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Dai Y, Kawaguchi T, Nishio M, Otani J, Tashiro H, Terai Y, Sasaki R, Maehama T, Suzuki A. The TIGD5 gene located in 8q24 and frequently amplified in ovarian cancers is a tumor suppressor. Genes Cells 2022; 27:633-642. [PMID: 36054307 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the fifth most common cancer of female cancer death and leading cause of lethal gynecological cancers. High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is an aggressive malignancy that is rapidly fatal. Many cases of OC show amplification of the 8q24 chromosomal region, which contains the well-known oncogene MYC. Although MYC amplification is more frequently observed in OCs than in other tumor types, due to the large size of the 8q24 amplicon, the functions of the vast majority of the genes it contains are still unknown. The TIGD5 gene is located at 8q24.3 and encodes a nuclear protein with a DNA-binding motif, but its precise role is obscure. We show here that TIGD5 often co-amplifies with MYC in OCs, and that OC patients with high TIGD5 mRNA expression have a poor prognosis. However, we also found that TIGD5 overexpression in ovarian cancer cell lines unexpectedly suppressed their growth, adhesion, and invasion in vitro, and also reduced tumor growth in xenografted nude mice in vivo. Thus, our work suggests that TIGD5 may in fact operate as a tumor suppressor in OCs rather than as an oncogene.
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- Yuntao Dai
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Ahmed M, Mäkinen VP, Mulugeta A, Shin J, Boyle T, Hyppönen E, Lee SH. Considering hormone-sensitive cancers as a single disease in the UK biobank reveals shared aetiology. Commun Biol 2022; 5:614. [PMID: 35729236 PMCID: PMC9213416 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03554-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hormone-related cancers, including cancers of the breast, prostate, ovaries, uterine, and thyroid, globally contribute to the majority of cancer incidence. We hypothesize that hormone-sensitive cancers share common genetic risk factors that have rarely been investigated by previous genomic studies of site-specific cancers. Here, we show that considering hormone-sensitive cancers as a single disease in the UK Biobank reveals shared genetic aetiology. We observe that a significant proportion of variance in disease liability is explained by the genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), i.e., SNP-based heritability on the liability scale is estimated as 10.06% (SE 0.70%). Moreover, we find 55 genome-wide significant SNPs for the disease, using a genome-wide association study. Pair-wise analysis also estimates positive genetic correlations between some pairs of hormone-sensitive cancers although they are not statistically significant. Our finding suggests that heritable genetic factors may be a key driver in the mechanism of carcinogenesis shared by hormone-sensitive cancers.
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- Muktar Ahmed
- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. .,Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia. .,UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. .,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Computational Systems Biology Program, Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. .,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia. .,UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Osman N, Shawky AEM, Brylinski M. Exploring the effects of genetic variation on gene regulation in cancer in the context of 3D genome structure. BMC Genom Data 2022; 23:13. [PMID: 35176995 PMCID: PMC8851830 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-01021-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted to date revealed genetic variants associated with various diseases, including breast and prostate cancers. Despite the availability of these large-scale data, relatively few variants have been functionally characterized, mainly because the majority of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) map to the non-coding regions of the human genome. The functional characterization of these non-coding variants and the identification of their target genes remain challenging. Results In this communication, we explore the potential functional mechanisms of non-coding SNPs by integrating GWAS with the high-resolution chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) data for breast and prostate cancers. We show that more genetic variants map to regulatory elements through the 3D genome structure than the 1D linear genome lacking physical chromatin interactions. Importantly, the association of enhancers, transcription factors, and their target genes with breast and prostate cancers tends to be higher when these regulatory elements are mapped to high-risk SNPs through spatial interactions compared to simply using a linear proximity. Finally, we demonstrate that topologically associating domains (TADs) carrying high-risk SNPs also contain gene regulatory elements whose association with cancer is generally higher than those belonging to control TADs containing no high-risk variants. Conclusions Our results suggest that many SNPs may contribute to the cancer development by affecting the expression of certain tumor-related genes through long-range chromatin interactions with gene regulatory elements. Integrating large-scale genetic datasets with the 3D genome structure offers an attractive and unique approach to systematically investigate the functional mechanisms of genetic variants in disease risk and progression. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12863-021-01021-x.
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- Noha Osman
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt.,Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. .,Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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The G84E germline mutation of HOXB13 predisposes to prostate cancer and is clinically tested for familial cancer care. We investigated the HOXB locus to define a potentially broader contribution to prostate cancer heritability. We sought HOXB locus germline variants altering prostate cancer risk in three European-ancestry case-control study populations (combined 7812 cases and 5047 controls): the International Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics Study; the Nashville Familial Prostate Cancer Study; and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Multiple rare genetic variants had concordant and strong risk effects in these study populations and exceeded genome-wide significance. Independent risk signals were best detected by sentinel variants rs559612720 within SKAP1 (OR = 8.1, P = 2E-9) and rs138213197 (G84E) within HOXB13 (OR = 5.6, P = 2E-11), separated by 567 kb. Half of carriers inherited both risk alleles, while others inherited either alone. Under mutual adjustment, the variants separately carried 3.6- and 3.1-fold risk, respectively, while joint inheritance carried 11.3-fold risk. These risks were further accentuated among men meeting criteria for hereditary prostate cancer, and further still for those with early-onset or aggressive disease. Among hereditary prostate cancer cases diagnosed under age 60 and with aggressive disease, joint inheritance carried a risk of OR = 27.7 relative to controls, P = 2E-8. The HOXB sentinel variant pair more fully captured genetic risk for prostate cancer within the study populations than either variant alone.
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Climente-González H, Lonjou C, Lesueur F, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Andrieu N, Azencott CA. Boosting GWAS using biological networks: A study on susceptibility to familial breast cancer. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1008819. [PMID: 33735170 PMCID: PMC8009366 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) explore the genetic causes of complex diseases. However, classical approaches ignore the biological context of the genetic variants and genes under study. To address this shortcoming, one can use biological networks, which model functional relationships, to search for functionally related susceptibility loci. Many such network methods exist, each arising from different mathematical frameworks, pre-processing steps, and assumptions about the network properties of the susceptibility mechanism. Unsurprisingly, this results in disparate solutions. To explore how to exploit these heterogeneous approaches, we selected six network methods and applied them to GENESIS, a nationwide French study on familial breast cancer. First, we verified that network methods recovered more interpretable results than a standard GWAS. We addressed the heterogeneity of their solutions by studying their overlap, computing what we called the consensus. The key gene in this consensus solution was COPS5, a gene related to multiple cancer hallmarks. Another issue we observed was that network methods were unstable, selecting very different genes on different subsamples of GENESIS. Therefore, we proposed a stable consensus solution formed by the 68 genes most consistently selected across multiple subsamples. This solution was also enriched in genes known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility (BLM, CASP8, CASP10, DNAJC1, FGFR2, MRPS30, and SLC4A7, P-value = 3 × 10-4). The most connected gene was CUL3, a regulator of several genes linked to cancer progression. Lastly, we evaluated the biases of each method and the impact of their parameters on the outcome. In general, network methods preferred highly connected genes, even after random rewirings that stripped the connections of any biological meaning. In conclusion, we present the advantages of network-guided GWAS, characterize their shortcomings, and provide strategies to address them. To compute the consensus networks, implementations of all six methods are available at https://github.com/hclimente/gwas-tools.
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- Héctor Climente-González
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- INSERM, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Paris, France
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Tokyo, Japan
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- INSERM, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- INSERM, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- INSERM, U830, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- INSERM, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- INSERM, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Paris, France
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Saunders EJ, Kote-Jarai Z, Eeles RA. Identification of Germline Genetic Variants that Increase Prostate Cancer Risk and Influence Development of Aggressive Disease. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:760. [PMID: 33673083 PMCID: PMC7917798 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PrCa) is a heterogeneous disease, which presents in individual patients across a diverse phenotypic spectrum ranging from indolent to fatal forms. No robust biomarkers are currently available to enable routine screening for PrCa or to distinguish clinically significant forms, therefore late stage identification of advanced disease and overdiagnosis plus overtreatment of insignificant disease both remain areas of concern in healthcare provision. PrCa has a substantial heritable component, and technological advances since the completion of the Human Genome Project have facilitated improved identification of inherited genetic factors influencing susceptibility to development of the disease within families and populations. These genetic markers hold promise to enable improved understanding of the biological mechanisms underpinning PrCa development, facilitate genetically informed PrCa screening programmes and guide appropriate treatment provision. However, insight remains largely lacking regarding many aspects of their manifestation; especially in relation to genes associated with aggressive phenotypes, risk factors in non-European populations and appropriate approaches to enable accurate stratification of higher and lower risk individuals. This review discusses the methodology used in the elucidation of genetic loci, genes and individual causal variants responsible for modulating PrCa susceptibility; the current state of understanding of the allelic spectrum contributing to PrCa risk; and prospective future translational applications of these discoveries in the developing eras of genomics and personalised medicine.
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- Edward J. Saunders
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK; (Z.K.-J.); (R.A.E.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK; (Z.K.-J.); (R.A.E.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK; (Z.K.-J.); (R.A.E.)
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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Osman N, Shawky A, Brylinski M. Exploring the effects of genetic variation on gene regulation in cancer in the context of 3D genome structure.. [DOI: 10.1101/2020.10.06.328567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
AbstractNumerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted to date revealed genetic variants associated with various diseases, including breast and prostate cancers. Despite the availability of these large-scale data, relatively few variants have been functionally characterized, mainly because the majority of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) map to the non-coding regions of the human genome. The functional characterization of these non-coding variants and the identification of their target genes remain challenging. In this communication, we explore the potential functional mechanisms of non-coding SNPs by integrating GWAS with the high-resolution chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) data for breast and prostate cancers. We show that more genetic variants map to regulatory elements through the 3D genome structure than the 1D linear genome lacking physical chromatin interactions. Importantly, the association of enhancers, transcription factors, and their target genes with breast and prostate cancers tends to be higher when these regulatory elements are mapped to high-risk SNPs through spatial interactions compared to simply using a linear proximity. Finally, we demonstrate that topologically associating domains (TADs) carrying high-risk SNPs also contain gene regulatory elements whose association with cancer is generally higher than those belonging to control TADs containing no high-risk variants. Our results suggest that many SNPs may contribute to the cancer development by affecting the expression of certain tumor-related genes through long-range chromatin interactions with gene regulatory elements. Integrating large-scale genetic datasets with the 3D genome structure offers an attractive and unique approach to systematically investigate the functional mechanisms of genetic variants in disease risk and progression.
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Dupont WD, Breyer JP, Plummer WD, Chang SS, Cookson MS, Smith JA, Blue EE, Bamshad MJ, Smith JR. 8q24 genetic variation and comprehensive haplotypes altering familial risk of prostate cancer. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1523. [PMID: 32251286 PMCID: PMC7089954 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15122-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The 8q24 genomic locus is tied to the origin of numerous cancers. We investigate its contribution to hereditary prostate cancer (HPC) in independent study populations of the Nashville Familial Prostate Cancer Study and International Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics (combined: 2,836 HPC cases, 2,206 controls of European ancestry). Here we report 433 variants concordantly associated with HPC in both study populations, accounting for 9% of heritability and modifying age of diagnosis as well as aggressiveness; 183 reach genome-wide significance. The variants comprehensively distinguish independent risk-altering haplotypes overlapping the 648 kb locus (three protective, and four risk (peak odds ratios: 1.5, 4, 5, and 22)). Sequence of the near-Mendelian haplotype reveals eleven causal mutation candidates. We introduce a linkage disequilibrium-based algorithm discerning eight independent sentinel variants, carrying considerable risk prediction ability (AUC = 0.625) for a single locus. These findings elucidate 8q24 locus structure and correlates for clinical prediction of prostate cancer risk.
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- William D Dupont
- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 507 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Medical Research Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Administration, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-1302 Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Suite 3150, 920 SL Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-1302 Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, HSB H132, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, and Center for Mendelian Genomics, University of Washington, HSB RR349, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 507 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
- Medical Research Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Administration, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA.
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Breyer JP, Smith JR. Practical genotyping by single-nucleotide primer extension. Biol Methods Protoc 2020; 5:bpaa002. [PMID: 32382659 PMCID: PMC7200932 DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpaa002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies bring into focus specific genetic variants of particular interest for which validation is often sought in large numbers of study subjects. Practical alternative methods are limiting for the application of genotyping few variants in many samples. A common scenario is the need to genotype a study population at a specific high-value single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) or insertion-deletion (indel). Not all such variants, however, will be amenable to assay by a given approach. We have adapted a single-nucleotide primer extension (SNuPE) method that may be tailored to genotype a required variant, and implemented it as a useful general laboratory protocol. We demonstrate reliable application for production-scale genotyping, successfully converting 87% of SNPs and indels for assay with an estimated error rate of 0.003. Our implementation of the SNuPE genotyping assay is a viable addition to existing alternative methods; it is readily customizable, scalable, and uses standard reagents and a laboratory plate reader.
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- Joan P Breyer
- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Medical Research Service, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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Xu Z, Liu C, Zhao Q, Lü J, Ding X, Luo A, He J, Wang G, Li Y, Cai Z, Wang Z, Liu J, Liu S, Li W, Yu Z. Long non-coding RNA CCAT2 promotes oncogenesis in triple-negative breast cancer by regulating stemness of cancer cells. Pharmacol Res 2020; 152:104628. [PMID: 31904506 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) are more aggressive due to lacking receptors for hormone therapy and maintaining stemness features in cancer cells. Herein we found long non-coding RNA CCAT2 overexpressed specially in TNBC, and in breast cancer stem cells (BCSC) as well. Enforced overexpression and targeted knockdown demonstrated the oncogenic function of CCAT2 both in vitro and in vivo. CCAT2 promoted the expression of stemness markers including OCT4, Nanog and KLF4, increased mammosphere formation and induced ALDH+ cancer stem cell population in TNBC. A chromosomally adjacent gene OCT4-PG1, as a pseudogene of OCT4, was upregulated by CCAT2, and positively regulated the stemness features of TNBC cells. miR-205 was identified as a target gene of CCAT2 in TNBC. Point-mutation in CCAT2 impaired the sponge inhibition of miR-205. Overexpression of miR-205 rescued the oncogenic phenotypes induced by CCAT2. In addition, Notch2, as a target gene of miR-205, was downregulated by miR-205 and upregulated by CCAT2 in TNBC. Collectively, the current study revealed a novel function of CCAT2 in promoting tumor initiation and progression in TNBC through upregulating OCT4-PG1 expression and activating Notch signaling. These findings not only demonstrated a lncRNA-based therapeutic strategy in treatment of TNBC, but also added a node to the regulatory network of CCAT2 that controls aggressiveness of breast cancer stem cells.
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- Zhen Xu
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China; Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China; Shanghai Cancer Center & Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Tongji University School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center & Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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Yi J, Zhou LY, Yi YY, Zhu X, Su XY, Zhao Q, Lin J, Qian J, Deng ZQ. Low Expression of Pseudogene POU5F1B Affects Diagnosis and Prognosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:4952-4959. [PMID: 31271156 PMCID: PMC6625577 DOI: 10.12659/msm.914352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The transcription factor Oct-4 is necessary for maintaining pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem cells, and POU5F1B is a processed pseudogene of Oct-4 with coding capacity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the expression and clinical implication of POU5F1B in AML. Material/Methods The expression of the POU5F1B transcript was evaluated in 175 newly diagnosed AML patients and 39 healthy controls by use of real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR). Results POU5F1B was underexpressed in AML compared with controls (P<0.001). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that the POU5F1B transcript level was able to differentiate AML patients from healthy individuals (AUC=0.682). In non-APL AML patients, the POU5F1Blow group had significantly higher WBC than the POU5F1Bhigh group (20.2×109vs. 4.6×109 L−1, P=0.021). Among whole-cohort AML, non-APL AML, and intermediate-risk AML, POU5F1Bhigh patients had obviously higher complete remission (CR) rates than POU5F1Blow patients (P=0.012, P=0.012 and P=0.027). In addition, Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated better overall survival (OS, P=0.019, P=0.007 and P=0.046, respectively) in POU5F1Bhigh patients compared with POU5F1Blow patients. Furthermore, in multivariate survival analysis, POU5F1B was independently associated with OS in non-APL AML patients and intermediate-risk AML as a favorable prognostic factor. Conclusions POU5F1B was frequently underexpressed in AML, and might contribute to the diagnosis and prognosis of AML.
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- Jing Yi
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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Association of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism REX1 rs6815391, OCT4 rs13409 or rs3130932, and CTBP2 rs3740535 with Primary Lung Cancer Susceptibility: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Population. DISEASE MARKERS 2019. [DOI: 10.1155/2019/4150263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The purpose of the current study is to explore the contribution of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of REX1 rs6815391, OCT4 rs13409 or rs3130932, and CTBP2 rs3740535 to the risk of lung cancer. A questionnaire survey was used to obtain basic information of the included subjects. A case control study was performed in 1121 patients and 1121 controls. All subjects were subjected to blood sampling for genomic DNA extraction and genotyping of the cancer stem cell-associated gene SNPs, including REX1 rs6815391, OCT4 rs13409 or rs3130932, and CTBP2 rs3740535 by real-time PCR. The association with the risk of primary lung cancer and interaction with environmental factors were assessed using unconditional logistic regression for the odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. The genotype frequency distribution of OCT4 rs13409 loci was statistically significant, but there was no significant difference in the rest of the loci between lung cancer patients and healthy controls. The OCT4 gene was also related with lung cancer susceptibility in the genetic model after adjusting for lung cancer-related factors. Despite the presence of the dominant or recessive model, the four loci polymorphisms were associated with pollution near the place of residence, house type, worse ventilation situation, smoking, passive smoking, cooking oil fumes (COF), and family history of cancer, which increased the risk of lung cancer. Nonmarried status, 18.5≤BMI, COF, smoking, passive smoking, family history of cancer, and history of lung disease were independent risk factors of lung cancer susceptibility. Additionally, college degree or above, no pollution near the place of residence, protective genotype 1 or 2, and well ventilation can reduce the occurrence of lung cancer. There is an interaction between the four loci and environmental factors, and OCT4 rs13409 is a risk factor of primary lung cancer.
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Homer-Bouthiette C, Zhao Y, Shunkwiler LB, Van Peel B, Garrett-Mayer E, Baird RC, Rissman AI, Guest ST, Ethier SP, John MC, Powers PA, Haag JD, Gould MN, Smits BMG. Deletion of the murine ortholog of the 8q24 gene desert has anti-cancer effects in transgenic mammary cancer models. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:1233. [PMID: 30526553 PMCID: PMC6288875 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-5109-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background The gene desert on human chromosomal band 8q24 harbors multiple genetic variants associated with common cancers, including breast cancer. The locus, including the gene desert and its flanking genes, MYC, PVT1 and FAM84B, is also frequently amplified in human breast cancer. We generated a megadeletion (MD) mouse model lacking 430-Kb of sequence orthologous to the breast cancer-associated region in the gene desert. The goals were to examine the effect of the deletion on mammary cancer development and on transcript level regulation of the candidate genes within the locus. Methods The MD allele was engineered using the MICER system in embryonic stem cells and bred onto 3 well-characterized transgenic models for breast cancer, namely MMTV-PyVT, MMTV-neu and C3(1)-TAg. Mammary tumor growth, latency, multiplicity and metastasis were compared between homozygous MD and wild type mice carrying the transgenes. A reciprocal mammary gland transplantation assay was conducted to distinguish mammary cell-autonomous from non-mammary cell-autonomous anti-cancer effects. Gene expression analysis was done using quantitative real-time PCR. Chromatin interactions were evaluated by 3C. Gene-specific patient outcome data were analysed using the METABRIC and TCGA data sets through the cBioPortal website. Results Mice homozygous for the MD allele are viable, fertile, lactate sufficiently to nourish their pups, but maintain a 10% lower body weight mainly due to decreased adiposity. The deletion interferes with mammary tumorigenesis in mouse models for luminal and basal breast cancer. In the MMTV-PyVT model the mammary cancer-reducing effects of the allele are mammary cell-autonomous. We found organ-specific effects on transcript level regulation, with Myc and Fam84b being downregulated in mammary gland, prostate and mammary tumor samples. Through analysis using the METABRIC and TCGA datasets, we provide evidence that MYC and FAM84B are frequently co-amplified in breast cancer, but in contrast with MYC, FAM84B is frequently overexpressed in the luminal subtype, whereas MYC activity affect basal breast cancer outcomes. Conclusion Deletion of a breast cancer-associated non-protein coding region affects mammary cancer development in 3 transgenic mouse models. We propose Myc as a candidate susceptibility gene, regulated by the gene desert locus, and a potential role for Fam84b in modifying breast cancer development. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-018-5109-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Collin Homer-Bouthiette
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Oncology, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Oncology, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Oncology, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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Role of Pseudogenes in Tumorigenesis. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10080256. [PMID: 30071685 PMCID: PMC6115995 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10080256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Functional genomics has provided evidence that the human genome transcribes a large number of non-coding genes in addition to protein-coding genes, including microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Among the group of lncRNAs are pseudogenes that have not been paid attention in the past, compared to other members of lncRNAs. However, increasing evidence points the important role of pseudogenes in diverse cellular functions, and dysregulation of pseudogenes are often associated with various human diseases including cancer. Like other types of lncRNAs, pseudogenes can also function as master regulators for gene expression and thus, they can play a critical role in various aspects of tumorigenesis. In this review we discuss the latest developments in pseudogene research, focusing on how pseudogenes impact tumorigenesis through different gene regulation mechanisms. Given the high sequence homology with the corresponding parent genes, we also discuss challenges for pseudogene research.
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Yu ZY, Wang Z, Lee KY, Yuan P, Ding J. Effect of silencing colon cancer-associated transcript 2 on the proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy of gastric cancer BGC-823 cells. Oncol Lett 2017; 15:3127-3132. [PMID: 29435046 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.7677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the carcinogenesis and progression of tumors has been receiving increasing attention. Colon cancer-associated transcript 2 (CCAT2), a type of oncogenic lncRNA, is regarded as a novel biomarker of poor prognosis and metastasis in various types of cancer. However, the molecular contributions of CCAT2 to gastric cancer (GC) progression remain largely unclear. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the effect of silencing CCAT2 on the biological behavior of GC BGC-823 cells and illustrate the potential underlying molecular mechanisms. A short hairpin RNA interference plasmid pRNAT-U6.1-CCAT2 targeting CCAT2 was successfully constructed. At 48 h after transfection with the interference plasmid, the survival rate of BGC-823 cells was significantly decreased, as determined by the MTT assay. In addition, RT-qPCR results revealed that CCAT2 gene expression was effectively suppressed by the transfection, while POU domain class 5 transcription factor 1B (POU5F1B) gene expression was significantly decreased. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay further revealed that the apoptotic index was significantly higher in the interference group. Western blot analysis also demonstrated that the expression of beclin-1 protein was significantly increased, whereas the expression levels of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) proteins were downregulated in the interference group. In conclusion, CCAT2 was able to positively regulate the expression of POU5F1B gene. Furthermore, silencing of CCAT2 gene inhibited the proliferation of BGC-823 cells, as well as induced apoptosis and autophagy in BGC-823 cells, by suppression of the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways.
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- Zhao-Yan Yu
- Department of General Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, P.R. China
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FGF4 retrogene on CFA12 is responsible for chondrodystrophy and intervertebral disc disease in dogs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:11476-11481. [PMID: 29073074 PMCID: PMC5664524 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709082114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Chondrodystrophy, characterized by short limbs and intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), is a common phenotype in many of the most popular dog breeds, including the dachshund, beagle, and French bulldog. Here, we report the identification of a FGF4 retrogene insertion on chromosome 12, the second FGF4 retrogene reported in the dog, as responsible for chondrodystrophy and IVDD. Identification of the causative mutation for IVDD will impact an incredibly large proportion of the dog population and provides a model for IVDD in humans, as FGF-associated mutations are responsible for IVDD and short stature in human achondroplasia. This is a report of a second retrogene copy of the same parental gene, each causing complementary disease phenotypes in a mammalian species. Chondrodystrophy in dogs is defined by dysplastic, shortened long bones and premature degeneration and calcification of intervertebral discs. Independent genome-wide association analyses for skeletal dysplasia (short limbs) within a single breed (PBonferroni = 0.01) and intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) across breeds (PBonferroni = 4.0 × 10−10) both identified a significant association to the same region on CFA12. Whole genome sequencing identified a highly expressed FGF4 retrogene within this shared region. The FGF4 retrogene segregated with limb length and had an odds ratio of 51.23 (95% CI = 46.69, 56.20) for IVDD. Long bone length in dogs is a unique example of multiple disease-causing retrocopies of the same parental gene in a mammalian species. FGF signaling abnormalities have been associated with skeletal dysplasia in humans, and our findings present opportunities for both selective elimination of a medically and financially devastating disease in dogs and further understanding of the ever-growing complexity of retrogene biology.
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Barry KH, Moore LE, Sampson JN, Koutros S, Yan L, Meyer A, Reddy M, Oler AJ, Cook MB, Fraumeni Jr JF, Yeager M, Amundadottir LT, Berndt SI. Prospective study of DNA methylation at chromosome 8q24 in peripheral blood and prostate cancer risk. Br J Cancer 2017; 116:1470-1479. [PMID: 28463958 PMCID: PMC5520085 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chromosome 8q24 has emerged as an important genetic susceptibility region for several cancers, including prostate cancer; however, little is known about the contribution of DNA methylation in this region to risk. METHODS We prospectively evaluated DNA methylation at 8q24 in relation to prostate cancer using pre-diagnostic blood samples from 694 prostate cancer cases (including 172 aggressive cases) and 703 controls in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. We used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS Although none remained significant after adjustment for multiple testing (q>0.05), of the 50 CpG sites meeting quality control, we identified 8 sites that were nominally associated with prostate cancer (Ptrend<0.05), including 6 correlated (Spearman ρ: 0.20-0.52) sites in POU5F1B and 2 intergenic sites (most significant site: Chr8:128428897 in POU5F1B, Ptrend=0.01). We also identified two correlated (ρ=0.39) sites in MYC (Chr8:128753187 and Chr8:128753154) that were associated with aggressive (Ptrend=0.02 and 0.03), but not non-aggressive disease (Ptrend=0.70 and 0.20; Pheterogeneity=0.01 and 4.6 × 10-3). These findings persisted after adjustment for the top 8q24 prostate cancer variants in our study. CONCLUSIONS Although requiring replication, our findings provide some evidence that 8q24 DNA methylation levels may be associated with prostate cancer risk.
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- Kathryn Hughes Barry
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Program in Oncology, University of Maryland, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- EpigenDx, Inc., Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
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- EpigenDx, Inc., Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Office of the Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Royer-Bertrand B, Torsello M, Rimoldi D, El Zaoui I, Cisarova K, Pescini-Gobert R, Raynaud F, Zografos L, Schalenbourg A, Speiser D, Nicolas M, Vallat L, Klein R, Leyvraz S, Ciriello G, Riggi N, Moulin AP, Rivolta C. Comprehensive Genetic Landscape of Uveal Melanoma by Whole-Genome Sequencing. Am J Hum Genet 2016; 99:1190-1198. [PMID: 27745836 PMCID: PMC5097942 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare intraocular tumor that, similar to cutaneous melanoma, originates from melanocytes. To gain insights into its genetics, we performed whole-genome sequencing at very deep coverage of tumor-control pairs in 33 samples (24 primary and 9 metastases). Genome-wide, the number of coding mutations was rather low (only 17 variants per tumor on average; range 7-28), thus radically different from cutaneous melanoma, where hundreds of exonic DNA insults are usually detected. Furthermore, no UV light-induced mutational signature was identified. Recurrent coding mutations were found in the known UM drivers GNAQ, GNA11, BAP1, EIF1AX, and SF3B1. Other genes, i.e., TP53BP1, CSMD1, TTC28, DLK2, and KTN1, were also found to harbor somatic mutations in more than one individual, possibly indicating a previously undescribed association with UM pathogenesis. De novo assembly of unmatched reads from non-coding DNA revealed peculiar copy-number variations defining specific UM subtypes, which in turn could be associated with metastatic transformation. Mutational-driven comparison with other tumor types showed that UM is very similar to pediatric tumors, characterized by very few somatic insults and, possibly, important epigenetic changes. Through the analysis of whole-genome sequencing data, our findings shed new light on the molecular genetics of uveal melanoma, delineating it as an atypical tumor of the adult for which somatic events other than mutations in exonic DNA shape its genetic landscape and define its metastatic potential.
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- Beryl Royer-Bertrand
- Department of Computational Biology, Unit of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland; Center for Molecular Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ludwig Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Unit of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Unit of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Unit of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Computational Systems Oncology, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ludwig Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Formerly Complete Genomics, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Computational Systems Oncology, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Unit of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne Switzerland.
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Zhang M, Wang Z, Obazee O, Jia J, Childs EJ, Hoskins J, Figlioli G, Mocci E, Collins I, Chung CC, Hautman C, Arslan AA, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci PM, Buring J, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goodman GE, Goodman PJ, Kamineni A, Kolonel LN, Kulke MH, Malats N, Olson SH, Sesso HD, Visvanathan K, White E, Zheng W, Abnet CC, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Brais L, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Basso D, Berndt SI, Boutron-Ruault MC, Bijlsma MF, Brenner H, Burdette L, Campa D, Caporaso NE, Capurso G, Cavestro GM, Cotterchio M, Costello E, Elena J, Boggi U, Gaziano JM, Gazouli M, Giovannucci EL, Goggins M, Gross M, Haiman CA, Hassan M, Helzlsouer KJ, Hu N, Hunter DJ, Iskierka-Jazdzewska E, Jenab M, Kaaks R, Key TJ, Khaw KT, Klein EA, Kogevinas M, Krogh V, Kupcinskas J, Kurtz RC, Landi MT, Landi S, Marchand LL, Mambrini A, Mannisto S, Milne RL, Neale RE, Oberg AL, Panico S, Patel AV, Peeters PHM, Peters U, Pezzilli R, Porta M, Purdue M, Quiros JR, Riboli E, Rothman N, Scarpa A, Scelo G, Shu XO, Silverman DT, Soucek P, Strobel O, Sund M, Małecka-Panas E, Taylor PR, Tavano F, Travis RC, Thornquist M, Tjønneland A, Tobias GS, Trichopoulos D, Vashist Y, Vodicka P, Wactawski-Wende J, Wentzensen N, Yu H, Yu K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Kooperberg C, Risch HA, Jacobs EJ, Li D, Fuchs C, Hoover R, Hartge P, Chanock SJ, Petersen GM, Stolzenberg-Solomon RS, Wolpin BM, Kraft P, Klein AP, Canzian F, Amundadottir LT. Three new pancreatic cancer susceptibility signals identified on chromosomes 1q32.1, 5p15.33 and 8q24.21. Oncotarget 2016; 7:66328-66343. [PMID: 27579533 PMCID: PMC5340084 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/1969] [Accepted: 12/31/1969] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common pancreatic cancer susceptibility variants at 13 chromosomal loci in individuals of European descent. To identify new susceptibility variants, we performed imputation based on 1000 Genomes (1000G) Project data and association analysis using 5,107 case and 8,845 control subjects from 27 cohort and case-control studies that participated in the PanScan I-III GWAS. This analysis, in combination with a two-staged replication in an additional 6,076 case and 7,555 control subjects from the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) and Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control (PanC4) Consortia uncovered 3 new pancreatic cancer risk signals marked by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2816938 at chromosome 1q32.1 (per allele odds ratio (OR) = 1.20, P = 4.88x10 -15), rs10094872 at 8q24.21 (OR = 1.15, P = 3.22x10 -9) and rs35226131 at 5p15.33 (OR = 0.71, P = 1.70x10 -8). These SNPs represent independent risk variants at previously identified pancreatic cancer risk loci on chr1q32.1 ( NR5A2), chr8q24.21 ( MYC) and chr5p15.33 ( CLPTM1L- TERT) as per analyses conditioned on previously reported susceptibility variants. We assessed expression of candidate genes at the three risk loci in histologically normal ( n = 10) and tumor ( n = 8) derived pancreatic tissue samples and observed a marked reduction of NR5A2 expression (chr1q32.1) in the tumors (fold change -7.6, P = 5.7x10 -8). This finding was validated in a second set of paired ( n = 20) histologically normal and tumor derived pancreatic tissue samples (average fold change for three NR5A2 isoforms -31.3 to -95.7, P = 7.5x10 -4-2.0x10 -3). Our study has identified new susceptibility variants independently conferring pancreatic cancer risk that merit functional follow-up to identify target genes and explain the underlying biology.
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- Mingfeng Zhang
- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA
- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Southwest Oncology Group Statistical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, CNIO-Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department for Determinants of Chronic Diseases (DCD), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, F-94805, Villejuif, France
- University Paris Sud, UMRS 1018, F-94805, Villejuif, France
- IGR, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Digestive and Liver Disease Unit, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Prevention and Cancer Control, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- National Institute for Health Research Liverpool Pancreas Biomedical Research Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Unit of Experimental Surgical Pathology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Massachusetts Veteran's Epidemiology, Research, and Information Center, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Biology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Centre de Recerca en Epidemiologia Ambiental (CREAL), CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
- Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
- National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Oncology Department, ASL1 Massa Carrara, Massa Carrara, Italy
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Federico II Univeristy, Naples, Italy
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- Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Pancreas Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
- School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Public Health and Participation Directorate, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- ARC-NET: Centre for Applied Research on Cancer, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical and Peroperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Łodz, Łodz, Poland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology of Cancer, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Oncology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Zhao QW, Zhou YW, Li WX, Kang B, Zhang XQ, Yang Y, Cheng J, Yin SY, Tong Y, He JQ, Yao HP, Zheng M, Wang YJ. Akt‑mediated phosphorylation of Oct4 is associated with the proliferation of stem‑like cancer cells. Oncol Rep 2015; 33:1621-9. [PMID: 25625591 PMCID: PMC4358081 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.3752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Oct4 protein encoded by POU5F1 plays a pivotal role in maintaining the self‑renewal of pluripotent stem cells; however, its presence in cancer cells remains controversial. In the present study, we provided evidence that the transcripts of authentic OCT4 gene (OCT4A) and its multiple pseudogenes were detected in a variety of cancer cell lines. A few major bands were also detected by western blotting using an anti‑Oct4A monoclonal antibody. Moreover, an anti‑Oct4‑pT235 antibody was used to identify a band in the majority of the tested cancer cell lines that coincided with one of the anti‑Oct4A bands which was decreasable by a specific shRNA. The Oct4‑pT235 signals were also detected in human glioblastoma and liver cancer specimens by immunofluorescence microscopy and immunohistochemistry. U87 glioblastoma cells were cultured in a neural stem cell medium to induce the formation of neurospheres rich in stem‑like cancer cells. The levels of Oct4‑pT235 in the sphere cells were markedly increased compared to their monolayer parental cells, a result that was accompanied by upregulation of the PI3K‑Akt pathway. Akti‑1/2, a specific inhibitor of Akt, effectively reduced the level of Oct4‑pT235 and attenuated the proliferation of U87 sphere cells. ITE, an agonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, also significantly attenuated the Akt‑mediated phosphorylation of Oct4 in glioblastoma and liver cancer cells, and reduced their tumorigenic potential in a xenograft tumor model. Taken together, we concluded that the Akt‑mediated phosphorylation of Oct4A or its homolog protein was associated with the proliferation of stem‑like cancer cells that may serve as a novel biomarker and drug target for certain types of cancer.
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- Qing-Wei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Chen C, Meng F, Wan H, Zhou Q. [Interaction between microRNAs and OCT4]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2015; 18:55-8. [PMID: 25603874 PMCID: PMC5999741 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2015.01.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
OCT4基因是POU转录因子家族中的一员,它能与含八聚体基序(ATGCAAAT)的DNA结合。OCT4是一个关键的转录因子,在未分化胚胎干细胞中参与维持多能性和自我更新性,在许多种癌症包括肺癌、生殖细胞肿瘤、乳腺癌、宫颈癌、前列腺癌、胃癌、肝癌和卵巢癌中过表达。MicroRNAs(miRNAs)是一种小的非编码RNA,通过和靶基因mRNA碱基配对来调控mRNA表达,降解mRNA或阻碍蛋白合成。一些miRNAs被证实在癌细胞中调控干细胞因子如OCT4、NANOG、SOX2和KLF4,进而调控癌细胞的增殖、凋亡、分化、抗药性和免疫性。
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- Chen Chen
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenviroment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute,
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenviroment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute,
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenviroment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute,
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenviroment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute,
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Penney KL, Sinnott JA, Tyekucheva S, Gerke T, Shui IM, Kraft P, Sesso HD, Freedman ML, Loda M, Mucci LA, Stampfer MJ. Association of prostate cancer risk variants with gene expression in normal and tumor tissue. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 24:255-60. [PMID: 25371445 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0694-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous germline genetic variants are associated with prostate cancer risk, but their biologic role is not well understood. One possibility is that these variants influence gene expression in prostate tissue. We therefore examined the association of prostate cancer risk variants with the expression of genes nearby and genome-wide. METHODS We generated mRNA expression data for 20,254 genes with the Affymetrix GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST microarray from normal prostate (N = 160) and prostate tumor (N = 264) tissue from participants of the Physicians' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. With linear models, we tested the association of 39 risk variants with nearby genes and all genes, and the association of each variant with canonical pathways using a global test. RESULTS In addition to confirming previously reported associations, we detected several new significant (P < 0.05) associations of variants with the expression of nearby genes including C2orf43, ITGA6, MLPH, CHMP2B, BMPR1B, and MTL5. Genome-wide, five genes (MSMB, NUDT11, RBPMS2, NEFM, and KLHL33) were significantly associated after accounting for multiple comparisons for each SNP (P < 2.5 × 10(-6)). Many more genes had an FDR <10%, including SRD5A1 and PSCA, and we observed significant associations with pathways in tumor tissue. CONCLUSIONS The risk variants were associated with several genes, including promising prostate cancer candidates and lipid metabolism pathways, suggesting mechanisms for their impact on disease. These genes should be further explored in biologic and epidemiologic studies. IMPACT Determining the biologic role of these variants can lead to improved understanding of prostate cancer etiology and identify new targets for chemoprevention.
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- Kathryn L Penney
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. The Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. The Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with increased risk for CRC. A molecular understanding of the functional consequences of this genetic variation has been complicated because each GWAS SNP is a surrogate for hundreds of other SNPs, most of which are located in non-coding regions. Here we use genomic and epigenomic information to test the hypothesis that the GWAS SNPs and/or correlated SNPs are in elements that regulate gene expression, and identify 23 promoters and 28 enhancers. Using gene expression data from normal and tumour cells, we identify 66 putative target genes of the risk-associated enhancers (10 of which were also identified by promoter SNPs). Employing CRISPR nucleases, we delete one risk-associated enhancer and identify genes showing altered expression. We suggest that similar studies be performed to characterize all CRC risk-associated enhancers. Previous studies identified genetic variants associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), but the functional consequences of these genetic risk factors remain poorly understood. Here, the authors report that CRC risk variants reside in promoters and enhancers and could increase colon cancer risk through gene expression regulation.
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