Abstract
The first genome-wide association study on coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Han Chinese population identified C6orf105 as a susceptibility gene. The C6orf105 gene was later found to encode for a protein that regulates tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) expression in endothelial cells in an androgen-dependent manner, and the novel protein was thus termed androgen-dependent TFPI-regulating protein (ADTRP). Since the identification of ADTRP, there have been several studies associating genetic variants on the ADTRP gene with CAD risk, as well as research providing mechanistic insights on this novel protein and its functional role. ADTRP is a membrane protein, whose expression is upregulated by androgen, GATA-binding protein 2, oxidized low-density lipoprotein, peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptors, and low-density lipoprotein receptors. ADTRP regulates multiple downstream targets involved in coagulation, inflammation, endothelial function, and vascular integrity. In addition, ADTRP functions as a fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acid (FAHFA)-specific hydrolase that is involved in energy metabolism. Current evidence suggests that ADTRP may play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, CAD, obesity, and metabolic disorders. This review summarizes the current literature on ADTRP, with a focus on the peripheral actions of ADTRP, including expression, genetic variations, signaling pathways, and function. The evidence linking ADTRP and cardiometabolic diseases will also be discussed.
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Abbreviations
- ABPP:
-
Activity-based protein profiling
- ADTRP:
-
Androgen-dependent tissue factor pathway inhibitor regulating protein
- AIG1:
-
Androgen-induced gene 1
- AKT:
-
AKT serine/threonine kinase
- ApoB:
-
Apolipoprotein B
- ARE:
-
Androgen response element
- BAT:
-
Brown adipose tissue
- CAD:
-
Coronary artery disease
- CASP7:
-
Caspase 7
- CCND1:
-
Cyclin D1
- CDK4:
-
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
- CDKN1A:
-
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
- CD36:
-
Cluster of differentiation 36
- ChIP-seq:
-
Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing
- CI:
-
Confidence interval
- FAHFA:
-
Fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acid
- FP:
-
Fluorophosphonate
- FVIIc:
-
Factor VII coagulant activity
- FXa:
-
Factor Xa
- GATA2:
-
GATA-binding protein 2
- GLP-1:
-
Glucagon-like peptide 1
- GWAS:
-
Genome-wide association study
- HUVEC:
-
Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
- KO:
-
Knockout
- LDL:
-
Low-density lipoprotein
- LDLR:
-
Low-density lipoprotein receptor
- LOX-1:
-
Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1
- LRP6:
-
Low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 6
- MI:
-
Myocardial infarction
- MIA3/TANGO1:
-
Melanoma inhibitory activity protein 3/Transport and Golgi organization protein 1
- MMP9:
-
Matrix metallopeptidase 9
- myrAKT1:
-
Myristoylated human AKT1
- NF-κB:
-
Nuclear factor kappa B
- OR:
-
Odds ratio
- ox-LDL:
-
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
- PAHSA:
-
Palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acid
- PBMC:
-
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
- PDCD2:
-
Programmed cell death 2
- PI3K:
-
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
- PI3KR3:
-
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma
- POU1F1:
-
POU domain class 1 transcription factor 1
- PPAR:
-
Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor
- qRT-PCR:
-
Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
- shRNA:
-
Short hairpin ribonucleic acid
- siRNA:
-
Small interfering ribonucleic acid
- SNP:
-
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
- TF-FVIIa:
-
Tissue factor-factor VIIa
- TFPI:
-
Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
- WAT:
-
White adipose tissue
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Kee, Z., Ong, S.M., Heng, CK. et al. Androgen-dependent tissue factor pathway inhibitor regulating protein: a review of its peripheral actions and association with cardiometabolic diseases. J Mol Med 100, 185–196 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-021-02160-5
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