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Functional genomics of GPR126 in airway smooth muscle and bronchial epithelial cells

Hall, Robert J.; O'Loughlin, Jonathan; Billington, Charlotte K.; Thakker, Dhruma; Hall, Ian P.; Sayers, Ian

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Authors

Jonathan O'Loughlin

Charlotte K. Billington

Dhruma Thakker

IAN HALL IAN.HALL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Molecular Medicine



Abstract

GPR126 is an adhesion G protein-coupled receptor which lies on chromosome 6q24. Genetic variants in this region are reproducibly associated with lung function and COPD in genome wide association studies (GWAS). The aims of this study were to define the role of GPR126 in the human lung and in pulmonary disease and identify possible casual variants. Online tools (GTEx and LDlink) identified SNPs which may have effects on GPR126 function/ expression, including missense variant Ser123Gly and an intronic variant that shows eQTL effects on GPR126 expression. GPR126 signaling via cAMP-mediated pathways was identified in human structural airway cells when activated with the tethered agonist, stachel. RNA-seq was used to identify downstream genes/ pathways affected by stachel-mediated GPR126 activation in human airway smooth muscle cells. We identified ~350 differentially expressed genes at 4 and 24 hours post stimulation with ~20% overlap. We identified that genes regulated by GPR126 activation include IL33, CTGF, and SERPINE1, which already have known roles in lung biology. Pathways altered by GPR126 included those involved in cell cycle progression and cell proliferation. Here, we suggest a role for GPR126 in airway remodeling.

Citation

Hall, R. J., O'Loughlin, J., Billington, C. K., Thakker, D., Hall, I. P., & Sayers, I. (2021). Functional genomics of GPR126 in airway smooth muscle and bronchial epithelial cells. FASEB Journal, 35(7), Article e21300. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002073R

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 8, 2020
Online Publication Date Jun 24, 2021
Publication Date 2021-07
Deposit Date Mar 5, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 5, 2021
Journal FASEB Journal
Print ISSN 0892-6638
Electronic ISSN 1530-6860
Publisher Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 35
Issue 7
Article Number e21300
DOI https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002073R
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5368447
Publisher URL https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj.202002073R

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