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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-28
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Inflammation is now considered critical in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction. One of the mechanisms regulating the inflammatory process is the ubiquitin-proteasome system. We investigated whether variants of the 20S proteasome are associated with susceptibility to myocardial infarction and found a common SNP (minor allele frequency of 0.35) in the proteasome subunit alpha type 6 gene (PSMA6) conferring risk of myocardial infarction in the Japanese population (chi(2) = 21.1, P = 0.0000044, 2,592 affected individuals versus 2,851 controls). We replicated this association in another panel of myocardial infarction and control subjects, although its relevance to other ethnic groups remains to be clarified. The SNP, located in the 5' untranslated region of exon 1 in this gene, enhanced the transcription of PSMA6. Moreover, suppression of PSMA6 expression using short interfering RNA in cultured cells reduced activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB by stabilizing phosphorylated IkappaB. Our results implicate this PSMA6 SNP as a previously unknown genetic risk factor for myocardial infarction.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1061-4036
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
921-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A functional SNP in PSMA6 confers risk of myocardial infarction in the Japanese population.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, SNP Research Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't