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Genotype Distribution of the ACTN3 p.R577X Polymorphism in Elite Badminton Players: A Preliminary Study

Abián-Vicén, Javier ; Abián, Pablo ; Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo ; Piñas-Bonilla, Inés ; Lara, Beatriz ; Del Coso, Juan

Genes, 2022-12, Vol.14 (1), p.50 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Switzerland: MDPI AG

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  • Título:
    Genotype Distribution of the ACTN3 p.R577X Polymorphism in Elite Badminton Players: A Preliminary Study
  • Autor: Abián-Vicén, Javier ; Abián, Pablo ; Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo ; Piñas-Bonilla, Inés ; Lara, Beatriz ; Del Coso, Juan
  • Assuntos: Actinin ; Actinin - genetics ; Alleles ; Athletes ; athletic performance ; Athletic Performance - physiology ; Badminton ; Communication ; elite athlete status ; Exercise ; Female ; Gene polymorphism ; genetics ; Genomes ; Genotype ; Genotype & phenotype ; Heterozygotes ; Humans ; Laboratories ; Male ; Metabolism ; Muscle contraction ; Physical fitness ; Polymorphism ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Power ; professional athlete ; Proteins ; Racquet Sports ; Single-nucleotide polymorphism ; Skeletal muscle ; Stop codon ; Tennis ; Tournaments & championships ; α-actinin-3
  • É parte de: Genes, 2022-12, Vol.14 (1), p.50
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  • Descrição: α-Actinin-3 is a protein with a structural role at the sarcomeric Z-line in skeletal muscle. As it is only present in fast-type muscle fibers, α-actinin-3 is considered a key mechanical component to produce high-intensity muscle contractions and to withstand external tension applied to the skeletal muscle. α-Actinin-3 is encoded by the gene , which has a single-nucleotide polymorphism (p.R577X; rs1815739) that affects the expression of α-actinin-3 due to the presence of a stop codon. Individuals homozygous for the 577R allele (i.e., RR genotype) and RX heterozygotes express functional α-actinin-3, while those homozygous for the 577X (i.e., XX genotype) express a non-functional protein. There is ample evidence to support the associations between the genotype and athletic performance, with higher frequencies of the 577R allele in elite and professional sprint and power athletes than in control populations. This suggests a beneficial influence of possessing functional α-actinin-3 to become an elite athlete in power-based disciplines. However, no previous investigation has determined the frequency of the genotypes in elite badminton players, despite this sport being characterized by high-intensity actions of intermittent nature such as changes of direction, accelerations, jumps and smashes. The purpose of this study was to analyze R577X genotype frequencies in professional badminton players to establish whether this polymorphism is associated with elite athlete status. A total of 53 European Caucasian professional badminton players competing in the 2018 European Badminton Championships volunteered to participate in the study. Thirty-one were men (26.2 ± 4.4 years) and twenty-two were women (23.4 ± 4.5 years). Chi-squared tests were used to analyze the differences in the distribution of genotypes (RR, RX and XX) between categories and sexes. The RR genotype was the most frequent in the sample of professional badminton players (RR = 49.1%, RX = 22.6% and XX = 28.3%). None of the badminton players ranked in the world's top ten possessed the XX genotype (RX = 60%, RR = 40%). The distribution of the genotypes was similar between male and female professional badminton players (men: RR = 45.2%, RX = 25.8% and XX = 29.0%; women: RR = 54.5%, RX = 18.2% and XX = 27.3%; χ = 0.58; = 0.750). The distribution of the genotypes in badminton players was different from the 1000 genome database for the European population (χ = 15.5; < 0.001), with an overrepresentation of the RR genotype ( < 0.05) and an underrepresentation of the RX genotype ( < 0.01). In conclusion, the expression of functional α-actinin-3, associated with RR and RX genotypes in the gene may confer an advantage for reaching the status of elite athlete in badminton, and especially the world's top-ten ranking. Large-scale studies with different ethnic backgrounds are needed to confirm the association of the R allele of with badminton performance.
  • Editor: Switzerland: MDPI AG
  • Idioma: Inglês
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