Differential TBXA2 receptor transcript stability is dependent on the C924T polymorphism.

Background: In order to better characterize the molecular mechanisms involved in processing mutated transcripts, we investigated the post-transcriptional role of the C924T polymorphism (rs4523) located in the 3' region of the TBXA2R gene.

Methods And Results: Experiments of dose response with Actinomycin D on MEG-01 human cell line showed a significant decrease on cell viability that was more evident on cells treated for 24h. In addition, we showed that treatments with 5-10μM, 15μM and 20μM of actinomycin D reduced cell viability by 44%, 72% and 75%, respectively, compared to the control group.