Evolution of the tumor suppressor BRCA1 locus in primates: implications for cancer predisposition

Human Molecular Genetics
Adam PavlicekVladimir Larionov

Abstract

Germ-line mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose affected individuals to breast and ovarian cancer syndromes. In an attempt to systematically analyze a broader spectrum of genetic changes ranging from frequent exon deletions and duplications to amino acid replacements and protein truncations, we isolated and characterized full size BRCA1 homologues from a representative group of non-human primates. Our analysis represents the first comprehensive sequence comparison of primate BRCA1 loci and corresponding proteins. The comparison revealed an unusually high proportion of indels in non-coding DNA. The major force driving evolutionary changes in non-coding BRCA1 sequences was Alu-mediated rearrangements, including Alu transpositions and Alu-associated deletions, indicating that structural instability of this locus may be intrinsic in anthropoids. Analysis of the non-synonymous/synonymous ratio in coding portions of the gene revealed the presence of both conserved and rapidly evolving regions in the BRCA1 protein. Previously, a rapidly evolving region with evidence of positive evolutionary selection in human and chimpanzee had been identified only in exon 11. Here, we show that most of the internal BRCA1 sequence is variable between...Continue Reading

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