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ArticleBMC medical genomics2022

Identification and functional analysis of variants of MYH6 gene promoter in isolated ventricular septal defects.

Ji-Yang Zuo, Huan-Xin Chen, Zhi-Gang Liu, Qin Yang, Guo-Wei He

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Ji-Yang ZuoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin University & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 61, the 3rd Ave., Tianjin, 300457, China.
Huan-Xin ChenDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin University & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 61, the 3rd Ave., Tianjin, 300457, China.
Zhi-Gang LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin University & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 61, the 3rd Ave., Tianjin, 300457, China.
Qin YangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin University & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 61, the 3rd Ave., Tianjin, 300457, China.
Guo-Wei HeDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin University & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 61, the 3rd Ave., Tianjin, 300457, China. gwhezj@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6497-876X
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVentricular septal defect is the most common form of congenital heart diseases. MYH6 gene has a critical effect on the growth and development of the heart but the variants in the promoter of MYH6 is unknown. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn 604 of the subjects (311 isolated and sporadic ventricular septal defect patients and 293 healthy controls), DNA was extracted from blood samples and MYH6 gene promoter region variants were analyzed by sequencing. Further functional verification was performed by cellular experiments using dual luciferase reporter gene analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and bioinformatics analysis.

resultsNine variants were identified in the MYH6 gene promoter and two of those variants [g.4085G>C(rs1222539675) and g.4716G>A(rs377648095)] were only found in the ventricular septal defect patients. Cellular function experiments showed that these two variants reduced the transcriptional activity of the MYH6 gene promoter (p < 0.001). Further analysis with online JASPAR database suggests that these variants may alter a set of putative transcription factor binding sites that possibly lead to changes in myosin subunit expression and ventricular septal defect formation.

conclusionsOur study for the first time identifies variants in the promoter region of the MYH6 gene in Chinese patients with isolated and sporadic ventricular septal defect. These variants significantly reduced MYH6 gene expression and affected transcription factor binding sites and therefore are pathogenic. The present study provides new insights in the role of the MYH6 gene promoter region to better understand the genetic basis of VSD formation.

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Heart Septal Defects, VentricularAsian PeopleCardiac MyosinsComputational BiologyHumansMyosin Heavy ChainsPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription FactorsCardiac MyosinsMYH6 protein, humanMyosin Heavy ChainsTranscription FactorsCongenital heart diseaseGeneticMYH6VariantsVentricular septal defect

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