Ancestry-related differences in chromatin accessibility and gene expression of APOE4 are associated with Alzheimer disease risk
Celis, K.; Muniz Moreno, M. D.; Rajabli, F.; Whitehead, P.; Hamilton-Nelson, K.; Dykxhoorn, D. M.; Nuytemans, K.; Wang, L.; Dalgard, C. L.; Flanagan, M.; Weintraub, S.; Geula, C.; Gearing, M.; Bennett, D. A.; Schuck, T.; Jin, F.; Pericak-Vance, M. A.; Griswold, A. J.; Young, J. I.; Vance, J. M.
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BackgroundEuropean local ancestry (ELA) surrounding APOE4 is associated with a higher risk for Alzheimer Disease (AD) compared to African local ancestry (ALA). We previously demonstrated significantly higher APOE4 expression in ELA vs ALA in the frontal cortex of APOE4/4 AD patients. Differences in chromatin accessibility could contribute to these differences in APOE4 expression. MethodsWe performed single nuclei Assays for Transposase Accessible Chromatin sequencing (snATAC-seq) and single nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) from frozen frontal cortex of six ALA and six ELA AD patients, all homozygous for local ancestry and APOE4. ResultsWe demonstrated that APOE4, including its promoter area, has greater chromatin accessibility in ELA vs ALA astrocytes. This increased accessibility in ELA astrocytes extended genome wide. Genes with increased accessibility and expression in ELA in astrocytes were enriched for synaptic function, cholesterol processing and astrocyte reactivity. ConclusionOur results suggest that increased chromatin accessibility of APOE4 in astrocyte with the ELA contributes to the observed elevated APOE4 expression, corresponding to the increased AD risk in ELA vs ALA APOE4/4 carriers.
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