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ArticleNature genetics2024

Saturation genome editing maps the functional spectrum of pathogenic VHL alleles.

Megan Buckley, Chloé Terwagne, Athina Ganner, Laura Cubitt, Reid Brewer, Dong-Kyu Kim, Christina M Kajba, Nicole Forrester, Phoebe Dace, Joachim De Jonghe and 8 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Megan BuckleyThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-8474
Chloé TerwagneThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1208-2707
Athina Ganner *Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Laura Cubitt *The Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1948-6795
Reid Brewer *Genetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dong-Kyu Kim *Genetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christina M KajbaThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Nicole ForresterThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Phoebe DaceThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Joachim De JongheThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0584-8265
Scott T C ShepherdThe Cancer Dynamics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Chelsea SawyerScientific Computing, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Mairead McEwenGenetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sven DiederichsDivision of Cancer Research, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.
Elke Neumann-HaefelinRenal Division, Department of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Samra TurajlicThe Cancer Dynamics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-136X
Evgueni A IvakineGenetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-4699
Gregory M FindlayThe Genome Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. greg.findlay@crick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-8608

Funding

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) CG-MAVEDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 431984000-SFB 1453Wellcome Trust CC2190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To maximize the impact of precision medicine approaches, it is critical to identify genetic variants underlying disease and to accurately quantify their functional effects. A gene exemplifying the challenge of variant interpretation is the von Hippel-Lindautumor suppressor (VHL). VHL encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates the cellular response to hypoxia. Germline pathogenic variants in VHL predispose patients to tumors including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and pheochromocytoma, and somatic VHL mutations are frequently observed in sporadic renal cancer. Here we optimize and apply saturation genome editing to assay nearly all possible single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) across VHL's coding sequence. To delineate mechanisms, we quantify mRNA dosage effects and compare functional effects in isogenic cell lines. Function scores for 2,268 VHL SNVs identify a core set of pathogenic alleles driving ccRCC with perfect accuracy, inform differential risk across tumor types and reveal new mechanisms by which variants impact function. These results have immediate utility for classifying VHL variants encountered clinically and illustrate how precise functional measurements can resolve pleiotropic and dosage-dependent genotype-phenotype relationships across complete genes.

Indexed as

AllelesCarcinoma, Renal CellGene EditingKidney NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor ProteinCell Line, TumorGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMutationVHL protein, humanVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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PMID38969834
PMCPMC11250436

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