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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Functional genetic variants in DC-SIGNR are associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
PLoS ONE, Volume 4, No. 10, Article e7211, Year 2009
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Background: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the main cause of HIV-1 infection in children worldwide. Given that the C-type lectin receptor, dendritic cell-specific ICAM-grabbing non-integrin-related (DC-SIGNR, also known as CD209L or liver/lymph node - specific ICAM-grabbing non-integrin (L-SIGN)), can interact with pathogens including HIV-1 and is expressed at the maternal-fetal interface, we hypothesized that it could influence MTCT of HIV-1. Methods and Findings: To investigate the potential role of DC-SIGNR in MTCT of HIV-1, we carried out a genetic association study of DC-SIGNR in a well-characterized cohort of 197 HIV-infected mothers and their infants recruited in Harare, Zimbabwe. Infants harbouring two copies of DC-SIGNR H1 and/or H3 haplotypes (H1-H1, H1-H3, H3-H3) had a 3.6-fold increased risk of in utero (IU) (P = 0.013) HIV-1 infection and a 5.7-fold increased risk of intrapartum (IP) (P = 0.025) HIV-1 infection after adjusting for a number of maternal factors. The implicated H1 and H3 haplotypes share two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in promoter region (p-198A) and intron 2 (int2-180A) that were associated with increased risk of both IU (P = 0.045 and P = 0.003, respectively) and IP (P = 0.025, for int2-180A) HIV-1 infection. The promoter variant reduced transcriptional activity in vitro. In homozygous H1 infants bearing both the p-198A and int2-180A mutations, we observed a 4-fold decrease in the level of placental DC-SIGNR transcripts, disproportionately affecting the expression of membrane-bound isoforms compared to infant noncarriers (P = 0.011). Conclusion: These results suggest that DC-SIGNR plays a crucial role in MTCT of HIV-1 and that impaired placental DC-SIGNR expression increases risk of transmission. © 2009 Boily-Larouche et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Boily-Larouche, Geneviève Ve
Canada, Montreal
Centre Hospitalier de L'universite de Montreal
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
Iscache, Anne Laure
Canada, Montreal
Centre Hospitalier de L'universite de Montreal
Zijenah, Lynn Sodai
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Humphrey, Jean H.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mouland, Andrew J.
Canada, Montreal
Institut Lady Davis de Recherches Médicales
Ward, Brian James
Canada, Montreal
L'institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé Mcgill
Roger, Michel
Canada, Montreal
Centre Hospitalier de L'universite de Montreal
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
Statistics
Citations: 30
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0007211
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Zimbabwe