Loss of Function Mutation in ELF4 Causes Autoinflammatory and Immunodeficiency Disease in Human

medRxiv(2022)

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Abstract
Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases (mAIDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases affecting primarily innate immunity, with various genetic causes. Genetic diagnosis of mAIDs can assist in the patient’s management and therapy. However, a large number of sporadic and familial cases remain genetically uncharacterized. Deficiency in ELF4, X-linked (DEX) is recently identified as a novel mAID. Here, we described a pediatric patient suffering from recurrent viral and bacterial respiratory infection, refractory oral ulcer, constipation, and arthritis. Whole-exome sequencing found a hemizygous variant in ELF4 (chrX:129205133 A > G, c.691 T > C, p.W231R). Using cells from patient and point mutation mice, we showed mutant cells failed to restrict viral replication effectively and produced more pro-inflammatory cytokines. RNA-seq identified several potential critical antiviral and anti-inflammation genes with decreased expression, and ChIP-qPCR assay suggested mutant ELF4 failed to bind to the promoters of these genes. Thus, we presented the second report of DEX.
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ELF4, Autoinflammatory disease, Immunodeficiency, Inborn errors of immunity, Loss of function
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