Multiple genetic variants at theSLC30A8locus affect local super-enhancer activity and influence pancreatic β-cell survival and function

Author:

Hu Ming,Kim Innah,Morán Ignasi,Peng Weicong,Sun Orien,Bonnefond Amélie,Khamis Amna,Bonas-Guarch Silvia,Froguel Philippe,Rutter Guy A.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractVariants at theSLC30A8locus are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. The lead variant, rs13266634, encodes an amino acid change, Arg325Trp (R325W), at the C-terminus of the secretory granule-enriched zinc transporter, ZnT8. Although this protein-coding variant was previously thought to be the sole driver of T2D risk at this locus, recent studies have provided evidence for lowered expression ofSLC30A8mRNA in protective allele carriers. In the present study, combined allele-specific expression (cASE) analysis in human islets revealed multiple variants that influenceSLC30A8expression. Epigenomic mapping identified an islet-selective enhancer cluster at theSLC30A8locus, hosting multiple T2D risk and cASE associations, which is spatially associated with theSLC30A8promoter and additional neighbouring genes. Deletions of variant-bearing enhancer regions using CRISPR-Cas9 in human-derived EndoC-βH3 cells lowered the expression ofSLC30A8and several neighbouring genes, and improved insulin secretion. Whilst down-regulation ofSLC30A8had no effect on beta cell survival, loss ofUTP23,RAD21 or MED30markedly reduced cell viability. Although eQTL or cASE analyses in human islets did not support the association between these additional genes and diabetes risk, the transcriptional regulator JQ1 lowered the expression of multiple genes at theSLC30A8locus and enhanced stimulated insulin secretion.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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