Ki-ras mutations are an early event and correlate with tumor stage in transplacentally-induced murine lung tumors |
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Authors: | Leone-Kabler S; Wessner LL; McEntee MF; D'Agostino RB Jr; Miller MS |
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Institution: | Department of Cancer Biology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. |
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Abstract: | A previous study from this laboratory demonstrated that treatment of
pregnant mice with 3-methylcholanthrene (MC) caused lung tumors in the
offspring at 1 year after birth, the incidence of which correlated with
fetal inducibility of Cyp1a1. Analysis by PCR amplification and allele-
specific hybridization (ASO) of paraffin-embedded tumors generated from
that study revealed the presence of point mutations in exon 1 of the Ki-
ras gene. This work has now been expanded by PCR amplification and ASO
analysis of 31 additional lesions. Point mutations were found in 37 of the
47 (79%) lesions analyzed in this and the previous study, the majority of
which were G-->T transversions in the first or second base of codon 12.
The mutational spectrum appeared to be dependent on the relative stage of
differentiation of the lesion, as both the incidence of mutation and type
of mutation produced correlated with malignant progression. Mutations
occurred in 60% of the hyperplasias, 80% of the adenomas and 100% of the
adenocarcinomas. In the lesions with mutations, GLY12-->CYS12
transversions occurred in 100% of the hyperplasias, 42% of the adenomas and
14% of the adenocarcinomas. The GLY12-->VAL12 transversions occurred in
none of the hyperplasias, 42% of the adenomas and 57% of the
adenocarcinomas. The remaining mutations, which consisted of ASP12
transitions and ARG13 transversions, occurred only in adenomas (17%) and
adenocarcinomas (29%). Between this study and our previous analyses, the
identity of the mutations obtained by ASO were confirmed by sequence
analysis of eight of the 37 lesions that harbored mutations at the Ki-ras
gene locus. There were no differences in the type or incidence of mutations
relative to the metabolic phenotype or sex of the mice. These data suggest
that mutational activation of the Ki-ras gene locus is an early event in
transplacental lung tumorigenesis, and that the type of mutations produced
by exposure to chemical carcinogens can influence the carcinogenic
potential of the tumor. This may have prognostic significance in
determining the malignant progression of the neoplasm.
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