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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of deoxyribonuclease I and their expression in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Previous studies have suggested that interrupted clearance of nuclear DNA-protein complexes after cell death might initiate and propagate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Deoxyribonuclease I (DNaseI) may be responsible for the removal of DNA from nuclear antigens at sites of high cell turnover, thus preventing the onset of SLE. The purpose of this study was to genotype the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DNase1 and characterize its gene expression and alternatively spliced transcripts in Chinese patients with SLE in order to understand the pathogenic role of DNase1 in human SLE.
METHODS:
Four SNPs located at the 3' end of the DNase1 gene, as listed on the SNP website, were selected for analysis. Those SNPs with relatively high heterozygosity were chosen for genotyping in 312 Chinese SLE families using the Taqman minor groove binder (MGB) allelic discrimination method. Haplotypes were constructed and linkage disequilibrium tests were performed using GeneHunter. DNase1 mRNA expression was detected using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and alternatively spliced transcripts were isolated using capillary electrophoresis. Any effects the specific SNP haplotypes had on DNase1 gene expression and the alternatively spliced transcripts were also assessed.
RESULTS:
rs179982 and rs1053874 had high heterozygosity, about 0.5 in this Chinese cohort, while rs1059857 was also found to be heterozygous. Analysis of the haplotype combining rs179982-rs1030874 (C-G) and rs179982-rs1030874-rs1059857 (C-G-G) revealed a skewed transmission in favor of affected offspring. DNase1 gene expression was higher in SLE patients than in normal controls (P < 0.001), but this was not related to disease activity or SNP haplotype. Capillary electrophoresis revealed that the pattern of alternatively spliced transcripts in patients differed from that of normal controls. Furthermore, different SNP haplotype combinations generated different transcript patterns in SLE patients.
CONCLUSIONS:
The SNP haplotypes are in linkage disequilibrium in Chinese SLE patients and may induce the disease through a modification of DNase1 mRNA splicing rather than at the level of mRNA expression. There is a relatively unique transcript band in SLE patients independent of special haplotype, which suggests that other unknown factors might be involved in adjusting gene expression.
AuthorsXue-Bing Feng, Nan Shen, Jie Qian, Li Sun, Jing Hua, Shun-le Chen
JournalChinese medical journal (Chin Med J (Engl)) Vol. 117 Issue 11 Pg. 1670-6 (Nov 2004) ISSN: 0366-6999 [Print] China
PMID15569484 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Deoxyribonuclease I
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Alternative Splicing
  • Deoxyribonuclease I (genetics)
  • Female
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (genetics)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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