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Menstrual cycle‐dependent febrile episode mediated by sequence‐specific repression of poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase‐1 on the transcription of the human serotonin receptor 1A gene
Author(s) -
Jiang YuChen,
Wu HungMing,
Cheng KaiHsin,
Sunny Sun H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human mutation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1098-1004
pISSN - 1059-7794
DOI - 10.1002/humu.21622
Subject(s) - biology , serotonergic , gene knockdown , transcription (linguistics) , microbiology and biotechnology , poly adp ribose polymerase , promoter , endocrinology , medicine , polymerase , cancer research , serotonin , gene , receptor , gene expression , genetics , linguistics , philosophy
The serotonin receptor 1A (encoded by the HTR1A gene) plays a critical role in serotonergic transmission and was linked with many human diseases. A 33‐year‐old woman with rare menstrual cycle‐dependent fever showed abnormal estrogen profile and responded well to the HTR1A agonist buspirone, suggesting that her fevers were allied to estrogen‐related HTR1A deficiency. We identified an adenine deletion 480‐bases upstream of the translation start site (i.e., ‐480delA) of HTR1A in this patient. To determine the underlying mechanism of ‐480delA‐mediated HTR1A deficiency, we first showed that HTR1A ‐480 region can be bound by multiple nuclear protein(s). We then identified poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP1) as one of the proteins that binds to HTR1A ‐480 region. Using PARP1 overexpression and knockdown, our data demonstrated that PARP1 represses HTR1A transcription. Furthermore, HTR1A ‐480delA promoter possesses increased interaction with PARP1 and caused an additional reduction in transcription. Finally, 17β‐estradiol administration further reduced transcription associated with the mutant promoter. Altogether, these data suggest that estrogen‐induced hyperactivity of HTR1A mutant promoter causes the reduction of HTR1A mRNA and leads to the disruption of HTR1A‐mediate hypothermic regulation. This is the first report of HTR1A mutation underlying menstrual cycle‐dependent febrile episodes, and implies that similar “febrile episode” cases may also result from the dysfunction of serotonin transmission. Hum Mutat 33:209–217, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.