RGD Reference Report - Exome sequencing identifies mutation in CNOT3 and ribosomal genes RPL5 and RPL10 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. - Rat Genome Database
Exome sequencing identifies mutation in CNOT3 and ribosomal genes RPL5 and RPL10 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Authors:
De Keersmaecker, K Atak, ZK Li, N Vicente, C Patchett, S Girardi, T Gianfelici, V Geerdens, E Clappier, E Porcu, M Lahortiga, I Luca, R Yan, J Hulselmans, G Vranckx, H Vandepoel, R Sweron, B Jacobs, K Mentens, N Wlodarska, I Cauwelier, B Cloos, J Soulier, J Uyttebroeck, A Bagni, C Hassan, BA Vandenberghe, P Johnson, AW Aerts, S Cools, J
Citation:
De Keersmaecker K, etal., Nat Genet. 2013 Feb;45(2):186-90. doi: 10.1038/ng.2508. Epub 2012 Dec 23.
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is caused by the cooperation of multiple oncogenic lesions. We used exome sequencing on 67 T-ALLs to gain insight into the mutational spectrum in these leukemias. We detected protein-altering mutations in 508 genes, with an average of 8.2 mutations in pediatric and 21.0 mutations in adult T-ALL. Using stringent filtering, we predict seven new oncogenic driver genes in T-ALL. We identify CNOT3 as a tumor suppressor mutated in 7 of 89 (7.9%) adult T-ALLs, and its knockdown causes tumors in a sensitized Drosophila melanogaster model. In addition, we identify mutations affecting the ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL10 in 12 of 122 (9.8%) pediatric T-ALLs, with recurrent alterations of Arg98 in RPL10. Yeast and lymphoid cells expressing the RPL10 Arg98Ser mutant showed a ribosome biogenesis defect. Our data provide insights into the mutational landscape of pediatric versus adult T-ALL and identify the ribosome as a potential oncogenic factor.