TWIST1, MSX2, EPHRIN B1, RECQL4, POR, RAB23, and IL11RA genes have also been found to be responsible for other craniosynostosis syndromes. Several of these syndromes are now known to be allelic, and even to share identical mutations, implying that additional factors are important in determining the phenotypic expression of these genes. The gene family known as Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFRs) is responsible for a large number of craniosynostoses, including Crouzon, Apert, Pfeiffer, Muenke, and Crouzonodermoskeletal syndromes. Great progress has been made in identifying and understanding the function of genes now known to cause isolated and syndromic craniosynostosis. It is most often an isolated finding, but is also a feature of over 100 genetic syndromes. An improved understanding of FGF signalling from a structural biology perspective, and of its roles in skeletal development and diseases, could unlock new avenues for discovery of modulators of FGF signalling that can slow or stop the progression of osteoarthritis.Ĭraniosynostosis is defined as premature fusion of the skull bones, and occurs in approximately 1/2500 births. Strategies for FGF signalling-based treatment of osteoarthritis and for cartilage repair in animal models and clinical trials are also introduced.
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This Review covers the latest advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate FGF signalling during normal joint development and in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. FGF18, a high affinity ligand for FGFR3, is the only FGF-based drug currently in clinical trials for osteoarthritis. Of the four FGF receptors (FGFRs 1–4), FGFR1 and FGFR3 are strongly implicated in osteoarthritis, and FGFR1 antagonists, as well as agonists of FGFR3, have shown therapeutic efficacy in mouse models of spontaneous and surgically induced osteoarthritis. Regulated fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling is a prerequisite for the correct development and homeostasis of articular cartilage, as evidenced by the fact that aberrant FGF signalling contributes to the maldevelopment of joints and to the onset and progression of osteoarthritis. Although the implementation of a stepwise screening strategy is useful in diagnostics, mutations in unscreened regions of genes associated with craniosynostosis may explain a small proportion of craniosynostosis cases. The identification of a mutation in these clinically heterogeneous disorders can aid recurrence risk assessments. The mutation is predicted to alter the protein tertiary structure which may impair its binding to its ligand, FGF1.
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Alanine 334 is evolutionarily conserved in vertebrates and is located at the amino terminus of the βF loop in the FGFR3c isoform. The mutation segregated with mild craniosynostosis in the family and was absent in 188 normal controls. Here, we report a novel mutation in exon 8 (IIIc) of FGFR3, p.Ala334Thr, in a young boy with mild craniosynostosis. Other FGFR3 mutations result in various skeletal dysplasias: achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, and thanatophoric dysplasia. The associated of FGFR3 mutations with craniosynostosis has been restricted to three mutations, the common p.Pro250Arg in Muenke syndrome, p.Ala391Glu in Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans, and p.Pro250Leu identified in a family with isolated craniosynostosis. Mutations in FGFR1, FGFR2, or FGFR3, among others, are often responsible for these syndromic cases. Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more sutures of the skull, which can be syndromic or isolated.