Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism with hyperphosphoserinuria from a novel mutation in PTDSS1 encoding phosphatidylserine synthase 1.

Abstract

Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism (LMHD) is an ultra-rare Mendelian craniotubular dysostosis that causes skeletal dysmorphism and widely distributed osteosclerosis. Biochemical and histopathological characterization of the bone disease is incomplete and nonexistent, respectively. In 2014, a publication concerning five unrelated patients with LMHD disclosed that all carried one of three heterozygous missense mutations in PTDSS1 encoding phosphatidylserine synthase 1 (PSS1). PSS1 promotes the biosynthesis of phosphatidylserine (PTDS), which is a functional constituent of lipid bilayers. In vitro, these PTDSS1 mutations were gain-of-function and increased PTDS production. Notably, PTDS binds calcium within matrix vesicles to engender hydroxyapatite crystal formation, and may enhance mesenchymal stem cell differentiation leading to osteogenesis. We report an infant girl with LMHD and a novel heterozygous missense mutation (c.829T>C, p.Trp277Arg) within PTDSS1. Bone turnover markers suggested that her osteosclerosis resulted from accelerated formation with an unremarkable rate of resorption. Urinary amino acid quantitation revealed a greater than sixfold elevation of phosphoserine. Our findings affirm that PTDSS1 defects cause LMHD and support enhanced biosynthesis of PTDS in the pathogenesis of LMHD.

• Authors: Michael P Whyte, Amanda Blythe, William H McAlister, Angela R Nenninger, Vinieth N Bijanki, Steven Mumm
• Journal: Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (J Bone Miner Res) Vol. 30 Issue 4 Pg. 606-14 (Apr 2015) ISSN: 1523-4681 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25363158 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2014 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Chemical References

• Amino Acids
• Phosphoserine
• Nitrogenous Group Transferases
• phospholipid serine base exchange enzyme

Topics

• Abnormalities, Multiple (diagnostic imaging, genetics)
• Amino Acid Sequence
• Amino Acids (urine)
• Animals
• Bone Diseases, Developmental (diagnostic imaging, genetics)
• Bone and Bones (metabolism, physiopathology)
• Female
• Homeostasis
• Humans
• Infant
• Intellectual Disability (diagnostic imaging, genetics)
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Mutation
• Nitrogenous Group Transferases (chemistry, genetics)
• Phosphoserine (urine)
• Radiography
• Sequence Homology, Amino Acid