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A functional macrophage migration inhibitory factor promoter polymorphism is associated with reduced diffusing capacity
Zhang C, Ramsey C, Berical A, Yu L, Leng L, McGinnis K, Song Y, Michael H, McCormack M, Allore H, Morris A, Crothers K, Bucala R, Lee P, Sauler M. A functional macrophage migration inhibitory factor promoter polymorphism is associated with reduced diffusing capacity. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2018, 316: l400-l405. PMID: 30520689, PMCID: PMC6397351, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00439.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMIF -794 CATTAbnormal diffusion capacityCigarette smoke exposureSmoke exposureAssociation of MIFDiffusion capacityMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) promoter polymorphismsPathogenesis of COPDChronic cigarette smoke exposureMultivariable logistic regression modelModifiable risk factorsObstructive pulmonary diseaseMigration inhibitory factorCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsCommon genetic polymorphismsInnate immune genesAirflow obstructionMIF expressionCOPD severityPulmonary diseaseMIF allelesRisk factors
2023
A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases
Liu W, Deng W, Chen M, Dong Z, Zhu B, Yu Z, Tang D, Sauler M, Lin C, Wain L, Cho M, Kaminski N, Zhao H. A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases. PLOS Genetics 2023, 19: e1010825. PMID: 37523391, PMCID: PMC10414598, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLungPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveConceptsCell typesDisease-associated tissuesWide association studyComplex diseasesCell type proportionsDisease-relevant tissuesReal GWAS dataFunctional genesTranscriptomic dataGWAS dataGenetic dataAssociation studiesNovel statistical frameworkChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseStatistical frameworkObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisBreast cancer riskType proportionsBlood CD8Pulmonary diseasePulmonary fibrosisPredictive biomarkersLung tissueBreast cancer
2022
MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity
Shin JJ, Fan W, Par-Young J, Piecychna M, Leng L, Israni-Winger K, Qing H, Gu J, Zhao H, Schulz WL, Unlu S, Kuster J, Young G, Liu J, Ko AI, Garcia A, Sauler M, Wisnewski AV, Young L, Orduña A, Wang A, Klementina O, Garcia AB, Hegyi P, Armstrong ME, Mitchell P, Ordiz DB, Garami A, Kang I, Bucala R. MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity. QJM 2022, 116: 205-212. PMID: 36222594, PMCID: PMC9620729, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLow-expression MIF alleleCOVID-19 infectionMIF allelesCATT7 alleleHealthy controlsCOVID-19Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factorSymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionHigher serum MIF levelsHigh-expression MIF allelesRetrospective case-control studySARS-CoV-2 infectionFunctional polymorphismsAvailable clinical characteristicsMultinational retrospective studySerum MIF levelsUninfected healthy controlsSymptomatic COVID-19Tertiary medical centerHealthy control subjectsCase-control studyMigration inhibitory factorCoronavirus disease 2019Common functional polymorphisms
2016
Transcription factor ICBP90 regulates the MIF promoter and immune susceptibility locus
Yao J, Leng L, Sauler M, Fu W, Zheng J, Zhang Y, Du X, Yu X, Lee P, Bucala R. Transcription factor ICBP90 regulates the MIF promoter and immune susceptibility locus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 732-744. PMID: 26752645, PMCID: PMC4731159, DOI: 10.1172/jci81937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthritis, RheumatoidCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesJurkat CellsMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMicrosatellite RepeatsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription, GeneticUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsTranscription factorsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorWhole-genome transcription analysisOligonucleotide affinity chromatographyLength-dependent mannerTranscriptional regulationFunctional insightsTranscription analysisNuclear proteinsImmune response genesPolymorphic lociMIF promoterResponse genesNuclear lysatesKey regulatorHigher mRNA levelsMajor proteinsSusceptibility lociTranscriptionCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorLociExpression levelsCommon allelesMigration inhibitory factorMicrosatellite polymorphism