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Pharmacogenet Genomics ; 16(5): 315-20, 2006 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16609362

RESUMO

The human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 gene (hENT1) is the primary nucleoside transporter for cytosine arabinoside (AraC), a deoxycytidine analog used for treatment of acute leukemias and lymphomas. We screened approximately 1.6 kb upstream of the transcription initiation site of hENT1 for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect gene expression. We identified one SNP at position -706G>C with a frequency of 21% in whites and 5% in African-Americans. In African-Americans, we observed two SNPs at positions -1345C>G and -1050G>A with allele frequencies of 8% and 19%, respectively. TRANSFAC analysis suggested that -1345C>G and -706G>C may alter transcription factor binding sites. Four naturally occurring haplotypes (CGG, CAG, CGC and GAG) were cloned into a luciferase expression plasmid, transfected into Cos-1 cells, and reporter activity measured at 24 and 48 h. Three haplotypes, CAG, CGC and GAG, respectively, showed average expression that was approximately two-fold (P<0.05), 1.4-fold (P<0.05) and 1.1-fold (P>0.05) higher than lowest expression haplotype CGG at 48 h. When reanalysed as single SNPs, the differences in expression were significant for -1345C>G and -1050G>A genotypes, and not for -706G>C. However, the magnitude of difference was reduced, suggesting that no single SNP completely accounts for the expression differences observed at the haplotype level. By real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay, individuals with CGG/CGC haplotypes showed 1.37-fold higher median expression of hENT1 transcript than those with common CGG/CGG haplotypes. Although not statistically significant (P=0.12), this difference is in the direction predicted by the in vitro data. hENT1 promoter region haplotypes may influence gene expression and alter AraC chemosensitivity.


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Transportador Equilibrativo 1 de Nucleosídeo/genética , Transportador Equilibrativo 1 de Nucleosídeo/metabolismo , Haplótipos , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Animais , Células COS , Chlorocebus aethiops , Expressão Gênica , Frequência do Gene , Genes Reporter , Humanos , Luciferases/metabolismo , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Sítio de Iniciação de Transcrição , População Branca
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Mol Cell Neurosci ; 24(3): 725-40, 2003 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14664821

RESUMO

The limbic system-associated membrane protein (LAMP) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoprotein with three immunoglobulin (Ig) domains that can either enhance or inhibit neurite outgrowth depending upon the neuronal population examined. In the present study, we investigate the domains responsible for these activities. Domain deletion revealed that the N-terminal IgI domain is necessary and sufficient for the neurite-promoting activity observed in hippocampal neurons. In contrast, inhibition of neurite outgrowth in SCG neurons, which is mediated by heterophilic interactions, requires full-length LAMP, although selective inhibition of the second Ig domain, but not the first or third domains, prevented the inhibitory effect. This indicates that the IgII domain of LAMP harbors the neurite-inhibiting activity, but only in the context of the full-length configuration. Covasphere-binding analyses demonstrate IgI/IgI interactions, but no interaction between IgII and any other domain, consistent with the biological activities that each domain mediates. The data suggest that LAMP may serve as a bifunctional guidance molecule, with distinct structural domains contributing to the promotion and inhibition of neurite outgrowth.


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Moléculas de Adesão Celular Neuronais/fisiologia , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Sistema Nervoso/embriologia , Neuritos/metabolismo , Animais , Sítios de Ligação/imunologia , Células CHO , Moléculas de Adesão Celular Neuronais/genética , Cricetinae , Feminino , Proteínas Ligadas por GPI , Hipocampo/citologia , Hipocampo/embriologia , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Imunoglobulinas/metabolismo , Sistema Nervoso/citologia , Sistema Nervoso/metabolismo , Neuritos/ultraestrutura , Gravidez , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína/genética , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína/fisiologia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Deleção de Sequência , Gânglio Cervical Superior/citologia , Gânglio Cervical Superior/embriologia , Gânglio Cervical Superior/metabolismo
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