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Granov R, Vedad S, Wang SH, Durham A, Shah D, Pasinetti GM. The Role of the Neural Exposome as a Novel Strategy to Identify and Mitigate Health Inequities in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-04339-6. [PMID: 38967905 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04339-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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With the continuous increase of the elderly population, there is an urgency to understand and develop relevant treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). In tandem with this, the prevalence of health inequities continues to rise as disadvantaged communities fail to be included in mainstream research. The neural exposome poses as a relevant mechanistic approach and tool for investigating ADRD onset, progression, and pathology as it accounts for several different factors: exogenous, endogenous, and behavioral. Consequently, through the neural exposome, health inequities can be addressed in ADRD research. In this paper, we address how the neural exposome relates to ADRD by contributing to the discourse through defining how the neural exposome can be developed as a tool in accordance with machine learning. Through this, machine learning can allow for developing a greater insight into the application of transferring and making sense of experimental mouse models exposed to health inequities and potentially relate it to humans. The overall goal moving beyond this paper is to define a multitude of potential factors that can increase the risk of ADRD onset and integrate them to create an interdisciplinary approach to the study of ADRD and subsequently translate the findings to clinical research.
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- Ravid Granov
- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10019, USA.
- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, JJ Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA.
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Longitudinal analysis of APOE-ε4 genotype with the logical memory delayed recall score in Alzheimer’s disease. J Genet 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-021-01309-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wang C, Yang Z, Xu E, Shen X, Wang X, Li Z, Yu H, Chen K, Hu Q, Xia X, Liu S, Guan W. Apolipoprotein C-II induces EMT to promote gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Clin Transl Med 2021; 11:e522. [PMID: 34459127 PMCID: PMC8351524 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal metastasis (PM) occurs frequently in patients with gastric cancer (GC) and confers poor survival. Lipid metabolism acts as a non-negligible regulator in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is crucial for the metastasis of GC. As apolipoprotein C2 (APOC2) is a key activator of lipoprotein lipase for triglyceride metabolism, the exact mechanism of APOC2 remains largely unknown in GC. METHODS Tandem mass tags identified differentially expressed proteins between human PM and GC tissues, and showed that APOC2 overexpressed in PM tissues, which was further confirmed by immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA. Global gene expression changes were identified in APOC2 knockdown cells via RNA-sequencing. The role of APOC2 in lipid metabolism of GC cells was assessed via the Seahorse XF analyzer and lipid staining assays. The biological role of APOC2 in GC cells was determined by 3D Spheroid invasion, apoptosis, colony formation, wound healing, transwell assay, and mouse models. The interaction between APOC2 and CD36 was analyzed by co-immunoprecipitation and biolayer interferometry. The underlying mechanisms were investigated using western blot technique. RESULTS APOC2 overexpressed in GC PM tissues. Upregulation of APOC2 correlated with a poor prognosis in GC patients. APOC2 promoted GC cell invasion, migration, and proliferation via CD36-mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling activation. Furthermore, APOC2-CD36 axis upregulated EMT markers of GC cells via increasing the phosphorylation of PI3K, AKT, and mTOR. Knockdown either APOC2 or CD36 inhibited the malignant phenotype of cancer cells, and delayed GC PM progression in murine GC models. CONCLUSION APOC2 cooperates with CD36 to induce EMT to promote GC PM via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. APOC2-CD36 axis may be a potential target for the treatment of aggressive GC.
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- Chao Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General SurgeryNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General SurgeryNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of General SurgeryNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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Fang W, Wen X, Meng Q, Liu L, Xie J, Zhang H, Everaert N. Running Head: Heat Affects Cholesterol and Bile Acid Alterations in Cholesterol and Bile Acids Metabolism in Large White Pigs during Short-Term Heat Exposure. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E359. [PMID: 32102194 PMCID: PMC7070487 DOI: 10.3390/ani10020359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Heat stress influences lipid metabolism independently of nutrient intake. It is not well understood how cholesterol and bile acid (BA) metabolism are affected by heat stress. To investigate the alterations of cholesterol and bile acids when pigs are exposed to short term heat stress, 24 Large White pigs (63.2 ± 9.5 kg body weight, BW) were distributed into one of three environmental treatments: control conditions (CON, 23 °C with ad libitum intake; n = 8), heat stress conditions (HS, 33 °C with ad libitum intake; n = 8), or pair-fed conditions (PF, 23 °C with the same amount to the feed consumed by the HS; n = 8) for three days. Compared with CON pigs, HS pigs reduced the average daily feed intake and average daily gain by 55% and 124%, respectively, and significantly increased rectal temperatures by 0.9 °C and respiration rates more than three-fold. The serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and triglycerides (TG) increased (p < 0.05), while hepatic TC, TG, and mRNA of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase were reduced on day 3. Furthermore, liver taurine-conjugated BAs (TCBAs), including taurolithocholic acid, taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA), tauroursodeoxycholic acid, taurohyodeoxycholic acid, and taurocholic acid were elevated in HS pigs compared to CON and PF pigs (p < 0.05), and the level of chenodeoxycholic acid was more significant in the PF group than in the CON and HS groups. The concentration of ursodeoxycholic acid in the serum was higher in HS pigs than CON and PF pigs (p < 0.05), and TCDCA was increased in HS pigs compared with PF pigs (p < 0.05). Altogether, short-term HS reduced hepatic cholesterol levels by decreasing cholesterol synthesis, promoting cholesterol to TCBAs conversion, and cholesterol release to serum in growing pigs. This independently reduced feed intake might serve as a mechanism to protect cells from damage during the early period.
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- Wei Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
- Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching, and Research Unit, Liège University, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (W.F.); (X.W.); (Q.M.); (L.L.)
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- Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching, and Research Unit, Liège University, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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Gronek P, Balko S, Gronek J, Zajac A, Maszczyk A, Celka R, Doberska A, Czarny W, Podstawski R, Clark CCT, Yu F. Physical Activity and Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review. Aging Dis 2019; 10:1282-1292. [PMID: 31788339 PMCID: PMC6844593 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2019.0226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although age is a dominant risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), epidemiological studies have shown that physical activity may significantly decrease age-related risks for AD, and indeed mitigate the impact in existing diagnosis. The aim of this study was to perform a narrative review on the preventative, and mitigating, effects of physical activity on AD onset, including genetic factors, mechanism of action and physical activity typology. In this article, we conducted a narrative review of the influence physical activity and exercise have on AD, utilising key terms related to AD, physical activity, mechanism and prevention, searching the online databases; Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar, and, subsequently, discuss possible mechanisms of this action. On the basis of this review, it is evident that physical activity and exercise may be incorporated in AD, notwithstanding, a greater number of high-quality randomised controlled trials are needed, moreover, physical activity typology must be acutely considered, primarily due to a dearth of research on the efficacy of physical activity types other than aerobic.
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- Piotr Gronek
- 1Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
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- 2Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- 1Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
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- 3Department of Physical Education, University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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- 4Department of Methodology and Statistics, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- 1Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
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- 1Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
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- 5Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Human Sciences, University of Rzeszow, ul. Towarnickiego 3, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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- 6Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- 7Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, United Kingdom
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- 8School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Fuior EV, Gafencu AV. Apolipoprotein C1: Its Pleiotropic Effects in Lipid Metabolism and Beyond. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20235939. [PMID: 31779116 PMCID: PMC6928722 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein C1 (apoC1), the smallest of all apolipoproteins, participates in lipid transport and metabolism. In humans, APOC1 gene is in linkage disequilibrium with APOE gene on chromosome 19, a proximity that spurred its investigation. Apolipoprotein C1 associates with triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and HDL and exchanges between lipoprotein classes. These interactions occur via amphipathic helix motifs, as demonstrated by biophysical studies on the wild-type polypeptide and representative mutants. Apolipoprotein C1 acts on lipoprotein receptors by inhibiting binding mediated by apolipoprotein E, and modulating the activities of several enzymes. Thus, apoC1 downregulates lipoprotein lipase, hepatic lipase, phospholipase A2, cholesterylester transfer protein, and activates lecithin-cholesterol acyl transferase. By controlling the plasma levels of lipids, apoC1 relates directly to cardiovascular physiology, but its activity extends beyond, to inflammation and immunity, sepsis, diabetes, cancer, viral infectivity, and-not last-to cognition. Such correlations were established based on studies using transgenic mice, associated in the recent years with GWAS, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses. The presence of a duplicate gene, pseudogene APOC1P, stimulated evolutionary studies and more recently, the regulatory properties of the corresponding non-coding RNA are steadily emerging. Nonetheless, this prototypical apolipoprotein is still underexplored and deserves further research for understanding its physiology and exploiting its therapeutic potential.
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- Elena V. Fuior
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “N. Simionescu”, 050568 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “N. Simionescu”, 050568 Bucharest, Romania;
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Rastogi P, Kumar N, Ahluwalia J, Das R, Varma N, Suri V, Senee H. Thrombophilic risk factors are laterally associated with Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms in deep vein thrombosis patients: An Indian study. Phlebology 2018; 34:324-335. [PMID: 30282515 DOI: 10.1177/0268355518802693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Deep vein thrombosis is a multifactorial disease with many acquired and genetic risk factors. Polymorphism in the APOE gene is an upcoming potential pathogenic factor whose role is unclear in deep vein thrombosis. METHODS An equal number of deep vein thrombosis cases and controls (N = 100, each) were investigated for APOE gene polymorphisms along with known acquired and hereditable thrombophilic risk factors. APOE genotyping was done by polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The ε3/ε4 and ε2/ε3 APOE genotypes were commoner in deep vein thrombosis cases than controls but not statistically significant ( ε3/ε4 → 18% versus 11%, OR = 1.776, CI = 0.792-3.984, p = 0.16; ε2/ε3 →10% versus 9%, OR = 1.123, CI = 0.436-2.895, p = 0.809). However, the following risk factors were found to be laterally associated with APOE genotypes in cases of deep vein thrombosis: pregnancy with ε2/ε3 genotype positivity (N = 29; p = 0.019), recurrent pregnancy loss with ε3/ε3 genotype (N = 29; p = 0.016), normal antithrombin levels with ε3/ε3 genotype (N = 62; p = 0.03) and non-O blood group with ε3/ε4 genotype (N = 100; p = 0.023). CONCLUSION APOE genotypes have shown only a modest association with deep vein thrombosis and were not statistically significant. A lateral association of these genotypes with thrombophilic risk factors was observed which may be investigated further for the possible pathogenetic mechanisms and their therapeutic implications.
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- Pulkit Rastogi
- 1 Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Masemola ML, Alberts M, Urdal P. Apolipoprotein E genotypes and their relation to lipid levels in a rural South African population 1. Scand J Public Health 2016; 69:60-5. [PMID: 17676504 DOI: 10.1080/14034950701355635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aims: Genetic variation at the apolipoprotein E (apoE) locus is an important determinant of plasma lipids. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between apolipoprotein E genotype and plasma lipid levels among a rural black population in South Africa. Methods: Lipid levels and apoE genotypes were studied in 505 volunteer subjects (363 women, 142 men) resident in the Dikgale demographic surveillance site. Results: Allele frequencies were found to be 0.190 for ε2, 0.518 for ε3, and 0.293 for ε4, indicating a relatively low frequency of the ε3 allele and a high frequency of the ε4 allele. To determine the effect of apoE polymorphism on lipid levels three groups were formed: namely ε2-, ε3-, and ε4-expressing groups. A significant effect of the apoE genotype on total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)/Total cholesterol (TC) ratio, and triglycerides was observed. LDL-C was significantly lower and the HDL-C/TC ratio was significantly higher in the ε2 group compared with the ε3 and ε4 groups. Triglyceride levels were significantly higher in the ε2 group than in the ε3 group. Conclusions: With the unfavourable apoE allele distribution, and the lifestyle changes taking place in rural South African populations, preventive strategies need to be developed to limit a potential epidemic of cardiovascular disease in the black population of South Africa.
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Dose J, Huebbe P, Nebel A, Rimbach G. APOE genotype and stress response - a mini review. Lipids Health Dis 2016; 15:121. [PMID: 27457486 PMCID: PMC4960866 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0288-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The APOE gene is one of currently only two genes that have consistently been associated with longevity. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a plasma protein which plays an important role in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. In humans, there are three major APOE isoforms, designated APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4. Of these three isoforms, APOE3 is most common while APOE4 was shown to be associated with age-related diseases, including cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease, and therefore an increased mortality risk with advanced age. Evidence accumulates, showing that oxidative stress and, correspondingly, mitochondrial function is affected in an APOE isoform-dependent manner. Accordingly, several stress response pathways implicated in the aging process, including the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and immune function, appear to be influenced by the APOE genotype. The investigation and development of treatment strategies targeting APOE4 have not resolved any therapeutic yet that could be entirely recommended. This mini-review provides an overview on the state of research concerning the impact of the APOE genotype on stress response-related processes, emphasizing the strong interconnection between mitochondrial function, endoplasmic reticulum stress and the immune response. Furthermore, this review addresses potential treatment strategies and associated pitfalls as well as lifestyle interventions that could benefit people with an at risk APOE4 genotype.
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- Janina Dose
- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 6, D-24118, Kiel, Germany. .,Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, Schittenhelmstr. 12, D-24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 6, D-24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, Schittenhelmstr. 12, D-24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 6, D-24118, Kiel, Germany
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Kuivenhoven JA, Hegele RA. Mining the genome for lipid genes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:1993-2009. [PMID: 24798233 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mining of the genome for lipid genes has since the early 1970s helped to shape our understanding of how triglycerides are packaged (in chylomicrons), repackaged (in very low density lipoproteins; VLDL), and hydrolyzed, and also how remnant and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are cleared from the circulation. Gene discoveries have also provided insights into high-density lipoprotein (HDL) biogenesis and remodeling. Interestingly, at least half of these key molecular genetic studies were initiated with the benefit of prior knowledge of relevant proteins. In addition, multiple important findings originated from studies in mouse, and from other types of non-genetic approaches. Although it appears by now that the main lipid pathways have been uncovered, and that only modulators or adaptor proteins such as those encoded by LDLRAP1, APOA5, ANGPLT3/4, and PCSK9 are currently being discovered, genome wide association studies (GWAS) in particular have implicated many new loci based on statistical analyses; these may prove to have equally large impacts on lipoprotein traits as gene products that are already known. On the other hand, since 2004 - and particularly since 2010 when massively parallel sequencing has become de rigeur - no major new insights into genes governing lipid metabolism have been reported. This is probably because the etiologies of true Mendelian lipid disorders with overt clinical complications have been largely resolved. In the meantime, it has become clear that proving the importance of new candidate genes is challenging. This could be due to very low frequencies of large impact variants in the population. It must further be emphasized that functional genetic studies, while necessary, are often difficult to accomplish, making it hazardous to upgrade a variant that is simply associated to being definitively causative. Also, it is clear that applying a monogenic approach to dissect complex lipid traits that are mostly of polygenic origin is the wrong way to proceed. The hope is that large-scale data acquisition combined with sophisticated computerized analyses will help to prioritize and select the most promising candidate genes for future research. We suggest that at this point in time, investment in sequence technology driven candidate gene discovery could be recalibrated by refocusing efforts on direct functional analysis of the genes that have already been discovered. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: From Genome to Function.
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- Jan Albert Kuivenhoven
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Section Molecular Genetics, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Blackburn Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Robarts Research Institute, 4288A-1151 Richmond Street North, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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Puppione D, Whitelegge JP. Proteogenomic Review of the Changes in Primate apoC-I during Evolution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 8:533-548. [PMID: 28757862 DOI: 10.1007/s11515-013-1278-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Apolipoprotein C-I has evolved more rapidly than any of the other soluble apolipoproteins. During the course of primate evolution, the gene for this apolipoprotein was duplicated. Prompted by our observation that the two resulting genes encode two distinct forms of apoC-I in great apes, we have reviewed both the genomic and proteomic data to examine what changes have occurred during the course of primate evolution. We have found data showing that one of the duplicated genes, known to be a pseudogene in humans, was also a pseudogene in Denisovans and Neandertals. Using genomic and proteomic data for primates, we will provide in this review evidence that the duplication took place after the divergence of New World monkeys from the human lineage and that the formation of the pseudogene took place after the divergence of the bonobos and chimpanzees from the human lineage.
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- Donald Puppione
- The Molecular Biology Instutute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- The Molecular Biology Instutute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095.,The Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, The Jane and Terry Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Trusca VG, Florea IC, Kardassis D, Gafencu AV. STAT1 interacts with RXRα to upregulate ApoCII gene expression in macrophages. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40463. [PMID: 22808166 PMCID: PMC3395716 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein CII (apoCII) is a specific activator of lipoprotein lipase and plays an important role in triglyceride metabolism. The aim of our work was to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms involved in apoCII gene modulation in macrophages. Using Chromosome Conformation Capture we demonstrated that multienhancer 2 (ME.2) physically interacts with the apoCII promoter and this interaction facilitates the transcriptional enhancement of the apoCII promoter by the transcription factors bound on ME.2. We revealed that the transcription factor STAT1, previously shown to bind to its specific site on ME.2, is functional for apoCII gene upregulation. We found that siRNA-mediated inhibition of STAT1 gene expression significantly decreased the apoCII levels, while STAT1 overexpression in RAW 264.7 macrophages increased apoCII gene expression. Using transient transfections, DNA pull down and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we revealed a novel STAT1 binding site in the −500/−493 region of the apoCII promoter, which mediates apoCII promoter upregulation by STAT1. Interestingly, STAT1 could not exert its upregulatory effect when the RXRα/T3Rβ binding site located on the apoCII promoter was mutated, suggesting physical and functional interactions between these factors. Using GST pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays, we demonstrated that STAT1 physically interacts with RXRα. Taken together, these data revealed that STAT1 bound on ME.2 cooperates with RXRα located on apoCII promoter and upregulates apoCII expression only in macrophages, due to the specificity of the long-range interactions between the proximal and distal regulatory elements. Moreover, we showed for the first time that STAT1 and RXRα physically interact to exert their regulatory function.
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- Violeta G. Trusca
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, “Nicolae Simionescu” of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, “Nicolae Simionescu” of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology of Hellas, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, “Nicolae Simionescu” of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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Katrancioglu N, Manduz S, Ozen F, Yilmaz MB, Atahan E, Ozdemir O, Berkan O. Association Between ApoE4 Allele and Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Pilot Study. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2009; 17:225-8. [DOI: 10.1177/1076029609348646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a multifactorial disease with genetic and acquired risk factors playing in concert in its pathogenesis. ApoE gene polymorphisms seem to have some impact among patients with cardiovascular disease; however, association between DVT and ApoE gene polymorphism has not been evaluated. Materials and Methods: We aimed to search the relative frequencies ApoE alleles among patients with DVT and healthy participants. We enrolled 59 consecutive patients with DVT and 59 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Results: In the DVT group, E3/E4 gene polymorphism was detected in 20 patients (33.9%), in the control group E3/E4 polymorphism was detected in six patients (10.2%; P = .002). In the multivariable regression analysis, E3/E4 was independently associated with 1.31-fold increased risk of DVT (odds ratio [OR] 1.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30-10.48). Conclusion: It seems there is a relationship between ApoE3/E4 gene polymorphism and DVT in the Turkish population. However, this pilot study should be supported with large-scale studies.
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- Nurkay Katrancioglu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey,
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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CHOWDHARY BP, HARBITZ I, DAVIES W, GUSTAVSSON I. Localization of the calcium release channel gene in cattle and horse by in situ hybridization: evidence of a conserved synteny with glucose phosphate isomerase. Anim Genet 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1992.tb00016.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CHOWDHARY BP, HARBITZ I, DAVIES W, GUSTAVSSON I. Localization of the calcium release channel gene in cattle and horse by in situ hybridization: evidence of a conserved synteny with glucose phosphate isomerase. Anim Genet 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1992.tb00230.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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RIBE EM, SERRANO-SAIZ E, AKPAN N, TROY CM. Mechanisms of neuronal death in disease: defining the models and the players. Biochem J 2008; 415:165-82. [PMID: 18800967 PMCID: PMC9334905 DOI: 10.1042/bj20081118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Dysregulation of life and death at the cellular level leads to a variety of diseases. In the nervous system, aberrant neuronal death is an outstanding feature of neurodegenerative diseases. Since the discovery of the caspase family of proteases, much effort has been made to determine how caspases function in disease, including neurodegenerative diseases. Although many papers have been published examining caspases in neuronal death and disease, the pathways have not been fully clarified. In the present review, we examine the potential players in the death pathways, the current tools for examining these players and the models for studying neurological disease. Alzheimer's disease, the most common neurodegenerative disorder, and cerebral ischaemia, the most common cause of neurological death, are used to illustrate our current understanding of death signalling in neurodegenerative diseases. A better understanding of the neuronal death pathways would provide targets for the development of therapeutic interventions for these diseases.
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- Elena M. RIBE
- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Taub Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Taub Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Taub Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Taub Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, U.S.A
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Chen CH, Cao YL, Hu WC. Apolipoprotein C-II promoter T→A substitution at position −190 affects on the transcription of the gene and its relationship to hyperlipemia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:62-5. [PMID: 17222387 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A Chinese patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia was found to have similar clinical features to that of malignant hyperlipemia in infancy. DNA sequence analysis of the apoC-II gene from the patient's parents revealed a novel heterozygous mutation of T-->A substitution at position -190 base in the apoC-II promoter. We speculated that the patient was a homozygote of the same mutation that resulted in the deficiency of apoC-II. In vitro expression studies showed T-->A substitution in the apoC-II promoter leads to a decrease by approximately 20% in transcriptional activity compared with its counterpart that inserted the normal promoter. These results suggested that T-->A substitution at position -190 in the apoC-II gene promoter only partly affected transcriptional activity of the apoC-II promoter, leading to decrease of apoC-II expression in quantity.
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- Chun-Hua Chen
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, PR China
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The genetics of Alzheimer's disease is produced by 3 essentially interactive gene groups: (1) APP and presenilin 1 and 2; (2) APOE E2, E3, and E4; (3) genes on chromosomes 9, 10, 12, etc. If any gene in (1) mutates, beta amyloid (Abeta) increases sharply beyond what the genes of (3) can remove, with early-onset Alzheimer's disease the result. With retention of Abeta by E4 in (2), Alzheimer's disease might result even though (1) and (3) are normal. If any gene in (3) mutates, the level of Abeta will rise, but because many genes are involved in Abeta removal, late-onset Alzheimer's disease would be detected only eventually.
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- Chen K Chai
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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Bella JN, Tang W, Kraja A, Rao DC, Hunt SC, Miller MB, Palmieri V, Roman MJ, Kitzman DW, Oberman A, Devereux RB, Arnett DK. Genome-wide linkage mapping for valve calcification susceptibility loci in hypertensive sibships: the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network Study. Hypertension 2007; 49:453-60. [PMID: 17224468 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000256957.10242.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It remains unclear whether genetic factors contribute to the susceptibility to valve calcification. Accordingly, echocardiograms and genotyping were performed in 1871 hypertensive siblings who participated in the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network Study. Genome-wide affected sibpair nonparametric linkage analysis was conducted using the allele-sharing method implemented in the Merlin computer program. A total of 1014 sibships from 858 families were evaluated for aortic valve sclerosis or mitral annular calcification. Of these, 78 sibships from 68 families contained > or =2 affected siblings with > or =1 type of valve calcification (142 affected siblings). All 3 of the traits showed a modest degree of familial aggregation, with sibling recurrence risk (SD) and sibling recurrence risk ratio (95% CI) being 0.25 (0.035) and 2.31 (1.72 to 3.11) for aortic valve sclerosis, 0.25 (0.035) and 1.78 (1.36 to 2.33) for mitral annular calcification, and 0.31 (0.030) and 1.52 (1.24 to 1.85) for aortic valve sclerosis and mitral annular calcification, respectively. Affected sibpair linkage analysis revealed the highest logarithm of odds score (3.14) in chromosome 16 at 105.6 cM for aortic valve sclerosis. Other chromosomal regions with logarithm of odds score > or =1.9 were found in chromosomes 19 (2.88), 16 (2.63), 1 (2.12), and 2 (2.03) for aortic valve sclerosis and chromosome 13 (2.12) for any valve calcification. There was no logarithm of odds score > or =1.9 for mitral annular calcification. Our study shows strong linkage of aortic valve sclerosis to chromosome 16q22.1-q22.3 and suggestive linkage to chromosome 19p13.11-p11 and identifies several other promising genomic regions that may contain specific susceptibility loci for valve calcification.
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Hershkovitz T, Hassoun G, Indelman M, Shlush LI, Bergman R, Pollack S, Sprecher E. A homozygous missense mutation in PEPD encoding peptidase D causes prolidase deficiency associated with hyper-IgE syndrome. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 31:435-40. [PMID: 16681595 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prolidase deficiency is a complex disease characterized by various skin manifestations accompanied by mental retardation, facial dysmorphism and susceptibility to pyogenic infections. METHODS We assessed a patient presenting a peculiar phenotype combining manifestations of prolidase deficiency with features typical of hyper-IgE syndrome. Mutation analysis was performed using direct PCR amplification and PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. RESULTS We identified a novel homozygous recessive mutation in the PEPD gene, which was found to segregate in the family of the patient with the disease and was not found in a panel of DNA samples representative of all major Druze families living in northern Israel. DISCUSSION Our results suggest that prolidase deficiency associated with hyper-IgE syndrome, a rare disorder, can be caused by mutations in PEPD.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Dermatology, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
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Rocchi A, Pellegrini S, Siciliano G, Murri L. Causative and susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease: a review. Brain Res Bull 2003; 61:1-24. [PMID: 12788204 DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00067-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the elderly population. Three genes have been identified as responsible for the rare early-onset familial form of the disease: the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene, the presenilin 1 (PSEN1) gene and the presenilin 2 (PSEN2) gene. Mutations in these genes, however, account for less than 5% of the total number of AD cases. The remaining 95% of AD patients are mostly sporadic late-onset cases, with a complex aetiology due to interactions between environmental conditions and genetic features of the individual. In this paper, we review the most important genes supposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of AD, known as susceptibility genes, in an attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of what is known about the genetic mechanisms underlying the onset and progression of AD. Hypotheses about the role of each gene in the pathogenic pathway are discussed, taking into account the functions and molecular features, if known, of the coded protein. A major susceptibility gene, the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, found to be associated with sporadic late-onset AD cases and the only one, whose role in AD has been confirmed in numerous studies, will be included in a specific chapter. As the results reported by association studies are conflicting, we conclude that a better understanding of the complex aetiology that underlies AD may be achieved likely through a multidisciplinary approach that combines clinical and neurophysiological characterization of AD subtypes and in vivo functional brain imaging studies with molecular investigations of genetic components.
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- A Rocchi
- Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinics, University of Pisa Medical School, Via Roma 67, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Kardassis D, Roussou A, Papakosta P, Boulias K, Talianidis I, Zannis VI. Synergism between nuclear receptors bound to specific hormone response elements of the hepatic control region-1 and the proximal apolipoprotein C-II promoter mediate apolipoprotein C-II gene regulation by bile acids and retinoids. Biochem J 2003; 372:291-304. [PMID: 12585964 PMCID: PMC1223391 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2002] [Revised: 02/06/2003] [Accepted: 02/13/2003] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have shown previously that the hepatic control region 1 (HCR-1) enhances the activity of the human apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) promoter in HepG2 cells via two hormone response elements (HREs) present in the apoC-II promoter. In the present paper, we report that the HCR-1 selectively mediates the transactivation of the apoC-II promoter by chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and 9- cis -retinoic acid. CDCA, which is a natural ligand of farnesoid X receptor alpha (FXRalpha), increases the steady-state apoC-II mRNA levels in HepG2 cells. This increase in transcription requires the binding of retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRalpha)-FXRalpha heterodimers to a novel inverted repeat with one nucleotide spacing (IR-1) present in the HCR-1. This element also binds hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 and apoA-I regulatory protein-1. Transactivation of the HCR-1/apoC-II promoter cluster by RXRalpha-FXRalpha heterodimers in the presence of CDCA was abolished by mutations either in the IR-1 HRE of the HCR-1 or in the thyroid HRE of the proximal apoC-II promoter, which binds RXRalpha-thyroid hormone receptor beta (T3Rbeta) heterodimers. The same mutations also abolished transactivation of the HCR-1/apoC-II promoter cluster by RXRalpha-T3Rbeta heterodimers in the presence of tri-iodothyronine. The findings establish synergism between nuclear receptors bound to specific HREs of the proximal apoC-II promoter and the HCR-1, and suggest that this synergism mediates the induction of the HCR-1/apoC-II promoter cluster by bile acids and retinoids.
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- Dimitris Kardassis
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, PO Box 1393, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.
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Hamadeh HK, Knight BL, Haugen AC, Sieber S, Amin RP, Bushel PR, Stoll R, Blanchard K, Jayadev S, Tennant RW, Cunningham ML, Afshari CA, Paules RS. Methapyrilene toxicity: anchorage of pathologic observations to gene expression alterations. Toxicol Pathol 2002; 30:470-82. [PMID: 12187938 DOI: 10.1080/01926230290105712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Methapyrilene (MP) exposure of animals can result in an array of adverse pathological responses including hepatotoxicity. This study investigates gene expression and histopathological alterations in response to MP treatment in order to 1) utilize computational approaches to classify samples derived from livers of MP treated rats based on severity of toxicity incurred in the corresponding tissue, 2) to phenotypically anchor gene expression pattems, and 3) to gain insight into mechanism(s) of methapyrilene hepatotoxicity. Large-scale differential gene expression levels associated with the exposure of male Sprague-Dawley rats to the rodent hepatic carcinogen MP for 1, 3, or 7 days after daily dosage with 10 or 100 mg/kg/day were monitored. Hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis were successful in classifying samples in agreement with microscopic observations and revealed low-dose effects that were not observed histopathologically. Data from cDNA microarray analysis corroborated observed histopathological alterations such as hepatocellular necrosis, bile duct hyperplasia, microvesicular vacuolization, and portal inflammation observed in the livers of MP exposed rats and provided insight into the role of specific genes in the studied toxicological processes.
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- Hisham K Hamadeh
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Fenger M, Poulsen P, Beck-Nielsen H, Vaag A. Impact of the Xba1-polymorphism of the human muscle glycogen synthase gene on parameters of the insulin resistance syndrome in a Danish twin population. Diabet Med 2000; 17:735-40. [PMID: 11110507 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To establish the impact on the insulin resistance syndrome of the intron 14 Xba1-polymorphism in human muscle glycogen synthase (GYS1). METHODS Parameters related to the insulin resistance syndrome were measured in 244 monozygotic twins and 322 dizygotic twins with or without impaired glucose tolerance. In addition a standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed. The twins were genotyped for Xba1-polymorphism in GYS1 intron 14. RESULTS The allele frequency of Xba1 non-cutters (A1) was 0.95 and of cutters (A2) was 0.05. Of the 566 twins examined, 90.0% had the genotype A1A1 and the remainder had the genotype A1A2. No A2A2-genotypes were detected. In 11 genotypic discordant dizygotic twin pairs the insulin resistance was significantly increased in the twins carrying the A1A2 genotype regardless of sex (HOMA index 1.81 (A1A1) vs. 2.57 (A1A2), P < 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure was increased in female carriers of the A2-allele with impaired glucose tolerance or Type 2 diabetes mellitus (79 +/- 1 vs. 94 +/- 4 mmHg, P < 0.01). Apart from a marginal increased waist-to-hip ratio, no other elements of the insulin resistance syndrome were associated with the polymorphism. CONCLUSIONS The Xba1-polymorphism of the human muscle glycogen synthase gene is correlated to insulin resistance and to diastolic blood pressure. The polymorphism does not involve any known transcription factor or any structural change in GYS1, and these correlations are therefore most probably caused by linkage to other functional polymorphisms in GYS1 or other gene polymorphisms on chromosome 19.
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- M Fenger
- University Hospital of Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Larson IA, Ordovas JM, DeLuca C, Barnard JR, Feussner G, Schaefer EJ. Association of apolipoprotein (Apo)E genotype with plasma apo E levels. Atherosclerosis 2000; 148:327-35. [PMID: 10657569 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00280-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of apolipoprotein (apo) E genotype on plasma apo E levels as well as serum total, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose values in 734 middle-aged and elderly, female and male subjects. Apo E allele frequencies were similar to those reported in other Caucasian populations. After adjustment for medications, alcohol use, smoking, age, and body mass index, apo E genotype was noted to have significant effects on apo E, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and glucose levels in females, and on apo E, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol levels, as well as the total cholesterol (TC)/HDL cholesterol ratio in males. Female and male subjects with the apo E4 allele had significantly (P<0.05) lower plasma apo E (25 and 15%) and higher LDL cholesterol levels (5 and 2%), while those with the apo E2 allele had significantly (P<0.05) higher apo E (32 and 27%) and lower LDL cholesterol levels (10 and 10%) than the apo E3/3 group. Moreover, female apo E4 carriers had significantly (P<0.05) lower glucose values (11%) than the apo E3/3 group. These data are consistent with the concept that, in addition to the well known effects of apo E genotype on LDL-C values, this locus plays a very significant role in modulating plasma apo E levels.
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- I A Larson
- Division of Nutritional Science, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Brzozowska A, Sundvold H, Lien S, Rogne S. Evolutionary conservation of the apolipoprotein E-C1-C2 gene cluster on bovine chromosome 18q24. Gene 2000; 241:241-5. [PMID: 10675035 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00492-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We have constructed a long-range restriction map spanning about 250 kb on bovine chromosome 18q24. Our results show that the apolipoprotein C2 (APOC2) gene is located about 25 kb from the APOE gene. Four putative CpG islands are also indicated in the map. Interestingly, a minisatellite located in the third intron of the human and mouse APOC2 genes was also found at identical position in the bovine gene and revealed high sequence identity comparing with the two corresponding sequences. By means of cosmid mapping, we further demonstrate that the APOE-APOC1-APOC2 gene cluster is evolutionary conserved in cattle.
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- A Brzozowska
- Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Norway, As.
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Weyer C, Pratley RE. Fasting and postprandial plasma concentrations of acylation-stimulation protein (ASP) in lean and obese Pima Indians compared to Caucasians. OBESITY RESEARCH 1999; 7:444-52. [PMID: 10509601 DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00432.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE ASP stimulates the clearance of free fatty acids (FFA) from the circulation and the synthesis of triglycerides (TG) in adipose tissue. We tested whether fasting and post-prandial plasma ASP concentrations are increased in Pima Indians, a population with a very high prevalence of obesity, but a remarkably low prevalence of dyslipidemia. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Plasma concentrations of ASP, TG, FFA, total cholesterol (CHOL), and insulin (INS) were measured in 15 Pima Indians (P) and 15 Caucasians (C) closely matched for age, sex, and body weight [7 lean and 8 obese subjects, body mass index (BMI) cut-off 30 kg/m2], before and for 4 hours after a standard mixed meal (20% of daily caloric requirements, 41% carbohydrate, 44% fat, 15% protein). RESULTS Fasting ASP was positively related to percent body fat (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; r=0.49, p<0.01) and to TG and FFA, independently of percent body fat (partial r = 0.42 and 0.46, respectively, both p<0.05). There were no differences in fasting TG, FFA, CHOL, INS, or ASP between lean C and lean P. In contrast, obese P had lower TG, lower CHOL, higher INS and, on average, 27% lower ASP compared to obese C. The ethnic difference in ASP remained after adjustment for TG, FFA, and percent body fat. ASP decreased in response to the meal in all four groups with no differences between groups. There was a significant inverse correlation between preprandial ASP and the change in FFA 60 minutes after the meal (r=-0.56, p<0.001). DISCUSSION Pima Indians do not have higher plasma ASP concentrations than Caucasians. Whether other alterations in the ASP-pathway, such as increased sensitivity of adipocytes to ASP, contribute to the high prevalence of obesity and low prevalence of dyslipidemia in Pima Indians, remains to be elucidated.
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- C Weyer
- Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA.
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Kardassis D, Sacharidou E, Zannis VI. Transactivation of the human apolipoprotein CII promoter by orphan and ligand-dependent nuclear receptors. The regulatory element CIIC is a thyroid hormone response element. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:17810-6. [PMID: 9651383 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.28.17810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The regulatory elements CIIC (-159/-116) and CIIB (-102/-81) of the apolipoprotein CII (apoCII) promoter have distinct specificities for orphan nuclear receptors (Vorgia, P., Zannis, V. I., and Kardassis, D. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 4188-4199). In this communication we investigated the contribution of ligand-dependent and orphan nuclear receptors on the transcriptional regulation of the human apoCII gene. It was found that element CIIC in addition to ARP-1 and EAR-2 binds RXRalpha/T3Rbeta heterodimers strongly, whereas element CIIB binds hepatic nuclear factor 4 (HNF-4) exclusively. Binding is abolished by mutations that alter the HRE binding motifs. Transient cotransfection experiments showed that in the presence of T3, RXRalpha/T3Rbeta heterodimers transactivated the -205/+18 apoCII promoter 1.6- and 11-fold in HepG2 and COS-1 respectively. No transactivation was observed in the presence of 9-cis-retinoic acid. Transactivation requires the regulatory element CIIC, suggesting that this element contains a thyroid hormone response element. HNF-4 did not affect the apoCII promoter activity in HepG2 cells. However, mutations in the HNF-4 binding site on element CIIB and inhibition of HNF-4 synthesis in HepG2 cells by antisense HNF-4 constructs decreased the apoCII promoter activity to 25-40% of the control, indicating that HNF-4 is a positive regulator of the apoCII gene. ARP-1 repressed the -205/+18 but not the -104/+18 apoCII promoter activity in HepG2 cells, indicating that the repression depends on the regulatory element CIIC. In contrast, combination of ARP-1 and HNF-4 transactivated different apoCII promoter segments as well as a minimal adenovirus major late promoter driven by the regulatory element CIIB. Mutagenesis or deletion of elements CIIB or CIIC established that the observed transactivation requires DNA binding of one of the two factors and may result from HNF-4-ARP-1 interactions that elicit the transactivation functions of HNF-4. The combined data indicate that RXRalpha/T3Rbeta in the presence of T3 and HNF-4 can upregulate the apoCII promoter activity by binding to the regulatory elements CIIC and CIIB, respectively. In addition, ARP-1 can either have inhibitory or stimulatory effects on the apoCII promoter activity via different mechanisms.
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- D Kardassis
- Division of Basic Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, Department Of Medicine, University Of Crete and Institute Of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Achiron A, Barak Y, Magal N, Shohat M, Cohen M, Barar R, Gadoth N. Abnormal liver test results in myotonic dystrophy. J Clin Gastroenterol 1998; 26:292-5. [PMID: 9649014 DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199806000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder. Little evidence suggests the existence of liver damage in a small number of patients. We have prospectively evaluated liver and gallbladder function in 53 patients with DM in relation to clinical and genetic parameters. None of the patients had an enlarged liver, signs of cirrhosis, or portal hypertension. All were free of medication, and none were pregnant or had a history of alcohol abuse. In 35 (66%) patients, serum activity of at least one of six liver enzymes assayed was abnormal. An elevated level of alkaline phosphatase was found in 50.9%, of gamma-glutamyltransferase in 52.8%, of 5' nucleotidase in 43.4%, of serum aspartate aminotransferase in 35.8%, of serum alanine aminotransferase in 33.9%, and of lactate dehydrogenase in 37.7%. Liver function test results did not correlate with severity of muscle weakness, disease duration, or serum levels of creatine kinase, glucose, or lipids. Motility of gallbladder and abdominal ultrasonography were normal. Cytosine-thymidine-guanine repeat expansion by southern blot did not correlate with liver enzyme abnormalities. We conclude that elevation of liver enzymes is frequent in DM and should be included as an additional laboratory finding of the disease.
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- A Achiron
- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- J Loke
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada
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Vorgia P, Zannis VI, Kardassis D. A short proximal promoter and the distal hepatic control region-1 (HCR-1) contribute to the liver specificity of the human apolipoprotein C-II gene. Hepatic enhancement by HCR-1 requires two proximal hormone response elements which have different binding specificities for orphan receptors HNF-4, ARP-1, and EAR-2. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:4188-96. [PMID: 9461615 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.7.4188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We have identified the regulatory elements, some of the factors and potential regulatory mechanisms which determine the tissue specificity of the human apoC-II gene. The -545/+18 apoC-II promoter directs high levels of expression of the reporter CAT gene in cells of hepatic origin (HepG2), low levels of expression in cells of intestinal origin (CaCo-2) and basal expression in HeLa cells. Deletion analysis identified negative regulatory elements within the -545/-388 region and positive regulatory elements within the -388/-55 region. Linkage of different apoC-II promoter segments to the hepatic control region-1 (HCR-1) enhanced the promoter activity 2.5-11-fold in HepG2 cells but did not affect its activity in CaCo-2 or COS-1 cells. DNase I footprinting analysis using rat liver nuclear extracts identified five protected regions within the -545/+18 apoC-II promoter as follows: CIIA (-74/-44), CIIB (-102/-81), CIIC (-159/-116), CIID (-288/-265), and CIIE (-497/-462). Elements CIIB and CIIC contain hormone response elements. CIIB is recognized by hepatic nuclear factor-4 (HNF-4) but not ARP-1 or EAR-2, whereas CIIC is recognized by ARP-1 and EAR-2 but not by HNF-4. HNF-4 transactivated the apoC-II promoter or the apoC-II promoter linked to the HCR-1 in COS-1 cells. A double mutation in elements CIIB and CIIC that eliminated binding of HNF-4 or ARP-1 and EAR-2, respectively, to these sites abolished the enhancer activity of HCR-1. The combined data suggest that the apoC-II promoter/HCR-1 cluster can direct expression in cells of hepatic origin and that optimal enhancer activity requires synergistic interactions between factors bound to the distal HCR-1 and nuclear receptors bound to the two proximal hormone response elements.
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- P Vorgia
- Division of Basic Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine, University of Crete and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Herakleion 71110, Crete, Greece
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Kardassis D, Laccotripe M, Talianidis I, Zannis V. Transcriptional regulation of the genes involved in lipoprotein transport. The role of proximal promoters and long-range regulatory elements and factors in apolipoprotein gene regulation. Hypertension 1996; 27:980-1008. [PMID: 8613278 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.27.4.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- D Kardassis
- Section of Molecular Genetics, Boston University MedicalCenter, MA 02118-2394, USA
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Corbo RM, Scacchi R, Mureddu L, Mulas G, Alfano G. Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Italy investigated in native plasma by a simple polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing technique. Comparison with frequency data of other European populations. Ann Hum Genet 1995; 59:197-209. [PMID: 7625766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1995.tb00741.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A new polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing (PAGIEF) technique has been developed that allows rapid and reliable identification of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) phenotypes directly from plasma or serum without any prior treatment. This method was used to determine the APOE phenotypes in samples from Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. The frequencies observed for the APOE*2, APOE*3, and APOE*4 alleles in Central and Southern Italy (Sicily included) were similar (0.066, 0.851, 0.083 and 0.056, 0.858, 0.085 respectively) though lower APOE*4 frequencies were found in the more southern regions. The Sardinian population showed APOE gene frequencies (APOE*2 = 0.050, APOE*3 = 0.898, APOE*4 = 0.052) to be significantly different from those of the rest of Italy owing to the low APOE*4 frequency, the lowest among Caucasian populations. The frequencies were compared with those found in other European populations. A clear cut North-South decreasing cline was found for APOE*4 allele frequencies and an opposite trend was found for APOE*3 frequencies. The overall dispersion of European populations as determined by the three APOE allele frequencies was graphically represented using coordinate analysis. The tendency of the APOE*4 frequency to decline with latitude both at the Italian and at the European level was discussed with reference to similar trends observed for dietary habits (saturated fat intake).
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- R M Corbo
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Dergunov AD, Rosseneu M. The significance of apolipoprotein E structure to the metabolism of plasma triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY HOPPE-SEYLER 1994; 375:485-95. [PMID: 7811390 DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1994.375.8.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In this paper we analyse the structural organization of human apolipoprotein E (apoE) at the surface of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins, in relation to the metabolic pathway of these particles. ApoE acts as a receptor-binding ligand at the surface of chylomicrons and VLDL (very low density lipoproteins). The degree of exposure of apoE at the surface of lipoproteins and its affinity for the receptor both determine the uptake and catabolism of these lipoproteins. ApoE and/or apoB100, the major apolipoprotein constituent of LDL, contribute to the interaction of lipoproteins with five different cellular receptors: 1) the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor; 2) the LDL receptor-related protein (LRP); 3) the macrophage receptor for hypertriglyceridemic VLDL; 4) the scavenger receptor; 5) the VLDL receptor. The degree of exposure of apoE at the surface of normo- and hyperlipidemic VLDL can modulate their uptake by the LDL receptor. Normolipidemic VLDL are poorly recognized by the LDL receptor whereas hypertriglyceridemic VLDL are cleared more efficiently through this pathway. On the other hand, the extent of apoE self-association, which is dependent upon the degree of hydrolysis of the TG-rich particles, can control their interaction with the LDL-receptor related protein. The lateral organization of apoE at the surface of TG-rich particles, its interaction with other apoproteins and its extent of self-association might therefore be important factors in the clearance of these lipoproteins. Finally, structural defects of apoE might result in an impaired interaction of apoE-containing lipoproteins with these receptors and lead to the development of atherogenic dyslipidemias.
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- A D Dergunov
- Biochemistry Department, National Research, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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Warden CH, Davis RC, Yoon MY, Hui DY, Svenson K, Xia YR, Diep A, He KY, Lusis AJ. Chromosomal localization of lipolytic enzymes in the mouse: pancreatic lipase, colipase, hormone-sensitive lipase, hepatic lipase, and carboxyl ester lipase. J Lipid Res 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)36974-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bachinski LL, Krahe R, White BF, Wieringa B, Shaw D, Korneluk R, Thompson LH, Johnson K, Siciliano MJ. An informative panel of somatic cell hybrids for physical mapping on human chromosome 19q. Am J Hum Genet 1993; 52:375-87. [PMID: 8430698 PMCID: PMC1682206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A panel of 22 somatic cell hybrids divides the q arm of human chromosome 19 into 22 ordered subregions. The panel was characterized with respect to 41 genetic markers. In most cases, a single fragment of chromosome 19 was present in each hybrid. In two cell lines the presence of multiple fragments of the chromosome was demonstrated by segregation of these fragments in subclones. On the basis of the results of marker analysis in this panel, the most likely order of the markers tested is MANB-D19S7-PEPD-D19S9-GPI-C/EBP-TGFB1++ +-(CYP2A,BCKDHA,CGM2,NCA)-PSG1-(D19S8, XRCC1)-(ATP1A3,D19S19)-(D19S37,APOC2)-C KM-ERCC2-ERCC1-(D19S116,D19S117)- (D19S118,D19S119, D19S63,p36.1,D19S112,D19S62,D19S51,D19S54, D19S55)-pW39-D19S6-(D19S50,TNNT1)-D19S2 2-(HRC,CGB,FTL,PRKCG)-qter. This gene order is generally consistent with published physical and genetic mapping orders, although some discrepancies exist. By means of a mapping function that relates the frequency of cosegregation of markers to the distance between them, estimates were made of the sizes, in megabases, of the 19q subregions. The relative physical distances between reference markers were compared with published genetic distances for 19q. Excellent correlation was observed, suggesting that the physical distances calculated by this method are predictive of genetic distances in this region of the genome and, therefore, are just as useful in estimating relative positions of markers.
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- L L Bachinski
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Houston, TX 77030
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Brzozowska A, Fries R, Womack JE, Grimholt U, Myklebost O, Rogne S. Isolation, sequencing, and expression analysis of a bovine apolipoprotein E (APOE) cDNA and chromosomal localization of the APOE locus. Mamm Genome 1993; 4:53-7. [PMID: 8422503 DOI: 10.1007/bf00364665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- A Brzozowska
- Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University, As, Norway
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Zannis VI, Kardassis D, Zanni EE. Genetic mutations affecting human lipoproteins, their receptors, and their enzymes. ADVANCES IN HUMAN GENETICS 1993; 21:145-319. [PMID: 8391199 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3010-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- V I Zannis
- Department of Medicine, Housman Medical Research Center, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118
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- David H. MacLennan
- Banting & Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting & Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gylling H, Aalto-Setälä K, Kontula K, Miettinen TA. Serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol level and cholesterol absorption efficiency are influenced by apolipoprotein B and E polymorphism and by the FH-Helsinki mutation of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene in familial hypercholesterolemia. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS : A JOURNAL OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY 1991; 11:1368-75. [PMID: 1911722 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.11.5.1368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of variation of different gene loci separately and in concert on lipid metabolism in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). We assayed a unique low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene defect (designated as FH-Helsinki), the XbaI polymorphism of the apolipoprotein (apo) B, phenotypes of the apo E, and determined the levels of serum lipoproteins, the efficiency of cholesterol absorption, and the values for several parameters of cholesterol metabolism in 51 unrelated patients with heterozygous FH. The genetic parameters were distributed independently of each other. Gender distribution and the prevalence of coronary artery disease were similar in the different apo E phenotypes, in the apo B genotypes, and in patients with and without the FH-Helsinki mutation. However, the FH-Helsinki mutation was associated with an increased body mass index. Serum LDL cholesterol was significantly elevated in patients with the FH-Helsinki mutation and the apo B X2 allele. Apo E phenotypes were not related to serum lipids per se, but the highest serum LDL cholesterol levels were measured in patients with the FH-Helsinki gene, apo E4 phenotype, and at least one X2 allele. Patients with the FH-Helsinki mutation and apo E4 phenotype had the highest cholesterol absorption efficiency. Cholesterol absorption was not related to serum lipids or lipoproteins, but LDL cholesterol was most elevated in patients with the most efficient cholesterol absorption. We conclude that in FH, diverse genetic factors exert individual and additive influences on serum LDL cholesterol levels.
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- H Gylling
- Second Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Brook JD, Knight SJ, Roberts SH, Harley HG, Walsh KV, Rundle SA, Freyne K, Koch MC, Epstein ND, Wieringa B. The physical map of chromosome arm 19q: some new assignments, confirmations and re-assessments. Hum Genet 1991; 87:65-72. [PMID: 2037284 DOI: 10.1007/bf01213095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We have constructed and analysed somatic cell hybrids from cell lines containing balanced reciprocal translocations involving chromosome 19 and providing two new breakpoints on 19q. These and other hybrids have been tested with a series of markers from 19q to enhance the existing map. Several new cloned DNA sequences that map to 19q13.3-19qter are reported; the locus D19Z1 has been analysed by CHEF gel electrophoresis.
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- J D Brook
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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Hill JS, Hayden MR, Frohlich J, Pritchard PH. Genetic and environmental factors affecting the incidence of coronary artery disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS : A JOURNAL OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY 1991; 11:290-7. [PMID: 1998646 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.11.2.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This study explores the influence of selected genetic and environmental factors on the clinical expression of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). A detailed examination of the physical and biochemical features of FH was performed in a large cohort of 208 females and 156 males. Females with FH had higher levels of total, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol when compared with males, although the concentration of HDL cholesterol was significantly lower for both sexes when compared with normals. The reported incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) was 31% for men and 13% for women, which was lower when compared with figures from previous studies. The average age of onset of coronary symptoms was delayed in females, with a mean age of 55 years compared with 48 years for males (p less than 0.05). A greater risk of developing CAD in men was associated with lower levels of HDL cholesterol and a history of smoking. In women, however, CAD was associated with elevated triglycerides and the presence of hypertension. The frequencies of the epsilon 2, epsilon 3, and epsilon 4 alleles of apolipoprotein E in 125 unrelated FH subjects did not differ significantly from the normal population. In addition, there was no apparent relation between apo E4 and the concentration of any of the parameters in the plasma lipid profile; however, the presence of the E2 isoform was associated with significantly elevated triglycerides in both sexes. This study has allowed us to identify those factors, which, in addition to total cholesterol levels, are associated with the development of premature coronary atherosclerosis in heterozygous FH.
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- J S Hill
- Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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The molecular revolution that is transforming the entire biomedical field has had far-reaching impact in its application to inherited human muscle disease. The gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy was one of the first cloned without knowledge of the defective protein product. This success was based upon the availability of key chromosomal aberrations that provided molecular landmarks for the disease locus. Subsequent discoveries regarding the mode of expression for this gene, the structure and localization of its protein product dystrophin, and molecular diagnosis of affected and carrier individuals constitute a paradigm for investigation of human genetics. Finding the gene for myotonic muscular dystrophy is requiring the brute force approach of cloning several million bases of DNA, identifying expressed sequences, and characterizing candidate genes. The gene that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been found serendipitously to be one of the genetic markers on chromosome 14, the beta myosin heavy chain.
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- P W Dunne
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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Linkage relationships of the apolipoprotein C1 gene and a cytochrome P450 gene (CYP2A) to myotonic dystrophy. Hum Genet 1990; 85:305-10. [PMID: 1975560 DOI: 10.1007/bf00206751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We have studied the genetic linkage of two markers, the apolipoprotein C1 (APOC1) gene and a cytochrome P450 (CYP2A) gene, in relation to the gene for myotonic dystrophy (DM). A peak lod score of 9.29 at 2 cM was observed for APOC1-DM, with a lod score of 8.55 at 4 cM for CYP2A-DM. These two markers also show close linkage to each other (theta max = 0.05, Zmax = 9.09). From examination of the genotypes of the recombinant individuals, CYP2A appears to map proximal to DM because in one recombinant individual CYP2A, APOC2 and CKMM had all recombined with DM. Evidence from another CYP2A-DM recombinant individual places CYP2A proximal to APOC2 and CKMM. Localisation of CYP2A on a panel of somatic cell hybrids also suggests that it is proximal to DM and APOC2/C1/E gene cluster.
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MacKenzie AE, Korneluk RG, Zorzato F, Fujii J, Phillips M, Iles D, Wieringa B, Leblond S, Bailly J, Willard HF. The human ryanodine receptor gene: its mapping to 19q13.1, placement in a chromosome 19 linkage group, and exclusion as the gene causing myotonic dystrophy. Am J Hum Genet 1990; 46:1082-9. [PMID: 1971150 PMCID: PMC1683814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The recent cloning of cDNA encoding the Ca++ release channel (ryanodine receptor) of human sarcoplasmic reticulum has enabled us to use somatic cell hybrids to localize the ryanodine receptor gene (RYR) to the proximal long arm of human chromosome 19. Studies with additional hybrids containing deletions or translocations in chromosome 19 enabled us to localize RYR to 19q13.1 in a region distal to GPI/MAG and proximal to D19S18/DNF11. On the basis that the myotonic dystrophy (DM) locus maps near this region and that myotonia could result from a defect in the ryanodine receptor, we examined the linkage between the DM locus and RYR. Our results, showing several DM-RYR recombinants, rule out an RYR defect as the cause of DM. However, localization of RYR to a region of human chromosome 19 which is syntenic to an area of pig chromosome 6 containing the HAL gene responsible for porcine malignant hyperthermia supports the candidacy of RYR for this disorder.
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- A E MacKenzie
- Division of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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McCarthy TV, Healy JM, Heffron JJ, Lehane M, Deufel T, Lehmann-Horn F, Farrall M, Johnson K. Localization of the malignant hyperthermia susceptibility locus to human chromosome 19q12-13.2. Nature 1990; 343:562-4. [PMID: 2300206 DOI: 10.1038/343562a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an inherited human skeletal muscle disorder and is one of the main causes of death due to anaesthesia. The reported incidence of MH varies from 1 in 12,000 in children to 1 in 40,000 in adults. MH is triggered in susceptible people by all commonly used inhalational anaesthetics; it is characterized by a profoundly accelerated muscle metabolism, contractures, hyperthermia and tachycardia. Susceptibility to MH (MHS) is predicted by contracture tests on muscle tissue obtained by biopsy. An almost identical disorder known as porcine MH exists in pigs. The genetics of the porcine syndrome have been extensively studied; the locus controlling expression of porcine MH is genetically linked to the glucose phosphate isomerase locus (GPI). In man, GPI has been mapped to the q12-13.2 region of chromosome 19 (refs 10-12). We have now investigated genetic linkage in several extended Irish pedigrees in which MHS is segregating as an autosomal dominant trait. Here we show linkage between MHS and DNA markers from the GPI region of human chromosome 19 with a maximum log likelihood ratio (lod score) of 5.65 at the CYP2A locus. These results indicate that human and porcine MH are most probably due to mutations in homologous genes, and also provide a potentially accurate and noninvasive method of diagnosis for MHS.
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- T V McCarthy
- Department of Biochemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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- S R Barnum
- Dept. of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294
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Williams SC, Grant SG, Reue K, Carrasquillo B, Lusis AJ, Kinniburgh AJ. cis-Acting Determinants of Basal and Lipid-regulated Apolipoprotein A-IV Expression in Mice. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)47258-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Houlston RS, Snowden C, Green F, Alberti KG, Humphries SE. Apolipoprotein (apo) E genotypes by polymerase chain reaction and allele-specific oligonucleotide probes: no detectable linkage disequilibrium between apo E and apo CII. Hum Genet 1989; 83:364-8. [PMID: 2572535 DOI: 10.1007/bf00291382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Allelic sequence variation in the apolipoprotein (apo) E gene has been analysed by means of synthetic oligonucleotide probes that detect single base pair substitutions in the codons for amino acid positions 112 and 158, substitutions that are responsible for the common isoforms. Use of the polymerase chain reaction procedure to amplify a sequence of 330 base pairs of the human apo E gene has permitted the development of a robust method for apo E genotyping. This technique has been used to determine the apo E genotype in 95 individuals in whom the genotype for an apo CII TaqI restriction fragment length polymorphism has also been determined. No strong linkage disequilibrium between the two gene loci was detected. This suggests that the metabolic effects of variation in the apo E and apo CII genes, as detected by the polymorphisms used here, would operate in a statistically independent manner.
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- R S Houlston
- Charing Cross Sunley Research Centre, London, UK
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Mellentin JD, Murre C, Donlon TA, McCaw PS, Smith SD, Carroll AJ, McDonald ME, Baltimore D, Cleary ML. The gene for enhancer binding proteins E12/E47 lies at the t(1;19) breakpoint in acute leukemias. Science 1989; 246:379-82. [PMID: 2799390 DOI: 10.1126/science.2799390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The gene (E2A) that codes for proteins with the properties of immunoglobulin enhancer binding factors E12/E47 was mapped to chromosome region 19p13.2-p13.3, a site associated with nonrandom translocations in acute lymphoblastic leukemias. The majority of t(1;19)(q23;p13)-carrying leukemias and cell lines studied contained rearrangements of E2A as determined by DNA blot analyses. The rearrangements altered the E2A transcriptional unit, resulting in the synthesis of a transcript larger than the normal-sized E2A mRNAs in one of the cell lines with this translocation. These observations indicate that the gene for a transcription factor is located at the breakpoint of a consistently recurring chromosomal translocation in many acute leukemias and suggest a direct role for alteration of such factors in the pathogenesis of some malignancies.
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- J D Mellentin
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94025
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