CDKL5 is a gene that provides instructions for making a protein called cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 also known as serine/threonine kinase 9 (STK9) that is essential for normal brain development with mutations causing deficiencies in the protein level. It regulates neuronal morphology through cytoplasmic signaling and controlling gene expression.[1] The CDKL5 protein acts as a kinase, which is an enzyme that changes the activity of other proteins by adding a cluster of oxygen and phosphorus atoms (a phosphate group) at specific positions. Researchers are currently working to determine which proteins are targeted by the CDKL5 protein.[2]
CDKL5 Deficiency had been thought of as a variant of Rett's Syndrome due to some similarities in the clinical presentation,[3] but it is now known to be an independent clinical entity caused by mutations in a distinct X-linked gene, and is considered separate to Rett Syndrome rather than a variant of it.[4] While CDKL5 is primarily associated with girls, it has been seen in boys as well.[5] This disorder includes many of the features of classic Rett syndrome (including developmental problems, loss of language skills, and repeated hand wringing or hand washing movements), but also causes recurrent seizures beginning in infancy. Some CDKL5 mutations change a single protein building block (amino acid) in a region of the CDKL5 protein that is critical for its kinase function. Other mutations lead to the production of an abnormally short, nonfunctional version of the protein.
Further confirmation that CDKL5 is an independent disorder with its own characteristics is provided by this study, published in April 2016, which concluded 'There were differences in the presentation of clinical features occurring in the CDKL5 disorder and in Rett syndrome, reinforcing the concept that CDKL5 is an independent disorder with its own distinctive characteristics'.[6] At one time, mutations in the CDKL5 gene were said to cause a disorder called X-linked infantile spasm syndrome (ISSX)[7][8] or West syndrome.[9][10] but this research established CDKL5 disorder as a distinct clinical entity.
Animal studies
GSK3β inhibitors in Cdkl5 knockout (Cdkl5 -/Y) mice rescues hippocampal development and learning.[11] Likewise, IGF-1 treatment in CDKL5 null mice restores synaptic deficits.[12]
Therapeutics
There are currently no approved drugs to treat CDKL5 Deficiency, save for Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) to treat the epileptic seizures. These have limited efficacy, pointing to a strong need to develop new treatment strategies for patients.[13]
The CDKL5 gene is located on the short (p) arm of the X chromosome at position 22.[17] More precisely, the CDKL5 gene is located from base pair 18,443,724 to base pair 18,671,748 on the X chromosome.[2]
↑Wong VC, Kwong AK (April 2015). "CDKL5 variant in a boy with infantile epileptic encephalopathy: case report". Brain & Development. 37 (4): 446–8. doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2014.07.003. PMID25085838.
↑Kato M (August 2006). "A new paradigm for West syndrome based on molecular and cell biology". (secondary). Epilepsy Research. 70 Suppl 1: S87–95. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.008. PMID16806828.
↑Fuchs C, Rimondini R, Viggiano R, Trazzi S, De Franceschi M, Bartesaghi R, Ciani E (2015). "Inhibition of GSK3β rescues hippocampal development and learning in a mouse model of CDKL5 disorder". Neurobiology of Disease. 82: 298–310. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2015.06.018. PMID26143616.
↑Müller A, Helbig I, Jansen C, Bast T, Guerrini R, Jähn J, et al. (January 2016). "Retrospective evaluation of low long-term efficacy of antiepileptic drugs and ketogenic diet in 39 patients with CDKL5-related epilepsy". European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 20 (1): 147–51. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.09.001. PMID26387070.
↑Clinical trial number NCT02758626 for "Ataluren for Nonsense Mutation in CDKL5 and Dravet Syndrome" at ClinicalTrials.gov
↑Montini E, Andolfi G, Caruso A, Buchner G, Walpole SM, Mariani M, Consalez G, Trump D, Ballabio A, Franco B (August 1998). "Identification and characterization of a novel serine-threonine kinase gene from the Xp22 region". (primary). Genomics. 51 (3): 427–33. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5391. PMID9721213.
Further reading
Ricciardi S, Kilstrup-Nielsen C, Bienvenu T, Jacquette A, Landsberger N, Broccoli V (December 2009). "CDKL5 influences RNA splicing activity by its association to the nuclear speckle molecular machinery". Human Molecular Genetics. 18 (23): 4590–602. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddp426. PMID19740913.
Grosso S, Brogna A, Bazzotti S, Renieri A, Morgese G, Balestri P (May 2007). "Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in CDKL5 mutations: case report and review". Brain & Development. 29 (4): 239–42. doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2006.09.001. PMID17049193.
Rosas-Vargas H, Bahi-Buisson N, Philippe C, Nectoux J, Girard B, N'Guyen Morel MA, Gitiaux C, Lazaro L, Odent S, Jonveaux P, Chelly J, Bienvenu T (March 2008). "Impairment of CDKL5 nuclear localisation as a cause for severe infantile encephalopathy". Journal of Medical Genetics. 45 (3): 172–8. doi:10.1136/jmg.2007.053504. PMID17993579.
Bahi-Buisson N, Kaminska A, Boddaert N, Rio M, Afenjar A, Gérard M, Giuliano F, Motte J, Héron D, Morel MA, Plouin P, Richelme C, des Portes V, Dulac O, Philippe C, Chiron C, Nabbout R, Bienvenu T (June 2008). "The three stages of epilepsy in patients with CDKL5 mutations". Epilepsia. 49 (6): 1027–37. doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01520.x. PMID18266744.
Mei D, Marini C, Novara F, Bernardina BD, Granata T, Fontana E, Parrini E, Ferrari AR, Murgia A, Zuffardi O, Guerrini R (April 2010). "Xp22.3 genomic deletions involving the CDKL5 gene in girls with early onset epileptic encephalopathy". Epilepsia. 51 (4): 647–54. doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02308.x. PMID19780792.
Bahi-Buisson N, Nectoux J, Rosas-Vargas H, Milh M, Boddaert N, Girard B, Cances C, Ville D, Afenjar A, Rio M, Héron D, N'guyen Morel MA, Arzimanoglou A, Philippe C, Jonveaux P, Chelly J, Bienvenu T (October 2008). "Key clinical features to identify girls with CDKL5 mutations". Brain. 131 (Pt 10): 2647–61. doi:10.1093/brain/awn197. PMID18790821.
Nabbout R, Depienne C, Chipaux M, Girard B, Souville I, Trouillard O, Dulac O, Chelly J, Afenjar A, Héron D, Leguern E, Beldjord C, Bienvenu T, Bahi-Buisson N (November 2009). "CDKL5 and ARX mutations are not responsible for early onset severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy". Epilepsy Research. 87 (1): 25–30. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.07.004. PMID19734009.
Nemos C, Lambert L, Giuliano F, Doray B, Roubertie A, Goldenberg A, Delobel B, Layet V, N'guyen MA, Saunier A, Verneau F, Jonveaux P, Philippe C (October 2009). "Mutational spectrum of CDKL5 in early-onset encephalopathies: a study of a large collection of French patients and review of the literature". Clinical Genetics. 76 (4): 357–71. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01194.x. PMID19793311.
Elia M, Falco M, Ferri R, Spalletta A, Bottitta M, Calabrese G, Carotenuto M, Musumeci SA, Lo Giudice M, Fichera M (September 2008). "CDKL5 mutations in boys with severe encephalopathy and early-onset intractable epilepsy". Neurology. 71 (13): 997–9. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000326592.37105.88. PMID18809835.
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Li MR, Pan H, Bao XH, Zhu XW, Cao GN, Zhang YZ, Wu XR (February 2009). "[Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene and CDKL5 gene mutation in patients with Rett syndrome: analysis of 177 Chinese pediatric patients]". Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 89 (4): 224–9. PMID19552836.
Li MR, Pan H, Bao XH, Zhang YZ, Wu XR (2007). "MECP2 and CDKL5 gene mutation analysis in Chinese patients with Rett syndrome". Journal of Human Genetics. 52 (1): 38–47. doi:10.1007/s10038-006-0079-0. PMID17089071.
Fichou Y, Bieth E, Bahi-Buisson N, Nectoux J, Girard B, Chelly J, Chaix Y, Bienvenu T (July 2009). "Re: CDKL5 mutations in boys with severe encephalopathy and early-onset intractable epilepsy". Neurology. 73 (1): 77–8, author reply 78. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000349658.05677.d7. PMID19564592.
Pintaudi M, Baglietto MG, Gaggero R, Parodi E, Pessagno A, Marchi M, Russo S, Veneselli E (February 2008). "Clinical and electroencephalographic features in patients with CDKL5 mutations: two new Italian cases and review of the literature". Epilepsy & Behavior. 12 (2): 326–31. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.10.010. PMID18063413.
Erez A, Patel AJ, Wang X, Xia Z, Bhatt SS, Craigen W, Cheung SW, Lewis RA, Fang P, Davenport SL, Stankiewicz P, Lalani SR (October 2009). "Alu-specific microhomology-mediated deletions in CDKL5 in females with early-onset seizure disorder". Neurogenetics. 10 (4): 363–9. doi:10.1007/s10048-009-0195-z. PMID19471977.
Psoni S, Willems PJ, Kanavakis E, Mavrou A, Frissyra H, Traeger-Synodinos J, Sofokleous C, Makrythanassis P, Kitsiou-Tzeli S (March 2010). "A novel p.Arg970X mutation in the last exon of the CDKL5 gene resulting in late-onset seizure disorder". European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 14 (2): 188–91. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.03.006. PMID19428276.
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