New insight into human sweet taste: a genome-wide association study of the perception and intake of sweet substances.


Journal

The American journal of clinical nutrition
ISSN: 1938-3207
Titre abrégé: Am J Clin Nutr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376027

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 06 2019
Historique:
received: 31 10 2018
accepted: 01 03 2019
pubmed: 22 4 2019
medline: 6 2 2020
entrez: 22 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Individual differences in human perception of sweetness are partly due to genetics; however, which genes are associated with the perception and the consumption of sweet substances remains unclear. The aim of this study was to verify previous reported associations within genes involved in the peripheral receptor systems (i.e., TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3) and reveal novel loci. We performed genome-wide association scans (GWASs) of the perceived intensity of 2 sugars (glucose and fructose) and 2 high-potency sweeteners (neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and aspartame) in an Australian adolescent twin sample (n = 1757), and the perceived intensity and sweetness and the liking of sucrose in a US adult twin sample (n = 686). We further performed GWASs of the intake of total sugars (i.e., total grams of all dietary mono- and disaccharides per day) and sweets (i.e., handfuls of candies per day) in the UK Biobank sample (n = ≤174,424 white-British individuals). All participants from the 3 independent samples were of European ancestry. We found a strong association between the intake of total sugars and the single nucleotide polymorphism rs11642841 within the FTO gene on chromosome 16 (P = 3.8 × 10-8) and many suggestive associations (P < 1.0 × 10-5) for each of the sweet perception and intake phenotypes. We showed genetic evidence for the involvement of the brain in both sweet taste perception and sugar intake. There was limited support for the associations with TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3 in all 3 European samples. Our findings indicate that genes additional to those involved in the peripheral receptor system are also associated with the sweet taste perception and intake of sweet-tasting foods. The functional potency of the genetic variants within TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3 may be different between ethnic groups and this warrants further investigations.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Individual differences in human perception of sweetness are partly due to genetics; however, which genes are associated with the perception and the consumption of sweet substances remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to verify previous reported associations within genes involved in the peripheral receptor systems (i.e., TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3) and reveal novel loci.
METHODS
We performed genome-wide association scans (GWASs) of the perceived intensity of 2 sugars (glucose and fructose) and 2 high-potency sweeteners (neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and aspartame) in an Australian adolescent twin sample (n = 1757), and the perceived intensity and sweetness and the liking of sucrose in a US adult twin sample (n = 686). We further performed GWASs of the intake of total sugars (i.e., total grams of all dietary mono- and disaccharides per day) and sweets (i.e., handfuls of candies per day) in the UK Biobank sample (n = ≤174,424 white-British individuals). All participants from the 3 independent samples were of European ancestry.
RESULTS
We found a strong association between the intake of total sugars and the single nucleotide polymorphism rs11642841 within the FTO gene on chromosome 16 (P = 3.8 × 10-8) and many suggestive associations (P < 1.0 × 10-5) for each of the sweet perception and intake phenotypes. We showed genetic evidence for the involvement of the brain in both sweet taste perception and sugar intake. There was limited support for the associations with TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3 in all 3 European samples.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings indicate that genes additional to those involved in the peripheral receptor system are also associated with the sweet taste perception and intake of sweet-tasting foods. The functional potency of the genetic variants within TAS1R2, TAS1R3, and GNAT3 may be different between ethnic groups and this warrants further investigations.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31005972
pii: S0002-9165(22)03224-5
doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz043
pmc: PMC6537940
doi:

Substances chimiques

Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled 0
Sweetening Agents 0
taste receptors, type 1 0
Sucrose 57-50-1
Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO EC 1.14.11.33
FTO protein, human EC 1.14.11.33
Glucose IY9XDZ35W2

Types de publication

Journal Article Meta-Analysis Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Twin Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1724-1737

Subventions

Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_17228
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_QA137853
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00011/6
Pays : United Kingdom

Informations de copyright

Copyright © American Society for Nutrition 2019.

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Auteurs

Liang-Dar Hwang (LD)

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine.

Cailu Lin (C)

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Puya Gharahkhani (P)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Gabriel Cuellar-Partida (G)

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine.

Jue-Sheng Ong (JS)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine.

Jiyuan An (J)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Scott D Gordon (SD)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Gu Zhu (G)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Stuart MacGregor (S)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Deborah A Lawlor (DA)

MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit.
Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Paul A S Breslin (PAS)

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Margaret J Wright (MJ)

Queensland Brain Institute.
Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Nicholas G Martin (NG)

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Danielle R Reed (DR)

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA.

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