R269C variant of ESR1: high prevalence and differential function in a subset of pancreatic cancers.

BMC Cancer
Tomer BoldesIdo Wolf

Abstract

Estrogen receptor α (ESR1) plays a critical role in promoting growth of various cancers. Yet, its role in the development of pancreatic cancer is not well-defined. A less studied region of ESR1 is the hinge region, connecting the ligand binding and DNA domains. rs142712646 is a rare SNP in ESR1, which leads to a substitution of arginine to cysteine at amino acid 269 (R269C). The mutation is positioned in the hinge region of ESR1, hence may affect the receptor structure and function. We aimed to characterize the activity of R269C-ESR1 and study its role in the development of pancreatic cancer. Transcriptional activity was evaluated by E2-response element (ERE) and AP1 -luciferase reporter assays and qRT-PCR. Proliferation and migration were assessed using MTT and wound healing assays. Gene-expression analysis was performed using RNAseq. We examined the presence of this SNP in various malignancies, using the entire database of FoundationOne and noted enrichment of it in a subset of pancreatic non-ductal adenocarcinoma (n = 2800) compared to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) as well as other tumor types (0.53% vs 0.29%, p = 0.02). Studies in breast and pancreatic cancer cells indicated cell type-dependent activity of ESR1 ha...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
transfections
reverse
transfection
PCR
RNAseq

Software Mentioned

PsiPred
Partek E / M
BWA
Partek Genomic Suite
Partek Flow
Mafft
Jalview
ConSSert
FoundationOne
Jnet

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