A complex DNA-repeat structure within the Selenoprotein P promoter contains a functionally relevant polymorphism and is genetically unstable under conditions of mismatch repair deficiency

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作者
Al-Taie, OH
Seufert, J
Mörk, H
Treis, H
Mentrup, B
Thalheimer, A
Starostik, P
Abel, J
Scheurlen, M
Köhrle, J
Jakob, F
机构
[1] Univ Wurzburg, Med Poliklin, D-97070 Wurzburg, Germany
[2] Univ Wurzburg, Inst Pathol, D-97070 Wurzburg, Germany
[3] Univ Dusseldorf, Med Inst Umwelthyg, D-4000 Dusseldorf, Germany
关键词
Selenoprotein P; promoter; polymorphism; colorectal cancer; genomic instability; DNA repeat;
D O I
10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200811
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Epidemiological data, animal studies and interventional studies provide evidence for a potential chemopreventive effect of selenium during development of colorectal cancer. The human glycoprotein Selenoprotein P (SeP) contains up to 50% of plasma selenium content. SeP is expressed in the gastrointestinal tract and the liver, where its expression is downregulated by various proinflammatory cytokines (II1beta, TGFbeta, IFNgamma). Previously, we have demonstrated dramatically reduced SeP expression in human colon adenomas. Here, we have identified a complex (A)(4)-C-(A)(4)-GG-(A)(8)-GCT-(TC)(5)-(T)(17) (bp -429 to bp -477) repeat structure within the SeP promoter and we have analysed this regulatory DNA sequence with respect to polymorphisms, genomic instability and functional relevance to promoter activity. As opposed to the (TC)(5) variant we identified a novel (TC)(3) Polymorphism within this repeat in the general population, which conferred significantly reduced basal promoter activity to reporter gene constructs in HepG2 cells. Allelic distribution of this (TC)(n) element was similar in colon carcinoma patients and healthy controls. Additionally, we observed genetic instability within the (T)(17) repeat motif in colon cancers of the mutator phenotype. This instability of the (T)(17) repeat had no effect on basal promoter activity in reporter gene assays. In conclusion, we characterised a complex repeat structure within the SeP promoter that may be of functional relevance to SeP gene expression. Further studies on the effect of different SeP promoter genotypes on SeP protein expression and disease susceptibility are needed.
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