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Submitted on November 18, 2004
Accepted on February 24, 2005
Department of Internal Medicine and Development & Reproduction, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: h.russcher{at}erasmusmc.nl.
One of the most intriguing polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene is in codons 22 and 23 (GAGAGG(GluArg) 
GAAAAG (GluLys)). This polymorphism is associated with a reduced GC-sensitivity, a better metabolic and cardiovascular health profile, and an increased survival rate. Recently, Yudt and Cidlowski reported that two different methionine codons in the GR mRNA may be used as inititation codon: AUG-1 and AUG-27, resulting in two isoforms, the GR-A and the GR-B proteins respectively. They also showed that the GR-B protein had a stonger transactivating effect in transient transfection experiments.
In this study we elucidated the molecular basis for the reduced GC-sensitivity by investigating the influence of the ER22/23EK polymorphism on synthesis of GR-A and GR-B by expressing them independently from constructs with and without the polymorphic site. Binding studies with [3H]-dexamethasone and transactivation studies showed that, when the ER22/23EK polymorphism is present, approximately 15% more GR-A protein was expressed, while total GR levels (GR-A + GR-B) were not affected. These results show that the transcriptional activity in GR(ER22/23EK)-carriers is decreased, because more of the less transcriptionally active GR-A isoform is formed. This is probably caused by altered secondary mRNA structure.
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