High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer
The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) is rising and is poorly understood. Lifestyle factors and altered genetic background possibly contribute. Here, we performed targeted exon sequencing of archived leukocyte DNA from 158 EO-CRC participants, which identified a missense mutation a...
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| author | Heyu Song Ricky A. Sontz Matthew J. Vance Julia M. Morris Sulaiman Sheriff Songli Zhu Suzann Duan Jiping Zeng Erika Koeppe Ritu Pandey Curtis A. Thorne Elena M. Stoffel Juanita L. Merchant |
| author_facet | Heyu Song Ricky A. Sontz Matthew J. Vance Julia M. Morris Sulaiman Sheriff Songli Zhu Suzann Duan Jiping Zeng Erika Koeppe Ritu Pandey Curtis A. Thorne Elena M. Stoffel Juanita L. Merchant |
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| description | The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) is rising and is poorly understood. Lifestyle factors and altered genetic background possibly contribute. Here, we performed targeted exon sequencing of archived leukocyte DNA from 158 EO-CRC participants, which identified a missense mutation at p.A98V within the proximal DNA binding domain of Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1 α (HNF1AA98V, rs1800574). The HNF1AA98V exhibited reduced DNA binding. To test function, the HNF1A variant was introduced into the mouse genome by CRISPR/Cas9, and the mice were placed on either a high-fat diet (HFD) or high-sugar diet (HSD). Only 1% of the HNF1A mutant mice developed polyps on normal chow; however, 19% and 3% developed polyps on the HFD and HSD, respectively. RNA-Seq revealed an increase in metabolic, immune, lipid biogenesis genes, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling components in the HNF1A mutant relative to the WT mice. Mouse polyps and colon cancers from participants carrying the HNF1AA98V variant exhibited reduced CDX2 and elevated β-catenin proteins. We further demonstrated decreased occupancy of HNF1AA98V at the Cdx2 locus and reduced Cdx2 promoter activity compared with WT HNF1A. Collectively, our study shows that the HNF1AA98V variant plus a HFD promotes the formation of colonic polyps by activating β-catenin via decreasing Cdx2 expression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c6bd39e8751433aa3ebb5c0d90e69a72023-11-07T16:25:50ZengAmerican Society for Clinical investigationJCI Insight2379-37082023-07-01813High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancerHeyu SongRicky A. SontzMatthew J. VanceJulia M. MorrisSulaiman SheriffSongli ZhuSuzann DuanJiping ZengErika KoeppeRitu PandeyCurtis A. ThorneElena M. StoffelJuanita L. MerchantThe incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) is rising and is poorly understood. Lifestyle factors and altered genetic background possibly contribute. Here, we performed targeted exon sequencing of archived leukocyte DNA from 158 EO-CRC participants, which identified a missense mutation at p.A98V within the proximal DNA binding domain of Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1 α (HNF1AA98V, rs1800574). The HNF1AA98V exhibited reduced DNA binding. To test function, the HNF1A variant was introduced into the mouse genome by CRISPR/Cas9, and the mice were placed on either a high-fat diet (HFD) or high-sugar diet (HSD). Only 1% of the HNF1A mutant mice developed polyps on normal chow; however, 19% and 3% developed polyps on the HFD and HSD, respectively. RNA-Seq revealed an increase in metabolic, immune, lipid biogenesis genes, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling components in the HNF1A mutant relative to the WT mice. Mouse polyps and colon cancers from participants carrying the HNF1AA98V variant exhibited reduced CDX2 and elevated β-catenin proteins. We further demonstrated decreased occupancy of HNF1AA98V at the Cdx2 locus and reduced Cdx2 promoter activity compared with WT HNF1A. Collectively, our study shows that the HNF1AA98V variant plus a HFD promotes the formation of colonic polyps by activating β-catenin via decreasing Cdx2 expression.https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.167163GastroenterologyGenetics |
| spellingShingle | Heyu Song Ricky A. Sontz Matthew J. Vance Julia M. Morris Sulaiman Sheriff Songli Zhu Suzann Duan Jiping Zeng Erika Koeppe Ritu Pandey Curtis A. Thorne Elena M. Stoffel Juanita L. Merchant High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer JCI Insight Gastroenterology Genetics |
| title | High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer |
| title_full | High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer |
| title_fullStr | High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer |
| title_short | High-fat diet plus HNF1A variant promotes polyps by activating β-catenin in early-onset colorectal cancer |
| title_sort | high fat diet plus hnf1a variant promotes polyps by activating β catenin in early onset colorectal cancer |
| topic | Gastroenterology Genetics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.167163 |
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