title: Polymorphisms of human aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) gene in a French population: relationship with CYP1A1 inducibility and lung cancer.
abstract: The Ah receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that positively regulates the expression of the CYP1A1 gene. We investigated the genetic polymorphisms of the AhR gene including the promoter, and examined the link between these polymorphisms, CYP1A1 inducibility and the lung cancer incidence. The AhR promoter region and the 11 exons of 30 subjects were screened. Among the three polymorphisms found, two [(2417)(A/G) ((157)G/A)] have never been described previously. The (1721)(G/A) and (2417)(A/G) are localized in exon 10 and lead to Arg(554)Lys and Met(786)Val substitutions, respectively. The other polymorphism was found in the 5'-untranslated region, resulting in the substitution of a G by an A at position 157 (157)(G/A). To evaluate the frequency of this allelic variant found, a DNA library of a case-control study of lung cancer (162 controls and 177 patients) was studied. There is no significant association between (1721)(G/A), (157)(G/A) and lung cancer: (1721)(G/A) and (157)(G/A) were detected at the same allele frequency of 0.086 and 0.25, respectively in both controls and patients. (2417)(A/G) was found in only one control of 100 (allele frequency 0.005). Statistical analysis did not show any relationship between both (1721)(G/A) and (157)(G/A) polymorphisms found and CYP1A1 inducibility. Considering the rareness of the (2417)(A/G) allelic variant we were not able to evaluate its association with inducibility. In conclusion, none of the polymorphisms were found to play a key role in the CYP1A1 inducibility or in the susceptibility to develop lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Toxicologie Moléculaire, U-490 INSERM, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, F-75270 Paris Cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cauchi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stücker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laurent-Puig
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cénée
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hémon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacquet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kremers
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beaune
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Massaad-Massade
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004586:Electrophoresis; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005091:Exons; D005602:France; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D008025:Ligases