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Discovery of TBX20 as a Novel Gene Underlying Atrial Fibrillation

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العنوان: Discovery of TBX20 as a Novel Gene Underlying Atrial Fibrillation
المؤلفون: Ning Li, Yan-Jie Li, Xiao-Juan Guo, Shao-Hui Wu, Wei-Feng Jiang, Dao-Liang Zhang, Kun-Wei Wang, Li Li, Yu-Min Sun, Ying-Jia Xu, Yi-Qing Yang, Xing-Biao Qiu
المصدر: Biology, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 1186 (2023)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, medical genetics, molecular biology, linkage analysis, transcriptional regulation, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent type of sustained cardiac dysrhythmia globally, confers strikingly enhanced risks for cognitive dysfunction, stroke, chronic cardiac failure, and sudden cardiovascular demise. Aggregating studies underscore the crucial roles of inherited determinants in the occurrence and perpetuation of AF. However, due to conspicuous genetic heterogeneity, the inherited defects accounting for AF remain largely indefinite. Here, via whole-genome genotyping with genetic markers and a linkage assay in a family suffering from AF, a new AF-causative locus was located at human chromosome 7p14.2-p14.3, a ~4.89 cM (~4.43-Mb) interval between the markers D7S526 and D7S2250. An exome-wide sequencing assay unveiled that, at the defined locus, the mutation in the TBX20 gene, NM_001077653.2: c.695A>G; p.(His232Arg), was solely co-segregated with AF in the family. Additionally, a Sanger sequencing assay of TBX20 in another family suffering from AF uncovered a novel mutation, NM_001077653.2: c.862G>C; p.(Asp288His). Neither of the two mutations were observed in 600 unrelated control individuals. Functional investigations demonstrated that the two mutations both significantly reduced the transactivation of the target gene KCNH2 (a well-established AF-causing gene) and the ability to bind the promoter of KCNH2, while they had no effect on the nuclear distribution of TBX20. Conclusively, these findings reveal a new AF-causative locus at human chromosome 7p14.2-p14.3 and strongly indicate TBX20 as a novel AF-predisposing gene, shedding light on the mechanism underlying AF and suggesting clinical significance for the allele-specific treatment of AF patients.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2079-7737
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/9/1186; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737
DOI: 10.3390/biology12091186
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/1d9fed1713b84724b6de9ef145d0bca8
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.1d9fed1713b84724b6de9ef145d0bca8
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20797737
DOI:10.3390/biology12091186