neurodevelopmental disease. Family A included two affected children (A-III-1 and A-III-2), both diagnosed with global developmental delay and seizures, from a first-cousin marriage (Figure 1A, Table 1, and Table S1). There were no reported prenatal or birth complications, and weight, length, and head circumference were unremarkable. At the last examination (15 and 7 years of age for A-III-1 and A-III-2, respectively), both individuals exhibited psychomotor developmental delay, intellectual disability, defects in social interactions, hyperactivity, and inattention. The older child was more severely affected and showed signs of regression and affected motor functions, including hypotonia, rigidity, and an inability to speak or walk, whereas the younger sibling suffered from only mild hypotonia and abnormal gait (Table 1 and Table S1). Both exhibited mainly myoclonic seizures as early as 2 years of age. Whereas the younger sibling's epilepsy was controlled with anticonvulsants, the older sibling's seizures were refractory (Table 1 and Table S1). Brain MRI of both children revealed no involvement of the cortical structures but did show corpus callosum hypoplasia in both and mild cerebellar vermis hypoplasia in the younger child (Figures 1C–1F).Table 1Mutations in LNPK Cause Various Phenotypes, Including Corpus Callosum Hypoplasia, Hypotonia, and EpilepsyIndividualA-III-1A-III-2B-III-2Genomic mutationchr2: 176804365GT>G (hg19aUCSC Genome Browser hg19.)chr2: 176804365GT>G (hg19aUCSC Genome Browser hg19.)chr2: 176804341G>A (hg19aUCSC Genome Browser hg19.)cDNA mutationc.726delAc.726delAc.751C>TProtein variantp.Pro243LeufsTer2p.Pro243LeufsTer2p.Arg251TerGendermalemalefemaleOriginEgyptEgyptPakistanConsanguinityfirst cousinfirst cousinfirst cousinAge at diagnosis15 years7 years, 4 months14 monthsPsychomotor DevelopmentGross motor skillsdelayeddelayedsignificantly delayedFine motor skillsdelayeddelayedsignificantly delayedLanguage skillsabsentdelayedsignificantly delayedSocial skillsdelayeddelayedsignificantly delayedRegressionprogressivestationaryprogressive (bedridden)Neurological FindingsHigher cognitive functionssevere intellectual disability, no speech, autistic features, very limited social interaction, hyperactivity, inattention, dementiaintellectual disability, a few unclear words, mild autistic features, hyperactive, inattention, minimal aggressivenessvegetative stateExtrapyramidal symptomsrigidity, droolingno datarigidityCerebellar deficitsnonobedriddenMotor deficitshypertonia, only crawlingambulatoryflaccidMuscle tonehypotonia with rigiditymild hypotoniaflaccidReflexespresentpresentflaccidSensorynormalnormalnot possibleGaitincapablewide basedataxiaSeizuresAge of onset2 years2 years1 yearType(s)myoclonic, tonic, and extension spasmsmyoclonicgeneralized tonic clonicMost frequent typemyoclonicmyoclonicgeneralized tonic clonicFrequencyevery several dayscontrolledunknownTreatmentvalproate, levetiracetum, clonazepamvalproate, levetiracetumvalporate, carbamazepineMRI FindingsCorpus callosumhypoplasiahypoplasiahypoplasiaCerebellumnormalmild vermian hypoplasiaatrophya UCSC Genome Browser hg19. Open table in a new tab Family B had one affected girl (B-III-2) and two healthy siblings from a first-cousin marriage (Figure 1B). There were no reported prenatal or birth complications, and weight, length, and head circumference were unremarkable. The girl's last examination (at 13.5 years of age) revealed a significantly more severe clinical course than what was observed in family A: she was bedridden in a vegetative state and showed severe tremor and dysmetria with purposeful movement (Table 1 and Table S1). Her phenotype was slowly progressive, and she experienced frequent infections. She had generalized tonic-clonic epileptic seizures starting at 1 year of age, and her brain MRI showed corpus callosum hypoplasia and mild cerebellar atrophy; no abnormalities were seen in other brain areas (Figures 1G and 1H). After informed consent was acquired from all participating individuals in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation at the University of California, San Diego, whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on blood-derived DNA from both affected children from family A and the mother, father, and affected girl from family B. Blood-derived DNA from both parents in family A and both unaffected siblings in family B was used for segregation testing. For variant identification and prioritization, we employed our internal pipeline, which implemented minor allele frequency (public and internal), as well as PolyPhen-2 prediction and GERP scores as previously described (see also Supplemental Material and Methods).18Dixon-Salazar T.J. Silhavy J.L. Udpa N. Schroth J. Bielas S. Schaffer A.E. Olvera J. Bafna V. Zaki M.S. Abdel-Salam G.H. et al.Exome sequencing can improve diagnosis and alter patient management.Sci. Transl. Med. 2012; 4: 138ra78Crossref PubMed Scopus (197) Google Scholar, 19Scott E.M. Halees A. Itan Y. Spencer E.G. He Y. Azab M.A. Gabriel S.B. Belkadi A. Boisson B. Abel L. et al.Greater Middle East Variome ConsortiumCharacterization of Greater Middle Eastern genetic variation for enhanced disease gene discovery.Nat. Genet. 2016; 48: 1071-1076Crossref PubMed Scopus (215) Google Scholar Only one remaining candidate in family A segregated with the phenotype: a frameshift-causing deletion in exon 10 of LNPK (c.726delA [p.Pro243LeufsTer2] [GenBank: NM_030650.2]) (Figures 1I and 1J). Likewise, in family B, we identified only one high-impact variant that was located in LNPK (c.751C>T [GenBank: NM_030650.2]) and resulted in a LoF allele (p.Arg251Ter) (Figures 1I and 1J). Thus, the similar location of the LoF variants, as well as the matching phenotypes, rendered the LNPK mutation a likely disease-causing candidate. Neither of the LNPK variants was reported in our unrelated cohort of over 5,000 individuals (the GME Variome) or in the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) Browser or gnomAD.19Scott E.M. Halees A. Itan Y. Spencer E.G. He Y. Azab M.A. Gabriel S.B. Belkadi A. Boisson B. Abel L. et al.Greater Middle East Variome ConsortiumCharacterization of Greater Middle Eastern genetic variation for enhanced disease gene discovery.Nat. Genet. 2016; 48: 1071-1076Crossref PubMed Scopus (215) Google Scholar, 20Lek M. Karczewski K.J. Minikel E.V. Samocha K.E. Banks E. Fennell T. O'Donnell-Luria A.H. Ware J.S. Hill A.J. Cummings B.B. et al.Exome Aggregation ConsortiumAnalysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans.Nature. 2016; 536: 285-291Crossref PubMed Scopus (6586) Google Scholar Consistent with the fact that this gene is sensitive to LoF mutations, no other homozygous LoF mutations have been reported in the ExAC Browser; likewise, its pNull score, a metric that reflects the likelihood that a given gene is neutral to both heterozygous and homozygous loss, is 0.00.20Lek M. Karczewski K.J. Minikel E.V. Samocha K.E. Banks E. Fennell T. O'Donnell-Luria A.H. Ware J.S. Hill A.J. Cummings B.B. et al.Exome Aggregation ConsortiumAnalysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans.Nature. 2016; 536: 285-291Crossref PubMed Scopus (6586) Google Scholar Both variants are adjacent to or within a stretch of extended homozygosity (HomozygosityMapper; Figure S1) and are also predicted to cause LoF by MutationTaster.21Seelow D. Schuelke M. HomozygosityMapper2012--Bridging the gap between homozygosity mapping and deep sequencing.Nucleic Acids Res. 2012; 40: W516-W520Crossref PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar, 22Schwarz J.M. Rödelsperger C. Schuelke M. Seelow D. MutationTaster evaluates disease-causing potential of sequence alterations.Nat. Methods. 2010; 7: 575-576Crossref PubMed Scopus (2131) Google Scholar The mutations in families A and B fall within the same exon and introduce premature stop codons that should both result in truncations of the protein product before the two zinc fingers (Figures 1I–1J and Figure S2). LNPK was found to be ubiquitously expressed in adult human tissues (Genotype-Tissue Expression [GTEx] data) and in human (BrainSpan data) and murine brain development at all assessed stages (Figure 2A and Figures S3 and S4). Spatially, at embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5), its expression was detected across all areas of the developing murine brain by in situ hybridization (Figure 2B and Figure S5). Both dorsal and ventral cortices showed similar localization of the transcript across the entire area, suggesting that Lnpk is expressed in both progenitor cells and postmitotic neurons in mice. The human lunapark protein (LNP) was likewise present in human neural precursor cells (NPCs) derived from embryonic stem cells (Figure 2C). In a differentiated state, driven by the withdrawal of FGF for 1 day, NPCs exhibited an overall increase in LNP intensity (Figure 2D). In addition, neurite-like processes extended by the differentiating cells accumulated LNP at branching sites and at the growth-cone-like structure at the tip (Figures 2D–2G). This is consistent with the occurrence of tubular ER at the equivalent neuronal structures.23Luarte A. Cornejo V.H. Bertin F. Gallardo J. Couve A. The axonal endoplasmic reticulum: One organelle-many functions in development, maintenance, and plasticity.Dev. Neurobiol. 2018; 78: 181-208Crossref PubMed Scopus (38) Google Scholar Together, the spatiotemporal expression patterns of human LNPK and its mouse ortholog are consistent with a role in neurodevelopment and support the pathogenicity of LoF mutations in this gene. We obtained fibroblasts after acquiring informed consent from the affected girl and the mother in family B to test the impact of the premature stop variant (p.Arg251Ter). mRNA transcript levels, as assessed by quantitative RT-PCR, showed a notable reduction of the cells derived from the affected girl (B-III-2-(A)) (Figure 3A). Moreover, relative to the control fibroblasts, the maternal cells (B-II-2(M)) likewise exhibited reduced transcript levels of around 50%. Consequently, there was also no evidence of the full-length protein in whole-cell lysates from cells derived from the affected girl (Figures 3B and 3C). The protein also could not be detected by immunocytochemistry (Figures 3D–3F). Although the depletion of mRNA transcript, presumably through nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), suggested a loss of protein product, we could not completely exclude the presence of mutant protein. Although the currently employed antibody demonstrated the loss of full-length protein, it was unable to detect the truncated protein products (data not shown). Thus, we wanted to assess whether the mutant proteins were stable if ectopically expressed. After transfection of expression vectors for wild-type LNP and both truncations, the two mutants showed a punctate pattern reminiscent of wild-type LNP (Figure S6). This was consistent with the retained integrity of the transmembrane domains and with previous work that demonstrated that localization to the ER depends on the N terminus of LNP.14Moriya K. Nagatoshi K. Noriyasu Y. Okamura T. Takamitsu E. Suzuki T. Utsumi T. Protein N-myristoylation plays a critical role in the endoplasmic reticulum morphological change induced by overexpression of protein Lunapark, an integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum.PLoS ONE. 2013; 8: e78235Crossref PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar The expressed constructs were more stable than the wild-type (Figures S6A and S6B), suggesting that any residual mRNA could be transcribed into a functional protein with decreased cellular turnover. Despite these findings, the lack of mRNA transcripts suggests that the main pathogenic mechanism of these truncation mutations is a loss of protein; yet, we cannot exclude a contribution of the truncated protein to the phenotype in any way given that both mutants appear to be stable if expressed. The effects of lunapark perturbation have been previously demonstrated by RNAi knockdown and genetic knockout in cell lines.13Wang S. Tukachinsky H. Romano F.B. Rapoport T.A. Cooperation of the ER-shaping proteins atlastin, lunapark, and reticulons to generate a tubular membrane network.eLife. 2016; 5https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18605Crossref Scopus (96) Google Scholar, 15Chen S. Desai T. McNew J.A. Gerard P. Novick P.J. Ferro-Novick S. Lunapark stabilizes nascent three-way junctions in the endoplasmic reticulum.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2015; 112: 418-423Crossref PubMed Scopus (79) Google Scholar Its loss resulted in a reduction of tubular ER structures and an increased sheet-like appearance at the cellular periphery. This phenotype was observed in various cell lines in which each cell has a large surface area, ideal for imaging ER defects. Fibroblasts are less suited for these analyses because they typically have a spindle-like shape and less peripheral, tubular ER than the cell lines typically employed for these analyses. Thus, standard light microscopy would not provide sufficient resolution for assessing ER phenotypes in these cells. Therefore, we used electron microscopic assessment of the ER of pelleted cells to detect any potential phenotypes caused by loss of LNPK (Figure 4). All three fibroblast lines—control, B-II-2(M), and B-III-(A)—showed some variability with regard to ER structure as a result of both cellular variability and the angle of sectioning for individual cells. Nevertheless, aberrant ER structures were much more frequently present in the affected child's cells (9/15) than in the maternal (3/14) or control (1/17) cells (Figures 4A–4F and Figure S7). The observed phenotype mainly consisted of a more sheet-like, less compact appearance, a reduced contrast of the membranous structure surrounding the ER, and decreased brightness of the lumen, indicative of higher mass density within the ER (Figure 4F).24Bozzola J.J. Electron microscopy. Wiley Online Library, 1992Google Scholar This is similar to what has been described in a mouse model with increased ER stress.25Harding H.P. Zeng H. Zhang Y. Jungries R. Chung P. Plesken H. Sabatini D.D. Ron D. Diabetes mellitus and exocrine pancreatic dysfunction in Perk−/− mice reveals a role for translational control in secretory cell survival.Mol. Cell. 2001; 7: 1153-1163Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1008) Google Scholar We confirmed the increased luminal mass density by blinded, unbiased stereology, where we assessed the average gray values at points that were classified as either ER or part of the remaining cellular area (Figure 4G).26Howard V. Reed M. Unbiased stereology: Three-dimensional measurement in microscopy. Garland Science, 2004Crossref Google Scholar When we compared the overall cellular brightness (non-ER) with the specific ER signal within each category, only the affected fibroblasts were significantly darker in the ER lumen (Figure 4G). Employing the same, unbiased stereology dataset, we found no detectable difference between the fractional abundance of ER and all assessed points within the cellular area (Figure 4H). Together, these data suggest that defects in ER shape and luminal composition in fibroblasts, but not defects in the overall ER size relative to the cellular size, are due to loss of LNPK (according to the fractional abundance measurement). Here, we have described two unrelated, consanguineous families with three affected individuals who exhibited a similar phenotypic spectrum comprising hypotonia, movement disorders, epilepsy, and corpus callosum hypoplasia. In both families, the phenotype segregates with a LoF mutation in LNPK, encoding the protein lunapark. The cellular role of lunapark was unknown until a recent study demonstrated its role in ER structure.10Chen S. Novick P. Ferro-Novick S. ER network formation requires a balance of the dynamin-like GTPase Sey1p and the Lunapark family member Lnp1p.Nat. Cell Biol. 2012; 14: 707-716Crossref PubMed Scopus (103) Google Scholar Before this, its function was explored only once, in the context of C. elegans, where its localization was dependent upon a kinesin microtubule motor, and its deletion resulted in motor defects and mislocalization of presynaptic proteins.17Ghila L. Gomez M. The evolutionarily conserved gene LNP-1 is required for synaptic vesicle trafficking and synaptic transmission.Eur. J. Neurosci. 2008; 27: 621-630Crossref PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar Although the authors were not able to link these phenotypes to a molecular function, the additional insights provided more recently permit connections from the phenotypes in C. elegans to the protein's localization to tubular ER junctions and its function in regulating ER shape.13Wang S. Tukachinsky H. Romano F.B. Rapoport T.A. Cooperation of the ER-shaping proteins atlastin, lunapark, and reticulons to generate a tubular membrane network.eLife. 2016; 5https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18605Crossref Scopus (96) Google Scholar, 15Chen S. Desai T. McNew J.A. Gerard P. Novick P.J. Ferro-Novick S. Lunapark stabilizes nascent three-way junctions in the endoplasmic reticulum.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2015; 112: 418-423Crossref PubMed Scopus (79) Google Scholar, 16Shemesh T. Klemm R.W. Romano F.B. Wang S. Vaughan J. Zhuang X. Tukachinsky H. Kozlov M.M. Rapoport T.A. A model for the generation and interconversion of ER morphologies.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2014; 111: E5243-E5251Crossref PubMed Scopus (85) Google Scholar Animals with the lnp1 deletion exhibited subtle motor defects, reminiscent of the movement phenotypes in the three affected individuals.17Ghila L. Gomez M. The evolutionarily conserved gene LNP-1 is required for synaptic vesicle trafficking and synaptic transmission.Eur. J. Neurosci. 2008; 27: 621-630Crossref PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar Furthermore, a presynaptic vesicle defect, as described by the authors, might contribute to the observed epilepsy phenotype. How does LoF of lunapark result in human phenotypes? Axonal ER fulfills many roles in developing and mature axons and requires extensive, active shaping and maintenance.23Luarte A. Cornejo V.H. Bertin F. Gallardo J. Couve A. The axonal endoplasmic reticulum: One organelle-many functions in development, maintenance, and plasticity.Dev. Neurobiol. 2018; 78: 181-208Crossref PubMed Scopus (38) Google Scholar This is exemplified by the aforementioned defects in ER-shaping molecules that were implicated in spastic paraplegia almost two decades ago.5Blackstone C. Hereditary spastic paraplegia.Handb. Clin. Neurol. 2018; 148: 633-652Crossref PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar, 6Zhao X. Alvarado D. Rainier S. Lemons R. Hedera P. Weber C.H. Tukel T. Apak M. Heiman-Patterson T. Ming L. et al.Mutations in a newly identified GTPase gene cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia.Nat. Genet. 2001; 29: 326-331Crossref PubMed Scopus (294) Google Scholar This finding suggested that neurons with extended axons are uniquely susceptible to perturbations of this organelle.5Blackstone C. Hereditary spastic paraplegia.Handb. Clin. Neurol. 2018; 148: 633-652Crossref PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar In addition to the maintenance of extended processes, the same regulation of the tubular structure of ER also appears to be critical for their formation: Zhu et al. demonstrated that the SPG3A protein Atlastin-1 was not only localized to active growth cones but also critical for axon extension.27Zhu P.P. Soderblom C. Tao-Cheng J.H. Stadler J. Blackstone C. SPG3A protein atlastin-1 is enriched in growth cones and promotes axon elongation during neuronal development.Hum. Mol. 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We are indebted to the families for their participation in this study. This work was supported by NIH grants R01NS048453 and R01NS052455, the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 275275, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (to J.G.G.). M.W.B. was supported by an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship (ALTF 174-2015), which is co-funded by the Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission (LTFCOFUND2013 and GA-2013-609409). The authors thank Susan Ferro-Novick and Peter Novick for reagents and their critical reading of the manuscript. We would also like to thank the following core services: the University of California, San Diego Neuroscience Core and Jennifer Santini for microscopy assistance (NIH grant NS047101), Dr. Marilyn Farquhar for the use of the electron microscopy facility, Ying Jones for electron microscopy sample preparation, and Timothy Meerloo for assistance with microscopy. The authors thank the Broad Institute (NIH grants U54HG003067 to E. Lander and UM1HG008900 to D. MacArthur), Yale University (NIH grant 5UM1HG006504-07), and Baylor College of Medicine (NIH grant 5UM1HG006542-07) for sequencing support and analysis. The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project was supported by the Common Fund of the NIH Office of the Director and by the National Cancer Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The data used for the analyses described in this manuscript were obtained from the GTEx Portal on March 3, 2018. The accession number for the data reported in this article is dbGaP: phs000288.v1.p1. Download .pdf (5.59 MB) Help with pdf files Document S1. 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