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Functional analyses of novel nucleotides variations in the NR5A1 gene identified in patients 46,XY with disorders of sex development

Grant number: 13/24333-9
Support Opportunities:Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
Start date: March 01, 2014
End date: November 30, 2014
Field of knowledge:Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
Principal Investigator:Maricilda Palandi de Mello
Grantee:Helena Fabbri Scallet
Supervisor: Sven Olaf Hiort
Host Institution: Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
Institution abroad: Universität zu Lübeck, Germany  
Associated to the scholarship:13/05603-5 - Functional analyses of new nucleotide variations in NR5A1 gene in patients 46,XY with disorders of sex development, BP.DR

Abstract

The objective of this project is to analyze the functional role of the mutations p.Cis65Tir, p.Arg39Cis, p.Ser32Asn and p.Cis247* in NR5A1 protein, as well as the effect of nucleotide variations (c.-133G>A, c.-156_-136ins18pb, c.-413G>A, c.-208C>A, and c.-762C>T) identified in NR5A1 5'UTR and exon 1, which are non-coding regions but are important for NR5A1 transcriptional regulation. This investigation will focus in the ability Sp1 protein binding since those nucleotide variations localize in putative Sp1 binding sites. The methodology for the study will include: cloning and expression of normal and mutants NR5A1 gene, electrophoretic mobility sift and supershift assays (EMSA), Western Blotting, expression of gene reporter assays using luciferase as marker and two-hybrid system assays. (AU)

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Scientific publications
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
FABBRI-SCALLET, HELENA; DE MELLO, MARICILDA PALANDI; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL; MACIEL-GUERRA, ANDREA TREVAS; RIBEIRO DE ANDRADE, JULIANA GABRIEL; COSTA DE QUEIROZ, CAMILA MAIA; MONLLEO, ISABELLA LOPES; STRUVE, DAGMAR; HIORT, OLAF; WERNER, RALF. Functional characterization of five NR5A1 gene mutations found in patients with 46,XY disorders of sex development. Human mutation, v. 39, n. 1, p. 114-123, . (13/05603-5, 13/24333-9, 09/08320-9)
FABBRI-SCALLET, HELENA; WERNER, RALF; GUARAGNA, MARA S.; DE ANDRADE, JULIANA G. R.; MACIEL-GUERRA, ANDREA T.; HORNIG, NADINE C.; HIORT, OLAF; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL; DE MELLO, MARICILDA P.. Can Non-Coding NR5A1 Gene Variants Explain Phenotypes of Disorders of Sex Development?. SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, v. N/A, p. 9-pg., . (13/05603-5, 13/24333-9, 18/19445-6)
FABBRI-SCALLET, HELENA; DE MELLO, MARICILDA PALANDI; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL; MACIEL-GUERRA, ANDREA TREVAS; RIBEIRO DE ANDRADE, JULIANA GABRIEL; COSTA DE QUEIROZ, CAMILA MAIA; MONLLEO, ISABELLA LOPES; STRUVE, DAGMAR; HIORT, OLAF; WERNER, RALF. Functional characterization of five NR5A1 gene mutations found in patients with 46,XY disorders of sex development. Human mutation, v. 39, n. 1, p. 10-pg., . (09/08320-9, 13/05603-5, 13/24333-9)