A polymorphism in intron I of the human angiotensinogen gene (hAGT) affects binding by HNF3 and hAGT expression and increases blood pressure in mice

© 2019 Mopidevi et al..

Angiotensinogen (AGT) is the precursor of one of the most potent vasoconstrictors, peptide angiotensin II. Genome-wide association studies have shown that two A/G polymorphisms (rs2493134 and rs2004776), located at +507 and +1164 in intron I of the human AGT (hAGT) gene, are associated with hypertension. Polymorphisms of the AGT gene result in two main haplotypes. Hap-I contains the variants -217A, -6A, +507G, and +1164A and is pro-hypertensive, whereas Hap-II contains the variants -217G, -6G, +507A, and +1164G and does not affect blood pressure. The nucleotide sequence of intron I of the hAGT gene containing the +1164A variant has a stronger homology with the hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 (HNF3)-binding site than +1164G. Here we found that an oligonucleotide containing +1164A binds HNF3β more strongly than +1164G and that Hap-I-containing reporter gene constructs have increased basal and HNF3- and glucocorticoid-induced promoter activity in transiently transfected liver and kidney cells. Using a knock-in approach at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase locus, we generated a transgenic mouse model containing the human renin (hREN) gene and either Hap-I or Hap-II. We show that transgenic animals containing Hap-I have increased blood pressure compared with those containing Hap-II. Moreover, the transcription factors glucocorticoid receptor, CCAAT enhancer-binding protein β, and HNF3β bound more strongly to chromatin obtained from the liver of transgenic animals containing Hap-I than to liver chromatin from Hap-II-containing animals. These findings suggest that, unlike Hap-II variants, Hap-I variants of the hAGT gene have increased transcription rates, resulting in elevated blood pressure.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:294

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The Journal of biological chemistry - 294(2019), 31 vom: 02. Aug., Seite 11829-11839

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mopidevi, Brahmaraju [VerfasserIn]
Kaw, Meenakshi K [VerfasserIn]
Sivankutty, Indu [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Sudhir [VerfasserIn]
Perla, Sravan Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Ashok [VerfasserIn]

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11002-13-4
135845-92-0
AGT protein, human
Angiotensin
Angiotensinogen
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
Cardiovascular disease
Chromatin
EC 3.4.23.15
Gene expression
Genetics
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta
Hypertension
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Renin
Renin angiotensin system
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
Transgenic mice
Vasopressor agent

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Date Completed 16.03.2020

Date Revised 10.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.RA119.007715

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM298178745