Functional variants of the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 gene associate with asthma susceptibility

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BACKGROUND: The genetic mechanisms underlying asthma remain unclear. Increased permeability of the microvasculature is a feature of asthma, and the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR1) is an essential participant regulating lung vascular integrity and responses to lung inflammation.

OBJECTIVE: We explored the contribution of polymorphisms in the S1PR1 gene to asthma susceptibility.

METHODS: A combination of gene resequencing for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery, case-control association, functional evaluation of associated SNPs, and protein immunochemistry studies was used.

RESULTS: Immunohistochemistry studies demonstrated significantly decreased S1PR1 protein expression in pulmonary vessels in lungs of asthmatic patients compared with those of nonasthmatic subjects (P < .05). Direct DNA sequencing of 27 multiethnic samples identified 39 S1PR1 variants (18 novel SNPs). Association studies were performed based on genotyping results from cosmopolitan tagging SNPs in 3 case-control cohorts from Chicago and New York totaling 1,061 subjects (502 cases and 559 control subjects). The promoter SNP rs2038366 (-1557G/T) was found to be associated with asthma (P = .03) in European Americans. In African Americans an association was found for both asthma and severe asthma for intronic SNP rs3753194 (c.-164+170A/G; P = .006 and P = .040, respectively) and for promoter SNP rs59317557 (-532C/G) with severe asthma (P = .028). Consistent with predicted in silico functionality, alleles of the promoter SNPs rs2038366 (-1557G/T) and rs59317557 (-532C/G) influenced the activity of a luciferase S1PR1 reporter vector in transfected endothelial cells exposed to growth factors (epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor) known to be increased in asthmatic airways.

CONCLUSION: These data provide strong support for a role for S1PR1 gene variants in asthma susceptibility and severity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

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The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 126(2010), 2 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 241-9, 249.e1-3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Xiaoguang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Shwu-Fan [VerfasserIn]
Wade, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Flores, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Pino-Yanes, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Moitra, Jaideep [VerfasserIn]
Ober, Carole [VerfasserIn]
Kittles, Rick [VerfasserIn]
Husain, Aliya N [VerfasserIn]
Ford, Jean G [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Joe G N [VerfasserIn]

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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Receptors, Lysosphingolipid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S1PR1 protein, human
Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors

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Date Completed 07.09.2010

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2010.04.036

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM199521115