Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers.
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is the prototype member of the type I receptor tyrosine kinase (TK) family and plays a pivotal role in cell proliferation and differentiation. There are three well described polymorphisms that are associated with increased protein production in experi...
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| author | Masaharu Nomura Hisayuki Shigematsu Lin Li Makoto Suzuki Takao Takahashi Pila Estess Mark Siegelman Ziding Feng Harubumi Kato Antonio Marchetti Jerry W Shay Margaret R Spitz Ignacio I Wistuba John D Minna Adi F Gazdar |
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| description | The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is the prototype member of the type I receptor tyrosine kinase (TK) family and plays a pivotal role in cell proliferation and differentiation. There are three well described polymorphisms that are associated with increased protein production in experimental systems: a polymorphic dinucleotide repeat (CA simple sequence repeat 1 [CA-SSR1]) in intron one (lower number of repeats) and two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region, -216 (G/T or T/T) and -191 (C/A or A/A). The objective of this study was to examine distributions of these three polymorphisms and their relationships to each other and to EGFR gene mutations and allelic imbalance (AI) in non-small cell lung cancers.We examined the frequencies of the three polymorphisms of EGFR in 556 resected lung cancers and corresponding non-malignant lung tissues from 336 East Asians, 213 individuals of Northern European descent, and seven of other ethnicities. We also studied the EGFR gene in 93 corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples from European-descent patients from Italy and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 250 normal healthy US individuals enrolled in epidemiological studies including individuals of European descent, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans. We sequenced the four exons (18-21) of the TK domain known to harbor activating mutations in tumors and examined the status of the CA-SSR1 alleles (presence of heterozygosity, repeat number of the alleles, and relative amplification of one allele) and allele-specific amplification of mutant tumors as determined by a standardized semiautomated method of microsatellite analysis. Variant forms of SNP -216 (G/T or T/T) and SNP -191 (C/A or A/A) (associated with higher protein production in experimental systems) were less frequent in East Asians than in individuals of other ethnicities (p < 0.001). Both alleles of CA-SSR1 were significantly longer in East Asians than in individuals of other ethnicities (p < 0.001). Expression studies using bronchial epithelial cultures demonstrated a trend towards increased mRNA expression in cultures having the variant SNP -216 G/T or T/T genotypes. Monoallelic amplification of the CA-SSR1 locus was present in 30.6% of the informative cases and occurred more often in individuals of East Asian ethnicity. AI was present in 44.4% (95% confidence interval: 34.1%-54.7%) of mutant tumors compared with 25.9% (20.6%-31.2%) of wild-type tumors (p = 0.002). The shorter allele in tumors with AI in East Asian individuals was selectively amplified (shorter allele dominant) more often in mutant tumors (75.0%, 61.6%-88.4%) than in wild-type tumors (43.5%, 31.8%-55.2%, p = 0.003). In addition, there was a strong positive association between AI ratios of CA-SSR1 alleles and AI of mutant alleles.The three polymorphisms associated with increased EGFR protein production (shorter CA-SSR1 length and variant forms of SNPs -216 and -191) were found to be rare in East Asians as compared to other ethnicities, suggesting that the cells of East Asians may make relatively less intrinsic EGFR protein. Interestingly, especially in tumors from patients of East Asian ethnicity, EGFR mutations were found to favor the shorter allele of CA-SSR1, and selective amplification of the shorter allele of CA-SSR1 occurred frequently in tumors harboring a mutation. These distinct molecular events targeting the same allele would both be predicted to result in greater EGFR protein production and/or activity. Our findings may help explain to some of the ethnic differences observed in mutational frequencies and responses to TK inhibitors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf5f3aeb4aee4b0f8a4cfea185b8ce062022-12-22T01:59:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762007-04-0144e12510.1371/journal.pmed.0040125Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers.Masaharu NomuraHisayuki ShigematsuLin LiMakoto SuzukiTakao TakahashiPila EstessMark SiegelmanZiding FengHarubumi KatoAntonio MarchettiJerry W ShayMargaret R SpitzIgnacio I WistubaJohn D MinnaAdi F GazdarThe epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is the prototype member of the type I receptor tyrosine kinase (TK) family and plays a pivotal role in cell proliferation and differentiation. There are three well described polymorphisms that are associated with increased protein production in experimental systems: a polymorphic dinucleotide repeat (CA simple sequence repeat 1 [CA-SSR1]) in intron one (lower number of repeats) and two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region, -216 (G/T or T/T) and -191 (C/A or A/A). The objective of this study was to examine distributions of these three polymorphisms and their relationships to each other and to EGFR gene mutations and allelic imbalance (AI) in non-small cell lung cancers.We examined the frequencies of the three polymorphisms of EGFR in 556 resected lung cancers and corresponding non-malignant lung tissues from 336 East Asians, 213 individuals of Northern European descent, and seven of other ethnicities. We also studied the EGFR gene in 93 corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples from European-descent patients from Italy and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 250 normal healthy US individuals enrolled in epidemiological studies including individuals of European descent, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans. We sequenced the four exons (18-21) of the TK domain known to harbor activating mutations in tumors and examined the status of the CA-SSR1 alleles (presence of heterozygosity, repeat number of the alleles, and relative amplification of one allele) and allele-specific amplification of mutant tumors as determined by a standardized semiautomated method of microsatellite analysis. Variant forms of SNP -216 (G/T or T/T) and SNP -191 (C/A or A/A) (associated with higher protein production in experimental systems) were less frequent in East Asians than in individuals of other ethnicities (p < 0.001). Both alleles of CA-SSR1 were significantly longer in East Asians than in individuals of other ethnicities (p < 0.001). Expression studies using bronchial epithelial cultures demonstrated a trend towards increased mRNA expression in cultures having the variant SNP -216 G/T or T/T genotypes. Monoallelic amplification of the CA-SSR1 locus was present in 30.6% of the informative cases and occurred more often in individuals of East Asian ethnicity. AI was present in 44.4% (95% confidence interval: 34.1%-54.7%) of mutant tumors compared with 25.9% (20.6%-31.2%) of wild-type tumors (p = 0.002). The shorter allele in tumors with AI in East Asian individuals was selectively amplified (shorter allele dominant) more often in mutant tumors (75.0%, 61.6%-88.4%) than in wild-type tumors (43.5%, 31.8%-55.2%, p = 0.003). In addition, there was a strong positive association between AI ratios of CA-SSR1 alleles and AI of mutant alleles.The three polymorphisms associated with increased EGFR protein production (shorter CA-SSR1 length and variant forms of SNPs -216 and -191) were found to be rare in East Asians as compared to other ethnicities, suggesting that the cells of East Asians may make relatively less intrinsic EGFR protein. Interestingly, especially in tumors from patients of East Asian ethnicity, EGFR mutations were found to favor the shorter allele of CA-SSR1, and selective amplification of the shorter allele of CA-SSR1 occurred frequently in tumors harboring a mutation. These distinct molecular events targeting the same allele would both be predicted to result in greater EGFR protein production and/or activity. Our findings may help explain to some of the ethnic differences observed in mutational frequencies and responses to TK inhibitors.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1876407?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Masaharu Nomura Hisayuki Shigematsu Lin Li Makoto Suzuki Takao Takahashi Pila Estess Mark Siegelman Ziding Feng Harubumi Kato Antonio Marchetti Jerry W Shay Margaret R Spitz Ignacio I Wistuba John D Minna Adi F Gazdar Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. PLoS Medicine |
| title | Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. |
| title_full | Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. |
| title_fullStr | Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. |
| title_short | Polymorphisms, mutations, and amplification of the EGFR gene in non-small cell lung cancers. |
| title_sort | polymorphisms mutations and amplification of the egfr gene in non small cell lung cancers |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1876407?pdf=render |
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