Abstract:
:Genetic variants of high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 (HTRA1) and age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). One HTRA1 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is situated in the promotor region (rs11200638) resulting in increased expression, while two synonymous SNPs are located in exon 1 (rs1049331:C > T, rs2293870:G > T). HtrA1 is known to inhibit transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling, a pathway regulating quiescence of microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain and retina. Microglia-mediated immune responses contribute to AMD pathogenesis. It is currently unclear whether AMD-associated HTRA1 variants influence TGF-β signaling and microglia phenotypes. Here, we show that an HtrA1 isoform carrying AMD-associated SNPs in exon 1 exhibits increased proteolytic activity. However, when incubating TGF-β-treated reactive microglia with HtrA1 protein variants, neither the wildtype nor the SNP-associated isoforms changed microglia activation in vitro.
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Adv Exp Med Bioljournal_title
Advances in experimental medicine and biologyauthors
Akhtar-Schaefer I,Reuten R,Koch M,Pietsch M,Langmann Tdoi
10.1007/978-3-030-27378-1_1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-01-01 00:00:00pages
3-7eissn
0065-2598issn
2214-8019journal_volume
1185pub_type
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