Division of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Group, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India.
Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2023 Apr;69(2):112-128. doi: 10.1080/19396368.2022.2148837. Epub 2023 Jan 12.
In women, the uterine cervix and corpus uteri are two main suspects, playing a major role in cancer-associated-mortality. Immunologically, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) associated with the innate immune system, can recognize pathogens and induce immune responses against pathogens. Cellularly, TLR9 expression occurs in immune system cells including macrophages, natural killer cells, dendritic cells, and other antigen-presenting cells. TLR9 recognizes and interacts with viral and bacterial DNA comprising cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) dideoxynucleotide motif. The current study is designed to identify the most deleterious nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in the gene and to delineate their deleterious effect on the structural and functional features of proteins at the molecular level. Based on the implementation of various computational tools and algorithms eight most deleterious nsSNPs (P139H, R257C, C265Y, L283P, G514D, L544Q, H566Y, and W670R) have been identified in the human gene as potentially damaging SNPs. Further, our study suggests highly conserved patterns at deleterious nsSNPs sites could influence protein stability and its functional features. Additionally, this study identifies two nsSNPs (G514D and W670R) associated with the severity of Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma. In support of our computational findings, the validation of key results using polymerase chain reaction and other experimental methods is warranted in the Indian population. In general, this study might be able to delineate the guideline for identifying the most damaging SNPs and enhances the understating of the risk factors for cancer and disease susceptibilities.
在女性中,子宫颈和子宫体是两个主要的嫌疑犯,在癌症相关死亡率中起着重要作用。在免疫学上,与先天免疫系统相关的 Toll 样受体 (TLR) 可以识别病原体并诱导针对病原体的免疫反应。在细胞水平上,TLR9 表达于包括巨噬细胞、自然杀伤细胞、树突状细胞和其他抗原呈递细胞在内的免疫系统细胞中。TLR9 识别并与包含胞嘧啶-磷酸-鸟嘌呤 (CpG) 二脱氧核苷酸基序的病毒和细菌 DNA 相互作用。本研究旨在鉴定 基因中最具危害性的非同义单核苷酸多态性 (nsSNP),并在分子水平上阐明它们对蛋白质结构和功能特征的有害影响。基于各种计算工具和算法的实施,已经在人类 基因中鉴定出 8 个最具危害性的 nsSNP(P139H、R257C、C265Y、L283P、G514D、L544Q、H566Y 和 W670R),这些 SNP 可能是有害的。此外,我们的研究表明,有害 nsSNP 位点的高度保守模式可能会影响蛋白质稳定性及其功能特征。此外,本研究还确定了与子宫体子宫内膜癌严重程度相关的两个 nsSNP(G514D 和 W670R)。支持我们的计算发现,使用聚合酶链反应和其他实验方法验证关键结果是必要的,这在印度人群中尤为重要。总的来说,这项研究可能能够为识别最具破坏性的 SNP 提供指导,并增强对癌症和疾病易感性风险因素的理解。