Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells
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Lee, M. N.; Ye, C.; Villani, A.-C.; Raj, T.; Li, W.; Eisenhaure, Thomas; Imboywa, S. H.; Chipendo, P. I.; Slowikowski, K.; Raddassi, K.; McCabe, C.; Lee, M. H.; Frohlich, I. Y.; Raychaudhuri, S.; Stranger, B. E.; Benoist, Christophe; De Jager, Philip L.; Hacohen, Nir; Ran, F. Ann; Zhang, Feng; Regev, Aviv; Hafler, David A.; Ward, Lucas D.; Kellis, Manolis; ... Show more Show less
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Little is known about how human genetic variation affects the responses to environmental stimuli in the context of complex diseases. Experimental and computational approaches were applied to determine the effects of genetic variation on the induction of pathogen-responsive genes in human dendritic cells. We identified 121 common genetic variants associated in cis with variation in expression responses to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide, influenza, or interferon-β (IFN-β). We localized and validated causal variants to binding sites of pathogen-activated STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) and IRF (IFN-regulatory factor) transcription factors. We also identified a common variant in IRF7 that is associated in trans with type I IFN induction in response to influenza infection. Our results reveal common alleles that explain interindividual variation in pathogen sensing and provide functional annotation for genetic variants that alter susceptibility to inflammatory diseases.
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2014-03Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MITJournal
Science
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Lee, M. N., C. Ye, A.-C. Villani, T. Raj, W. Li, T. M. Eisenhaure, S. H. Imboywa, et al. “Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells.” Science 343, no. 6175 (March 6, 2014): 1246980–1246980.
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0036-8075
1095-9203