title: Association of NRH:quinone oxidoreductase 2 gene promoter polymorphism with higher gene expression and increased susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The N-ribosyldihydronicotinamide (NRH):quinone oxidoreductase 2 (NQO2) gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes activation of quinones. Blood DNA from 80 control individuals and 118 age-matched Parkinson's disease patients were analyzed for NQO2 gene promoter polymorphisms. The results revealed three allelic variants, designated I-29, I-16, and D. These results were confirmed in fibroblast cell lines. In patients with Parkinson's disease, there was a significant increase in the frequency of the D allele, but there was no difference in the frequency of the alleles in familial compared to sporadic Parkinson's disease. The D and I-16 promoters direct higher NQO2 gene expression that results in higher enzyme activity. Overexpression of NQO2 in the catecholaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells resulted in increased production of reactive oxygen species when exposed to exogenous dopamine. The results suggest that the association of the D promoter with Parkinson's disease may be due to an increase in expression of the NQO2 gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Tianhong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011808:Quinone Reductases / Q000235:genetics*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C497121:SP3 protein, human; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor; C419642:NRH - quinone oxidoreductase2; D011808:Quinone Reductases