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Diseases of the microfibril /elastic fiber system. Juan Pablo Olano M.D. Professor UTMB , 2013. Microfibril/elastic fiber system. Extracellular matrix of every organ Abundant in organs subject to mechanical stress
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Diseases of the microfibril/elastic fiber system Juan Pablo Olano M.D. Professor UTMB, 2013
Microfibril/elastic fiber system • Extracellular matrix of every organ • Abundant in organs subject to mechanical stress • Elastin: Core protein. Fibrillin directs deposition of tropoelastin during development • Microfibrils: Unbranching chains sheathing the elastin core. Fibrillin 1 and 2. Fibrillin 3 recently described. 2 and 3 preferentially expressed in embryonic development. • Microfibrils can be present without elastin • Biomechanical anchors in basement membranes and areas of repeated mechanical stress.
Microfibril (non-fibrillin) associated proteins • MAGP-1 • MAGP-2 • MFAP3-4 • AAAP-40 • Fibulin • BMP • Proteoglycans (perlecan, decorin, versican)
Genetic disorders of the elastic fiber system • Elastin gene • Supravalvular aortic stenosis • Autosomal dominant cutis laxa • FBN1, TGFβR1 and TGFβ2: • Marfan’s syndrome and related disorders: • Neonatal Marfan syndrome • Isolated ectopia lentis • Loeys-Dietz syndrome • Familial and non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. • Shprintzen-Goldberg craniosynostosis syndrome • Weill-Marchesani syndrome • FBN2 • Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (Beals syndrome)
Fibrillin 1 • Multi-domain protein • EGF-like motif with a conserved calcium binding sequence. • Latent TGFβ binding protein motif. • Fib motif • Mutations present in all three domains. • nMFS associated with mutations in exons 24-32. • No other correlations exist
TGF-β • Cell proliferation, differentiation • Apoptosis • ECM formation • TGF-β1 abundant in ECM. Cysteine rich. • Secreted as homodimeric proprotein • Dimeric propeptide or Latency associated polypeptide (LAP) and growth factor • LAP is bound to Latent TGF β binding proteins (LTBP) forming large latent complex or LLC • LTBP play an important role in folding, secreting and targeting TGF β in ECM. Also cysteine rich. • LTBP-1 interacts with fibrillin-1 (stabilizer).
Marfan’s syndrome • Autosomal dominant inherited disease that affects the microfibril/elastic fiber system and involves several organ systems including the heart, aorta, skeleton and the eye. Clinical presentation is extremely pleiotropic. • Incidence: 2-3/10,000 population • Mutations • 1/3: Shortened molecules and decay • 2/3: Binding domains: Protein-protein interations, calcium binding domains.
Genetics • 1991: Mutations in FBN1. High penetrance. • 25% of cases are the index case: New mutations in the egg or sperm of parents. • >600 mutations described (most missense). • Fibrillin: 350 kDa glycoprotein. 230 kb. 65 exons. Chromosome 15q21
Genetics • MFS type 2 (MFS locus 2): • TGFβR1 and TGFβR2 • Described in 1993 in a French cohort • Caused by TGFβR2 • Cardiovascular and skeletal findings. Not ocular. • Difficult to differentiate from Loeys-Dietz syndrome • Loeys-Dietz syndrome • Described in 2005 • Aortic aneurysms, hypertelorism, bifid uvula, cleft palate, arterial tortuosity. • TGFβR1 and 2.
Genetics • Familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections • Described in 2005 • FBN1, TGFβR1 and 2. • Overlap with Loeys-Dietz syndrome (arterial tortuosity). • Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome • Craniosynostosis, marfanoid skeletal abnormalities and developmental delay. • FBN1 and TGFβR1
Genetics • TGFβR1 and 2 are associated with severe vascular manifestations • Aneurysms at early age and distant aneurysms
Other related disorders • MASS phenotype and familial mitral valve prolapse: Myopia, minimal aortic dilation, subtle skeletal changes, skin stria. • Familial tall stature • Contractural arachnodactyly
Marfan Syndrome:Clinical manifestations • Cardiovascular • Dilation of ascending aorta • Dissection of aorta (30-45% deaths in Marfan’s syndrome). • Mitral valve prolapse (more frequent than aortic lesions). • Dilation of pulmonary artery • Pulmonary system: • Blebs, spontaneous pneumothorax
Clinical manifestations (cont) • Skeletal system • Pectus excavatum/carinatum • Hypermobility • Scoliosis • Reduced upper/lower extremity ratios • Pes planus • Long tapering fingers and toes • Dolichocephaly
Clinical manifestations (cont) • Ocular • Ectopia lentis • Flat cornea • Hypoplastic iris • Increased axial length of ocular globe
Clinical manifestations (cont) • Integumentary system: • Skin striae. • Hernias