Estrutura e variabilidade do promotor do gene do fator de necrose tumoral humano (TNF)
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2014-03-12
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The gene for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is located in the human MHC central region known as class III (Major Histocompatibility Complex). This gene encodes an important pro- inflammatory cytokine produced primarily by macrophages, and it has been associated with several diseases, such as autoimmune and degenerative ones. Studies indicate that TNF polymorphisms may influence their level of expression and activity and therefore could influence susceptibility to tumors. Whereas the bladder urothelium can constantly be the target of inflammatory processes and as the main forms of treatment of bladder tumors are immunotherapy, the genetic profile of an individual can influence susceptibility to this type of injury. In this study, we analyzed the structure and variability of the regulatory region of the TNF gene in Brazilian samples and the results were compared with data obtained by 1000Genomes project. A study of association between polymorphisms of the promoter region of TNF and bladder carcinoma patients in the state of São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto, in our analysis was conducted there was no relationship of the data found with bladder carcinoma. In all evaluated populations we found 15 variation points, found in 11 Brazilian and 15 variation points found in the 1000Genomes data, these variation points are arranged in 20 different haplotypes. These haplotypes with comparisons involving primate sequences indicated that one allele arose before the main speciation and human dispersion. Two strains were defined by haplotype relationships and are probably very old in human evolutionary history, since all populations evaluated showed haplotypes belonging to each of these strains. The frequency of haplotype H01 is the highest among all populations evaluated. However, the haplotype H12, although at reduced frequency compared to H01 is probably the oldest haplotype in part by the second line being shared with other primates.
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LOPES, Mariana Paiva. Estrutura e variabilidade do promotor do gene do fator de necrose tumoral humano (TNF). 2014. 53 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Genética e Biologia Molecular) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2014.