Novel PNKP mutations causing defective DNA strand break repair and PARP1 hyperactivity in MCSZ

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Objective To address the relationship between novel mutations in polynucleotide 59-kinase 39-phosphatase (PNKP), DNA strand break repair, and neurologic disease. Methods We have employed whole-exome sequencing, Sanger sequencing, and molecular/cellular biology. Results We describe here a patient with microcephaly with early onset seizures (MCSZ) from the Indian sub-continent harboring 2 novel mutations in PNKP, including a pathogenic mutation in the fork-head associated domain. In addition, we confirm that MCSZ is associated with hyperactivation of the single-strand break sensor protein protein poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) following the induction of abortive topoisomerase I activity, a source of DNA strand breakage associated previously with neurologic disease. Conclusions These data expand the spectrum of PNKP mutations associated with MCSZ and show that PARP1 hyperactivation at unrepaired topoisomerase-induced DNA breaks is a molecular feature of this disease.

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