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Roselló-Sastre E, Cerdá-Nicolás M, Callaghan R, Barcia JL, Llombart-Bosch A. Prognostic Significance of Histologic and Cytometric Factors in Supratentorial Astrocytomas. Int J Surg Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/106689699900700403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There is no agreement in the literature on selecting the principal parameters that contribute to explain the different outcomes in supratentorial astrocytomas. Hence, we designed a global study using morphologic parameters and DNA quantification measured by flow cytometry (FCM) and image analysis (IA) on 116 tumors contrasting the results with patients' survival in a univariate and multivariate study. In the Kaplan-Meier study besides the necrosis (p<0.0001) there were other parameters with significant prognostic value such as nuclear atypia (p=0.0001), presence of anaplastic large cells (p=0.0003) and the morphology of the tumor vessels (p=0.009). Proliferative parameters like mitotic index, cell density, the cell fraction in S phase or G2/M phase, and the proliferative phase measured by image analysis (IA) or ploidy patterns did not influence the prognosis. In the Cox's proportional hazards model the presence of necrosis remained as the only prognostic predictor (p=0.001) and increased 5.9 times the risk of mortality in gliomas.
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- E. Roselló-Sastre
- University Hospital Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain; Servicio de Anatomia Patologica, Hospital Dr Peset, Avda Gaspar Aguilar, 90, 46017-Valencia, Espana
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School of Valencia, Spain
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Gladson CL, Prayson RA, Liu WM. The pathobiology of glioma tumors. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2010; 5:33-50. [PMID: 19737106 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-121808-102109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The ongoing characterization of the genetic and epigenetic alterations in the gliomas has already improved the classification of these heterogeneous tumors and enabled the development of rodent models for analysis of the molecular pathways underlying their proliferative and invasive behavior. Effective application of the targeted therapies that are now in development will depend on pathologists' ability to provide accurate information regarding the genetic alterations and the expression of key receptors and ligands in the tumors. Here we review the mechanisms that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the gliomas and provide examples of the cooperative nature of the pathways involved, which may influence the initial therapeutic response and the potential for development of resistance.
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- Candece L Gladson
- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Somasundaram K, Reddy SP, Vinnakota K, Britto R, Subbarayan M, Nambiar S, Hebbar A, Samuel C, Shetty M, Sreepathi HK, Santosh V, Hegde AS, Hegde S, Kondaiah P, Rao MRS. Upregulation of ASCL1 and inhibition of Notch signaling pathway characterize progressive astrocytoma. Oncogene 2005; 24:7073-83. [PMID: 16103883 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Astrocytoma is the most common type of brain cancer constituting more than half of all brain tumors. With an aim to identify markers describing astrocytoma progression, we have carried out microarray analysis of astrocytoma samples of different grades using cDNA microarray containing 1152 cancer-specific genes. Data analysis identified several differentially regulated genes between normal brain tissue and astrocytoma as well as between grades II/III astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM; grade IV). We found several genes known to be involved in malignancy including Achaete-scute complex-like 1 (Drosophila) (ASCL1; Hash 1). As ASCL has been implicated in neuroendocrine, medullary thyroid and small-cell lung cancers, we chose to examine the role of ASCL1 in the astrocytoma development. Our data revealed that ASCL1 is overexpressed in progressive astrocytoma as evidenced by increased levels of ASCL1 transcripts in 85.71% (6/7) of grade II diffuse astrocytoma (DA), 90% (9/10) of grade III anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and 87.5% (7/8) of secondary GBMs, while the majority of primary de novo GBMs expressed similar to or less than normal brain levels (66.67%; 8/12). ASCL1 upregulation in progressive astrocytoma is accompanied by inhibition of Notch signaling as seen by uninduced levels of HES1, a transcriptional target of Notch1, increased levels of HES6, a dominant-negative inhibitor of HES1-mediated repression of ASCL1, and increased levels of Notch ligand Delta1, which is capable of inhibiting Notch signaling by forming intracellular Notch ligand autonomous complexes. Our results imply that inhibition of Notch signaling may be an important early event in the development of grade II DA and subsequent progression to grade III AA and secondary GBM. Furthermore, ASCL1 appears to be a putative marker to distinguish primary GBM from secondary GBM.
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- Kumaravel Somasundaram
- 1Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560012, India
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Wessels PH, Twijnstra A, Kessels AGH, Krijne-Kubat B, Theunissen PH, Ummelen MIJ, Ramaekers FCS, Hopman AH. Gain of chromosome 7, as detected by in situ hybridization, strongly correlates with shorter survival in astrocytoma grade 2. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2002; 33:279-84. [PMID: 11807985 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The clinical course of astrocytoma grade 2 (A2) is highly variable and is not reflected by morphological characteristics. Earlier studies using small series of A2 cases suggest that in situ hybridization (ISH) with chromosome-specific DNA probes allows for frequent detection of aneusomy 1, trisomy 7, and monosomy 10. The role of trisomy 7 in astrocytoma carcinogenesis is disputed, however, because of its presence in non-neoplastic brain tissue, as detected by karyotyping. Our objective was to investigate whether there was a correlation between chromosomal aberrations and survival in a series of 47 cases of A2. All cases were evaluated for numerical aberrations of chromosomes 1, 7, and 10 by ISH. Chromosomal aberrations were detected in 68% of cases of A2. Trisomy/polysomy 7 was seen in 31 cases (66%), 22 of which (47%) had a high percentage of this numerical aberration. Only 11 of these 22 cases also showed aneusomy for 1 or 10. No cells or only a few cells with aberrations were detected in non-neoplastic control samples. Using Kaplan-Meier analysis, trisomy/polysomy 7 correlated significantly with shorter survival. Hence, as determined by ISH, trisomy/polysomy 7 is absent in non-neoplastic brain tissue and is frequently detected in A2, correlating with the malignant progression of the disease.
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- Peter H Wessels
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Wessels PH, Hopman AH, Ummelen MI, Krijne-Kubat B, Ramaekers FC, Twijnstra A. Differentiation between reactive gliosis and diffuse astrocytoma by in situ hybridization. Neurology 2001; 56:1224-7. [PMID: 11342694 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.9.1224] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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The authors examined the use of chromosomal analysis by in situ hybridization to differentiate between nonneoplastic reactive gliosis and astrocytomas in cases in which routine histology was inconclusive. Numerical chromosomal aberrations were found in 80% of low-grade astrocytoma specimens and in none of the reactive gliosis specimens. Aneusomic tumor cells were detected in four of 13 stereotactic samples with an initially inconclusive tissue diagnosis, three of which were later diagnosed as astrocytoma. The in situ hybridization procedure may have additional value in the differential diagnosis of reactive gliosis versus low-grade astrocytoma.
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- P H Wessels
- Research Institute of Growth and Development (GROW), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Combes RD. The use of structure-activity relationships and markers of cell toxicity to detect non-genotoxic carcinogens. Toxicol In Vitro 2000; 14:387-99. [PMID: 10906445 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(00)00026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In contrast to the situation for genotoxic carcinogens, few in vitro tests exist that can detect early markers of the events thought to be associated with non-genotoxic carcinogenesis. Also, comparatively little is known about the quantitative structure-activity relationships (Q)SARs of these agents. This review discusses published SAR studies conducted on non-genotoxic carcinogens, in relation to the use of several markers of in vitro cell toxicity (inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication, inhibition of tubulin polymerization, modulation of apoptosis and induction of cell proliferation), which are used as endpoints for screening this class of carcinogen. Much of the work has involved the identification of new biophores (substructural features of molecules associated with toxicity), as well as other structural features, which are thought to predispose the chemicals to ligand binding with specific target molecules acting as possible receptors (e.g. protein kinase C, the oestrogen, peroxisome-proliferator and tubulin protein receptors), implicated in the mechanism of toxicity involved. It is concluded that (a) there is an urgent need for more information on (Q)SARs for non-genotoxic carcinogens; (b) this information should be acquired by using several different approaches in a variety of laboratories; and (c) such research should proceed together with more studies on the mechanisms of cell toxicity caused by these chemicals, including the identification and characterisation of further specific receptors involved in mediating the various types of cell toxicity associated with this type of carcinogenesis.
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- R D Combes
- FRAME, Russell & Burch House, 96-98 North Sherwood Street, NG1 4EE, Nottingham, UK.
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Balesaria S, Brock C, Bower M, Clark J, Nicholson SK, Lewis P, de Sanctis S, Evans H, Peterson D, Mendoza N, Glaser MG, Newlands ES, Fisher RA. Loss of chromosome 10 is an independent prognostic factor in high-grade gliomas. Br J Cancer 1999; 81:1371-7. [PMID: 10604735 PMCID: PMC2362970 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6693403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for chromosome 10 is the most frequent genetic abnormality observed in high-grade gliomas. We have used fluorescent microsatellite markers to examine a series of 83 patients, 34 with anaplastic astrocytoma (grade 3) and 49 with glioblastoma multiforme (grade 4), for LOH of chromosome 10. Genotype analysis revealed LOH for all informative chromosome 10 markers in 12 (35%) of patients with grade 3 and 29 (59%) grade 4 tumours respectively, while partial LOH was found in a further eight (24%) grade 3 and ten (20%) grade 4 tumours. Partial LOH, was confined to the long arm (10q) in six and the short arm (10p) in three cases, while alleles from both arms were lost in four cases. Five tumours (one grade 3 and four grade 4) showed heterogeneity with respect to loss at different loci. There was a correlation between any chromosome 10 loss and poorer performance status at presentation (chi2 P = 0.005) and with increasing age at diagnosis (Mann-Whitney U-test P = 0.034) but not with tumour grade (chi2 p= 0.051). A Cox multivariate model for survival duration identified age (proportional hazards (PH), P= 0.004), grade (PH, P= 0.012) and any loss of chromosome 10 (PH, P= 0.009) as the only independent prognostic variables. Specifically, LOH for chromosome 10 was able to identify a subgroup of patients with grade 3 tumours who had a significantly shorter survival time. We conclude that LOH for chromosome 10 is an independent, adverse prognostic variable in high-grade glioma.
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- S Balesaria
- Department of Cancer Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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Marczinek K, Hampe J, Uhlmann K, Thiel G, Barth I, Mrowka R, Vogel S, Nürnberg P. Genomic difference analysis by two-dimensional DNA fingerprinting reveals typical changes in human low-grade gliomas. Glia 1998; 23:130-8. [PMID: 9600381 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199806)23:2<130::aid-glia4>3.0.co;2-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cytogenetic and molecular analyses such as allelotyping studies have revealed several genetic changes typical for human glial neoplasms. However, most studies to date have involved malignant gliomas and thus are likely to reflect late events of tumor progression. To elucidate the initial events of glial tumor growth, we performed a genome-wide search for genetic alterations in the DNA of 43 low-grade gliomas as compared to the constitutional DNA of the patients' peripheral blood leucocytes using the two-dimensional (2D) DNA fingerprint approach. Reliable results were obtained for 28 blood/tumor sample pairs (13 astrocytomas, 9 pilocytic astrocytomas, 1 oligodendroglioma, 3 oligoastrocytomas, and 2 ependymomas). DNA was digested with the restriction enzyme HaeIII and the resulting fragments were separated on 2D gels according to size and sequence in the first and second dimensions, respectively. Patterns of hundreds of spots were generated by hybridization with four different mini- and microsatellite core probes. A total of 655 to 1,122 spots could be visualized per sample. Comparison of blood and tumor spot patterns revealed two to 11 reproducible changes per patient. Most of the differences were spot losses (77.1%), while the others appeared to be gains or amplifications. Exactly the same changes were found in tumor recurrences which lacked histological signs of progression. When comparing different patients, many of the affected spots tended to cluster in particular areas of the gel as revealed by computer-aided comparison of all spot patterns. Eleven different spot clusters were identified which may correspond to several major deletion targets. This study provides the basis for the future molecular cloning of the candidate tumor suppressor genes affected by the common spot losses and will allow new insights into the genetic mechanisms of glial tumorigenesis.
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- K Marczinek
- Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Bakir A, Gezen F, Yildiz O, Ayhan A, Kahraman S, Kruse CA, Varella-Garcia M, Yildiz F, Kubar A. Establishment and characterization of a human glioblastoma multiforme cell line. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 1998; 103:46-51. [PMID: 9595044 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(97)00364-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cell lines provide a useful system for further understanding the biology of glioblastoma multiforme. In this study, a new glioblastoma multiforme cell line, GATAGM-96 (Gulhane Askeri Tip Akademisi-Gliblastoma Multiforme-96), was established from a tumor specimen removed from an 80-year-old male patient who underwent surgery for intracranial tumor. Morphologic examination, immunocytochemical staining, growth kinetics, and karyotypic characteristics of this cell line were studied. The cytoskeleton was positive for neuron-specific enolase, vimentin, and neurofilament, and it was negative for glial fibrillary acidic protein, S-100 protein, p53 protein, epidermal growth factor, and transforming growth factor alpha. Growth kinetic studies demonstrated an approximate population doubling time of 38 to 42 h and a colony forming efficiency of 83.3%. The karyotype of the cells demonstrated it as hyperdiploid, with a large subpopulation of polyploid cells. There were numerous structural and numerical chromosome aberrations; most of them were present as clonal events. The phenotypic and chromosomal features detailed on the GATAGM-96 cell line should make it a useful addition to the cell lines currently available for in vitro and in vivo studies of glioblastoma multiforme.
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- A Bakir
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Leenstra S, Oskam NT, Bijleveld EH, Bosch DA, Troost D, Hulsebos TJ. Genetic sub-types of human malignant astrocytoma correlate with survival. Int J Cancer 1998; 79:159-65. [PMID: 9583731 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19980417)79:2<159::aid-ijc11>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In human malignant astrocytoma, age of the patient and histological grade of the tumor are important prognostic variables. Several genetic changes have been reported to occur in these tumors, which may be of additional and independent prognostic relevance. To determine their prognostic significance, we analyzed 75 high-grade tumors, 12 anaplastic astrocytomas and 63 glioblastomas multiforme, for the presence of genetic changes that occur frequently in high-grade astrocytoma, i.e., loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for chromosome 10, p53-gene alteration (mutation and/or LOH), and EGFR-gene amplification. We defined 4 groups of patients who showed a specific combination of genetic changes in the tumor: group 1, p53-gene alteration without complete LOH 10; group 2, complete LOH 10 only; group 3, p53-gene alteration + complete LOH 10; group 4, complete LOH 10 + EGFR-gene amplification. In univariate analysis, the log-rank test revealed significant differences in survival between patients of group 1 (median survival of 13 months) and group 3 (median survival of 5.2 months, p = 0.0058) and between patients of group 1 and group 4 (median survival of 4 months, p = 0.0033). In multivariate analysis, age and genetic sub-type proved to be important prognostic variables, whereas histological grading was less important. The age-corrected survival time for group-4 patients is significantly shorter than that for group-1 patients (relative risk = 3.79, p = 0.0075). Our data indicate that genetic sub-type is an important prognostic variable in human high-grade astrocytoma.
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- S Leenstra
- Department of Neurosurgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mark HF, Rausch ME, Taylor WM, Huth A, Mark S, Santoro K, Zolnierz K, Ferreira K, Barker BE. Sequential flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the study of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer cells. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 1998; 100:129-33. [PMID: 9428356 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(97)00018-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Both flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are useful techniques in the analysis of cancer tissues. When the two are used in the study of the same specimens, they are usually performed in parallel, separately. This is problematic where there is a scarcity of material, making completion of both studies impossible. Fluorescence in situ hybridization procedures that will utilize excess material discarded from flow cytometry would be advantageous. The present report describes an optimized protocol for performing sequential flow cytometry and FISH using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded archival material. Although breast cancer tissues were used in this initial study, the protocol is applicable to other cancer tissues as well.
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- H F Mark
- Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903, USA
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Williams AC, Miller JC, Collard T, Browne SJ, Newbold RF, Paraskeva C. The effect of different TP53 mutations on the chromosomal stability of a human colonic adenoma derived cell line with endogenous wild type TP53 activity, before and after DNA damage. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1997; 20:44-52. [PMID: 9290953 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199709)20:1<44::aid-gcc7>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We examined the effect of loss of wild type TP53 activity on the chromosomal stability of a human colonic adenoma derived cell line (designated AA/Cl) by studying transfected variants which express different TP53 mutations. Using gross chromosomal aberrations as a measure of instability, we studied metaphase spreads of a vector control cell line (AA/PCMV) and variants expressing the 143(Val-Ala) mutation, which retain endogenous wild type TP53 activity, or the 273(Arg-His) TP53 mutation, which acts as a dominant negative. It was found that the proportion of cells with more than 4% aberrations was significantly greater in the AA/273p53/B cell line (an approximate 5-Fold increase) than in the vector control or the AA/143p53/A cell line. To investigate whether loss of TP53 dependent checkpoints also predisposed the cells to accumulate persistent chromosomal aberrations after DNA damage, cells were exposed to 5 Gy gamma radiation. Regardless of TP53 status, cells with radiation induced chromosomal damage were eliminated through a TP53 independent mechanism, suggesting that loss of TP53 activity did not permit the survival of these cells. In contrast, when exposed to low level gamma radiation (0.2 Gy), decreased wild type TP53 function and/or expression of mutant TP53 protein led to increased radioresistance (both in the non-dominant as well as the dominant mutant expressing cell lines). These findings suggest that loss of TP53 activity and/or acquisition of specific TP53 mutations can increase chromosomal instability and resistance to low level DNA damage in human colonic adenoma cells. This study emphasises the different biological consequences of individual TP53 mutations on the genotype of premalignant colorectal epithelial cells and subsequent implications for tumorigenic progression.
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- A C Williams
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Great Britain
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