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Akan G, Nyawawa E, Nyangasa B, Turkcan MK, Mbugi E, Janabi M, Atalar F. Severity of coronary artery disease is associated with diminished circANRIL expression: A possible blood based transcriptional biomarker in East Africa. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e18093. [PMID: 38149798 PMCID: PMC10844708 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.18093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Antisense Noncoding RNA in the INK4 Locus (ANRIL) is the prime candidate gene at Chr9p21, the well-defined genetic risk locus associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). ANRIL and its transcript variants were investigated for the susceptibility to CAD in adipose tissues (AT) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of the study group and the impact of 9p21.3 locus mutations was further analysed. Expressions of ANRIL, circANRIL (hsa_circ_0008574), NR003529, EU741058 and DQ485454 were detected in epicardial AT (EAT) mediastinal AT (MAT), subcutaneous AT (SAT) and PBMCs of CAD patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and non-CAD patients undergoing heart valve surgery. ANRIL expression was significantly upregulated, while the expression of circANRIL was significantly downregulated in CAD patients. Decreased circANRIL levels were significantly associated with the severity of CAD and correlated with aggressive clinical characteristics. rs10757278 and rs10811656 were significantly associated with ANRIL and circANRIL expressions in AT and PBMCs. The ROC-curve analysis suggested that circANRIL has high diagnostic accuracy (AUC: 0.9808, cut-off: 0.33, sensitivity: 1.0, specificity: 0.88). circANRIL has high diagnostic accuracy (AUC: 0.9808, cut-off: 0.33, sensitivity: 1.0, specificity: 0.88). We report the first data demonstrating the presence of ANRIL and its transcript variants expressions in the AT and PBMCs of CAD patients. circANRIL having a synergetic effect with ANRIL plays a protective role in CAD pathogenesis. Therefore, altered circANRIL expression may become a potential diagnostic transcriptional biomarker for early CAD diagnosis.
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- Gokce Akan
- Biochemistry Department, MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, School of MedicineMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesDar es SalaamTanzania
- Near East UniversityDESAM Research InstituteMersinNorth CyprusTurkey
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- Biochemistry Department, MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, School of MedicineMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesDar es SalaamTanzania
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- Biochemistry Department, MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, School of MedicineMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesDar es SalaamTanzania
- Department of Rare DiseasesIstanbul University, Child Health InstituteIstanbulTurkey
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Via M, Pera G, Forés R, Costa-Garrido A, Heras A, Baena-Díez JM, Pedrosa E, Clemente IC, Lamonja-Vicente N, Mataró M, Torán-Montserrat P, Alzamora MT. Genetic Variants at the 9p21.3 Locus Are Associated with Risk for Non-Compressible Artery Disease: Results from the ARTPER Study. Genes (Basel) 2023; 15:2. [PMID: 38275585 PMCID: PMC10815029 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and non-compressible artery disease (NCAD) constitute predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis easily assessed through the ankle brachial index (ABI). Although both diseases show substantial genetic influences, few genetic association studies have focused on the ABI and PAD, and none have focused on NCAD. To overcome these limitations, we assessed the role of several candidate genes on the ABI, both in its continuous distribution and in the clinical manifestations associated to its extreme values: PAD and NCAD. We examined 13 candidate genomic regions in 1606 participants from the ARTPER study, a prospective population-based cohort, with the ABI assessed through ultrasonography. Association analyses were conducted independently for individuals with PAD (ABI < 0.9) or with NCAD (ABI > 1.4) vs. healthy participants. After including potential covariates and correction for multiple testing, minor alleles in the genetic markers rs10757278 and rs1333049, both in the 9p21.3 region, were significantly associated with a decreased risk of NCAD. Associations with the ABI showed limited support to these results. No significant associations were detected for PAD. The locus 9p21.3 constitutes the first genetic locus associated with NCAD, an assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis feasible for implementation in primary healthcare settings that has been systematically neglected from genetic studies.
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- Marc Via
- Brainlab-Grup de Recerca en Neurociència Cognitiva, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain;
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
- Centre d’Atenció Primària Riu Nord-Riu Sud Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Barcelonés Nord i Maresme, Institut Català de la Salut, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Centre d’Atenció Primària la Marina, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Barcelona Ciutat, Institut Català de la Salut, 08038 Barcelona, Spain;
- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- IGTP-HUGTP Biobank, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), 08916 Badalona, Spain;
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- Brainlab-Grup de Recerca en Neurociència Cognitiva, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain;
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
- Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain;
- Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Mataró, Spain; (G.P.); (R.F.); (A.C.-G.); (A.H.); (N.L.-V.); (P.T.-M.); (M.T.A.)
- Centre d’Atenció Primària Riu Nord-Riu Sud Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Barcelonés Nord i Maresme, Institut Català de la Salut, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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Gorre M, Rayabarapu P, Battini SR, Irgam K, Battini MR. Analysis of 61 SNPs from the CAD specific genomic loci reveals unique set of SNPs as significant markers in the Southern Indian population of Hyderabad. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:148. [PMID: 35379196 PMCID: PMC8981708 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02562-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The present study is a part of the major project on coronary artery disease (CAD) carried out at Indian Statistical Institute, Hyderabad to investigate the pattern of association of SNPs selected from the CAD specific genomic loci. The study is expected to portray the genetic susceptibility profile of CAD specifically in the Southern Indian population of Hyderabad. Methods The study was conducted in a cohort of 830 subjects comprising 350 CAD cases and 480 controls from Hyderabad. A prioritized set of 61 SNPs selected from the NHGRI GWAS catalogue were genotyped using FluidigmNanofluidic SNP Genotyping System and appropriate statistical analyses were used in interpreting the results. Results After data pruning, out of 45 SNPs qualified for the association analysis, four SNPs were found to be highly significantly associated with increased risk for CAD even after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing (p < 0.001). These results were also replicated in the random subsets of the pooled cohort (70, 50 and 30%) suggesting internal consistency. The ROC analysis of the risk scores of the significant SNPs suggested highly significant area under curve (AUC = 0.749; p < 0.0001) implying predictive utility of these risk variants. Conclusions The rs10455872 of LP(A) gene in particular showed profound risk for CAD (OR 35.9; CI 16.7–77.2) in this regional Indian population. The other significant SNP associations observed with respect to the pooled CAD cohort and in different anatomical and phenotypic severity categories reflected on the role of genetic heterogeneity in the clinical heterogeneity of CAD. The SNP rs7582720 of WDR12 gene, albeit not individually associated with CAD, was found to be conferring significant risk through epistatic interaction with two SNPs (rs6589566, rs1263163 in ZPR1, APOA5-APOA4 genes) of the 11q23.3 region. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12872-022-02562-4.
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- Manjula Gorre
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Vijayawada, India
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India. .,Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Indian Statistical Institute, Hyderabad, India.
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Ali MW, Patro CPK, Devall M, Dampier CH, Plummer SJ, Kuscu C, Adli M, Lai RK, Casey G. A Functional Variant on 9p21.3 Related to Glioma Risk Affects Enhancer Activity and Modulates Expression of CDKN2B-AS1. Hum Mutat 2021; 42:1208-1214. [PMID: 34153138 PMCID: PMC8519084 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Genome‐wide association studies have identified SNPs associated with glioma risk on 9p21.3, but biological mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that a functional SNP on 9p21.3 affects activity of an enhancer, causing altered expression of nearby genes. We considered all SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with the 9p21.3 sentinel SNP rs634537 that mapped to putative enhancers. An enhancer containing rs1537372 exhibited allele‐specific effects on luciferase activity. Deletion of this enhancer in GBM cell lines correlated with decreased expression of CDKN2B‐AS1. Expression quantitative trait loci analysis using non‐diseased brain samples showed rs1537372 to be a consistently significant eQTL for CDKN2B‐AS1. Additionally, our analysis of Hi‐C data generated in neural progenitor cells showed that the bait region containing rs1537372 interacted with the CDKN2B‐AS1 promoter. These data suggest rs1537372, a SNP at the 9p21.3 risk locus, is a functional variant that modulates expression of CDKN2B‐AS1.
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- Mourad Wagdy Ali
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908
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- Department of Surgery, James D. Eason Transplant Research Institute, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 38163
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Departments of Neurology and Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22908
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Akan G, Kisenge P, Sanga TS, Mbugi E, Adolf I, Turkcan MK, Janabi M, Atalar F. Common SNP-based haplotype analysis of the 9p21.3 gene locus as predictor coronary artery disease in Tanzanian population. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2019; 65:33-43. [PMID: 31472045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have recently confirmed a strong association of the 9p21.3 locus with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in different populations but no data has been reported for the Tanzanian population. This study aimed to investigate the 9p21.3 locus harboring the disease-causing hotspot variations in Tanzanian CAD patients and their associations with the risk factors. 135 patients with CAD and 140 non-CAD patients were enrolled into the study. Further the biochemical analysis, the genotyping assays were performed by the use of qRT-PCR. The genotype and allele frequencies of rs1333049, rs2383207, rs2383206, rs10757274, rs10757278, and rs10811656 were significantly different between the groups (p<0.005). The genotype distribution of rs1333049, rs10757278 and rs10811656 polymorphisms were significantly different among patients with one, two, three stenotic vessels (p<0.05). For rs10757274 and rs10757278, the GG genotype indicated a significant 3-fold and 4-fold increased risk of CAD (p<0.0001,respectively). Additionally, haplotype analysis revealed that AAGCAG, AAACAG, GGGTGC haplotypes of 9p21.3 locus polymorphisms are associated with CAD risk. The GGGTGC haplotype was over-represented while the other two underrepresented in patients as compared to controls (p<0.00001,respectively) suggesting the first one a high-risk and the other two low-risk haplotypes for Tanzanian population. The AUC of a risk model based on non-genetic risk factors was 0.954 (95% CI: 0.930-0.977) and the combination with genetic risk factors improved the AUC to 0.982 (95% CI: 0.954-0.985) (p<0.012), indicating good diagnostic accuracy. Our results are the first data reporting statistically significant associations between 9p21.3 polymorphisms and CAD, and the very first haplotype block harboring the disease-causing variations in Tanzanian population.
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- Gokce Akan
- MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- MUHAS Genetics Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Zhu B, Zhu Y, Tian J, Shen N, Li J, Lou J, Ke J, Yang Y, Gong Y, Gong J, Chang J, Miao X, Zhong R. A functional variant rs1537373 in 9p21.3 region is associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Mol Carcinog 2019; 58:760-766. [PMID: 30604909 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
9p21.3 has been identified as an unexpected hot point in multiple diseases GWAS including cancers, and we performed a two-stage case-control studies integrating functional assay strategy to find the potential functional variants modified susceptibility to pancreatic cancer (PC). An expanded Illumina HumanExome Beadchip of PC including 943 cases and 3908 controls was used to examine 39 tagSNPs in 9p21.3 and the promising single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was validated in stage 2 comprising 624 cases and 1048 controls. The strongest signal was rs6475609 (Odds ratio, OR = 0.81, 95% confidence interval, CI = 0.72-0.91) maps to the long non-coding RNA ANRIL. Bioinformatics analysis revealed rs1537373 lies in the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block which the rs6475609 tagged might have potential function and was also associated with a decreased risk of PC in both stages (OR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.75-0.90 in combined analysis). Dual luciferase reporter assay and the electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) verified rs1537373 as the best candidate causative variant for influencing the activity of enhancer through differential binding to certain transcription factor. The expression quantitative trait loci (e-QTL) analysis indicated the genotypes of rs1537373 were associated with expression of CDKN2B gene (P dominant = 6.00 × 10-4 ). In conclusion, our study provided evidence that rs1537373 in ANRIL may influence transcription factor binding and regulate CDKN2B expression, thus confer the susceptibility to PC.
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- Beibei Zhu
- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Aarabi G, Zeller T, Heydecke G, Munz M, Schäfer A, Seedorf U. Roles of the Chr. 9p21.3 ANRIL Locus in Regulating Inflammation and Implications for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Target Identification. Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:47. [PMID: 29868613 PMCID: PMC5968182 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Periodontitis (PD) is a common gingival infectious disease caused by an over-aggressive inflammatory reaction to dysbiosis of the oral microbiome. The disease induces a profound systemic inflammatory host response, that triggers endothelial dysfunction and pro-thrombosis and thus may aggravate atherosclerotic vascular disease and its clinical complications. Recently, a risk haplotype at the ANRIL/CDKN2B-AS1 locus on chromosome 9p21.3, that is not only associated with coronary artery disease / myocardial infarction (CAD/MI) but also with PD, could be identified by genome-wide association studies. The locus encodes ANRIL - a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) which, like other lncRNAs, regulates genome methylation via interacting with specific DNA sequences and proteins, such as DNA methyltranferases and polycomb proteins, thereby affecting expression of multiple genes by cis and trans mechanisms. Here, we describe ANRIL regulated genes and metabolic pathways and discuss implications of the findings for target identification of drugs with potentially anti-inflammatory activity in general.
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- Ghazal Aarabi
- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg (UHZ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/Kiel, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, Department of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Cardiogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, Department of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Wijnenga MMJ, French PJ, Dubbink HJ, Dinjens WNM, Atmodimedjo PN, Kros JM, Fleischeuer R, Dirven CMF, Vincent AJPE, van den Bent MJ. Prognostic relevance of mutations and copy number alterations assessed with targeted next generation sequencing in IDH mutant grade II glioma. J Neurooncol 2018; 139:349-57. [PMID: 29663171 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-018-2867-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Background At current prognostication of low grade glioma remains suboptimal and might be improved with additional markers. These may guide treatment decisions, in particular on early adjuvant therapy versus wait and see after surgery. Methods We used a targeted Next-Generation Sequencing panel to assess mutational and copy number status of selected genes and chromosomes in a consecutive series of adult grade II supratentorial glioma, and assessed the impact of molecular markers of interest on overall survival. Results 207 IDH mutated grade II glioma samples were analyzed with a median follow-up of 6.9 years. Loss of region 9p21.3 did not show a correlation with outcome in IDH mutated 1p/19q-codeleted oligodendroglioma or IDH mutated astrocytoma. We found a significant shorter overall survival with univariable analysis in IDH mutated astrocytoma patients with trisomy of chromosome 7 (Log rank P = 0.044) and in IDH mutated 1p/19q-codeleted oligodendroglioma patients with a PTEN mutation (Log rank P = 0.033). We could not validate these findings in multivariate analysis or in the TCGA dataset. Conclusions Loss of 9p21.3 is not associated with outcome in a molecularly defined cohort of grade II glioma and therefore it remains unclear if loss of 9p21.3 can be used as additional marker of anaplasia or to guide treatment decisions. Trisomy of chromosome 7 in IDH mutated astrocytoma and PTEN mutations in IDH mutated oligodendroglioma are potential markers of poor prognosis, but require confirmation in larger series. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s11060-018-2867-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Pignataro P, Pezone L, Di Gioia G, Franco D, Iaccarino G, Iolascon A, Ciccarelli M, Capasso M. Association Study Between Coronary Artery Disease and rs1333049 Polymorphism at 9p21.3 Locus in Italian Population. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2017. [PMID: 28639227 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-017-9758-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this study, we verify the association between the rs1333049 single nucleotide polymorphism (9p21.3) within CDKN2A-CDKN2B and coronary artery disease (CAD) in an Italian population. We replicated rs1333049_G allele association with a significantly reduced risk of CAD (OR = 0.816; 95% confidence interval [0.705-0.945]; p = 0.0065) in 711 CAD patients and 755 normal healthy individuals. This effect is maintained even stratifying patients by gender and by risk factors. A significant association was found with age of CAD onset. Interestingly, we found a protective trend of association between the rs1333049_G allele and peripheral artery disease, a progressive atherosclerotic condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to the head, organs, and limbs (OR = 0.724; 95% CI [0.520-1.007]; p = 0.054). No genotype-phenotype association was found with more severe CAD clinical parameters. If certain genetic factors predispose individuals to adverse outcomes, the knowledge of a patient's genotype may influence clinical management.
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- Piero Pignataro
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Biotecnologie Avanzate, CEINGE, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Biotecnologie Avanzate, CEINGE, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Biotecnologie Avanzate, CEINGE, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS SDN, Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare, Via Gianturco 113, 80143, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- Biotecnologie Avanzate, CEINGE, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- IRCCS SDN, Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare, Via Gianturco 113, 80143, Naples, Italy.
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Almontashiri NAM. The 9p21.3 risk locus for coronary artery disease: A 10-year search for its mechanism. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2017; 12:199-204. [PMID: 31435240 PMCID: PMC6694924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The 9p21.3 risk locus is the first locus to be associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD)-related events and many other phenotypes. This locus contains 59 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a region with multiple long range enhancers and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that affect the expression of neighbouring genes, cyclin-dependent kinase 2A and 2B (CDKN2A and CDKN2B), which are required for controlling vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and ageing. Several studies have attempted to identify the precise mechanism by which this locus exerts its pathogenic effect to increase the risk of CAD-related events. In this review, we will highlight the major advances in our understanding of the genotype–phenotype correlation at the mechanistic and phenotypic levels. The high population attributable risk of the 9p21.3 risk locus, mechanistic knowledge acquired thus far, and ongoing research efforts could facilitate the design of novel therapeutic molecules to reduce the risk of CAD and its related events.
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- Naif A M Almontashiri
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, USA
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Lin X, Yan C, Gao Y, Du J, Zhu X, Yu F, Huang T, Dai J, Ma H, Jiang Y, Yin R, Hu Z, Jin G, Xu L, Shen H. Genetic variants at 9p21.3 are associated with risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Chinese population. Cancer Sci 2017; 108:250-255. [PMID: 27960044 PMCID: PMC5329157 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Genome‐wide association studies have linked genetic variants at 9p21.3 to the risk of multiple cancers. However, the roles of genetic variants at 9p21.3 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) development are largely unknown. We evaluated the genetic variants at 9p21.3 reported in cancer genome‐wide association studies with a case–control study including 2139 ESCC cases and 2273 controls in a Chinese population, and measured the mRNA expression levels of MTAP,CDKN2A,CDKN2B, and CDKN2B‐AS1 in paired ESCC tumor and adjacent normal tissues. We found that the G allele of rs7023329 was significantly associated with a decreased risk of ESCC with a per‐allele odds ratio of 0.84 (95% confidence interval, 0.77–0.91; P = 2.95 × 10−5). The rs7023329‐G allele was related to a high expression of MTAP (P = 0.020). The rs1679013‐C allele was independently associated with an increased risk of ESCC with a per‐allele odds ratio of 1.12 (95% confidence interval, 1.01–1.24; P = 0.039). We also found that the carriers of the risk allele rs1679013‐C had lower expression of CDKN2B than non‐carriers (P = 0.035). CDKN2B was also significantly downregulated in ESCC tumor tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues (P = 3.50×10−5). Therefore, our findings indicate that genetic variants at 9p21.3 may modulate the expression of MTAP and CDKN2B and contribute to ESCC susceptibility. This may further advance our understanding of the 9p21.3 locus in cancer development.
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- Xiaoming Lin
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Huaian First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Since 2007, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of numerous loci of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The majority of these loci harbor genes previously not known to be involved in atherogenesis. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in understanding the pathophysiology of genetic variants in atherosclerosis. RECENT FINDINGS Fifty-eight loci with P < 10⁻⁷ have been identified in GWAS for coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. Of these, 23 loci (40%) overlap with GWAS loci of classical risk factors such as lipids, blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus, suggesting a potential causal relation. The vast majority of the remaining 35 loci (60%) are at genomic regions where the mechanism in atherogenesis is unclear. Loci most frequently found in independent GWAS were at Chr9p21.3 (ANRIL/CDKN2B-AS1), Chr6p24.1 (PHACTR1), and Chr1p13.3 (CELSR2, PSRC1, MYBPHL, SORT1). Recent work suggests that Chr9p21.3 exerts its effects through epigenetic regulation of target genes, whereas mechanisms at Chr6p24.1 remain obscure, and Chr1p13.3 affects plasma LDL cholesterol. SUMMARY Novel GWAS loci indicate that our understanding of atherosclerosis is limited and implicate a role of hitherto unknown mechanisms, such as epigenetic gene regulation in atherogenesis.
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- Lesca M Holdt
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Munich-LMU and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Ivanov SV, Goparaju CMV, Lopez P, Zavadil J, Toren-Haritan G, Rosenwald S, Hoshen M, Chajut A, Cohen D, Pass HI. Pro-tumorigenic effects of miR-31 loss in mesothelioma. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:22809-17. [PMID: 20463022 PMCID: PMC2906272 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.100354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human genome encodes several hundred microRNA (miRNA) genes that produce small (21-23n) single strand regulatory RNA molecules. Although abnormal expression of miRNAs has been linked to cancer progression, the mechanisms of this dysregulation are poorly understood. Malignant mesothelioma (MM) of pleura is an aggressive and highly lethal cancer resistant to conventional therapies. We and others previously linked loss of the 9p21.3 chromosome in MM with short time to tumor recurrence. In this study, we report that MM cell lines derived from patients with more aggressive disease fail to express miR-31, a microRNA recently linked with suppression of breast cancer metastases. We further demonstrate that this loss is due to homozygous deletion of the miR-31-encoding gene that resides in 9p21.3. Functional assessment of miR-31 activity revealed its ability to inhibit proliferation, migration, invasion, and clonogenicity of MM cells. Re-introduction of miR-31 suppressed the cell cycle and inhibited expression of multiple factors involved in cooperative maintenance of DNA replication and cell cycle progression, including pro-survival phosphatase PPP6C, which was previously associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy resistance, and maintenance of chromosomal stability. PPP6C, whose mRNA is distinguished with three miR-31-binding sites in its 3'-untranslated region, was consistently down-regulated by miR-31 introduction and up-regulated in clinical MM specimens as compared with matched normal tissues. Taken together, our data suggest that tumor-suppressive propensity of miR-31 can be used for development of new therapies against mesothelioma and other cancers that show loss of the 9p21.3 chromosome.
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- Sergey V Ivanov
- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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