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Gupta D, Hideshima T, Anderson KC. Novel biologically based therapeutic strategies in myeloma. REVIEWS IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY 2002; 6:301-24. [PMID: 12616700 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-0734.2002.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Multiple myeloma remains incurable despite advances in conventional chemotherapy and wider applicability of high dose chemotherapy with single and/or tandem autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Although a complete remission rate of 41% and an event-free survival of 43 months have been reported after tandem transplantation, it is highly unlikely that further improvements in the outcome of multiple myeloma will be achieved by escalating cytotoxic chemotherapy alone. Novel biologically based therapies are therefore urgently required. Targeted therapeutic approaches based on: identification of genetic abnormalities in malignant plasma cells; interrupting growth of myeloma cells; triggering apoptotic signaling cascades in tumor cells; modulating growth and survival of multiple myeloma cells in the bone marrow microenvironment, i.e. angiogenesis and cytokine networks; enhancing allogeneic and autologous antimyeloma immunity; and characterizing newer myeloma antigens for serotherapy are under development. These therapies offer great promise, used alone/or in combination with conventional treatment approaches, to improve the outcome in this disease in newly diagnosed/refractory or relapsed patients with multiple myeloma.
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- Deepak Gupta
- Jerome Lipper Myeloma Center, Department of Adult Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Dalton WS, Bergsagel PL, Kuehl WM, Anderson KC, Harousseau JL. Multiple myeloma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2002:157-77. [PMID: 11722983 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2001.1.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignancy of the plasma cell characterized by migration and localization to the bone marrow where cells then disseminate and facilitate the formation of bone lesions. Unfortunately, while treatment of this disease is effective in palliating the disease, and even prolonging survival, this disease is generally regarded as incurable. Understanding the basic biology of myeloma cells will ultimately lead to more effective treatments by developing target based therapy. In Section I, Dr. Bergsagel discusses the molecular pathogenesis of MM and shares insights regarding specific chromosomal translocations and their role in the genesis and progression of MM. New information regarding FGFR3 as an oncogene as well as how activating mutations may contribute to disease evolution and may be an important target for novel therapeutics of MM is presented. In Section II, Dr. Anderson elaborates on novel therapeutic approaches to MM also targeting fundamental genetic abnormalities in MM cells. Both preclinical and clinical studies of novel agents including PS-341 and IMiDs are highlighted. In Section III, Dr. Harousseau discusses the role of autologous stem cell transplant in MM. He highlights clinical trials addressing the question of conditioning regimens and the impact of tandem transplants. He also addresses the role of allogeneic BMT and the use of attenuated dose conditioning regimens (so called mini-allogeneic transplants) in the treatment of MM. In Section IV, Dr. Dalton provides an overview of the current state of myeloma therapy and summarizes the different and exciting approaches being undertaken to cure this disease.
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- W S Dalton
- Clinical Investigations, H. Lee moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USA
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Mayr B, Winkler G, Schaffner G, Reifinger M, Brem G. N-ras mutation in a feline lymphoma. Low frequency of N-ras mutations in a series of feline, canine and bovine lymphomas. Vet J 2002; 163:326-8. [PMID: 12090776 DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Burkhard Mayr
- Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, Veterinary University, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria.
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Hoshida Y, Hongyo T, Nakatsuka SI, Nishiu M, Takakuwa T, Tomita Y, Nomura T, Aozasa K. Gene mutations in lymphoproliferative disorders of T and NK/T cell phenotypes developing in renal transplant patients. J Transl Med 2002; 82:257-64. [PMID: 11896204 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PT-LPD) is characterized by lymphoid proliferation after organ or bone marrow transplantation. In Western countries, most cases of PT-LPD are B-cell-derived and Epstein-Barr virus-associated, in which alterations of c-myc, p53, and N-ras genes might play a role in disease progression. In Japan, PT-LPD of T- and NK/T-cell types are not uncommon in renal transplant patients. Mutations of p53 (exons 4 through 8), K-ras (exons 1 and 2), c-kit (exons 11 and 17), and beta-catenin genes (exon 3) in 12 cases of these diseases were analyzed by PCR single strand conformation polymorphism and then by direct sequencing. p53 gene mutations were detected in 5 of 5 cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, 3 (60%) of 5 cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, and 1 of 2 cases of NK/T cell lymphoma. Twenty-five percent of T and NK/T cell lymphomas showed K-ras mutations. Mutations of c-kit and beta-catenin genes were found in 33% of cases. Among a total of 42 substitution mutations, 40 were transitions with involvement of CpG sites in 20 to 30% of cases. Most cases had at least one mutation that changed an amino acid, which might have provided the selection pressure for expansion. These findings suggested that p53 gene mutations might play a central role in development of peripheral T-cell lymphoma including adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in renal transplant patients.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA Primers/chemistry
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Genes, p53
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/etiology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, T-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/etiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/immunology
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/genetics
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Trans-Activators
- beta Catenin
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- Yoshihiko Hoshida
- Department of Pathology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Nakatsuka SI, Hongyo T, Syaifudin M, Nomura T, Shingu N, Aozasa K. Mutations of p53, c-kit, K-ras, and beta-catenin gene in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of adrenal gland. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002; 93:267-74. [PMID: 11927008 PMCID: PMC5926970 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2002.tb02168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Malignant lymphoma of the adrenal gland is a rare disease, usually with diffuse large cell morphology and B-cell immunophenotype, and often associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. In this study, mutations of p53, c-kit, K-ras, and beta-catenin gene were analyzed in 17 cases (13 males and four females with ages ranging from 25 to 84 years) of such lymphomas by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism followed by direct sequencing. Selected exons in each gene, representing hot spots, were analyzed. All 44 mutations detected were single-nucleotide substitutions and 33 were missense mutations. Nineteen mutations were detected in exon 5 and / or 7 of the p53 gene in nine of 17 cases (52.9%) and 21 in exon 11 and / or 17 of the c-kit gene in 10 of 14 cases (71.4%). Bilateral adrenal lesions in one case who had not received any adjuvant therapy showed different mutational patterns of the p53 and c-kit genes, suggesting different clonal evolution of lymphoma between the left and right sides. Mutation at codon 13 of the K-ras gene was detected in one of 14 cases (7.1%), and in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene in three of 12 cases (25%). All but one mutation were transition mutations, indicating that some endogenous mutagens act in lymphomagenesis in the adrenal gland. Our results suggest that p53 and c-kit gene mutations might play a role in adrenal lymphomagenesis.
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- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/genetics
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/pathology
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/therapy
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
- DNA Primers/chemistry
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, p53/genetics
- Genes, ras/genetics
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Japan/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Prognosis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/genetics
- Trans-Activators
- beta Catenin
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- Shin-ichi Nakatsuka
- Department of Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Demunter A, Stas M, Degreef H, De Wolf-Peeters C, van den Oord JJ. Analysis of N- and K-ras mutations in the distinctive tumor progression phases of melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2001; 117:1483-9. [PMID: 11886512 DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.01601.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mutations in the ras genes are key events in the process of carcinogenesis; in particular, point mutations in codon 61 of exon 2 of the N-ras gene occur frequently in cutaneous melanoma. To investigate whether these mutations occur in early or late tumor progression phases, we searched for point mutations in the N- and K-ras genes in 69 primary cutaneous melanoma, 35 metastases, and seven nevocellular nevi in association with cutaneous melanoma. Lesions were microdissected in order to procure pure tumor samples from the distinctive growth phases of the cutaneous melanoma; the very sensitive denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis technique was used to visualize the mutations, and was followed by sequencing. Point mutations in the N-ras gene but not in the K-ras gene were detected on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Twenty-three primary (33%) and nine metastatic (26%) melanomas showed bandshifts for N-ras. In the majority of cases, mutations occurring in early growth phases (i.e., the "intraepidermal" radial growth phase), were preserved in later growth phases (i.e., the invasive radial growth phase, vertical growth phase, and metastatic phase), which proves the clonal relationship between the successive growth phases. In three cases, however, the mutations differed between the distinctive growth phases within the same cutaneous melanoma, due to the occurrence of an additional mutation (especially in codon 61) in a later tumor progression phase. Our approach also permitted us to analyze the mutational status of nevi, associated with cutaneous melanoma. Six out of seven associated nevi carried the same sequence (mutated or wild-type) as the primary cutaneous melanoma, whereas in one case the sequence for N-ras differed between the primary melanoma and the associated nevus. In conclusion, this approach allowed us to demonstrate the clonal relationship between subsequent growth phases of melanoma and associated nevi; our results suggest that N-ras exon 1 mutations preferentially occur during early stages of tumor progression and hence may be involved in melanoma initiation, whereas those in N-ras exon 2 are found preferentially during later stages and hence are more probably involved in metastatic spread of cutaneous melanoma.
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- A Demunter
- Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Morphology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Elenitoba-Johnson KS, Bohling SD. Solution-based scanning for single-base alterations using a double-stranded DNA binding dye and fluorescence-melting profiles. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 159:845-53. [PMID: 11549577 PMCID: PMC1850450 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61760-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA molecules differing by as little as a single-base substitution have traditionally been distinguished by gel electrophoresis-based methodologies that exploit differences in the sequence-specific properties of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) such as melting temperature and secondary conformational configuration. By comparison, solution-based fluorescence methods using sequence-specific probes are limited to detecting mutations restricted to very short segments of DNA ( approximately 20 bp). We describe a solution-based fluorescence method that discriminates between wild-type and mutant sequences using a dsDNA binding dye, and interrogates a region of >200 nucleotides. This method is based on melting theory and entails fluorescence monitoring of the melting temperatures of GC-clamped amplicons subjected to gradual and progressive thermal denaturation in the presence of a constant concentration of urea. Heterozygous samples are easily identified by the lower melting temperatures of the less thermodynamically stable heteroduplex mismatches from the wild-type:mutant DNA hybrids as compared to the more stable wild-type Watson-Crick duplexes. All of the four possible sets of mismatches (A.G/T.C, T.G/A.C, G.G/C.C, and T.T/A.A) represented in 17 heterozygous mutations distributed throughout the length of 20 different amplicons (104 to 212 bp), were distinguished from the wild-type by their altered melting profiles. This methodology is advantageous in that it obviates gel electrophoresis or labeled oligonucleotide probes. Significantly, it expands the region of interrogation for detection of single-base changes using fluorescence-based methods in solution, and is amenable for automation and adaptation to high-throughput systems.
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- K S Elenitoba-Johnson
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
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Kalakonda N, Rothwell DG, Scarffe JH, Norton JD. Detection of N-Ras codon 61 mutations in subpopulations of tumor cells in multiple myeloma at presentation. Blood 2001; 98:1555-60. [PMID: 11520807 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v98.5.1555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Activating point mutations in codons 12, 13, or 61 of the K-ras and N-ras genes have been reported to occur in up to 40% of patients with multiple myeloma at presentation. In a study of 34 presentation myeloma cases using a sensitive polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism strategy on enriched tumor cell populations, the present study detected N-ras codon 61 mutation-positive cells in all patients. Quantitative plaque hybridization using allele-specific oligonucleotide probes showed that in the majority of patients, ras mutation-positive cells comprise only a subpopulation of the total malignant plasma cell compartment (range, 12%-100%). Using clonospecific point mutations in the 5' untranslated region of the BCL6 gene to quantitate clonal B cells in FACS-sorted bone marrow populations from 2 patients, the representation of ras mutation-positive cells was independent of immunophenotype. These observations imply that mutational activation of N-ras codon 61 is a mandatory event in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma; such mutations provide a marker of intraclonal heterogeneity that may originate at an earlier ontologic stage than immunophenotypic diversification of the malignant B cell clone.
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- N Kalakonda
- CRC Gene Regulation Group, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, and CRC Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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The small guanosine triphosphate (GTP) binding protein Ras is involved in many cellular signal transduction processes leading to cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Mutations in ras genes are found in a large number of human tumours. GTP hydrolysis, the process that normally leads to the transition of the Ras protein from the active (GTP-bound) form to the inactive (GDP-bound) form is impaired due to these oncogenic mutations. In contrast, the GTP analogue 3,4-diaminobenzophenone(DABP)-phosphoramidate-GTP, a substrate for GTP-binding proteins, enables switching to the inactive GDP form in both wild-type and oncogenic Ras. Here we show by HPLC, mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy that the mechanism of this DABP-GTPase reaction is different from the physiological GTPase reaction. The gamma-phosphate group is not attacked by a nucleophilic water molecule, but rather by the aromatic amino group of the analogue, which leads to the generation of a stable cyclic diamidate product. These findings have potential implications for the development of anti-Ras drugs.
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- R Gail
- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Abteilung Strukturelle Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Clementino NC, Yamamoto M, Viana MB, Figueiredo MS, Kerbauy J, Saad ST, Costa FF. Lack of association between N-ras gene mutations and clinical prognosis in Brazilian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2001; 42:473-9. [PMID: 11699412 DOI: 10.3109/10428190109064604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Point mutations in codons 12, 13 and 61 of the N-ras proto-oncogene have been detected in several human malignancies. We studied 170 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), treated from 1988 to 1994 according to a protocol derived from BFM-83 studies, in order to evaluate the incidence and prognostic significance of mutations in this gene in childhood ALL. DNA was extracted from bone marrow smears at diagnosis and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). After screening with SSCP, PCR products were hybridized with allele specific probes and, in some cases, cloned in a pMOS Blue T vector and sequenced. Exon 2 was also studied in 101 children. Our results showed 4% of mutations in codons 12 and 13 and 2% in exon 2. Similar to a previous report, we identified 7% of mutations among children who were studied for both exons. A new mutation in codon 64 of the N-ras gene was detected in one patient. No significant clinical differences between patients with and without mutations were detected (sex, age, leukocyte counts at diagnosis, nutritional status, and risk factor according to the BFM protocol). Children with mutations in codons 12 and 13 showed significantly higher reactivity to PAS staining on blast cells than children with a wild type N-ras gene configuration. Comparison of overall- and recurrence-free survival did not show significant difference between groups with and without mutations. Our results suggest that mutations in the ras gene are infrequent in children with ALL at diagnosis and seem to be of low prognostic value.
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- N C Clementino
- Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP-EPM, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, S. Paulo, Brazil
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Watzinger F, Mayr B, Gamerith R, Vetter C, Lion T. Comparative analysis of ras proto-oncogene mutations in selected mammalian tumors. Mol Carcinog 2001; 30:190-8. [PMID: 11346881 DOI: 10.1002/mc.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Point mutations within ras proto-oncogenes are frequently detected in human malignancies and in different types of experimentally induced tumors in animals. In contrast to findings in experimental animal models of carcinogenesis, little is known about the incidence of ras mutations in naturally occurring animal tumors. In the present study, we investigated whether point mutations, particularly within the mutational hot-spot codons 12, 13, and 61, occur at comparable frequencies in human malignancies and spontaneously occurring tumors in other mammalian species. Two hundred seventy-nine of the most frequent canine and feline neoplasms were analyzed for changes in mutational hot-spot regions of the N-, Ki-, and Ha-ras genes. DNA fragments from exons 1 and 2 of all three ras genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, and the presence of point mutations was assessed by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of amplified products. Only one sample, a case of canine melanoma, exhibited an Ha-ras mutation. Thus, our data strongly suggested that ras mutations at the hot-spot loci are apparently very rare and do not play a major role in the pathogenesis of the spontaneously occurring canine and feline tumors investigated. These observations were in marked contrast to those in experimental rodent models of carcinogen-induced mammary and skin tumors that described a consistent association with Ha- or Ki-ras activation. The role of ras oncogene activation in related human malignancies therefore cannot be readily inferred from studies of experimental carcinogenesis in animal models.
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- F Watzinger
- Children's Cancer Research Institute, St. Anna Kinderspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/genetics
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/etiology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/etiology
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/pathology
- DNA, Viral/analysis
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- HIV Infections/complications
- HIV Infections/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
- In Situ Hybridization
- Interleukin-6/analysis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/etiology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/etiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/etiology
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathology
- Pleural Neoplasms/etiology
- Pleural Neoplasms/pathology
- Proto-Oncogenes
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- D M Knowles
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
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Faderl S, Albitar M. Insights into the biologic and molecular abnormalities in adult acute lymphocytic leukemia. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2000; 14:1267-88. [PMID: 11147223 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70186-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The last 3 decades have seen much progress in the treatment and outcome of patients with ALL. Unfortunately, the success that has been achieved in children with ALL has not yet been translated into adult patients. Insight into the biologic and molecular abnormalities in ALL may, however, provide the necessary clues that allow a clearer understanding of the crucial differences in the behavior of ALL in different groups of patients. As the molecular basis of the disease is deciphered, new targets are discovered that may prove useful for therapeutic interventions in the future.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aneuploidy
- Ataxia Telangiectasia/genetics
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Cell Adhesion/genetics
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/physiology
- Cell Cycle/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/ultrastructure
- Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
- DNA Damage
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/physiology
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/physiology
- Philadelphia Chromosome
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/metabolism
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/mortality
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology
- Signal Transduction
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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- S Faderl
- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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A series of alterations in the cellular genome affecting the expression or function of genes controlling cell growth and differentiation is considered to be the main cause of cancer. These mutational events include activation of oncogenes and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. The elucidation of human cancer at the molecular level allows the design of rational, mechanism-based therapeutic agents that antagonize the specific activity of biochemical processes that are essential to the malignant phenotype of cancer cells. Because the frequency of RAS mutations is among the highest for any gene in human cancers, development of inhibitors of the Ras–mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway as potential anticancer agents is a very promising pharmacologic strategy. Inhibitors of Ras signaling have been shown to revert Ras-dependent transformation and cause regression of Ras-dependent tumors in animal models. The most promising new class of these potential cancer therapeutics are the farnesyltransferase inhibitors. The development of these compounds has been driven by the observation that oncogenic Ras function is dependent upon posttranslational modification, which enables membrane binding. In contrast to many conventional chemotherapeutics, farnesyltransferase inhibitors are remarkably specific and have been demonstrated to cause no gross systemic toxicity in animals. Some orally bioavailable inhibitors are presently being evaluated in phase II clinical trials. This review presents an overview on some inhibitors of the Ras signaling pathway, including their specificity and effectiveness in vivo. Because Ras signaling plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of some hematologic malignancies, the potential therapeutic usefulness of these inhibitors is discussed.
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Targeting the Ras signaling pathway: a rational, mechanism-based treatment for hematologic malignancies? Blood 2000. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.5.1655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractA series of alterations in the cellular genome affecting the expression or function of genes controlling cell growth and differentiation is considered to be the main cause of cancer. These mutational events include activation of oncogenes and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. The elucidation of human cancer at the molecular level allows the design of rational, mechanism-based therapeutic agents that antagonize the specific activity of biochemical processes that are essential to the malignant phenotype of cancer cells. Because the frequency of RAS mutations is among the highest for any gene in human cancers, development of inhibitors of the Ras–mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway as potential anticancer agents is a very promising pharmacologic strategy. Inhibitors of Ras signaling have been shown to revert Ras-dependent transformation and cause regression of Ras-dependent tumors in animal models. The most promising new class of these potential cancer therapeutics are the farnesyltransferase inhibitors. The development of these compounds has been driven by the observation that oncogenic Ras function is dependent upon posttranslational modification, which enables membrane binding. In contrast to many conventional chemotherapeutics, farnesyltransferase inhibitors are remarkably specific and have been demonstrated to cause no gross systemic toxicity in animals. Some orally bioavailable inhibitors are presently being evaluated in phase II clinical trials. This review presents an overview on some inhibitors of the Ras signaling pathway, including their specificity and effectiveness in vivo. Because Ras signaling plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of some hematologic malignancies, the potential therapeutic usefulness of these inhibitors is discussed.
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Fukushima S, Yamada T, Hashiguchi A, Nakata Y, Hata J. Augmentation of human leukemic cell invasion by activation of a small GTP-binding protein Rho. Exp Hematol 2000; 28:391-400. [PMID: 10781897 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-472x(00)00129-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The functions of a small GTP-binding protein, Rho, in human leukemic cell invasion was investigated in vivo and in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human leukemic KM3 and Reh cells (derived from B-cell-type common acute lymphoid leukemias) were inoculated into severe combined immundeficiency (SCID) mice. Alteration of invasion in SCID mice inoculated with KM3 cells that were introduced with the expression vector for Rho Val14 (Rho V14), an activated mutant form of Rho, was observed. RESULTS SCID mice inoculated with KM3 and Reh cells developed paraplegia 21 days after inoculation. All died by day 26-27. The leukemic cells were localized to bone marrow and around the spinal cord, with no infiltration into peripheral blood, spleen, liver, thymus, or lymph nodes. SCID mice inoculated with Rho V14-transfected KM3 cells showed a 5-day reduction in the time to paraplegia and death compared with SCID mice inoculated with hygromycin-resistance gene-transfected KM3 (hyg(r)) cells. In addition, the mice inoculated with Rho V14 cells showed leukemic cell infiltration, not only into bone marrow and around the spinal cord but also into peripheral blood, liver, and spleen. There were no in vitro or in vivo differences in growth rates of Rho V14 and hyg(r) cells. However, the Rho V14 cells showed markedly increased cell adhesion compared to the hyg(r) cells. CONCLUSION Results suggest that Rho activation accelerates human leukemic cell invasion via augmentation of cell adhesion.
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- S Fukushima
- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Beaupre DM, Kurzrock R. RAS inhibitors in hematologic cancers: biologic considerations and clinical applications. Invest New Drugs 2000; 17:137-43. [PMID: 10638484 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006319116226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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As the molecular mechanisms responsible for the development and propagation of cancer are becoming elucidated, the nascent field of gene-directed therapy is emerging. Recently, several investigators have described inhibitors of the Ras protein. This molecule has been targeted because RAS is one of the most commonly mutated oncogenes in human neoplasia. In this review, we will discuss the role of Ras in the pathogenesis of hematologic neoplasms, and the biology behind the development of novel compounds which specifically suppress Ras function.
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- D M Beaupre
- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital and the VA Medical Center, Florida, USA
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Nakao M, Janssen JW, Seriu T, Bartram CR. Rapid and reliable detection of N-ras mutations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia by melting curve analysis using LightCycler technology. Leukemia 2000; 14:312-5. [PMID: 10673750 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We applied a new strategy for the detection of N-ras gene mutations based on LightCycler technology. We designed two sets of amplimers and internal hybridization probes representing N-ras codons 12/13 and codon 61, respectively. Genomic DNAs from 134 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients (83 common ALL, nine pre-pre-B ALL, 19 pre-B ALL, 23 T-ALL) were amplified, followed by the analysis of the melting temperatures of the PCR products on the LightCycler. PCR products exhibiting an abnormal melting characteristic were directly sequenced. Sequence analyses unravelled nucleotide substitutions at codon 12 in 10 patients, at codon 13 in three, and at codon 61 in one case. The incidence of N-rasmutations (10%) is compatible with previous reports. The LightCycler technology facilitates the rapid analysis of other genes exhibiting hot spot mutations in human malignancies.
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- M Nakao
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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This review discusses the evolution of novel diagnostic and treatment strategies for multiple myeloma based upon increased understanding of basic disease pathogenesis. Although myeloma has remained an incurable illness to date, these new developments will derive treatments to improve outcome and achieve eventual cure.
In Section I, Dr. Kyle reviews the results of current therapy for multiple myeloma, including high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation which have proven to achieve improved response rates, event-free, and overall survival. Supportive therapy, such as erythropoietin to treat disease-related anemia, and methods of prophylaxis against infection, which both lessen toxicities of treatment and improve quality of life for patients, are also addressed.
In Section II, Dr. Dalton with Drs. Landowski, Shain, Jove and Hazlehurst discusses mechanisms of drug resistance in myeloma, with emphasis on novel treatment approaches to prevent development of drug resistance and to overcome drug resistance. Laboratory studies delineating mechanisms whereby myeloma cells resist drug-induced apoptosis provide the framework for related treatment protocols for patients with refractory disease.
In Section III, Dr. Berenson reviews the management of complications in bone, which occur in the majority of patients with myeloma and are the major cause of decreased quality of life. New insights into the mediators of bone resorption and new bone formation in the marrow milieu have already derived effective bisphosphonate therapy. These drugs not only reduce bone complications and related pain, thereby improving quality of life, but also may have intrinsic anti-tumor activity by virtue of inducing tumor cell adherence to marrow, reducing interleukin-6 secretion, inducing tumor cell apoptosis, or inhibiting angiogenesis.
In the last section, Dr. Anderson explores the potential for future therapies which offer great promise to improve patient outcomes. First, drugs which alter the marrow microenvironment include thalidomide and its derivative immunomodulatory drugs, which act directly on tumor cells to induce apoptosis or G1 growth arrest, alter tumor cell adhesion to marrow stroma, inhibit angiogenesis, and trigger a cellular anti-tumor response. The proteasome inhibitors both act directly on tumor cells and also inhibit the transcription factor NFκB-dependent upregulation of IL-6 secretion triggered by tumor cell adhesion. Second, delineation of both growth and apoptotic pathways has derived novel treatment strategies. Third, the preclinical basis and early clinical trial results using vaccination and adoptive immunotherapy to harness autoimmune and alloimmune anti-myeloma responses are presented. This review sets the stage for an evolving new biologically based treatment paradigm in myeloma targeting both the tumor and its microenvironment to improve outcome and achieve eventual cure.
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McGlynn AP, Padua RA, Burnett AK, Darley RL. Alternative effects of RAS and RAF oncogenes on the proliferation and apoptosis of factor-dependent FDC-P1 cells. Leuk Res 2000; 24:47-54. [PMID: 10634645 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(99)00159-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Despite the fact that RAF-1 lies immediately downstream of p21RAS in the MAP kinase-signalling cascade, recent evidence in non-haematopoietic environments suggest that RAS and RAF can transduce signals through alternative pathways specific to a particular cell type. Since mutational activation of RAS occurs at high frequency in human leukaemia, we have investigated the contribution of signalling from mutant RAF in mediating the transforming effects of the N-RAS oncogene in the growth factor-dependent cell line, FDC-P1. Independent activation of N-RAS extended the period of exponential growth leading to an increased saturating density under optimal growth conditions. Under conditions of growth factor withdrawal, cells expressing mutant RAS, but not control cells, demonstrated protection against apoptotic death. Although RAF promoted cell proliferation in a similar manner to that observed in FDCP-RAS cells, expression of mutant RAF was not as effective at protecting these cells against apoptotic death following growth factor withdrawal. The results suggest that RAS utilises RAF-dependent signals in promoting the proliferation of FDC-P1 cells but the anti-apoptotic effects of this oncogene are mediated through a RAF- and BCL-2-independent pathway.
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- A P McGlynn
- LRF Differentiation Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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This review discusses the evolution of novel diagnostic and treatment strategies for multiple myeloma based upon increased understanding of basic disease pathogenesis. Although myeloma has remained an incurable illness to date, these new developments will derive treatments to improve outcome and achieve eventual cure.
In Section I, Dr. Kyle reviews the results of current therapy for multiple myeloma, including high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation which have proven to achieve improved response rates, event-free, and overall survival. Supportive therapy, such as erythropoietin to treat disease-related anemia, and methods of prophylaxis against infection, which both lessen toxicities of treatment and improve quality of life for patients, are also addressed.
In Section II, Dr. Dalton with Drs. Landowski, Shain, Jove and Hazlehurst discusses mechanisms of drug resistance in myeloma, with emphasis on novel treatment approaches to prevent development of drug resistance and to overcome drug resistance. Laboratory studies delineating mechanisms whereby myeloma cells resist drug-induced apoptosis provide the framework for related treatment protocols for patients with refractory disease.
In Section III, Dr. Berenson reviews the management of complications in bone, which occur in the majority of patients with myeloma and are the major cause of decreased quality of life. New insights into the mediators of bone resorption and new bone formation in the marrow milieu have already derived effective bisphosphonate therapy. These drugs not only reduce bone complications and related pain, thereby improving quality of life, but also may have intrinsic anti-tumor activity by virtue of inducing tumor cell adherence to marrow, reducing interleukin-6 secretion, inducing tumor cell apoptosis, or inhibiting angiogenesis.
In the last section, Dr. Anderson explores the potential for future therapies which offer great promise to improve patient outcomes. First, drugs which alter the marrow microenvironment include thalidomide and its derivative immunomodulatory drugs, which act directly on tumor cells to induce apoptosis or G1 growth arrest, alter tumor cell adhesion to marrow stroma, inhibit angiogenesis, and trigger a cellular anti-tumor response. The proteasome inhibitors both act directly on tumor cells and also inhibit the transcription factor NFκB-dependent upregulation of IL-6 secretion triggered by tumor cell adhesion. Second, delineation of both growth and apoptotic pathways has derived novel treatment strategies. Third, the preclinical basis and early clinical trial results using vaccination and adoptive immunotherapy to harness autoimmune and alloimmune anti-myeloma responses are presented. This review sets the stage for an evolving new biologically based treatment paradigm in myeloma targeting both the tumor and its microenvironment to improve outcome and achieve eventual cure.
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Ahmadian MR, Zor T, Vogt D, Kabsch W, Selinger Z, Wittinghofer A, Scheffzek K. Guanosine triphosphatase stimulation of oncogenic Ras mutants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:7065-70. [PMID: 10359839 PMCID: PMC22057 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.12.7065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Interest in the guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) reaction of Ras as a molecular drug target stems from the observation that, in a large number of human tumors, Ras is characteristically mutated at codons 12 or 61, more rarely 13. Impaired GTPase activity, even in the presence of GTPase activating proteins, has been found to be the biochemical reason behind the oncogenicity of most Gly12/Gln61 mutations, thus preventing Ras from being switched off. Therefore, these oncogenic Ras mutants remain constitutively activated and contribute to the neoplastic phenotype of tumor cells. Here, we show that the guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) analogue diaminobenzophenone-phosphoroamidate-GTP (DABP-GTP) is hydrolyzed by wild-type Ras but more efficiently by frequently occurring oncogenic Ras mutants, to yield guanosine 5'-diphosphate-bound inactive Ras and DABP-Pi. The reaction is independent of the presence of Gln61 and is most dramatically enhanced with Gly12 mutants. Thus, the defective GTPase reaction of the oncogenic Ras mutants can be rescued by using DABP-GTP instead of GTP, arguing that the GTPase switch of Ras is not irreversibly damaged. An exocyclic aromatic amino group of DABP-GTP is critical for the reaction and bypasses the putative rate-limiting step of the intrinsic Ras GTPase reaction. The crystal structures of Ras-bound DABP-beta,gamma-imido-GTP show a disordered switch I and identify the Gly12/Gly13 region as the hydrophobic patch to accommodate the DABP-moiety. The biochemical and structural studies help to define the requirements for the design of anti-Ras drugs aimed at the blocked GTPase reaction.
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- M R Ahmadian
- Abteilung Strukturelle Biologie, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Mutations that activate the N-ras oncogene are among the most frequently detected genetic alterations in human acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs), Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs), and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs). However, because N-ras has not been shown to induce these disorders in an in vivo model, the role of N-ras in the evolution of myeloid leukemia is unclear. To investigate the potential of N-ras to induce myeloid leukemia, lethally irradiated mice were reconstituted with bone marrow (BM) cells infected with a retroviral vector carrying activated N-ras. Approximately 60% of these mice developed hematopoietic disorders, including severe MPDs resembling human chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) or AML with differentiation (French-American-British [FAB] classification M2). Other reconstituted mice succumbed to hematopoietic defects that were pathologically similar to human MDSs. The latter disorders appeared to be due to a myeloid impairment that was demonstrated by enumeration of day-12 colony-forming units-spleen (CFU-S) and by in vitro colony assays. A high level of apoptosis associated with thymic atrophy and peripheral blood (PB) lymphopenia was also evident in N-rasreconstituted mice. Our results are consistent with a model in which antiproliferative effects are a primary consequence of N-rasmutations and secondary transforming events are necessary for the development of myeloid leukemia. This is the first report of an in vivo model for N-ras induced MPD and leukemia.
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PURPOSE AND DESIGN The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the literature linking Ras signaling pathways and leukemia and to discuss the biologic and potential therapeutic implications of these observations. A search of MEDLINE from 1966 to October 1998 was performed. RESULTS A wealth of data has been published on the role of Ras pathways in cancer. To be biologically active, Ras must move from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane. Importantly, a posttranslational modification--addition of a farnesyl group to the Ras C-terminal cysteine--is a requisite for membrane localization of Ras. Farnesylation of Ras is catalyzed by an enzyme that is designated farnesyltransferase. Recently, several compounds have been developed that can inhibit farnesylation. Preclinical studies indicate that these molecules can suppress transformation and tumor growth in vitro and in animal models, with little toxicity to normal cells. CONCLUSION An increasing body of data suggests that disruption of Ras signaling pathways, either directly through mutations or indirectly through other genetic aberrations, is important in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of cancers. Molecules such as farnesyl transferase inhibitors that interfere with the function of Ras may be exploitable in leukemia (as well as in solid tumors) as novel antitumor agents.
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- D M Beaupre
- Department of Bioimmunotherapy, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
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Kawamura M, Ohnishi H, Guo SX, Sheng XM, Minegishi M, Hanada R, Horibe K, Hongo T, Kaneko Y, Bessho F, Yanagisawa M, Sekiya T, Hayashi Y. Alterations of the p53, p21, p16, p15 and RAS genes in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Res 1999; 23:115-26. [PMID: 10071127 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(98)00146-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the alterations of the p53, p21, p16, p15 and RAS genes in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-ALL cell lines by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis and direct sequencing. Mutations of the p53 gene were found in three of 57 (5%) patients at diagnosis, one of 14 (7%) patients at relapse and in 12 of 18 (67%) cell lines. In these 12 cell lines, four had more than two mutations of the p53 gene. The p53 mutations were found in four of five cell lines whose original fresh leukemic cells were simultaneously examined original fresh leukemic cells. However, only one of the four fresh leukemic cells had the same mutation. All patients with p53 mutations in the course of disease died. Mutations of the p21 gene were not identified in 71 fresh samples and in 18 cell lines. N-RAS mutations were found in two of 57 (4%) fresh T-ALL patients at diagnosis, and four of 18 cell lines (22%), whereas no mutations were detected in any samples at relapse. Alterations of the p16 gene were found in 18 of 47 (38%) patients at diagnosis and in seven of 14 (50%) at relapse. These differences were not statistically significant. There were no differences in the frequency of alteration of the p16 and p15 genes between event-free patients and the remaining patients. Furthermore, we found the methylation of p16 gene in three of seven patients lacking homozygous deletions, suggesting higher frequency of p16 inactivation than previous reports in T-ALL. Interestingly, we found that one allele is inactivated by methylation and another allele had nonsense mutation in one cell line (KOPT-KI), resulting in loss of protein expression of p16. This type of p16 inactivation has not been so far reported in leukemia. We conclude that, (1) p53 mutations are infrequent at diagnosis but tend to be associated with poor clinical outcome; (2) RAS and p21 mutations may not be involved in the pathogenesis of T-ALL; (3) not only frequent alterations of p16 and p15 genes but also methylation of p16 gene are involved in initiating the leukemogenesis of T-ALLs, and (4) these 5 genes are independently involved in T-ALL.
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- M Kawamura
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Tanosaki S, Inokuchi K, Shimada T, Dan K. Relation between microsatellite instability and N-ras mutation and duration of disease free survival in patients with acute leukemia. Cancer 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980801)83:3<475::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gaidano G, Volpe G, Pastore C, Chiarle R, Capello D, Gloghini A, Perissinotto E, Savinelli F, Bosco M, Mazza U, Pileri S, Palestro G, Carbone A, Saglio G. Detection of BCL-6 rearrangements and p53 mutations in Malt-lymphomas. Am J Hematol 1997; 56:206-13. [PMID: 9395180 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199712)56:4<206::aid-ajh2>3.0.co;2-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Twenty-seven lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) derived from distinct anatomical sites were tested for the presence of genetic lesions commonly involved in B-cell lymphomagenesis, including activation of proto-oncogenes (BCL-1, BCL-2, BCL-6, and c-MYC), disruption of tumor suppressor loci (p53, 6q), and infection by viruses [Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and Kaposi's sarcoma-herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8 (KSHV/HHV-8)]. Sixteen low-grade and 11 high-grade MALT-lymphomas were included in the study. The presence of genetic lesions was tested by a combination of molecular approaches, including Southern blot hybridization, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism followed by DNA direct sequencing. Alterations of BCL-1, BCL-2, or c-MYC, as well as infection by KSHV/HHV-8, scored negative in all MALT-lymphomas analysed. Conversely, rearrangements of BCL-6 and mutations of p53 clustered with a fraction of high-grade MALT-lymphomas. Deletions of 6q occurred in selected cases of both low- and high-grade MALT-lymphomas, whereas a monoclonal infection by EBV was restricted to one single patient. These data corroborate the notion that the molecular pathogenesis of MALT-lymphomas differs substantially from that of nodal B-cell lymphomas. Occasionally, however, a proportion of high-grade MALT-lymphomas may harbor selected genetic lesions among the ones commonly involved in nodal B-cell lymphomagenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA Probes/chemistry
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Gene Rearrangement
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/virology
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics
- Zinc Fingers/genetics
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- G Gaidano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università di Torino, Novara, Italy.
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Erdman SH, Wu HD, Hixson LJ, Ahnen DJ, Gerner EW. Assessment of mutations in Ki-ras and p53 in colon cancers from azoxymethane- and dimethylhydrazine-treated rats. Mol Carcinog 1997; 19:137-44. [PMID: 9210960 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2744(199707)19:2<137::aid-mc8>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Mutations in the Ki-ras oncogene and the p53 tumor suppressor gene are known to occur at high frequencies in human colon cancers. We measured the frequency of mutations in these two genes in colon adenocarcinomas obtained from a widely used experimental model of human colon carcinogenesis: F344 rats treated with the carcinogens azoxymethane (AOM) or dimethylhydrazine (DMH). We detected codon 12 mutations in Ki-ras in approximately 60% of colon adenocarcinomas induced by either carcinogen. We characterized the rat p53 intron-exon junctions to construct primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification of this gene. We discovered that the rat p53 gene was structurally different from the human p53 gene, as the rat gene was missing one intron between exons 6 and 7. Both single-stranded DNA conformational polymorphism analysis and direct DNA sequencing of the highly conserved regions of rat exons 5-7 were conducted because the corresponding human regions (exons 5-8) have been reported as being mutated most frequently in human colon cancers. Using these methods, we were unable to identify any p53 mutations in the highly conserved regions of exons 5-7 in either AOM- or DMH-induced colon adenocarcinomas. These data confirm that Ki-ras was mutated in most colon cancers in AOM- or DMH-treated rats but indicate that molecular alterations in the p53 gene, if they occur in this animal model, are different from most p53 mutations in human colon cancers.
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- S H Erdman
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724, USA
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Nedergaard T, Guldberg P, Ralfkiaer E, Zeuthen J. A one-step DGGE scanning method for detection of mutations in the K-, N-, and H-ras oncogenes: mutations at codons 12, 13 and 61 are rare in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Int J Cancer 1997; 71:364-9. [PMID: 9139869 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19970502)71:3<364::aid-ijc10>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Mutations in the N-, K-, and H-ras genes are key events in the process of carcinogenesis of many human cancers and may serve as important targets for therapeutic intervention. We developed a simple diagnostic method that in one step and within 5 hr determines the mutational status of any of the 3 ras genes in a given tumor sample. The method combines polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and allows simultaneous mutation scanning of 6 regions covering "hot-spot" codons 12, 13 and 61 of the 3 ras genes. The sensitivity of the assay was demonstrated by the analysis of control mutations, either naturally occurring or created by site-directed mutagenesis. We further demonstrate that unambiguous identification of ras mutations can be achieved by heteroduplex analysis in denaturing gradient gels, circumventing sequence analysis. We applied the method to establish the mutational status of all 3 ras genes in 123 samples of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Altogether, one diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and one B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) harbored a mutation (G12S and G12A, respectively) in the K-ras gene, and one B-CLL harbored a mutation (Q61R) in the N-ras gene. We therefore conclude that ras mutations only contribute rarely, if at all, to carcinogenesis in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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- T Nedergaard
- Department of Tumor Cell Biology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen
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Keohavong P, Zhu D, Whiteside TL, Swalsky P, Bakker A, Elder EM, Siegfried JM, Srivastava S, Finkelstein SD. Detection of infrequent and multiple K-ras mutations in human tumors and tumor-adjacent tissues. Anal Biochem 1997; 247:394-403. [PMID: 9177704 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1997.2100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A sensitive method was developed and applied to examine the distribution of K-ras gene mutations in histologically differing areas of lung tissues obtained from lung cancer patients. This method, which combines polymerase chain reaction (PCR), mutation allele enrichment (MAE), and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), allows detection of one K-ras mutant allele present in 10(4) to 10(5) wild-type alleles. It was applied to analyze mutations in codon 12 of the K-ras gene in 43 tissue sites microdissected from paraffin-embedded sections obtained from 8 archival cases of lung cancer, all previously shown to have codon 12 K-ras mutations by direct sequencing. In four cases, mutations were detected only in the tumor, while in the other four cases, the same mutations were also found in tissues adjacent to tumors, using the MAE + DGGE method. No mutations were detected among normal-appearing cells in areas distant from the tumors in any of the cases studied. These findings demonstrate that K-ras mutations can be detected at low frequencies in normal-appearing cells from tissues adjacent to the tumor in some lung cancer cases. In addition, this approach also allowed detection of multiple mutations in colorectal tissues obtained from colorectal cancer patients. Thus, the MAE + DGGE method may be applicable to study of K-ras mutations in premalignant or morphologically suspicious lesions in bronchial mucosa or other types of human cancer.
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- P Keohavong
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Feinman R, Sawyer J, Hardin J, Tricot G. Cytogenetics and molecular genetics in multiple myeloma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1997; 11:1-25. [PMID: 9081201 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70412-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Specific cytogenetic abnormalities have been identified in multiple myeloma that confer a poor prognosis, even with intensive chemotherapy and autotransplants. The identification and characterization of potential genes involved in these different chromosomal changes and their interplay with oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes controlling cellular growth and apoptosis is the major focus of this review.
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- R Feinman
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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McKenna SL, Cotter TG. Functional aspects of apoptosis in hematopoiesis and consequences of failure. Adv Cancer Res 1997; 71:121-64. [PMID: 9111865 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-230x(08)60098-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Apoptosis is an internally directed, physiological method of cell destruction. Cellular components are dismantled within the confines of an intact cell membrane, and rapid ingestion by phagocytic cells prevents local inflammation. A variety of genes have now been identified as positive or negative regulators of apoptosis. Transfection experiments and studies of gene cooperation in viral transformation suggest that full cellular transformation requires not only the deregulation of proliferation, but also the inhibition of concomitant apoptosis programs. The regulation of apoptosis is fundamental to hematopoietic homeostasis. Stem cell renewal is continuously counterbalanced by apoptosis in functionally inactive or terminally differentiated cells. Extensive cell death in developing lymphocyte populations ensures that only cells recognizing non-self antigens are released into the periphery, and the finite lifespan of terminally differentiated cells enables the extensive cell turnover demanded by functional aspects of the hematopoietic system. The requirement of each hematopoietic sub-population for a specific sub-set of survival factors, provides a flexible mechanism for dictating the cellular composition of the mature population and for controlling population size. Surplus cell production and apoptosis are therefore normal features of hematopoiesis. The consequences of deregulated apoptosis are severe. Excessive apoptosis in lymphocyte populations plays a major role in the pathogenesis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), whereas ineffective apoptosis has been associated with the development of inflammation, autoimmunity and hematological malignancies. The identification of various genetic abnormalities which influence apoptosis in leukaemic cells (e.g., mutant p53, Bcr-Abl and over-expression of Bcl-2), suggests that the acquisition of an anti-apoptotic lesions is an important event in the multi-step evolution of hematological malignancies. In addition, the nature of some leukaemias particularly the chronic leukemias, in which the leukemic cells are nonproliferative and long lived, suggests that anti-apoptotic lesions are early events in the pathogenesis of these diseases. It is likely that the utilization of mechanisms to evade apoptosis would facilitate disease progression in all leukemias and contribute to the development of multi-drug resistance. A better understanding of apoptosis mechanisms in hematopoietic cells, and their exploitation by leukemic cells should be useful in the development of improved cytotoxic regimes.
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- S L McKenna
- Department of Biochemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Gougopoulou DM, Kiaris H, Ergazaki M, Anagnostopoulos NI, Grigoraki V, Spandidos DA. Mutations and expression of the ras family genes in leukemias. Stem Cells 1996; 14:725-9. [PMID: 8948029 DOI: 10.1002/stem.140725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The levels of expression and the incidence of codon 12 point mutations of the ras family genes were studied in 18 cases of leukemia, seven with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), three with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), four cases with chronic myelogenic leukemia (CML) and four cases with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Elevated expression of the ras genes was found for 39%, 61% and 67% of the specimens for the H-ras, K-ras and N-ras, respectively. A trend was found between the overexpression of the N-ras gene and the acute leukemias: all 10 acute leukemias exhibited overexpression of the N-ras gene, while only two of the CML cases, both in blastic crisis, showed elevated levels of the N-ras gene. Codon 12 point mutations at the N-ras gene were found in two of seven cases (28%) with AML and one of four cases (25%) with CML. The only K-ras codon 12 point mutation was found in a patient with CLL. No mutations were found in the codon 12 of H-ras. Our data suggest that apart from the point mutations, overexpression of the ras family genes is important in the development of the disease.
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- D M Gougopoulou
- Institute of Biological Research and Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
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The incidence of NHL is greatly increased in HIV-infected individuals. The vast majority are clinically aggressive B cell-derived neoplasms exhibiting BL, IBL, or LCL histology. Approximately 80% arise systemically (nodal and/or extranodal), and the remaining 20% arise as primary CNS lymphomas. A small proportion are body cavity-based lymphomas associated with KSHV infection. Possible factors contributing to lymphoma development include HIV-induced immunosuppression, chronic antigenic stimulation, and cytokine overproduction. These alterations are associated with the development of oligoclonal B-cell expansions. The appearance of NHL is characterized by the presence of a monoclonal B-cell population displaying a variety of genetic lesions, including EBV infection, c-myc gene rearrangement, bcl-6 gene rearrangement, ras gene mutations, and p53 mutations/deletions. The number and type of genetic lesions varies according to the anatomic site and histopathology. In the case of BL, virtually 100% exhibit c-myc gene rearrangements, two thirds display p53 gene mutations, one third contain EBV, and none exhibit bcl-6 gene rearrangements. In contrast, in the case of IBL, virtually 100% contain EBV, 25% display c-myc gene rearrangements, 20% display bcl-6 gene rearrangements, and very few exhibit p53 gene mutations. These findings suggest that more than one pathogenetic mechanism is operational in the development and progression of AIDS-related NHLs. Further work will be necessary to develop a complete understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of NHL in the setting of HIV infection. AIDS-related NHL remains an important biologic model for investigating the development and progression of high-grade NHLs as well as NHLs that develop in immune-deficient hosts.
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MESH Headings
- B-Lymphocytes/physiology
- Cytokines/physiology
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor/physiology
- Growth Substances/physiology
- HIV/physiology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/etiology
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/pathology
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/virology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/etiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/virology
- Proto-Oncogenes/physiology
- United States
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- D M Knowles
- Department of Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Nelson E. Laboratory probing of oncogenes from human liquid and solid specimens as markers of exposure to toxicants. Crit Rev Toxicol 1996; 26:483-549. [PMID: 8891429 DOI: 10.3109/10408449609037476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Recent discoveries regarding the mechanistic role of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in cancer development have opened a new era of molecular diagnosis. It has been observed repeatedly that genetic lesions serve as tumor markers in a broad variety of human cancers. The ras gene family, consisting of three related genes, H-ras, K-ras, and N-ras, acquires transforming activity through amplification or mutation in many tissues. If not all, then most types of human malignancies have been found to contain an altered ras gene. Because the ras oncogenes actively participate in both early and intermediate stages of cancer, several highly specific and sensitive approaches have been introduced to detect these genetic alterations as biomarkers of exposure to carcinogens. There is also mounting evidence that implicate chemical-specific alterations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene detected in most human tumors. Therefore, it seems a reliable laboratory approach to identify both altered p53 and ras genes as biomarkers of human chronic or intermittent exposure to toxicants in a variety of occupational settings.
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- E Nelson
- Toxicology Laboratory, University Medical Center, Essen, Germany
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Tsang P, Cesarman E, Chadburn A, Liu YF, Knowles DM. Molecular characterization of primary mediastinal B cell lymphoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1996; 148:2017-25. [PMID: 8669486 PMCID: PMC1861633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Primary mediastinal B cell lymphoma (PMBL) is a diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLCL) postulated to arise from noncirculating thymic B lymphocytes. Because of its distinctive clinical and morphological features and putative unique cellular origin, PMBL is generally considered a distinct clinicopathological entity. Little is known, however, about the molecular characteristics of PMBL. Therefore, we analyzed 16 PMBLs for molecular alterations involving the bcl-1, bcl-2, bcl-6, c-myc, H-ras, K-ras, N-ras, and p53 genes and for Epstein-Barr virus infection, which are commonly involved in lymphoid neoplasia. Employing a combination of Southern blotting and/or polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism assays, we detected genetic alterations in 7 of the 16 (44%) PMBLs. Whereas the bcl-6 gene is rearranged in up to 45% of DLCLs, rearrangement of the bcl-6 gene was detected in only 1 of these 16 (6%) PMBLS. Point mutations of the 5' noncoding region of the c-myc gene were demonstrated in 3 other cases (19%), although c-myc gene rearrangements were not seen by Southern blotting. Missense point mutations of the p53 gene were identified in 3 additional PMBLs (19%). Alterations of the bcl-1, bcl-2, or ras genes and evidence of Epstein-Barr virus infection were not observed. In conclusion, a variety of molecular lesions occur in PMBLs and may be involved in their pathogenesis. This molecular genetic pattern bears little resemblance to that known for other B cell malignancies, including DLCL. In particular, the infrequent occurrence of bcl-6 gene rearrangement in PMBLs distinguishes them from other DLCLs of B cell origin, suggesting that PMBLs do not represent a distinct subtype of DLCL.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons/genetics
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, p53/genetics
- Genome, Viral
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/virology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/virology
- Male
- Mediastinal Neoplasms/genetics
- Mediastinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Mediastinal Neoplasms/virology
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Proto-Oncogenes/genetics
- Retrospective Studies
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- P Tsang
- Department of Patholoy, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
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Volpe G, Vitolo U, Carbone A, Pastore C, Bertini M, Botto B, Audisio E, Freilone R, Novero D, Cappia S, De Giuli P, Mazza U, Resegotti L, Palestro G, Saglio G, Gaidano G. Molecular heterogeneity of B-lineage diffuse large cell lymphoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1996; 16:21-30. [PMID: 9162193 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199605)16:1<21::aid-gcc3>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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B-lineage diffuse large cell lymphoma (B-DLCL) arising de novo is characterized by a marked degree of clinical heterogeneity. To determine whether or not the clinical heterogeneity of de novo B-DLCL is reflected by heterogeneity in the molecular features of these tumors, we investigated the pattern of distribution of several genetic lesions in 70 cases of de novo B-DLCL at diagnosis. The panel of genetic lesions tested comprised the molecular alterations most frequently detected in B-DLCL, including rearrangements of BCL2, BCL6, and MYC as well as deletions of 6q and mutations of TP53. One or more genetic lesions were detected in 39/70 cases of B-DLCL. Isolated structural alterations of BCL2, BCL6, 6q or TPS3 were detected in 8/70, 10/70, 11/70, and 3/70 cases, respectively. No isolated MYC lesions were detected. Six cases carried different combinations of two genetic lesions, including lesions of BCL2 + BCL6 (1 case), BCL2 + MYC (1 case), BCL2 + 6q (2 cases), or BCL6 + 6q (2 cases). One case had accumulated three genetic lesions, namely a rearrangement of BCL2 and BCL6 and a mutation of TPS3. Overall, these data show that multiple distinct patterns of genetic lesions may associate with de novo B-DLCL, indicating that the molecular pathogenesis of this group of lymphomas is characterized by a high degree of molecular heterogeneity.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, bcl-2
- Genes, myc
- Genes, p53
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Herpesviridae Infections/complications
- Herpesviridae Infections/virology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/complications
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/virology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/complications
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/virology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Tumor Virus Infections/complications
- Tumor Virus Infections/virology
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- G Volpe
- Laboratorio di Medicina, Universita di Torina, Italy
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Ricevuto E, Ficorella C, Fusco C, Cannita K, Tessitore A, Toniato E, Gabriele A, Frati L, Marchetti P, Gulino A, Martinotti S. Molecular diagnosis of p53 mutations in gastric carcinoma by touch preparation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1996; 148:405-13. [PMID: 8579104 PMCID: PMC1861685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Thirty-one tumor samples from selected cases of gastric carcinoma were analyzed for mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene. Template DNA was prepared according to the touch preparation procedure, which allowed us to isolate clusters of neoplastic cells out of a stromal cellular background to be used as a template in the amplification of target exons of the p53 locus. In our present study, by polymerase chain reaction/single strand conformation polymorphism analysis we give evidence of p53 mutations occurring in the DNA-binding core domain of the protein (exons 5 through 9), which are clustered in stages III and IV of the disease (six mutations out of seventeen samples; 35%). No p53 mutations were detected in fourteen gastric cancer samples at I and II stages. Beside the use of conventional molecular scanning procedures, our study proposes the application of the touch preparation method to increase the detection of genetic alterations in human solid tumors.
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- E Ricevuto
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Italy
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Volpe G, Gamberi B, Pastore C, Roetto A, Pautasso M, Parvis G, Camaschella C, Mazza U, Saglio G, Gaidano G. Analysis of microsatellite instability in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders. Ann Hematol 1996; 72:67-71. [PMID: 8597609 DOI: 10.1007/bf00641310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Microsatellite instability (MSI) represents one specific pattern of genomic instability and is one of the genetic lesions most frequently detected in human neoplasia. Although MSI has been found to be associated with a wide variety of solid cancers, its involvement in lymphoid malignancies is virtually unexplored. In this study, we have investigated the presence of MSI in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders by comparing the pattern of nine microsatellite repeats (two tetranucleotides, two trinucleotides, and five dinucleotides) on autologous germline and tumor DNA of 23 patients, including 17 with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (B-CLL/SLL), four with hairy cell leukemia, one with lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma, and one with T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. All samples at diagnosis displayed a germline pattern of the microsatellites examined, thus suggesting that MSI is not involved in the pathogenesis of these lymphoproliferations. Also, no microsatellite alterations were observed in consecutive samples of B-CLL/SLL obtained from the same patient at various stages of the disease both before and after chemotherapy. Conversely, alterations in 3/9 microsatellite repeats were detected in one case of Richter's syndrome which had evolved from a pre-existent B-CLL/SLL phase. Overall, the low frequency of MSI among chronic lymphoproliferative disorders adds further weight to the common view that the mechanisms and patterns of genomic instability in lymphoid neoplasia differ markedly from those commonly observed in solid cancers.
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- G Volpe
- Laboratory of Medicine and Molecular Oncology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Migliazza A, Martinotti S, Chen W, Fusco C, Ye BH, Knowles DM, Offit K, Chaganti RS, Dalla-Favera R. Frequent somatic hypermutation of the 5' noncoding region of the BCL6 gene in B-cell lymphoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:12520-4. [PMID: 8618933 PMCID: PMC40389 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.26.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The BCL6 gene encodes a zinc-finger transcription factor and is altered by chromosomal arrangements in its 5' noncoding region in approximately 30% of diffuse large-cell lymphoma (DLCL). We report here that, in 22/30 (73%) DLCL and 7/15 (47%) follicular lymphoma (FL), but not in other tumor types, the BCL6 gene is also altered by multiple (1.4 x 10(-3) -1.6 x 10(-2) per bp), often biallelic, mutations clustering in its 5' noncoding region. These mutations are of somatic origin and are found in cases displaying either normal or rearranged BLC6 alleles indicating their independence from chromosomal rearrangements and linkage to immunoglobulin genes. These alterations identify a mechanism of genetic instability in malignant B cells and may have been selected during lymphomagenesis for their role in altering BCL6 expression.
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- A Migliazza
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Chadburn A, Cesarman E, Liu YF, Addonizio L, Hsu D, Michler RE, Knowles DM. Molecular genetic analysis demonstrates that multiple posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders occurring in one anatomic site in a single patient represent distinct primary lymphoid neoplasms. Cancer 1995; 75:2747-56. [PMID: 7743481 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950601)75:11<2747::aid-cncr2820751119>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PT-LPDs) are a clinicopathologically heterogeneous group of lymphoid proliferations of varied clonal composition, the majority of which are associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. The clonal content and clonal relatedness of 24 separate PT-LPD lesions occurring synchronously in one organ in a single patient were investigated. METHODS Twenty-four separate PT-LPD lesions from the colon and mesentery of a 15-year-old male, developing 4 months after cardiac transplantation, were studied for clonality based on immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene rearrangements for the presence, clonality, and type of EBV infection and for the presence of c-myc, ras, and p53 gene alterations. Southern blot hybridization, polymerase chain reaction, and single strand conformation polymorphism assays were employed. RESULTS All 24 lesions were histologically similar (polymorphic B-cell lymphomas) but exhibited varied clonality and were clonally distinct with respect to both IgH gene rearrangements and EBV infection. All lesions were infected with EBV type A. Structural alterations of oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes were not identified. CONCLUSIONS Separate PT-LPD lesions occurring synchronously in a single organ or patient may be clonally distinct, suggesting that they represent multiple distinct primary lymphoid proliferations rather than metastatic disease as in conventional malignant lymphomas. This may explain partially the rapid development in some patients of a large PT-LPD tumor burden that may regress rapidly after reduction of immunosuppression.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Codon/genetics
- Colonic Neoplasms/genetics
- Colonic Neoplasms/pathology
- Colonic Neoplasms/virology
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Exons/genetics
- Fatal Outcome
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain/genetics
- Genes, myc/genetics
- Genes, ras/genetics
- Heart Transplantation
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Postoperative Complications/pathology
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- A Chadburn
- Department of Pathology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021, USA
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Newcomb EW, Bayona W, Pisharody S. N-methylnitrosourea-induced Ki-ras codon 12 mutations: early events in mouse thymic lymphomas. Mol Carcinog 1995; 13:89-95. [PMID: 7605584 DOI: 10.1002/mc.2940130205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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N-Methylnitrosourea (NMU)-induced codon 12 Ki-ras mutations were analyzed in premalignant thymic lymphomas from C57BL/6J mice by using a selective polymerase chain reaction amplification strategy. The frequency of codon 12 Ki-ras mutations was 67% (16 of 24) in NMU-treated animals with premalignant stage I disease. Previously, animals with different stages of disease had been analyzed for cytogenetic changes and for mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene. The genetic changes observed were early-activating codon 12 G35-->A transition mutations of the Ki-ras gene, followed closely by trisomy 15 and infrequent mutation of the p53 gene late in tumor development. The consistent and early detection of Ki-ras mutations in NMU-treated animals but not in untreated controls suggests that the mutations result from direct carcinogen exposure. Alternate pathways of NMU-induced thymic lymphomagenesis were implicated. One pathway involved putative NMU-induced mutations in other, non-ras oncogenes that cooperate with trisomy 15 to produce similar T-cell tumors. The frequency of p53 gene mutations in human and murine T-cell tumors is similar but low.
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- E W Newcomb
- Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA
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Fracchiolla NS, Pignataro L, Capaccio P, Trecca D, Boletini A, Ottaviani A, Polli E, Maiolo AT, Neri A. Multiple genetic lesions in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Cancer 1995; 75:1292-301. [PMID: 7882279 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950315)75:6<1292::aid-cncr2820750611>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND To understand the molecular pathogenesis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCCs), this study investigated the involvement of various protooncogene loci (bcl-1, int-2, c-erbB-1, c-myc, ras) and the p53 tumor suppressor gene in 18 patients with LSCC (15 at clinical presentation, 3 in clinical relapse). METHODS For all patients, the mutations affecting the p53 and the H-, K-, and N-ras genes were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single-strand conformation polymorphism, and the direct sequencing of PCR-amplified fragments. The bcl-1, int-2, c-erbB-1, and c-myc loci of 15 patients were investigated using Southern blot analysis. RESULTS A mutation of the p53 gene was detected in 5/18 patients (approximately 28%), bcl-1 locus amplification in 4/15 (approximately 26%), c-erbB-1 locus amplification in 2/15 (approximately 13%), and c-myc locus amplification in 1/15 (approximately 6%). The simultaneous presence of more than one genetic lesion was observed in four patients; two showed int-2/bcl-1 coamplification, and two int-2/c-erbB-1 coamplification, one of whom also showed a p53 gene mutation. A novel p53 mutation involving the splice acceptor site of exon 6 was detected in one patient. Two of the five patients positive for p53 mutations had clinical relapses of primary tumors. bcl-1 locus amplification only was observed in patients with lymph node metastases (4/6). All but one of the patients with molecular genetic lesions showed a peculiar infiltrating pattern. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these results show that alterations of known protooncogenes and the p53 tumor suppressor gene are involved in a large proportion of LSCCs (11/18; approximately 60%) and may suggest that distinct molecular pathways occur in the pathogenesis of these tumors.
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- N S Fracchiolla
- Laboratorio di Ematologia Sperimentale e Genetica Molecolare, Universita di Milano, Ospedale, Maggiore, Milan, Italy
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Millar BC, Bell JB, Barfoot R, Everard M. The proliferation of multiple myeloma colonies (MY-CFUc) in vitro is independent of prognosis and is not associated with mutated N- or K-ras alleles in human bone marrow aspirates. Br J Cancer 1995; 71:259-64. [PMID: 7841038 PMCID: PMC2033582 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1995.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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During the period September 1987 to March 1993 the proliferation of myeloma cells as colonies (MY-CFUc) in vitro was examined in bone marrow aspirates from 43 patients with multiple myeloma and two patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. Twenty-four samples from 45 patients, of whom three were at presentation, four were in complete remission (CR), six had achieved a partial response (PR) and 11 had progressive disease (PD), produced MY-CFUc in vitro. The same bone marrow aspirates or one taken within 2 months of that assessed for MY-CFUc were used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Genomic DNA was analysed for mutations in N- and K-ras by slot blotting of the amplified products from the PCR with 32P-labelled probes and by direct sequencing. No mutations were detected in N- or K-ras proto-oncogenes at codons 12, 13 or 61 in any sample. Eleven of the patients from whom MY-CFUc were produced remain alive with a median survival of 73 months (range 15-75 months). MY-CFUc have been cultured from 19 of these 24 patients on subsequent occasions, of whom nine remain alive. Among patients whose cells did not produce MY-CFUc in vitro at the time of sampling for mutated ras alleles, biopsy samples from four patients have produced MY-CFUc in vitro on subsequent occasions, of whom one patient remains alive. The data show that the proliferation of MY-CFUc in vitro occurred independently of disease status and was not indicative of prognosis. The failure to detect mutated N- or K-ras alleles in any sample suggests that if such mutations were present in the cells which form colonies in vitro they represented less than 0.1% of the tumour burden and did not affect the survival of this group of patients.
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- B C Millar
- Section of Academic Haematology, McElwain Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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Garatti SA, Roscetti E, Trecca D, Fracchiolla NS, Neri A, Berti E. bcl-1, bcl-2, p53, c-myc, and lyt-10 analysis in cutaneous lymphomas. Recent Results Cancer Res 1995; 139:249-61. [PMID: 7597296 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-78771-3_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In the present study we investigated the pathogenetic role of c-myc, bcl-2, and lyt-10 oncogenes, bcl-1 locus, and p53 suppressor gene in a representative panel of cutaneous lymphomas, including 25 cases of cutaneous B cell lymphoma (CBCL) and 29 cases of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL). In our analysis four cases of CBCL were found rearranged for bcl-2 and two for the bcl-1 locus. Two cases of CTCL and one case of CBCL were found rearranged for lyt-10. No rearrangements of c-myc oncogene were found in CBCL. Analysis of p53 gene showed mutation only in one case of mycosis fungoides in tumoral stage, at codon 163 of p53 gene (TAC-->CAC; Tyr--> Asp). Our data suggest that in primary CBCL bcl-2 oncogenes and bcl-1 locus are rarely involved. Furthermore, in primary CTCL p53 gene is not affected at significant frequency. The occurrence of p53 mutation in a patient affected by mycosis fungoides in tumoral stage may represent an involvement of p53 gene in tumor progression of CTCL, a finding observed in several types of human cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Cyclin D1
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain
- Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Genes, myc
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/classification
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/classification
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycosis Fungoides/genetics
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- NF-kappa B p52 Subunit
- Oncogenes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- S A Garatti
- Laboratorio di Ematologia Sperimentale e Genetica molecolare, Istituto di Scienze Mediche, Milan, Italy
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- G Gaidano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, Turin, Italy
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Scarpa A, Zamboni G, Achille A, Capelli P, Bogina G, Iacono C, Serio G, Accolla RS. ras-family gene mutations in neoplasia of the ampulla of Vater. Int J Cancer 1994; 59:39-42. [PMID: 7927901 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910590109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mutations in the first and second exons of Ha-, Ki- and N-ras oncogenes were investigated in 17 epithelial tumors of the ampulla of Vater by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of DNA fragments amplified by polymerase chain reaction. The panel included 12 intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, 3 villous adenomas, 1 papillary carcinoma and 1 neuroendocrine carcinoma. Six cases (35%) contained ras mutations, affecting codon 12 of Ki-ras in 2 adenomas and 3 carcinomas, and of N-ras in 1 adenoma. All mutations were found in adenomas and among cancers with adenomatous areas, whereas none of the cases lacking adenomatous areas contained mutations. This suggested that ampullary cancers represent heterogeneous diseases with respect to the presence or absence of adenomatous areas and, among those with adenomatous areas, with respect to the presence of activated ras genes. Ki-ras mutated cases included 3 of 4 tumors which mainly involved the intraduodenal bile duct, thus suggesting that a proportion of Ki-ras-mutated ampullary cancers might correspond to those originating from the epithelium of the bile duct component of the ampulla.
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- A Scarpa
- Istituti di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Verona, Italy
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Corradini P, Ladetto M, Inghirami G, Boccadoro M, Pileri A. N- and K-ras oncogenes in plasma cell dyscrasias. Leuk Lymphoma 1994; 15:17-20. [PMID: 7858496 DOI: 10.3109/10428199409051673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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N- and K-ras oncogene mutations represent the most frequent molecular lesions in plasma cell dyscrasias. They are not randomly distributed since they are detectable in multiple myeloma (MM) (9-31%) and plasma cell leukemia (PCL) (30%), and not in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and solitary plasmacytoma (SP). Codons 12, 13 and 61 of N- and K-ras genes have been found mutated. Mutations affecting codon 61 of N-ras gene are the most frequent finding. A heterogeneous pattern of mutations is described with a prevalence of purine-pyrimidine transversions. Ras gene mutations have been predominantly detected in myelomas characterized by an advanced stage disease, and adverse prognostic parameters. These findings suggest that ras mutations represent a late molecular lesion and may be implicated in tumor progression rather than tumor initiation.
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- P Corradini
- Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, University of Torino, Italy
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Trecca D, Longo L, Biondi A, Cro L, Calori R, Grignani F, Maiolo AT, Pelicci PG, Neri A. Analysis of p53 gene mutations in acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 1994; 46:304-9. [PMID: 8037181 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.2830460409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We have previously reported the absence of mutations within exons 5-9 of the p53 gene in a panel of 30 cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), which represent the M3 FAB type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In the present report, we extend our analysis of p53 gene mutations to 70 cases of AML representative of the other FAB types of the disease, including M1 (16 cases), M2 (20 cases), M4 (17 cases), M5 (12 cases), and M6 (5 cases). DNAs were analyzed for p53 gene mutations in exons 5 to 9 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), and direct sequencing of PCR-amplified products. Mutant p53 alleles were detected in 5 of 70 cases; 1 case in exon 5, 2 cases in exon 6, and 2 cases in exon 7. The alterations of the p53 gene were represented by point mutation leading to an amino acid substitution in four cases, and deletion in the remaining case. In four of the five cases, direct sequencing indicated the loss of the normal p53 allele; in the remaining case, two mutations were detected, presumably involving both p53 alleles. Three cases showed mutations at diagnosis; in the remaining two, the mutations were observed in clinical relapse but not at diagnosis. Our results confirm the relatively low incidence of p53 mutations in AML and further support the evidence that p53 plays a role in leukemogenesis through a recessive mechanism (two-hit model) of inactivation of tumor suppressor activity.
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- D Trecca
- Laboratorio di Ematologia Sperimentale e Genetica Molecolare, Università di Milano, Ospedale Maggiore, Italy
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Imai M, Hoshi T, Ogawa K. K-ras codon 12 mutations in biliary tract tumors detected by polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Cancer 1994; 73:2727-33. [PMID: 8194013 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940601)73:11<2727::aid-cncr2820731113>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the prevalence of K-ras codon 12 mutations in biliary tract (BT) tumors has been addressed in previous studies, the results have shown large discrepancies in mutation frequency. METHODS K-ras codon 12 mutations were investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), a sensitive method for detecting DNA base changes, in a large series of BT tumors. RESULTS In A-549 cells, which are known to contain a G to A change at the first base of K-ras codon 12, the mutation could be detected by DGGE even after 1:16 dilution with normal DNA. Tumor samples were microdissected from paraffin embedded tissue sections to ensure the presence of the tumor cells. K-ras mutations were detected in 13 of 23 bile duct tumors (56.5%) and in 9 of 23 gallbladder tumors (39.1%) by DGGE. However, no mutations were detected in normal, hyperplastic, and dysplastic BT epithelium or in tumorlike lesions, such as adenomyomatous hyperplasia, cholesterol polyps, and cystitis glandularis proliferans. The samples exhibiting abnormalities on DGGE showed a base change at K-ras codon 12 when examined by oligonucleotide hybridization. CONCLUSIONS K-ras codon 12 mutations are seen often in BT tumors, and a combination of microdissection and PCR-DGGE is an effective approach for their detection.
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- M Imai
- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
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