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ArticleScientific reports2017

Identification of a Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 Recognition Motif in the Apolipoprotein E Variant APOE4 linked to Alzheimer's Disease.

Anne Urfer-Buchwalder, Roman Urfer

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Anne Urfer-BuchwalderSelonterra LLC, 1025 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 126, Belmont CA 94002, USA.
Roman UrferSelonterra LLC, 1025 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 126, Belmont CA 94002, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease affects tens of millions of people worldwide and its prevalence continues to rise. It is caused by a combination of a subject's heredity, environment, lifestyle, and medical condition. The most significant genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease is a variant of the apolipoprotein E gene, APOE4. Here we show that the single nucleotide polymorphism rs429358 that defines APOE4 is located in a short sequence motif repeated several times within exon 4 of apolipoprotein E, reminiscent of the structure of transcriptional enhancers. A JASPAR database search predicts that the T to C transition in rs429358 generates a binding motif for nuclear respiratory factor NRF1. This site appears to be part of a binding site cluster for this transcription factor on exon 4 of APOE. This de novo NRF1 binding site has therefore the potential to affect the expression of multiple genes in its genomic vicinity. Our in silico analysis, suggesting a novel function for APOE4 at the DNA level, offers a potential mechanism for the observed tissue specific neurodegeneration and the role of environmental factors in Alzheimer's disease etiology.

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Binding SitesGenetic VariationNucleotide MotifsAllelesAlzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4Base SequenceExonsGene Expression RegulationHumansNuclear Respiratory Factor 1Polymorphism, Single NucleotidePosition-Specific Scoring MatricesProtein BindingApolipoprotein E4Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1

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PMCPMC5240558

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