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Tous C, Muñoz-Redondo C, Bravo-Gil N, Gavilan A, Fernández RM, Antiñolo J, Navarro-González E, Antiñolo G, Borrego S. Identification of Novel Candidate Genes for Familial Thyroid Cancer by Whole Exome Sequencing. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097843. [PMID: 37175550 PMCID: PMC10178269 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Thyroid carcinoma (TC) can be classified as medullary (MTC) and non-medullary (NMTC). While most TCs are sporadic, familial forms of MTC and NMTC also exist (less than 1% and 3-9% of all TC cases, respectively). Germline mutations in RET are found in more than 95% of familial MTC, whereas familial NMTC shows a high degree of genetic heterogeneity. Herein, we aimed to identify susceptibility genes for familial NMTC and non-RET MTC by whole exome sequencing in 58 individuals belonging to 18 Spanish families with these carcinomas. After data analysis, 53 rare candidate segregating variants were identified in 12 of the families, 7 of them located in previously TC-associated genes. Although no common mutated genes were detected, biological processes regulating functions such as cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and adhesion were enriched. The reported functions of the identified genes together with pathogenicity and structural predictions, reinforced the candidacy of 36 of them, suggesting new loci related to TC and novel genotype-phenotype correlations. Therefore, our strategy provides clues to possible molecular mechanisms underlying familial forms of MTC and NMTC. These new molecular findings and clinical data of patients may be helpful for the early detection, development of tailored therapies and optimizing patient management.
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- Cristina Tous
- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Maternofetal Medicine, Genetics and Reproduction, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 41013 Seville, Spain
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Zhou W, Yao Y, Scott AJ, Wilder-Romans K, Dresser JJ, Werner CK, Sun H, Pratt D, Sajjakulnukit P, Zhao SG, Davis M, Nelson BS, Halbrook CJ, Zhang L, Gatto F, Umemura Y, Walker AK, Kachman M, Sarkaria JN, Xiong J, Morgan MA, Rehemtualla A, Castro MG, Lowenstein P, Chandrasekaran S, Lawrence TS, Lyssiotis CA, Wahl DR. Purine metabolism regulates DNA repair and therapy resistance in glioblastoma. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3811. [PMID: 32732914 PMCID: PMC7393131 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17512-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity in glioblastoma (GBM) is a barrier to overcoming therapy resistance. Treatments that are effective independent of genotype are urgently needed. By correlating intracellular metabolite levels with radiation resistance across dozens of genomically-distinct models of GBM, we find that purine metabolites, especially guanylates, strongly correlate with radiation resistance. Inhibiting GTP synthesis radiosensitizes GBM cells and patient-derived neurospheres by impairing DNA repair. Likewise, administration of exogenous purine nucleosides protects sensitive GBM models from radiation by promoting DNA repair. Neither modulating pyrimidine metabolism nor purine salvage has similar effects. An FDA-approved inhibitor of GTP synthesis potentiates the effects of radiation in flank and orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models of GBM. High expression of the rate-limiting enzyme of de novo GTP synthesis is associated with shorter survival in GBM patients. These findings indicate that inhibiting purine synthesis may be a promising strategy to overcome therapy resistance in this genomically heterogeneous disease. Targeting genotype-independent abnormalities may overcome therapy resistance in glioblastoma despite intratumoral genomic heterogeneity. Here, the authors show that glioblastoma radiation resistance is promoted by purine metabolism and can be overcome by inhibitors of purine synthesis.
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- Weihua Zhou
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Biomedical Research Core Facilities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Biomedical Research Core Facilities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Gulaia V, Kumeiko V, Shved N, Cicinskas E, Rybtsov S, Ruzov A, Kagansky A. Molecular Mechanisms Governing the Stem Cell's Fate in Brain Cancer: Factors of Stemness and Quiescence. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:388. [PMID: 30510501 PMCID: PMC6252330 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular quiescence is a reversible, non-cycling state controlled by epigenetic, transcriptional and niche-associated molecular factors. Quiescence is a condition where molecular signaling pathways maintain the poised cell-cycle state whilst enabling rapid cell cycle re-entry. To achieve therapeutic breakthroughs in oncology it is crucial to decipher these molecular mechanisms employed by the cancerous milieu to control, maintain and gear stem cells towards re-activation. Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) have been extensively studied in most malignancies, including glioma. Here, the aberrant niche activities skew the quiescence/activation equilibrium, leading to rapid tumor relapse after surgery and/or chemotherapy. Unraveling quiescence mechanisms promises to afford prevention of (often multiple) relapses, a key problem in current glioma treatment. This review article covers the current knowledge regarding normal and aberrant cellular quiescence control whilst also exploring how different molecular mechanisms and properties of the neighboring cells can influence the molecular processes behind glioma stem cell quiescence.
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- Valeriia Gulaia
- Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Bioassays, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Institute for Stem Cell Research, Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, SCRM Bioquarter, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Modelling (STEM), Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
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Che F, Yin J, Quan Y, Xie X, Heng X, Du Y, Wang L. TLR4 interaction with LPS in glioma CD133+ cancer stem cells induces cell proliferation, resistance to chemotherapy and evasion from cytotoxic T lymphocyte-induced cytolysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:53495-53507. [PMID: 28881826 PMCID: PMC5581125 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite advances in treatment modalities, 5-year survival among glioma patients remains poor. Glioma cancer stem cells (CSCs) exhibit high tumorigenic activity and are associated with resistance to treatment and tumor recurrence. Because overexpression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) correlated with cancer development, we investigated LPS-induced TLR4 signaling in glioma CD133-positive (CD133+) CSCs. The proliferation of CD133+ CSCs isolated from CSCs derived from the U251 and SF295 glioma cell lines and from human glioma samples was upregulated on a time- and concentration-dependent basis by LPS stimulation, with increases in CD133, NANOG, and NESTIN mRNA and protein levels. Also elevated was cytokine expression, which was coupled to phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase, and activation of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinase complexes. TLR4 knockdown reduced LPS-induced CD133+ CSC proliferation, whereas Adriamycin-induced CD133+ CSC apoptosis was moderately inhibited by treatment with LPS, implying a protective effect of LPS. The capacity of glioma CD133+ CSC-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocyte to selectively kill CD133+ CSCs was reduced by LPS, and this effect was not apparent after TLR4 knockdown in CD133+ CSCs. These data suggest TLR4 signaling is a factor in CD133+ CSC immune evasion, and thus disruption of TLR4 signaling is a potential therapeutic strategy in glioma.
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- Fengyuan Che
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
- Central Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Neurology, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Hematology, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
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