| Title: | Metabolic gene function discovery platform GeneMAP identifies SLC25A48 as necessary for mitochondrial choline import |
| Journal: | Nature Genetics |
| Published: | 8 Jul 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38977856/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01827-2 |
Publication 11689
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Abstract
Organisms maintain metabolic homeostasis through the combined functions of small-molecule transporters and enzymes. While many metabolic components have been well established, a substantial number remains without identified physiological substrates. To bridge this gap, we have leveraged large-scale plasma metabolome genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to develop a multiomic Gene-Metabolite Association Prediction (GeneMAP) discovery platform. GeneMAP can generate accurate predictions and even pinpoint genes that are distant from the variants implicated by GWAS. In particular, our analysis identified solute carrier family 25 member 48 (SLC25A48) as a genetic determinant of plasma choline levels. Mechanistically, SLC25A48 loss strongly impairs mitochondrial choline import and synthesis of its downstream metabolite betaine. Integrative rare variant and polygenic score analyses in UK Biobank provide strong evidence that the SLC25A48 causal effects on human disease may in part be mediated by the effects of choline. Altogether, our study provides a discovery platform for metabolic gene function and proposes SLC25A48 as a mitochondrial choline transporter.</p>
8 Authors
- Artem Khan
- Gokhan Unlu
- Phillip Lin
- Yuyang Liu
- Ece Kilic
- Timothy C. Kenny
- Kıvanç Birsoy
- Eric R. Gamazon
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 94960 | Genetic studies of the complex phenotypes using haplotype-aware models of gene and isoform expression (v2) |
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