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Functional characterization of novel variants in the CETP promoter and the LIPC gene in subjects with hyperalphalipoproteinemia.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry 2013 Februrary 2
BACKGROUND: Variants in the CETP and the LIPC genes, encoding cholesteryl ester transfer protein and hepatic lipase, respectively, are associated with high levels of HDL-cholesterol or hyperalphalipoproteinemia (HALP). Recently, we have identified three novel variants in the CETP promoter and two novel variants in LIPC in Thai subjects with HALP. In this study, we investigated the functions of these 5 variants in vitro.
METHODS: For CETP promoter variants, we used site-directed mutagenesis, transient expression in HepG2 cells and luciferase reporter assay. For LIPC variants, cDNA was cloned and mutagenesis for missense variants was performed before expression in HepG2 cells.
RESULTS: The transcriptional activities of -49G>T,-70C>T, and -372C>T CETP promoter variants were markedly reduced (5%, 8% and 30%, respectively, compared to that of the wild-type, P<0.001). For LIPC variants, hepatic lipase activities in the lysates of cells transfected with c.421A>G (p.G141S) and c.517G>A (p.V173M) variants were 41% and 46%, respectively, compared to that of the wild-type (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The recently-identified variants in the CETP promoter and in the LIPC gene may contribute to HALP. Our result may have a diagnostic application in the genetic evaluation of subjects with high HDL-cholesterol levels.
METHODS: For CETP promoter variants, we used site-directed mutagenesis, transient expression in HepG2 cells and luciferase reporter assay. For LIPC variants, cDNA was cloned and mutagenesis for missense variants was performed before expression in HepG2 cells.
RESULTS: The transcriptional activities of -49G>T,-70C>T, and -372C>T CETP promoter variants were markedly reduced (5%, 8% and 30%, respectively, compared to that of the wild-type, P<0.001). For LIPC variants, hepatic lipase activities in the lysates of cells transfected with c.421A>G (p.G141S) and c.517G>A (p.V173M) variants were 41% and 46%, respectively, compared to that of the wild-type (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The recently-identified variants in the CETP promoter and in the LIPC gene may contribute to HALP. Our result may have a diagnostic application in the genetic evaluation of subjects with high HDL-cholesterol levels.
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