Background:Atrial septal defect(ASD)is one of the common congenital heart diseases.The MYH6 gene has a critical role in cardiac development but the role of MYH6 promoter variants in patients with ASD has not been expl...Background:Atrial septal defect(ASD)is one of the common congenital heart diseases.The MYH6 gene has a critical role in cardiac development but the role of MYH6 promoter variants in patients with ASD has not been explored.Methods:In 613 subjects including 320 ASD patients,we investigated the MYH6 gene promoter variants and verified the effect on gene expression by using cellular functional experiments and bioinformatics analysis.Results:Eleven variants were identified in the MYH6 gene promoter,of which four variants were found only in ASD patients,and two variants(g.3434G>C and g.4524C>T)were identified for the first time.Cellular functional experiments indicated that all four variants reduced the transcriptional activity of the MYH6 gene promoter(p<0.05).Subsequent analysis through the JASPAR(A database of transcription factor binding profiles)suggests that these variants may alter transcription factor binding sites,which may in turn lead to changes in myocardin subunit expression and ASD formation.Conclusions:Our study for the first time focuses on variants in the promoter region of the MYH6 gene in Chinese patients with ASD and the discovered variants have functional significance.The study provides new insights in the role of the MYH6 gene promoter region to better understand the genetic basis of ASD formation and facilitates clinical diagnosis.展开更多
目的:设计一个从斑马鱼胚胎得到大量完整高纯度心脏的新方法,从而用于测定早期心脏的基因表达。方法:收集上百颗心肌特异表达绿色荧光(cmlc2-GFP)的转基因斑马鱼的胚胎放入冰浴的10%胎牛血清L-15培养基中,用一个5 m L注射器反复抽吸迫...目的:设计一个从斑马鱼胚胎得到大量完整高纯度心脏的新方法,从而用于测定早期心脏的基因表达。方法:收集上百颗心肌特异表达绿色荧光(cmlc2-GFP)的转基因斑马鱼的胚胎放入冰浴的10%胎牛血清L-15培养基中,用一个5 m L注射器反复抽吸迫使胚胎卵黄囊和心包腔破裂,在荧光显微镜下用微量毛细吸管收集游离的心脏,同时用单独的EP管收集身体组织,最后用荧光定量PCR技术(RT-PCR)验证提纯心脏组织的生物活性和特异性。结果:提取的大部分胚胎心脏的形态是完整的,约200颗胚胎心脏中提取了300 ng总RNA。提纯的活性心脏组织不仅高表达心脏特异性基因(cmlc2,myh6),而且几乎不表达非心脏组织的特异基因(six3b,ifabp)。结论:利用这个简便方法富集和提纯斑马鱼胚胎心脏可以得到高度纯化并具有生物活性的心脏组织。展开更多
基金This study involving human participants was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital,China(No.0715-4,2021,02 August 2021)the National Natural Science Foundation of China[82170353&81870288]+4 种基金the Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences[2020-PT310-007]Tianjin Municipal and Binhai New Area Health Commissions[KJ20071&2019BWKY010]Tianjin Science and Technology Project[18PTZWHZ00060]TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital[2021-TD-006&2021-ZX-002&2019-TD-013]Tianjin Key Medical Discipline(Specialty)Construction Project[TJYXZDXK-019A].
文摘Background:Atrial septal defect(ASD)is one of the common congenital heart diseases.The MYH6 gene has a critical role in cardiac development but the role of MYH6 promoter variants in patients with ASD has not been explored.Methods:In 613 subjects including 320 ASD patients,we investigated the MYH6 gene promoter variants and verified the effect on gene expression by using cellular functional experiments and bioinformatics analysis.Results:Eleven variants were identified in the MYH6 gene promoter,of which four variants were found only in ASD patients,and two variants(g.3434G>C and g.4524C>T)were identified for the first time.Cellular functional experiments indicated that all four variants reduced the transcriptional activity of the MYH6 gene promoter(p<0.05).Subsequent analysis through the JASPAR(A database of transcription factor binding profiles)suggests that these variants may alter transcription factor binding sites,which may in turn lead to changes in myocardin subunit expression and ASD formation.Conclusions:Our study for the first time focuses on variants in the promoter region of the MYH6 gene in Chinese patients with ASD and the discovered variants have functional significance.The study provides new insights in the role of the MYH6 gene promoter region to better understand the genetic basis of ASD formation and facilitates clinical diagnosis.
文摘目的:设计一个从斑马鱼胚胎得到大量完整高纯度心脏的新方法,从而用于测定早期心脏的基因表达。方法:收集上百颗心肌特异表达绿色荧光(cmlc2-GFP)的转基因斑马鱼的胚胎放入冰浴的10%胎牛血清L-15培养基中,用一个5 m L注射器反复抽吸迫使胚胎卵黄囊和心包腔破裂,在荧光显微镜下用微量毛细吸管收集游离的心脏,同时用单独的EP管收集身体组织,最后用荧光定量PCR技术(RT-PCR)验证提纯心脏组织的生物活性和特异性。结果:提取的大部分胚胎心脏的形态是完整的,约200颗胚胎心脏中提取了300 ng总RNA。提纯的活性心脏组织不仅高表达心脏特异性基因(cmlc2,myh6),而且几乎不表达非心脏组织的特异基因(six3b,ifabp)。结论:利用这个简便方法富集和提纯斑马鱼胚胎心脏可以得到高度纯化并具有生物活性的心脏组织。
