Qiang Shi1, Xin-Xin Zhang2, Xiao-Qian Shi2, Ying Chen2, Chang Sun3. 1. College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. shiqiang@snnu.edu.cn. 2. College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. 3. College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. sunchang@snnu.edu.cn.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Lung cancer is a malignant tumor with obvious genetic predisposition. Association studies have proposed that rs2853677, a SNP localizing at intron region of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), is significantly associated with TERT expression, telomere length and eventually lung cancer risk. However, functional genomics work indicates that rs2853677 is not with the ability to alter gene expression. All these facts make us hypothesize that some other genetic variation(s) are in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with rs2853677 and influence TERT expression. METHODS: LD pattern in rs2853677 nearby region was analyzed based on 1000 genomes data for three representative populations in the world and functional genomics research was performed for this locus. RESULTS: Only one SNP, rs2736099, is in strong LD with rs2853677 in East Asian. Dual-luciferase reporter assay verifies that rs2736099 can regulate gene expression and should be the causal SNP for this disease. Through chromosome conformation capture assay, it is disclosed that the enhancer surrounding rs2736099 can interact with TERT promoter. Through chromatin immunoprecipitation, the transcription factor SP1 (Sp1 transcription factor) is recognized for the chromatin segment spanning rs2736099. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide the missing piece between genetic variation at this locus and lung cancer risk, which is also applied to tumorigenesis in other tissues and cell proliferation.
PURPOSE: Lung cancer is a malignant tumor with obvious genetic predisposition. Association studies have proposed that rs2853677, a SNP localizing at intron region of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), is significantly associated with TERT expression, telomere length and eventually lung cancer risk. However, functional genomics work indicates that rs2853677 is not with the ability to alter gene expression. All these facts make us hypothesize that some other genetic variation(s) are in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with rs2853677 and influence TERT expression. METHODS: LD pattern in rs2853677 nearby region was analyzed based on 1000 genomes data for three representative populations in the world and functional genomics research was performed for this locus. RESULTS: Only one SNP, rs2736099, is in strong LD with rs2853677 in East Asian. Dual-luciferase reporter assay verifies that rs2736099 can regulate gene expression and should be the causal SNP for this disease. Through chromosome conformation capture assay, it is disclosed that the enhancer surrounding rs2736099 can interact with TERT promoter. Through chromatin immunoprecipitation, the transcription factor SP1 (Sp1 transcription factor) is recognized for the chromatin segment spanning rs2736099. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide the missing piece between genetic variation at this locus and lung cancer risk, which is also applied to tumorigenesis in other tissues and cell proliferation.
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