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- Title
Identification of recurrent FHL2-GLI2 oncogenic fusion in sclerosing stromal tumors of the ovary.
- Authors
Kim, Sarah H.; Da Cruz Paula, Arnaud; Basili, Thais; Dopeso, Higinio; Bi, Rui; Pareja, Fresia; da Silva, Edaise M.; Gularte-Mérida, Rodrigo; Sun, Zhen; Fujisawa, Sho; Smith, Caitlin G.; Ferrando, Lorenzo; Martins Sebastião, Ana Paula; Bykov, Yonina; Li, Anqi; Silveira, Catarina; Ashley, Charles W.; Stylianou, Anthe; Selenica, Pier; Samore, Wesley R.
- Abstract
Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary is a rare type of sex cord-stromal tumor (SCST), whose genetic underpinning is currently unknown. Here, using whole-exome, targeted capture and RNA-sequencing, we report recurrent FHL2-GLI2 fusion genes in 65% (17/26) of SSTs and other GLI2 rearrangements in additional 15% (4/26) SSTs, none of which are detected in other types of SCSTs (n = 48) or common cancer types (n = 9,950). The FHL2-GLI2 fusions result in transcriptomic activation of the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) pathway in SSTs. Expression of the FHL2-GLI2 fusion in vitro leads to the acquisition of phenotypic characteristics of SSTs, increased proliferation, migration and colony formation, and SHH pathway activation. Targeted inhibition of the SHH pathway results in reversal of these oncogenic properties, indicating its role in the pathogenesis of SSTs. Our results demonstrate that the FHL2-GLI2 fusion is likely the oncogenic driver of SSTs, defining a genotypic–phenotypic correlation in ovarian neoplasms. Little is known about the genetics of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary, a rare type of sex cord-stromal tumor. Here, the authors use sequencing strategies to show that in a cohort of 26 tumor samples 65% carry a FHL2-GLI2 fusion gene and demonstrate in vitro that the fusion gene has oncogenic properties.
- Subjects
OVARIAN tumors; OVARIAN cancer; GENE fusion; PATHOLOGY; GENETICS; OVARIAN follicle
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-13806-x