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Molecular cloning of ion channels in Felis catus that are related to periodic paralyses in man: a contribution to the understanding of the genetic susceptibility to feline neck ventroflexion and paralysis

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Author(s):
Zapata, Marlyn [1] ; Kunii, Ilda S. [1] ; Paninka, Rolf M. [1] ; Simoes, Denise M. N. [1] ; Castillo, Victor A. [1] ; Reche, Jr., Archivaldo [1] ; Maciel, Rui M. B. [1] ; da Silva, Magnus R. Dias [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Med, Div Endocrinol, Lab Mol & Translat Endocrinol, BR-04039032 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: BIOLOGY OPEN; v. 3, n. 9, p. 785-793, SEP 15 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Neck ventroflexion in cats has different causes; however, the most common is the hypokalemia associated with flaccid paralysis secondary to chronic renal failure. In humans, the most common causes of acute flaccid paralysis are hypokalemia precipitated by thyrotoxicosis and familial forms linked to mutations in sodium, potassium, and calcium channel genes. Here, we describe the sequencing and analysis of skeletal muscle ion channels in Felis catus that could be related to periodic paralyses in humans, contributing to the understanding of the genetic susceptibility to feline neck ventroflexion and paralysis. We studied genomic DNA from eleven cats, including five animals that were hyperthyroid with hypokalemia, although only one presented with muscle weakness, and six healthy control domestic cats. We identified the ion channel ortholog genes KCNJ2, KCNJ12, KCNJ14, CACNA1S and SCN4A in the Felis catus genome, together with several polymorphic variants. Upon comparative alignment with other genomes, we found that Felis catus provides evidence for a high genomic conservation of ion channel sequences. Although we hypothesized that neck ventroflexion in cats could be associated with a thyrotoxic or familial periodic paralysis channel mutation, we did not identify any previously detected human channel mutation in the hyperthyroid cat presenting hypokalemia. However, based on the small number of affected cats in this study, we cannot yet rule out this molecular mechanism. Notwithstanding, hyperthyroidism should still be considered as a differential diagnosis in hypokalemic feline paralysis. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/20747-8 - Clinical, biochemical and molecular investigation of Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Grantee:Magnus Régios Dias da Silva
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants