PMID- 10545530 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991207 LR - 20181113 IS - 0021-9738 (Print) IS - 0021-9738 (Linking) VI - 104 IP - 9 DP - 1999 Nov TI - Missense mutations in the insulin promoter factor-1 gene predispose to type 2 diabetes. PG - R33-9 AB - The transcription factor insulin promoter factor-1 (IPF-1) plays a central role in both the development of the pancreas and the regulation of insulin gene expression in the mature pancreatic beta cell. A dominant-negative frameshift mutation in the IPF-l gene was identified in a single family and shown to cause pancreatic agenesis when homozygous and maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) when heterozygous. We studied the role of IPF-1 in Caucasian diabetic and nondiabetic subjects from the United Kingdom. Three novel IPF-1 missense mutations (C18R, D76N, and R197H) were identified in patients with type 2 diabetes. Functional analyses of these mutations demonstrated decreased binding activity to the human insulin gene promoter and reduced activation of the insulin gene in response to hyperglycemia in the human beta-cell line Nes2y. These mutations are present in 1% of the population and predisposed the subject to type 2 diabetes with a relative risk of 3.0. They were not highly penetrant MODY mutations, as there were nondiabetic mutation carriers 25-53 years of age. We conclude that mutations in the IPF-1 gene may predispose to type 2 diabetes and are a rare cause of MODY and pancreatic agenesis, with the phenotype depending upon the severity of the mutation. FAU - Macfarlane, W M AU - Macfarlane WM AD - Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom. FAU - Frayling, T M AU - Frayling TM FAU - Ellard, S AU - Ellard S FAU - Evans, J C AU - Evans JC FAU - Allen, L I AU - Allen LI FAU - Bulman, M P AU - Bulman MP FAU - Ayres, S AU - Ayres S FAU - Shepherd, M AU - Shepherd M FAU - Clark, P AU - Clark P FAU - Millward, A AU - Millward A FAU - Demaine, A AU - Demaine A FAU - Wilkin, T AU - Wilkin T FAU - Docherty, K AU - Docherty K FAU - Hattersley, A T AU - Hattersley AT LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Clin Invest JT - The Journal of clinical investigation JID - 7802877 RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 protein) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - DNA Mutational Analysis MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*genetics MH - Female MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - *Homeodomain Proteins MH - Humans MH - Insulin/genetics MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Mutation, Missense MH - Pedigree MH - Phenotype MH - Phosphorylation MH - Trans-Activators/*genetics MH - Transcription, Genetic PMC - PMC481047 EDAT- 1999/11/05 00:00 MHDA- 1999/11/05 00:01 CRDT- 1999/11/05 00:00 PHST- 1999/11/05 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/11/05 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/11/05 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1172/JCI7449 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Invest. 1999 Nov;104(9):R33-9. doi: 10.1172/JCI7449.