OMIA:000155-9615 : C3 deficiency in Canis lupus familiaris (dog)

In other species: rabbit , domestic guinea pig

Categories: Immune system phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 613779 (trait) , 120700 (gene)

Links to MONDO diseases:

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 1998

Cross-species summary: Complement component 3 consists of two chains, alpha and beta, linked covalently by disulphide bonds. In humans and mice (and therefore presumably in all mammals), the two chains are encoded by a single gene (the C3 gene).

Species-specific description: Deficiency of the third component of complement results in susceptibility to a range of bacterial infections and to type 1 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.

Molecular basis: The first report of the molecular basis of this disorder was by Ameratunga et al. (1998) who, by cloning and sequencing a very likely comparative candidate gene (based on the homologous human and mouse disorders) in a colony of Brittany dogs segregating for C3 deficiency, identified a frameshift due to "a deletion of a cytosine at position 2136 (codon 712), leading to a frameshift that generates a stop codon 11 amino acids downstream".

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Breed: Brittany Spaniel (Dog) (VBO_0200239).
Breeds in which the phene has been documented. For breeds in which a likely causal variant has been documented, see the variant table below

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
C3 complement component 3 Canis lupus familiaris 20 NC_051824.1 (54220548..54253547) C3 Homologene, Ensembl , NCBI gene

Variants

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WARNING! Inclusion of a variant in this table does not automatically mean that it should be used for DNA testing. Anyone contemplating the use of any of these variants for DNA testing should examine critically the relevant evidence (especially in breeds other than the breed in which the variant was first described). If it is decided to proceed, the location and orientation of the variant sequence should be checked very carefully.

Since October 2021, OMIA includes a semiautomated lift-over pipeline to facilitate updates of genomic positions to a recent reference genome position. These changes to genomic positions are not always reflected in the ‘acknowledgements’ or ‘verbal description’ fields in this table.

OMIA Variant ID Breed(s) Variant Phenotype Gene Allele Type of Variant Source of Genetic Variant Reference Sequence Chr. g. or m. c. or n. p. Verbal Description EVA ID Inferred EVA rsID Year Published PubMed ID(s) Acknowledgements
455 Brittany Spaniel (Dog) C3 deficiency C3 deletion, small (<=20) Naturally occurring variant CanFam3.1 20 g.53573746del c.2136del p.(F712Lfs*11) XM_038428862.1; XP_038284790.1 "a deletion of a cytosine at position 2136 (codon 712), leading to a frameshift that generates a stop codon 11 amino acids downstream" 1998 9510185

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2013). OMIA:000155-9615: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2010 Gerber, B., Eichenberger, S., Joller-Jemelka, H.I., Wittenbrink, M.M., Reusch, C.E. :
Complement C3 in Bernese Mountain dogs. Vet Clin Pathol 39:164-8, 2010. Pubmed reference: 20003027. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00205.x.
2008 Aresu, L., Pregel, P., Bollo, E., Palmerini, D., Sereno, A., Valenza, F. :
Immunofluorescence staining for the detection of immunoglobulins and complement (C3) in dogs with renal disease. Vet Rec 163:679-82, 2008. Pubmed reference: 19060316.
2006 Acierno, M.J., Labato, M.A., Stern, L.C., Mukherjee, J., Jakowski, R.M., Ross, L.A. :
Serum concentrations of the third component of complement in healthy dogs and dogs with protein-losing nephropathy. Am J Vet Res 67:1105-9, 2006. Pubmed reference: 16817728. DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.7.1105.
1998 Ameratunga, R., Winkelstein, J.A., Brody, L., Binns, M., Cork, L.C., Colombani, P., Valle, D. :
Molecular analysis of the third component of canine complement (C3) and identification of the mutation responsible for hereditary canine C3 deficiency. J Immunol 160:2824-30, 1998. Pubmed reference: 9510185.
1994 Singer, L., Colten, H.R., Wetsel, R.A. :
Complement C3 deficiency: human, animal, and experimental models. Pathobiology 62:14-28, 1994. Pubmed reference: 8031472.
1993 Botto, M., Walport, M.J. :
Hereditary deficiency of C3 in animals and humans. Int Rev Immunol 10:37-50, 1993. Pubmed reference: 8340676.
Molleda, J.M., Lucena, R., López, R., Novales, M., Moreno, P., Ginel, P.J. :
Effect of age on serum concentrations of the third component of complement in dogs. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 40:409-12, 1993. Pubmed reference: 8284953.
1991 Cork, L.C., Morris, J.M., Olson, J.L., Krakowka, S., Swift, A.J., Winkelstein, J.A. :
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in dogs with a genetically determined deficiency of the third component of complement. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology 60:455-470, 1991. Pubmed reference: 1864020.
1989 Porter, R.E., Weiser, M.G., Callahan, G.N. :
Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect IgG, IgM, and complement (C3) on canine erythrocytes. Am J Vet Res 50:1365-9, 1989. Pubmed reference: 2782718.
1988 O'Neil, K.M., Ochs, H.D., Heller, S.R., Cork, L.C., Morris, J.M., Winkelstein, J.A. :
Role of C3 in humoral immunity. Defective antibody production in C3-deficient dogs. J Immunol 140:1939-45, 1988. Pubmed reference: 3346548.
1987 Johnson, J.P. :
C3-like activity in C3-deficient dog serum. Complement 4:53-60, 1987. Pubmed reference: 3105954.
1986 Johnson, J.P., McLean, R.H., Cork, L.C., Winkelstein, J.A. :
Genetic analysis of an inherited deficiency of the third component of complement in Brittany spaniel dogs American Journal of Medical Genetics 25:557-562, 1986. Pubmed reference: 3789016. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320250319.
Winkelstein, J.A., Johnson, J.P., O'Neil, K.M., Cork, L.C. :
Dogs deficient in C3. Prog Allergy 39:159-68, 1986. Pubmed reference: 3562462.
1985 Blum, J.R., Cork, L.C., Morris, J.M., Olson, J.L., Winkelstein, J.A. :
The clinical manifestations of a genetically determined deficiency of the third component of complement in the dog. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 34:304-15, 1985. Pubmed reference: 2982527.
Johnson, J.P., Hammer, C.H., Winkelstein, J.A. :
Purification of the third component of canine complement. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 8:377-89, 1985. Pubmed reference: 4002610.
Kay, P.H., Dawkins, R.L., Penhale, J.W. :
The molecular structure of different polymorphic forms of canine C3 and C4. Immunogenetics 21:313-9, 1985. Pubmed reference: 3997206.
1983 Garthwaite, G., Lloyd, D.H., Thomsett, L.R. :
Location of immunoglobulins and complement (C3) at the surface and within the skin of dogs. J Comp Pathol 93:185-93, 1983. Pubmed reference: 6345600.
1982 Winkelstein, J.A., Johnson, J.P., Swift, A.J., Ferry, F., Yolken, R., Cork, L.C. :
Genetically determined deficiency of the third component of complement in the dog: in vitro studies on the complement system and complement-mediated serum activities. J Immunol 129:2598-602, 1982. Pubmed reference: 7142701.
1981 Winkelstein, J.A., Cork, L.C., Griffin, D.E., Griffin, J.W., Adams, R.J., Price, D.L. :
Genetically determined deficiency of the third component of complement in the dog. Science 212:1169-70, 1981. Pubmed reference: 7233211.

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