Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation.



Chu, AY, Deng, X, Fisher, VA, Drong, A, Zhang, Y, Feitosa, MF, Liu, C-T, Weeks, O, Choh, AC, Duan, Q
et al (show 58 more authors) (2017) Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation. Nature Genetics, 49 (1). pp. 125-130.

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Abstract

Variation in body fat distribution contributes to the metabolic sequelae of obesity. The genetic determinants of body fat distribution are poorly understood. The goal of this study was to gain new insights into the underlying genetics of body fat distribution by conducting sample-size-weighted fixed-effects genome-wide association meta-analyses in up to 9,594 women and 8,738 men of European, African, Hispanic and Chinese ancestry, with and without sex stratification, for six traits associated with ectopic fat (hereinafter referred to as ectopic-fat traits). In total, we identified seven new loci associated with ectopic-fat traits (ATXN1, UBE2E2, EBF1, RREB1, GSDMB, GRAMD3 and ENSA; P < 5 × 10-8; false discovery rate < 1%). Functional analysis of these genes showed that loss of function of either Atxn1 or Ube2e2 in primary mouse adipose progenitor cells impaired adipocyte differentiation, suggesting physiological roles for ATXN1 and UBE2E2 in adipogenesis. Future studies are necessary to further explore the mechanisms by which these genes affect adipocyte biology and how their perturbations contribute to systemic metabolic disease.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Genetics research, Genome-wide association studies, Type 2 diabetes
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 19 Jan 2017 11:48
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:20
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3738
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005285