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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Molecular analysis of the gene responsible for the hereditary disorders of urate transport with impairment of renal function

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15591089
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Pediatrics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

SEKINE Takashi  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (50255402)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IGARASHI Takashi  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (70151256)
KOMODA Fusako  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (50107603)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Keywordsrenal hypouricemia / acute renal failure after excercise / urate transporter / hURAT1 / gene mutation
Research Abstract

Recently, a urate transporter, hURATI (human uric acid transporter 1) encoded by SLC22A12, was isolated from the human kidney. In the present research project, we analyzed SLC22A12 in seven unrelated Japanese patients with renal hypouricemia whose serum level of urate was less than 1.0 mg/dl, and their family members. Among these, four patients developed acute renal failure after exercise. We performed direct DNA sequencing of the exon and exon-intron boundaries of SLC22A12 using genomic DNA. Six of the seven patients (86%) possess mutations in SLC22AJ2. In five patients, a homozygous G-to-A transition at nucleotide 774 within exon 4 of SLC22A12, which will form a stop codon (TGA) at codon 258 (TGG), was identified (W258X). In one patient, the C-to-T transition within exon 3, which will change threonine at codon 217 to methionine (T217M), and the W258X mutation were found (compound heterozygote). Thus, among 12 mutational alleles in 6 patients, 11 were W258X mutation (92 %). Family members with the heterozygous W258X mutation (carriers) show relatively low levels of serum urate. We also analyzed SLC22A12 in two Korean patients with renal hypouricemia. In one patient W258X homozygous mutation was identified, and in the other W258X/R477H compound heterozygous mutation was noted. The present study demonstrates that W258X mutation is the predominant genetic cause of idiopathic renal hypouricemia in Japanese and Korean patients.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2005 2004 Other

All Journal Article (12 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Familial Case of Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pediatr Nephrol (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Functional Characterization of LMX1B Mutations Associated with Nail-Patella Syndrome2005

    • Author(s)
      Sato U, Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Ped Res (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Molecular and clinical studies of Dent's disease in Japan : biochemical examination and renal ultrasonography do not predict predict carrier state.2004

    • Author(s)
      Matsuyama T, Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Nephrol. 61(4)

      Pages: 231-237

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The W258X mutation in SLC22A12 is the predominant cause of Japanese renal hypouricemia.2004

    • Author(s)
      Komoda F, Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pediatr Nephrol. 19(7)

      Pages: 728-733

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Mutational and functional analysis of SLC4A4 in a patient with proximal renal tubular acidosis.2004

    • Author(s)
      Inatomi N, Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pflugers Arch. 448(4)

      Pages: 438-444

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The multispecific organic anion transporter family2004

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki H, Sekine T, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Trends Pharmacol Sci 25

      Pages: 654-662

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Molecular and clinical studies of Dent's disease in Japan : biochemical examination and renal ultrasonography do not predict carrier state.2004

    • Author(s)
      Matsuyama T, Awazu M, Oikawa T, Inatomi J, Sekine T, Igarashi T.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Nephrol. 61(4)

      Pages: 231-237

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The W258X mutation in SLC22A12 is the predominant cause of Japanese renal hypouricemia.2004

    • Author(s)
      Komoda F, Sekine T, Inatomi J, Enomoto A, Endou H, Ota T, Matsuyama T, Ogata T, Ikeda M, Awazu M, Muroya K, Kamimaki I, Igarashi T.
    • Journal Title

      Pediatr Nephrol. 19(7)

      Pages: 728-733

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Mutational and functional analysis of SLC4A4 in a patient with proximal renal tubular acidosis.2004

    • Author(s)
      Inatomi J, Horita S, Braverman N, Sekine T, Yamada H, Suzuki Y, Kawahara K, Moriyama N, Kudo A, Kawakami H, Shimadzu M, Endou H, Fujita T, Seki G, Igarashi T.
    • Journal Title

      Pflugers Arch. 448(4)

      Pages: 438-444

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The multispecific organic anion transporter family : properties and pharmacological significance.2004

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki H, Sekine T, Endou H.
    • Journal Title

      Trends Pharmacol Sci 25

      Pages: 654-662

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Familial Case of Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney

    • Author(s)
      Sekine T, Namai T, Yanagisawa A, Shirahama H, Tashiro Y, Terahara M, Nagata M, Harita H, Fukuoka U, Inatomi J, Igarashi T
    • Journal Title

      Pediatr Nephrol (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Functional Characterization of LMX1B Mutations Associated with Nail-Patella Syndrome

    • Author(s)
      Sato U, Kitanaka Sekine T, Takahashi S, Ashida A, Igarashi T.
    • Journal Title

      Ped Res (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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