Melanocortin-3-receptor promoter polymorphism associated with tuberculosis susceptibility does not influence protein expression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The melanocortin-3-receptor (MC3R) is a member of the G-protein coupled receptor family that mediate cellular response through the cyclic adenosine monophosphate signalling pathway. In the promoter region of MC3R the polymorphism rs6127698 has previously been shown to be strongly associated with tuberculosis susceptibility. It is predicted to generate an alternative transcription factor binding site.

Findings

We investigated the functional impact of rs6127698 by luciferase assay to assess if this polymorphism is capable of altering protein expression. Our results did not show any significant protein expression changes when comparing the two alleles of rs6127698.

Conclusions

Our experiments demonstrate that the rs6127698 polymorphism does not influence prote

SUBMITTER: Eggert M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3605127 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature