Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes

Abstract Background We performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in single classical (CL) and non-classical (NCL) monocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to quantify the impact of well-established genetic risk alleles on transcription at single-cell resolu...

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Autores principales: Yogita Ghodke-Puranik, Zhongbo Jin, Kip D. Zimmerman, Hannah C. Ainsworth, Wei Fan, Mark A. Jensen, Jessica M. Dorschner, Danielle M. Vsetecka, Shreyasee Amin, Ashima Makol, Floranne Ernste, Thomas Osborn, Kevin Moder, Vaidehi Chowdhary, Carl D. Langefeld, Timothy B. Niewold
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:96e352fc33f345cd81032036828010a02021-12-05T12:04:45ZSingle-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes10.1186/s13075-021-02660-21478-6362https://doaj.org/article/96e352fc33f345cd81032036828010a02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02660-2https://doaj.org/toc/1478-6362Abstract Background We performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in single classical (CL) and non-classical (NCL) monocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to quantify the impact of well-established genetic risk alleles on transcription at single-cell resolution. Methods Single-cell gene expression was quantified using qPCR in purified monocyte subpopulations (CD14++CD16− CL and CD14dimCD16+ NCL) from SLE patients. Novel analysis methods were used to control for the within-person correlations observed, and eQTLs were compared between cell types and risk alleles. Results The SLE-risk alleles demonstrated significantly more eQTLs in NCLs as compared to CLs (p = 0.0004). There were 18 eQTLs exclusive to NCL cells, 5 eQTLs exclusive to CL cells, and only one shared eQTL, supporting large differences in the impact of the risk alleles between these monocyte subsets. The SPP1 and TNFAIP3 loci were associated with the greatest number of transcripts. Patterns of shared influence in which different SNPs impacted the same transcript also differed between monocyte subsets, with greater evidence for synergy in NCL cells. IRF1 expression demonstrated an on/off pattern, in which expression was zero in all of the monocytes studied from some individuals, and this pattern was associated with a number of SLE risk alleles. We observed corroborating evidence of this IRF1 expression pattern in public data sets. Conclusions We document multiple SLE-risk allele eQTLs in single monocytes which differ greatly between CL and NCL subsets. These data support the importance of the SPP1 and TNFAIP3 risk variants and the IRF1 transcript in SLE patient monocyte function.Yogita Ghodke-PuranikZhongbo JinKip D. ZimmermanHannah C. AinsworthWei FanMark A. JensenJessica M. DorschnerDanielle M. VseteckaShreyasee AminAshima MakolFloranne ErnsteThomas OsbornKevin ModerVaidehi ChowdharyCarl D. LangefeldTimothy B. NiewoldBMCarticleDiseases of the musculoskeletal systemRC925-935ENArthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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topic Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
spellingShingle Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
Yogita Ghodke-Puranik
Zhongbo Jin
Kip D. Zimmerman
Hannah C. Ainsworth
Wei Fan
Mark A. Jensen
Jessica M. Dorschner
Danielle M. Vsetecka
Shreyasee Amin
Ashima Makol
Floranne Ernste
Thomas Osborn
Kevin Moder
Vaidehi Chowdhary
Carl D. Langefeld
Timothy B. Niewold
Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
description Abstract Background We performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in single classical (CL) and non-classical (NCL) monocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to quantify the impact of well-established genetic risk alleles on transcription at single-cell resolution. Methods Single-cell gene expression was quantified using qPCR in purified monocyte subpopulations (CD14++CD16− CL and CD14dimCD16+ NCL) from SLE patients. Novel analysis methods were used to control for the within-person correlations observed, and eQTLs were compared between cell types and risk alleles. Results The SLE-risk alleles demonstrated significantly more eQTLs in NCLs as compared to CLs (p = 0.0004). There were 18 eQTLs exclusive to NCL cells, 5 eQTLs exclusive to CL cells, and only one shared eQTL, supporting large differences in the impact of the risk alleles between these monocyte subsets. The SPP1 and TNFAIP3 loci were associated with the greatest number of transcripts. Patterns of shared influence in which different SNPs impacted the same transcript also differed between monocyte subsets, with greater evidence for synergy in NCL cells. IRF1 expression demonstrated an on/off pattern, in which expression was zero in all of the monocytes studied from some individuals, and this pattern was associated with a number of SLE risk alleles. We observed corroborating evidence of this IRF1 expression pattern in public data sets. Conclusions We document multiple SLE-risk allele eQTLs in single monocytes which differ greatly between CL and NCL subsets. These data support the importance of the SPP1 and TNFAIP3 risk variants and the IRF1 transcript in SLE patient monocyte function.
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author Yogita Ghodke-Puranik
Zhongbo Jin
Kip D. Zimmerman
Hannah C. Ainsworth
Wei Fan
Mark A. Jensen
Jessica M. Dorschner
Danielle M. Vsetecka
Shreyasee Amin
Ashima Makol
Floranne Ernste
Thomas Osborn
Kevin Moder
Vaidehi Chowdhary
Carl D. Langefeld
Timothy B. Niewold
author_facet Yogita Ghodke-Puranik
Zhongbo Jin
Kip D. Zimmerman
Hannah C. Ainsworth
Wei Fan
Mark A. Jensen
Jessica M. Dorschner
Danielle M. Vsetecka
Shreyasee Amin
Ashima Makol
Floranne Ernste
Thomas Osborn
Kevin Moder
Vaidehi Chowdhary
Carl D. Langefeld
Timothy B. Niewold
author_sort Yogita Ghodke-Puranik
title Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
title_short Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
title_full Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
title_fullStr Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
title_full_unstemmed Single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of SLE-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
title_sort single-cell expression quantitative trait loci (eqtl) analysis of sle-risk loci in lupus patient monocytes
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/96e352fc33f345cd81032036828010a0
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