Molecular genotype-phenotype correlation in ACTB- and ACTG1-related non-muscle actinopathies

Research output: Contribution to journalResearch articleContributedpeer-review

Contributors

  • NMA Consortium - (Author)
  • Nataliya Di Donato - , Institute of Clinical Genetics, Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Andrew Thom - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Andreas Rump - , Institute of Clinical Genetics, Klinikum Oldenburg - University Medicine (Author)
  • Johannes N Greve - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Juan Cadiñanos - , Medical Center Asturias (Author)
  • Salvatore Calabro - , University of Messina (Author)
  • Sara Cathey - , Greenwood Genetics Center (Author)
  • Brian Chung - , The University of Hong Kong (Author)
  • Heidi Cope - , Duke University (Author)
  • Maria Costales - , Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Author)
  • Sara Cuvertino - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Philine Dinkel - , Institute of Clinical Genetics (Author)
  • Kalliopi Erripi - , Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Author)
  • Andrew E Fry - , Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff University (Author)
  • Livia Garavelli - , IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia (Author)
  • Sabine Hoffjan - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Wibke G Janzarik - , University Medical Center Freiburg (Author)
  • Insa Kreimer - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Grazia Mancini - , Erasmus University Medical Center (Author)
  • Purificacion Marin-Reina - , La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital (Author)
  • Andrea Meinhardt - , Institute of Clinical Genetics (Author)
  • Indra Niehaus - , Chair of Systems Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Daniela Pilz - , NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Author)
  • Ivana Ricca - , IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris (Author)
  • Fernando Santos Simarro - , La Paz University Hospital (Author)
  • Evelin Schrock - , Institute of Clinical Genetics (Author)
  • Anja Marquardt - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Manuel H Taft - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Kamer Tezcan - , Kaiser Permanente (Author)
  • Sofia Thunström - , Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Author)
  • Judith Verhagen - , Erasmus University Medical Center (Author)
  • Alain Verloes - , Hôpital Robert-Debré (AP-HP) (Author)
  • Bernd Wollnik - , University Medical Center Göttingen, German Cardiovascular Research Center (DZHK) Partner site Göttingen, University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Peter Krawitz - , University of Bonn Medical Center (Author)
  • Tzung-Chien Hsieh - , University of Bonn Medical Center (Author)
  • Michael Seifert - , Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry (Author)
  • Michael Heide - , German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (Author)
  • Catherine B Lawrence - , Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester (Author)
  • Neil A Roberts - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Dietmar J Manstein - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Adrian S Woolf - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Siddharth Banka - , University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Author)

Abstract

Recent advances in Mendelian genomics reveal the importance of variant-level characterization of allelic disorders. Non-muscle actin isoforms, encoded by the genes ACTB and ACTG1, are the most abundant intracellular proteins, but historically, they are often regarded as merely being "housekeeping" molecules. Here, we illuminate the extraordinary clinical heterogeneity and complex pathobiology of genetic non-muscle actinopathies. To do this, we combine human genomics studies with molecular biology. Strikingly, variants in ACTB and ACTG1 isoforms generate at least eight distinct clinical disorders. A subset of disease-associated missense variants causes dysregulated actin polymerization-depolymerization and neuronal migration defects. In contrast, nonsense, frameshift, and missense variants enhancing protein degradation cause milder phenotypes or are benign. These results emphasize the essential functional aspects of the non-muscle actin isoforms. Critically, they additionally constitute a template for the personalized genetic variant-level-driven management of the pleiotropic allelic single-gene disorders.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)324-341
Number of pages18
JournalAmerican journal of human genetics
Volume113
Issue number2
Early online date12 Jan 2026
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2844-053X/work/203072313
unpaywall 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.12.007
Scopus 105028974429

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals