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Pathogenic variants of seipin are associated with multiple human genetic diseases, including Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 2 (BSCL2). However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which dysfunctional seipin leads to these diseases remain unclear. To model BSCL2 disease, we generated an orthologous\n                  <jats:italic>BSCL2<\/jats:italic>\n                  pathogenic variant\n                  <jats:italic>seip-1(A185P)<\/jats:italic>\n                  using CRISPR\/Cas9 genome editing in\n                  <jats:italic>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                  . This variant led to severe developmental and cellular defects, including embryonic lethality, impaired eggshell formation, and abnormally enlarged LDs. We set out to identify genetic determinants that could suppress these defective phenotypes in the\n                  <jats:italic>seip-1(A185P)<\/jats:italic>\n                  mutant background. To this end, we conducted an unbiased chemical mutagenesis screen to identify genetic suppressors that restore embryonic viability in the\n                  <jats:italic>seip-1(A185P)<\/jats:italic>\n                  mutant background. A total of five suppressor lines were isolated and recovered from the screen. The defective phenotypes of\n                  <jats:italic>seip-1(A185P)<\/jats:italic>\n                  , including embryonic lethality and impaired eggshell formation, were significantly suppressed in each suppressor line. Two of the five suppressor lines also alleviated the enlarged LDs in the oocytes. We then mapped a suppressor candidate gene,\n                  <jats:italic>R05D3.2<\/jats:italic>\n                  (renamed as\n                  <jats:italic>lmbr-1<\/jats:italic>\n                  ), which is an ortholog of human\n                  <jats:italic>LMBR1<\/jats:italic>\n                  (limb development membrane protein 1). The CRISPR\/Cas9 edited\n                  <jats:italic>lmbr-1<\/jats:italic>\n                  suppressor alleles,\n                  <jats:italic>lmbr-1(Ser647Phe)<\/jats:italic>\n                  and\n                  <jats:italic>lmbr-1(Pro314Leu)<\/jats:italic>\n                  , both significantly suppressed embryonic lethality and defective eggshell formation in the\n                  <jats:italic>seip-1(A185P)<\/jats:italic>\n                  background. The newly identified suppressor lines offer valuable insights into potential genetic interactors and pathways that may regulate seipin in the lipodystrophy model.\n                <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1101\/2023.09.22.559059","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,24]],"date-time":"2023-09-24T05:30:15Z","timestamp":1695533415000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Identification of Genetic Suppressors for a Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 2 (BSCL2) Pathogenic Variant in\n                  <i>C. elegans<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8179-8162","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaofei","family":"Bai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3517-5973","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Harold E.","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8599-2031","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andy","family":"Golden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12944-017-0521-7"},{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"C468","DOI":"10.1152\/ajpcell.00239.2021","article-title":"Adaptive and maladaptive roles of lipid droplets in health and disease","volume":"322","year":"2022","journal-title":"Am J Physiol Cell Physiol"},{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.3","first-page":"158820","article-title":"Leading the way in the nervous system: Lipid Droplets as new players in health and disease","volume":"1866","year":"2021","journal-title":"Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids"},{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.0704154104"},{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1083\/jcb.201902072"},{"key":"2023092800550671000_2023.09.22.559059v1.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Wang, H.J. , Becuwe, M. , Housden, B.E. , Chitraju, C. , Porras, A.J. , Graham, M.M. , Liu, X.R.N. , Thiam, A.R. , Savage, D.B. , Agarwal, A.K. , et al. 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