Nicole Fadahunsi, Jonas Petersen, Sophia Metz, Alexander Jakobsen, Cecilie Vad Mathiesen, Alberte Silke Buch-Rasmussen, Nigel Kurgan, Jeppe Kjærgaard Larsen, Rita C Andersen, Thomas Topilko, Charlotte Svendsen, Mia Apuschkin, Grethe Skovbjerg, Jan Hendrik Schmidt, Grace Houser, Sara Elgaard Jager, Anders Bach, Atul S Deshmukh, Tuomas O Kilpeläinen, Kristian Strømgaard, Kenneth L Madsen, Christoffer Clemmensen
Human genome-wide association studies (GWAS) suggest a functional role for central glutamate receptor signaling and plasticity in body weight regulation. Here, we use UK Biobank GWAS summary statistics of body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) to identify genes encoding proteins known to interact with postsynaptic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and N -methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Loci in/near discs large homolog 4 ( DLG4 ) and protein interacting with C kinase 1 ( PICK1 ) reached genome-wide significance ( P < 5 × 10 - 8 ) for BF% and/or BMI...
March 2024: Science Advances