Systematic analysis of splice-site-creating mutations in cancer
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
For the past decade, cancer genomic studies have focused on mutations leading to splice-site disruption, overlooking those having splice-creating potential. Here, we applied a bioinformatic tool, MiSplice, for the large-scale discovery of splice-site-creating mutations (SCMs) across 8,656 TCGA tumors. We report 1,964 originally mis-annotated mutations having clear evidence of creating alternative splice junctions. TP53 and GATA3 have 26 and 18 SCMs, respectively, and ATRX has 5 from lower-grade gliomas. Mutations in 11 genes, including PARP1, BRCA1, and BAP1, were experimentally validated for splice-site-creating function. Notably, we found that neoantigens induced by SCMs are likely several folds more immunogenic compared to missense mutations, exemplified by the recurrent GATA3 SCM. Further, high expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 was observed in tumors with SCMs, suggesting candidates for immune blockade therapy. Our work highlights the importance of integrating DNA and RNA data for understanding the functional and the clinical implications of mutations in human diseases.
Date Issued
2018-04-03
Date Acceptance
2018-03-13
Citation
Cell Reports, 2018, 23 (1), pp.270-281.e3
ISSN
2211-1247
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
270
End Page
281.e3
Journal / Book Title
Cell Reports
Volume
23
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Sponsor
SAIC-F-Frederick, Inc
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
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Grant Number
TCGA Pilot Program
15Y011ST
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cell Biology
MESSENGER-RNA
SYNONYMOUS MUTATIONS
UNCLASSIFIED VARIANTS
REPORTER MINIGENE
GENETIC-VARIANTS
BREAST-CANCER
ABERRANT
RETINOBLASTOMA
TRANSCRIPTOME
INACTIVATION
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-05