Noncoding SNPs associated with increased GDF15 levels located in a metformin-activated enhancer region upstream of GDF15

Aim: GDF15 levels are a biomarker for metformin use. We performed the functional annotation of noncoding genome-wide association study (GWAS) SNPs for GDF15 levels and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)-expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) for GDF15 expression within metformin-activated enhancers around GDF15. Materials & methods: These enhancers were identified using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing data for active (H3K27ac) and silenced (H3K27me3) histone marks on human hepatocytes treated with metformin, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements data and cis-regulatory elements assignment tools. Results: The GWAS lead SNP rs888663, the SNP rs62122429 associated with GDF15 levels in the Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention trial, and the GTEx-expression quantitative trait locus rs4808791 for GDF15 expression in whole blood are located in a metformin-activated enhancer upstream of GDF15 and tightly linked in Europeans and East Asians. Conclusion: Noncoding variation within a metformin-activated enhancer may increase GDF15 expression and help to predict GDF15 levels.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Pharmacogenomics - 21(2020), 8 vom: 02. Juni, Seite 509-520

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Linhares, Natália D [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Daniela A [VerfasserIn]
Conceição, Izabela McA [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Glória R [VerfasserIn]
Eckalbar, Walter L [VerfasserIn]
Ahituv, Nadav [VerfasserIn]
Luizon, Marcelo R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9100L32L2N
Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing
Enhancer elements
GDF15
GDF15 protein, human
Growth Differentiation Factor 15
Histone marks
Hypoglycemic Agents
Intergenic regions
Journal Article
Metformin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SNPs
Transcriptional regulatory elements
Type 2 diabetes

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Date Completed 26.04.2021

Date Revised 26.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/pgs-2020-0010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310095522