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Accordini S, Lando V, Calciano L, Bombieri C, Malerba G, Margagliotti A, Minelli C, Potts J, van der Plaat DA, Olivieri M. SNPs in FAM13Aand IL2RBgenes are associated with FeNO in adult subjects with asthma. J Breath Res 2023; 18:016001. [PMID: 37733009 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/acfbf1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
Nitric oxide has different roles in asthma as both an endogenous modulator of airway function and a pro-inflammatory mediator. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a reliable, quantitative, non-invasive, simple, and safe biomarker for assessing airways inflammation in asthma. Previous genome-wide and genetic association studies have shown that different genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are linked to FeNO. We aimed at identifying SNPs in candidate genes or gene regions that are associated with FeNO in asthma. We evaluated 264 asthma cases (median age 42.8 years, female 47.7%) who had been identified in the general adult population within the Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases survey in Verona (Italy; 2008-2010). Two hundred and twenty-one tag-SNPs, which are representative of 50 candidate genes, were genotyped by a custom GoldenGate Genotyping Assay. A two-step association analysis was performed without assuming ana priorigenetic model: step (1) a machine learning technique [gradient boosting machine (GBM)] was used to select the 15 SNPs with the highest variable importance measure; step (2) the GBM-selected SNPs were jointly tested in a linear regression model with natural log-transformed FeNO as the normally distributed outcome and with age, sex, and the SNPs as covariates. We replicated our results within an independent sample of 296 patients from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey III. We found that SNP rs987314 in family with sequence similarity 13 member A (FAM13A) and SNP rs3218258 in interleukin 2 receptor subunit beta (IL2RB) gene regions are significantly associated with FeNO in adult subjects with asthma. These genes are involved in different mechanisms that affect smooth muscle constriction and endothelial barrier function responses (FAM13A), or in immune response processes (IL2RB). Our findings contribute to the current knowledge on FeNO in asthma by identifying two novel SNPs associated with this biomarker of airways inflammation.
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- Simone Accordini
- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Biology and Genetics Section, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Biology and Genetics Section, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, United Kingdom
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- Retired Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Uliński R, Kwiecień I, Domagała-Kulawik J. Lung Cancer in the Course of COPD-Emerging Problems Today. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14153819. [PMID: 35954482 PMCID: PMC9367492 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14153819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Tobacco smoking remains the main cause of tobacco-dependent diseases like lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in addition to cardiovascular diseases and other cancers. Whilst the majority of smokers will not develop either COPD or lung cancer, they are closely related diseases, occurring as co-morbidities at a higher rate than if they were independently triggered by smoking. A patient with COPD has a four- to six-fold greater risk of developing lung cancer independent of smoking exposure, when compared to matched smokers with normal lung function. The 10 year risk is about 8.8% in the COPD group and only 2% in patients with normal lung function. COPD is not a uniform disorder: there are different phenotypes. One of them is manifested by the prevalence of emphysema and this is complicated by malignant processes most often. Here, we present and discuss the clinical problems of COPD in patients with lung cancer and against lung cancer in the course of COPD. There are common pathological pathways in both diseases. These are inflammation with participation of macrophages and neutrophils and proteases. It is known that anticancer immune regulation is distorted towards immunosuppression, while in COPD the elements of autoimmunity are described. Cytotoxic T cells, lymphocytes B and regulatory T cells with the important role of check point molecules are involved in both processes. A growing number of lung cancer patients are treated with immune check point inhibitors (ICIs), and it was found that COPD patients may have benefits from this treatment. Altogether, the data point to the necessity for deeper analysis and intensive research studies to limit the burden of these serious diseases by prevention and by elaboration of specific therapeutic options.
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- Robert Uliński
- Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Hematology and Flow Cytometry, Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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Furusawa H, Peljto AL, Walts AD, Cardwell J, Molyneaux PL, Lee JS, Fernández Pérez ER, Wolters PJ, Yang IV, Schwartz DA. Common idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk variants are associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Thorax 2022; 77:508-510. [PMID: 34996848 PMCID: PMC9013199 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A subset of patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) develop lung fibrosis that is clinically similar to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To address the aetiological determinants of fibrotic HP, we investigated whether the common IPF genetic risk variants were also relevant in study subjects with fibrotic HP. Our findings indicate that common genetic variants in TERC, DSP, MUC5B and IVD were significantly associated with fibrotic HP. These findings provide support for a shared etiology and pathogenesis between fibrotic HP and IPF.
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- Haruhiko Furusawa
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Chakraborty A, Mastalerz M, Ansari M, Schiller HB, Staab-Weijnitz CA. Emerging Roles of Airway Epithelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11061050. [PMID: 35326501 PMCID: PMC8947093 DOI: 10.3390/cells11061050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease with incompletely understood aetiology and limited treatment options. Traditionally, IPF was believed to be mainly caused by repetitive injuries to the alveolar epithelium. Several recent lines of evidence, however, suggest that IPF equally involves an aberrant airway epithelial response, which contributes significantly to disease development and progression. In this review, based on recent clinical, high-resolution imaging, genetic, and single-cell RNA sequencing data, we summarize alterations in airway structure, function, and cell type composition in IPF. We furthermore give a comprehensive overview on the genetic and mechanistic evidence pointing towards an essential role of airway epithelial cells in IPF pathogenesis and describe potentially implicated aberrant epithelial signalling pathways and regulation mechanisms in this context. The collected evidence argues for the investigation of possible therapeutic avenues targeting these processes, which thus represent important future directions of research.
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Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Prioritization of Candidate Obesity-Risk Regulatory GWAS SNPs. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031271. [PMID: 35163195 PMCID: PMC8836216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Concern about rising rates of obesity has prompted searches for obesity-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Identifying plausible regulatory SNPs is very difficult partially because of linkage disequilibrium. We used an unusual epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis of obesity GWAS-derived SNPs in adipose versus heterologous tissues. From 50 GWAS and 121,064 expanded SNPs, we prioritized 47 potential causal regulatory SNPs (Tier-1 SNPs) for 14 gene loci. A detailed examination of seven loci revealed that four (CABLES1, PC, PEMT, and FAM13A) had Tier-1 SNPs positioned so that they could regulate use of alternative transcription start sites, resulting in different polypeptides being generated or different amounts of an intronic microRNA gene being expressed. HOXA11 and long noncoding RNA gene RP11-392O17.1 had Tier-1 SNPs in their 3' or promoter region, respectively, and strong preferences for expression in subcutaneous versus visceral adipose tissue. ZBED3-AS1 had two intragenic Tier-1 SNPs, each of which could contribute to mediating obesity risk through modulating long-distance chromatin interactions. Our approach not only revealed especially credible novel regulatory SNPs, but also helped evaluate previously highlighted obesity GWAS SNPs that were candidates for transcription regulation.
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Wang E, Zhang Y, Ding R, Wang X, Zhang S, Li X. miR‑30a‑5p induces the adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting FAM13A/Wnt/β‑catenin signaling in aplastic anemia. Mol Med Rep 2021; 25:27. [PMID: 34821370 PMCID: PMC8630822 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is a bone marrow failure syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. Bone marrow (BM)-mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the main components of the BM microenvironment, and dysregulation of BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation is a pathologic hallmark of AA. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) are crucial regulators of multiple pathological processes such as AA. However, the role of miR-30a-5p in the modulation of BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation in AA remains unclear. The present study aimed to explore the effect of miR-30a-5p on AA BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation and the underlying mechanism. The levels of miR-30a-5p expression and family with sequence similarity 13, member A (FAM13A) mRNA expression in BM-MSCs were quantified using reverse transcription-quantitative (RT-q) PCR. The mRNA expression levels of adipogenesis-associated factors [fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), perilipin-1 (PLIN1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα)] were analyzed using RT-qPCR. Lipid droplet accumulation was evaluated using Oil Red O staining in BM-MSCs. The interaction between miR-30a-5p and the FAM13A 3′-untranslated region was identified by TargetScan, and a dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to confirm the interaction. The expression levels of FAM13A and Wnt/β-catenin pathway-related proteins were examined via western blotting. The results showed that miR-30a-5p expression levels were significantly elevated in BM-MSCs from patients with AA compared with those in control subjects (iron deficiency anemia). miR-30a-5p expression levels were also significantly increased in adipose-induced BM-MSCs in a time-dependent manner. miR-30a-5p significantly promoted AA BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation, and significantly enhanced the mRNA expression levels of FABP4, LPL, PLIN1, PPARγ and C/EBPα as well as lipid droplet accumulation. miR-30a-5p was also demonstrated to target FAM13A in AA BM-MSCs. FAM13A significantly reduced BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. In conclusion, miR-30a-5p was demonstrated to serve a role in AA BM-MSC adipogenic differentiation by targeting the FAM13A/Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. These findings suggest that miR-30a-5p may be a therapeutic target for AA.
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- Enbo Wang
- Department of Blood Transfusion, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, P.R. China
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Chen Q, Heijink IH, de Vries M. Connecting GWAS Susceptibility Genes in COPD: Do We Need to Consider TGF-β2? Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 65:468-470. [PMID: 34411507 PMCID: PMC8641857 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0265ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Qing Chen
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,Department of Pathology and Medical Biology Department of Pulmonology
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology
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Ziółkowska-Suchanek I, Podralska M, Żurawek M, Łaczmańska J, Iżykowska K, Dzikiewicz-Krawczyk A, Rozwadowska N. Hypoxia-Induced FAM13A Regulates the Proliferation and Metastasis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094302. [PMID: 33919074 PMCID: PMC8122400 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hypoxia in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) affects cancer progression, metastasis and metabolism. We previously showed that FAM13A was induced by hypoxia in NSCLC but the biological function of this gene has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the role of hypoxia-induced FAM13A in NSCLC progression and metastasis. Lentiviral shRNAs were used for FAM13A gene silencing in NSCLC cell lines (A549, CORL-105). MTS assay, cell tracking VPD540 dye, wound healing assay, invasion assay, BrdU assay and APC Annexin V staining assays were performed to examine cell proliferation ability, migration, invasion and apoptosis rate in NSCLC cells. The results of VPD540 dye and MTS assays showed a significant reduction in cell proliferation after FAM13A knockdown in A549 cells cultured under normal and hypoxia (1% O2) conditions (p < 0.05), while the effect of FAM13A downregulation on CORL-105 cells was observed after 96 h exposition to hypoxia. Moreover, FAM13A inhibition induced S phase cell cycle arrest in A549 cells under hypoxia conditions. Silencing of FAM13A significantly suppressed migration of A549 and CORL-105 cells in both oxygen conditions, especially after 72 and 96 h (p < 0.001 in normoxia, p < 0.01 after hypoxia). It was showed that FAM13A reduction resulted in disruption of the F-actin cytoskeleton altering A549 cell migration. Cell invasion rates were significantly decreased in A549 FAM13A depleted cells compared to controls (p < 0.05), mostly under hypoxia. FAM13A silencing had no effect on apoptosis induction in NSCLC cells. In the present study, we found that FAM13A silencing has a negative effect on proliferation, migration and invasion activity in NSCLC cells in normal and hypoxic conditions. Our data demonstrated that FAM13A depleted post-hypoxic cells have a decreased cell proliferation ability and metastatic potential, which indicates FAM13A as a potential therapeutic target in lung cancer.
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Lee KS, Kim KH, Oh YM, Han B, Kim WJ. A genome wide association study for lung function in the Korean population using an exome array. Korean J Intern Med 2021; 36:S142-S150. [PMID: 32336055 PMCID: PMC8009153 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2019.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Lung function is an objective indicator of diagnosis and prognosis of respiratory diseases. Many common genetic variants have been associated with lung function in multiple ethnic populations. We looked for coding variants associated with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) in the Korean general population. METHODS We carried out exome array analysis and lung function measurements of the FEV1 and FEV1/FVC in 7,524 individuals of the Korean population. We evaluated single variants with minor allele frequency greater than 0.5%. We performed look-ups for candidate coding variants associations in the UK Biobank, SpiroMeta, and CHARGE consortia. RESULTS We identified coding variants in the SMIM29 (C6orf1) (p = 1.2 × 10-5) and HMGA1 locus on chromosome 6p21, the GIT2 (p = 6.5 × 10-5) locus on chromosome 12q24, and the ARHGEF40 (p = 9.9 × 10-5) locus on chromosome 14q11 as having a significant association with lung function (FEV1). We also confirmed a previously reported association with lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the FAM13A (p = 4.54 × 10-6) locus on chromosome 4q22, in TNXB (p = 1.30 × 10-6) and in AGER (p = 1.09 × 10-8) locus on chromosome 6p21. CONCLUSION Our exome array analysis identified that several protein coding variants were associated with lung function in the Korean population. Common coding variants in SMIM29 (C6orf1), HMGA1, GIT2, FAM13A, TNXB, AGER and low-frequency variant in ARHGEF40 potentially affect lung function, which warrant further study.
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- Kyu-Sun Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Convergence Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
- Correspondence to Woo Jin Kim, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, 156 Baengnyeong-ro, Chuncheon 24289, Korea Tel: +82-33-250-7815 Fax: +82-33-255-6567 E-mail:
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Fathzadeh M, Li J, Rao A, Cook N, Chennamsetty I, Seldin M, Zhou X, Sangwung P, Gloudemans MJ, Keller M, Attie A, Yang J, Wabitsch M, Carcamo-Orive I, Tada Y, Lusis AJ, Shin MK, Molony CM, McLaughlin T, Reaven G, Montgomery SB, Reilly D, Quertermous T, Ingelsson E, Knowles JW. FAM13A affects body fat distribution and adipocyte function. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1465. [PMID: 32193374 PMCID: PMC7081215 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15291-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Genetic variation in the FAM13A (Family with Sequence Similarity 13 Member A) locus has been associated with several glycemic and metabolic traits in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here, we demonstrate that in humans, FAM13A alleles are associated with increased FAM13A expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and an insulin resistance-related phenotype (e.g. higher waist-to-hip ratio and fasting insulin levels, but lower body fat). In human adipocyte models, knockdown of FAM13A in preadipocytes accelerates adipocyte differentiation. In mice, Fam13a knockout (KO) have a lower visceral to subcutaneous fat (VAT/SAT) ratio after high-fat diet challenge, in comparison to their wild-type counterparts. Subcutaneous adipocytes in KO mice show a size distribution shift toward an increased number of smaller adipocytes, along with an improved adipogenic potential. Our results indicate that GWAS-associated variants within the FAM13A locus alter adipose FAM13A expression, which in turn, regulates adipocyte differentiation and contribute to changes in body fat distribution.
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- Mohsen Fathzadeh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Bioengineering Department, School of Engineering and Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Division of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, California, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, California, CA, USA
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Two-hybrid screening of FAM13A protein partners in lung epithelial cells. BMC Res Notes 2020; 12:804. [PMID: 31900205 PMCID: PMC6942259 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4840-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Family with sequence similarity 13 member A (FAM13A) genetic variants have been associated with several chronic respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and lung cancer. The FAM13A protein includes a RhoGTPase activating protein (RhoGAP) domain known to participate in various cellular mechanisms including cell proliferation. While intensive genomic studies have been performed to reveal its involvement in lung diseases, the biological role of FAM13A protein is still not completely elucidated. RESULTS We therefore performed a two-hybrid screening to identify protein partners of FAM13A using a human lung cancer cDNA library. We identified several protein partners with a high confidence score. Researchers in the field of chronic lung diseases may benefit from this two-hybrid screening data which may reveal new research pathways to decipher.
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Trade-offs in aging lung diseases: a review on shared but opposite genetic risk variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2019. [PMID: 29517586 PMCID: PMC5895171 DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The process of aging involves biological changes that increases susceptibility for disease. In the aging lung disease IPF, GWAS studies identified genes associated with risk for disease. Recently, several of these genes were also found to be involved in risk for COPD or lung cancer. This review describes GWAS-derived risk genes for IPF that overlap with risk genes for lung cancer or COPD. RECENT FINDINGS Risk genes that overlap between aging lung diseases, include FAM13A, DSP and TERT. Most interestingly, disease predisposing alleles for IPF are opposite to those for COPD or lung cancer. Studies show that the alleles are associated with differential gene expression and with physiological traits in the general population. The opposite allelic effect sizes suggest the presence of trade-offs in the aging lung. For TERT, the trade-off involves cellular senescence versus proliferation and repair. For FAM13A and DSP, trade-offs may involve protection from noxious gases or tissue integrity. SUMMARY The overlap in risk genes in aging lung diseases provides evidence that processes associated with FAM13A, DSP and TERT are important for healthy aging. The opposite effect size of the disease risk alleles may represent trade-offs, for which a model involving an apicobasal gene expression gradient is presented.
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Zhang Y, Wang S, Wang C, Xiao J, Zhang S, Zhou H. High expression of FAM13A was associated with increasing the liver cirrhosis risk. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e543. [PMID: 30604588 PMCID: PMC6418360 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aim Liver cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease, and it may be caused by multiple influences of both genetic and environmental factors. Family with sequence similarity 13 member A (FAM13A) has been previously associated with lung function in several lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis. The aim of this study was to explore whether FAM13A polymorphisms confer susceptibility to liver cirrhosis. Methods FAM13A expression was evaluated in liver cirrhosis tissues by immunohistochemistry staining. The relationship between FAM13A gene polymorphism and liver cirrhosis was determined by association analysis. The genotypes were assessed in the Agena MassARRAY platform. Statistical analysis was performed using chi‐squared test/Fisher's exact test, genetic model analysis, and haplotype analysis. Results The results showed that the expression of FAM13A is obvious higher in the liver cirrhosis tissue cells than in the normal liver tissue cells. Moreover, association analysis results indicated that the minor allele “A” of rs3017895 was positively associated with high risk of liver cirrhosis in the allele model by the chi‐squared test (OR = 1.32, 95%CI = 1.03–1.68, p = 0.028). Logistic regression analyses revealed that the risk of liver cirrhosis was significantly higher in subjects with the G/A‐G/G genotype of rs3017895 than those with A/A genotype under the dominant model and log additive model, and the T/A‐A/A genotype of rs1059122 was positively associated with higher liver cirrhosis than T/T genotype based on dominant model respectively. In addition, haplotype analysis showed that the G‐A haplotype of rs3017895‐rs1059122 of the FAM13A gene significantly increased the risk of liver cirrhosis. Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that the high expression of FAM13A may be associated with an increased risk of liver cirrhosis.
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- Yingai Zhang
- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China.,Central Laboratory, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Central Laboratory, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Central Laboratory, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Central Laboratory, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Central Laboratory, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Tang J, Zhou H, Sahay K, Xu W, Yang J, Zhang W, Chen W. Obesity-associated family with sequence similarity 13, member A (FAM13A) is dispensable for adipose development and insulin sensitivity. Int J Obes (Lond) 2018; 43:1269-1280. [PMID: 30301961 PMCID: PMC6456441 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0222-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background Obesity and its associated morbidities represent the major and most rapidly expanding world-wide health epidemic. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) reveal that single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variant in the Family with Sequence Similarity 13, Member A (FAM13A) gene is strongly associated with waist–hip ratio (WHR) with adjustment for body mass index (BMI) (WHRadjBMI). However, the function of FAM13A in adipose development and obesity remains largely uncharacterized. Methods The expression of FAM13A in adipose tissue depots were investigated using lean, genetic obese and high fat diet-induced obese (DIO) animal models and during adipocyte differentiation. Stromal vascular cells (SVCs) or 3T3-L1 cells with gain and loss of function of FAM13A were used to determine the involvement of FAM13A in regulating adipocyte differentiation. Adipose development and metabolic homeostasis in Fam13a−/− mice were characterized under normal chow and high fat diet feeding. Results Murine FAM13A expression was nutritionally regulated and dramatically reduced in epididymal and subcutaneous fat in genetic and diet-induced obesity. Its expression was enriched in mature adipocytes and significantly upregulated during murine and human adipogenesis potentially through a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ)-dependent mechanism. However, Fam13a−/− mice only exhibited a tendency of higher adiposity and were not protected from DIO and insulin resistance. While Fam13a−/− SVCs maintained normal adipogenesis, overexpression of FAM13A in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes downregulated β-catenin signaling and rendered preadipocytes more susceptible to apoptosis. Moreover, FAM13A overexpression largely blocked adipogenesis induced by a standard hormone cocktail, but adipogenesis can be partially rescued by the addition of PPARγ agonist pioglitazone at an early stage of differentiation. Conclusions Our results suggest that FAM13A is dispensable for adipose development and insulin sensitivity. Yet the expression of FAM13A needs to be tightly controlled in adipose precursor cells for their proper survival and downstream adipogenesis. These data provide novel insights into the link between FAM13A and obesity.
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- Jiazhen Tang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.,Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.,Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
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The rs2609255 polymorphism in the FAM13A gene is reproducibly associated with silicosis susceptibility in a Chinese population. Gene 2018; 661:196-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.03.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang Y, Qiu J, Zhang P, Zhang J, Jiang M, Ma Z. Genetic variants in FAM13A and IREB2 are associated with the susceptibility to COPD in a Chinese rural population: a case-control study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2018; 13:1735-1745. [PMID: 29872291 PMCID: PMC5973397 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s162241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Genome-wide association studies identified several genomic regions associated with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including the 4q22 and 15q25 regions. These regions contain the FAM13A and IREB2 genes, which have been associated with COPD but data are lacking for Chinese patients. The objective of the study was to identify new genetic variants in the FAM13A and IREB2 associated with COPD in Northwestern China. Methods This was a case-control study performed in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region between January 2014 and December 2016. Patients were grouped as COPD and controls based on FEV1/FVC<70%. Seven tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FAM13A and IREB2 genes were genotyped using the Agena MassARRAY platform. Logistic regression was used to determine the association between SNPs and COPD risk. Results rs17014601 in FAM13A was significantly associated with COPD in the additive (odds ratio [OR]=1.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11-1.67, P=0.003), heterozygote (OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.33-2.32, P=0.0001), and dominant (OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.28-2.18, P=0.0001) models. Stratified analyses indicated that the risk was higher in never smokers. rs16969858 in IREB2 was significantly associated with COPD but in the univariate analysis only, and the multivariate analysis did not show any association. Conclusion The results suggest that the new variant rs17014601 in the FAM13A gene was significantly associated with COPD risk in a Chinese rural population. Additional studies are required to confirm the role of this variant in COPD development and progression.
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- Yanan Zhang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Sub-center in Ningxia, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Genetic and Cell Biology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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Brandsma CA, Timens W. The Translation from Risk Allele to Biological Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. What's in It for FAM13A? Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 194:130-2. [PMID: 27420356 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201602-0249ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Corry-Anke Brandsma
- 1 Department of Pathology and Medical Biology and.,2 Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD University of Groningen Groningen, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Pathology and Medical Biology and.,2 Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD University of Groningen Groningen, the Netherlands
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FAM13A is a modifier gene of cystic fibrosis lung phenotype regulating rhoa activity, actin cytoskeleton dynamics and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. J Cyst Fibros 2017; 17:190-203. [PMID: 29239766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease severity is highly variable and dependent on several factors including genetic modifiers. Family with sequence similarity 13 member A (FAM13A) has been previously associated with lung function in the general population as well as in several chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we examined whether FAM13A is a modifier gene of CF lung phenotype. We also studied how FAM13A may contribute to the physiopathological mechanisms associated with CF. METHODS We investigated the association of FAM13A with lung function in CF French patients (n=1222) by SNP-wise analysis and Versatile Gene Based Association Study. We also analyzed the consequences of FAM13A knockdown in A549 cells and primary bronchial epithelial cells from CF patients. RESULTS We found that FAM13A is associated with lung function in CF patients. Utilizing lung epithelial A549 cells and primary human bronchial epithelial cells from CF patients we observed that IL-1β and TGFβ reduced FAM13A expression. Knockdown of FAM13A was associated with increased RhoA activity, induction of F-actin stress fibers and regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers such as E-cadherin, α-smooth muscle actin and vimentin. CONCLUSION Our data show that FAM13A is a modifier gene of CF lung phenotype regulating RhoA activity, actin cytoskeleton dynamics and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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Busch R, Hobbs BD, Zhou J, Castaldi PJ, McGeachie MJ, Hardin ME, Hawrylkiewicz I, Sliwinski P, Yim JJ, Kim WJ, Kim DK, Agusti A, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Calverley PM, Donner CF, Lomas DA, Wouters EF, Vestbo J, Tal-Singer R, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Paré PD, Levy RD, Rennard SI, Beaty TH, Hokanson J, Silverman EK, Cho MH. Genetic Association and Risk Scores in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Meta-analysis of 16,707 Subjects. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017; 57:35-46. [PMID: 28170284 PMCID: PMC5516277 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0331oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The heritability of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cannot be fully explained by recognized genetic risk factors identified as achieving genome-wide significance. In addition, the combined contribution of genetic variation to COPD risk has not been fully explored. We sought to determine: (1) whether studies of variants from previous studies of COPD or lung function in a larger sample could identify additional associated variants, particularly for severe COPD; and (2) the impact of genetic risk scores on COPD. We genotyped 3,346 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2,588 cases (1,803 severe COPD) and 1,782 control subjects from four cohorts, and performed association testing with COPD, combining these results with existing genotyping data from 6,633 cases (3,497 severe COPD) and 5,704 control subjects. In addition, we developed genetic risk scores from SNPs associated with lung function and COPD and tested their discriminatory power for COPD-related measures. We identified significant associations between SNPs near PPIC (P = 1.28 × 10-8) and PPP4R4/SERPINA1 (P = 1.01 × 10-8) and severe COPD; the latter association may be driven by recognized variants in SERPINA1. Genetic risk scores based on SNPs previously associated with COPD and lung function had a modest ability to discriminate COPD (area under the curve, ∼0.6), and accounted for a mean 0.9-1.9% lower forced expiratory volume in 1 second percent predicted for each additional risk allele. In a large genetic association analysis, we identified associations with severe COPD near PPIC and SERPINA1. A risk score based on combining genetic variants had modest, but significant, effects on risk of COPD and lung function.
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- Robert Busch
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- National Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain
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- Mondo Medico di I.F.I.M. srl, Multidisciplinary and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Borgomanero, Novara, Italy
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center–Jamaica Plain, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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- Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jiang Z, Knudsen NH, Wang G, Qiu W, Naing ZZC, Bai Y, Ai X, Lee CH, Zhou X. Genetic Control of Fatty Acid β-Oxidation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017; 56:738-748. [PMID: 28199134 PMCID: PMC5516290 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0282oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bioenergetics homeostasis is important for cells to sustain normal functions and defend against injury. The genetic controls of bioenergetics homeostasis, especially lipid metabolism, remain poorly understood in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third leading cause of death in the world. Additionally, the biological function of most of the susceptibility genes identified from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in COPD remains unclear. Here, we aimed to address (1) how fatty acid oxidation (FAO), specifically β-oxidation, a key lipid metabolism pathway that provides energy to cells, contributes to cigarette smoke (CS)-induced COPD; and (2) whether-and if so, how-FAM13A (family with sequence similarity 13 member A), a well-replicated COPD GWAS gene, modulates the FAO pathway. We demonstrated that CS induced expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A), a key mitochondrial enzyme for the FAO pathway, thereby enhancing FAO. Pharmacological inhibition of FAO by etomoxir blunted CS-induced reactive oxygen species accumulation and cell death in lung epithelial cells. FAM13A promoted FAO, possibly by interacting with and activating sirutin 1, and increasing expression of CPT1A. Furthermore, CS-induced cell death was reduced in lungs from Fam13a-/- mice. Our results suggest that FAM13A, the COPD GWAS gene, shapes the cellular metabolic response to CS exposure by promoting the FAO pathway, which may contribute to COPD development.
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- Departments of Genetics and Complex Diseases, and
- Nutrition, Division of Biological Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, and
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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- Departments of Genetics and Complex Diseases, and
- Nutrition, Division of Biological Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, and
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine and
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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Eisenhut F, Heim L, Trump S, Mittler S, Sopel N, Andreev K, Ferrazzi F, Ekici AB, Rieker R, Springel R, Assmann VL, Lechmann M, Koch S, Engelhardt M, Warnecke C, Trufa DI, Sirbu H, Hartmann A, Finotto S. FAM13A is associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression and controls tumor cell proliferation and survival. Oncoimmunology 2016; 6:e1256526. [PMID: 28197372 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1256526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) associated Family with sequence similarity 13, member A (FAM13A) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) occurrence. Here, we found increased numbers of FAM13A protein expressing cells in the tumoral region of lung tissues from a cohort of patients with NSCLC. Moreover, FAM13A inversely correlated with CTLA4 but directly correlated with HIF1α levels in the control region of these patients. Consistently, FAM13A RhoGAP was found to be associated with T cell effector molecules like HIF1α and Tbet and was downregulated in immunosuppressive CD4+CD25+Foxp3+CTLA4+ T cells. TGFβ, a tumor suppressor factor, as well as siRNA to FAM13A, suppressed both isoforms of FAM13A and inhibited tumor cell proliferation. RNA-Seq analysis confirmed this finding. Moreover, siRNA to FAM13A induced TGFβ levels. Finally, in experimental tumor cell migration, FAM13A was induced and TGFβ accelerated this process by inducing cell migration, HIF1α, and the FAM13A RhoGAP isoform. Furthermore, siRNA to FAM13A inhibited tumor cell proliferation and induced cell migration without affecting HIF1α. In conclusion, FAM13A is involved in tumor cell proliferation and downstream of TGFβ and HIF1α, FAM13A RhoGAP is associated with Th1 gene expression and lung tumor cell migration. These findings identify FAM13A as key regulator of NSCLC growth and progression.
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- Felix Eisenhut
- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Immune Modulation, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Immune Modulation, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 4, Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pneumology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Erlangen, Germany
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Genetic Predisposition to COPD: Are There Any Relevant Genes Determining the Susceptibility to Smoking? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0839-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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van der Plaat DA, de Jong K, Lahousse L, Faiz A, Vonk JM, van Diemen CC, Nedeljkovic I, Amin N, Brusselle GG, Hofman A, Brandsma CA, Bossé Y, Sin DD, Nickle DC, van Duijn CM, Postma DS, Boezen HM. Genome-wide association study on the FEV 1/FVC ratio in never-smokers identifies HHIP and FAM13A. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 139:533-540. [PMID: 27612410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although a striking proportion (25% to 45%) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are never-smokers, most genetic susceptibility studies have not focused on this group exclusively. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify common genetic variants associated with FEV1 and its ratio to forced vital capacity (FVC) in never-smokers. METHODS Genome-wide association studies were performed in 5070 never-smokers of the identification cohort LifeLines, and results (P < 10-5) were verified by using a meta-analysis of the Vlagtwedde-Vlaardingen study and the Rotterdam Study I-III (total n = 1966). Furthermore, we aimed to assess the effects of the replicated variants in more detail by performing genetic risk score, expression quantitative trait loci, and variant*ever-smoking interaction analyses. RESULTS We identified associations between the FEV1/FVC ratio and 5 common genetic variants in the identification cohort, and 2 of these associations were replicated. The 2 variants annotated to the genes hedgehog interacting protein (HHIP) and family with sequence similarity 13 member A (FAM13A) were shown to have an additive effect on FEV1/FVC levels in the genetic risk score analysis; were associated with gene expression of HHIP and FAM13A in lung tissue, respectively; and were genome-wide significant in a meta-analysis including both identification and 4 verification cohorts (P < 2.19 × 10-7). Finally, we did not identify significant interactions between the variants and ever smoking. Results of the FEV1 identification analysis were not replicated. CONCLUSION The genes HHIP and FAM13A confer a risk for airway obstruction in general that is not driven exclusively by cigarette smoking, which is the main risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Diana A van der Plaat
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular, Medicine, Laval University, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; University of British Columbia Center for Heart Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Miller S, Melén E, Merid SK, Hall IP, Sayers I. Genes associated with polymorphic variants predicting lung function are differentially expressed during human lung development. Respir Res 2016; 17:95. [PMID: 27473260 PMCID: PMC4966770 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-016-0410-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within/near 54 genes associated with lung function measures. Current understanding of the contribution of these genes to human lung development is limited. We set out to further define i) the expression profile of these genes during human lung development using a unique set of resources to examine both mRNA and protein expression and ii) the link between key polymorphisms and genes using expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) approaches. METHODS The mRNA expression profile of lung function associated genes across pseudoglandular and canalicular stages of lung development were determined using expression array data of 38 human fetal lungs. eQTLs were investigated for selected genes using blood cell and lung tissue data. Immunohistochemistry of the top 5 candidates was performed in a panel of 24 fetal lung samples. RESULTS Twenty-nine lung function associated genes were differentially expressed during lung development at the mRNA level. The greatest magnitude of effect was observed for 5 genes; TMEM163, FAM13A and HHIP which had increasing expression and CDC123 and PTCH1 with decreased expression across developmental stages. Focussed eQTL analyses investigating SNPs in these five loci identified several cis-eQTL's. Protein expression of TMEM163 increased and CDC123 decreased with fetal lung age in agreement with mRNA data. Protein expression in FAM13A, HHIP and PTCH1 remained relatively constant throughout lung development. CONCLUSIONS We have identified that > 50 % of lung function associated genes show evidence of differential expression during lung development and we show that in particular TMEM163 and CDC123 are differentially expressed at both the mRNA and protein levels. Our data provides a systematic evaluation of lung function associated genes in this context and offers some insight into the potential role of several of these genes in contributing to human lung development.
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- S Miller
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Sachs' Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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Increased Transcript Complexity in Genes Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140885. [PMID: 26480348 PMCID: PMC4610675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies aim to correlate genotype with phenotype. Many common diseases including Type II diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are complex genetic traits with hundreds of different loci that are associated with varied disease risk. Identifying common features in the genes associated with each disease remains a challenge. Furthermore, the role of post-transcriptional regulation, and in particular alternative splicing, is still poorly understood in most multigenic diseases. We therefore compiled comprehensive lists of genes associated with Type II diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and COPD in an attempt to identify common features of their corresponding mRNA transcripts within each gene set. The SERPINA1 gene is a well-recognized genetic risk factor of COPD and it produces 11 transcript variants, which is exceptional for a human gene. This led us to hypothesize that other genes associated with COPD, and complex disorders in general, are highly transcriptionally diverse. We found that COPD-associated genes have a statistically significant enrichment in transcript complexity stemming from a disproportionately high level of alternative splicing, however, Type II Diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease genes were not significantly enriched. We also identified a subset of transcriptionally complex COPD-associated genes (~40%) that are differentially expressed between mild, moderate and severe COPD. Although the genes associated with other lung diseases are not extensively documented, we found preliminary data that idiopathic pulmonary disease genes, but not cystic fibrosis modulators, are also more transcriptionally complex. Interestingly, complex COPD transcripts are more often the product of alternative acceptor site usage. To verify the biological importance of these alternative transcripts, we used RNA-sequencing analyses to determine that COPD-associated genes are frequently expressed in lung and liver tissues and are regulated in a tissue-specific manner. Additionally, many complex COPD-associated genes are spliced differently between COPD and non-COPD patients. Our analysis therefore suggests that post-transcriptional regulation, particularly alternative splicing, is an important feature specific to COPD disease etiology that warrants further investigation.
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COPD is a common complex disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation. Several genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have discovered genes that are associated with COPD. Recently, candidate genes for COPD identified by GWASs include CHRNA3/5 (cholinergic nicotine receptor alpha 3/5), IREB2 (iron regulatory binding protein 2), HHIP (hedgehog-interacting protein), FAM13A (family with sequence similarity 13, member A), and AGER (advanced glycosylation end product–specific receptor). Their association with COPD susceptibility has been replicated in multiple populations. Since these candidate genes have not been considered in COPD, their pathological roles are still largely unknown. Herein, we review some evidences that they can be effective drug targets or serve as biomarkers for diagnosis or subtyping. However, more study is required to understand the functional roles of these candidate genes. Future research is needed to characterize the effect of genetic variants, validate gene function in humans and model systems, and elucidate the genes’ transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms.
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- Woo Jin Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine and Environmental Health Center, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Understanding Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia: A Gene-Based Review of Stressed Lungs. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:304186. [PMID: 26539479 PMCID: PMC4619788 DOI: 10.1155/2015/304186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pulmonary fibrosis is the main cause of severe morbidity and mortality in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP). In the past years, there has been major progress in the discovery of genetic factors that contribute to disease. Genes with highly penetrant mutations or strongly predisposing common risk alleles have been identified in familial and sporadic IIP. This review summarizes genes harbouring causative rare mutations and replicated common predisposing alleles. To date, rare mutations in nine different genes and five risk alleles fulfil this criterion. Mutated genes represent three genes involved in surfactant homeostasis and six genes involved in telomere maintenance. We summarize gene function, gene expressing cells, and pathological consequences of genetic alterations associated with disease. Consequences of the genetic alteration include dysfunctional surfactant processing, ER stress, immune dysregulation, and maintenance of telomere length. Biological evidence shows that these processes point towards a central role for alveolar epithelial type II cell dysfunction. However, tabulation also shows that function and consequence of most common risk alleles are not known. Most importantly, the predisposition of the MUC5B risk allele to disease is not understood. We propose a mechanism whereby MUC5B decreases surface tension lowering capacity of alveolar surfactant at areas with maximal mechanical stress.
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Ziółkowska-Suchanek I, Mosor M, Gabryel P, Grabicki M, Żurawek M, Fichna M, Strauss E, Batura-Gabryel H, Dyszkiewicz W, Nowak J. Susceptibility loci in lung cancer and COPD: association of IREB2 and FAM13A with pulmonary diseases. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13502. [PMID: 26310313 PMCID: PMC4550915 DOI: 10.1038/srep13502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies have identified loci at 15q25 (IREB2) and 4q22 (FAM13A), associated with lung cancer (LC) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of our research was to determine the association of IREB2 and FAM13A SNPs with LC and severe/very severe COPD patients. We examined IREB2 variants (rs2568494, rs2656069, rs10851906, rs13180) and FAM13A (rs1903003, rs7671167, rs2869967) among 1.141 participants (468 LC, 149 COPD, 524 smoking controls). The frequency of the minor IREB2 rs2568494 AA genotype, was higher in LC vs controls (P = 0.0081, OR = 1.682). The FAM13A rs2869967 was associated with COPD (minor CC genotype: P = 0.0007, OR = 2.414). The rs1903003, rs7671167 FAM13A variants confer a protective effect on COPD (both P < 0.002, OR < 0.405). Haplotype-based tests identified an association of the IREB2 AAAT haplotype with LC (P = 0.0021, OR = 1.513) and FAM13A TTC with COPD (P = 0.0013, OR = 1.822). Cumulative genetic risk score analyses (CGRS), derived by adding risk alleles, revealed that the risk for COPD increased with the growing number of the FAM13A risk alleles. OR (95% CI) for carriers of ≥5 risk alleles reached 2.998 (1.8 to 4.97) compared to the controls. This study confirms that the IREB2 variants contribute to an increased risk of LC, whereas FAM13A predisposes to increased susceptibility to COPD.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Medical Sciences, 62 Szamarzewskiego Street, 60-569 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 84 Szamarzewskiego Street, 60-569 Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, Poznań, Poland.,Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 49 Przybyszewskiego Street, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, Poznań, Poland.,Laboratory for Basic Research and Translational Medicine in Vascular Diseases, Clinic of Internal and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Dluga ½ Street, 61-848 Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 84 Szamarzewskiego Street, 60-569 Poland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Medical Sciences, 62 Szamarzewskiego Street, 60-569 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, Poznań, Poland
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Zöller B, Li X, Sundquist J, Sundquist K. Familial transmission of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adoptees: a Swedish nationwide family study. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e007310. [PMID: 25869691 PMCID: PMC4401855 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Familial clustering of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is well established, but the familial risk of COPD has not been determined among adoptees. The aim was to determine whether the familial transmission of COPD is related to disease in biological and/or adoptive parents. DESIGN Historic cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 80,214 (50% females). METHODS The Swedish Multi-Generation Register was used to follow all Swedish-born adoptees born in 1932-2004 (n=80,214) between 1 January 1964 and 31 December 2010 for COPD (n=1978). The risk of COPD was estimated in adoptees with at least one biological parent with COPD but no adoptive parent with COPD (n=162) compared with adoptees without a biological or adoptive parent with COPD. The risk of COPD was also determined in adoptees with at least one adoptive parent but no biological parent with COPD (n=110), and in adoptees with both affected biological and adoptive parents (n=162). PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE COPD in adoptees. RESULTS Adoptees with COPD in at least one biological parent but no adoptive parent were more likely to have COPD than adoptees without a biological or adoptive parent with COPD (standardised incidence ratio, SIR=1.98 (95% CI 1.69 to 2.31)). The familial SIR for adoptees with both a biological parent and an adoptive parent with COPD was 1.68 (95% CI 1.39 to 2.00). Adoptees with at least one adoptive parent with COPD but no biological parent with COPD were not at an increased risk of COPD (SIR=1.12 (95% CI 0.92 to 1.35)). CONCLUSIONS The findings of the study show that the familial transmission of COPD is associated with COPD in biological but not adoptive parents, suggesting that genetic or early life factors are important in the familial transmission of COPD.
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- Bengt Zöller
- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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