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Variable breakpoints target PAX5 in patients with dicentric chromosomes: a model for the basis of unbalanced translocations in cancer

Variable breakpoints target PAX5 in patients with dicentric chromosomes: a model for the basis of unbalanced translocations in cancer
Variable breakpoints target PAX5 in patients with dicentric chromosomes: a model for the basis of unbalanced translocations in cancer
The search for target genes involved in unbalanced acquired chromosomal abnormalities has been largely unsuccessful, because the breakpoints of these rearrangements are too variable. Here, we use the example of dicentric chromosomes in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia to show that, despite this heterogeneity, single genes are targeted through a variety of mechanisms. FISH showed that, although they were heterogeneous, breakpoints on 9p resulted in the partial or complete deletion of PAX5. Molecular copy number counting further delineated the breakpoints and facilitated cloning with long-distance inverse PCR. This approach identified 5 fusion gene partners with PAX5: LOC392027 (7p12.1), SLCO1B3 (12p12), ASXL1 (20q11.1), KIF3B (20q11.21), and C20orf112 (20q11.1). In each predicted fusion protein, the DNA-binding paired domain of PAX5 was present. Using quantitative PCR, we demonstrated that both the deletion and gene fusion events resulted in the same underexpression of PAX5, which extended to the differential expression of the PAX5 target genes, EBF1, ALDH1A1, ATP9A, and FLT3. Further molecular analysis showed deletion and mutation of the homologous PAX5 allele, providing further support for the key role of PAX5. Here, we show that specific gene loci may be the target of heterogeneous translocation breakpoints in human cancer, acting through a variety of mechanisms. This approach indicates an application for the identification of cancer genes in solid tumours, where unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements are particularly prevalent and few genes have been identified. It can be extrapolated that this strategy will reveal that the same mechanisms operate in cancer pathogenesis in general.
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Parker, Helen
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Davies, Teresa
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Hall, Andy G.
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Harrison, Christine J.
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An, Qian, Wright, Sarah L., Konn, Zoë J., Matheson, Elizabeth, Minto, Lynne, Moorman, Anthony V., Parker, Helen, Griffiths, Mike, Ross, Fiona M., Davies, Teresa, Hall, Andy G., Harrison, Christine J., Irving, Julie A. and Strefford, Jon C. (2008) Variable breakpoints target PAX5 in patients with dicentric chromosomes: a model for the basis of unbalanced translocations in cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 (44), 17050-17054. (doi:10.1073/pnas.0803494105). (PMID:18957548)

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The search for target genes involved in unbalanced acquired chromosomal abnormalities has been largely unsuccessful, because the breakpoints of these rearrangements are too variable. Here, we use the example of dicentric chromosomes in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia to show that, despite this heterogeneity, single genes are targeted through a variety of mechanisms. FISH showed that, although they were heterogeneous, breakpoints on 9p resulted in the partial or complete deletion of PAX5. Molecular copy number counting further delineated the breakpoints and facilitated cloning with long-distance inverse PCR. This approach identified 5 fusion gene partners with PAX5: LOC392027 (7p12.1), SLCO1B3 (12p12), ASXL1 (20q11.1), KIF3B (20q11.21), and C20orf112 (20q11.1). In each predicted fusion protein, the DNA-binding paired domain of PAX5 was present. Using quantitative PCR, we demonstrated that both the deletion and gene fusion events resulted in the same underexpression of PAX5, which extended to the differential expression of the PAX5 target genes, EBF1, ALDH1A1, ATP9A, and FLT3. Further molecular analysis showed deletion and mutation of the homologous PAX5 allele, providing further support for the key role of PAX5. Here, we show that specific gene loci may be the target of heterogeneous translocation breakpoints in human cancer, acting through a variety of mechanisms. This approach indicates an application for the identification of cancer genes in solid tumours, where unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements are particularly prevalent and few genes have been identified. It can be extrapolated that this strategy will reveal that the same mechanisms operate in cancer pathogenesis in general.

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Published date: 4 November 2008
Organisations: Human Genetics, Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 69739
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/69739
ISSN: 0027-8424
PURE UUID: 30837d3a-59cf-4f93-91aa-3a02811fc5c2
ORCID for Helen Parker: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8308-9781
ORCID for Jon C. Strefford: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0972-2881

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Date deposited: 30 Nov 2009
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:49

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Author: Qian An
Author: Sarah L. Wright
Author: Zoë J. Konn
Author: Elizabeth Matheson
Author: Lynne Minto
Author: Anthony V. Moorman
Author: Helen Parker ORCID iD
Author: Mike Griffiths
Author: Fiona M. Ross
Author: Teresa Davies
Author: Andy G. Hall
Author: Christine J. Harrison
Author: Julie A. Irving

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