A rare TP53 mutation predominant in Ashkenazi Jews confers risk of multiple cancers Journal Article


Authors: Powers, J.; Pinto, E. M.; Barnoud, T.; Leung, J. C.; Martynyuk, T.; Kossenkov, A. V.; Philips, A. H.; Desai, H.; Hausler, R.; Kelly, G.; Le, A. N.; Li, M. M.; MacFarland, S. P.; Pyle, L. C.; Zelley, K.; Nathanson, K. L.; Domchek, S. M.; Slavin, T. P.; Weitzel, J. N.; Stopfer, J. E.; Garber, J. E.; Joseph, V.; Offit, K.; Dolinsky, J. S.; Gutierrez, S.; McGoldrick, K.; Couch, F. J.; Levin, B.; Edelman, M. C.; Levy, C. F.; Spunt, S. L.; Kriwacki, R. W.; Zambetti, G. P.; Ribeiro, R. C.; Murphy, M. E.; Maxwell, K. N.
Article Title: A rare TP53 mutation predominant in Ashkenazi Jews confers risk of multiple cancers
Abstract: Germline mutations in TP53 cause a rare high penetrance cancer syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). Here, we identified a rare TP53 tetramerization domain missense mutation, c.1000G>C;p. G334R, in a family with multiple late-onset LFS-spectrum cancers. Twenty additional c.1000G>C probands and one c.1000G>A proband were identified, and available tumors showed biallelic somatic inactivation of TP53. The majority of families were of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and the TP53 c.1000G>C allele was found on a commonly inherited chromosome 17p13.1 haplotype. Transient transfection of the p.G334R allele conferred a mild defect in colony suppression assays. Lymphoblastoid cell lines from the index family in comparison with TP53 normal lines showed that although classical p53 target gene activation was maintained, a subset of p53 target genes (including PCLO, PLTP, PLXNB3, and LCN15) showed defective transactivation when treated with Nutlin-3a. Structural analysis demonstrated thermal instability of the G334R-mutant tetramer, and the G334R-mutant protein showed increased preponderance of mutant conformation. Clinical case review in comparison with classic LFS cohorts demonstrated similar rates of pediatric adrenocortical tumors and other LFS component cancers, but the latter at significantly later ages of onset. Our data show that TP53 c.1000G>C;p. G334R is found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals, causes a mild defect in p53 function, and leads to low penetrance LFS. Significance: TP53 c.1000C>G;p.G334R is a pathogenic, Ashkenazi Jewish-predominant mutation associated with a familial multiple cancer syndrome in which carriers should undergo screening and preventive measures to reduce cancer risk.
Keywords: gene; prevalence; protein; age; p53; polymorphism; breast-cancer; impact; pathway; tetramerization domain
Journal Title: Cancer Research
Volume: 80
Issue: 17
ISSN: 0008-5472
Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research  
Date Published: 2020-09-01
Start Page: 3732
End Page: 3744
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000567796800026
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.Can-20-1390
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC7484045
PUBMED: 32675277
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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