Inflammation-Induced Oxidative Stress Mediates Gene Fusion Formation in Prostate Cancer.
Cell Rep
; 17(10): 2620-2631, 2016 12 06.
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ABSTRACT
Approximately 50% of prostate cancers are associated with gene fusions of the androgen-regulated gene TMPRSS2 to the oncogenic erythroblast transformation-specific (ETS) transcription factor ERG. The three-dimensional proximity of TMPRSS2 and ERG genes, in combination with DNA breaks, facilitates the formation of TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions. However, the origins of DNA breaks that underlie gene fusion formation in prostate cancers are far from clear. We demonstrate a role for inflammation-induced oxidative stress in the formation of DNA breaks leading to recurrent TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions. The transcriptional status and epigenetic features of the target genes influence this effect. Importantly, inflammation-induced de novo genomic rearrangements are blocked by homologous recombination (HR) and promoted by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathways. In conjunction with the association of proliferative inflammatory atrophy (PIA) with human prostate cancer, our results support a working model in which recurrent genomic rearrangements induced by inflammatory stimuli lead to the development of prostate cancer.
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Neoplasias da Próstata
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Serina Endopeptidases
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Proteínas de Fusão Oncogênica
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Inflamação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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