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Mutational analysis of uterine cervical cancer that survived multiple rounds of radiotherapy.

Nuryadi E, Sasaki Y, Hagiwara Y, Permata TBM, Sato H, Komatsu S, Yoshimoto Y, Murata K, Ando K, Kubo N, Okonogi N, Takakusagi Y, Adachi A, Iwanaga M, Nakano T

Oncotarget 9 ( 66 ) 32642 - 32652 2018.08 [Refereed] [International journal]

Authorship： Lead author

Radiotherapy is an essential component of cancer therapy. Despite advances in cancer genomics, the mutation signatures of radioresistant tumors have not yet been fully elucidated. To address this issue, we analyzed a unique set of clinical specimens from a uterine cervical cancer that repeatedly locally recurred after multiple rounds of radiotherapy. Exon sequencing of 409 cancer-related genes in the treatment-naïve tumor and the tumors that recurred after initial and secondary radiotherapy identified (i) activating mutations in PIK3CA and KRAS, and putative inactivating mutations in SMAD4, as trunk mutation signatures that persisted over the clinical course; and (ii) mutations in KMT2A, TET1, and NLRP1 as acquired mutation signatures observed only in recurrent tumors after radiotherapy. Comprehensive mining of published in vitro genomics data pertaining to radiosensitivity revealed that simultaneous mutations in KRAS and SMAD4, which have not been described previously in uterine cervical cancer, are associated with cancer cell radioresistance. The association between this mutation signature and radioresistance was validated by isogenic cell-based experiments. These results provide proof-of-principle for the analytical pipeline employed in this study, which explores clinically relevant mutation signatures for radioresistance, and demonstrate that this approach is worth pursuing with larger cohorts in the future.

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Screening for long noncoding RNAs associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma reveals the potentially oncogenic actions of DLEU1.

Nishiyama K, Maruyama R, Niinuma T, Kai M, Kitajima H, Toyota M, Hatanaka Y, Igarashi T, Kobayashi JI, Ogi K, Dehari H, Miyazaki A, Yorozu A, Suzuki H

Cell death & disease 9 ( 8 ) 826 - 826 2018.08 [Refereed] [International journal]

Recent studies have shown that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have pivotal roles in human malignancies, although their significance in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is not fully understood. In the present study, we identified lncRNAs functionally associated with OSCC. By analyzing RNA-seq datasets obtained from primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), we identified 15 lncRNAs aberrantly expressed in cancer tissues. We then validated their expression in 18 OSCC cell lines using qRT-PCR and identified 6 lncRNAs frequently overexpressed in OSCC. Among those, we found that knocking down DLEU1 (deleted in lymphocytic leukemia 1) strongly suppressed OSCC cell proliferation. DLEU1 knockdown also suppressed migration, invasion, and xenograft formation by OSCC cells, which is suggestive of its oncogenic functionality. Microarray analysis revealed that DLEU1 knockdown significantly affects expression of a number of cancer-related genes in OSCC cells, including HAS3, CD44, and TP63, suggesting that DLEU1 regulates HA-CD44 signaling. Expression of DLEU1 was elevated in 71% of primary OSCC tissues, and high DLEU1 expression was associated with shorter overall survival of HNSCC patients. These data suggest that elevated DLEU1 expression contributes to OSCC development, and that DLEU1 may be a useful therapeutic target in OSCC.

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DOT1L inhibition blocks multiple myeloma cell proliferation by suppressing IRF4-MYC signaling.

Ishiguro K, Kitajima H, Niinuma T, Ishida T, Maruyama R, Ikeda H, Hayashi T, Sasaki H, Wakasugi H, Nishiyama K, Shindo T, Yamamoto E, Kai M, Suzuki H

Haematologica 104 ( 1 ) 155 - 165 2018.08 [Refereed] [International journal]

Epigenetic alterations play an important role in the pathogenesis in multiple myeloma, but their biological and clinical relevance is not fully understood. Here, we show that DOT1L, which catalyzes methylation of histone H3 lysine 79, is required for myeloma cell survival. DOT1L expression levels were higher in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma than in normal plasma cells. Treatment with a DOT1L inhibitor induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in myeloma cells, and strongly suppressed cell proliferation in vitro The anti-myeloma effect of DOT1L inhibition was confirmed in a mouse xenograft model. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing and microarray analysis revealed that DOT1L inhibition downregulated histone H3 lysine 79 dimethylation and expression of IRF4-MYC signaling genes in myeloma cells. In addition, DOT1L inhibition upregulated genes associated with immune responses and interferon signaling. Myeloma cells with histone modifier mutations or lower IRF4/MYC expression were less sensitive to DOT1L inhibition, but with prolonged treatment, anti-proliferative effects were achieved in these cells. Our data suggest that DOT1L plays an essential role in the development of multiple myeloma and that DOT1L inhibition may provide new therapies for myeloma treatment.

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Target amplicon exome-sequencing identifies promising diagnosis and prognostic markers involved in RTK-RAS and PI3K-AKT signaling as central oncopathways in primary central nervous system lymphoma.

Takashima Y, Sasaki Y, Hayano A, Homma J, Fukai J, Iwadate Y, Kajiwara K, Ishizawa S, Hondoh H, Tokino T, Yamanaka R

Oncotarget 9 ( 44 ) 27471 - 27486 2018.06 [Refereed] [International journal]

Exome-sequencing for somatic mutation detection and copy number variation analysis are effective and valid methods for evaluating human cancers in current molecular medicine. We conducted target amplicon exome-sequencing analyses using PCR target enrichment and next-generation sequencing on Ion Proton semiconductor sequencers. Twenty-seven primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) specimens and their corresponding noncancerous tissues were used for multiplex PCR amplification to obtain targeted coverages of the entire coding regions of 409 cancer-related genes. The average of the total numbers of somatic mutations including single-nucleotide variations and insertion/deletion mutations in each specimen was 13.3. Of these, the average of the ratios of nonsynonymous substitutions in each specimen was 74.8%. The most frequent mutations in 27 specimens were in PIM1, MYD88, CD79B, DST, IRF4, ERBB3, MYH11, DCC, and KMT2D. Furthermore, somatic mutations of MYH11 were related to poor prognoses in PCNSL patients. Copy number variations were also duplicated and/or deleted from deep-sequencing in segmental genomic islands. In addition to these prognostic marker candidates, analysis of RTK-RAS-MAPK signaling and the PTEN-PI3K-AKT proapoptotic pathway showed that somatic activations and aberrations, respectively, may be involved in a promising central oncopathway harboring mTOR, c-Myc, FOXO1, and p53. This study provides a foundation for molecular targeted therapies based on genome diagnostics and prognosis in PCNSL.

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Surface microstructures are associated with mutational intratumoral heterogeneity in colorectal tumors.

Harada T, Yamamoto E, Yamano HO, Aoki H, Matsushita HO, Yoshikawa K, Takagi R, Harada E, Tanaka Y, Yoshida Y, Eizuka M, Yorozu A, Sudo G, Kitajima H, Suzuki H

Journal of gastroenterology 53 ( 12 ) 1241 - 1252 2018.06 [Refereed] [Domestic journal]

BACKGROUND: Recent studies revealed that colorectal tumors are composed of genetically diverse subclones. We aimed to clarify whether the surface microstructures of colorectal tumors are associated with genetic intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH). METHODS: The surface microstructures (pit patterns) of colorectal tumors were observed using magnifying endoscopy, and biopsy specimens were obtained from respective areas when tumors exhibited multiple pit patterns. A total of 711 specimens from 477 colorectal tumors were analyzed for BRAF, KRAS and TP53 mutations using pyrosequencing and direct sequencing. A panel of cancer-related genes was analyzed through targeted sequencing in 7 tumors. RESULTS: Colorectal tumors with multiple pit patterns exhibited more advanced pit patterns and higher frequencies of KRAS and/or TP53 mutations than tumors with a single pit pattern. In tumors with multiple pit patterns, mutations were observed as public (common to all areas) or private (specific to certain areas), and private KRAS and/or TP53 mutations were often variable and unrelated to the pit pattern grade. Notably, invasive CRCs frequently exhibited public TP53 mutations, even in adenomatous areas, which is indicative of their early malignant potential. Targeted sequencing revealed additional public and private mutations in tumors with multiple pit patterns, indicating their single clonal origin. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest intratumoral pit pattern variation does not simply reflect the process of colorectal tumor evolution, but instead represents genetically diverse subclones, and this diversity may be associated with malignant potential.

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Therapeutic response monitoring using digital PCR for patient-specific circulating tumor DNA identified by an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma-specific sequencing panel.

Iwaya Takeshi, Endo Fumitaka, Sasaki Yasushi, Akiyama Yuji, Sasaki Akira, Masuda Mari

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 36 ( 15 ) 2018.05 [Refereed]

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Impaired diversity of the lung microbiome predicts progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Youhei Takahashi, Atsushi Saito, Hirofumi Chiba, Koji Kuronuma, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Tomofumi Kobayashi, Shigeru Ariki, Motoko Takahashi, Yasushi Sasaki, Hiroki Takahashi

Respiratory research 19 ( 1 ) 34 - 34 2018.02 [Refereed] [International journal]

BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent and severe form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Although IPF has not been thought to be associated with bacterial communities, recent papers reported the possible role of microbiome composition in IPF. The roles of microbiomes in respiratory functions and as clinical biomarkers for IPF remain unknown. In this study, we aim to identify the relationship between the microbial environment in the lung and clinical findings. METHODS:Thirty-four subjects diagnosed with IPF were included in this analysis. The 16S rDNA was purified from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained at the time of diagnosis and analyzed using next-generation sequencing techniques to characterize the bacterial communities. Furthermore, microbiomes from mice with bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis were analyzed. RESULTS:The most prevalent lung phyla were Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Decreased microbial diversity was found in patients with low forced vital capacity (FVC) and early mortality. Additionally, the diversity and relative abundance of Firmicutes, Streptococcaceae, and Veillonellaceae were significantly associated with FVC, 6-min walk distance, and serum surfactant protein D. Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis resulted in decrease of diversity and alteration of microbiota in PCoA analysis. These results support the observations in human specimens. CONCLUSIONS:This study identified relationships between specific taxa in BALF and clinical findings, which were also supported by experiments in a mouse model. Our data suggest the possibility that loss of microbial diversity is associated with disease activities of IPF.

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Epigenetic silencing of SMOC1 in traditional serrated adenoma and colorectal cancer.

Hironori Aoki, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Akira Takasawa, Takeshi Niinuma, Hiro-O Yamano, Taku Harada, Hiro-O Matsushita, Kenjiro Yoshikawa, Ryo Takagi, Eiji Harada, Yoshihito Tanaka, Yuko Yoshida, Tomoyuki Aoyama, Makoto Eizuka, Akira Yorozu, Hiroshi Kitajima, Masahiro Kai, Norimasa Sawada, Tamotsu Sugai, Hiroshi Nakase, Hiromu Suzuki

Oncotarget 9 ( 4 ) 4707 - 4721 2018.01 [Refereed] [International journal]

Colorectal sessile serrated adenoma/polyps (SSA/Ps) are well-known precursors of colorectal cancer (CRC) characterized by BRAF mutation and microsatellite instability. By contrast, the molecular characteristics of traditional serrated adenoma (TSAs) are not fully understood. We analyzed genome-wide DNA methylation in TSAs having both protruding and flat components. We identified 11 genes, including SMOC1, methylation of which progressively increased during the development of TSAs. SMOC1 was prevalently methylated in TSAs, but was rarely methylated in SSA/Ps (p < 0.001). RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry revealed that SMOC1 was expressed in normal colon and SSA/Ps, but its expression was decreased in TSAs. Ectopic expression of SMOC1 suppressed proliferation, colony formation and in vivo tumor formation by CRC cells. Analysis of colorectal lesions (n = 847) revealed that SMOC1 is frequently methylated in TSAs, high-grade adenomas and CRCs. Among these, SMOC1 methylation was strongly associated with KRAS mutation and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP)-low. These results demonstrate that epigenetic silencing of SMOC1 is associated with TSA development but is rarely observed in SSA/Ps. SMOC1 expression could thus be a diagnostic marker of serrated lesions, and SMOC1 methylation could play a role in neoplastic pathways in TSAs and conventional adenomas.

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Exploitation of a liquid biopsy system using circulating tumor DNA in esophageal cancer patients.

Iwaya Takeshi, Endo Fuinitaka, Sasaki Yasushi, Yaegashi Mizunori, Chiba Takehiro, Akiyama Yuji, Masuda Mar, Yamada Tesshi, Tokino Takashi, Nishizuka Satoshi

CANCER SCIENCE 109 953 2018.01 [Refereed]

Exploration of p53-targeting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and network analysis of lncRNA expression in cancers

Idogawa Masashi, Ohashi Tomoko, Sasaki Yasushi, Tokino Takashi

CANCER SCIENCE 109 82 2018.01 [Refereed]

Identification of genomic alterations in oral squamous cell carcinomas using amplicon-based whole-exome sequencing

Sasaki Yasushi, Tamura Miyuki, Nakagaki Takafumi, Koyama Ryota, Idogawa Masashi, Ogi Kazuhiro, Hiratsuka Hiroyoshi, Nakase Hiroshi, Tokino Takashi

CANCER SCIENCE 109 990 2018.01 [Refereed]

Profiling cancer-related gene mutations in oral squamous cell carcinoma from Japanese patients by targeted sequencing

Nakagaki Takafumi, Sasaki Yasushi, Idogawa Masashi, Koyama Ryouta, Tamura Miyuki, Fukushima Hisayo, Ogi Kazuhiro, Hiratsuka Hiroyoshi, Tokino Takashi

CANCER SCIENCE 109 57 2018.01 [Refereed]

Identification and characterization of a metastatic suppressor BRMS1L as a target gene of p53

Ryota Koyama, Miyuki Tamura, Takafumi Nakagaki, Tomoko Ohashi, Masashi Idogawa, Hiromu Suzuki, Takashi Tokino, Yasushi Sasaki

Cancer Science 108 ( 12 ) 2413 - 2421 2017.12 [Refereed] [International journal]

Authorship： Last author , Corresponding author

© 2017 The Authors. Cancer Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association. The tumor suppressor p53 and its family members, p63 and p73, play a pivotal role in the cell fate determination in response to diverse upstream signals. As transcription factors, p53 family proteins regulate a number of genes that are involved in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence, and maintenance of genomic stability. Recent studies revealed that p53 family proteins are important for the regulation of cell invasion and migration. Microarray analysis showed that breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1-like (BRMS1L) is upregulated by p53 family proteins, specifically p53, TAp63γ, and TAp73β. We identified two responsive elements of p53 family proteins in the first intron and upstream of BRMS1L. These response elements are well conserved among mammals. Functional analysis showed that ectopic expression of BRMS1L inhibited cancer cell invasion and migration; knockdown of BRMS1L by siRNA induced the opposite effect. Importantly, clinical databases revealed that reduced BRMS1L expression correlated with poor prognosis in patients with breast and brain cancer. Together, these results strongly indicate that BRMS1L is one of the mediators downstream of the p53 pathway, and that it inhibits cancer cell invasion and migration, which are essential steps in cancer metastasis. Collectively, our results indicate that BRMS1L is involved in cancer cell invasion and migration, and could be a therapeutic target for cancer.

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Targeted sequencing reveals genetic variants associated with sensitivity of 79 human cancer xenografts to anticancer drugs.

Udagawa C, Sasaki Y, Suemizu H, Ohnishi Y, Ohnishi H, Tokino T, Zembutsu H

Experimental and therapeutic medicine 15 ( 2 ) 1339 - 1359 2017.11 [Refereed] [International journal]

Although there has been progress moving from a 'one-size-fits-all' cytotoxic approach to personalized molecular medicine, the majority of patients with cancer receive chemotherapy using cytotoxic anticancer drugs. The sequencing analysis of 409 genes associated with cancer was conducted in the present study using 59 DNA sequences extracted from human cancer xenografts implanted into nude mice, of which sensitivity to 9 cytotoxic anticancer drugs [5-fluorouracil, nimustine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, mitomycin C (MMC), methotrexate, vincristine (VCR), and vinblastine] was examined. The present study investigated the association between the sensitivities of the xenografts to the 9 anticancer drugs and the frequency of single nucleotide variants (SNV). The correlation between the expression level of the genes and sensitivities to the 9 drugs in the above xenografts was also estimated. In the screening study using 59 xenografts, 3 SNVs (rs1805321, rs62456182 in PMS1 Homolog 2, Mismatch Repair System Component and rs13382825 in LDL Receptor Related Protein 1B), were associated with sensitivity to VCR and MMC, respectively (P<0.001). A replication study of 596 SNVs was subsequently performed, which indicated P<0.05 in the screening study using independent samples of 20 xenografts. A combined result of the screening and replication studies indicated that 35 SNVs were potentially associated with sensitivities to one or more of the nine anticancer drugs (Pcombined=0.0011-0.035). Of the 35 SNVs, rs16903989 and rs201432181 in Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor α and Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptor A2 were commonly associated with sensitivity to 2 or 4 anticancer drugs, respectively. These findings provide novel insights which may benefit the development of personalized anticancer therapy for patients with cancer in the future.

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Fledglings in p53 signaling network.

Tokino T, Idogawa M, Sasaki Y

Oncotarget 8 ( 34 ) 55768 - 55769 2017.07 [Refereed] [International journal]

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Mutation detection by target sequence analyses using tissue-specific panels in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Iwaya Takeshi, Endo Fumitaka, Kume Kohei, Sasaki Yasushi, Tokino Takashi, Nishizuka Satoshi

CANCER RESEARCH 77 2017.07 [Refereed]

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Assessment of the quality of DNA from various formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues and the use of this DNA for next-generation sequencing (NGS) with no artifactual mutation.

Einaga N, Yoshida A, Noda H, Suemitsu M, Nakayama Y, Sakurada A, Kawaji Y, Yamaguchi H, Sasaki Y, Tokino T, Esumi M

PloS one 12 ( 5 ) e0176280 2017.05 [Refereed] [International journal]

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues used for pathological diagnosis are valuable for studying cancer genomics. In particular, laser-capture microdissection of target cells determined by histopathology combined with FFPE tissue section immunohistochemistry (IHC) enables precise analysis by next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the genetic events occurring in cancer. The result is a new strategy for a pathological tool for cancer diagnosis: 'microgenomics'. To more conveniently and precisely perform microgenomics, we revealed by systematic analysis the following three details regarding FFPE DNA compared with paired frozen tissue DNA. 1) The best quality of FFPE DNA is obtained by tissue fixation with 10% neutral buffered formalin for 1 day and heat treatment of tissue lysates at 95°C for 30 minutes. 2) IHC staining of FFPE tissues decreases the quantity and quality of FFPE DNA to one-fourth, and antigen retrieval (at 120°C for 15 minutes, pH 6.0) is the major reason for this decrease. 3) FFPE DNA prepared as described herein is sufficient for NGS. For non-mutated tissue specimens, no artifactual mutation occurs during FFPE preparation, as shown by precise comparison of NGS of FFPE DNA and paired frozen tissue DNA followed by validation. These results demonstrate that even FFPE tissues used for routine clinical diagnosis can be utilized to obtain reliable NGS data if appropriate conditions of fixation and validation are applied.

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Long non-coding RNA NEAT1 is a transcriptional target of p53 and modulates p53-induced transactivation and tumor-suppressor function.

Idogawa M, Ohashi T, Sasaki Y, Nakase H, Tokino T

International journal of cancer 140 ( 12 ) 2785 - 2791 2017.03 [Refereed] [International journal]

p53 is one of the most important tumor suppressor genes, and the direct transcriptional targets of p53 must be explored to elucidate its functional mechanisms. Thus far, the p53 targets that have been primarily studied are protein-coding genes. Our previous study revealed that several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are direct transcriptional targets of p53, and knockdown of specific lncRNAs modulates p53-induced apoptosis. In this study, analysis of next-generation chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) data for p53 revealed that the lncRNA NEAT1 is a direct transcriptional target of p53. The suppression of NEAT1 induction by p53 attenuates the inhibitory effect of p53 on cancer cell growth and also modulates gene transactivation, including that of many lncRNAs. Furthermore, low expression of NEAT1 is related to poor prognosis in several cancers. These results indicate that the induction of NEAT1 expression contributes to the tumor-suppressor function of p53 and suggest that p53 and NEAT1 constitute a transcriptional network contributing to various biological functions and tumor suppression.

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p53 mediates the suppression of cancer cell invasion by inducing LIMA1/EPLIN.

Ohashi T, Idogawa M, Sasaki Y, Tokino T

Cancer letters 390 58 - 66 2017.01 [Refereed] [International journal]

The tumor suppressor gene p53 is frequently mutated in human cancer. p53 executes various functions, such as apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest, by modulating transcriptional regulation. In this study, LIM domain and Actin-binding protein 1 (LIMA1) was identified as a target of the p53 family using a cDNA microarray. We also evaluated genome-wide occupancy of the p53 protein by performing chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) and identified two p53 response elements in the LIMA1 gene. LIMA1 protein levels were increased by treatment with nutlin-3a, a small molecule that activates endogenous p53. In addition, LIMA1 expression was significantly downregulated in cancers compared with normal tissues. Knockdown of LIMA1 significantly enhanced cancer cell invasion and partially inhibited p53-induced suppression of cell invasion. Furthermore, low expression of LIMA1 in cancer patients correlated with decreased survival and poor prognosis. Thus, p53-induced LIMA1 inhibits cell invasion, and the downregulation of LIMA1 caused by p53 mutation results in decreased survival in cancer patients. Collectively, this study reveals the molecular mechanism of LIMA1 downregulation in various cancers and suggests that LIMA1 may be a novel prognostic predictor and a therapeutic target for cancer.

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Profiling cancer-related gene mutations in oral squamous cell carcinoma from Japanese patients by targeted amplicon sequencing

Takafumi Nakagaki, Miyuki Tamura, Kenta Kobashi, Ryota Koyama, Hisayo Fukushima, Tomoko Ohashi, Masashi Idogawa, Kazuhiro Ogi, Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka, Takashi Tokino, Yasushi Sasaki

Oncotarget 8 ( 35 ) 59113 - 59122 2017 [Refereed] [International journal]

Authorship： Last author , Corresponding author

© Nakagaki et al. Somatic mutation analysis is a standard practice in the study of human cancers to identify mutations that cause therapeutic sensitization and resistance. We performed comprehensive genomic analyses that used PCR target enrichment and next-generation sequencing on Ion Proton semiconductor sequencers. Forty-seven oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) samples and their corresponding noncancerous tissues were used for multiplex PCR amplification to obtain targeted coverage of the entire coding regions of 409 cancer-related genes (covered regions: 95.4% of total, 1.69 megabases of target sequence). The number of somatic mutations in 47 patients with OSCC ranged from 1 to 20 with a mean of 7.60. The most frequent mutations were in TP53 (61.7%), NOTCH1 (25.5%), CDKN2A (19.1%), SYNE1 (14.9%), PIK3CA (10.6%), ROS1 (10.6%), and TAF1L (10.6%). We also detected copy number variations (CNVs) in the segments of the genome that could be duplicated or deleted from deep sequencing data. Pathway assessment showed that the somatic aberrations within OSCC genomes are mainly involved in several important pathways, including cell cycle regulation and RTK-MAPK-PI3K. This study may enable better selection of therapies and deliver improved outcomes for OSCC patients when combined with clinical diagnostics.

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