Title

Differences in Fat and Muscle Mass Associated With a Functional Human Polymorphism in a Post-Transcriptional BMP2 Gene Regulatory Element

Authors

Authors

J. M. Devaney; L. L. Tosi; D. T. Fritz; H. A. Gordish-Dressman; S. Jiang; F. E. Orkunoglu-Suer; A. H. Gordon; B. T. Harmon; P. D. Thompson; P. M. Clarkson; T. J. Angelopoulos; P. M. Gordon; N. M. Moyna; L. S. Pescatello; P. S. Visich; R. F. Zoeller; C. Brandoli; E. P. Hoffman;M. B. Rogers

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Cell. Biochem.

Keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2 (BMP2); MESSENGER RNA (mRNA); POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE REGULATION; MESENCHYMAL CELLS; SINGLE; NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP); FITNESS; POPULATION GENETICS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-2; MESSENGER-RNA; MINERAL DENSITY; ADIPOGENIC; DIFFERENTIATION; OSTEOBLAST LINEAGE; ELDERLY-WOMEN; CELL-LINE; BODY-MASS; IN-VITRO; EXPRESSION; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology

Abstract

A classic morphogen, bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) regulates the differentiation Of pluripotent mesenchymal cells. High BMP2 levels promote osteogenesis or chondrogenesis and low levels promote adipogenesis. BMP2 inhibits myogenesis. Thus, BMP2 synthesis is tightly controlled. Several hundred nucleotides within the 3' untranslated regions of BMP2 genes are conserved from mammals to fishes indicating that the region is under stringent selective pressure. Our analyses indicate that this region controls BMP2 synthesis by post-transcriptional mechanisms. A common A to C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the BMP2 gene (rs15705, + A1123C) disrupts a putative post-transcriptional regulatory motif within the human ultra-conserved sequence. In vitro studies indicate that RNAs hearing the A or C alleles have different protein binding characteristics in extracts front mesenchymal cells. Reporter genes with the C allele of the ultra-conserved sequence were differentially expressed in mesenchymal cells. Finally, we analyzed MRI data from the upper arm of 517 healthy individuals aged 18-41 years. Individuals with the C/C genotype were associated with lower baseline subcutaneous fat volumes (P=0.0030) and an increased gain in skeletal muscle volume (P=0.0060) following resistance training in a cohort of young males. The rs15705 SNP explained 2-4% of inter-individual variability in the measured parameters. The rs15705 variant is one of the first genetic markers that may be exploited to facilitate early diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases associated with poor fitness. Furthermore, understanding the mechanisms by which regulatory polymorphisms influence BMP2 synthesis will reveal novel pharmaceutical targets for these disabling conditions. J. Cell. Biochem. 107: 1073-1082, 2009. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Journal Title

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volume

107

Issue/Number

6

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1073

Last Page

1082

WOS Identifier

WOS:000268826900005

ISSN

0730-2312

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