SPOP mutation leads to genomic instability in prostate cancer.
Elife
; 42015 Sep 16.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26374986
ABSTRACT
Genomic instability is a fundamental feature of human cancer often resulting from impaired genome maintenance. In prostate cancer, structural genomic rearrangements are a common mechanism driving tumorigenesis. However, somatic alterations predisposing to chromosomal rearrangements in prostate cancer remain largely undefined. Here, we show that SPOP, the most commonly mutated gene in primary prostate cancer modulates DNA double strand break (DSB) repair, and that SPOP mutation is associated with genomic instability. In vivo, SPOP mutation results in a transcriptional response consistent with BRCA1 inactivation resulting in impaired homology-directed repair (HDR) of DSB. Furthermore, we found that SPOP mutation sensitizes to DNA damaging therapeutic agents such as PARP inhibitors. These results implicate SPOP as a novel participant in DSB repair, suggest that SPOP mutation drives prostate tumorigenesis in part through genomic instability, and indicate that mutant SPOP may increase response to DNA-damaging therapeutics.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Próstata
/
Proteínas Represoras
/
Proteínas Nucleares
/
Inestabilidad Genómica
Límite:
Animals
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Elife
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos