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PURPOSE: Different mutations in coding and non-coding sequences of the SERPINA1 gene have been implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD. However, - 10T/C mutation in the hepatocyte-directed promoter region has not been associated with COPD pathogenesis so far. Here, we report an increased frequency of - 10C genotype that is associated with decreased levels of serum alpha1-antitrypsin (α1AT) in COPD patients. METHODS: The quantification of serum α1AT was done by ELISA, the phenol-chloroform method was used for DNA extraction, PCR products were directly sequenced. The IBM SPSS Statistics v21 software was used for statistical analyses of the data. RESULTS: The mean serum α1AT level was found to be 1.203+0.239 and 3.162+0.160 g/L in COPD cases and in control, respectively. The - 10C allele is associated with an increased risk of COPD [OR, 3.50 (95%CI, 1.86-6.58); p < 0.001]. The combined variant genotype (TT+CC) was significantly found associated with an increased risk of COPD [OR, 3.20 (95% CI, 1.47-6.96); p = 0.003]. A significant association of the family history with COPD (overall p value= 0.0331) suggests that genetics may play an important role in the pathogenesis of COPD. CONCLUSION: The polymorphism associated with hepatocyte-specific promoter region (- 10T/C) is likely to be associated with the pathogenesis of COPD. It is quite possible that the change of the base in the hepatocyte-specific promoter of the SERPINA1 gene can modulate its strength, thereby driving the reduced expression of α1AT.
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Hepatocitos/enzimología , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/genética , alfa 1-Antitripsina/genética , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , India/epidemiología , Masculino , Fenotipo , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/diagnóstico , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/enzimología , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/etnología , Factores de Riesgo , alfa 1-Antitripsina/sangreRESUMEN
Maintenance of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis is controlled by a signalling network known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). Here, we identified filamin A as a major binding partner of the ER stress transducer IRE1α. Filamin A is an actin crosslinking factor involved in cytoskeleton remodelling. We show that IRE1α controls actin cytoskeleton dynamics and affects cell migration upstream of filamin A. The regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics by IRE1α is independent of its canonical role as a UPR mediator, serving instead as a scaffold that recruits and regulates filamin A. Targeting IRE1α expression in mice affected normal brain development, generating a phenotype resembling periventricular heterotopia, a disease linked to the loss of function of filamin A. IRE1α also modulated cell movement and cytoskeleton dynamics in fly and zebrafish models. This study unveils an unanticipated biological function of IRE1α in cell migration, whereby filamin A operates as an interphase between the UPR and the actin cytoskeleton.
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Citoesqueleto de Actina/metabolismo , Movimiento Celular , Endorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Filaminas/metabolismo , Neuronas/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Animales , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/metabolismo , Endorribonucleasas/deficiencia , Endorribonucleasas/genética , Evolución Molecular , Femenino , Filaminas/genética , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Cinética , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Neuronas/patología , Heterotopia Nodular Periventricular/genética , Heterotopia Nodular Periventricular/metabolismo , Heterotopia Nodular Periventricular/patología , Fosforilación , Unión Proteica , Dominios y Motivos de Interacción de Proteínas , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/deficiencia , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genética , Transducción de Señal , Respuesta de Proteína Desplegada , Pez Cebra/genética , Pez Cebra/metabolismo , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/genética , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/metabolismoRESUMEN
In the version of this Article originally published, the competing interests statement was missing. The authors declare no competing interests; this statement has now been added in all online versions of the Article.