Recurrent homozygous deletion of DROSHA and microduplication of PDE4DIP in pineoblastoma.
Nat Commun
; 9(1): 2868, 2018 07 20.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30030436
ABSTRACT
Pineoblastoma is a rare and highly aggressive brain cancer of childhood, histologically belonging to the spectrum of primitive neuroectodermal tumors. Patients with germline mutations in DICER1, a ribonuclease involved in microRNA processing, have increased risk of pineoblastoma, but genetic drivers of sporadic pineoblastoma remain unknown. Here, we analyzed pediatric and adult pineoblastoma samples (n = 23) using a combination of genome-wide DNA methylation profiling and whole-exome sequencing or whole-genome sequencing. Pediatric and adult pineoblastomas showed distinct methylation profiles, the latter clustering with lower-grade pineal tumors and normal pineal gland. Recurrent variants were found in genes involved in PKA- and NF-κB signaling, as well as in chromatin remodeling genes. We identified recurrent homozygous deletions of DROSHA, acting upstream of DICER1 in microRNA processing, and a novel microduplication involving chromosomal region 1q21 containing PDE4DIP (myomegalin), comprising the ancient DUF1220 protein domain. Expresion of PDE4DIP and DUF1220 proteins was present exclusively in pineoblastoma with PDE4DIP gain.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pinealoma
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Brain Neoplasms
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Nuclear Proteins
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Gene Deletion
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Gene Duplication
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Ribonuclease III
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Muscle Proteins
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos