Polymorphisms in the Human Monomethylarsonic Acid (MMAV) Reductase/hGSTO1 Gene and Changes in Urinary Arsenic Profiles
- 13 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Chemical Research in Toxicology
- Vol. 16 (12), 1507-1513
- https://doi.org/10.1021/tx034149a
Abstract
Large interindividual variability in urinary arsenic profiles, following chronic inorganic arsenic exposure, is well-known in humans. To understand this variability, we studied the relationship between polymorphisms in the gene for human monomethylarsonic acid (MMAV) reductase/hGSTO1 and the urinary arsenic profiles of individuals chronically exposed to arsenic in their drinking water. To ensure that we did not overlook rare polymorphisms, not included in the public databases, we amplified and sequenced all six exons of the gene and their flanking regions, using DNA isolated from peripheral blood samples of 75 subjects, living in the vicinity of Torreon, Mexico. Four groups, based on the levels of arsenic (9−100 μg/L) in their drinking water, were studied. We identified six novel polymorphisms and two reported previously. The novel polymorphisms were a three base pair deletion (delGGC) in the first intron; a G > C transversion, leading to a serine-to-cysteine substitution at amino acid 86; a G > T transversion and a A > T transversion in intron 5; a G > A transition resulting in glutamate-to-lysine substitution in amino acid 208; and a C > T transition producing an alanine-to-valine substitution in amino acid 236. Two subjects displayed significant differences in patterns of urinary arsenic; they had increased levels of urinary inorganic arsenic and reduced levels of methylated urinary arsenic species as compared to the rest of the study population. These two subjects had the same unique polymorphisms in hGSTO1 in that they were heterozygous for E155del and Glu208Lys. The identified SNPs may be one of the reasons for the large interindividual variability in the response of humans to chronic inorganic arsenic exposure. The findings suggest the need for further studies to identify unambiguously specific polymorphisms that may account for interindividual variability in the human response to chronic inorganic arsenic exposure.Keywords
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