Detection of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the human α-lactalbumin gene:: implications for human milk proteins

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作者
Chowanadisai, W
Kelleher, SL
Nemeth, JF
Yachetti, S
Kuhlman, CF
Jackson, JG
Davis, AM
Lien, EL
Lönnerdal, B
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Nutr, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Wyeth Pharmaceut, Andover, MA 01810 USA
[3] Wyeth Nutrit Int, Collegeville 19101, PA USA
关键词
SNP; infant nutrition; lactation; genetics; alpha-lactalbumin; human milk;
D O I
10.1016/j.jnutbio.2004.12.010
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Variability in the protein composition of breast milk has been observed in many women and is believed to be due to natural variation of the human population. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are present throughout the entire human genome, but the impact of this variation on human milk composition and biological activity and infant nutrition and health is unclear. The goals of this study were to characterize a variant of human a-lactalbumin observed in milk from a Filipino population by determining the location of the polymorphism in the amino acid and genomic sequences of a-lactalbumin. Milk and blood samples were collected from 20 Filipino women, and milk samples were collected from an additional 450 women from nine different countries. alpha-Lactalbumin concentration was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and milk samples containing the variant form of the protein were identified with both HPLC and mass spectrometry (MS). The molecular weight of the variant form was measured by MS, and the location of the polymorphism was narrowed down by protein reduction, alkylation and trypsin digestion. Genomic DNA was isolated from whole blood, and the polymorphism location and subject genotype were determined by amplifying the entire coding sequence of human a-lactalbumin by PCR, followed by DNA sequencing. A variant form of a-lactalbumin was observed in HPLC chromatograms, and the difference in molecular weight was determined by MS (wild type = 14,070 Da, variant = 14,056 Da). Protein reduction and digestion narrowed the polymorphism between the 33rd and 77th amino acid of the protein. The genetic polymorphism was identified as adenine to guanine, which translates to a substitution from isoleucine to valine at amino acid 46. The frequency of variation was higher in milk from China, Japan and Philippines, which suggests that this polymorphism is most prevalent in Asia. There are SNPs in the genome for human milk proteins and their implications for protein bioactivity and infant nutrition need to be considered. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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