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OBJECTIVE: Nodular goiter may increase the risk of thyroid cancer, but the genetic factors contributing to nodular goiter are not well understood. There is an overexpression of H19 lncRNA in goiter tissue and its target remains unknown. In this study, we attempted to identify a new target for H19 in the context of goiter development. METHODS: Using interaction energy calculations, the interaction between NKX2-1 mRNA and H19 lncRNA was examined. Putative microRNAs were found at the H19 lncRNA target site with the highest affinity for NKX2-1. RNAseq data was analyzed to determine the tissue specificity of gene expression. Samples were taken from 18 goiter and 18 normal tissues during thyroidectomy. The expression of NKX2-1 was determined by RT-qPCR using specific primers. RESULTS: The interaction between NKX2-1 and H19 was characterized by six local base-pairing connections, with a maximum energy of -20.56â¯kcal/moL. Specifically, the sequence that displayed the highest affinity for binding with H19 overlapped with the binding site of has-miR-1827 to NKX2-1. It was found that NKX2-1 is exclusively co-expressed with H19 in normal thyroid tissue. As compared to adjacent normal tissues, nodular goiter tissues have a significant overexpression of NKX2-1 (relative expressionâ¯=â¯1.195, pâ¯=⯠0.038). CONCLUSION: NKX2-1 has been identified as the putative target of H19 lncRNA, which is overexpressed in nodular goiter tissues significantly.
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Bócio Nodular , RNA Longo não Codificante , Fator Nuclear 1 de Tireoide , Humanos , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Bócio Nodular/genética , Fator Nuclear 1 de Tireoide/genética , Fator Nuclear 1 de Tireoide/metabolismo , Feminino , Masculino , Adulto , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Estudos de Casos e ControlesRESUMO
Mexico shows a high birth prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to thyroid dysgenesis (TD). PAX8 defects underlie only 1% of these cases and NKX2-1 does not seem to be involved. Here, we analyzed other TD-related genes in 128 non-related Mexican patients (females 77.3%; 6 months to 16.6 years) with non-syndromic CH-TD diagnosis established by clinical evaluation, thyroid hormone serum profiling, and scintigraphy (74%) or ultrasonography (26%). We performed Sanger sequencing of FOXE1, NKX2-5, and TSHR and evaluated copy number variations (CNVs) in TSHR, FOXE1, PAX8, and NKX2-1 by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. Odds ratios for TD risk were explored for FOXE1 polyalanine stretches [polyAla-rs71369530] in cases and controls (N = 116). Five rare missense changes cataloged as benign (NKX2-5:p.(Ala119Ser)-rs137852684), of unknown significance (FOXE1:p.(Ala335Gly)-rs543372757; TSHR:p.(Asp118Asn)-rs1414102266), and likely pathogenic (FOXE1:p.(Gly124Arg)-rs774035532; TSHR:p.(Trp422Arg)-rs746029360) accounted for 1.5% (N = 2/128) of clinically relevant genotypes (supported in part by protein modeling) in CH-TD. No CNVs were identified, nor did polyAla > 14 alanines in FOXE1 significantly protect against TD. The present and previously published data collectively show that small clinically relevant germline variants in PAX8, FOXE1, and TSHR are found in only a very small proportion (2.5%) of isolated CH-TD Mexican patients.
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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), attributable to thyroid dysgenesis (TD), has an unusually high prevalence in Mexican population but the causes are unknown. NKX2-1 , as a candidate gene, was subjected to automated Sanger sequencing in 122 unrelated Mexican patients with CH/TD. Although this study includes the largest number of TD-related CH patients in whom NKX2-1 has been analyzed, no pathogenic variants were detected; only three benign polymorphic changes were identified. These results suggest that NKX2-1 is not a major contributor to the etiology of CH or its high prevalence in Mexicans. Our work identifies misannotations of NKX2-1 variants in three previous published reports.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of infants and children who underwent lung transplantation for genetic disorders of surfactant metabolism (SFTPB, SFTPC, ABCA3, and NKX2-1) over 2 epochs (1993-2003 and 2004-2015) at St Louis Children's Hospital. STUDY DESIGN: We retrospectively reviewed clinical characteristics, mortality, and short- and long-term morbidities of infants (transplanted at <1 year; n = 28) and children (transplanted >1 year; n = 16) and compared outcomes by age at transplantation (infants vs children) and by epoch of transplantation. RESULTS: Infants underwent transplantation more frequently for surfactant protein-B deficiency, whereas children underwent transplantation more frequently for SFTPC mutations. Both infants and children underwent transplantation for ABCA3 deficiency. Compared with children, infants experienced shorter times from listing to transplantation (P = .014), were more likely to be mechanically ventilated at the time of transplantation (P < .0001), were less likely to develop bronchiolitis obliterans post-transplantation (P = .021), and were more likely to have speech and motor delays (P ≤ .0001). Despite advances in genetic diagnosis, immunosuppressive therapies, and supportive respiratory and nutritional therapies, mortality did not differ between infants and children (P = .076) or between epochs. Kaplan-Meier analyses demonstrated that children transplanted in epoch 1 (1993-2003) were more likely to develop systemic hypertension (P = .049) and less likely to develop post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder compared with children transplanted in epoch 2 (2004-2015) (P = .051). CONCLUSION: Post-lung transplantation morbidities and mortality remain substantial for infants and children with genetic disorders of surfactant metabolism.
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Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/cirurgia , Transplante de Pulmão , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/genética , Masculino , Surfactantes Pulmonares , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
We previously reported that ABI3 expression was decreased in thyroid cancer tissues and that ectopic expression of ABI3 in a follicular thyroid carcinoma cell line delayed cell cycle progression and inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, migration and tumor formation in athymic mice. These data indicated that ABI3 is a tumor suppressor gene; however the mechanism through which ABI3 is silenced in thyroid carcinomas is unknown. We here show that treatment of four follicular thyroid carcinoma cell lines with 5-aza-dC induced demethylation of a specific region of the ABI3 promoter and restored ABI3 expression. In contrast, 5-aza-dC treatment did not restore ABI3 expression in a non-thyroid cell line, suggesting a tissue-specific regulation. We additionally show that 8 CpG sites located within the ABI3 promoter are hypermethylated in most thyroid carcinoma samples and the degree of methylation correlated with ABI3 expression. Narrowing the region to specific CpG sites, the CpG4-6 sites showed the largest difference between benign and malignant lesions. In silico analysis revealed that these CpG sites flank a canonical binding site for NKX2-1, a thyroid specific transcriptional factor. Analysis of thyroid samples shows a correlation between NKX2-1 and ABI3 expression. In vitro assays demonstrate that NKX2-1 was required for ABI3 expression. Luciferase assay further confirmed the promoter activity of this region, which was increased when the cells were co-transfected with NKX2-1. Our study shows that the transcriptional silencing of ABI3 in cancer cells occurs via methylation and uncovered a previously unrecognized role for NKX2-1 in the regulation of ABI3.
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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Metilação de DNA , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/genética , Fator Nuclear 1 de Tireoide/metabolismo , Transcrição Gênica , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Ilhas de CpG , Inativação Gênica , Humanos , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/patologia , Células Tumorais CultivadasRESUMO
Las alteraciones endocrinológicas constituyen parte importante de la consulta pediátrica, la más frecuente es el hipotiroidismo congénito, grave problema de salud pública que requiere de diagnóstico neonatal. Los avances en el estudio molecular han permitido discernir las alteraciones en los procesos de organogénesis y hormonogénesis que lo producen. Se describen las principales alteraciones moleculares relacionadas con: diferenciación tiroidea, síntesis hormonal, hipotiroidismo central y con su acción periférica. El estudio de las alteraciones moleculares abre posibilidades interesantes, pues a partir del conocimiento preciso de los procesos fisiopatológicos y moleculares podrá realizarse en forma precoz el diagnóstico y manejo de estos pacientes, previniendo las secuelas que genera esta enfermedad.
The endocrinological disorders constitute an important percentage of the pediatric consultations. The most frequently endocrinopathy is congenital hypothyroidism, which is considered a public health problem. Newborn screening is mandatory in Mexico. The advances in the molecular field have allowed differentiating among the alterations caused by this disease with especial relevance in the organogénesis and homonogenesis. In this review, the main molecular alterations are analyzed, describing their relationship with thyroid cellular differentiation, hormonal synthesis, central origin hypothyroidism and peripheral tissues target. The study of the molecular abnormalities open new possibilities as to the precise knowledge of the physiopathological and molecular processes. A better and earlier diagnosis and management of this pathology may arise, which in turn will prevent the severe sequelae that congenital hypothyroidism causes.