Journal
CELLS
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells8040363
Keywords
ABCG2; BCRP; common disease; European cohort; exon sequence; functional study; gout susceptibility; heritability of serum uric acid; multiple rare variant; urate transporter; WGA
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- JSPS KAKENHI [15H05610, 16H1808, 18KK0247]
- Czech Republic Ministry of Health [AZV 15-26693 A]
- Gout Research Foundation
- Uehara Memorial Foundation
- Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
- Takeda Medical Foundation
- MSD Life Science Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18KK0247, 15H05610] Funding Source: KAKEN
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ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) is a physiologically important urate transporter. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that congenital dysfunction of ABCG2 is an important genetic risk factor in gout and hyperuricemia; recent studies suggest the clinical significance of both common and rare variants of ABCG2. However, the effects of rare variants of ABCG2 on the risk of such diseases are not fully understood. Here, using a cohort of 250 Czech individuals of European descent (68 primary hyperuricemia patients and 182 primary gout patients), we examined exonic non-synonymous variants of ABCG2. Based on the results of direct sequencing and database information, we experimentally characterized nine rare variants of ABCG2: R147W (rs372192400), T153M (rs753759474), F373C (rs752626614), T421A (rs199854112), T434M (rs769734146), S476P (not annotated), S572R (rs200894058), D620N (rs34783571), and a three-base deletion K360del (rs750972998). Functional analyses of these rare variants revealed a deficiency in the plasma membrane localization of R147W and S572R, lower levels of cellular proteins of T153M and F373C, and null urate uptake function of T434M and S476P. Accordingly, we newly identified six rare variants of ABCG2 that showed lower or null function. Our findings contribute to deepening the understanding of ABCG2-related gout/hyperuricemia risk and the biochemical characteristics of the ABCG2 protein.
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