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Investigation of naturally occurring single-nucleotide variants in human TAAR1

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Title:Investigation of naturally occurring single-nucleotide variants in human TAAR1
Creators Name:Muehlhaus, J. and Dinter, J. and Jyrch, S. and Teumer, A. and Jacobi, S.F. and Homuth, G. and Kuehnen, P. and Wiegand, S. and Grueters, A. and Voelzke, H. and Raile, K. and Kleinau, G. and Krude, H. and Biebermann, H.
Abstract:Activation of trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) in endocrine pancreas is involved in weight regulation and glucose homeostasis. The purpose of this study was the identification and characterization of potential TAAR1 variants in patients with overweight/obesity and disturbed glucose homeostasis. Screening for TAAR1 variants was performed in 314 obese or overweight patients with impaired insulin secretion. The detected variants were functionally characterized concerning TAAR1 cell surface expression and signaling properties and their allele frequencies were determined in the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP). Three heterozygous carriers of the single nucleotide missense variants p.Arg23Cys (R23C, rs8192618), p.Ser49Leu (S49L, rs140960896), and p.Ille171Leu (I171L, rs200795344) were detected in the patient cohort. While p.Ser49Leu and p.Ille171Leu were found in obese/overweight patients with slightly impaired glucose homeostasis, p.Arg23Cys was identified in a patient with a complete loss of insulin production. Functional in vitro characterization revealed a like wild-type function for I171L, partial loss of function for S49L and a complete loss of function for R23C. The frequency of the R23C variant in 2018 non-diabetic control individuals aged 60 years and older in the general population-based SHIP cohort was lower than in the analyzed patient sample. Both variants are rare in the general population indicating a recent origin in the general gene pool and/or the consequence of pronounced purifying selection, in line with the obvious detrimental effect of the mutations. In conclusion, our study provides hints for the existence of naturally occurring TAAR1 variants with potential relevance for weight regulation and glucose homeostasis.
Keywords:Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1, Variants, Weight Regulation, Glucose Homeostasis, Signal Transduction
Source:Frontiers in Pharmacology
ISSN:1663-9812
Publisher:Frontiers Media SA
Volume:8
Page Range:807
Date:24 November 2017
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2017.00807
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