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ArticlePloS one2012

Identification of functional SNPs in BARD1 gene and in silico analysis of damaging SNPs: based on data procured from dbSNP database.

Ali A Alshatwi, Tarique N Hasan, Naveed A Syed, Gowhat Shafi, B Leena Grace

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali A AlshatwiMolecular Cancer Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. alialshatwi@gmail.com
Tarique N Hasan
Naveed A Syed
Gowhat Shafi
B Leena Grace
King Saud University · SABharathiar University · INVinayaka Missions University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe BARD1 gene encodes for the BRCA1-associated RING domain (BARD1) protein. Germ line and somatic mutations in BARD1 are found in sporadic breast, ovarian and uterine cancers. There is a plethora of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) which may or may not be involved in the onset of female cancers. Hence, before planning a larger population study, it is advisable to sort out the possible functional SNPs. To accomplish this goal, data available in the dbSNP database and different computer programs can be used. To the best of our knowledge, until now there has been no such study on record for the BARD1 gene. Therefore, this study was undertaken to find the functional nsSNPs in BARD1.

result2.85% of all SNPs in the dbSNP database were present in the coding regions. SIFT predicted 11 out of 50 nsSNPs as not tolerable and PolyPhen assessed 27 out of 50 nsSNPs as damaging. FastSNP revealed that the rs58253676 SNP in the 3' UTR may have splicing regulator and enhancer functions. In the 5' UTR, rs17489363 and rs17426219 may alter the transcriptional binding site. The intronic region SNP rs67822872 may have a medium-high risk level. The protein structures 1JM7, 3C5R and 2NTE were predicted by PDBSum and shared 100% similarity with the BARD1 amino acid sequence. Among the predicted nsSNPs, rs4986841, rs111367604, rs13389423 and rs139785364 were identified as deleterious and damaging by the SIFT and PolyPhen programs. Additionally, I-Mutant showed a decrease in stability for these nsSNPs upon mutation. Finally, the ExPASy-PROSIT program revealed that the predicted deleterious mutations are contained in the ankyrin ring and BRCT domains.

conclusionUsing the available bioinformatics tools and the data present in the dbSNP database, the four nsSNPs, rs4986841, rs111367604, rs13389423 and rs139785364, were identified as deleterious, reducing the protein stability of BARD1. Hence, these SNPs can be used for the larger population-based studies of female cancers.

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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide3' Untranslated Regions5' Untranslated RegionsBinding SitesComputational BiologyComputer SimulationDatabases, GeneticFemaleHumansModels, MolecularMutationOpen Reading FramesProtein ConformationProtein StabilityProtein Structure, TertiarySoftware3' Untranslated Regions5' Untranslated RegionsBARD1 protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID23056176
PMCPMC3467277
OpenAlexW2048653487

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