We explored the effects of three mouse Cx26 mutants (Cx26-G12R, -G45E and -D50N) corresponding to KID syndrome-causative human mutants on hemichannel activities leading to cell death and the expression of immune response-associated genes.
Furthermore, we used freshly isolated transgenic keratinocytes to show that micromolar concentrations of MFQ attenuated increased macroscopic membrane currents in primary mouse keratinocytes expressing human Cx26-G45E, a mutation that causes a lethal form of KID syndrome.
Dominantly inherited GJB2 mutations, including the p.Gly45Glu found in our case, have been shown to cause the severe multisystem disorder keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
Here, we examined two such mutations, A40V and G45E, which are positioned near the TM1/E1 boundary and are associated with keratitis ichthyosis deafness (KID) syndrome.
Here, we used the Xenopus oocyte expression system to examine the functional characteristics of a Cx26 mutation (G45E) that results in keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome (KIDS) with a fatal outcome.