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Correlation of the osteoarthritis susceptibility variants that map to chromosome 20q13 with an expression quantitative trait locus operating on NCOA3 and with functional variation at the polymorphism rs116855380.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To functionally characterize the osteoarthritis (OA) susceptibility variants that map to a region of high linkage disequilibrium (LD) on chromosome 20q13 marked by the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs6094710 and encompassing NCOA3 and SULF2. METHODS:Nucleic acids were extracted from the cartilage of OA patients. Overall and allelic expression of NCOA3 and SULF2 were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and pyrosequencing, respectively. The functional effect of SNPs within the 20q13 locus was assessed in vitro using luciferase reporter constructs and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs). The in vivo effect of nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (NCOA3) protein depletion on primary human OA articular cartilage chondrocytes was assessed using RNA interference. RESULTS:Expression of NCOA3 correlated with the genotype at rs6094710 (P?=?0.006), and the gene demonstrated allelic expression imbalance (AEI) in individuals heterozygous for the SNP (mean AEI 1.21; P < 0.0001). In both instances, expression of the OA-associated allele was reduced. In addition, there was reduced enhancer activity of the OA-associated allele of rs116855380, a SNP in perfect LD with rs6094710 in luciferase assays (P < 0.001). EMSAs demonstrated a protein complex binding with reduced affinity to this allele. Depletion of NCOA3 led to significant changes (all P < 0.05) in the expression of genes involved in cartilage homeostasis. CONCLUSION:NCOA3 is subject to a cis-acting expression quantitative trait locus in articular cartilage, which correlates with the OA association signal and with the OA-associated allele of the functional SNP rs116855380, a SNP that is located only 10.3 kb upstream of NCOA3. These findings elucidate the effect of the association of the 20q13 region on OA cartilage and provide compelling evidence of a potentially causal candidate SNP.

SUBMITTER: Gee F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4832313 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Correlation of the osteoarthritis susceptibility variants that map to chromosome 20q13 with an expression quantitative trait locus operating on NCOA3 and with functional variation at the polymorphism rs116855380.

Gee Fiona F Rushton Michael D MD Loughlin John J Reynard Louise N LN

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 20151101 11

<h4>Objective</h4>To functionally characterize the osteoarthritis (OA) susceptibility variants that map to a region of high linkage disequilibrium (LD) on chromosome 20q13 marked by the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs6094710 and encompassing NCOA3 and SULF2.<h4>Methods</h4>Nucleic acids were extracted from the cartilage of OA patients. Overall and allelic expression of NCOA3 and SULF2 were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and pyrosequencing, respec ...[more]

PMID: 26211391

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Project description:BackgroundThe arcOGEN genome-wide association study reported the rs9350591 C/T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) as marking a region on chromosome 6q14.1 that is associated with hip osteoarthritis (OA) in Europeans, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.18 and a p-value of 2.42 × 10(-9). rs9350591 is an intergenic SNP surrounded by seven genes within 1 Mb. Six of the genes are expressed in cartilage. We sought to characterise this signal to assess whether the association of rs9350591 with OA is mediated by modulating gene expression.MethodsTotal RNA was extracted from hip or knee cartilage of 161 OA patients and from hip cartilage of 29 non-OA patients who had undergone hip replacements as a result of neck-of-femur (NOF) fractures. We used quantitative PCR (qPCR) to measure overall gene expression, and pyrosequencing to assess allelic expression of the genes. A mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation model was used to assess gene expression during chondrogenesis.ResultsWe identified a significant decrease in the expression of SENP6 (p = 0.005) and MYO6 (p = 0.026) in OA hip cartilage relative to the non-OA hip control cartilage. However, we found no evidence for a correlation between gene expression and rs9350591 genotype for any of the six genes. In addition, we identified expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) operating on COL12A1, TMEM30A, SENP6 and MYO6, although these were not relevant to the OA associated signal. Finally, all genes were dynamically expressed during chondrogenesis.ConclusionsThe regulation of gene expression at this locus is complex, highlighted by the down-regulation of SENP6 and MYO6 in OA hip cartilage and by eQTLs operating on four of the genes at the locus. However, modulation of gene expression in the end-stage OA cartilage that we have investigated is not the mechanism by which this association signal is operating. As implied by the dynamic patterns of gene expression throughout chondrogenesis, the association signal marked by rs9350591 could instead be exerting its effects during joint development.

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Correlation of the osteoarthritis susceptibility variants that map to chromosome 20q13 with an expression quantitative trait locus operating on NCOA3 and with functional variation at the polymorphism rs116855380.

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Correlation of the osteoarthritis susceptibility variants that map to chromosome 20q13 with an expression quantitative trait locus operating on NCOA3 and with functional variation at the polymorphism rs116855380.

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