Identification of glyoxalase 1 polymorphisms associated with enzyme activity

Raitis Peculis, Ilze Konrade, Elina Skapare, Davids Fridmanis, Liene Nikitina-Zake, Aivars Lejnieks, Valdis Pirags, Maija Dambrova, Janis Klovins

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Abstract

The glyoxalase system and its main enzyme, glyoxalase 1 (GLO1), protect cells from advanced glycation end products (AGEs), such as methylglyoxal (MG) and other reactive dicarbonyls, the formation of which is increased in diabetes patients as a result of excessive glycolysis. MG is partly responsible for harmful protein alterations in living cells, notably in neurons, leading to their dysfunction, and recent studies have shown a negative correlation between GLO1 expression and tissue damage. Neuronal dysfunction is a common diabetes complication due to elevated blood sugar levels, leading to high levels of AGEs. The aim of our study was to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GLO1 gene influence activity of the enzyme. In total, 125 healthy controls, 101 type 1 diabetes, and 100 type 2 diabetes patients were genotyped for three common SNPs, rs2736654 (A111E), rs1130534 (G124G), and rs1049346 (5'-UTR), in GLO1. GLO1 activity was determined in whole blood lysates for all participants of the study. Our results showed a significant association between the minor alleles rs1130534 and rs1049346 and decreased enzyme activity (P=0.001 and P=2.61×10-5, respectively). Increased allelic counts of the risk alleles were strongly associated with decreased GLO1 activity (standardised β=-0.24, P=2.15×10-5), indicating independent actions of these variants on GLO1 activity, as supported by the haplotype analysis. We showed for the first time an association between genetic variants with GLO1 enzyme activity in humans. SNPs in GLO1 can be used to predict enzyme activity and detoxifying capabilities, but further studies are needed to link these SNPs with common complications in diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)140-143
Number of pages4
JournalGene
Volume515
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2013

Keywords*

  • Diabetes
  • Glyoxalase 1
  • SNP

Field of Science*

  • 3.1 Basic medicine
  • 1.6 Biological sciences

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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