Hofvander, J;
Puls, F;
Pillay, N;
Steele, CD;
Flanagan, AM;
Magnusson, L;
Nilsson, J;
(2019)
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas with PRDM10 fusions have a distinct gene expression profile.
The Journal of Pathology
, 249
(4)
pp. 425-434.
10.1002/path.5326.
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Abstract
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a highly aggressive soft tissue tumor. A subset of UPS is characterized by a CITED2-PRDM10 or a MED12-PRDM10 gene fusion. Preliminary data suggest that these so-called PRDM10-rearranged tumors (PRT) are clinically more indolent than classical high-grade UPS, and hence important to recognize. Here, we assessed the spectrum of accompanying mutations and the gene expression profile in PRT using genomic arrays and sequencing of the genome (WGS) and transcriptome (RNA-seq). The fusion protein's function was further investigated by conditional expression of the CITED2-PRDM10 fusion in a fibroblast cell line, followed by RNA-seq and an assay for transposase-accessible chromatin (ATAC-seq). The CADM3 gene was found to be differentially up-regulated in PRT and cell lines and was also evaluated for expression at the protein level using immunohistochemistry (IHC). The genomic analyses identified few and non-recurrent mutations in addition to the structural variants giving rise to the gene fusions, strongly indicating that the PRDM10-fusions represent the critical driver mutations. RNA-seq of tumors showed a distinct gene expression profile, separating PRT from high-grade UPS and other soft tissue tumors. CADM3 was among the genes that was consistently and highly expressed in both PRT and fibroblasts expressing CITED2-PRDM10, suggesting that it is a direct target of the PRDM10 transcription factor. This conclusion is in line with sequencing data from ATAC-seq, showing enrichment of PRDM10 binding sites, suggesting that the amino-terminal fusion partner contributes by making the DNA more accessible to PRDM10 binding. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas with PRDM10 fusions have a distinct gene expression profile |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/path.5326 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5326 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | CITED2, Chromatin, Expression, Fusion, PRDM10, Sarcoma |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Pathology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078740 |
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