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Common genetic variants modulate pathogen-sensing responses in human dendritic cells.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about how human genetic variation affects the responses to environmental stimuli in the context of complex diseases. Experimental and computational approaches were applied to determine the effects of genetic variation on the induction of pathogen-responsive genes in human dendritic cells. We identified 121 common genetic variants associated in cis with variation in expression responses to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide, influenza, or interferon-? (IFN-?). We localized and validated causal variants to binding sites of pathogen-activated STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) and IRF (IFN-regulatory factor) transcription factors. We also identified a common variant in IRF7 that is associated in trans with type I IFN induction in response to influenza infection. Our results reveal common alleles that explain interindividual variation in pathogen sensing and provide functional annotation for genetic variants that alter susceptibility to inflammatory diseases.

SUBMITTER: Lee MN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124741 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Common genetic variants modulate pathogen-sensing responses in human dendritic cells.

Lee Mark N MN Ye Chun C Villani Alexandra-Chloé AC Raj Towfique T Li Weibo W Eisenhaure Thomas M TM Imboywa Selina H SH Chipendo Portia I PI Ran F Ann FA Slowikowski Kamil K Ward Lucas D LD Raddassi Khadir K McCabe Cristin C Lee Michelle H MH Frohlich Irene Y IY Hafler David A DA Kellis Manolis M Raychaudhuri Soumya S Zhang Feng F Stranger Barbara E BE Benoist Christophe O CO De Jager Philip L PL Regev Aviv A Hacohen Nir N

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20140301 6175

Little is known about how human genetic variation affects the responses to environmental stimuli in the context of complex diseases. Experimental and computational approaches were applied to determine the effects of genetic variation on the induction of pathogen-responsive genes in human dendritic cells. We identified 121 common genetic variants associated in cis with variation in expression responses to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide, influenza, or interferon-β (IFN-β). We localized and va ...[more]

PMID: 24604203

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Common genetic variants modulate pathogen-sensing responses in human dendritic cells.

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Common genetic variants modulate pathogen-sensing responses in human dendritic cells.

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