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- Title
TERT Promoter Mutations and Their Impact on Gene Expression Profile in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Authors
Rusinek, Dagmara; Pfeifer, Aleksandra; Cieslicka, Marta; Kowalska, Malgorzata; Pawlaczek, Agnieszka; Krajewska, Jolanta; Szpak-Ulczok, Sylwia; Tyszkiewicz, Tomasz; Halczok, Monika; Czarniecka, Agnieszka; Zembala-Nozynska, Ewa; Chekan, Mykola; Lamch, Roman; Handkiewicz-Junak, Daria; Ledwon, Aleksandra; Paliczka-Cieslik, Ewa; Kropinska, Aleksandra; Jarzab, Barbara; Oczko-Wojciechowska, Malgorzata
- Abstract
Background: Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERTp) mutations are related to a worse prognosis in various malignancies, including papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Since mechanisms responsible for the poorer outcome of TERTp(+) patients are still unknown, searching for molecular consequences of TERTp mutations in PTC was the aim of our study. Methods: The studied cohort consisted of 54 PTCs, among them 24 cases with distant metastases. BRAF V600E, RAS, and TERTp mutational status was evaluated in all cases. Differences in gene expression profile between TERTp(+) and TERTp(−) PTCs were examined using microarrays. The evaluation of signaling pathways and gene ontology was based on the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. Results: Fifty-nine percent (32/54) of analyzed PTCs were positive for at least one mutation: 27 were BRAF(+), among them eight were TERTp(+), and 1 NRAS(+), whereas five other samples harbored RAS mutations. Expression of four genes significantly differed in BRAF(+)TERTp(+) and BRAF(+)TERTp(−) PTCs. Deregulation of pathways involved in key cell processes was observed. Conclusions: TERTp mutations are related to higher PTC aggressiveness. CRABP2 gene was validated as associated with TERTp mutations. However, its potential use in diagnostics or risk stratification in PTC patients needs further studies.
- Subjects
CELL physiology; CELLULAR signal transduction; GENETIC mutation; POLYMERASE chain reaction; PROMOTERS (Genetics); RESEARCH funding; THYROID gland tumors; TRETINOIN; TELOMERASE; PAPILLARY carcinoma; MICROARRAY technology; GENE expression profiling
- Publication
Cancers, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 6, p1597
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers12061597