LPAR1 and ITGA4 regulate peripheral blood monocyte counts.
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چکیده
We recently mapped a quantitative trait locus for monocyte counts to chromosome 9q31 (rs7023923). Here we extend this work by showing with two independent approaches that rs7023923 regulates the expression levels of the nearby LPAR1 gene (P<0.0001), specifically implicating this gene in monocyte development. Furthermore, we tested 10 additional loci identified in the original analysis for replication in 1,122 individuals and confirm that rs6740847 near the alpha-4-integrin gene (ITGA4) associates with variation in monocyte counts (combined P=2.7×10(-10)). This variant is in complete linkage disequilibrium (r(2) =1) with a previously reported eQTL for ITGA4 (rs2124440), indicating that this is the likely causal gene in the region. Our results indicate that rs7023923 and rs6740847 respectively upregulate LPAR1 and downregulate ITGA4 expression and this increases the number of monocytes circulating in the peripheral blood. Further studies that investigate the downstream mechanism involved and the impact on immune function are warranted.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Human mutation
دوره 32 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011