Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity

The estimated heritability of human BMI is close to 75%, but identified genetic variants explain only a small fraction of interindividual body-weight variation. Inherited epigenetic variants identified in mouse models named "metastable epialleles" could in principle explain this "missing heritabilit...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kühnen, P., Handke, D., Waterland, R.A., Hennig, B.J., Silver, M., Fulford, A.J., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Moore, S.E., Prentice, A.M., Spranger, J., Hinney, A., Hebebrand, J., Heppner, F.L., Walzer, L., Grötzinger, C., Gromoll, J., Wiegand, S., Grüters, A., Krude, H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77018
_version_ 1855527233899200512
author Kühnen, P.
Handke, D.
Waterland, R.A.
Hennig, B.J.
Silver, M.
Fulford, A.J.
Domínguez Salas, Paula
Moore, S.E.
Prentice, A.M.
Spranger, J.
Hinney, A.
Hebebrand, J.
Heppner, F.L.
Walzer, L.
Grötzinger, C.
Gromoll, J.
Wiegand, S.
Grüters, A.
Krude, H.
author_browse Domínguez Salas, Paula
Fulford, A.J.
Gromoll, J.
Grötzinger, C.
Grüters, A.
Handke, D.
Hebebrand, J.
Hennig, B.J.
Heppner, F.L.
Hinney, A.
Krude, H.
Kühnen, P.
Moore, S.E.
Prentice, A.M.
Silver, M.
Spranger, J.
Walzer, L.
Waterland, R.A.
Wiegand, S.
author_facet Kühnen, P.
Handke, D.
Waterland, R.A.
Hennig, B.J.
Silver, M.
Fulford, A.J.
Domínguez Salas, Paula
Moore, S.E.
Prentice, A.M.
Spranger, J.
Hinney, A.
Hebebrand, J.
Heppner, F.L.
Walzer, L.
Grötzinger, C.
Gromoll, J.
Wiegand, S.
Grüters, A.
Krude, H.
author_sort Kühnen, P.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The estimated heritability of human BMI is close to 75%, but identified genetic variants explain only a small fraction of interindividual body-weight variation. Inherited epigenetic variants identified in mouse models named "metastable epialleles" could in principle explain this "missing heritability." We provide evidence that methylation in a variably methylated region (VMR) in the pro-opiomelanocortin gene (POMC), particularly in postmortem human laser-microdissected melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)-positive neurons, is strongly associated with individual BMI. Using cohorts from different ethnic backgrounds, including a Gambian cohort, we found evidence suggesting that methylation of the POMC VMR is established in the early embryo and that offspring methylation correlates with the paternal somatic methylation pattern. Furthermore, it is associated with levels of maternal one-carbon metabolites at conception and stable during postnatal life. Together, these data suggest that the POMC VMR may be a human metastable epiallele that influences body-weight regulation.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace77018
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2016
publishDateRange 2016
publishDateSort 2016
publisher Elsevier
publisherStr Elsevier
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace770182024-08-29T11:41:31Z Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity Kühnen, P. Handke, D. Waterland, R.A. Hennig, B.J. Silver, M. Fulford, A.J. Domínguez Salas, Paula Moore, S.E. Prentice, A.M. Spranger, J. Hinney, A. Hebebrand, J. Heppner, F.L. Walzer, L. Grötzinger, C. Gromoll, J. Wiegand, S. Grüters, A. Krude, H. health The estimated heritability of human BMI is close to 75%, but identified genetic variants explain only a small fraction of interindividual body-weight variation. Inherited epigenetic variants identified in mouse models named "metastable epialleles" could in principle explain this "missing heritability." We provide evidence that methylation in a variably methylated region (VMR) in the pro-opiomelanocortin gene (POMC), particularly in postmortem human laser-microdissected melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)-positive neurons, is strongly associated with individual BMI. Using cohorts from different ethnic backgrounds, including a Gambian cohort, we found evidence suggesting that methylation of the POMC VMR is established in the early embryo and that offspring methylation correlates with the paternal somatic methylation pattern. Furthermore, it is associated with levels of maternal one-carbon metabolites at conception and stable during postnatal life. Together, these data suggest that the POMC VMR may be a human metastable epiallele that influences body-weight regulation. 2016-09 2016-09-09T13:26:55Z 2016-09-09T13:26:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77018 en Limited Access Elsevier Kühnen, P., Handke, D., Waterland, R.A., Hennig, B.J., Silver, M., Fulford, A.J., Dominguez-Salas, P., Moore, S.E., Prentice, A.M., Spranger, J., Hinney, A., Hebebrand, J., Heppner, F.L., Walzer, L., Grötzinger, C., Gromoll, J., Wiegand, S., Grüters, A. and Krude, H. 2016. Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity. Cell Metabolism 24(3): 502–509.
spellingShingle health
Kühnen, P.
Handke, D.
Waterland, R.A.
Hennig, B.J.
Silver, M.
Fulford, A.J.
Domínguez Salas, Paula
Moore, S.E.
Prentice, A.M.
Spranger, J.
Hinney, A.
Hebebrand, J.
Heppner, F.L.
Walzer, L.
Grötzinger, C.
Gromoll, J.
Wiegand, S.
Grüters, A.
Krude, H.
Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title_full Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title_fullStr Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title_full_unstemmed Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title_short Interindividual variation in DNA methylation at a putative POMC metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
title_sort interindividual variation in dna methylation at a putative pomc metastable epiallele is associated with obesity
topic health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77018
work_keys_str_mv AT kuhnenp interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT handked interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT waterlandra interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT hennigbj interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT silverm interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT fulfordaj interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT dominguezsalaspaula interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT moorese interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT prenticeam interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT sprangerj interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT hinneya interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT hebebrandj interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT heppnerfl interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT walzerl interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT grotzingerc interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT gromollj interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT wiegands interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT grutersa interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity
AT krudeh interindividualvariationindnamethylationataputativepomcmetastableepialleleisassociatedwithobesity