title: Genetic variability of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated regulation of the human UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A4 gene.
abstract: UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) play an important role for drug detoxification and toxicity. UGT function is genetically modulated by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) which lead to the expression of functionally altered protein, or altered expression levels. UGT1A4 activity includes anticonvulsants, antidepressants and environmental mutagens. In this study the induction of the human UGT1A4 gene and a potential influence of genetic variation in its promoter region were analyzed. SNPs at bp -219 and -163 occurred in 9% among 109 blood donors reducing UGT1A4 transcription by 40%. UGT1A4 transcription was dioxin inducible. Reporter gene experiments identified 2 xenobiotic response elements (XRE), which were functionally confirmed by mutagenesis analyses, and binding was demonstrated by electromobility shift assays. Constitutive human UGT1A4 gene expression and induction was aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-dependent, and reduced in the presence of SNPs at bp -219 and -163. AhR-mediated regulation of the human UGT1A4 gene by two XRE and a modulation by naturally occurring genetic variability by SNPs is demonstrated, which indicates gene-environment interaction with potential relevance for drug metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover, Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Erichsen
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ehmer
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalthoff
authors.forename: Tim O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Lankisch
authors.forename: Tordis M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Munzel
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Manns
authors.forename: Christian P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Strassburg
mesh_terms: D017931:DNA Primers; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000235:genetics; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009154:Mutation / Q000187:drug effects; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016385:TATA Box / Q000235:genetics; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D015262:Xenobiotics; C019787:bilirubin glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase; D008156:Luciferases; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase