It was unknown whether common variation at the MTMR10 locus affects its expression; a promoter reporter assay showed that the rs3743231 C allele raises promoter activity, establishing a cis-regulatory mechanism by which this variant tunes MTMR10 transcription.
Evidence Luciferase reporter (promoter activity) assay comparing allelic constructs
- Single lab, single assay without replication or orthogonal validation (e.g. allele-specific expression, eQTL)
- Does not establish the transcription factors or chromatin context mediating the allelic effect
- Does not connect altered transcription to any downstream protein function or phenotype