A novel gene ZNF862 causes hereditary gingival fibromatosis

  1. Juan Wu
  2. Dongna Chen
  3. Hui Huang
  4. Ning Luo
  5. Huishuang Chen
  6. Junjie Zhao
  7. Yanyan Wang
  8. Tian Zhao
  9. Siyuan Huang
  10. Yang Ren
  11. Teng Zhai
  12. Weibin Sun
  13. Houxuan Li  Is a corresponding author
  14. Wei Li  Is a corresponding author
  1. Medical School of Nanjing University, China
  2. BGI Genomics, China
  3. Peking University, China

Abstract

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is the most common genetic form of gingival fibromatosis which is featured as a localized or generalized overgrowth of gingivae. Currently two genes (SOS1 and REST), as well as four loci (2p22.1, 2p23.3-p22.3, 5q13-q22, and 11p15), have been identified as associated with HGF in a dominant inheritance pattern. Here we report thirteen individuals with autosomal-dominant HGF from a four-generation Chinese family. Whole-exome sequencing followed by further genetic co-segregation analysis was performed for the family members across three generations. A novel heterozygous missense mutation (c.2812G>A) in zinc finger protein 862 gene (ZNF862) was identified, and it is absent among the population as per the Genome Aggregation Database. The functional study supports a biological role of ZNF862 for increasing the profibrotic factors particularly COL1A1 synthesis and hence resulting in HGF. Here for the first time we identify the physiological role of ZNF862 for the association with the HGF.

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The sequencing data supporting this study have been deposited in the China Genebank Nucleotide Sequence Archive (https://db.cngb.org/cnsa, accession number CNP0000995).

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  1. Juan Wu

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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  2. Dongna Chen

    Clinical research, BGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China
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    Dongna Chen, is employee of BGI Genomics..
  3. Hui Huang

    Clinical research, BGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China
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    Hui Huang, is employee of BGI Genomics..
  4. Ning Luo

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  5. Huishuang Chen

    Clinical research, BGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China
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    Huishuang Chen, is employee of BGI Genomics..
  6. Junjie Zhao

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  7. Yanyan Wang

    Clinical research, BGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China
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    Yanyan Wang, is employee of BGI Genomics..
  8. Tian Zhao

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, shenzhen, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  9. Siyuan Huang

    Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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  10. Yang Ren

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  11. Teng Zhai

    Clinical research, BGI Genomics, shenzhen, China
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    Teng Zhai, is employee of BGI Genomics..
  12. Weibin Sun

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, shenzhen, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  13. Houxuan Li

    Department of Periodontology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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    lihouxuan3435_0@163.com
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    No competing interests declared.
  14. Wei Li

    Clinical Research, BGI Genomics, Shen zhen, China
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    liwei10@genomics.cn
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    Wei Li, is employee of BGI Genomics..
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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (51772144)

  • Houxuan Li

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Human subjects: The usage and handling of human samples in this study was approved by the Institutional Review Board on Bioethics and Biosafety of BGI (IRB No. 19059) and the written informed consent obtained from each participant. Clinical investigation was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

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© 2022, Wu et al.

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  1. Juan Wu
  2. Dongna Chen
  3. Hui Huang
  4. Ning Luo
  5. Huishuang Chen
  6. Junjie Zhao
  7. Yanyan Wang
  8. Tian Zhao
  9. Siyuan Huang
  10. Yang Ren
  11. Teng Zhai
  12. Weibin Sun
  13. Houxuan Li
  14. Wei Li
(2022)
A novel gene ZNF862 causes hereditary gingival fibromatosis
eLife 11:e66646.
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