Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone. The tumours are characterized by high genomic instability, including the occurrence of multiple regions of amplifications and deletions. Chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 is amplified in about 25% of cases. In previous studies, COPS3 and PMP22...

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Main Authors: Joeri Both, Thijs Wu, Johannes Bras, Gerard R Schaap, Frank Baas, Theo J M Hulsebos
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266911?pdf=render
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author Joeri Both
Thijs Wu
Johannes Bras
Gerard R Schaap
Frank Baas
Theo J M Hulsebos
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Thijs Wu
Johannes Bras
Gerard R Schaap
Frank Baas
Theo J M Hulsebos
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description Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone. The tumours are characterized by high genomic instability, including the occurrence of multiple regions of amplifications and deletions. Chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 is amplified in about 25% of cases. In previous studies, COPS3 and PMP22 have been identified as candidate oncogenes in this region. Considering the complexity and variation of the amplification profiles for this segment, the involvement of additional causative oncogenes is to be expected. The aim of the present investigation is to identify novel candidate oncogenes in 17p11.2-p12. We selected 26 of in total 85 osteosarcoma samples (31%) with amplification events in 17p11.2-p12, using quantitative PCR for 8 marker genes. These were subjected to high-resolution SNP array analysis and subsequent GISTIC analysis to identify the most significantly amplified regions. Two major amplification peaks were found in the 17p11.2-p12 region. Overexpression as a consequence of gene amplification is a major mechanism for oncogene activation in tumours. Therefore, to identify the causative oncogenes, we next determined expression levels of all genes within the two segments using expression array data that could be generated for 20 of the selected samples. We identified 11 genes that were overexpressed through amplification in at least 50% of cases. Nine of these, c17orf39, RICH2, c17orf45, TOP3A, COPS3, SHMT1, PRPSAP2, PMP22, and RASD1, demonstrated a significant association between copy number and expression level. We conclude that these genes, including COPS3 and PMP22, are candidate oncogenes in 17p11.2-p12 of importance in osteosarcoma tumourigenesis.
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spelling doaj.art-28280efdc963498e815f44281fc6615b2022-12-21T20:29:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0171e3090710.1371/journal.pone.0030907Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.Joeri BothThijs WuJohannes BrasGerard R SchaapFrank BaasTheo J M HulsebosOsteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone. The tumours are characterized by high genomic instability, including the occurrence of multiple regions of amplifications and deletions. Chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 is amplified in about 25% of cases. In previous studies, COPS3 and PMP22 have been identified as candidate oncogenes in this region. Considering the complexity and variation of the amplification profiles for this segment, the involvement of additional causative oncogenes is to be expected. The aim of the present investigation is to identify novel candidate oncogenes in 17p11.2-p12. We selected 26 of in total 85 osteosarcoma samples (31%) with amplification events in 17p11.2-p12, using quantitative PCR for 8 marker genes. These were subjected to high-resolution SNP array analysis and subsequent GISTIC analysis to identify the most significantly amplified regions. Two major amplification peaks were found in the 17p11.2-p12 region. Overexpression as a consequence of gene amplification is a major mechanism for oncogene activation in tumours. Therefore, to identify the causative oncogenes, we next determined expression levels of all genes within the two segments using expression array data that could be generated for 20 of the selected samples. We identified 11 genes that were overexpressed through amplification in at least 50% of cases. Nine of these, c17orf39, RICH2, c17orf45, TOP3A, COPS3, SHMT1, PRPSAP2, PMP22, and RASD1, demonstrated a significant association between copy number and expression level. We conclude that these genes, including COPS3 and PMP22, are candidate oncogenes in 17p11.2-p12 of importance in osteosarcoma tumourigenesis.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266911?pdf=render
spellingShingle Joeri Both
Thijs Wu
Johannes Bras
Gerard R Schaap
Frank Baas
Theo J M Hulsebos
Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
PLoS ONE
title Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
title_full Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
title_fullStr Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
title_full_unstemmed Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
title_short Identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11.2-p12 in human osteosarcoma.
title_sort identification of novel candidate oncogenes in chromosome region 17p11 2 p12 in human osteosarcoma
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266911?pdf=render
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