Chromatin 3D interaction analysis of the STARD10 locus unveils FCHSD2 as a regulator of insulin secretion.
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Abstract
Using chromatin conformation capture, we show that an enhancer cluster in the STARD10 type 2 diabetes (T2D) locus forms a defined 3-dimensional (3D) chromatin domain. A 4.1-kb region within this locus, carrying 5 T2D-associated variants, physically interacts with CTCF-binding regions and with an enhancer possessing strong transcriptional activity. Analysis of human islet 3D chromatin interaction maps identifies the FCHSD2 gene as an additional target of the enhancer cluster. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated deletion of the variant region, or of the associated enhancer, from human pancreas-derived EndoC-βH1 cells impairs glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Expression of both STARD10 and FCHSD2 is reduced in cells harboring CRISPR deletions, and lower expression of STARD10 and FCHSD2 is associated, the latter nominally, with the possession of risk variant alleles in human islets. Finally, CRISPR-Cas9-mediated loss of STARD10 or FCHSD2, but not ARAP1, impairs regulated insulin secretion. Thus, multiple genes at the STARD10 locus influence β cell function.
Date Issued
2021-03-16
Date Acceptance
2021-03-01
Citation
Cell Research, 2021, 34 (11), pp.1-1
ISSN
1001-0602
Publisher
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Start Page
1
End Page
1
Journal / Book Title
Cell Research
Volume
34
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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MRC Programme Grant
Wellcome Trust
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33730570
PII: S2211-1247(21)00195-9
Grant Number
MR/R022259/1
212625/Z/18/Z
Subjects
FCHSD2
GWAS
STARD10
T2D
chromatin structure
enhancer cluster
gene regulation
genetic variant
insulin secretion
type 2 diabetes
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
1116 Medical Physiology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Article Number
ARTN 108703
Date Publish Online
2021-03-16