1 32507359 These molecular changes were initially discovered through the study of rare familial tumor syndromes such as McCune-Albright Syndrome, Carney complex, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with identification of alterations in genes and molecular pathways that subsequently lead to the discovery of aberrations in these or related genes and pathways in sporadic tumors. ('molecular pathways', 'Pathway', (253, 271)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (177, 204)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (151, 171)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (151, 171)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (378, 384)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', (76, 100)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (177, 204)) ('McCune-Albright Syndrome', 'Disease', (109, 133)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (315, 326)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (378, 383)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009386', (76, 100)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (378, 384)) ('McCune-Albright Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (109, 133)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (232, 235)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (135, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (378, 384)) ('alterations', 'Var', (228, 239)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (319, 322)) 2 32507359 Genetic alterations in GNAS, PRKAR1A, PRKACA, PRKACB, PDE11A, and PDE8B, leading to aberrant cyclic adenosine monophosphate-protein kinase A signaling were identified as playing a major role in the development of benign cortisol-producing adrenocortical tumors and/or hyperplasias, whereas genetic defects in KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, CACNA1D, CACNA1H, and CLCN2 were implicated in the development of benign aldosterone-producing tumors and/or hyperplasias through modification of intracellular calcium signaling. ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (54, 60)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (309, 314)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (254, 260)) ('phosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010710', (114, 123)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (54, 60)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (38, 44)) ('adenosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000241', (100, 109)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (405, 416)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (239, 260)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (29, 36)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (427, 433)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', (46, 52)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (254, 260)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (309, 314)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (341, 348)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (324, 330)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (427, 432)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (23, 27)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (324, 330)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (66, 71)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (341, 348)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (332, 339)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (332, 339)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (427, 433)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (365, 375)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (12, 15)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (290, 305)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (290, 305)) ('alterations', 'Var', (8, 19)) ('cyclic adenosine monophosphate-protein', 'MPA', (93, 131)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (220, 228)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (38, 44)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', '5567', (46, 52)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (316, 322)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (239, 260)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (427, 433)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (492, 499)) ('modification', 'Reg', (462, 474)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (29, 36)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (254, 260)) ('hyperplasias', 'Disease', (268, 280)) ('intracellular calcium signaling', 'MPA', (478, 509)) ('hyperplasias', 'Disease', (441, 453)) ('hyperplasias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (268, 280)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (354, 359)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (316, 322)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('hyperplasias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (441, 453)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (354, 359)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (254, 259)) 3 32507359 Germline ARMC5 defects were found to cause the development of primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia with cortisol and/or aldosterone oversecretion. ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (80, 112)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (134, 145)) ('bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (70, 112)) ('aldosterone oversecretion', 'MPA', (134, 159)) ('bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (70, 112)) ('cortisol', 'MPA', (118, 126)) ('defects', 'Var', (15, 22)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (93, 112)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (118, 126)) ('cause', 'Reg', (37, 42)) 4 32507359 Adrenocortical carcinoma was linked primarily to aberrant Wnt-beta-catenin signaling, p53 signaling, and/or IGF2 overexpression, with frequent genetic alterations in TP53, ZNRF3, CTNNB1, and 11p15. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (179, 185)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (0, 24)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 89)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (166, 170)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (15, 24)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (0, 24)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (179, 185)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (108, 112)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (155, 158)) ('p53', 'Gene', (86, 89)) ('Wnt-beta-catenin signaling', 'MPA', (58, 84)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (113, 127)) ('linked', 'Reg', (29, 35)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (0, 24)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '84133', (172, 177)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (172, 177)) ('11p15', 'Gene', (191, 196)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (166, 170)) 8 32507359 Aberrant cAMP-protein kinase A signaling was initially implicated in the development of Cushing syndrome in McCune-Albright syndrome through early embryonic postzygotic somatic activating defects in the GNAS gene, with subsequent discovery of inactivating germline PRKAR1A defects as the causative genetic alteration in Carney complex and primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease. ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (108, 132)) ('defects', 'Var', (273, 280)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (265, 272)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (9, 13)) ('inactivating germline PRKAR1A defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011791', (243, 280)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (108, 132)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (310, 313)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (88, 104)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566469', (347, 387)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (88, 104)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (320, 334)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', (88, 104)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (203, 207)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (347, 387)) ('defects', 'Var', (188, 195)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001580', (347, 387)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (55, 65)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (203, 207)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (243, 255)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (265, 272)) 9 32507359 Activating somatic PRKACA defects were later found to be a major cause of cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas. ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (93, 116)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (19, 25)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (74, 82)) ('cause', 'Reg', (65, 70)) ('defects', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (93, 116)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (93, 115)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (93, 116)) 10 32507359 Additionally, germline defects in ARMC5, a tumor suppressor gene, were identified as the primary underlying genetic alteration in primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH). ('bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (138, 180)) ('bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (138, 180)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (161, 180)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (182, 187)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (120, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) ('germline defects', 'Var', (14, 30)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (148, 180)) 13 32507359 Further studies have identified somatic molecular alterations affecting p53 and Wnt-beta-catenin signaling, and IGF2 expression as major drivers of adrenocortical carcinoma development. ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (112, 116)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (163, 172)) ('expression', 'MPA', (117, 127)) ('p53', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('alterations', 'Var', (50, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (54, 57)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (72, 75)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (148, 172)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (148, 172)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (148, 172)) 22 32507359 Aberrant cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-protein kinase A (PKA) signaling has been shown to play a key role in the development of most benign cortisol-producing adrenocortical tumors. ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (167, 188)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 188)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (167, 188)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (41, 45)) ('phosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010710', (30, 39)) ('adenosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000241', (16, 25)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (148, 156)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 187)) 32 32507359 This gene encodes the alpha-subunit of the stimulatory G protein (Gsalpha), with mosaic gain-of-function mutations leading to constitutive activation of the cAMP-PKA pathway. ('constitutive', 'MPA', (126, 138)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (88, 104)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (139, 149)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (66, 73)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (157, 161)) ('mutations', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', '2778', (66, 73)) ('cAMP-PKA pathway', 'Pathway', (157, 173)) 40 32507359 Germline inactivating defects in PRKAR1A gene are found in 37% of patients with sporadic CNC and more than 70% of patients with familial CNC, with almost 100% penetrance. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (33, 40)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (33, 40)) ('found', 'Reg', (50, 55)) ('Germline', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (114, 122)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) 42 32507359 Inactivating defects of PRKAR1A lead to constitutive activation of the cAMP-PKA pathway through loss of regulation of the catalytic subunits of PKA. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (24, 31)) ('regulation', 'MPA', (104, 114)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (53, 63)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (71, 75)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('Inactivating defects', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('cAMP-PKA pathway', 'Pathway', (71, 87)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (96, 100)) 43 32507359 Most pathogenic PRKAR1A variants are subject to mRNA nonsense-mediated decay of the mutant sequence, leading to predicted absence of mutant protein products in affected cells and PRKAR1A haploinsufficiency. ('variants', 'Var', (24, 32)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (16, 23)) ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (187, 205)) ('mRNA nonsense-mediated decay', 'MPA', (48, 76)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (179, 186)) ('mutant', 'Var', (84, 90)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (122, 129)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (5, 15)) ('subject', 'Reg', (37, 44)) ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (187, 205)) ('mutant protein products', 'MPA', (133, 156)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (179, 186)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (16, 23)) 47 32507359 Copy number gains on chromosome 1 of the PRKACB gene locus, encoding the catalytic subunit beta (Cbeta) of PKA, were also found in a single patient with CNC that presented with abnormal skin pigmentation, myxomas, and acromegaly, though defects in PRKACB have not been linked to c-PPNAD. ('abnormal skin pigmentation', 'Disease', (177, 203)) ('abnormal skin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000951', (177, 190)) ('myxomas', 'Disease', (205, 212)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', '5567', (41, 47)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', '5567', (248, 254)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (12, 17)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (140, 147)) ('abnormal skin pigmentation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010859', (177, 203)) ('skin pigmentation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000953', (186, 203)) ('acromegaly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000845', (218, 228)) ('found', 'Reg', (122, 127)) ('abnormal skin pigmentation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001000', (177, 203)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', (248, 254)) ('acromegaly', 'Disease', (218, 228)) ('Copy number', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('myxomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009232', (205, 212)) ('acromegaly', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000172', (218, 228)) 49 32507359 PRKAR1A mutations also cause i-PPNAD, where there is a genotype-phenotype correlation, as demonstrated in a study that included 353 patients with germline PRKAR1A defects or a diagnosis of CNC and/or PPNAD, where among patients with i-PPNAD and PRKAR1A mutations, most had a germline c.709-7del6 mutation whereas the remainder of these patients carried the p.Met1Val mutation. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (245, 252)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (155, 162)) ('c.709-7del6 mutation', 'Var', (284, 304)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (132, 140)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (97, 100)) ('i-PPNAD', 'Disease', (29, 36)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (0, 7)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('mutations', 'Var', (253, 262)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (245, 252)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (155, 162)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (336, 344)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (219, 227)) ('cause', 'Reg', (23, 28)) ('c.709-7del6', 'Mutation', 'c.709-7del6', (284, 295)) ('p.Met1Val', 'Mutation', 'rs281864779', (357, 366)) 52 32507359 ACC has also been reported in two patients with CNC and c-PPNAD due to PRKAR1A defects. ('defects', 'Var', (79, 86)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (71, 78)) ('CNC', 'Disease', (48, 51)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (0, 3)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (71, 78)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (0, 3)) 54 32507359 Defects in genes encoding cyclic nucleotide PDEs have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of micronodular BAH and other cortisol producing ACTs. ('PDEs', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('cyclic nucleotide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009712', (26, 43)) ('micronodular BAH', 'Disease', (98, 114)) ('Defects', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('BAH', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 114)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (64, 74)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (125, 133)) ('PDEs', 'Gene', '50940', (44, 48)) 55 32507359 This was demonstrated in patients with i-MAD or i-PPNAD not caused by known genetic defects (mutations in GNAS or PRKAR1A) through a single-nucleotide polymorphism-based genome-wide association study that included both leukocyte and tumor DNA. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (233, 238)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('i-MAD', 'Disease', (39, 44)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (233, 238)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (114, 121)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (106, 110)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (233, 238)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (25, 33)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (76, 91)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (76, 91)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (114, 121)) 56 32507359 In this study mutations in genetic loci harboring PDE genes were most likely to be associated with the disease, with inactivating mutations of the PDE11A gene, encoding phosphodiesterase type 11A, being the most frequently linked, followed by the PDE8B gene, which encodes phosphodiesterase type 8B. ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (117, 139)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (247, 250)) ('disease', 'Disease', (103, 110)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (147, 150)) ('linked', 'Reg', (223, 229)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (247, 250)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (147, 153)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (247, 252)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (247, 252)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('associated', 'Reg', (83, 93)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (50, 53)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (147, 150)) 57 32507359 Tumor specimens most often demonstrated loss of heterozygosity in the 2q31-2q35 region (the location of PDE11A) with decreased protein expression as well as evidence of increased cAMP-PKA signaling with high cyclic nucleotide levels and cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation.. A higher frequency of PDE11A variants has also been noted in patients with CNC. ('CREB', 'Gene', '1385', (278, 282)) ('Tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 5)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('cyclic nucleotide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009712', (208, 225)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (363, 371)) ('cAMP-responsive element binding protein', 'Gene', (237, 276)) ('Tumor', 'Disease', (0, 5)) ('CNC', 'Disease', (377, 380)) ('CREB', 'Gene', (278, 282)) ('cAMP-responsive element binding protein', 'Gene', '1385', (237, 276)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (104, 110)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (104, 110)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (324, 330)) ('variants', 'Var', (331, 339)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (34, 37)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (179, 183)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (237, 241)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (324, 330)) 58 32507359 Among patients with CNC and PRKAR1A defects, those with PPNAD and/or testicular large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors (LCCSCT) were more commonly carriers of PDE11A germline variants compared to those without PPNAD and/or LCCSCT, suggesting that PDE11A may be a genetic modifying factor for the development of adrenal and testicular tumors in this population. ('variants', 'Var', (178, 186)) ('testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010788', (326, 343)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013736', (326, 343)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (125, 127)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (6, 14)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (250, 256)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (228, 230)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (250, 256)) ('CNC', 'Gene', (20, 23)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (28, 35)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (337, 343)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 121)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (162, 168)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (162, 168)) ('testicular large', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000053', (69, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (337, 342)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (115, 120)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (337, 343)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (115, 121)) ('carriers', 'Reg', (150, 158)) ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (125, 127)) ('Sertoli cell tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100619', (102, 121)) ('testicular tumors', 'Disease', (326, 343)) ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (228, 230)) ('defects', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (337, 343)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (115, 121)) ('adrenal and testicular tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (314, 343)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (28, 35)) 61 32507359 A single germline PDE8B missense substitution was initially reported in a pediatric patient with i-MAD and CS who inherited the mutation from her father. ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (18, 23)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (107, 109)) ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (107, 109)) ('missense substitution', 'Var', (24, 45)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (84, 91)) 63 32507359 In a subsequent case-control study of 216 unrelated patients with adrenocortical tumors (including PPNAD, PBMAH, CPAs, non-secreting adrenocortical tumors, and ACC) and 192 controls, nine different PDE8B sequence changes were identified in the patients and controls, with two variations that were seen only in the patient group, demonstrating significant potential to impair protein function in vitro and in silico. ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (66, 87)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (133, 154)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (114, 116)) ('non-secreting adrenocortical tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011745', (119, 154)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (244, 252)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (198, 203)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 153)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (160, 163)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (133, 154)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (148, 154)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 111)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (66, 87)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (244, 251)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (368, 374)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (198, 203)) ('protein', 'Protein', (375, 382)) ('changes', 'Var', (213, 220)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (336, 339)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (52, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 86)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (314, 321)) 64 32507359 Genetic alterations involving genes encoding the catalytic subunits of PKA have also been linked to micronodular BAH. ('Genetic alterations', 'Var', (0, 19)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (12, 15)) ('linked', 'Reg', (90, 96)) ('micronodular BAH', 'Disease', (100, 116)) ('BAH', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) 65 32507359 In addition to the aforementioned patient with CNC due to germline PRKACB copy number gains, germline copy number gains resulting in amplification of PRKACA, which encodes the catalytic subunit (Calpha) of PKA, have been implicated in the development of i-MAD. ('copy number gains', 'Var', (102, 119)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (150, 156)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (150, 156)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (221, 231)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', '5567', (67, 73)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (34, 41)) ('i-MAD', 'Disease', (254, 259)) ('copy number gains', 'Var', (74, 91)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', (67, 73)) ('amplification', 'MPA', (133, 146)) 66 32507359 Germline copy number gains of the genomic region on chromosome 19p that includes the entire PRKACA gene were initially described in three patients with sporadic i-MAD, as well as 2 patients with familial PBMAH. ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (92, 98)) ('copy number gains', 'Var', (9, 26)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (181, 189)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (92, 98)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (138, 146)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (204, 209)) 67 32507359 Tumor tissues from patients with PRKACA copy number gains had higher PKA Calpha mRNA and protein levels with associated higher basal and cAMP stimulated PKA activity. ('Tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 5)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (19, 27)) ('Tumor', 'Disease', (0, 5)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (120, 126)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (137, 141)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (62, 68)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('PKA activity', 'MPA', (153, 165)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (33, 39)) ('copy number gains', 'Var', (40, 57)) 76 32507359 Somatic beta-catenin gene (CTNNB1) defects were identified in 2 of 18 (11%) of patients with PPNAD in one study (a germline PRKAR1A mutation was identified in 1 of the 2 patients with somatic CTNNB1 mutations). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (170, 178)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (192, 198)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (124, 131)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (27, 33)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (79, 87)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (192, 198)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (27, 33)) ('defects', 'Var', (35, 42)) 78 32507359 In another study, involving tissue from 9 subjects with PPNAD (with 8 of the 9 harboring PRKAR1A defects), including 5 with macronodules, beta-catenin accumulation was found in all PPNAD tissues including within the macronodules, micronodules, and internodular tissue, whereas activating somatic CTNNB1 mutations were found in 2 of the 5 macronodules but not in the micronodules or in the contralateral adrenal gland. ('activating', 'PosReg', (277, 287)) ('mutations', 'Var', (303, 312)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (296, 302)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (89, 96)) ('beta-catenin accumulation', 'MPA', (138, 163)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (296, 302)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (89, 96)) 84 32507359 Aberrant receptors have been identified less frequently in adrenocortical adenomas and ACC. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (87, 90)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (59, 82)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (59, 82)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (59, 82)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (59, 81)) 87 32507359 The duplicated 19q13.32 region was rearranged with other chromosome regions in two of the samples that were consistent with CPAs. ('CPAs', 'Disease', (124, 128)) ('rearranged', 'Var', (35, 45)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (125, 127)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 127)) 92 32507359 As aforementioned, germline PDE11A variants have also been implicated in PBMAH with a prevalence of 24-28%, as have germline PDE8B mutations, somatic GNAS mutations without MAS, and PRKACA copy number gains. ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (73, 78)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('variants', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (28, 34)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (182, 188)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (125, 130)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (125, 130)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (59, 69)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (73, 78)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (150, 154)) 95 32507359 A single case of PBMAH has been described due to 2 mutations in the same allele of the MC2R gene encoding the ACTH or melanocortin 2 receptor, which resulted in clinical hypersensitivity to ACTH through constitutive activation of the cAMP-PKA pathway. ('cAMP-PKA pathway', 'Pathway', (234, 250)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (190, 194)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (190, 194)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (170, 186)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 22)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (87, 91)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (170, 186)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (234, 238)) ('due', 'Reg', (42, 45)) ('melanocortin 2 receptor', 'Gene', '4158', (118, 141)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (216, 226)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (17, 22)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (149, 160)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (110, 114)) ('melanocortin 2 receptor', 'Gene', (118, 141)) 96 32507359 Either mutation alone (p.C21R and p.S247G mutation) would have produced an inactive receptor with loss of ligand binding and responsiveness; however, it appears that the presence of both mutations in the same molecule resulted in a receptor with constitutive activity, and the co-expression of the normal MC2R allele lead to retention of a normal response to ACTH. ('ACTH', 'Gene', (359, 363)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (305, 309)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (359, 363)) ('presence', 'Var', (170, 178)) ('p.C21R', 'Mutation', 'p.C21R', (23, 29)) ('p.S247G', 'Mutation', 'p.S247G', (34, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('resulted', 'Reg', (218, 226)) ('p.S247G mutation', 'Var', (34, 50)) ('constitutive activity', 'MPA', (246, 267)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (305, 309)) ('p.C21R', 'Var', (23, 29)) 99 32507359 FAP is caused by germline inactivating defects in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor gene, which encodes the APC protein that comprises the beta-catenin degradation complex and acts as a negative regulator of the Wnt-beta-catenin signaling pathway. ('APC', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('FAP', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567782', (0, 3)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (82, 85)) ('adenomatous polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (54, 75)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (128, 131)) ('APC', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (54, 92)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (54, 80)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (128, 131)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (7, 16)) ('FAP', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (82, 85)) ('germline inactivating defects', 'Var', (17, 46)) 100 32507359 Mutations of both APC alleles in a single cell result in the absence of functional APC protein, aberrant accumulation of beta-catenin, and transcriptional activation of the Wnt-signaling pathway. ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (121, 133)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (61, 68)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (83, 86)) ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (139, 154)) ('APC', 'Gene', (18, 21)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('APC', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (18, 21)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (18, 21)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (105, 117)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (83, 86)) ('Wnt-signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (173, 194)) 107 32507359 This syndrome is caused by inactivating defects of the tumor suppressor gene MEN1 located at the 11q13 locus, that encodes the protein menin. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (135, 140)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('inactivating defects', 'Var', (27, 47)) ('menin', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (17, 26)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (77, 81)) 119 32507359 Genotyping (both blood and tumor) of 33 patients with PBMAH, led to detection of inactivating mutations in the ARMC5 gene in 55% (18/33) of tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (27, 32)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (140, 146)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 146)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 59)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (140, 145)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (27, 32)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (40, 48)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 145)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (81, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (27, 32)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (111, 116)) 120 32507359 Patients with PBMAH due to ARMC5 defects are more likely to have overt CS, larger adrenal glands, and more adrenal nodules, when compared to those with PBMAH that do not have ARMC5 mutations. ('larger adrenal glands', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (75, 96)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (71, 73)) ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (71, 73)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 19)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('defects', 'Var', (33, 40)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 157)) ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (14, 19)) 121 32507359 Of the 18 cases of PBMAH with ARMC5 defects that were initially described, biallelic defects of ARMC5 were identified at the tumor level with four cases harboring nodule-specific secondary ARMC5 mutations, whereas leukocyte DNA only carried one of the two genetic alterations, suggesting that ARMC5 is a tumor suppressor gene. ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (19, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 130)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (268, 271)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 130)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (304, 309)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('defects', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (125, 130)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (304, 309)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (189, 194)) ('mutations', 'Var', (195, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (304, 309)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (96, 101)) 123 32507359 Initial functional investigations demonstrated that inactivation of ARMC5 was associated with reduced expression of steroidogenic enzymes and MC2R with abnormal cortisol production and that the large size of the adrenal glands may be related to loss of the ability to induce apoptosis in adrenocortical cells with ARMC5 mutations. ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (161, 180)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('steroidogenic enzymes', 'Enzyme', (116, 137)) ('expression', 'MPA', (102, 112)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (94, 101)) ('mutations', 'Var', (320, 329)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (245, 249)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (161, 169)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (142, 146)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (68, 73)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (52, 64)) ('large size of the adrenal glands', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (194, 226)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (275, 284)) ('abnormal cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011731', (152, 169)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (314, 319)) 125 32507359 ARMC5 defects may also play a role in the development of meningiomas, which was described in one family with adrenal hyperplasia and meningioma, with ARMC5 loss of heterozygosity in the meningioma DNA. ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (109, 128)) ('meningioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002858', (186, 196)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', (57, 67)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', (133, 143)) ('meningioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002858', (57, 67)) ('meningiomas', 'Disease', (57, 68)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (150, 155)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008577', (186, 196)) ('meningiomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008577', (57, 68)) ('meningioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002858', (133, 143)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', (186, 196)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008577', (57, 67)) ('loss of', 'NegReg', (156, 163)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('meningioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008577', (133, 143)) ('meningiomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002858', (57, 68)) ('defects', 'Var', (6, 13)) ('adrenal hyperplasia and meningioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (109, 143)) 126 32507359 Other possible genetic alterations associated with PBMAH have been reported in a small number of patients including somatic mutations the genes DOTIL, which encodes a histone H3 lysine methyl-transferase, and HDAC9, which encodes a histone deacetylase, both of which are involved in histone modification, chromatin organization and modification of gene transcription. ('mutations', 'Var', (124, 133)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 56)) ('HDAC9', 'Gene', '9734', (209, 214)) ('HDAC9', 'Gene', (209, 214)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) ('DOTIL', 'Gene', (144, 149)) ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (51, 56)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) 127 32507359 A single study demonstrated a mutation in the Endothelin receptor type A EDNRA gene, which encodes a G-coupled protein, in adrenal tissue from two siblings from a family with familial PBMAH. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (22, 25)) ('mutation', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (184, 189)) ('EDNRA', 'Gene', (73, 78)) 130 32507359 Additional sequencing of another 129 adenomas revealed a p.Leu206Arg variant in 14 of these 129 adrenocortical adenomas. ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (111, 119)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (111, 119)) ('p.Leu206Arg', 'Var', (57, 68)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (37, 45)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (96, 119)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (37, 45)) ('p.Leu206Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs386352352', (57, 68)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (96, 119)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (96, 119)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (96, 118)) 131 32507359 PRKACA gene mutations were found only in patients with overt CS and were associated with a more severe phenotype. ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (61, 63)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (41, 49)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (0, 6)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (73, 88)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (61, 63)) 132 32507359 Following the publication of these data in 2013, another 3 studies from China, Japan, and the United States demonstrated similar findings, with PRKACA mutations identified in 86 of 206 (42%) CPAs with overt CS. ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (207, 209)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (144, 150)) ('CS', 'Gene', '1431', (207, 209)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (115, 118)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (144, 150)) ('identified in', 'Reg', (161, 174)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (191, 194)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (192, 194)) ('CPAs', 'Disease', (191, 195)) ('mutations', 'Var', (151, 160)) 133 32507359 Activating mutations of PRCACA abolish the interaction between the regulatory and catalytic subunits of PKA, leading to constitutive activation of PKA, and may also alter substrate specificity with hyperphosphorylation of certain PKA substrates. ('constitutive activation', 'MPA', (120, 143)) ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('abolish', 'NegReg', (31, 38)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (176, 179)) ('substrate specificity', 'MPA', (171, 192)) ('alter', 'Reg', (165, 170)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (239, 242)) ('PKA', 'MPA', (147, 150)) ('hyperphosphorylation', 'MPA', (198, 218)) ('PRCACA', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (43, 54)) 136 32507359 Though both PRKAR1A and GNAS genetic alterations may lead to increased cAMP-PKA signaling, a whole genome expression profile study revealed that not all cAMP activation is the same, with adrenal lesions harboring PRKAR1A or GNAS defects both showing overexpression of the MAPK and p53 signaling pathways but GNAS-mutant tissues showing increased expression of genes involved in extracellular matrix receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways (NFKB, NFKBIA, and TNFRSF1A) whereas PRKARlA-mutant tissues overexpressed genes related to the Wnt-signaling pathway (CCND1, CTNNB1, LEF1, LRP5, WISP1, and WNT3). ('CCND1', 'Gene', '595', (566, 571)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (224, 228)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (12, 19)) ('CCND1', 'Gene', (566, 571)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('alterations', 'Var', (37, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', (281, 284)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (573, 579)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (24, 28)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (308, 312)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (153, 157)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (213, 220)) ('adrenal lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (187, 202)) ('NFKBIA', 'Gene', (455, 461)) ('NFKB', 'Gene', '4792', (449, 453)) ('LRP5', 'Gene', '4041', (587, 591)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (308, 312)) ('TNFRSF1A', 'Gene', '7132', (467, 475)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (336, 345)) ('NFKBIA', 'Gene', '4792', (455, 461)) ('LEF1', 'Gene', (581, 585)) ('WISP1', 'Gene', '8840', (593, 598)) ('NFKB', 'Gene', (449, 453)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (71, 75)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (573, 579)) ('TNFRSF1A', 'Gene', (467, 475)) ('NFKB', 'Gene', '4792', (455, 459)) ('WNT3', 'Gene', (604, 608)) ('WNT3', 'Gene', '7473', (604, 608)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (213, 220)) ('adrenal lesions', 'Disease', (187, 202)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (12, 19)) ('expression', 'MPA', (346, 356)) ('NFKB', 'Gene', (455, 459)) ('WISP1', 'Gene', (593, 598)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (224, 228)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (41, 44)) ('LRP5', 'Gene', (587, 591)) ('LEF1', 'Gene', '51176', (581, 585)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (281, 284)) ('focal adhesion pathways', 'Pathway', (424, 447)) 137 32507359 Furthermore, in a study of samples from 27 patients with CPAs without mutations in GNAS, PRKAR1A, PDE11A, or PDE8B, abnormalities of the cAMP-signaling pathway were found, with mutation-negative CPAs having significantly decreased PDE activity. ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 60)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (109, 114)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (89, 96)) ('cAMP-signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (137, 159)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (137, 141)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (98, 101)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (221, 230)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (231, 234)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (89, 96)) ('mutation-negative', 'Var', (177, 194)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (98, 101)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (195, 198)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (98, 104)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (43, 51)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('PDE', 'Gene', (231, 234)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (196, 198)) ('PDE', 'Gene', '50940', (109, 112)) ('CPAs', 'Gene', (195, 199)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (83, 87)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (58, 60)) 149 32507359 GRA occurs as the result of unequal crossing over between 2 highly homologous genes on chromosome 8 that encode isozymes of 11-beta-hydroxylase, to form a chimeric gene: CYP11B1, encoding 11beta-hydroxylase that catalyzes conversion of 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol, and CYP11B2, encoding aldosterone synthase which converts deoxycorticosterone to corticosterone and 18-hydroxycorticosterone to aldosterone. ('corticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (376, 390)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (270, 277)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (170, 177)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (288, 299)) ('11-deoxycortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003350', (236, 252)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (288, 308)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (288, 308)) ('18-hydroxycorticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015069', (366, 390)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (256, 264)) ('crossing', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('deoxycorticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003900', (324, 343)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (394, 405)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (244, 252)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (170, 177)) ('corticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (329, 343)) ('corticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (347, 361)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (270, 277)) 150 32507359 The fusion of the promoter region of CYP11B1 with CYP11B2, results in ectopic expression of CYP11B2 in the zona fasciculata and ACTH-dependent activation of the aldosterone synthase with aldosterone overproduction. ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (128, 132)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (92, 99)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (50, 57)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', (107, 123)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (107, 123)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (92, 99)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (37, 44)) ('fusion', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (161, 172)) ('aldosterone', 'MPA', (187, 198)) ('ectopic expression', 'MPA', (70, 88)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (161, 181)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (161, 181)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (143, 153)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (37, 44)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (50, 57)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (128, 132)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (187, 198)) 153 32507359 Though FH-II was initially described in 1992, it did not have a known genetic cause until the recent discovery of mutations in the CLCN2 gene in a study of a family with FH-II and 80 additional probands with unsolved early-onset PA. ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (170, 175)) ('early-onset PA', 'Disease', (217, 231)) ('mutations', 'Var', (114, 123)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (7, 12)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (229, 231)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (131, 136)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (7, 12)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (170, 175)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (131, 136)) 154 32507359 This study identified eight probands with heterozygous variants in CLCN2, including two de novo mutations, with all relatives with early-onset PA carrying the CLCN2 variant found in the probands. ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('variants', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (159, 164)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (67, 72)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (143, 145)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (159, 164)) 155 32507359 CLCN2 encodes the chloride channel ClC-2, with gain of function mutations causing increased chloride permeability and depolarization that results in voltage-gated calcium influx. ('age', 'Gene', (153, 156)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (163, 170)) ('gain of function', 'PosReg', (47, 63)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (153, 156)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('chloride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002712', (92, 100)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (82, 91)) ('depolarization', 'MPA', (118, 132)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (0, 5)) ('chloride permeability', 'MPA', (92, 113)) ('chloride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002712', (18, 26)) 156 32507359 FH-III was first described in 2008 in a father and his two daughters who presented with a new form of glucocorticoid-refractory PA due to a germline mutation in KCNJ5. ('FH-II', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (128, 130)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (161, 166)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (0, 5)) ('germline mutation', 'Var', (140, 157)) ('due to', 'Reg', (131, 137)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (161, 166)) 157 32507359 The KCNJ5 gene encodes the GIRK4 (G-protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4), an inwardly rectifying potassium channel, with mutations causing altered channel selectivity that leads to increased sodium conductance and cell depolarization, ultimately resulting in increased intracellular calcium and calcium signaling. ('increased sodium', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003228', (200, 216)) ('sodium conductance', 'MPA', (210, 228)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (278, 287)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (71, 80)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (314, 321)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (4, 9)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (200, 209)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (116, 125)) ('G-protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4', 'Gene', '3762', (34, 90)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (302, 309)) ('increased intracellular calcium', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003575', (278, 309)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (210, 216)) ('mutations', 'Var', (140, 149)) ('cell depolarization', 'CPA', (233, 252)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (27, 32)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (4, 9)) 158 32507359 Recently a case of early-onset PA due to BAH was described that was caused by mosaicism for KCNJ5. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (31, 33)) ('BAH', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 44)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (68, 77)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('early-onset PA', 'Disease', (19, 33)) ('mosaicism', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (92, 97)) 159 32507359 FH-IV was first described in 2015, when germline mutations in CACNA1H, which encodes a T-type calcium channel, were found to be the cause of early-onset PA in five unrelated individuals with family analysis suggesting incomplete penetrance and demonstrating de novo occurrence in two kindreds. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (153, 155)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (40, 58)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (62, 69)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (62, 69)) ('early-onset PA', 'Disease', (141, 155)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (251, 254)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', '1584', (0, 4)) ('cause', 'Reg', (132, 137)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (94, 101)) 161 32507359 Germline mutations in CACNA1D, encoding an L-type calcium channel, can also cause PA, however these mutations exclusively occur de novo due to the severity of the associated phenotype. ('Germline mutations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (22, 29)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (50, 57)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (22, 29)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (82, 84)) ('cause', 'Reg', (76, 81)) 163 32507359 Mutant channels show activation at less depolarized membrane potentials and impaired inactivation, leading to increased calcium influx. ('calcium influx', 'MPA', (120, 134)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (110, 119)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (120, 127)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (21, 31)) ('Mutant', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('inactivation', 'MPA', (85, 97)) 165 32507359 Somatic mutations in KCNJ5 are associated with 40% of APAs. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (55, 57)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (21, 26)) ('associated', 'Reg', (31, 41)) ('APAs', 'Disease', (54, 58)) ('Somatic mutations', 'Var', (0, 17)) 166 32507359 In a study of 22 patients with APAs, two recurrent somatic mutations (p.G151R and p.L168R), in and near the selectivity filter of KCNJ5, were present in 36% of APA samples. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (130, 135)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (32, 34)) ('p.G151R', 'Var', (70, 77)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (17, 25)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('p.L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (82, 89)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (161, 163)) ('p.L168R', 'Var', (82, 89)) ('p.G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (70, 77)) 167 32507359 These two hotspot mutations were later shown to be accountable for the majority of KCNJ5 mutations in APAs. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (103, 105)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (83, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (83, 88)) 168 32507359 With some exceptions, APA-causing somatic KCNJ5 mutations lead to a more severe phenotype when found in the germline, whereas KCNJ5 mutations found solely in the germline are typically associated with a milder phenotype. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('APA-causing', 'Disease', (22, 33)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (126, 131)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (42, 47)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (126, 131)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (23, 25)) ('mutations', 'Var', (48, 57)) 169 32507359 KCNJ5 mutations appear to be more common in females than in males (53-63% vs. 22-31%), with higher frequency in some Asian cohorts (60-70% APAs) compared to European cohorts. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (140, 142)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('common', 'Reg', (34, 40)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 170 32507359 Additionally, APAs due to KCNJ5 mutations are larger and are associated with more pronounced PA at a younger age. ('associated with', 'Reg', (61, 76)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (26, 31)) ('age', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (93, 95)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (15, 17)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (109, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (26, 31)) 171 32507359 CACNA1D mutations are the second most common somatic driver mutations in APAs with a prevalence of 21-42% when using panel sequencing of the entire coding sequence to detect these genetic alterations. ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (192, 195)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (74, 76)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (0, 7)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (0, 7)) 172 32507359 Somatic CACNA1D mutations were the most common genetic defects in APAs from blacks, accounting for 42%, followed by KCNJ5 defects which accounted for 34%, then ATP1A1 defects which comprised 8%, and ATP2B3 mutations which were found in 4%. ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (199, 205)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (199, 205)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (116, 121)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (160, 166)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (8, 15)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (8, 15)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (67, 69)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (47, 62)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (47, 62)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (116, 121)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (160, 166)) 173 32507359 These CACNA1D variants were more common in APAs from black males than those from black females, whereas KCNJ5 genetic alterations were more frequent in APAs from black females compared with those from black males. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (153, 155)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('variants', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('common', 'Reg', (33, 39)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (44, 46)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (104, 109)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (122, 125)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (6, 13)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (6, 13)) 174 32507359 Gain of function somatic mutations in the ATPases ATP1A1 and ATP2B3 are responsible for 3-17% of APAs. ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (61, 64)) ('ATPases', 'Protein', (42, 49)) ('APAs', 'Disease', (97, 101)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (98, 100)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (42, 45)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (61, 67)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (50, 56)) ('Gain of function', 'PosReg', (0, 16)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (50, 53)) 175 32507359 These mutations cause abnormal Na+ or H+ permeability and enhanced aldosterone production. ('Na+ or H+ permeability', 'MPA', (31, 53)) ('abnormal', 'Reg', (22, 30)) ('enhanced aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (58, 78)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (58, 66)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (67, 89)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (67, 89)) ('abnormal Na+', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010931', (22, 34)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (67, 78)) 176 32507359 In addition to genetic alterations that affect ion channels and ATPases, activating somatic mutations in CTNNB1 have been described in 2-5% of APAs, with a high proportion of APAs found to have constitutive activation of the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway. ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (64, 67)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (207, 217)) ('mutations', 'Var', (92, 101)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (105, 111)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (73, 83)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (27, 30)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (144, 146)) ('Wnt-beta-catenin pathway', 'Pathway', (225, 249)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (176, 178)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (105, 111)) 177 32507359 Somatic CTNNB1 mutations have also been described in two women with APAs that presented in pregnancy that had highly upregulated adrenocortical expression of the LH/hCG receptor and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (69, 71)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (57, 62)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (8, 14)) ('adrenocortical expression', 'MPA', (129, 154)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (117, 128)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (8, 14)) 186 32507359 The frequency of TP53 germline mutations in ACC decreases with age with approximately 50% of children diagnosed with ACC harboring germline TP53 mutations, as opposed to less than 10% of adults diagnosed with ACC. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (117, 120)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('mutations', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (44, 47)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (209, 212)) ('age', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (63, 66)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (17, 21)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (140, 144)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 187 32507359 A TP53 p.R337H mutation is highly prevalent among children with ACC from Southern Brazil, with this founder mutation accounting for 90% of cases in this region. ('p.R337H', 'Var', (7, 14)) ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (7, 14)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (64, 67)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (2, 6)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (2, 6)) 188 32507359 Lynch syndrome (LS) or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is another autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome, that is attributed to germline mutations in one of several DNA-mismatch repair (MMR) genes including MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 or loss of expression of MSH2 due to deletion in the EPCAM gene. ('expression', 'MPA', (274, 284)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (288, 292)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (242, 246)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (47, 64)) ('EPCAM', 'Gene', (316, 321)) ('hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (23, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (166, 175)) ('PMS2', 'Gene', (258, 262)) ('HNPCC', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', (236, 240)) ('HNPCC', 'Disease', 'None', (66, 71)) ('deletion', 'Var', (300, 308)) ('MLH1', 'Gene', '4292', (236, 240)) ('hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006716', (23, 64)) ('hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (23, 64)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', (0, 14)) ('loss of', 'NegReg', (266, 273)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (242, 246)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (288, 292)) ('HNPCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006716', (66, 71)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', (248, 252)) ('EPCAM', 'Gene', '4072', (316, 321)) ('MSH6', 'Gene', '2956', (248, 252)) ('PMS2', 'Gene', '5395', (258, 262)) ('autosomal dominant cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 109)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (0, 14)) ('autosomal dominant cancer', 'Disease', (84, 109)) 189 32507359 Biallelic inactivation of MMR genes in a cell lead to failure to repair DNA mismatches that occur during normal DNA synthesis and resulting genomic instability, with tumors demonstrating microsatellite instability. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 172)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (180, 183)) ('MMR genes', 'Gene', (26, 35)) ('failure', 'NegReg', (54, 61)) ('Biallelic inactivation', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (166, 172)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) 192 32507359 Immunohistochemistry to evaluate for MMR deficiency in these three cases and another 5 previously reported showed lack of expression of the mutated MMR gene in 6 of the 8 cases though all tumors were microsatellite stable. ('expression', 'MPA', (122, 132)) ('MMR deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536928', (37, 51)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (188, 194)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (188, 194)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (148, 151)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('MMR deficiency', 'Disease', (37, 51)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (114, 118)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 193)) ('mutated', 'Var', (140, 147)) 196 32507359 In greater than 80% of patients, molecular/cytogenetic testing detects one of the following alterations on chromosome 11p15.5 affecting imprinted genes in this region: loss of methylation of maternal imprinting center (IC) 2 (50%), gain of methylation of maternal IC1 (5%) , paternal uniparental disomy (20%), mutation of the CDKN1C (5% in sporadic cases), or rarely duplication, inversion or translocation of 11p15.5. ('loss', 'NegReg', (168, 172)) ('mutation', 'Var', (310, 318)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', '1028', (326, 332)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (240, 251)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (284, 302)) ('translocation', 'Var', (393, 406)) ('IC1', 'Gene', '105259599', (264, 267)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (176, 187)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (96, 99)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', (326, 332)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (232, 236)) ('IC1', 'Gene', (264, 267)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (284, 302)) 199 32507359 Physiologically, IC1 is unmethylated on the maternal allele and methylated on the paternal allele. ('methylated', 'Var', (64, 74)) ('IC1', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('IC1', 'Gene', '105259599', (17, 20)) 200 32507359 Molecular defects in 11p15.5 can lead to overexpression of IGF2, decreased expression of H19, and/or decreased expression of CDKN1C, with gain of methylation at IC1 or paternal uniparental disomy being associated with a higher risk of tumor development in BWS. ('IC1', 'Gene', '105259599', (161, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (235, 240)) ('gain', 'PosReg', (138, 142)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (65, 74)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (89, 92)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('defects', 'Var', (10, 17)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', '1028', (125, 131)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 240)) ('expression', 'MPA', (111, 121)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (177, 195)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (177, 195)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (59, 63)) ('IC1', 'Gene', (161, 164)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (41, 55)) ('methylation', 'Var', (146, 157)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', (125, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (235, 240)) ('H19', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('expression', 'MPA', (75, 85)) 204 32507359 NF1 is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is familial in half of the cases, and is due to inactivating defects in the tumor suppressor gene NF1, located at chromosome 17q11.2, that encodes the protein neurofibromin. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('inactivating defects', 'Var', (99, 119)) ('neurofibromin', 'Gene', '4763', (210, 223)) ('autosomal dominant genetic disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (10, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('autosomal dominant genetic disorder', 'Disease', (10, 45)) ('NF1', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('neurofibromin', 'Gene', (210, 223)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) 206 32507359 These GAPs stimulate intrinsic GTPase activity in the ras p21 family (21 kD rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologs), with ras being an activator of several signaling pathways including the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), stem cell factor (SCF)/c-kit signaling, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways. ('mTOR', 'Gene', (219, 223)) ('GTPase', 'Enzyme', (31, 37)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (80, 87)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (80, 87)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '56718', (219, 223)) ('p21', 'Gene', '24525', (58, 61)) ('GAPs', 'Var', (6, 10)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (80, 87)) ('stem cell factor', 'Gene', (226, 242)) ('mechanistic target of rapamycin', 'Gene', (186, 217)) ('SCF', 'Gene', (244, 247)) ('activity', 'MPA', (38, 46)) ('SCF', 'Gene', '60427', (244, 247)) ('mechanistic target of rapamycin', 'Gene', '56718', (186, 217)) ('GTP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006160', (31, 34)) ('stem cell factor', 'Gene', '60427', (226, 242)) ('intrinsic', 'MPA', (21, 30)) ('p21', 'Gene', (58, 61)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (76, 79)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (11, 20)) 210 32507359 Recently, nine germline inactivating variants in PDEs and related genes (PDE3B, PDE5A, PDE6B, PDE8A, and PDE11A, and the phosphodiesterase interacting protein PDE4DIP) were identified in a cohort of 37 pediatric patients with ACT (24%), with tumor DNA loss of heterozygosity, suggesting that these germline variants may play a role in the development of ACC in children. ('play', 'Reg', (320, 324)) ('PDE6B', 'Gene', '5158', (87, 92)) ('PDE3B', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (361, 369)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (212, 220)) ('PDEs', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (252, 256)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (242, 247)) ('PDE5A', 'Gene', '8654', (80, 85)) ('PDE4DIP', 'Gene', (159, 166)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 247)) ('PDE8A', 'Gene', '5151', (94, 99)) ('PDE6B', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('PDE8A', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('PDE5A', 'Gene', (80, 85)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (105, 111)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (105, 111)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 247)) ('PDE3B', 'Gene', '5140', (73, 78)) ('PDE4DIP', 'Gene', '9659', (159, 166)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (354, 357)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (354, 357)) ('PDEs', 'Gene', '50940', (49, 53)) ('variants', 'Var', (37, 45)) 211 32507359 As in familial ACC, somatic genetic alterations leading to changes in p53 signaling, Wnt-beta-catenin signaling, IGF2 overexpression, and less so cAMP-PKA signaling, amongst others, have been implicated in the development of sporadic ACC. ('sporadic ACC', 'Disease', (225, 237)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (113, 117)) ('Wnt-beta-catenin signaling', 'MPA', (85, 111)) ('familial ACC', 'Disease', (6, 18)) ('overexpression', 'MPA', (118, 132)) ('p53', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (70, 73)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (15, 18)) ('alterations', 'Var', (36, 47)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (40, 43)) ('changes', 'Reg', (59, 66)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (192, 202)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (146, 150)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (234, 237)) 215 32507359 CTNNB1 mutations were present in 16% of ACCs and were mutually exclusive with ZNRF3 alterations, whereas APC mutations were identified in 2%. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 6)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '84133', (78, 83)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (105, 108)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (78, 83)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (40, 43)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (105, 108)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (88, 91)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (40, 44)) ('alterations', 'Var', (84, 95)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('APC', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 216 32507359 The MED12 gene was found to be mutated in 5% of tumors with mutations affecting the C-terminal region of the protein that was found to physically interact with beta-catenin, leading to the recruitment of mediator to Wnt-responsive genes. ('recruitment', 'MPA', (189, 200)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('mediator', 'MPA', (204, 212)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('Wnt-responsive genes', 'Gene', (216, 236)) ('MED12', 'Gene', '9968', (4, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('mutations affecting', 'Var', (60, 79)) 218 32507359 Genetic changes affecting this pathway included defects in the tumor suppressor genes TP53 (16%), CDKN2A (11%) and RB1 (7%) and amplifications in the oncogenes CDK4 (2%) and MDM2 (2%). ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 90)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (160, 164)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (174, 178)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (98, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (115, 118)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (128, 142)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (98, 104)) ('defects', 'NegReg', (48, 55)) 219 32507359 Mutations in genes associated with chromatin remodeling or telomere maintenance were also identified including MEN1 (7%), DAXX (6%), ATRX (2 tumors), and TERT (6%). ('DAXX', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 146)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (141, 147)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (133, 137)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 147)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (111, 115)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (154, 158)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (122, 126)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (133, 137)) 224 32507359 Collectively, 22% of cases demonstrated genetic changes in histone modification genes (MLL, MLL2, and MLL4) and chromatin remodeling genes (ATRX and DAXX). ('MLL', 'Gene', '4297', (102, 105)) ('MLL', 'Gene', (92, 95)) ('MLL4', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('MLL', 'Gene', '4297', (92, 95)) ('MLL', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', (149, 153)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (149, 153)) ('MLL2', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('histone modification', 'MPA', (59, 79)) ('MLL', 'Gene', '4297', (87, 90)) ('genetic changes', 'Var', (40, 55)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (140, 144)) ('MLL', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('MLL2', 'Gene', '8085', (92, 96)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (34, 37)) ('MLL4', 'Gene', '8085', (102, 106)) 228 32507359 Additionally, genome-wide DNA copy number analysis demonstrated increased frequency of DNA loss, followed by whole genome doubling, which was associated with more aggressive tumors. ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (163, 180)) ('DNA', 'Var', (87, 90)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (58, 61)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (91, 95)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) 232 32507359 Molecular analysis of the tumor demonstrated 17p13 loss of heterozygosity, 11p15 uniparental disomy, and IGF2 gene overexpression, as well as chromosomal gains and losses in the malignant tissue, which were not present in the benign tissue. ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (81, 99)) ('chromosomal', 'Var', (142, 153)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (105, 109)) ('loss of', 'NegReg', (51, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 31)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (81, 99)) ('11p15', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (39, 42)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 31)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (26, 31)) ('losses', 'NegReg', (164, 170)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (115, 129)) 233 32507359 In recent years, with the study of adrenocortical tumors using genomic tools and next generation sequencing, significant strides have been made in understanding the genomic underpinnings of adrenocortical tumorigenesis highlighting the roles of the cAMP-PKA pathway and ARMC5 in the development of benign cortisol-producing tumors, aberrant intracellular calcium signaling in PA, and molecular alterations in the Wnt-beta-catenin and p53 pathways and IGF2 expression in ACC. ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (35, 56)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (355, 362)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (376, 378)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (249, 253)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (305, 313)) ('expression', 'MPA', (456, 466)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (324, 330)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (394, 405)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (451, 455)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (470, 473)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (324, 329)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (324, 330)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (50, 55)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (332, 340)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (434, 437)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (35, 56)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (324, 330)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (90, 93)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (451, 455)) ('intracellular calcium signaling', 'MPA', (341, 372)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (270, 275)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (324, 329)) ('p53', 'Gene', (434, 437)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (398, 401)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (324, 329)) 236 32507359 This was achieved initially through the study of rare familial tumor syndromes such as McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS), Carney complex (CNC), Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), with identification of disease-causing alterations in genes and molecular pathways that subsequently led to the discovery of aberrations in these or related genes and pathways in sporadic ACTs. ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (173, 200)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (163, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (337, 340)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009386', (54, 78)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (87, 111)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (141, 161)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (87, 111)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (163, 166)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', (54, 78)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (173, 200)) ('sporadic ACTs', 'Disease', (387, 400)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (119, 133)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (141, 161)) ('alterations', 'Var', (247, 258)) ('aberrations', 'Var', (333, 344)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (251, 254)) 241 32507359 The pathogenesis of most benign cortisol-producing ACTs can be linked to aberrant cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) signaling. ('aberrant', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('benign cortisol-producing ACTs', 'Disease', (25, 55)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (32, 40)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (82, 86)) 243 32507359 i-PPNAD and i-MAD have been linked to germline defects in PDE11A and PDE8B, encoding phosphodiesterases that play a regulatory role in the cAMP-PKA pathway and i-MAD has been associated with germline copy number gains in PRKACA, encoding the catalytic subunit (Calpha) of PKA, that lead to increased cAMP-PKA signaling. ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', (85, 103)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (139, 143)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (221, 227)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (58, 64)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (69, 74)) ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', '50940', (85, 103)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (69, 74)) ('defects', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('cAMP-PKA signaling', 'MPA', (300, 318)) ('copy number', 'Var', (200, 211)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (212, 217)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (221, 227)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (290, 299)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (300, 304)) 244 32507359 Activating mutations in PRKACA account for up to 42% of cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas presenting with Cushing syndrome. ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (75, 98)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', (115, 131)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (75, 98)) ('Activating mutations', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (75, 98)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (24, 30)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (115, 131)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (75, 97)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (56, 64)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (115, 131)) 247 32507359 Germline defects in the tumor suppressor gene ARMC5 account for 21-26% of cases of PBMAH, whereas PBMAH is rarely associated with familial tumor syndromes such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), or hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma. ('adenomatous polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (172, 193)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (289, 298)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (139, 144)) ('hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (248, 298)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (238, 242)) ('endocrine neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (210, 229)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 144)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1', 'Gene', (201, 236)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1', 'Gene', '4221', (201, 236)) ('defects', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (83, 88)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (238, 242)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', (130, 154)) ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (98, 103)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('familial tumor syndromes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009386', (130, 154)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (220, 229)) ('FAP', 'Disease', (195, 198)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (278, 298)) ('FAP', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567782', (195, 198)) ('associated', 'Reg', (114, 124)) ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', (163, 193)) ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (163, 193)) 251 32507359 FH-I is caused by fusion of the promoter region of the gene for CYP11B1 and the coding sequences of CYP11B2, resulting in ACTH-dependent activation of aldosterone synthase. ('FH-I', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (8, 17)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (64, 71)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (122, 126)) ('fusion', 'Var', (18, 24)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (137, 147)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (151, 171)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (151, 171)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (64, 71)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (100, 107)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', '1584', (0, 4)) 252 32507359 FH-II is caused by defects in CLCN2, whereas FH-III is caused by KCNJ5 defects, and FH-IV is caused by defects in CACNA1H. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (65, 70)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('defects', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', '1584', (0, 4)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (9, 18)) ('defects', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (0, 5)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', '1584', (45, 49)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('defects', 'Var', (103, 110)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', '1584', (84, 88)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (30, 35)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (93, 102)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (55, 64)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('FH-I', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (114, 121)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (45, 50)) 256 32507359 39-41% of sporadic ACC cases harbor genetic alterations affecting Wnt-beta-catenin signaling, whereas 33-44.9% harbor molecular changes that affect p53-Rb signaling. ('affect', 'Reg', (141, 147)) ('p53', 'Gene', (148, 151)) ('Wnt-beta-catenin signaling', 'MPA', (66, 92)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (148, 151)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (19, 22)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (19, 22)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (56, 65)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (36, 55)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (48, 51)) 258 32507359 Mutations in genes associated with chromatin remodeling or telomere maintenance have also been identified in ACC including MEN1, DAXX, ATRX, and TERT. ('identified', 'Reg', (95, 105)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (135, 139)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (145, 149)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (129, 133)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (109, 112)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (109, 112)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (123, 127)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (145, 149)) 260 32561853 Wnt/beta-catenin activation cooperates with loss of p53 to cause adrenocortical carcinoma in mice Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (80, 89)) ('aggressive malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 164)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (65, 89)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (98, 122)) ('aggressive malignancy', 'Disease', (143, 164)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (65, 89)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (98, 122)) ('p53', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('p53', 'Gene', '22059', (52, 55)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (98, 122)) ('cause', 'Reg', (59, 64)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '12387', (4, 16)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (113, 122)) ('loss', 'Var', (44, 48)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (65, 89)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (124, 127)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (4, 16)) 262 32561853 We analyzed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset for ACC and found that patients harboring alterations in both p53/Rb and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathways show a worse prognosis compared with patients that harbored alterations in only one. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (55, 58)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 22)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (16, 22)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (197, 205)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 22)) ('alterations', 'Var', (93, 104)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (124, 159)) ('p53/Rb', 'Protein', (113, 119)) 263 32561853 To model this, we utilized the Cyp11b2(AS)Cre mouse line to generate mice with adrenocortical-specific Wnt/beta-catenin activation, Trp53 deletion, or the combination of both. ('Cyp11b2', 'Gene', '13072', (31, 38)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (46, 51)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (69, 73)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('deletion', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('Cyp11b2', 'Gene', (31, 38)) 264 32561853 Mice with targeted Wnt/beta-catenin activation or Trp53 deletion showed no changes associated with tumor formation. ('deletion', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (99, 104)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 104)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 104)) 265 32561853 In contrast, alterations in both pathways led to ACC with pulmonary metastases. ('ACC', 'Disease', (49, 52)) ('pulmonary metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (58, 78)) ('pulmonary metastases', 'Disease', (58, 78)) ('alterations', 'Var', (13, 24)) ('led to', 'Reg', (42, 48)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (49, 52)) 268 32561853 Altogether, these data show that altering both Wnt/beta-catenin and p53/Rb signaling is sufficient to drive ACC in mouse. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (108, 111)) ('altering', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (108, 111)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (115, 120)) 280 32561853 Gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in CTNNB1 (the gene encoding beta-catenin) and biallelic deletion or loss of function mutation in ZNRF3 (a negative regulator of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway), which lead to constitutive activation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, are among the most common somatic alterations in ACC. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('loss of function', 'NegReg', (102, 118)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin signaling', 'Pathway', (234, 260)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '407821', (131, 136)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (311, 314)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('Gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (0, 16)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (220, 230)) ('biallelic', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (131, 136)) 281 32561853 Despite the high frequency of mutations in Wnt/beta-catenin pathway genes in human ACC, such mutations alone are insufficient to induce malignant transformation in mouse models, although they have been linked to the development of benign adrenocortical tumors. ('linked to', 'Reg', (202, 211)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (83, 86)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 259)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (83, 86)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (164, 169)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('benign adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (231, 259)) ('benign adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (231, 259)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin pathway genes', 'Gene', (43, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 258)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (77, 82)) 284 32561853 Mutations in TP53, the gene that encodes human p53, have also been associated with ACC in both familial and sporadic forms. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (83, 86)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (83, 86)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (41, 46)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('associated', 'Reg', (67, 77)) 286 32561853 Consistent with this, a 10-fold increase in the incidence of adrenocortical tumors has been observed in Southeastern Brazil, where a common germline mutation exists within the p53 oligomerization domain [p.R337H]. ('[p.R337H]', 'Var', (203, 212)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (61, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (61, 82)) ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (204, 211)) 287 32561853 Despite this, neither mice carrying a homolog of the human TP53 R337H mutation nor a global deletion of Trp53, the gene encoding murine p53, develop ACC, arguing that p53 disruption alone is insufficient to induce malignant transformation in the adrenal cortex. ('R337H', 'Var', (64, 69)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('R337H', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (64, 69)) ('deletion', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('Trp53', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (129, 135)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (53, 58)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (22, 26)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (149, 152)) 289 32561853 Here, we demonstrate that the combination of adrenal-specific beta-catenin GOF and p53 deletion in mice resulted in metastatic ACC that produce corticosteroids in excess, a key feature of human ACC. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (99, 103)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (188, 193)) ('p53', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('adrenal-specific beta-catenin', 'Protein', (45, 74)) ('metastatic ACC', 'CPA', (116, 130)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (151, 158)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (194, 197)) ('GOF', 'PosReg', (75, 78)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (127, 130)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (104, 115)) ('deletion', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('excess', 'PosReg', (163, 169)) 292 32561853 Previously, unsupervised clustering analysis identified two unique transcriptional subtypes of ACC, C1A (CoCII-III) and C1B (CoCI). ('C1A', 'Gene', '100862690', (100, 103)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (95, 98)) ('C1A', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (95, 98)) ('C1B', 'Var', (120, 123)) 293 32561853 The C1A subtype is comprised of more aggressive tumors and shows enrichment for tumors with somatic mutations in genes linked to the Wnt/beta-catenin and p53/Rb pathways. ('p53/Rb pathways', 'Pathway', (154, 169)) ('mutations', 'Var', (100, 109)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (37, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', (37, 54)) ('C1A', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (80, 86)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 86)) ('C1A', 'Gene', '100862690', (4, 7)) 298 32561853 Of interest, patients with ACCs harboring alterations in genes from both pathways showed an overall lower survival rate compared with patients harboring alterations in only one pathway (Fig. ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (27, 31)) ('alterations', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (13, 21)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (134, 142)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (100, 105)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (27, 30)) ('survival rate', 'CPA', (106, 119)) 299 32561853 To investigate the effect of Wnt/beta-catenin activation and p53/Rb dysfunction in the adrenal cortex, we crossed the adrenal-specific Aldosterone Synthase (AS) ASCre/+ mouse strain, in which Cre expression is first noted within the zona Glomerulosa (zG) around the time of birth, with mice harboring the conditional p53 Loss-of-function (p53-LOF) allele Trp53flox/flox and/or the conditional beta-catenin GOF (betacat-GOF) allele Ctnnbflox(ex3)/+. ('p53', 'Gene', (317, 320)) ('Rb dysfunction', 'Disease', (65, 79)) ('Aldosterone Synthase', 'Gene', '13072', (135, 155)) ('Trp53flox/flox', 'Var', (355, 369)) ('Aldosterone Synthase', 'Gene', (135, 155)) ('zona Glomerulosa', 'Disease', (233, 249)) ('Rb dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009461', (65, 79)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (286, 290)) ('Loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (321, 337)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (169, 174)) ('zona Glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (233, 249)) 313 32561853 Non-linear regression analysis of average adrenal weights (per animal) over time revealed an exponential rate of adrenal growth for BPCreAS/+ mice (~200-fold increase at 12 months) compared with control mice (Fig. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (203, 207)) ('BPCreAS/+', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (142, 146)) ('adrenal growth', 'CPA', (113, 127)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (158, 166)) 336 32561853 Human ACC harboring alterations in the Wnt/beta-Catenin pathway have previously shown increased expression of AXIN2 and LEF1 and beta-catenin status in ACC correlates with a gene signature rich in TCF/LEF target genes. ('alterations', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (86, 95)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (152, 155)) ('LEF1', 'Gene', '51176', (120, 124)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', (43, 55)) ('expression', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (43, 55)) ('LEF1', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('TCF', 'Gene', (197, 200)) ('AXIN2', 'Gene', (110, 115)) ('TCF', 'Gene', '51176;16842', (197, 200)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (6, 9)) ('AXIN2', 'Gene', '8313', (110, 115)) 339 32561853 Next, we assessed the expression of EZH2, a histone methyltransferase which is overexpressed in human ACC and associated with disease progression, poor prognosis and inactivating mutations in the p53/Rb pathway. ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (166, 188)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (96, 101)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (110, 125)) ('p53/Rb pathway', 'Pathway', (196, 210)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (102, 105)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', '2146', (36, 40)) ('EZH2', 'Gene', (36, 40)) 354 32561853 Interestingly, the combination of mutations affecting both TP53 and CTNNB1 have been described in a small group of both pediatric and adult patients presenting with malignant adrenocortical tumors and correlates with poor prognosis, though, in general, the majority of high-risk patients do not simultaneously harbor mutations in both genes. ('TP53', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 195)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (68, 74)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (279, 287)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 196)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 196)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (165, 196)) ('mutations', 'Var', (34, 43)) 356 32561853 A recent study showed that adrenocortical specific expression of SV40 large T-antigen (AdTAg mice) (driven by a 0.5 kb region of the Akr1b7 promoter) leads to ACC in mice. ('leads to', 'Reg', (150, 158)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (159, 162)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (159, 162)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (93, 97)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (166, 170)) ('Akr1b7', 'Gene', '11997', (133, 139)) ('Akr1b7', 'Gene', (133, 139)) ('SV40', 'Var', (65, 69)) 359 32561853 In summary, we have demonstrated that Wnt/beta-catenin activation cooperates with loss of p53 to promote murine ACC tumorigenesis, which mimics the cardinal features of human ACC. ('p53', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (105, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 121)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (112, 115)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (169, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (175, 178)) ('loss', 'Var', (82, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (116, 121)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (97, 104)) 383 32127935 Pediatric patients with ACC seem to present more endocrine dysfunction features and TP53 mutations than adult patients. ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (24, 27)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (24, 27)) ('endocrine dysfunction', 'Disease', (49, 70)) ('endocrine dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (49, 70)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (84, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (10, 18)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('endocrine dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004700', (49, 70)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (110, 118)) 624 30978697 Initiator caspases are produced as inactive monomeric procaspases and are activated by dimerization via the designated 'induced proximity model'. ('dimerization', 'Var', (87, 99)) ('caspases', 'Gene', (57, 65)) ('caspases', 'Gene', '834;835;837;838;839;841;842;843', (10, 18)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (74, 83)) ('caspases', 'Gene', (10, 18)) ('caspases', 'Gene', '834;835;837;838;839;841;842;843', (57, 65)) 652 30978697 Moreover, high TNFAIP3 expression was significantly associated with poor overall survival of ACC patients. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (93, 96)) ('overall', 'MPA', (73, 80)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (68, 72)) ('TNFAIP3', 'Gene', '7128', (15, 22)) ('associated', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) ('high', 'Var', (10, 14)) ('TNFAIP3', 'Gene', (15, 22)) ('expression', 'MPA', (23, 33)) 693 30978697 It has also been described that P53 overexpression increases Fas levels at the cell surface, by promoting its trafficking from Golgi complex. ('Fas levels at the cell surface', 'MPA', (61, 91)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (32, 35)) ('Fas', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 64)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (96, 105)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (51, 60)) ('trafficking from Golgi complex', 'MPA', (110, 140)) ('P53', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (36, 50)) 695 30978697 TP53 mutations usually result in the loss of p53 tumor suppressive activity, mainly due to repression of p53 target genes transactivation. ('transactivation', 'MPA', (122, 137)) ('p53', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 48)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (91, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('p53', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (105, 108)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (37, 41)) 696 30978697 TP53 mutations in ACT was demonstrated to be absent in the majority of ACA. ('ACA', 'Disease', (71, 74)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) 697 30978697 In contrast, the prevalence of somatic TP53 mutations in sporadic ACC can varies from 20 to 30% of the cases. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (66, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (39, 43)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (39, 43)) 698 30978697 Besides that, the majority of ACC patients with mutated TP53 were observed to have poor outcomes. ('mutated', 'Var', (48, 55)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (56, 60)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (30, 33)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (30, 33)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) 699 30978697 Aberrant p53 protein expression was also found to be associated with decreased disease-free survival. ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (69, 78)) ('disease-free survival', 'CPA', (79, 100)) ('expression', 'MPA', (21, 31)) ('p53', 'Gene', (9, 12)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (9, 12)) ('protein', 'Protein', (13, 20)) 703 30978697 Nevertheless, LOH at 17q13 is not always associated with TP53 mutations suggesting that other genes in the same chromosomal region contribute to ACC biology. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (57, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (145, 148)) ('mutations', 'Var', (62, 71)) 704 30978697 TP53 gene germline pathogenic variants are typically associated with Li-Fraumeni or Li-Fraumeni-like syndrome, which is associated with an hereditary predisposition to neoplasms, in particular to pediatric ACC. ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('pediatric ACC', 'Disease', (196, 209)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 177)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (168, 177)) ('Li-Fraumeni or Li-Fraumeni-like syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567189', (69, 109)) ('associated', 'Reg', (53, 63)) ('Li-Fraumeni or Li-Fraumeni-like syndrome', 'Disease', (69, 109)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 177)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (206, 209)) 705 30978697 Contrarily to the majority of mutations associated with LFS that are in p53 DNA-binding domain, 80% of pediatric ACC have mutations in p53 oligomerization domain, in particular in the exon 10 of the short arm of chromosome 17 (p.R337H). ('p53', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (72, 75)) ('p53', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (227, 234)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (135, 138)) ('mutations in', 'Var', (122, 134)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (113, 116)) ('short arm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009824', (199, 208)) 707 30978697 These tumor-suppressive activity alterations have been proposed to be sufficient to induce tumorigenesis and to confer tumor growth advantages. ('tumor', 'Disease', (119, 124)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 11)) ('alterations', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 124)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (84, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (91, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (6, 11)) 708 30978697 Otherwise, genomic profiles of ACC with p.R337H mutation were found to be similar to ACC with a different TP53 mutation. ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (40, 47)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (31, 34)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (85, 88)) ('p.R337H', 'Var', (40, 47)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (106, 110)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (106, 110)) 709 30978697 Pediatric ACT with p.R337H mutation were found to have a significantly lower expression of apoptosis-related genes when compared to non-neoplastic adrenals. ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (19, 26)) ('neoplastic adrenals', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (136, 155)) ('expression', 'MPA', (77, 87)) ('apoptosis-related genes', 'Gene', (91, 114)) ('p.R337H', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (71, 76)) 716 30978697 Loss of pRB induces apoptosis and the mechanisms behind this phenomena are mainly related to the action of the E2F transcription factors, the well-known targets of pRB. ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (8, 11)) ('pRB', 'Gene', (164, 167)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (164, 167)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (20, 29)) ('pRB', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('induces', 'Reg', (12, 19)) ('Loss', 'Var', (0, 4)) 720 30978697 The loss of pRB was suggested to be a marker of poor prognosis as it appears to be a characteristic of the more aggressive ACC. ('pRB', 'Gene', (12, 15)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (123, 126)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (12, 15)) ('loss', 'Var', (4, 8)) 722 30978697 Functional studies showed that abnormal miRNA expression is a key to cancer development by abnormally regulating several cellular processes, including apoptosis. ('abnormal', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('cellular processes', 'CPA', (121, 139)) ('abnormally regulating', 'Reg', (91, 112)) ('miRNA', 'Protein', (40, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (151, 160)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) 728 30978697 miRNA-205 was able to activate Bcl-2, in ACC tumor cells, leading to the activation of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway by activating caspase-9 and caspase-3. ('activation', 'PosReg', (73, 83)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (122, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '836', (147, 156)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('Bcl-2', 'Gene', '596', (31, 36)) ('miRNA-205', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (45, 50)) ('miRNA-205', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 9)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', '842', (133, 142)) ('caspase-9', 'Gene', (133, 142)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (41, 44)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (147, 156)) ('activate', 'PosReg', (22, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 50)) ('intrinsic apoptosis pathway', 'Pathway', (91, 118)) 756 30978697 LOH in the chromosome were TP53 is harbored and TP53 mutations are the most frequent alterations observed in ACC, leading to abnormal cell cycle progression and apoptosis inhibition. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (27, 31)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (48, 52)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('mutations', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (109, 112)) ('abnormal cell cycle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (125, 144)) ('apoptosis inhibition', 'CPA', (161, 181)) 757 30978697 Targeted therapies with the goal of recovering or reactivating p53 function in TP53 mutants were already developed and are currently being tested for the treatment of several tumors, other than ACC (e.g. ('tumors', 'Disease', (175, 181)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 181)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) ('p53', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (79, 83)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (63, 66)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (194, 197)) ('mutants', 'Var', (84, 91)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 180)) ('reactivating', 'Var', (50, 62)) 759 30978697 The high prevalence of alterations related to TP53 in ACC makes these tumors good candidates for TP53 modulators therapies. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (97, 101)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (54, 57)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (46, 50)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (97, 101)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('alterations', 'Var', (23, 34)) 766 30978697 Tumor cells are not only characterized by genetic alterations leading to increased proliferation but also by a compromised apoptosis signaling, a fact that adds to the imbalance between cell death and survival, leading to tumor development, invasion and resistance to treatment. ('increased', 'PosReg', (73, 82)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (168, 177)) ('resistance', 'CPA', (254, 264)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (222, 227)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (211, 221)) ('alterations', 'Var', (50, 61)) ('apoptosis', 'MPA', (123, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (222, 227)) ('compromised', 'NegReg', (111, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 227)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (241, 249)) 786 30348224 Genomic studies indicate that mutations in defined driver genes, including zinc and ring finger 3 (ZNRF3), telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), protein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha (PRKAR1A), ribosomal protein L22 (RPL22), telomeric repeat binding factor 2 (TERF2), cyclin E1 (CCNE1), and neurofibromin 1 (NF1), may have a major role in the etiology of ACC, and that ACC has a moderate overall mutation burden compared with other tumor types. ('cyclin E1', 'Gene', '898', (295, 304)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', (107, 139)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (211, 218)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (459, 464)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '104371', (396, 399)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (141, 145)) ('RPL22', 'Gene', '6146', (244, 249)) ('TERF2', 'Gene', (287, 292)) ('zinc and ring finger 3', 'Gene', '84133', (75, 97)) ('ribosomal protein L22', 'Gene', (221, 242)) ('TERF2', 'Gene', '7014', (287, 292)) ('telomerase reverse transcriptase', 'Gene', '7015', (107, 139)) ('RPL22', 'Gene', (244, 249)) ('cyclin E1', 'Gene', (295, 304)) ('CCNE1', 'Gene', (306, 311)) ('telomeric repeat binding factor 2', 'Gene', '7014', (252, 285)) ('telomeric repeat binding factor 2', 'Gene', (252, 285)) ('NF1', 'Gene', '4763', (335, 338)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (382, 385)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (459, 464)) ('CCNE1', 'Gene', '898', (306, 311)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (211, 218)) ('neurofibromin 1', 'Gene', '4763', (318, 333)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (459, 464)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (335, 338)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '84133', (99, 104)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (396, 399)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '104371', (382, 385)) ('ribosomal protein L22', 'Gene', '6146', (221, 242)) ('neurofibromin 1', 'Gene', (318, 333)) 806 30348224 Treatment was discontinued following: 1) any grade 4 adverse event (AE) except for single laboratory values out of the normal range that were unrelated to study treatment, without clinical correlate, and resolved within 7 days with medical management; 2) any grade 3 AE except for: (i) transient (<=6 h) influenza-like symptoms or pyrexia controlled with medical management; (ii) fatigue, local infusion-related reaction, headache, nausea, or emesis that resolved to grade <= 1 within 24 h; (iii) single laboratory values out of the normal range that were unrelated to study treatment and without clinical correlate (excluding grade >= 3 increase in liver enzyme concentrations) that resolved to grade <= 1 within 7 days; (iv) tumor flare phenomena (local pain, irritation, or localized rash at a tumor site); (v) grade >= 3 amylase or lipase abnormality not associated with symptoms or clinical manifestations of pancreatitis; or 3) increase in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status to >=3 not resolved to <=2 by Day 14 of the following cycle. ('pyrexia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001945', (331, 338)) ('pyrexia', 'Disease', (331, 338)) ('headache', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002315', (422, 430)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (727, 732)) ('pancreatitis', 'Disease', (914, 926)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (797, 802)) ('emesis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002013', (443, 449)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (432, 438)) ('pain', 'Disease', (756, 760)) ('emesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014839', (443, 449)) ('emesis', 'Disease', (443, 449)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (240, 243)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (380, 387)) ('increase in liver enzyme', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002910', (638, 662)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (797, 802)) ('rash', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000988', (787, 791)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (934, 942)) ('headache', 'Disease', (422, 430)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (756, 760)) ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (432, 438)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (896, 899)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005221', (380, 387)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (727, 732)) ('rash', 'Disease', (787, 791)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (966, 974)) ('pyrexia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005334', (331, 338)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (797, 802)) ('pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (756, 760)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (363, 366)) ('irritation', 'Disease', (762, 772)) ('headache', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006261', (422, 430)) ('pancreatitis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (914, 926)) ('rash', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005076', (787, 791)) ('pancreatitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001733', (914, 926)) ('grade >', 'Var', (814, 821)) ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (432, 438)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (727, 732)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', (380, 387)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (987, 990)) ('irritation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (762, 772)) 853 30348224 Three patients (6.0%) had an objective response, including patients with PD-L1+ and PD-L1- tumors, and all of whom had received only 1 (n = 2) or 2 (n = 1) prior lines of treatment. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('PD-L1- tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010300', (84, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (6, 14)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (59, 67)) ('PD-L1- tumors', 'Disease', (84, 97)) ('PD-L1+', 'Var', (73, 79)) 863 30348224 Patients receiving concomitant mitotane had a higher rate of grade 3 TRAEs than those not receiving mitotane (24.0% vs 8.0%), particularly liver enzyme elevations. ('mitotane', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('AEs', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C045560', (71, 74)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (31, 39)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (100, 108)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('liver enzyme elevations', 'MPA', (139, 162)) ('liver enzyme elevations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002910', (139, 162)) ('grade', 'Disease', (61, 66)) 893 29754632 Somatic mutations leading to overactivation of the 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA) and wingless-type MMTV integration site family (WNT)/beta-catenin (CTNNB1) pathways are the main molecular mechanisms underlying adrenocortical tumorigenesis causing CS. ("3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate", 'Chemical', '-', (51, 87)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (247, 261)) ('MMTV', 'Species', '11757', (136, 140)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (185, 191)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 267)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (247, 261)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (262, 267)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 93)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (185, 191)) ('overactivation', 'PosReg', (29, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (262, 267)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (284, 286)) 894 29754632 In the pituitary gland, corticotropinomas are characterized by resistance to glucocorticoid negative feedback, dysregulation of pathways controlling cell cycle progression and overexpression of pathways that sustain overactive ACTH production and secretion. ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (24, 41)) ('secretion', 'MPA', (247, 256)) ('glucocorticoid negative', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (77, 100)) ('overactive ACTH production', 'MPA', (216, 242)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (111, 124)) ('pathways', 'Pathway', (194, 202)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (176, 190)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (24, 41)) 901 29754632 Nuclear and cytoplasmic accumulation of the CTNN1B protein are common findings in human benign and malignant adrenocortical tumors of various types, and these lesions often display somatic mutations in the CTNNB1 gene (located on chromosome 3p22.1). ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (206, 212)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (99, 130)) ('benign', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (206, 212)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (99, 130)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 130)) ('CTNN1B', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (189, 198)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (82, 87)) 902 29754632 Within cortisol-producing adenomas (CPAs), the frequency of CTNN1B mutations is around 15%, while two-thirds of nonfunctioning adenomas and one-third of adrenocortical carcinomas carry these genetic defects, which are apparently associated with a more aggressive phenotype. ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (191, 206)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (168, 177)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (168, 178)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (191, 206)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (153, 178)) ('mutations', 'Var', (67, 76)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (26, 34)) ('CPAs', 'Chemical', '-', (36, 40)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (153, 178)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (127, 135)) ('CTNN1B', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (26, 34)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (127, 135)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (7, 15)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (153, 178)) 903 29754632 Most of the patients carry a missense mutation affecting the residue S45, which prevents phosphorylation of the protein by the "destruction complex" (see below), resulting in protein accumulation and activation of its target genes, and therefore resulting in constitutive activation of the wingless-type MMTV integration site family (WNT)/CTNNB1 pathway. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (12, 20)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (80, 88)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (339, 345)) ('protein accumulation', 'MPA', (175, 195)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (200, 210)) ('MMTV', 'Species', '11757', (304, 308)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (29, 46)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (272, 282)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (339, 345)) ('phosphorylation of the protein', 'MPA', (89, 119)) 904 29754632 Beyond CTNNB1 sequence mutations, CTNN1B accumulation may also be due to overactivation of the 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway, as it occurs in most adrenocortical lesions. ('adrenocortical lesions', 'Disease', (192, 214)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (133, 137)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (41, 53)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('overactivation', 'PosReg', (73, 87)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (7, 13)) ("3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate", 'Chemical', '-', (95, 131)) ('adrenocortical lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565972', (192, 214)) ('CTNN1B', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (7, 13)) 905 29754632 Germline loss-of-function mutations in the APC gene (on chromosome 5q22.2) are associated with adrenocortical adenomas or primary macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PMAH) in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis; however, this gene does not seem to play a significant role in sporadic CS. ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (187, 217)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (291, 293)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (143, 162)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 168)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (95, 118)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (95, 118)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (130, 162)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (43, 46)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (95, 118)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (173, 181)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (130, 162)) ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', (187, 217)) ('mutations', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('adenomatous polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (196, 217)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (9, 25)) ('APC', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (130, 162)) 908 29754632 Therefore, APC loss-of-function results in constitutive activation of the WNT/CTNNB1 pathway, in a way that is similar to that of CTNNB1 mutations. ('APC', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (78, 84)) ('mutations', 'Var', (137, 146)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (130, 136)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (11, 14)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (78, 84)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (15, 31)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (56, 66)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (130, 136)) 909 29754632 Adrenal CS is most often caused by CPAs and one to two-thirds of these tumors bear the somatic recurrent mutation p.L206R in the PRKACA gene (on chromosome 19p13.12), encoding the catalytic subunit alpha of PKA. ('p13', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('caused', 'Reg', (25, 31)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (129, 135)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (158, 161)) ('p.L206R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352352', (114, 121)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (8, 10)) ('CPAs', 'Disease', (35, 39)) ('p.L206R', 'Var', (114, 121)) ('Adrenal CS', 'Disease', (0, 10)) ('CPAs', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 77)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (129, 135)) 910 29754632 The functional effect of the L206R mutation is constitutive activation of the cAMP/PKA molecular pathway and therefore increased steroidogenesis, given that these mutations affect a site of the protein that is essential for its interaction with the regulatory subunits of PKA. ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 82)) ('affect', 'Reg', (173, 179)) ('cAMP/PKA molecular pathway', 'Pathway', (78, 104)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (60, 70)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (129, 144)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (228, 239)) ('L206R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352352', (29, 34)) ('L206R', 'Var', (29, 34)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (119, 128)) 912 29754632 In addition, germline amplification of the 19p13.2-p13.12 chromosomal region was identified in five cases of CS from four different families. ('germline', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (109, 111)) ('p13', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p13', 'Gene', (51, 54)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (45, 48)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (51, 54)) 916 29754632 A genome-wide association study identified germline inactivating mutations in the phosphodiesterase 11A gene (PDE11A, 2q31.2) in four patients with CS due to iMAD, including two affected individuals from the same kindred. ('germline inactivating mutations', 'Var', (43, 74)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', (82, 103)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (134, 142)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (110, 116)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (148, 150)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (110, 116)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', '50940', (82, 103)) 919 29754632 Both phosphodiesterases are highly expressed (although not exclusively) in the adrenal tissue, and the mutations found in iMAD lead to increased cAMP signaling, in a similar way than PRKACA gain-of-function and other cAMP defects identified in adrenal tumors. ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (244, 258)) ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', (5, 23)) ('mutations', 'Var', (103, 112)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (190, 206)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (145, 149)) ('iMAD', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', '50940', (5, 23)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (135, 144)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (244, 258)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 257)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (183, 189)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', '-', (217, 221)) ('cAMP signaling', 'MPA', (145, 159)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (183, 189)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 258)) 920 29754632 Loss-of-function mutations in the armadillo repeat containing 5 gene (ARMC5) are the most common genetic cause of CS due to PMAH. ('Loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (0, 16)) ('PMAH', 'Disease', (124, 128)) ('armadillo repeat containing 5', 'Gene', '79798', (34, 63)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 128)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (114, 116)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('armadillo repeat containing 5', 'Gene', (34, 63)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (70, 75)) 921 29754632 Around 26-55% patients bear ARMC5 mutations (on chromosome 16p11.2) at both the somatic and the germline levels; within the PMAH tissue, different ARMC5 mutations can be found in each nodule ARMC5 encodes a ubiquitously expressed pro-apoptotic protein, with an additional role as a regulator of steroidogenesis, as demonstrated in vitro. ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (28, 33)) ('mutations', 'Var', (153, 162)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (191, 196)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (191, 196)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (124, 128)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (147, 152)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (14, 22)) ('mutations', 'Var', (34, 43)) 922 29754632 In mice, Armc5 is required for gastrulation and its knockout is lethal, while haploinsufficiency leads to late-onset CS. ('knockout', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (78, 96)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (3, 7)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (117, 119)) ('haploinsufficiency', 'Disease', (78, 96)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (97, 105)) ('Armc5', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('Armc5', 'Gene', '233912', (9, 14)) 924 29754632 Patients with ARMC5 mutations have higher midnight serum cortisol, as well as higher urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids and free cortisol levels during the 6-day test Liddle, and their nodules are larger and more numerous, compared with other PMAH patients. ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (57, 65)) ('midnight serum cortisol', 'MPA', (42, 65)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (78, 84)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (247, 255)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (14, 19)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (128, 136)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (35, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (242, 246)) 926 29754632 Loss-of function mutations in the FH gene (1q43) cause an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by the association of cutaneous leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma. ('cutaneous leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535516', (122, 171)) ('1q43', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('cutaneous leiomyomatosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007620', (122, 146)) ('Loss-of function', 'NegReg', (0, 16)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (151, 171)) ('autosomal dominant syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (58, 85)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (34, 36)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('autosomal dominant syndrome', 'Disease', (58, 85)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (162, 171)) 928 29754632 Loss of the normal allele has been demonstrated in the PMAH tissue, supporting the causative role of FH in these lesions; however, FH mutations have not been associated to sporadic PMAH. ('associated', 'Reg', (158, 168)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (131, 133)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (181, 185)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 59)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (101, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('PMAH', 'Disease', (181, 185)) 929 29754632 The finding of local ACTH production and aberrant GPCR expression as stimuli driving steroidogenesis in PMAH brings attention to the role of ectopic hormone signaling in adrenal tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', (178, 183)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (104, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 183)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '117196', (50, 54)) ('PMAH', 'Disease', (104, 108)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 183)) 930 29754632 Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)-dependent CS is a rare condition in which ectopic GIP receptor (GIPR) expression in PMAH or CPA tissue leads to hypercortisolemia in response to the physiological posprandial release of GIP by the small bowel. ('leads to', 'Reg', (154, 162)) ('GIP receptor', 'Gene', '2696', (101, 113)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', (163, 180)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', 'None', (163, 180)) ('Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide', 'Gene', '2695', (0, 44)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (237, 240)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (61, 63)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (46, 49)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (237, 240)) ('expression', 'Var', (121, 131)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', '2696', (115, 119)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (101, 104)) ('Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide', 'Gene', (0, 44)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (135, 139)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('GIP receptor', 'Gene', (101, 113)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (93, 100)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (115, 118)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (143, 146)) 931 29754632 A recent study identified somatic duplications of the 19q13.32 chromosomal region, including the GIPR gene, in 3/14 patients with GIP-dependent CS. ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (97, 100)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (116, 124)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (144, 146)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (130, 133)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('duplications', 'Var', (34, 46)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', '2696', (97, 101)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', (97, 101)) 934 29754632 A germline mutation (p.F278C), in the MC2R gene (on chromosome 18p11.21), encoding the ACTH receptor MC2R, was identified in a single patient with PMAH and resulted in constitutive receptor activation in vitro. ('MC2R', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('p.F278C', 'Var', (21, 28)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (190, 200)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (134, 141)) ('PMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 151)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (38, 42)) ('ACTH receptor', 'Gene', '4158', (87, 100)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (101, 105)) ('p.F278C', 'Mutation', 'rs28926182', (21, 28)) ('ACTH receptor', 'Gene', (87, 100)) ('constitutive receptor', 'MPA', (168, 189)) 935 29754632 Two additional MC2R mutations (p.C21R and p.S247G) found in a patient with hypersensitivity to ACTH, had the same effect. ('p.S247G', 'Var', (42, 49)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004342', (75, 91)) ('p.C21R', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (62, 69)) ('p.S247G', 'Mutation', 'p.S247G', (42, 49)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (15, 19)) ('p.C21R', 'Mutation', 'p.C21R', (31, 37)) ('hypersensitivity', 'Disease', (75, 91)) 936 29754632 MC2R mutations appear to be a very rare cause of CS, if at all contributory. ('cause', 'Reg', (40, 45)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (0, 4)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (49, 51)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 937 29754632 Early postzygotic mutations in GNAS (on chromosome 20q13.32) affecting the amino acid 201 of the best-known product of GNAS, the G stimulatory protein subunit alpha, cause the McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). ('MAS', 'Disease', (202, 205)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (61, 70)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (31, 35)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (202, 205)) ('amino', 'MPA', (75, 80)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (176, 200)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (176, 200)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (119, 123)) ('cause', 'Reg', (166, 171)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 939 29754632 Such mutations cause loss of the GTPase function of the protein, resulting in constitutively active GNAS (gsp oncogene). ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (100, 104)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('gsp', 'Gene', '2778', (106, 109)) ('GTPase function of the protein', 'Protein', (33, 63)) ('gsp', 'Gene', (106, 109)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (21, 25)) 942 29754632 Besides MAS, somatic mutations in GNAS codons 201 or 227 (which have the same functional effects) can also be found as somatic changes in 4-15% of CPAs. ('CPAs', 'Disease', (147, 151)) ('changes', 'Reg', (127, 134)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('MAS', 'Disease', (8, 11)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (8, 11)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (34, 38)) ('CPAs', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 151)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 943 29754632 The same mutations are a common finding in sporadic pituitary adenomas, (mainly somatotropinomas), although they are rarely found in corticotrotropinomas, with only three cases reported so far. ('somatotropinomas', 'Disease', (80, 96)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (52, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('somatotropinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D049912', (80, 96)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (52, 70)) ('corticotrotropinomas', 'Disease', (133, 153)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (52, 69)) ('sporadic pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011761', (43, 70)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (52, 70)) ('corticotrotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (133, 153)) 947 29754632 Ninety percent of the MEN1 cases bear loss-of-function germline mutations or deletions in the MEN1 gene (on chromosome 11q13.1), encoding the tumor suppressor menin, a scaffolding protein that regulates the expression and function of proteins involved in transcriptional regulation, genome stability and cell proliferation. ('deletions', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('function', 'MPA', (222, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (38, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (142, 147)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('menin', 'Gene', (159, 164)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (22, 26)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (94, 98)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (55, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 147)) ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (159, 164)) 956 29754632 Three-quarters of CNC cases are caused by loss-of-function mutations in the PRKAR1A gene (on chromosome 17q24.2), 6% are due to deletions in 17q24.2-q24.3, and a triplication of the PRKACB gene was identified as the cause of disease in a single patient, while other cases are linked to an uncharacterized defect in 2p16. ('PRKACB', 'Gene', '5567', (182, 188)) ('PRKACB', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (76, 83)) ('CNC', 'Disease', (18, 21)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (42, 58)) ('mutations', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (76, 83)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (245, 252)) ('deletions', 'Var', (128, 137)) 957 29754632 No germline or somatic PRKAR1A mutations have been identified in sporadic pituitary adenomas. ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (74, 91)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (23, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (74, 92)) ('sporadic pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011761', (65, 92)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (23, 30)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (74, 92)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (74, 92)) 962 29754632 So far, only three cases of CD have been reported among CNC patients, all of them with frameshift PRKAR1A mutations, although the corticotropinoma was highly suspected but not fully proven in one of the patients. ('frameshift', 'Var', (87, 97)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (98, 105)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (60, 68)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (203, 211)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (28, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', (130, 146)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (98, 105)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', 'None', (130, 146)) 965 29754632 Mutations in the exon 14 of the USP8 gene (15q21.2), encoding the ubiquitin-specific protease 8, have been reported in 31-60% of corticotropinomas occurring in children and adults in tumor-extracted DNA, accounting for the most common somatic gene alteration in CD. ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (262, 264)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (183, 188)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (32, 36)) ('reported', 'Reg', (107, 115)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (183, 188)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (160, 168)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (183, 188)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (129, 146)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (129, 146)) 966 29754632 Under physiological conditions, USP8 binds and deubiquitinates target ubiquitinated proteins to prevent their proteasomal degradation. ('USP8', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (32, 36)) ('proteasomal degradation', 'MPA', (110, 133)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (96, 103)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (37, 42)) ('deubiquitinates', 'Var', (47, 62)) 967 29754632 Cleavage of USP8 at a site immediately upstream to the 14-3-3 binding motif by still unknown proteases results in enhanced deubiquitinase activity from a C-terminal 40-kDa protein fragment. ('Cleavage', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (12, 16)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (114, 122)) ('deubiquitinase activity', 'MPA', (123, 146)) 969 29754632 A key target protein for USP8 in corticotroph cells is the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and USP8 gain-of-function mutations are translated into continuous EGFR recycling, and therefore increased EGFR signaling, resulting in increased POMC transcription. ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (109, 125)) ('POMC', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (174, 180)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (197, 206)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (236, 245)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (93, 97)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (174, 180)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (207, 211)) ('mutations', 'Var', (126, 135)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', (59, 91)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', '1956', (59, 91)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (104, 108)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (25, 29)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (104, 108)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (207, 211)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (167, 171)) ('POMC', 'Gene', '5443', (246, 250)) 970 29754632 Along these lines, corticotropinomas carrying USP8 mutations are usually microadenomas that strongly express POMC. ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (46, 50)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (46, 50)) ('POMC', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (78, 86)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (19, 36)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (78, 86)) ('POMC', 'Gene', '5443', (109, 113)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (19, 36)) 971 29754632 Although EGFR overexpression is not a consistent finding in USP8 mutation positive tumors, in vitro studies have proven that USP8 mutants inhibit the degradation of the ligand-bound EGFR in EGF-stimulated cells. ('USP8', 'Gene', (125, 129)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (182, 186)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (60, 64)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (83, 89)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (9, 13)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (150, 161)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('mutants', 'Var', (130, 137)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 89)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (138, 145)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (125, 129)) 973 29754632 The frequency of USP8 mutations is higher in females in all the cohorts reported so far, but there are discrepancies among studies regarding other clinical and biochemical features. ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (17, 21)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 974 29754632 Interestingly, the frequency of USP8 mutations in a recently reported cohort of patients with Nelson's syndrome (45%), was not higher than what has been reported for CD, although such mutations were associated with lower frequency of ACTH normalization after surgery. ('ACTH normalization', 'MPA', (234, 252)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (80, 88)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (166, 168)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (32, 36)) ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Disease', (94, 111)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010891', (94, 111)) ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D009347', (94, 111)) 978 29754632 A novel missense mutation in the RASD1 gene was detected in a small allelic fraction by whole exome sequencing in corticotropinoma tissue from a young adult CD female; a coexistent hotspot USP8 mutation was identified in the same tumor. ('tumor', 'Disease', (230, 235)) ('corticotropinoma tissue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008291', (114, 137)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', 'None', (114, 130)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', (114, 130)) ('RASD1', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 235)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (189, 193)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (189, 193)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (157, 159)) ('missense mutation', 'Var', (8, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 235)) 979 29754632 It was hypothesized that, in this genetically heterogeneous tumor, the RASD1 mutation could contribute to cell proliferation and ACTH secretion in a small subpopulation of cells. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (106, 124)) ('ACTH secretion', 'MPA', (129, 143)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (92, 102)) ('mutation', 'Var', (77, 85)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (60, 65)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (60, 65)) ('RASD1', 'Gene', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (60, 65)) 980 29754632 Only three CD cases have so far been associated with somatic inactivating missense TP53 mutations, including two patients with ACTH-secreting pituitary carcinomas (one heterozygous and one not specified) and one patient with an invasive corticotropinoma with high Ki-67 index and a homozygous mutation. ('invasive corticotropinoma', 'Disease', (228, 253)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (83, 87)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (113, 120)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (152, 161)) ('ACTH-secreting pituitary carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008291', (127, 162)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (113, 121)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (212, 219)) ('mutations', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('pituitary carcinomas', 'Disease', (142, 162)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (152, 162)) ('pituitary carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011763', (142, 162)) ('not specified', 'Species', '32644', (189, 202)) ('missense', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (11, 13)) ('pituitary carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (142, 162)) ('inactivating missense', 'Var', (61, 82)) ('invasive corticotropinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (228, 253)) 983 29754632 Mutations in the N3CR1 gene, encoding the glucocorticoid receptor, have been identified by direct sequencing in two cases of CD: a patient with a frameshift somatic mutation and Nelson's syndrome and a case of CD with generalized glucocorticoid resistance and a dominant-negative de novo germline mutation. ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Disease', (178, 195)) ('glucocorticoid resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (230, 255)) ('frameshift somatic', 'Var', (146, 164)) ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010891', (178, 195)) ("Nelson's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D009347', (178, 195)) ('mutation', 'Var', (165, 173)) ('N3CR1', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (210, 212)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (42, 65)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (131, 138)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (125, 127)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (42, 65)) 984 29754632 Whole-exome sequencing of 12 corticotropinomas demonstrated an additional case with a somatic nonsense mutation. ('nonsense mutation', 'Var', (94, 111)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (29, 46)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (29, 46)) 986 29754632 Activating mutations in the rearranged during transfection protooncogene (RET, 10q.11.2) are associated with the syndrome of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, an autosomal dominant entity that includes three distinctive clinical presentations: familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), MEN2A (association of MTC, pheochromocytomas, hyperparathyroidism), and MEN2B (MTC, pheochromocytomas, characteristic facies, marfanoid habitus, ocular abnormalities, musculoskeletal manifestations and generalized ganglioneuromatosis). ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('MTC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (285, 288)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', (337, 356)) ('marfanoid habitus', 'Disease', (417, 434)) ('marfanoid habitus', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537724', (417, 434)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006961', (337, 356)) ('MEN2A', 'Gene', (291, 296)) ('MEN2A', 'Gene', '5979', (291, 296)) ('ganglioneuromatosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025151', (505, 524)) ('RET', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('characteristic facies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001999', (394, 415)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (375, 392)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (266, 283)) ('medullary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (256, 283)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (318, 335)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018813', (125, 160)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (266, 283)) ('ocular abnormalities', 'Disease', (436, 456)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (144, 153)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000843', (337, 356)) ('MTC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (370, 373)) ('rearranged during transfection protooncogene', 'Gene', (28, 72)) ('ocular abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005124', (436, 456)) ('MTC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (313, 316)) ('associated', 'Reg', (93, 103)) ('characteristic', 'Disease', (394, 408)) ('musculoskeletal manifestations', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009140', (458, 488)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (266, 283)) ('ocular abnormalities', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000478', (436, 456)) ('endocrine neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (134, 153)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (318, 335)) ('musculoskeletal manifestations', 'Disease', (458, 488)) ('ganglioneuromatosis', 'Disease', (505, 524)) ('MEN2B', 'Gene', (363, 368)) ('MEN2B', 'Gene', '5979', (363, 368)) ('marfanoid habitus', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001519', (417, 434)) ('ganglioneuromatosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563519', (505, 524)) ('rearranged during transfection protooncogene', 'Gene', '5979', (28, 72)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (375, 391)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (318, 334)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (375, 392)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (74, 77)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (274, 283)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (375, 392)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (318, 335)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2', 'Disease', (125, 160)) 988 29754632 Activating mutations result in constitutive RET function and activation of pro-proliferative molecular pathways, including the RAS/RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase (RAF)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT) pathway. ('MAPK', 'Gene', (222, 226)) ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('RET', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '5595;5594;5595', (222, 226)) ('constitutive', 'MPA', (31, 43)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (304, 307)) ('RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase', 'Gene', (131, 181)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '22882', (183, 186)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (61, 71)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '22882', (131, 134)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (183, 186)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (44, 47)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (304, 307)) ('RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase', 'Gene', '5894', (131, 181)) ('pro-proliferative molecular pathways', 'Pathway', (75, 111)) 998 29754632 This female patient carrried a frameshift CDKN1B mutation (p.K25fs) and was diagnosed with CD at the age of 46 years; loss of the normal allele was demonstrated in the tumor tissue. ('frameshift', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('p.K25fs', 'Var', (59, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (168, 173)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (91, 93)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (42, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 173)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (12, 19)) ('p.K25fs', 'Mutation', 'p.K25fsX', (59, 66)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (42, 48)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) 1000 29754632 Although the association of CDKN1B mutations with human corticotropinomas is rare, CDKN1B plays a crucial role in the control of corticotroph proliferation. ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (83, 89)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (28, 34)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (56, 73)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (56, 73)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (50, 55)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (28, 34)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 1004 29754632 Out of the cases with a known genetic cause, twenty one are due to germline loss-of-function mutations in genes that are known to be causative of pheo/PGL: SDHB, SDHD, SDHC and SDHA genes (SDHx genes), in nine, six, two, two and one cases, respectively, while an SDHAF2 and a MAX mutation were reported in one case each. ('SDHD', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (156, 160)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', '6389', (177, 181)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', '6389', (263, 267)) ('SDHAF2', 'Gene', (263, 269)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', '6391', (168, 172)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (76, 92)) ('SDHAF2', 'Gene', '54949', (263, 269)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', '6392', (162, 166)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', (263, 267)) 1005 29754632 A few other cases presenting with this phenotype represent variants of classic syndromes of multiple endocrine neoplasia: three cases with RET mutations (MEN2A), two cases with MEN1 mutations (MEN1) and one with a VHL mutation (Von Hippel-Lindau disease). ('MEN2A', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('RET', 'Gene', (139, 142)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia', 'Disease', (92, 120)) ('Von Hippel-Lindau disease', 'Disease', (228, 253)) ('Von Hippel-Lindau disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (228, 253)) ('MEN2A', 'Gene', '5979', (154, 159)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 120)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (214, 217)) ('endocrine neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (101, 120)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (193, 197)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (214, 217)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009377', (92, 120)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (193, 197)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (139, 142)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (177, 181)) ('mutations', 'Var', (143, 152)) 1009 29754632 Although it is feasible that mutations in other pheo/PGL-related genes could lead to CD, this has not been demonstrated so far. ('lead to', 'Reg', (77, 84)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (85, 87)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) 1011 29754632 One-fifth of the FIPA cases are due to germline loss-of-function mutations in the AIP gene (11q13.2). ('FIPA', 'Disease', (17, 21)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (82, 85)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (48, 64)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (65, 74)) 1012 29754632 AIP mutations are also detected in a subset of sporadic pituitary adenomas affecting young patients, and in one-third of cases of gigantism. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (91, 99)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (56, 74)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (56, 74)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (56, 74)) ('detected', 'Reg', (23, 31)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (0, 3)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (56, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('sporadic pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011761', (47, 74)) 1014 29754632 Ninety-three percent of the AIP mutation positive patients have macroadenomas and the clinical phenotype is growth hormone excess in 80% of the cases. ('AIP', 'Gene', (28, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('growth hormone excess', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000845', (108, 129)) ('macroadenomas', 'Disease', 'None', (64, 77)) ('macroadenomas', 'Disease', (64, 77)) ('mutation', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('growth hormone excess', 'MPA', (108, 129)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (28, 31)) 1015 29754632 Only three cases of CD associated with AIP mutations have been described so far in one pediatric and two young adult patients with missense mutations (p.K103R in the pediatric case and p.R304Q in the adults), all of them with apparently sporadic presentation. ('p.R304Q', 'Mutation', 'rs104894190', (185, 192)) ('p.K103R', 'Mutation', 'rs267606548', (151, 158)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (39, 42)) ('p.R304Q', 'Var', (185, 192)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (39, 42)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (20, 22)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (117, 125)) ('p.K103R', 'Var', (151, 158)) 1020 29754632 Nevertheless, GPR101 gene defects have not been implicated in CD as yet. ('GPR101', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('defects', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (62, 64)) ('GPR101', 'Gene', '83550', (14, 20)) 1022 29754632 CABLES1 stabilizes and prevents the degradation of cell cycle regulators and interacts with TP53 and TP73 to trigger apoptosis; such tumor suppressor activity is inhibited by 14-3-3 or AKT-mediated phosphorylation CABLES1 expression is lost in a variety of human cancers, and CABLES1 gene inactivation promotes cell proliferation and survival, as well as tumor formation in vitro, and replicates the human neoplasms in mouse models. ('survival', 'CPA', (335, 343)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (420, 425)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', '91768', (215, 222)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (407, 416)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('AKT', 'Gene', '207', (185, 188)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (264, 271)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (290, 302)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (356, 361)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', '91768', (0, 7)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (264, 271)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (312, 330)) ('TP73', 'Gene', '7161', (101, 105)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (264, 270)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', (215, 222)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', '91768', (277, 284)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (407, 416)) ('TP73', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', (277, 284)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (133, 138)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (303, 311)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (92, 96)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (407, 415)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (401, 406)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (356, 361)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (264, 271)) ('AKT', 'Gene', (185, 188)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (258, 263)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (356, 361)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (407, 416)) 1023 29754632 We have recently identified four CD patients with loss-of-function CABLES1 missense mutations, accounting for 2% of the patients tested. ('CABLES1', 'Gene', (67, 74)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (75, 93)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (36, 44)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (33, 35)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', '91768', (67, 74)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (120, 128)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (50, 66)) 1025 29754632 The mutations were demonstrated at the germline level in two of the patients, while only tumor-derived DNA was available in the other two cases; one of the germline mutations was demonstrated in an apparently unaffected parent. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 94)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (68, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (89, 94)) 1026 29754632 These mutations displayed reduced ability to block corticotroph cell proliferation in response to dexamethasone stimulation in vitro. ('response to dexamethasone stimulation', 'MPA', (86, 123)) ('dexamethasone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003907', (98, 111)) ('block', 'NegReg', (45, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('corticotroph cell proliferation', 'CPA', (51, 82)) 1028 29754632 Given its function, CABLES1 could provide a link between two of the main molecular mechanisms disrupted in corticotropinomas: dysfunction of the CDK/cyclin-dependent cell cycle regulation and EGFR activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway, which uses AKT1 as one of its main effectors. ('AKT1', 'Gene', '207', (275, 279)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', '1956', (215, 247)) ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (145, 147)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'None', (107, 124)) ('corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (107, 124)) ('dysfunction', 'Var', (126, 137)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (197, 207)) ('AKT1', 'Gene', (275, 279)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (249, 253)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', '91768', (20, 27)) ('CABLES1', 'Gene', (20, 27)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (149, 155)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', (215, 247)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (192, 196)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (192, 196)) 1030 29754632 This syndrome is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the DICER1 gene (14q32.13), and has autosomal dominant presentation, with very low penetrance. ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (27, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (61, 67)) 1031 29754632 Eighty percent of the mutations are inherited and 20% present de novo and only one-third of the mutation carriers have a known familial history of DICER1-related tumours. ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (162, 169)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (147, 153)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (147, 153)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (162, 169)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 169)) 1033 29754632 Somatic DICER1 loss-of-function variants have been reported in DICER1-related tumors, most of them affecting the RNase IIIb catalytic domain, in the presence or absence of germline mutations. ('tumors', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (99, 108)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (63, 69)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (63, 69)) ('RNase IIIb catalytic domain', 'MPA', (113, 140)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (8, 14)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (8, 14)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('variants', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (15, 31)) 1036 29754632 Somatic DICER1 mutations were detected in seven cases, and two cases displayed LOH in the tumor, accounting for a total of nine patients with somatic alterations; seven of these cases were also positive for germline mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (90, 95)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 95)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', (8, 14)) ('DICER1', 'Gene', '23405', (8, 14)) ('detected', 'Reg', (30, 38)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (128, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 95)) 1042 29754632 This syndrome is due to loss-of-function mutations in either the TSC1 (9q34.13) or the TSC2 (16p13.3) gene, whose protein products (hamartin and tuberin) act as negative regulators of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex1 (mTORC1), therefore inhibiting cell growth. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('tuberin', 'Gene', (145, 152)) ('mTORC1', 'Gene', (228, 234)) ('TSC2', 'Gene', '7249', (87, 91)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (24, 40)) ('TSC2', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (247, 257)) ('TSC1', 'Gene', '7248', (65, 69)) ('hamartin', 'Gene', '7248', (132, 140)) ('tuberin', 'Gene', '7249', (145, 152)) ('p13', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('hamartin', 'Gene', (132, 140)) ('mTORC1', 'Gene', '382056', (228, 234)) ('TSC1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (188, 197)) ('p13', 'Gene', '440926', (95, 98)) ('cell growth', 'CPA', (258, 269)) 1043 29754632 Pituitary adenomas are not a common feature of the tuberous sclerosis complex, but CD has been described in two of such patients so far: a pediatric patient with a TSC2 mutation and a young adult who was not genetically tested; both patients presented with other coexistent manifestations of TSC. ('CD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002104', (83, 85)) ('mutation', 'Var', (169, 177)) ('tuberous sclerosis', 'Disease', (51, 69)) ('TSC2', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (233, 240)) ('TSC', 'Gene', (164, 167)) ('TSC', 'Gene', '7248', (164, 167)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (120, 127)) ('Pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('TSC', 'Gene', (292, 295)) ('TSC', 'Gene', '7248', (292, 295)) ('Pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (0, 18)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (120, 128)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (149, 156)) ('tuberous sclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D014402', (51, 69)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (233, 241)) ('Pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (0, 18)) ('TSC2', 'Gene', '7249', (164, 168)) 1044 29754632 The clinical association of adrenal hypoplasia with glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiency and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is due to loss of function mutations in the DAX1 gene (Xp21.2), encoding an orphan nuclear receptor. ('glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (52, 99)) ('mineralocorticoid deficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004319', (71, 99)) ('mineralocorticoid deficiency', 'Disease', (71, 99)) ('mineralocorticoid deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567596', (71, 99)) ('DAX1', 'Gene', '190', (178, 182)) ('adrenal hypoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (28, 46)) ('adrenal hypoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000835', (28, 46)) ('adrenal hypoplasia', 'Disease', (28, 46)) ('DAX1', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('hypogonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Disease', (104, 133)) ('hypogonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007006', (104, 133)) ('mutations', 'Var', (161, 170)) ('hypogonadotropic hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000044', (104, 133)) ('hypogonadism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000135', (121, 133)) 1045 29754632 A single case of a corticotropinoma associated with a germline frameshift DAX1 mutation has been described. ('frameshift', 'Var', (63, 73)) ('DAX1', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', (19, 35)) ('corticotropinoma', 'Disease', 'None', (19, 35)) ('DAX1', 'Gene', '190', (74, 78)) ('associated', 'Reg', (36, 46)) 1054 29754632 Somatic gain-of-function mutations in the USP8 gene constitute the most common genetic defect in corticotropinomas. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('genetic defect in corticotropinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (79, 114)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (8, 24)) ('genetic defect in corticotropinomas', 'Disease', (79, 114)) ('USP8', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('USP8', 'Gene', '9101', (42, 46)) 1082 29225829 Furthermore, Ki67, the proliferation marker, has raised attention for its use in the differential diagnosis of adrenal tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (111, 125)) ('Ki67', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('Ki67', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 17)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (111, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) 1084 29225829 In addition, Ki67 is the most useful prognostic marker in both localized and advanced ACC 7. ('Ki67', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('Ki67', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 17)) ('localized', 'Disease', (63, 72)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (86, 89)) ('ACC 7', 'Disease', (86, 91)) 1116 26452132 Despite these challenges two delivery systems have reached the clinic and are currently under assessment in cancer clinical trials using liposome formulated miR-34a for liver cancer and miR-16 packaged in genetically modified bacterial minicell particles called EnGeneIc Delivery Vehicles (EDVs) for mesothelioma. ('miR-34a', 'Var', (157, 164)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (175, 181)) ('clinical', 'Species', '191496', (115, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 181)) ('mesothelioma', 'Disease', (300, 312)) ('miR-16', 'Gene', (186, 192)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (108, 114)) ('liver cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002896', (169, 181)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (108, 114)) ('miR-16', 'Gene', '51573', (186, 192)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (169, 181)) ('mesothelioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008654', (300, 312)) ('EDVs', 'Chemical', '-', (290, 294)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (108, 114)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', (169, 181)) 1118 26452132 We demonstrate that miR-7 therapy leads to repression of multiple genes involved in the pathogenesis of ACC, including Raf-1 proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase (RAF1), mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) and cyclin dependent kinase 1 (CDK1). ('ACC', 'Disease', (104, 107)) ('CDK1', 'Gene', (242, 246)) ('repression', 'NegReg', (43, 53)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('cyclin dependent kinase 1', 'Gene', (215, 240)) ('mechanistic target of rapamycin', 'Gene', (172, 203)) ('RAF1', 'Gene', (165, 169)) ('cyclin dependent kinase 1', 'Gene', '983', (215, 240)) ('Raf-1 proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase', 'Gene', (119, 163)) ('mechanistic target of rapamycin', 'Gene', '2475', (172, 203)) ('Raf-1 proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase', 'Gene', '5894', (119, 163)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (104, 107)) 1125 26452132 H295R cells are hormone producing (functional) and the best characterized in study of the ACC, while SW-13 are non-hormone producing and while derived from an adrenal surgical sample it is not clear whether they arose from a primary ACC or metastasis. ('hormone producing', 'MPA', (16, 33)) ('H295R', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (101, 106)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (233, 236)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (90, 93)) 1134 26452132 Reduced expression of RAF1, EGFR and MTOR protein by miR-7 was detected by Western blotting in H295R cells (Figure 3C). ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (28, 32)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('Reduced', 'NegReg', (0, 7)) ('RAF1', 'Protein', (22, 26)) ('MTOR', 'Protein', (37, 41)) ('expression', 'MPA', (8, 18)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (53, 58)) 1138 26452132 Taken together, these results indicate miR-7 acts as a tumor suppressor in ACC by affecting multiple molecular targets, involved in the mTOR and MAPK signalling pathways. ('affecting', 'Reg', (82, 91)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 60)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (75, 78)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (55, 60)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (75, 78)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (136, 140)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (39, 44)) 1142 26452132 After 17 days, ACC tumor volume had increased by over two fold in the miR-NC treated group and remained unchanged in the miR-7 treated group (Figure 4B). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (15, 18)) ('miR-NC', 'Var', (70, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (36, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) 1146 26452132 Systemic delivery of ten doses of miR-7 in this xenograft model showed significant tumor reduction in the miR-7 group vs. miR-NC group at the end of the treatment period (Figure 4E). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (89, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 88)) 1147 26452132 Taken together, we have demonstrated that systemic targeted miR-7 replacement using a nanoparticle delivery system inhibits ACC growth in both cell line and patient-derived xenografts. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (157, 164)) ('replacement', 'Var', (66, 77)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (115, 123)) ('ACC growth', 'CPA', (124, 134)) ('miR-7', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (124, 127)) 1148 26452132 To assess how miR-7 replacement reduces ACC xenograft growth, we first confirmed that the EDVs delivered miR-7 to the tumor cells. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 123)) ('replacement', 'Var', (20, 31)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (40, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (32, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (118, 123)) ('ACC xenograft growth', 'CPA', (40, 60)) ('EDVs', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 94)) 1152 26452132 Histopathology showed similar tumor morphology between the miR-7 (Figure 5J) and miR-NC treated groups (data not shown). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (30, 35)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 35)) 1161 26452132 For the molecular endpoints reduced in the xenografts (RAF1, MTOR and CDK1), no significant difference could be seen in the liver, lung or kidney of mice treated with miR-7 compared to miR-NC (Figure 5F, 5G, 5H). ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (149, 153)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (167, 172)) ('CDK1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) 1167 26452132 This study highlights the advantage of miRNA replacement over other RNA therapies such as short interfering RNAs in that miRNAs can target multiple cellular pathways as demonstrated by the observation that miR-7 therapy down-regulates both the mTOR and MAPK pathways. ('mTOR', 'Gene', (244, 248)) ('down-regulates', 'NegReg', (220, 234)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (206, 211)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (244, 248)) ('MAPK pathways', 'Pathway', (253, 266)) 1170 26452132 The MAPK and mTOR pathways are documented targets in ACC and with the added benefit of CDK1 knockdown we have seen with miR-7 in vivo therapy, this treatment offers the potential to improve ACC outcomes. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (190, 193)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (92, 101)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (182, 189)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (190, 193)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (53, 56)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (13, 17)) ('CDK1', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('MAPK', 'Pathway', (4, 8)) 1171 26452132 Our finding that miR-7 reduces xenograft tumor growth in both cell lines and patient derived cells is also of great interest. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (41, 46)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (17, 22)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (23, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 46)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (77, 84)) 1181 26452132 The finding that miR-7 can induce G1 cell cycle arrest has also been seen in hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (106, 123)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (37, 54)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (92, 101)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (17, 22)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (77, 101)) ('G1 cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (34, 54)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (77, 101)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (77, 101)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (106, 123)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (106, 123)) 1188 26452132 The cause for these different results are not clear, however it may be possible that EGFR repression is achieved at higher levels of miR-7 delivery in vitro with Lipofectamine transfections compared to the nanoparticle delivery in vivo. ('Lipofectamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C086724', (162, 175)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('transfections', 'Var', (176, 189)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (85, 89)) 1189 26452132 A further explanation could be due to miR-7 reducing but not abolishing the expression of its targets, that a considerable reduction in EGFR expression was not achieved in vivo in the context of an established adrenal cancer xenograft with strong expression of EGFR. ('reducing', 'NegReg', (44, 52)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', (210, 224)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (261, 265)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (210, 224)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (38, 43)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (261, 265)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 224)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (136, 140)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (136, 140)) 1195 26452132 The effect of miRNA replacement to improve response rates has been shown using miR-34a in lung cancer, with increased survival times seen in mouse xenograft models of lung cancer treated with combined miRNA, siRNA and Cisplatin therapy. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (90, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('miR-34a', 'Var', (79, 86)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (167, 178)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (167, 178)) ('response', 'MPA', (43, 51)) ('Cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (218, 227)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (108, 117)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (90, 101)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (141, 146)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (90, 101)) ('improve', 'PosReg', (35, 42)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (167, 178)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) 1230 26452132 H295R cells (1 x 107 cells in 100 mul serum free DMEM/F12K medium) with 100 mul BD Matrigel basement membrane matrix-growth factor reduced, phenol red free (BD Biosciences), which contains less than 0.5 ng/ml of epidermal growth factor, were inoculated subcutaneously into the left flank of each nude mouse. ('epidermal growth factor', 'Gene', (212, 235)) ('epidermal growth factor', 'Gene', '1950', (212, 235)) ('DMEM', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 53)) ('phenol red', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010637', (140, 150)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (301, 306)) ('F12K', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (54, 58)) ('F12K', 'Var', (54, 58)) 1232 26452132 Mice were randomized to six mice per group to receive a control: scrambled miRNA sequences (EGFREDVTMmiR-NC) or treatment: miR-7 (EGFREDVTMmiR-7) when tumors reached ~100 mm3. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (151, 157)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (28, 32)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 157)) ('miR-7', 'Var', (123, 128)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (92, 96)) ('Mice', 'Species', '10090', (0, 4)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (130, 134)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (130, 134)) 1248 19849700 Aberrant expression of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has been identified as the main molecular mechanism that underlies the cause of MMAD in the majority of the cases. ('cause', 'Reg', (130, 135)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('MMAD', 'Disease', (139, 143)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '441931', (52, 56)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('G protein-coupled receptors', 'Protein', (23, 50)) 1249 19849700 Somatic mutations of the GNAS gene are present in patients with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) and CS due to BAH; in addition, a number of patients with MMAD were found to harbor GNAS mutations in their adrenocortical tissue. ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (179, 183)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (99, 101)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (203, 217)) ('MMAD', 'Disease', (153, 157)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (50, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (139, 147)) ('mutations', 'Var', (184, 193)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('MAS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (90, 93)) ('MAS', 'Disease', (90, 93)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (203, 217)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('BAH', 'Chemical', '-', (109, 112)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (64, 88)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (64, 88)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (25, 29)) 1250 19849700 In these cases, aberrant GPCR expression may be due to activation of the protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway by increased cAMP levels; in most patients with MMAD the underlying cause of this phenomenon remains a mystery, as sated above. ('aberrant', 'Var', (16, 24)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (148, 156)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (117, 126)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (127, 131)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '441931', (25, 29)) ('cAMP levels', 'MPA', (127, 138)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (55, 65)) 1256 19849700 Consequently, microRNAs have been implicated in the pathogenesis or progression of several diseases, including many types of cancer, where they can act as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 160)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (125, 131)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (125, 131)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (155, 160)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (34, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (125, 131)) ('microRNAs', 'Var', (14, 23)) 1274 19849700 HEK293 cells in 6-well plates were transfected using Fugene6 (Roche, Penzberg, Germany). ('Fugene6', 'Var', (53, 60)) ('HEK293', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0045', (0, 6)) ('transfected', 'Var', (35, 46)) 1299 19849700 In our previous study HIF1A was found over-expressed (3.68-fold); our new finding, that miR-210 is also over-expressed in MMAD tissues, is consistent with the cDNA expression and other data such as fumarate hydratase (FH) mutations and adrenocortical tumors and the hypothesis that activation of the hypoxia pathway may be involved in MMAD pathogenesis. ('HIF1A', 'Gene', '3091', (22, 27)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (236, 257)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 257)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (251, 256)) ('over-expressed', 'PosReg', (104, 118)) ('miR-210', 'Gene', (88, 95)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (236, 257)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (218, 220)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (300, 307)) ('mutations', 'Var', (222, 231)) ('MMAD', 'Disease', (335, 339)) ('miR-210', 'Gene', '406992', (88, 95)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (300, 307)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', '2271', (198, 216)) ('HIF1A', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('fumarate hydratase', 'Gene', (198, 216)) 1300 19849700 Studies in a renal carcinoma cell line showed that inactivating mutations in the VHL gene had as a result the suppression of HIF degradation and the induction of hypoxia and miR-210 upregulation. ('HIF degradation', 'Disease', (125, 140)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (110, 121)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (81, 84)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (13, 28)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (19, 28)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (51, 73)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (81, 84)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Disease', (13, 28)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (162, 169)) ('miR-210', 'Gene', (174, 181)) ('miR-210', 'Gene', '406992', (174, 181)) ('renal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (13, 28)) ('HIF degradation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055959', (125, 140)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (182, 194)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (162, 169)) 1310 19849700 It has been shown that MATR3 is the main substrate of PKA after activation of NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors and that PKA mediated phosphorylation leads to the degradation of MATR3 in cerebellar neurons in culture inducing neuronal death. ('NMDA', 'Protein', (78, 82)) ('phosphorylation', 'Var', (138, 153)) ('neuronal death', 'Disease', (230, 244)) ('MATR3', 'Gene', (182, 187)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (46, 49)) ('MATR3', 'Gene', '9782', (182, 187)) ('neuronal death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009410', (230, 244)) ('MATR3', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (221, 229)) ('MATR3', 'Gene', '9782', (23, 28)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (167, 178)) 1316 18786438 High frequency of loss of heterozygosity at 11p15 and IGF2 overexpression is not associated with clinical outcome in childhood adrenocortical tumors positive for the R337H TP53 mutation A germline TP53 R337H mutation is present in childhood adrenocortical tumors (ACT) from southern Brazil. ('child', 'Species', '9606', (231, 236)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (127, 148)) ('R337H', 'Var', (166, 171)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (166, 171)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('childhood adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (231, 262)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (197, 201)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (54, 58)) ('childhood adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (117, 148)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('p15', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (117, 122)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (241, 262)) ('childhood adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (231, 262)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (197, 201)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 262)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (46, 49)) ('childhood adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (117, 148)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (172, 176)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (202, 207)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 261)) 1318 18786438 This study was designed to assess whether alterations of the 11p15 region exist in childhood ACT, accounting for IGF2 overexpression in these tumours, and how they are related to clinical outcome. ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 149)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (142, 149)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (118, 132)) ('alterations', 'Var', (42, 53)) ('p15', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (63, 66)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('related', 'Reg', (168, 175)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 149)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (83, 88)) 1321 18786438 In contrast to the single case of paternal LOH, IGF2 was overexpressed in tumors with maternal allele loss. ('IGF2', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('maternal allele loss', 'Var', (86, 106)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (74, 80)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (57, 70)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 80)) 1331 18786438 The possibility of abnormal fetal zone cell survival followed by proliferation is likely to occur whenever TP53 is non-functional, which is the case in more than 50% of the cases of sporadic ACT or linked to the Li-Fraumeni syndrome. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (65, 78)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (212, 232)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (107, 111)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (107, 111)) ('linked', 'Reg', (198, 204)) ('non-functional', 'Var', (115, 129)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (212, 232)) 1332 18786438 In southern Brazil, where the incidence of childhood ACT is about ten to fifteen times higher than in the rest of the world, almost all tumors present the germline TP53 R337H mutation, with loss of the wild type allele in most of the cases. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (164, 168)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (43, 48)) ('R337H', 'Var', (169, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (169, 174)) 1334 18786438 In addition, other factors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ACT, including an increased copy number and expression of transcription factor Steroidogenic Factor 1 (SF-1), loss of the putative protective role of the alpha inhibin gene (INHA) and increased levels of the IGF2 growth factor. ('levels', 'MPA', (271, 277)) ('copy', 'Var', (105, 109)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (261, 270)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (187, 191)) ('expression', 'MPA', (121, 131)) ('Steroidogenic Factor 1 (SF-1', 'Gene', '7536', (156, 184)) ('INHA', 'Gene', '3623', (251, 255)) ('ACT', 'Disease', (77, 80)) ('INHA', 'Gene', (251, 255)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (95, 104)) 1341 18786438 Importantly, a defect of imprinting of the 11p15 region causes the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which manifests as a syndrome of somatic overgrowth, congenital malformations and tumor (including adrenocortical cancer) predisposition. ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (195, 216)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (67, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('overgrowth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001548', (137, 147)) ('defect', 'Var', (15, 21)) ('p15', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', (195, 216)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (67, 94)) ('causes', 'Reg', (56, 62)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (45, 48)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 183)) ('congenital malformations and tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000013', (149, 183)) 1344 18786438 These data suggest that alterations in the 11p15 imprinted region exist in childhood ACT positive for the R337H TP53 mutation and prompted us to analyze this genomic region and to correlate our findings to clinical and pathological data. ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (106, 111)) ('R337H', 'Var', (106, 111)) ('positive', 'Reg', (89, 97)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (75, 80)) ('p15', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (45, 48)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (112, 116)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (112, 116)) 1352 18786438 The presence of the TP53 R337H mutation was evaluated by PCR-RFLP analysis, as previously described. ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (25, 30)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (20, 24)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('R337H', 'Var', (25, 30)) 1353 18786438 The minisatellite markers D11S922, D11S4046, Tyrosine Hydroxylase (TH) and D11S1318 (Fig. ('D11S1318', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('D11S922', 'Var', (26, 33)) ('D11S4046', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('Tyrosine Hydroxylase', 'Gene', '7054', (45, 65)) ('Tyrosine Hydroxylase', 'Gene', (45, 65)) 1365 18786438 Methylation analysis in this tumor sample (Fig. ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (29, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (29, 34)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 34)) 1367 18786438 In one single case (patient 12), the LOH analysis was inconclusive due to the lack of peripheral blood and maternal samples (results indicated either a complete loss of the paternal allele, or homozygosity at all loci; Table 3). ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (20, 27)) ('homozygosity', 'Var', (193, 205)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (161, 165)) 1368 18786438 Methylation analysis (Figure 1B, C) showed very strong hypomethylation at the sixth CTCF binding site (2.8% methylation) and hypermethylation at IC2 (60.8% methylation) in tumor DNA of patient 12, indicative of the potential loss or aberrant methylation of the paternal allele. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', '10664', (84, 88)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (125, 141)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (172, 177)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (185, 192)) ('IC2', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('hypomethylation', 'MPA', (55, 70)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 177)) 1370 18786438 In the present analysis of 12 childhood ACT (4 adenomas and 8 carcinomas) patients presenting with the R337H TP53 germline mutation and TP53 LOH in the tumor, all of them showed LOH for microsatellite markers located in 11p15 at both sides of the IGF2 gene. ('R337H', 'Var', (103, 108)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (62, 72)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (103, 108)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (47, 55)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (47, 55)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (136, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (152, 157)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (109, 113)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (247, 251)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (62, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (152, 157)) ('p15', 'Gene', (222, 225)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (62, 72)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (62, 72)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (74, 82)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (222, 225)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (152, 157)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (109, 113)) 1375 18786438 on a series of only 4 cases, only one of which presented a germline TP53 mutation. ('mutation', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (68, 72)) 1376 18786438 The very high incidence of 11p15 LOH in our series could be linked to genomic instability in these ACT determined by the TP53 mutation, and possibly influenced by exposure to yet unknown environmental factors. ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (29, 32)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (121, 125)) ('mutation', 'Var', (126, 134)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('p15', 'Gene', (29, 32)) 1378 18786438 It is then possible that altered expression of other genes in 11p15 may synergize with elevated IGF2 levels to confer growth advantage to adrenocortical cell clones presenting 11p15 LOH. ('elevated IGF2', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030269', (87, 100)) ('p15', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('LOH', 'Var', (182, 185)) ('altered', 'Var', (25, 32)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (64, 67)) ('growth advantage', 'CPA', (118, 134)) ('p15', 'Gene', (178, 181)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (178, 181)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (138, 152)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (138, 152)) 1379 18786438 In particular, the role of a diminished expression of the Cdk inhibitor p57Kip2 encoded by the CDKN1C gene appears important, since mutations in this gene are associated with the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and mice lacking p57Kip2 have adrenocortical hyperplasia together with other signs present in humans with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. ('expression', 'MPA', (40, 50)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (179, 206)) ('mutations', 'Var', (132, 141)) ('p57Kip2', 'Gene', (72, 79)) ('p57Kip2', 'Gene', '12577', (72, 79)) ('associated', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (301, 307)) ('p57Kip2', 'Gene', (224, 231)) ('p57Kip2', 'Gene', '12577', (224, 231)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (313, 340)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (179, 206)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (211, 215)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (237, 263)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (313, 340)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', (237, 263)) 1380 18786438 We suggest that tumorigenesis in childhood ACT positive for the R337H TP53 mutation is a result of multiple events triggered by defective apoptosis and genomic instability produced by the mutation. ('R337H', 'Var', (64, 69)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 21)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (70, 74)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (138, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (16, 21)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (128, 137)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (64, 69)) 1381 18786438 A cascade of genetic alterations may then ensue with varying incidence [11p15 LOH, amplification and overexpression of transcription factor SF-1, growth factor and growth factor receptor overexpression, inhibin alpha gene mutations and possibly other factors] that are involved in adenoma formation, but not in malignancy. ('p15', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (311, 321)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (187, 201)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (101, 115)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (74, 77)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (281, 288)) ('SF-1, growth factor and growth factor receptor', 'Gene', '7536', (140, 186)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (281, 288)) ('mutations', 'Var', (222, 231)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (311, 321)) ('amplification', 'Var', (83, 96)) ('inhibin alpha', 'Gene', (203, 216)) 1382 18786438 This latter may result from the intervention of further, yet unknown genetic lesions which modify the tumor pattern of gene expression producing a characteristic signature. ('lesions', 'Var', (77, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 107)) 1383 18786438 Each one of these genetic alterations represents then a possible target for new drugs that will hopefully complement cytotoxic treatments in use today in patients with extended disease. ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (18, 37)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (154, 162)) ('alterations', 'Var', (26, 37)) 1390 33680972 Especially, high CD96 expression was associated with poorer overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) in the TCGA lower grade glioma (LGG) cohort (OS, HR = 2.18, 95% CI = 1.79-2.66, P < 0.001). ('CD96', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('high', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (142, 148)) ('disease-specific survival', 'CPA', (86, 111)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (142, 148)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (53, 59)) ('overall', 'MPA', (60, 67)) ('DSS', 'Chemical', '-', (113, 116)) ('expression', 'MPA', (22, 32)) 1392 33680972 Notably, SKCM samples demonstrated the highest CD96 mutation frequency among all cancer types. ('CD96', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 87)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (81, 87)) ('SKCM', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 13)) ('mutation', 'Var', (52, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) 1394 33680972 CD96 was identified as a risk factor, protective factor, and irrelevant variable in LGG, SKCM and adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), respectively. ('SKCM', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 93)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (98, 122)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (124, 127)) ('CD96', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (113, 122)) ('LGG', 'Disease', (84, 87)) ('SKCM', 'Disease', (89, 93)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (98, 122)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (98, 122)) 1409 33680972 Anti-CD96 monoclonal antibody (mAb) also demonstrates higher efficacy in combination with either anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD-1 mAbs, depending on the activation of CD226 signaling in NK cells. ('CD226', 'Gene', (159, 164)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (54, 60)) ('Anti-CD96', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('CD226', 'Gene', '10666', (159, 164)) ('efficacy', 'MPA', (61, 69)) ('combination', 'Interaction', (73, 84)) 1425 33680972 Results based on eight cohorts [GSE5287, GSE13507, GSE19615, GSE2034, GSE17537, GSE8894, GSE17260, GSE19234 ] suggested that high expression of CD96 was significantly associated with better prognosis (COX P < 0.05; Figures 3A-H ). ('GSE2034', 'Chemical', '-', (61, 68)) ('CD96', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('GSE5287', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 39)) ('high expression', 'Var', (125, 140)) ('better', 'PosReg', (183, 189)) ('GSE8894', 'Chemical', '-', (80, 87)) 1433 33680972 We then employed cBioPortal to inspect the mutation frequency of CD96 in the TCGA database (10967 samples in 32 studies), and we found that LUSC and SKCM shared relatively high mutation level with the CD96 alteration frequency exceeding 8% ( Figures 4A, B ). ('mutation', 'MPA', (177, 185)) ('SKCM', 'Chemical', '-', (149, 153)) ('alteration', 'Var', (206, 216)) ('CD96', 'Gene', (201, 205)) ('LUSC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030359', (140, 144)) 1434 33680972 Among them, E24K and E574K were the two most frequent mutation sites. ('E574K', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('E574K', 'Mutation', 'p.E574K', (21, 26)) ('E24K', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('E24K', 'Mutation', 'rs758011865', (12, 16)) 1435 33680972 COSMIC provided detailed information on the CD96 mutation types, including substitution missense, non-sense, and synonymous mutations in different cancers. ('CD96', 'Gene', (44, 48)) ('synonymous mutations', 'Var', (113, 133)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (147, 154)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 154)) ('substitution missense', 'Var', (75, 96)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (147, 154)) ('non-sense', 'Var', (98, 107)) 1436 33680972 Non-sense substitutions were found in cervix cancer (25%), large intestine cancer (2.47%), lung cancer (4.90%), and skin cancer (0.58%), while missense substitutions were observed in biliary tract cancer (5.56%), breast cancer (8.94%), cervix cancer (25%), central nervous system (CNS) cancer (33.33%), endometrial cancer (41.67%), hematopoietic and lymphoid cancer (7.41%), kidney cancer (25%), large intestine cancer (35.80%), liver cancer (8.70%), lung cancer (34.31%), esophageal cancer (25.53%), ovary cancer (12.50%), pancreas cancer (6.25%), prostate cancer (3.28%), skin cancer (44.77%), stomach cancer (16.22%), thyroid cancer (100%), upper aerodigestive tract cancer (46.15%), and urinary tract cancer (53.33%). ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (91, 102)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (303, 321)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (629, 635)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (533, 539)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (382, 388)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (213, 226)) ('kidney cancer', 'Disease', (375, 388)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 127)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (456, 462)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (558, 564)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (621, 635)) ('ovary cancer', 'Disease', (501, 513)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (197, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (315, 321)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (220, 226)) ('large intestine cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100834', (59, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (621, 635)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (75, 81)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', (429, 441)) ('ovary cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (501, 513)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (359, 365)) ('large intestine cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100834', (396, 418)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (435, 441)) ('skin cancer', 'Disease', (116, 127)) ('biliary tract cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100574', (183, 203)) ('stomach cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (596, 610)) ('ovary cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (501, 513)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('cervix cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030079', (236, 249)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (507, 513)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (579, 585)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (604, 610)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (484, 490)) ('skin cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (116, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (286, 292)) ('skin cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (574, 585)) ('lymphoid cancer', 'Disease', (350, 365)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (303, 321)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 81)) ('urinary tract cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010786', (691, 711)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (705, 711)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (621, 635)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (456, 462)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (558, 564)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (213, 226)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 51)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (549, 564)) ('skin cancer', 'Disease', (574, 585)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (549, 564)) ('skin cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (116, 127)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (243, 249)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (670, 676)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (705, 711)) ('missense', 'Var', (143, 151)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (451, 462)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Disease', (524, 539)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (435, 441)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (533, 539)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (382, 388)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (243, 249)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (91, 102)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (412, 418)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 203)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (315, 321)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('kidney cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007680', (375, 388)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (604, 610)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (220, 226)) ('cervix cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030079', (38, 51)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (303, 321)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (484, 490)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (451, 462)) ('lymphoid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (350, 365)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (286, 292)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 81)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (549, 564)) ('kidney cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009726', (375, 388)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (213, 226)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (524, 539)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (412, 418)) ('skin cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (574, 585)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (359, 365)) ('central nervous system', 'Disease', (257, 279)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (91, 102)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (524, 539)) ('liver cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (429, 441)) ('lymphoid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (350, 365)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (629, 635)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (45, 51)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (451, 462)) ('liver cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002896', (429, 441)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (507, 513)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (579, 585)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (670, 676)) 1443 33680972 DNA mismatch repair deficiency and subsequent microsatellite instability (MSI), a hypermutator phenotype secondary to frequent polymorphism in short repetitive DNA sequences and single nucleotide substitution, lead to the accumulation of mutation loads in cancer-related genes and the aggravation of tumor mutation burden (TMB). ('polymorphism', 'Var', (127, 139)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (20, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (300, 305)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (300, 305)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 262)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (300, 305)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (256, 262)) ('TMB', 'Chemical', '-', (323, 326)) ('mutation loads', 'MPA', (238, 252)) ('microsatellite instability', 'MPA', (46, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (256, 262)) ('aggravation', 'PosReg', (285, 296)) ('deficiency', 'Disease', (20, 30)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (222, 234)) ('single nucleotide substitution', 'Var', (178, 208)) 1449 33680972 Despite the significances of these correlations, the correlation coefficients between CD96 and TMB, as well as MSI, were below 0.6 in almost all cancers, suggesting that CD96 was rather unlikely to affect tumorigenesis by participating in the process of genetic alterations, and was not sufficient to independently predict the patient's response to ICBs either. ('cancers', 'Disease', (145, 152)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 152)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('affect', 'Reg', (198, 204)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (327, 334)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (145, 152)) ('TMB', 'Chemical', '-', (95, 98)) ('CD96', 'Var', (170, 174)) 1465 33680972 This intriguing difference suggested that CD96 mediated immunosuppressive effects in glioma patients, but participated in completely opposite immune processes in melanoma patients, highly indicating that CD96 impacted patient prognosis via an immune-related manner. ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (85, 91)) ('impacted', 'Reg', (209, 217)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (162, 170)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (92, 99)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (218, 225)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (162, 170)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (171, 178)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (162, 170)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('immunosuppressive effects', 'MPA', (56, 81)) ('CD96', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (171, 179)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (85, 91)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (85, 91)) ('CD96', 'Var', (204, 208)) 1476 33680972 On the one hand, it has an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) motif, which is conserved in inhibit receptors such as KIR2DL; On the other hand, similar to the activating receptor NKG2D, CD96 harbors a YXXM motif. ('YXXM', 'MPA', (220, 224)) ('NKG2D', 'Gene', '22914', (198, 203)) ('NKG2D', 'Gene', (198, 203)) ('CD96', 'Var', (205, 209)) ('tyrosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (42, 50)) 1477 33680972 Therefore, whether CD96 activates NK cells to exert tumor cell killing effect or inhibits its activity is still inconclusive. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (81, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (52, 57)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (52, 57)) ('activity', 'MPA', (94, 102)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (24, 33)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (52, 57)) ('CD96', 'Var', (19, 23)) 1487 33680972 This suggests that CD96 can affect patient prognosis by influencing cancer malignant characteristics. ('affect', 'Reg', (28, 34)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (35, 42)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('influencing', 'Reg', (56, 67)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('CD96', 'Var', (19, 23)) 1491 33680972 Notably, further analysis showed that CD96 in SKCM, but not in LGG, was positively associated with Th1 markers, again corroborating that CD96 participates in Th1 activation, thereby enhancing tumor inhibiting effects and prolonging patient survival time in SKCM, again suggesting CD96 impacted patient survival in an immunity-depended manner. ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (294, 301)) ('patient survival time', 'CPA', (232, 253)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (192, 197)) ('CD96', 'Var', (137, 141)) ('prolonging', 'PosReg', (221, 231)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (182, 191)) ('SKCM', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 197)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (232, 239)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('SKCM', 'Chemical', '-', (257, 261)) 1492 33680972 Although the unique infiltration of immune cells in different tumors may affect our analysis results, we have reason to speculate that CD96 can influence the fate of immune infiltrates in TME, and may alter their distribution and subsequent interactions with malignancy cells, leading to distinct survival outcomes for different cancer patients. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (329, 335)) ('alter', 'Reg', (201, 206)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (277, 287)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (329, 335)) ('influence', 'Reg', (144, 153)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (241, 253)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (329, 335)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (259, 269)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (336, 344)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (259, 269)) ('CD96', 'Var', (135, 139)) ('fate', 'MPA', (158, 162)) ('distribution', 'MPA', (213, 225)) 1494 33680972 Moreover, we mainly employed TCGA database to perform these analyses, the included studies did not cover all previous published literatures involved CD96 and certain cancers, for instance, CD96 did not significantly related to LGG patient survival in GEO datasets by Prognoscan site. ('cancers', 'Disease', (166, 173)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 173)) ('LGG', 'Disease', (227, 230)) ('CD96', 'Var', (189, 193)) ('related', 'Reg', (216, 223)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (231, 238)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 173)) 1495 33680972 In summary, we applied integrated bioinformatics approaches to suggest that CD96 expression may mediate immune infiltration and impact patient prognosis in pan-cancer, sharing the potential as a prognostic biomarker and providing a novel direction to explore the pathogenesis malignance of these prevailing cancers. ('impact', 'Reg', (128, 134)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (307, 313)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (307, 313)) ('immune infiltration', 'CPA', (104, 123)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (307, 314)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (135, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (160, 166)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (307, 314)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (160, 166)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (307, 313)) ('expression', 'Var', (81, 91)) ('mediate', 'Reg', (96, 103)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (307, 314)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (160, 166)) ('CD96', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('patient prognosis', 'CPA', (135, 152)) 1519 33680972 We also employed TISIDB to assess whether CD96 had a significant expression difference between responders and non-responders to immunotherapy (e.g., anti-PD-L1 and anti-PD-1). ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (155, 160)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('anti-PD-1', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('CD96', 'Gene', (43, 47)) 1538 32957442 The protein products of individual CGB genes show amino acid differences at position 117. ('amino acid differences', 'Var', (50, 72)) ('CGB', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('CGB', 'Gene', '93659', (35, 38)) 1545 32957442 The insertion led to the deletion of a 52-base long segment of the proximal promoter, as well as the entire 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) region of the CGB gene. (', as', 'Gene', '112935892', (84, 88)) ('CGB', 'Gene', (153, 156)) ('to', 'Gene', '6999', (18, 20)) ('deletion', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('CGB', 'Gene', '93659', (153, 156)) 1546 32957442 The consequence of this mutation was the creation of a new promoter sequence for CGB1 and CGB2, a new 5'UTR region with an alternative start codon, and a new first exon. ('CGB2', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('CGB1', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('CGB1', 'Gene', '114335', (81, 85)) ('mutation', 'Var', (24, 32)) ('CGB2', 'Gene', '114336', (90, 94)) 1580 32957442 It was also demonstrated that specific targeting of CGB1 and CGB2 with siRNA was much more effective in reducing cancer cell numbers than silencing other CGB genes. ('CGB', 'Gene', '93659', (154, 157)) ('CGB', 'Gene', (52, 55)) ('targeting', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('CGB2', 'Gene', '114336', (61, 65)) ('CGB', 'Gene', '93659', (61, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('CGB', 'Gene', (154, 157)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (104, 112)) ('CGB', 'Gene', (61, 64)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('CGB', 'Gene', '93659', (52, 55)) ('CGB2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('CGB1', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('CGB1', 'Gene', '114335', (52, 56)) 1601 30886049 Mutant Lef1 controls Gata6 in sebaceous gland development and cancer Mutations in Lef1 occur in human and mouse sebaceous gland (SG) tumors, but their contribution to carcinogenesis remains unclear. ('sebaceous gland', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (30, 45)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', '16842', (7, 11)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (7, 11)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('sebaceous gland', 'Disease', (112, 127)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (96, 101)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', '14465', (21, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (133, 139)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', '16842', (82, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (167, 181)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('Mutant', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (106, 111)) ('carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (167, 181)) ('sebaceous gland', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (112, 127)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 139)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (129, 131)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) 1603 30886049 In mice overexpressing mutant Lef1, Gata6 ablation increases the total number of skin tumors yet decreases the proportion of SG tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 91)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 133)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (3, 7)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (51, 60)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (86, 92)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (97, 106)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', (81, 92)) ('skin tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (81, 92)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (128, 134)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 134)) ('ablation', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 134)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (125, 127)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (81, 92)) ('mutant', 'Var', (23, 29)) 1611 30886049 In humans, stabilizing mutations in beta-catenin are found in a majority of pilomatricomas (Chan et al, 1999) and pilomatrix carcinomas (Lazar et al, 2005). ('pilomatrix carcinomas', 'Disease', (114, 135)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (125, 134)) ('pilomatrix carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030434', (114, 135)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (125, 135)) ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (36, 48)) ('pilomatricomas', 'Disease', (76, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('pilomatrix carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (114, 135)) ('pilomatricomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018296', (76, 90)) 1612 30886049 While genetic deletion of beta-catenin from the epidermis is not associated with tumor development (Huelsken et al, 2001; Malanchi et al, 2008), transgenic mice expressing DeltaNLef1 under the control of the keratin 14 promoter (K14DeltaNLef1) spontaneously develop skin tumors, most of which are sebaceous adenomas and sebaceomas (Niemann et al, 2002). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 276)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (271, 276)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (258, 265)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 277)) ('skin tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (266, 277)) ('DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (172, 182)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (271, 276)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', (266, 277)) ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (145, 160)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 86)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (266, 277)) ('sebaceous adenomas and sebaceomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (297, 330)) ('sebaceous adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009720', (297, 315)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (81, 86)) 1613 30886049 In K14DeltaNLef1 mice, DeltaNLef1 decreases endogenous Lef1 expression and acts as a dominant negative inhibitor of beta-catenin (Niemann et al, 2002). ('expression', 'MPA', (60, 70)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (34, 43)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (17, 21)) ('DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (94, 102)) ('endogenous', 'MPA', (44, 54)) 1615 30886049 Tumors that develop upon DeltaNLef1 expression exhibit sebaceous differentiation rather than the papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas characteristic of wild-type (WT) mice (Niemann et al, 2007). ('squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (112, 136)) ('squamous cell carcinomas', 'Disease', (112, 136)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (126, 136)) ('papillomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010212', (97, 107)) ('expression', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('papillomas', 'Disease', (97, 107)) ('squamous cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (112, 136)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('DeltaNLef1 expression', 'Var', (25, 46)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (126, 135)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (170, 174)) ('sebaceous differentiation', 'CPA', (55, 80)) ('papilloma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012740', (97, 106)) ('papillomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012740', (97, 107)) 1616 30886049 Consistent with these findings, mutations in the N-terminus of Lef1 that prevent beta-catenin binding are found in approximately 30% of human benign sebaceous tumors (Takeda et al, 2006) and 20% of eyelid sebaceous carcinomas (Jayaraj et al, 2015). ('human', 'Species', '9606', (136, 141)) ('sebaceous carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030410', (205, 224)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 164)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (94, 101)) ('eyelid sebaceous carcinomas', 'Disease', (198, 225)) ('eyelid sebaceous carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005142', (198, 225)) ('found', 'Reg', (106, 111)) ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (81, 93)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('sebaceous carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030410', (205, 225)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (215, 224)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (215, 225)) ('benign sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (142, 165)) ('benign sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (142, 165)) 1617 30886049 We recently reported that the transcription factor Gata6 plays a role in sebaceous lineage determination and is highly upregulated in the junctional zone (JZ) of K14DeltaNLef1 mice (Donati et al, 2017). ('sebaceous lineage determination', 'CPA', (73, 104)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (119, 130)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (176, 180)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (162, 175)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (51, 56)) 1624 30886049 RNAi-mediated knockdown of Lef1 led to a striking Gata6 downregulation (Fig 1F), while DeltaNLef1 overexpression in the SebE6E7 sebocyte cell line increased Gata6 expression (Fig 1G). ('increased', 'PosReg', (147, 156)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (56, 70)) ('Lef1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('expression', 'MPA', (163, 173)) ('E7', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J153', (125, 127)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (14, 23)) ('DeltaNLef1', 'Gene', (87, 97)) 1628 30886049 The correlation between bulge and SG signatures in K14DeltaNLef1 mice significantly increased when we selected genes that were direct targets of DeltaNLef1 (white box in Fig 1J), suggesting a direct role of DeltaNLef1 in the formation of ectopic SG in the HF. ('correlation', 'MPA', (4, 15)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (246, 248)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (65, 69)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (84, 93)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (34, 36)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (51, 64)) 1631 30886049 Loss-of-function mutations in Slco2a1 are associated with sebaceous hyperplasia (Guo et al, 2017). ('Loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (0, 16)) ('sebaceous hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (58, 79)) ('sebaceous hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (58, 79)) ('Slco2a1', 'Gene', (30, 37)) ('sebaceous hyperplasia', 'Disease', (58, 79)) ('Slco2a1', 'Gene', '24059', (30, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) 1632 30886049 We conclude that DeltaNLef1 has activating and repressive functions that converge in promoting a SD/SG phenotype in K14DeltaNLef1 mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (130, 134)) ('DeltaNLef1', 'Gene', (17, 27)) ('SD/SG', 'Disease', (97, 102)) ('activating', 'MPA', (32, 42)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (85, 94)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (116, 129)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (100, 102)) 1639 30886049 Cells expressing low levels of Gata6 co-expressed Lgr6 and Lrig1 in neonatal P1 mice, as in adult animals (Donati et al, 2017). ('Lrig1', 'Gene', '16206', (59, 64)) ('Gata6', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('Lgr6', 'Gene', '329252', (50, 54)) ('Lrig1', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('Lgr6', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (80, 84)) 1648 30886049 We observed induced ectopic Sox9 expression in K14Cre/betaCat Flox(ex3)/+ epidermis. ('Sox9', 'Gene', '20682', (28, 32)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('ectopic', 'MPA', (20, 27)) ('K14Cre/betaCat', 'Var', (47, 61)) 1650 30886049 However, an in-depth analysis of tail epidermis did indicate that in the absence of Gata6 the proportion of hypotrophic SG was significantly higher than in WT and heterozygous mice, albeit constituting a minority of the total SG (Fig 3A). ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (120, 122)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (176, 180)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (226, 228)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (141, 147)) ('absence', 'Var', (73, 80)) 1655 30886049 Gata6 overexpression also resulted in the ectopic expression of the differentiating sebocyte marker Fasn in the SG and in the HF but not in the IFE, suggesting that Gata6 is able to promote SG identity in a cell compartment-dependent manner (Fig 3B). ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (190, 192)) ('resulted in', 'Reg', (26, 37)) ('Gata6', 'Var', (165, 170)) ('Fasn', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('ectopic expression', 'MPA', (42, 60)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (182, 189)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (112, 114)) ('Fasn', 'Gene', '14104', (100, 104)) ('SG identity', 'CPA', (190, 201)) 1667 30886049 Ablation of Gata6 in K14DeltaNLef1 mice (K14DeltaNLef1:cKO) resulted in an increased rate of tumor formation following DMBA treatment, and in an increased number of tumors per mouse (Fig 4B), indicating that Gata6 acted as a tumor suppressor. ('Gata6', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (225, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 170)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (225, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('DMBA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015127', (119, 123)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (75, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (225, 230)) ('Ablation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (165, 171)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (145, 154)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (35, 39)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (165, 170)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 171)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (176, 181)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 170)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 1668 30886049 In addition to increasing the overall number of tumors per mouse, loss of Gata6 led to an increase in papilloma-like tumors and a decrease in tumors with SG elements (Fig 4C). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('papilloma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012740', (102, 111)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (142, 148)) ('papilloma-like tumors', 'Disease', (102, 123)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (59, 64)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (130, 138)) ('SG', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032227', (154, 156)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (90, 98)) ('loss', 'Var', (66, 70)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('papilloma-like tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010212', (102, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) 1671 30886049 This autosomal dominant variant of Lynch syndrome is caused by mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes, resulting in microsatellite instability (Eisen & Michael, 2009a,b; John & Schwartz, 2016). ('mutations', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', (35, 49)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (53, 62)) ('Lynch syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003123', (35, 49)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('microsatellite instability', 'MPA', (122, 148)) 1672 30886049 Since loss of Gata6 in cultured mouse keratinocytes leads to DNA damage, triggering apoptosis (Wang et al, 2017), we investigated whether the tumor suppressive function of Gata6 might be due to an effect on MMR gene transcription. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 147)) ('loss', 'Var', (6, 10)) ('apoptosis', 'MPA', (84, 93)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (207, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (142, 147)) ('leads', 'Reg', (52, 57)) ('DNA damage', 'MPA', (61, 71)) ('effect', 'Reg', (197, 203)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (32, 37)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('triggering', 'Reg', (73, 83)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 147)) 1678 30886049 We first evaluated MSI in skin tumors from K14DeltaNLef1 mice and K14DeltaNLef1:cKO mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (57, 61)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 36)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('skin tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008069', (26, 37)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', (26, 37)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (66, 79)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (43, 56)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (84, 88)) ('skin tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012878', (26, 37)) 1679 30886049 This indicated a more unstable microsatellite phenotype in K14DeltaNLef1:cKO mice. ('unstable microsatellite phenotype', 'MPA', (22, 55)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (77, 81)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (59, 72)) 1681 30886049 Mlh1 (Fig 5D and Appendix Fig S2A) and Msh2 (Fig 5E and Appendix Fig S2B) expression were significantly reduced in K14DeltaNLef1:cKO as compared to K14DeltaNLef1 tumors. ('Msh2', 'Gene', (39, 43)) ('expression', 'MPA', (74, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 167)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (104, 111)) ('cKO', 'Disease', (129, 132)) ('Mlh1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (115, 128)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (162, 168)) ('K14DeltaNLef1 tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 168)) ('K14DeltaNLef1 tumors', 'Disease', (148, 168)) 1683 30886049 Altogether, these results indicate that the increased incidence of tumors in K14DeltaNLef1:cKO mice could be due to a decrease in expression of Gata6-dependent MMR proteins. ('Gata6-dependent MMR proteins', 'Protein', (144, 172)) ('expression', 'MPA', (130, 140)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (95, 99)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (118, 126)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (77, 90)) 1695 30886049 Within this dataset, we found GATA6 mutations in approximately 30% of SebC harboring a MSI or UV damage signature (Fig 7A). ('SebC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030410', (70, 74)) ('MSI', 'MPA', (87, 90)) ('GATA6', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('GATA6', 'Gene', '14465', (30, 35)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('SebC', 'Gene', (70, 74)) 1696 30886049 GATA6 missense mutations were mostly deleterious (Fig 7B). ('GATA6', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (6, 24)) ('GATA6', 'Gene', '14465', (0, 5)) 1698 30886049 Despite the different mutational mechanisms associated with MSI-related and UV-induced SebC, Gata6-mutated tumors (Gata6mut) displayed a higher number of mutations/Mb (Fig 7D), of somatic single-nucleotide variants (SSNV) (Fig 7E) and Indel (Fig 7F) than Gata6 wild-type tumors (Gata6wt). ('SebC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030410', (87, 91)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 276)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (271, 277)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (271, 277)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (271, 277)) ('single-nucleotide variants', 'Var', (188, 214)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('mutations/Mb', 'Var', (154, 166)) ('Indel', 'Var', (235, 240)) ('Gata6wt', 'Chemical', '-', (279, 286)) 1699 30886049 In addition, Gata6mut tumors displayed a trend of downregulation in MMR genes when compared to Gata6wt tumors (Fig 7G). ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('downregulation', 'NegReg', (50, 64)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (22, 28)) ('MMR genes', 'Gene', (68, 77)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (22, 27)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('Gata6wt', 'Chemical', '-', (95, 102)) ('Gata6mut', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (22, 28)) 1700 30886049 However, these results suggest that Gata6 affects DNA damage pathways in human sebaceous tumors as in mice. ('Gata6', 'Var', (36, 41)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (102, 106)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (79, 95)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (79, 95)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (73, 78)) ('affects', 'Reg', (42, 49)) ('DNA damage pathways', 'Pathway', (50, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) 1703 30886049 Although Gata6 is strongly upregulated in the epidermis of K14DeltaNLef1 mice (Fig 1H) and is a direct DeltaNLef1 target gene (Fig 1C), we saw no evidence for co-expression of Gata6 and Lef1 in developing or adult epidermis and Gata6 was not induced upon beta-catenin activation (Fig 2), even though Gata6 synergizes with or activates Wnt signaling in a number of contexts (Afouda et al, 2008; Zhang et al, 2008b; Whissell et al, 2014). ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (59, 72)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (73, 77)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (325, 334)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (27, 38)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (9, 14)) 1713 30886049 Gata6 was expressed in sebaceous tumors of K14DeltaNLef1 mice (Fig 4A) and deletion of Gata6 reduced the proportion of tumors with sebaceous differentiation (Fig 4C). ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (57, 61)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (23, 39)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('deletion', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (93, 100)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (23, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (33, 39)) 1719 30886049 In addition, Ki67-positive cells are twice as frequent in the basal layer of K14DeltaNLef1 as WT IFE (Niemann et al, 2002). ('Ki67', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', '17345', (13, 17)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (77, 90)) 1720 30886049 Thus, Ki67 is mostly expressed in the Gata6-negative regions of K14DeltaNLef1 epidermis. ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (64, 77)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', '17345', (6, 10)) 1721 30886049 K14DeltaNLef1 mice develop sebaceous tumors at high frequency. ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (27, 43)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (14, 18)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (27, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 43)) 1724 30886049 In addition, we and others have confirmed the existence of proliferative cells in K14DeltaNLef1 sebaceous tumors by showing Ki67 expression (Niemann et al, 2002), BrdU incorporation (Niemann et al, 2007), and isolating tumor-propagating cells that form secondary tumors in serial transplantation assays (Petersson et al, 2015). ('tumor', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (263, 269)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (106, 111)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (96, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (263, 268)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (263, 268)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (96, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 269)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (82, 95)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', '17345', (124, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 268)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (263, 269)) 1727 30886049 In this syndrome, mutations in the MMR genes Msh2 or, less frequently, Mlh1 and Msh6, predispose cells to DNA base errors (shown by the acquisition of MSI status; John & Schwartz, 2016). ('Mlh1', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('predispose', 'Reg', (86, 96)) ('Msh6', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('Msh6', 'Gene', '17688', (80, 84)) ('DNA base errors', 'MPA', (106, 121)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 1730 30886049 Microsatellite stability and expression of Msh2 and Mlh1 were reduced upon Gata6 knockout in K14DeltaNLef1 mice (Figs 5C, D and E, and Appendix Fig S2). ('Gata6', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('Microsatellite stability', 'MPA', (0, 24)) ('knockout', 'Var', (81, 89)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (93, 106)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (107, 111)) ('Mlh1', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('expression', 'MPA', (29, 39)) ('Msh2', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (62, 69)) 1731 30886049 This would explain why tumor incidence was increased in K14DeltaNLef1:cKO mice (Fig 4B). ('K14DeltaNLef1:cKO', 'Var', (56, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (43, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (23, 28)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (74, 78)) 1733 30886049 The increased mutation load resulting from MMR inactivation generates multiple neo-antigens and stimulates immune surveillance and cancer clearance (Germano et al, 2017). ('inactivation', 'Var', (47, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (131, 137)) ('immune surveillance', 'CPA', (107, 126)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('MMR', 'Gene', (43, 46)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (96, 106)) ('neo-antigens', 'MPA', (79, 91)) ('mutation', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 137)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) 1739 30886049 However, sebaceous carcinoma can also acquire Gata6 mutations correlating with the total mutational burden (Fig 7). ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (19, 28)) ('sebaceous carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018266', (9, 28)) ('sebaceous carcinoma', 'Disease', (9, 28)) ('sebaceous carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030410', (9, 28)) ('Gata6', 'Gene', (46, 51)) 1740 30886049 Gata6mut tumors display reduced expression of several MMR genes (Fig 7G). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (24, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (9, 15)) ('Gata6mut', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('expression', 'MPA', (32, 42)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 15)) ('MMR genes', 'Gene', (54, 63)) 1744 30886049 K14DeltaNLef1 (Niemann et al, 2002), Lef1-/- (Van Genderen et al, 1994), K14DeltaNbeta-CateninER (D2 and D4 lines; Lo Celso et al, 2004), K14Cre/betaCat Flox(ex3)/+ (Zhang et al, 2008a), epidermal Gata6 conditional knockout (cKO) (Donati et al, 2017), Gata6EGFPCreERT2 (Donati et al, 2017), Lgr6EGFPCreERT2 (Snippert et al, 2010), and Rosa26-fl/STOP/fl-tdTomato (Madisen et al, 2010) mice were previously described. ('Rosa26-fl/STOP/fl-tdTomato', 'Var', (335, 361)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (384, 388)) ('K14Cre/betaCat', 'Var', (138, 152)) ('Lgr6', 'Gene', '329252', (291, 295)) ('Lgr6', 'Gene', (291, 295)) 1745 30886049 The K14DeltaNbeta-CateninER transgene was activated by one or six topical applications of 1.5 mg 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4OHT) (Sigma) (Donati et al, 2017). ('4-hydroxytamoxifen', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 115)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('4OHT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C032278', (117, 121)) ('K14DeltaNbeta-CateninER', 'Var', (4, 27)) 1746 30886049 For lineage tracing experiments, pregnant females were injected intraperitoneally with a dose of 50 mug/g of tamoxifen (Sigma) at E16.5 and E18.5. ('E18.5', 'Var', (140, 145)) ('E16.5', 'Var', (130, 135)) ('tamoxifen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013629', (109, 118)) 1749 30886049 For skin carcinogenesis experiments, K14DeltaNLef1 and K14DeltaNLef1:cKO mice received a single 100 nmol dose of DMBA (7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Niemann et al, 2007). ('7,12-dimethylbenz', 'Chemical', '-', (119, 136)) ('DMBA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015127', (113, 117)) ('skin carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (4, 23)) ('skin carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (4, 23)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (73, 77)) ('K14DeltaNLef1', 'Var', (55, 68)) ('anthracene', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C034020', (139, 149)) 1756 30886049 Primary antibodies were used at the indicated dilutions: Fabp5 (1:100, R&D Systems AF1476); Krt15 (1:1,000, LHK-15 clone, Abcam ab80522); Lef1 (1:100-500, C12A5 clone, Cell Signaling 2230 and 8490); Gata6 (1:100-1,000, D61E4 clone, Cell Signaling 5851 and 26452); Krt14 (1:1,000, LL002 clone, Abcam ab7800 and 1:1,000, Covance SIG-3476); Sox9 (1:100, R&D Systems AF3075 and 1:400, D8G8H clone, Cell Signaling 71273); Ki67 (1:50, Tec3 clone, Dako); Lrig1 (1:200, R&D Systems AF3688); Cd34 (1:100, RAM34 clone, BD Biosciences 553731); Tcf3/4 (1:100, Abcam ab12065); pankeratin (1:1,000, clone LP34, LSBio LS-C95318); Fasn (1:100, G-11, Santa Cruz sc-48357); GFP (1:200, Abcam 6673 and 1:800, Thermo Fisher Scientific A-11122); Plet1 (1:200, LSBio LS-C149191); Atp6v1c2 (1:200, Sigma HPA034735); Mlh1 (1:100, Abcam ab92312); and Msh2 (1:100, Clone D24B5, Cell Signaling 2017). ('Atp6v1c2', 'Gene', '68775', (758, 766)) ('Krt15', 'Gene', '16665', (92, 97)) ('Cd34', 'Gene', '12490', (483, 487)) ('Lrig1', 'Gene', (448, 453)) ('Plet1', 'Gene', (725, 730)) ('Krt15', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('Lrig1', 'Gene', '16206', (448, 453)) ('Fasn', 'Gene', '14104', (615, 619)) ('Fabp5', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', (417, 421)) ('Krt14', 'Gene', '16664', (264, 269)) ('Krt14', 'Gene', (264, 269)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', '20682', (338, 342)) ('; and', 'Var', (820, 825)) ('Atp6v1c2', 'Gene', (758, 766)) ('Tcf3/4 (1:100', 'Gene', '21423;21413', (533, 546)) ('Fasn', 'Gene', (615, 619)) ('Ki67', 'Gene', '17345', (417, 421)) ('Cd34', 'Gene', (483, 487)) ('Sox9', 'Gene', (338, 342)) ('Plet1', 'Gene', '76509', (725, 730)) ('Fabp5', 'Gene', '16592', (57, 62)) 1776 30886049 Microsatellite instability in sebaceous tumors was determined as previously published (Woerner et al, 2015; Germano et al, 2017). ('Microsatellite', 'Var', (0, 14)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C563610', (30, 46)) ('sebaceous tumors', 'Disease', (30, 46)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 45)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) 1805 31040822 Recently, PSMA has been identified as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target in ACCs because it is highly expressed in carcinomas, and Zr89-J591 WB-PET-CT was reported to be useful for detecting metastases. ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (126, 136)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (202, 212)) ('PSMA', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('Zr89-J591', 'Var', (142, 151)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (126, 135)) ('PSMA', 'Gene', '2346', (10, 14)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (126, 136)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (126, 136)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (202, 212)) 1950 29628290 Specific driver mutations correlated with lower (CTNNB1, NRAS, or IDH1) or higher (BRAF, TP53, or CASP8) leukocyte levels across all cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 140)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (89, 93)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (66, 70)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (49, 55)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (42, 47)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('leukocyte levels', 'MPA', (105, 121)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (75, 81)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 140)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (133, 140)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (49, 55)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (83, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('CASP8', 'Gene', '841', (98, 103)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (57, 61)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('CASP8', 'Gene', (98, 103)) 1951 29628290 Multiple control modalities of the intracellular and extracellular networks (transcription, microRNAs, copy number and epigenetic processes) were involved in tumor-immune cell interactions, both across and within immune subtypes. ('tumor', 'Disease', (158, 163)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 163)) ('involved', 'Reg', (146, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 163)) ('copy number', 'Var', (103, 114)) 1959 29628290 Antibodies against CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 are effective in treating a variety of malignancies. ('Antibodies', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', '1493', (19, 25)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (82, 94)) ('PD-1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('PD-1', 'Gene', '5133', (27, 31)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (37, 42)) ('CTLA-4', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (82, 94)) 1974 29628290 The six resulting clusters "Immune Subtypes", C1-C6 (with 2416, 2591, 2397, 1157, 385 and 180 cases, respectively) were characterized by a distinct distribution of scores over the five representative signatures (Figure 1A, bottom panel), and showed distinct immune signatures based on the dominant sample characteristics of their tumor samples (Figure 1B-C). ('C1-C6', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (330, 335)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (330, 335)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (330, 335)) 1984 29628290 IDH mutations were enriched in C5 over C4 (80% of IDH mutations, p<2x10-16, Fisher's exact test), suggesting an association of IDH-mutations with favorable immune composition. ('association', 'Interaction', (112, 123)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (127, 130)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (127, 130)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (0, 3)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (50, 53)) 1997 29628290 The spatial fraction of tumor regions with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), estimated by analysis of digitized TCGA H&E stained slides, varied by immune subtype, with C2 the highest (p<10-16, Figure 2D). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (24, 29)) ('with', 'Var', (168, 172)) ('H&E', 'Chemical', '-', (122, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 29)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) 2010 29628290 The immune infiltrate was related to measures of DNA damage, including copy number variation (CNV) burden (both in terms of number of segments and fraction of genome alterations), aneuploidy, loss of heterozygosity (LOH), homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), and intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) (Figure 4A). ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (180, 190)) ('loss of heterozygosity', 'Var', (192, 214)) ('homologous recombination deficiency', 'Disease', (222, 257)) ('copy number variation', 'MPA', (71, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (274, 279)) ('HRD', 'Disease', (259, 262)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (180, 190)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (274, 279)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (274, 279)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (259, 262)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (137, 140)) 2011 29628290 LF correlated negatively with CNV segment burden, with strongest correlation in C6 and C2, and positively with aneuploidy, LOH, HRD, and mutation load, particularly in C3. ('HRD', 'Disease', (128, 131)) ('LOH', 'Var', (123, 126)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (111, 121)) ('negatively', 'NegReg', (14, 24)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (128, 131)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (37, 40)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (111, 121)) ('CNV segment burden', 'MPA', (30, 48)) ('mutation load', 'Var', (137, 150)) 2012 29628290 Chromosome 1p (including TNFRS9 and VTCN1) amplification associated with higher LF, while its deletion did the opposite. ('VTCN1', 'Gene', '79679', (36, 41)) ('amplification', 'Var', (43, 56)) ('TNFRS9', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('VTCN1', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (73, 79)) 2014 29628290 Amplification of chr2, 20q, and 22q (including CTLA4, CD40, and ADORA2 respectively), and deletions of 5q, 9p, and chr19 (including IL13 and IL4, IFNA1 and IFNA2, and ICAM1 respectively) associated with changes in macrophage polarity (Figure S4A). ('macrophage polarity', 'CPA', (214, 233)) ('IFNA1', 'Gene', '3439', (146, 151)) ('ADORA2', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('chr19', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('CTLA4', 'Gene', (47, 52)) ('chr2', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('IL13', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('ICAM1', 'Gene', (167, 172)) ('deletions', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('ICAM1', 'Gene', '3383', (167, 172)) ('IFNA2', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('CD40', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('IFNA2', 'Gene', '3440', (156, 161)) ('associated', 'Reg', (187, 197)) ('changes', 'Reg', (203, 210)) ('ADORA2', 'Gene', '135', (64, 70)) ('IFNA1', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('CD40', 'Gene', '958', (54, 58)) ('IL4', 'Gene', '3565', (141, 144)) ('IL4', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('IL13', 'Gene', '3596', (132, 136)) ('CTLA4', 'Gene', '1493', (47, 52)) 2015 29628290 IL-13 influences macrophage polarization, implying a possible basis for our observation that IL13 deletions associated with altered M0 macrophage fractions. ('IL-13', 'Gene', '3596', (0, 5)) ('influences', 'Reg', (6, 16)) ('IL13', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('IL13', 'Gene', '3596', (93, 97)) ('macrophage polarization', 'CPA', (17, 40)) ('IL-13', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('deletions', 'Var', (98, 107)) 2018 29628290 We correlated mutations in 299 cancer driver genes with immune subtypes, and found 33 significant associations (q<0.1) (Figure 4C, Table S2). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 37)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 37)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (98, 110)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 2019 29628290 C1 was enriched in mutations in driver genes, such as TP53, PIK3CA, PTEN or KRAS. ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('PIK3CA', 'Gene', '5290', (60, 66)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (76, 80)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (54, 58)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (68, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (54, 58)) 2021 29628290 C3 was enriched in BRAF, CDH1 and PBRM1 mutations, a finding of note since patients with PBRM1 mutations respond particularly well to IM therapy. ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (19, 23)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', '999', (25, 29)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', (34, 39)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (75, 83)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', '55193', (34, 39)) ('PBRM1', 'Gene', '55193', (89, 94)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('mutations', 'Var', (95, 104)) ('CDH1', 'Gene', (25, 29)) 2022 29628290 C4 was enriched in CTNNB1, EGFR, and IDH1 mutations. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (27, 31)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (19, 25)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (37, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) 2024 29628290 C6 only showed an enrichment in KRAS G12 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (24, 27)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (32, 36)) 2025 29628290 Mutations in 23 driver genes associated with increased LF either in specific tumor types or across them, including TP53, HLA-B, BRAF, PTEN, NF1, APC and CASP8. ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (128, 132)) ('HLA-B', 'Gene', '3106', (121, 126)) ('HLA-B', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (115, 119)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (134, 138)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', (77, 87)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (140, 143)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (77, 87)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (145, 148)) ('NF1', 'Gene', '4763', (140, 143)) ('CASP8', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 82)) ('CASP8', 'Gene', '841', (153, 158)) ('APC', 'Disease', (145, 148)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (128, 132)) 2026 29628290 Twelve other events were associated with lower LF, including the IDH1 R132H mutation, GATA3, KRAS, NRAS, CTNNB1 and NOTCH1 (Figure 4D). ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (65, 69)) ('GATA3', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('R132H', 'Var', (70, 75)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('NOTCH1', 'Gene', '4851', (116, 122)) ('NOTCH1', 'Gene', (116, 122)) ('R132H', 'Mutation', 'rs121913500', (70, 75)) ('GATA3', 'Gene', '2625', (86, 91)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (41, 46)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (93, 97)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (105, 111)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (99, 103)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (105, 111)) 2028 29628290 PI3K, NOTCH and RTK/RAS pathway disruptions showed variable, tumor type specific effects on immune factors, while TGF-beta pathway disruptions more consistently associated with lower LF (most prominently in C2 and C6; Figure S4C), higher eosinophils (C2), and increased macrophages. ('lower', 'NegReg', (177, 182)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7040', (114, 122)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (131, 142)) ('disruptions', 'Var', (32, 43)) ('RTK/RAS pathway', 'Gene', (16, 31)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (260, 269)) ('eosinophils', 'MPA', (238, 249)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (231, 237)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (114, 122)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', (61, 71)) ('eosin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004801', (238, 243)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 71)) ('macrophages', 'CPA', (270, 281)) 2030 29628290 Thus, TGF-beta pathway disruption has context-dependent effects on LF, but may promote increased macrophages, particularly M1. ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (6, 14)) ('disruption', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('promote increased', 'PosReg', (79, 96)) ('macrophages', 'CPA', (97, 108)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7040', (6, 14)) 2036 29628290 No single cis-eQTL significantly correlated with PD-L1 expression, although the SNP rs822337, approximately 1KB upstream of CD274 transcription start, correlated weakly (p=0.074;1.3x10-4 unadjusted; Figure S4G). ('CD274', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (49, 54)) ('CD274', 'Gene', '29126', (124, 129)) ('rs822337', 'Var', (84, 92)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (49, 54)) ('rs822337', 'Mutation', 'rs822337', (84, 92)) 2037 29628290 Lymphocyte fractions tended to be lower in people of Asian ancestry, particularly in UCEC and BLCA (Figure S4H). ('BLCA', 'Disease', (94, 98)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (34, 39)) ('Asian ancestry', 'Var', (53, 67)) ('Lymphocyte fractions', 'CPA', (0, 20)) ('UCEC', 'Disease', (85, 89)) ('people', 'Species', '9606', (43, 49)) ('BLCA', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 98)) 2038 29628290 Peptides predicted to bind with MHC proteins (pMHCs) and induce antitumor adaptive immunity were identified from SNV and indel mutations. ('tumor', 'Disease', (68, 73)) ('MHC proteins', 'Protein', (32, 44)) ('indel mutations', 'Var', (121, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 73)) ('bind', 'Interaction', (22, 26)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 73)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (57, 63)) 2040 29628290 Neoantigen load also associated with higher content of CD8 T cells, M1 macrophages, and CD4 memory T cells, and lower Tregs, mast, dendritic, and memory B cells in multiple tumor types (Figure S4K). ('content', 'MPA', (44, 51)) ('CD8', 'Gene', '925', (55, 58)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (37, 43)) ('CD4 memory T cells', 'CPA', (88, 106)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', (173, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 178)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 183)) ('CD8', 'Gene', (55, 58)) ('Neoantigen', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('multiple tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 178)) ('multiple tumor', 'Disease', (164, 178)) ('Tregs', 'CPA', (118, 123)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (112, 117)) 2048 29628290 In a regression model of all tumors, high load of each virus type associated with immune features (Figure S5C, cancer-type adjusted). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('immune', 'Disease', (82, 88)) ('associated', 'Reg', (66, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 34)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (29, 35)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (29, 35)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (29, 35)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('high load', 'Var', (37, 46)) 2067 29628290 CD40 (Figure 6C), IL10 and IDO1, inversely correlated with gene expression, suggesting epigenetic silencing. ('IDO1', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('CD40', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('IL10', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('IL10', 'Gene', '3586', (18, 22)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (59, 74)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (87, 107)) ('IDO1', 'Gene', '3620', (27, 31)) ('CD40', 'Gene', '958', (0, 4)) 2070 29628290 In particular, IMs SLAMF7, SELP, TNFSF4 (OX40L), IL10, and CD40 were amplified less frequently in C5 relative to all samples, while TGFB1, KIR2DL1, and KIR2DL3 deletions were enriched in C5 (Figure 6D), consistent with our observation of lower immune infiltration with TGFB1 deletion (Figure S4A). ('CD40', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('IL10', 'Gene', '3586', (49, 53)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', '7040', (269, 274)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', (269, 274)) ('SELP', 'Gene', '6403', (27, 31)) ('CD40', 'Gene', '958', (59, 63)) ('TNFSF4', 'Gene', '7292', (33, 39)) ('SELP', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', '7040', (132, 137)) ('deletion', 'Var', (275, 283)) ('KIR2DL1', 'Gene', '3802', (139, 146)) ('TGFB1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) ('OX40L', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('KIR2DL3', 'Gene', (152, 159)) ('TNFSF4', 'Gene', (33, 39)) ('KIR2DL3', 'Gene', '3804', (152, 159)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (238, 243)) ('IL10', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('SLAMF7', 'Gene', '57823', (19, 25)) ('KIR2DL1', 'Gene', (139, 146)) ('OX40L', 'Gene', '7292', (41, 46)) ('SLAMF7', 'Gene', (19, 25)) 2084 29628290 Some T cell associated ligands were subtype specific, such as CD276 (C2, C6), IL1B (C6), and VEGFB (C4). ('VEGFB', 'Gene', '7423', (93, 98)) ('IL1B', 'Gene', (78, 82)) ('VEGFB', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('IL1B', 'Gene', '3553', (78, 82)) ('CD276', 'Var', (62, 67)) 2089 29628290 Somatic alterations in AKAP9, HRAS, KRAS and PREX2 were inferred to modulate the activity of IMs according to both the MR- and SYGNAL-PanImmune, a significant overlap (p=1.6x10-7, Fisher's exact test). ('HRAS', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('PREX2', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('alterations', 'Var', (8, 19)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (68, 76)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (36, 40)) ('AKAP9', 'Gene', '10142', (23, 28)) ('activity', 'MPA', (81, 89)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (30, 34)) ('AKAP9', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('PREX2', 'Gene', '80243', (45, 50)) 2094 29628290 Conversely, causal mutations shared across tumor types may associate with different tumor-specific downstream regulators. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', (43, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) ('associate', 'Reg', (59, 68)) 2099 29628290 C3 was regulated by KLF15 and miR-141-3p. ('KLF15', 'Gene', (20, 25)) ('miR-141-3p', 'Var', (30, 40)) ('KLF15', 'Gene', '28999', (20, 25)) 2119 29628290 For example, KRAS mutations were enriched in C1 and but infrequent in C5, suggesting that mutations in driver oncogenes alter pathways that affect immune cells. ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('alter', 'Reg', (120, 125)) ('pathways', 'Pathway', (126, 134)) ('affect', 'Reg', (140, 146)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('KRAS', 'Gene', '3845', (13, 17)) ('mutations', 'Var', (18, 27)) 2120 29628290 Driver mutations such as TP53, by inducing genomic instability, may alter the immune landscape via the generation of neoantigens. ('TP53', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('inducing', 'Reg', (34, 42)) ('alter', 'Reg', (68, 73)) ('genomic instability', 'MPA', (43, 62)) ('immune landscape', 'MPA', (78, 94)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (25, 29)) ('neoantigens', 'MPA', (117, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 2121 29628290 Our findings confirmed previous work showing that mutations in BRAF enhance the immune infiltrate while those in IDH1 diminish it. ('diminish', 'NegReg', (118, 126)) ('immune infiltrate', 'CPA', (80, 97)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (113, 117)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (63, 67)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (68, 75)) 2129 29628290 Predicted intracellular networks implied that seven immune related TFs(including interferon and STAT-family transcription factors) may play an active role in transcriptional events related to leukocyte infiltration, and that mutations in six genes (including Ras-family proteins) may influence immune infiltration. ('influence', 'Reg', (284, 293)) ('mutations', 'Var', (225, 234)) ('STAT', 'Disease', (96, 100)) ('immune infiltration', 'CPA', (294, 313)) ('STAT', 'Disease', 'None', (96, 100)) 2197 29628290 Comparing functional annotations of these clusters, we found that overlap to be reflected in the concordant distribution of mean scores of IFN-gamma, TGF-beta, mutation load and overall leukocyte infiltrate among the overlapping clusters. ('IFN-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (139, 148)) ('IFN-gamma', 'Gene', (139, 148)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7040', (150, 158)) ('mutation load', 'Var', (160, 173)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (150, 158)) 2227 29628290 All clonality calls for quantifying intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) were also determined by ABSOLUTE, which models tumor copy number alterations and mutations as mixtures of subclonal and clonal components of varying ploidy. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 121)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (150, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (116, 121)) 2229 29628290 Scores for copy number burden, aneuploidy, loss of heterozygosity, and homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) were derived. ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', (31, 41)) ('aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (31, 41)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (108, 111)) ('copy number burden', 'Var', (11, 29)) ('loss of heterozygosity', 'Var', (43, 65)) ('HRD', 'Disease', (108, 111)) 2230 29628290 Copy number burden scores frac_altered and n_segs ("fraction altered", and "number of segments", respectively) represent the fraction of bases deviating from baseline ploidy (defined as above 0.1 or below - 0.1 in log2 relative copy number (CN) space), and the total number of segments in each sample's copy number profile, respectively. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (89, 92)) ('deviating', 'NegReg', (143, 152)) ('frac_altered', 'Var', (26, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (280, 283)) 2231 29628290 LOH_n_seg and LOH_frac_altered are the number of segments with LOH events and fraction of bases with LOH events, respectively. ('LOH_n_seg', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (52, 55)) ('LOH_frac_altered', 'Var', (14, 30)) 2232 29628290 HRD score is a measure quantifying defects in homologous recombination that sums 3 separate metrics of genomic scarring: large (>15 Mb) non-arm-level regions with LOH, large-scale state transitions (breaks between adjacent segments of >10 Mb), and subtelomeric regions with allelic imbalance. ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (282, 291)) ('HRD', 'Disease', 'None', (0, 3)) ('scarring', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100699', (111, 119)) ('defects', 'Var', (35, 42)) ('HRD', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('LOH', 'NegReg', (163, 166)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (226, 229)) 2233 29628290 Aneuploidy scores were calculated as the sum total of amplified or deleted (collectively "altered") arms. ('deleted', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('Aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (0, 10)) ('Aneuploidy', 'Disease', (0, 10)) 2234 29628290 To call arm alterations, sample chromosome arms were first stratified by sample tumor type, type of alteration being tested (amplification or deletion), and chromosome arm (1p, 1q, etc.). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('alterations', 'Var', (12, 23)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 90)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', (80, 90)) ('deletion', 'Var', (142, 150)) 2240 29628290 Furthermore, for each gene, we similarly computed significances of differences of CIBERSORT-estimated relative immune cell subtype levels from their expected levels first in "amplified" and then in "deleted" samples in order to identify the effects of copy number amplification and deletion respectively on immune infiltrate composition while controlling for cancer disease type. ('cancer disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (359, 373)) ('deletion', 'Var', (282, 290)) ('effects', 'Reg', (241, 248)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (359, 365)) ('cancer disease', 'Disease', (359, 373)) ('copy number amplification', 'Var', (252, 277)) 2241 29628290 Contributors: Galen Gao, Andrew Cherniack We focused our analysis on genes identified as drivers by the TCGA PanCancer Atlas Driver Mutation Working Group (the CGAT list; TCGA Research Network, "Comprehensive Discovery and Characterization of Driver Genes and Mutations in Human Cancers", unpublished data) that were identified as 1) having 10 or more mutations overall and 2) mutated in two or more tissues. ('CGAT', 'Gene', (160, 164)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (273, 278)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('mutations', 'Var', (352, 361)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 285)) ('Cancers', 'Disease', (279, 286)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (279, 285)) ('Cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (279, 286)) ('Cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (279, 286)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (279, 285)) ('CGAT', 'Gene', '6570', (160, 164)) 2244 29628290 Contributor: Eduard Porta Pardo We used domainXplorer to identify driver genes and mutations that correlate with the leukocyte fraction of the tumor sample. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 148)) ('mutations', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (143, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) 2245 29628290 The algorithm uses a linear model that takes into account potential biases caused by differences in the immune responses between the tissues of origin of the tumors, the gender of the patient, the total number of missense mutations in the sample or the patient's age as covariates. ('tumors', 'Disease', (158, 164)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (253, 260)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 164)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (213, 231)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 163)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (184, 191)) 2249 29628290 For each pathway, samples from each of 30 tumor types were divided into two groups of altered and intact cases based on acquisition of non-silent or frameshift mutations, heterozygous or homozygous deletions, or amplifications, in at least one member of the pathway. ('tumor type', 'Disease', (42, 52)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (212, 226)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 47)) ('tumor type', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 52)) 2259 29628290 To perform association analyses with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the PDL1 locus, we imputed the genotype data using the Haplotype Reference Consortium as a reference. ('PDL1', 'Gene', '29126', (83, 87)) ('single nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (37, 68)) ('PDL1', 'Gene', (83, 87)) 2268 29628290 Variation in sequencing coverage and tumor purity require careful consideration in order to mitigate the risk of impacting mutation calls and on pMHC, and prior to pMHC calling, sequencing data was subjected to rigorous harmonization efforts, performed by the PanCancer MC3 Consortium. ('Cancer', 'Disease', (263, 269)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 42)) ('impacting', 'Reg', (113, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (263, 269)) ('mutation calls', 'Var', (123, 137)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (263, 269)) 2295 29628290 Using output from a PanCan GISTIC2.0 run on ISAR-corrected Affymetrix genome-wide human SNP6.0 array data, deep amplifications, shallow amplifications, non-alterations, shallow deletions, and deep deletions of each immunomodulator gene were called as described in "Genomic Correlations with Immune Phenotype" above for 8461 tumors that both were immune subtyped and had ABSOLUTE purity and ploidy calls. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (324, 329)) ('non-alterations', 'Var', (152, 167)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (82, 87)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (324, 330)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (324, 330)) ('shallow deletions', 'Var', (169, 186)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (324, 330)) ('deep deletions', 'Var', (192, 206)) ('shallow amplifications', 'Var', (128, 150)) 2311 29628290 Mutation or copy-number events identified by the domainXplorer algorithm were tested for statistical association with the 32 cMRs identified, using the DIGGIT algorithm (above), and retained if associated with one or more of the 32 cMRs in at least one tumor-specific context. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (253, 258)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (253, 258)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (253, 258)) ('copy-number', 'Var', (12, 23)) 2344 29625051 Transcriptional and epigenetic dysregulation of cancer cells frequently leads to oncogenic de-differentiation and acquisition of stemness features by altering core signaling pathways that regulate the phenotypes of normal stem cells. ('altering', 'Reg', (150, 158)) ('core signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (159, 182)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 54)) ('epigenetic dysregulation', 'Var', (20, 44)) ('acquisition', 'CPA', (114, 125)) ('stemness features', 'CPA', (129, 146)) ('oncogenic de-differentiation', 'CPA', (81, 109)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (72, 80)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (31, 44)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 54)) 2384 29625051 This result could arise from a high frequency of IDH1/2 mutations and resulting DNA hypermethylation. ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (49, 55)) ('DNA hypermethylation', 'MPA', (80, 100)) ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (49, 55)) 2387 29625051 BRCA samples with high mRNAsi were more likely to be ER-negative, and enriched for FAT3 and TP53 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (97, 106)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('FAT3', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (92, 96)) ('FAT3', 'Gene', '120114', (83, 87)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (0, 4)) 2396 29625051 High mRNAsi was associated with higher expression of miR-181c-3p, miR-22-3p, and miR-30b-3p (Figure 3B, right bottom). ('miR-22-3p', 'Gene', '407008', (66, 75)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (32, 38)) ('miR-30b-3p', 'Var', (81, 91)) ('miR-181c-3p', 'Var', (53, 64)) ('expression', 'MPA', (39, 49)) ('miR-22-3p', 'Gene', (66, 75)) 2397 29625051 We found a strong association between high mDNAsi, high pathologic grade and recently published molecular subtypes of glioma (Figure 3C). ('glioma', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('high', 'Var', (38, 42)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (118, 124)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (96, 100)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (118, 124)) 2398 29625051 mDNAsi was low in less aggressive gliomas that are characterized by codel and G-CIMP-high features and was highest in highly aggressive GBMs characterized by IDH mutations (G-CIMP-low) and poor clinical outcome. ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (34, 40)) ('aggressive gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (23, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (162, 171)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (158, 161)) ('less', 'Disease', (18, 22)) ('G-CIMP', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 179)) ('low', 'NegReg', (11, 14)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (34, 41)) ('aggressive gliomas', 'Disease', (23, 41)) ('G-CIMP', 'Chemical', '-', (78, 84)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (158, 161)) ('highest', 'Reg', (107, 114)) 2399 29625051 Also, high mDNAsi is strongly associated with more aggressive classical and mesenchymal subtypes of GBM, suggesting that it can stratify tumors with distinct clinical outcomes. ('associated', 'Reg', (30, 40)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (137, 143)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 143)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('GBM', 'Disease', (100, 103)) ('high', 'Var', (6, 10)) ('mDNAsi', 'Gene', (11, 17)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) 2400 29625051 We also found that high mDNAsi was associated with mutations in NF1 and EGFR and infrequent mutations in IDH1, TP53, CIC, and ATRX (Figure 3C, left), with higher expression of ANNEXIN-A1 protein and lower expression of ANNEXIN-A7, and with expression of the miR-200 family (Figure 3C, right bottom). ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (72, 76)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('mDNAsi', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('NF1', 'Gene', (64, 67)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (105, 109)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (126, 130)) ('ANNEXIN-A7', 'Gene', '310', (219, 229)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (111, 115)) ('CIC', 'Gene', (117, 120)) ('ANNEXIN-A7', 'Gene', (219, 229)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (155, 161)) ('ANNEXIN-A1', 'Gene', (176, 186)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (199, 204)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('expression', 'MPA', (205, 215)) ('ANNEXIN-A1', 'Gene', '301', (176, 186)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('expression', 'MPA', (162, 172)) ('NF1', 'Gene', '4763', (64, 67)) 2403 29625051 IDH1 mutations are known to reduce cell differentiation, and high values of the mRNAsi in a subset of IDH mutant gliomas might capture this phenomenon. ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (102, 105)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('mutant', 'Var', (106, 112)) ('mRNAsi', 'MPA', (80, 86)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (113, 119)) ('cell differentiation', 'CPA', (35, 55)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (0, 3)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (113, 120)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (113, 120)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (28, 34)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (113, 120)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (0, 4)) 2406 29625051 The most salient associations of mRNAsi and mDNAsi are presented in Figure 4, while the following results of the comprehensive analyses are shown in the supplementary material: associations with mutations (Figure S3), associations with miRNA expression and protein abundance (Figure S4), associations with the tumor grading and clinical outcome (Figure S5). ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (310, 315)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (310, 315)) ('miRNA expression', 'MPA', (236, 252)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (310, 315)) ('mutations', 'Var', (195, 204)) ('protein abundance', 'MPA', (257, 274)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (218, 230)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (288, 300)) ('associations', 'Interaction', (177, 189)) 2407 29625051 We found a strong association between mDNAsi and known molecular subtypes, somatic mutations in SETD2 and TP53 genes, and with tobacco smoking status in LUAD (Figures 4A and S3). ('mutations', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (127, 134)) ('mDNAsi', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('SETD2', 'Gene', '29072', (96, 101)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (55, 59)) ('SETD2', 'Gene', (96, 101)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (106, 110)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (106, 110)) 2414 29625051 Analyses of HNSC samples revealed that high indices are correlated with NSD1 mutation, E-cadherin protein expression, miR-200-3p, and previously identified classical molecular subtypes (Figure 4B). ('NSD1', 'Gene', '64324', (72, 76)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', (87, 97)) ('E-cadherin', 'Gene', '999', (87, 97)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (166, 170)) ('mutation', 'Var', (77, 85)) ('miR-200-3p', 'Var', (118, 128)) ('expression', 'MPA', (106, 116)) ('NSD1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) 2415 29625051 NSD1 mutation was recently linked in HNSC tumors to blockade of cellular differentiation and promotion of oncogenesis. ('cellular differentiation', 'CPA', (64, 88)) ('NSD1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('linked', 'Reg', (27, 33)) ('promotion', 'PosReg', (93, 102)) ('oncogenesis', 'CPA', (106, 117)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('HNSC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 48)) ('blockade', 'NegReg', (52, 60)) ('mutation', 'Var', (5, 13)) ('NSD1', 'Gene', '64324', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 47)) ('HNSC tumors', 'Disease', (37, 48)) 2424 29625051 Detailed analyses of ACC samples revealed an association between high mRNAsi and defined molecular subtypes, clinical stage, and mutations in PRKAR1A and TP53 genes (Figure 4D). ('TP53', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (142, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (21, 24)) ('mole', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003764', (89, 93)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (142, 149)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (154, 158)) 2431 29625051 Roughly 80% of LGG tumors carry an IDH1/2 mutation and, as demonstrated by our group and others, tconfers a genome-wide hypermethylator phenotype (G-CIMP). ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (35, 41)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('LGG tumors', 'Disease', (15, 25)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (35, 41)) ('mutation', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('hypermethylator', 'MPA', (120, 135)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 25)) ('LGG tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 25)) ('G-CIMP', 'Chemical', '-', (147, 153)) 2434 29625051 Compared to G-CIMP-high tumors, G-CIMP-low tumors are known to be more proliferative, express cell-cycle-related genes, and have various stem cell-like genomic features. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 29)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('G-CIMP-low', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 30)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('G-CIMP', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 18)) ('proliferative', 'CPA', (71, 84)) ('G-CIMP', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('more', 'PosReg', (66, 70)) ('cell-cycle-related', 'Gene', (94, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) 2489 29625051 High mRNAsi was associated with basal breast carcinomas but also Her2 and lumB subtypes that are more aggressive than the hormone-dependent lumA group. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (45, 54)) ('associated', 'Reg', (16, 26)) ('Her2', 'Gene', '2064', (65, 69)) ('lumA', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('breast carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (38, 55)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (45, 55)) ('breast carcinomas', 'Disease', (38, 55)) ('High mRNAsi', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('breast carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (38, 55)) ('lumB', 'Disease', (74, 78)) ('Her2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('lumA', 'Gene', '79188', (140, 144)) 2490 29625051 In contrast, high mDNAsi was strongly associated with high-grade glioblastomas, poor overall and progression-free survival. ('mDNAsi', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('associated', 'Reg', (38, 48)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (80, 84)) ('high', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('glioblastomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (65, 78)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (65, 78)) ('glioblastomas', 'Disease', (65, 78)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (65, 77)) 2492 29625051 Dedifferentiated cells can arise from different sources: from long-lived stem or progenitor cells that accumulate mutations in oncogenic pathways, or via dedifferentiation from non-stem cancer cells that convert to CSCs through deregulation of developmental and/or non-developmental pathways. ('deregulation', 'Reg', (228, 240)) ('mutations', 'Var', (114, 123)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (186, 192)) ('oncogenic pathways', 'Pathway', (127, 145)) ('developmental and/or', 'Pathway', (244, 264)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (186, 192)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (186, 192)) 2498 29625051 Cancer cells in many primary solid tumors are basically epithelial regardless of their degrees of dedifferentiation, but some cells in such contexts could acquire mesenchymal characteristics, either by accumulating additional mutations or by undergoing epigenetic changes shaped by the tumor microenvironment. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (35, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (286, 291)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (286, 291)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (29, 41)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 41)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (35, 40)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (253, 271)) ('undergoing', 'Reg', (242, 252)) ('mutations', 'Var', (226, 235)) ('mesenchymal characteristics', 'CPA', (163, 190)) ('acquire', 'PosReg', (155, 162)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (286, 291)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (29, 41)) ('accumulating', 'PosReg', (202, 214)) 2538 29625051 Additionally, we downloaded independent, non-TCGA datasets of gliomas [ (GSE36245, GSE36278) and (GSE30339)] and BRCA samples (GSE59000) and applied our metrics to measure the stemness in the validation data. ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (62, 69)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (62, 68)) ('GSE59000', 'Var', (127, 135)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', '672', (113, 117)) ('GSE30339)]', 'Var', (98, 108)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (62, 69)) ('BRCA', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('GSE36278', 'Var', (83, 91)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (62, 69)) 2542 29625051 To eliminate somatic tissue-specific probes, we removed probes that were consistently methylated (standard deviation beta value > 0.05) in non-tumor adult tissues available through TCGA. ('non-tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 148)) ('methylated', 'Var', (86, 96)) ('non-tumor', 'Disease', (139, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) 2578 28989884 Adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) diagnosed on resected specimens including the variants during January 2010-June 2016 were retrieved from the pathology records. ('ACTs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (23, 27)) ('Adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (0, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('Adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (0, 21)) ('variants', 'Var', (75, 83)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) 2763 27590329 However, on a subset analysis of T4M0 tumors, a survival benefit was noted if any lymphadenectomy was performed. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 43)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('T4M0', 'Var', (33, 37)) 2764 27590329 Another finding in our study that deserves attention was that the effort to perform a LAD was not associated with increased morbidity or mortality, despite the fact that LAD patients had larger tumors, often requiring multivisceral resections. ('tumors', 'Disease', (194, 200)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 199)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (174, 182)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (194, 200)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (194, 200)) ('LAD', 'Var', (170, 173)) 2833 19059462 Analysis of constructs containing sequential deletions of the HSD3B2 promoter suggested a putative regulatory element between -166 and -101. ('deletions', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (62, 68)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (62, 68)) 2834 19059462 Mutation of an inverted repeat between -137 and -124 completely blocked CDCA/FXR induced reporter activity. ('CDCA/FXR induced reporter activity', 'MPA', (72, 106)) ('blocked', 'NegReg', (64, 71)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('CDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002635', (72, 76)) 2838 19059462 Alterations in this enzyme would influence the capacity of the adrenal gland to produce corticosteroids. ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (95, 103)) ('influence', 'Reg', (33, 42)) 2873 19059462 The 5' flanking DNA from the human HSD3B2 gene (-963), CYP11A1 (-1680), CYP17 (-1124) and StAR (-1300) was inserted upstream of the firefly luciferase gene in the reporter vector pGL3 Basic (Promega, Madison, WI). ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (35, 41)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (35, 41)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', '6391', (179, 183)) ('-963', 'Var', (48, 52)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('CYP11A1', 'Gene', '1583', (55, 62)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', '1586', (72, 77)) ('pGL3', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('CYP11A1', 'Gene', (55, 62)) 2875 19059462 Mutations to putative FXR and NGFI-B binding sites in the HSD3B2 promoter were created using the QuikChange XL site-directed mutagenesis kit (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) following the manufacturer's recommendations. ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (58, 64)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', '3164', (30, 36)) ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (58, 64)) 2876 19059462 In the NGFI-B response element mutant construct, the sequence 5'-AAAGGTCA-3' (-131/-124) was changed to 5'-AgAatTCA-3', and in the FXR response element mutant construct, the sequence 5'-TAACCTAA-3' (-137/-130) was changed to 5'-TAgaCTAA-3'. ('mutant', 'Var', (31, 37)) ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', (7, 13)) ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', '3164', (7, 13)) 2904 19059462 FXR expression was relatively high in both the adult (0.12 attomoles/mug 18S RNA) and fetal (0.097 attomoles/mug 18S RNA) adrenal, although it was still less than half the value seen in liver (0.29 attomoles/mug 18S RNA). ('0.097 attomoles/mug', 'Var', (93, 112)) ('FXR expression', 'MPA', (0, 14)) ('high', 'PosReg', (30, 34)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (4, 14)) 2911 19059462 3A, OSTalpha was the top gene stimulated by treatment of FXR ligand GW4064. ('GW4064', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C412815', (68, 74)) ('OSTalpha', 'Gene', '200931', (4, 12)) ('OSTalpha', 'Gene', (4, 12)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (30, 40)) ('GW4064', 'Var', (68, 74)) 2915 19059462 Data from three experiments demonstrated that GW4064 caused a 12-fold increase in HSD3B2 mRNA levels. ('increase', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (82, 88)) ('GW4064', 'Var', (46, 52)) ('GW4064', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C412815', (46, 52)) ('mRNA levels', 'MPA', (89, 100)) 2917 19059462 GW4064 had a greater stimulatory effect for both FXR-mediated HSD3B2 and OSTalpha mRNA expression (Fig. ('stimulatory effect', 'MPA', (21, 39)) ('GW4064', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('GW4064', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C412815', (0, 6)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (87, 97)) ('OSTalpha', 'Gene', '200931', (73, 81)) ('OSTalpha', 'Gene', (73, 81)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (62, 68)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (62, 68)) 2926 19059462 A previous study indicated that this region also contains a consensus NGFI-B response element (NBRE) at -131 to -124. ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', '3164', (70, 76)) ('at -131 to -124', 'Var', (101, 116)) ('NGFI-B', 'Gene', (70, 76)) 2932 19059462 3), FXR binding to HSD3B2 promoter was also increased with the synthetic ligand GW4064. ('GW4064', 'Var', (80, 86)) ('GW4064', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C412815', (80, 86)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('FXR binding', 'MPA', (4, 15)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (19, 25)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (44, 53)) 2943 19059462 The recent study by Auwerx and colleagues showed that FXR expression in mouse adrenal glands can be stimulated by oral feeding of the agonist GW4064. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (58, 68)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (72, 77)) ('GW4064', 'Var', (142, 148)) ('GW4064', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C412815', (142, 148)) ('FXR expression', 'Gene', (54, 68)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (100, 110)) 2989 33513905 Somatic pathogenic variants and structural variations, which cause the deletion of multiple exons of ATRX were associated with germline TP53 pathogenic variants in a pediatric cohort. ('associated', 'Reg', (111, 121)) ('deletion', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (101, 105)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (136, 140)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('variants', 'Var', (19, 27)) 2990 33513905 reported alterations in TP53 and ATRX in 32% of their cohort, and these alterations were associated with advanced disease and poor event-free survival in pediatric patients with adrenocortical tumor. ('associated', 'Reg', (89, 99)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('alterations', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (178, 198)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (193, 198)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (164, 172)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (178, 198)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('advanced disease', 'Disease', (105, 121)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (24, 28)) 2992 33513905 studied an adult ACC cohort and reported a frequency of 19.3% for ACCs with deletions or non-silent somatic pathogenic variants in the ZNRF3 gene. ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (66, 70)) ('deletions', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (66, 70)) 2998 33513905 showed the most frequent mutated genes as ZNRF3 (21%), CTNNB1 (16%), TP53 (16%), and CDKN2A (11%). ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (55, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (69, 73)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('21%', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (85, 91)) ('21%', 'Gene', '6700', (49, 52)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (85, 91)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('mutated', 'Var', (25, 32)) 3006 33513905 In addition, the Cox regression of OS showed a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.521 (95%CI, 0.273-0.997) for ATRX expression of >1.5 when compared with expression of <=1.5 (Wald = 3.881; df1; p = 0.049; Cox's proportional hazards model). ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (17, 20)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (193, 196)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (193, 196)) ('expression', 'Var', (104, 114)) 3008 33513905 Tumors with high ZNRF3 expression presented with lower Weiss score (average 4.7) than the group with low ZNRF3 expression (average 6.1) (Z = -2.942; p = 0.003; Mann-Whitney U test). ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('high', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('expression', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (49, 54)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('Weiss score', 'CPA', (55, 66)) 3023 33513905 The Cox regression of RFS showed an HR of 0.332 (95% CI, 0.111-0.932) for ATRX expression >2.7 compared with the value for an expression level of <=2.7 (Wald = 4.365; df1; p = 0.037; Cox's proportional hazards model). ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (4, 7)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (183, 186)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (183, 186)) ('>2.7', 'Var', (90, 94)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (74, 78)) 3026 33513905 Categorization of the Ki-67 proliferation marker into groups (<10%, >=10% and <20%, >=20%) impacted the RFS curve (X2(2) = 16.357; p < 0.001; Kaplan-Meier method and log rank test), as seen in Figure 9. ('Ki-67', 'Gene', '17345', (22, 27)) ('RFS curve', 'MPA', (104, 113)) ('impacted', 'Reg', (91, 99)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('<10%', 'Var', (62, 66)) 3036 33513905 analyzed 9127 patients and 31 cancer types and showed that inactivation of ATRX is associated with telomere length elongation, reinforcing the idea of an association between ATRX and ALT. ('ATRX', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('telomere length', 'MPA', (99, 114)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (59, 71)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (30, 36)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (30, 36)) ('associated', 'Reg', (83, 93)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (14, 22)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (30, 36)) 3037 33513905 Cohorts of different malignancies have shown that ATRX alterations have prognostic value. ('malignancies', 'Disease', (21, 33)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (21, 33)) ('alterations', 'Var', (55, 66)) 3053 33513905 The high expression of ZNRF3 was associated with smaller tumors in our cohort. ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('smaller', 'NegReg', (49, 56)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('high', 'Var', (4, 8)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) 3057 33513905 They also revealed that ZNRF3 overexpression causes significantly more apoptosis and lowered proliferation of cancer cells by reducing the level of Lgr5, a component of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, while also reducing Gli1, a component of Hedgehog signaling (SHH). ('Lgr5', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('lowered', 'NegReg', (85, 92)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (71, 80)) ('SHH', 'Gene', (258, 261)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (93, 106)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (126, 134)) ('Gli1', 'Gene', '2735', (217, 221)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('Lgr5', 'Gene', '8549', (148, 152)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('level', 'MPA', (139, 144)) ('reducing', 'NegReg', (208, 216)) ('more', 'PosReg', (66, 70)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (30, 44)) ('SHH', 'Gene', '6469', (258, 261)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) ('Gli1', 'Gene', (217, 221)) 3063 33513905 The Cox regression showed an HR of 0.441 (95% CI, 0.229-0.852) for tumors with high ZNRF3 expression; furthermore, this factor was positively associated with a better RFS than the loss of its expression. ('Cox', 'Gene', '1351', (4, 7)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('Cox', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('expression', 'MPA', (90, 100)) ('high', 'Var', (79, 83)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('RFS', 'MPA', (167, 170)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (84, 89)) 3068 33513905 Tumors with active Wnt/beta-catenin signaling due to CTNNB1, ZNRF3, or APC mutations present a dismal prognosis, according to TCGA Research Network. ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('APC', 'Disease', (71, 74)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (53, 59)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('active Wnt/beta-catenin signaling', 'MPA', (12, 45)) ('mutations', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (71, 74)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (53, 59)) 3071 33513905 Regarding germline TP53 pathogenic variants, two patients presented TP53 p.R337H variant (cases 51 and 58), and one patient presented TP53 p.R273H (case 68) (Table S2). ('TP53', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (116, 123)) ('p.R273H', 'Mutation', 'rs28934576', (139, 146)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (49, 56)) ('p.R337H', 'Var', (73, 80)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (19, 23)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (19, 23)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (49, 57)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (68, 72)) ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (73, 80)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (134, 138)) 3073 33513905 It remains unclear as to whether an association between the loss of ATRX expression and germline TP53 pathogenic variants exists and could impact OS in the adult ACC population. ('impact', 'Reg', (139, 145)) ('ATRX', 'Protein', (68, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (97, 101)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (60, 64)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (97, 101)) ('variants', 'Var', (113, 121)) 3108 30664326 S1PR2 inhibition significantly abolished TCDCA-induced cortisol secretion, lowered phosphorylation of ERK and abrogated enhanced transcription of steroidogenesis-related genes in H295R cells. ('transcription', 'MPA', (129, 142)) ('lowered', 'NegReg', (75, 82)) ('ERK', 'Protein', (102, 105)) ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (110, 119)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (120, 128)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (41, 46)) ('abolished', 'NegReg', (31, 40)) ('steroidogenesis-related genes', 'Gene', (146, 175)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (83, 98)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (55, 63)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (6, 16)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (146, 153)) ('cortisol secretion', 'MPA', (55, 73)) ('S1PR2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 3111 30664326 Treatment with SF-1 inverse agonist AC45594 also reduced TCDCA-induced steroidogenesis. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (49, 56)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('TCDCA-induced', 'Disease', (57, 70)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (57, 62)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (15, 19)) ('AC45594', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C527833', (36, 43)) ('AC45594', 'Var', (36, 43)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (71, 78)) 3112 30664326 Our findings indicate that supraphysiological bile acid levels as observed in cholestasis stimulate steroidogenesis via an S1PR2-ERK-SF-1 signalling pathway. ('cholestasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002779', (78, 89)) ('cholestasis', 'Disease', (78, 89)) ('supraphysiological', 'Var', (27, 45)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (133, 137)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (100, 107)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', '230101', (46, 55)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', (46, 55)) ('cholestasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001396', (78, 89)) ('stimulate', 'PosReg', (90, 99)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (100, 115)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (133, 137)) 3115 30664326 Our findings indicate that supraphysiological bile acid levels modulate adrenal gland function with potential important clinical implications. ('adrenal gland function', 'CPA', (72, 94)) ('supraphysiological', 'Var', (27, 45)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', '230101', (46, 55)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', (46, 55)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (63, 71)) 3155 30664326 Serum corticosterone levels significantly increased more than twofolds in CBDL mice compared to sham-operated controls (Figure 1A). ('increased', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('CBDL', 'Var', (74, 78)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (79, 83)) ('Serum corticosterone levels', 'MPA', (0, 27)) ('corticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (6, 20)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) 3169 30664326 Comparable to our findings in the animal models, TCDCA significantly stimulated STAR, CYP21A2 (homologue of mouse Cyp21a1) and HSD3B2 (homologue of mouse Hsd3b1) mRNA expression in H295R cells in a dose-dependent manner (Figure 3B). ('STAR', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (69, 79)) ('TCDCA', 'Var', (49, 54)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (86, 93)) ('Cyp21a1', 'Gene', '13079', (114, 121)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (86, 93)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (49, 54)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (148, 153)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (108, 113)) ('Hsd3b1', 'Gene', '15492', (154, 160)) ('Hsd3b1', 'Gene', (154, 160)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (127, 133)) ('Cyp21a1', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('mRNA expression', 'MPA', (162, 177)) 3175 30664326 When H295R cells were incubated with 10 mumol/L U0126, induction of cortisol secretion and mRNA levels of STAR, HSD3B2 and CYP21A2 by TCDCA was completely abolished (Figure 3E,F). ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (48, 53)) ('cortisol secretion', 'MPA', (68, 86)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (68, 76)) ('abolished', 'NegReg', (155, 164)) ('mRNA levels', 'MPA', (91, 102)) ('STAR', 'MPA', (106, 110)) ('U0126', 'Var', (48, 53)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (134, 139)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (123, 130)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (123, 130)) 3176 30664326 STAR protein levels were not increased upon U0126 co-treatment in contrast to TCDCA treatment alone (Figure S1B). ('U0126', 'Var', (44, 49)) ('U0126', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C113580', (44, 49)) ('STAR protein levels', 'MPA', (0, 19)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (78, 83)) 3181 30664326 In line with our chemical inhibitor experiments, TCDCA-induced cortisol secretion, phosphorylation of ERK and mRNA levels of steroidogenesis-related genes in siRNA-transfected cells were also reduced significantly (Figure 5B-E). ('TCDCA-induced', 'Var', (49, 62)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (49, 54)) ('mRNA levels of steroidogenesis-related', 'MPA', (110, 148)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (83, 98)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (63, 71)) ('cortisol secretion', 'MPA', (63, 81)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (102, 105)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (125, 132)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (192, 199)) 3184 30664326 However, when H295R cells were incubated with 400 mumol/L TCDCA plus AC45594, a SF-1 inverse agonist, TCDCA-induced cortisol secretion was reduced by 65% (Figure 6B). ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (58, 63)) ('cortisol secretion', 'MPA', (116, 134)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (116, 124)) ('AC45594', 'Var', (69, 76)) ('AC45594', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C527833', (69, 76)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (80, 84)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (139, 146)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (102, 107)) 3185 30664326 The treatment with AC45594 also successfully abolished the enhanced mRNA levels of STAR, HSD3B2 and CYP21A2 (Figure 6C). ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('HSD3B2', 'MPA', (89, 95)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (100, 107)) ('abolished', 'NegReg', (45, 54)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (59, 67)) ('AC45594', 'Var', (19, 26)) ('AC45594', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C527833', (19, 26)) ('mRNA levels of STAR', 'MPA', (68, 87)) 3191 30664326 Application of the agonists for FXR (INT-747) and TGR5 (INT-777) failed to increase cortisol secretion in vitro. ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (84, 92)) ('cortisol secretion', 'MPA', (84, 102)) ('INT-777', 'Var', (56, 63)) ('TGR5', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('increase cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (75, 92)) ('INT-747', 'Var', (37, 44)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (75, 83)) 3196 30664326 These effects appear to depend on S1PR2, since S1RP2 inhibition attenuated TCDCA-induced downstream signalling via the ERK pathway, which is in line with a previous report from rat hepatocytes using conjugated bile acids.25 S1PR2 activation does probably not directly lead to ERK phosphorylation but is mediated indirectly via the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as suggested in a previous study.29, 30 The overall importance of the ERK signalling pathways for our findings is highlighted by separate experiments, which show that direct inhibition of ERK abrogated TCDCA-induced cortisol production and transcriptional effects. ('transcriptional', 'MPA', (611, 626)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (573, 578)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', '24329', (365, 369)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (177, 180)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (504, 507)) ('TCDCA-induced cortisol production', 'MPA', (573, 606)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (545, 555)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (587, 595)) ('bile acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001647', (210, 220)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (559, 562)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (365, 369)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', '24329', (331, 363)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (75, 80)) ('epidermal growth factor receptor', 'Gene', (331, 363)) ('abrogated', 'NegReg', (563, 572)) 3198 30664326 The potential downstream transcription factor for ERK signalling is SF-1, a nuclear transcription factor, which is well established to regulate the transcription of a wide range of steroidogenesis-related enzymes including STAR, HSD3B2 and CYP21.31, 32 ERK directs the transactivation activity of SF-1 in steroidogenic tissues.33 In our study, TCDCA increased SF-1 transactivation activity, which at least to our knowledge, has not been noted before. ('TCDCA', 'Var', (344, 349)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (360, 364)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (297, 301)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (350, 359)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (181, 188)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (344, 349)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (297, 301)) ('CYP21', 'Gene', (240, 245)) ('transactivation activity', 'MPA', (365, 389)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (360, 364)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (68, 72)) ('CYP21', 'Gene', '1589', (240, 245)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (305, 312)) 3201 30664326 This could be related to reduced SF-1 protein stability because of reduced ERK phosphorylation, a mechanism which has been described for PKA-mediated phosphorylation of SF-1 before.34 Together, our data clearly demonstrate that inhibition of the S1PR2-MEK-ERK-SF-1 pathway at several signalling levels abrogates the effects of TCDCA on adrenocortical cells, highlighting the importance of this distinct pathway in bile acid-induced steroidogenesis. ('inhibition', 'Var', (228, 238)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (260, 264)) ('abrogates', 'NegReg', (302, 311)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (169, 173)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('TCDCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013655', (327, 332)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (432, 439)) ('reduced ERK', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000654', (67, 78)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', (414, 423)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', (260, 264)) ('bile acid', 'Gene', '230101', (414, 423)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (218, 221)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (33, 37)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '2516', (169, 173)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (252, 255)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (252, 255)) ('adrenocortical cells', 'MPA', (336, 356)) 3217 27764813 In a next step, we characterized all currently available human tumor models for ACC for Ki67, SF-1 and EGF-receptor status in comparison with MUC-1-xenografts. ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (80, 83)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (80, 83)) ('status', 'Var', (116, 122)) ('SF-1 and EGF-receptor', 'Gene', '7536;1956', (94, 115)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (57, 62)) 3246 27764813 Moreover, we detected significantly reduced tumor sizes in LEDP-M-treated tumors in comparison with EDP-M-treated tumors following the second therapeutic cycle as depicted by stars (Figure 1K,). ('tumor', 'Disease', (74, 79)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 120)) ('LEDP-M-treated', 'Var', (59, 73)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (44, 49)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 80)) ('EDP-M', 'Chemical', '-', (100, 105)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (114, 119)) ('EDP-M', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 119)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (114, 120)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (36, 43)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (74, 80)) 3296 27764813 In addition to its value as prognostic marker, the Ki67 Index has been recently integrated in treatment flow charts for ACC patients and represents thereby an important determinant for ACC tumors. ('ACC', 'Gene', (120, 123)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (185, 188)) ('Ki67 Index', 'Var', (51, 61)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (120, 123)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (85, 88)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (189, 195)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 195)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (185, 188)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (120, 123)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (185, 188)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 194)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) 3302 27764813 Genetic analyses of known driver genes (CTNNB1, TP53, CDKN2A, RB1 and MEN1) and of genes recently reported to be of importance in ACC (ZNRF3, DAXX, TERT and MED12) revealed in the original patient tumor (also representing passage 1) a somatic mutation in TP53 (a frameshift deletion: Hg19 positions: 7574003 on Chr 17: G is deleted) while the tumor was devoid of mutations in any of the other investigated genes (T91/L91 in). ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (142, 146)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (197, 202)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (130, 133)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', '1029', (54, 60)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '84133', (135, 140)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (148, 152)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (48, 52)) ('Hg19', 'Var', (284, 288)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (62, 65)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (130, 133)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (70, 74)) ('MED12', 'Gene', '9968', (157, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 202)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (40, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (343, 348)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (255, 259)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (130, 133)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (189, 196)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (343, 348)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('MED12', 'Gene', (157, 162)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('CDKN2A', 'Gene', (54, 60)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (343, 348)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (197, 202)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (255, 259)) 3303 27764813 SW-13 cells carry a homozygous TP53 point mutation, NCI-H295R cells harbor a large deletion in the TP53 locus and SJ-ACC3 cells display a TP53 haplotype with G245C mutation as previously described for Li-Fraumeni syndrome. ('TP53', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (117, 120)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (201, 221)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (138, 142)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (0, 5)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', '31', (114, 121)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (31, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (138, 142)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (201, 221)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (52, 61)) ('deletion', 'Var', (83, 91)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (99, 103)) ('G245C mutation', 'Var', (158, 172)) ('G245C', 'Mutation', 'rs28934573', (158, 163)) 3304 27764813 NCI-H295R cells are furthermore known to have acquired an activating CTNNB1 mutation, which has not been described for SW-13 and SJ-ACC3 yet. ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (119, 124)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (69, 75)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (132, 135)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (58, 68)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (0, 9)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (69, 75)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', '31', (129, 136)) ('mutation', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', (129, 136)) 3317 27764813 Moreover, we provide evidence that the implementation of a panel of NCI-H295R, SJ-ACC3 and MUC-1 might be helpful for a more successful clinical translation of novel therapeutic regimens for ACC in the future. ('ACC', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (191, 194)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', '31', (79, 86)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (191, 194)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (82, 85)) ('MUC-1', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('SJ-ACC3', 'Gene', (79, 86)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (68, 77)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (82, 85)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (191, 194)) ('NCI-H295R', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('clinical', 'Species', '191496', (136, 144)) 3356 27764813 21 independent PCR loci (Amelogenin, D3S1358, D1S1656, D6S1043, D13S317, Penta E, D16S539, D18S51, D2S1338, CSF1PO, Penta D, TH01, vWA, D21S11, D7S820, D5S818, TPOX, D8S1179, D12S391, D19S433 and FGA) were investigated (Promega, PowerPlex 21 PCR Kit). ('D13S317', 'Var', (64, 71)) ('FGA', 'Gene', '2243', (196, 199)) ('D12S391', 'Var', (175, 182)) ('D2S1338', 'Var', (99, 106)) ('D16S539', 'Var', (82, 89)) ('FGA', 'Gene', (196, 199)) ('D6S1043', 'Var', (55, 62)) ('D18S51', 'Var', (91, 97)) 3416 28099114 Previously we described mtDNA copy number depletion across many solid tumor types (Reznik et al., 2016). ('copy number depletion', 'Var', (30, 51)) ('solid tumor', 'Disease', (64, 75)) ('solid tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) 3424 28099114 A drop in mtDNA copy number can decrease the expression of critical (and necessary) proteins of the electron transport chain (ETC)/ATP synthase. ('copy number', 'Var', (16, 27)) ('drop', 'NegReg', (2, 6)) ('expression of', 'MPA', (45, 58)) ('ATP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000255', (131, 134)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (32, 40)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (10, 15)) 3436 28099114 In, we observed widespread mtDNA copy number depletion in tumors compared to matched adjacent normal tissue in a number of solid tumor types. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (58, 64)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 64)) ('copy number depletion', 'Var', (33, 54)) ('solid tumor', 'Disease', (123, 134)) ('solid tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 134)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (27, 32)) 3441 28099114 We also observed that LUAD (lung adenocarcinoma), which we found to be the only cancer type with increased mtDNA copy number in, had lower expression of 6/13 mtRNAs, suggesting that any increase in mtDNA copy number in LUAD was compensated for at the transcriptional level. ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (28, 47)) ('mtRNAs', 'Protein', (158, 164)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077192', (28, 47)) ('copy number', 'Var', (113, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('lung adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030078', (28, 47)) ('expression', 'MPA', (139, 149)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 86)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (133, 138)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (38, 47)) ('LUAD', 'Disease', (22, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (80, 86)) 3446 28099114 Two recent publications have highlighted the role that mtDNA mutations have in the development of one substype of chromophobes, eosinophilic chromophobe renal cell carcinomas. ('renal cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (153, 174)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('eosinophilic chromophobe renal cell carcinomas', 'Disease', (128, 174)) ('mutations', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (153, 173)) ('eosinophilic chromophobe renal cell carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (128, 174)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (164, 173)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (164, 174)) 3448 28099114 This phenotype arises from two critical dysfunctions: somatic mtDNA mutations that render mitochondrial OXPHOS non-functional, and defective mitophagy that prevents clearance of dysfunctional mitochondria. ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('mitophagy', 'CPA', (141, 150)) ('dysfunctional mitochondria', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564925', (178, 204)) ('mitochondrial OXPHOS non-functional', 'MPA', (90, 125)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('dysfunctional mitochondria', 'Disease', (178, 204)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (156, 164)) 3455 28099114 Among these, papillary renal cell carcinoma (KIRP), esophageal carcinoma (ESCA), and thyroid cancer (THCA) showed an association between high mtRNA expression and increased age. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (34, 43)) ('papillary renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (13, 43)) ('papillary renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006766', (13, 43)) ('esophageal carcinoma', 'Disease', (52, 72)) ('high', 'Var', (137, 141)) ('esophageal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004938', (52, 72)) ('papillary renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (13, 43)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (23, 43)) ('esophageal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011459', (52, 72)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', (85, 99)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (85, 99)) ('expression', 'MPA', (148, 158)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (63, 72)) ('thyroid cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (85, 99)) 3464 28099114 Of the seven cancer types with mtDNA depletion in tumors relative to normal tissue, five (all but esophageal and head and neck) showed positive correlation between mtDNA copy number and expression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 56)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('positive correlation', 'Reg', (135, 155)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (13, 19)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 55)) ('expression', 'MPA', (186, 196)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (50, 56)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (50, 56)) ('copy number', 'Var', (170, 181)) 3469 28099114 Upon closer examination of samples from KICH (Figure 4:figure supplement 3), we found that tumor and normal samples had strong but distinct patterns of correlation between mtDNA copy number and mtRNA levels. ('mtRNA levels', 'MPA', (194, 206)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 96)) ('copy number', 'Var', (178, 189)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('correlation', 'Interaction', (152, 163)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (91, 96)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (172, 177)) 3472 28099114 Given that many KICH tumors harbor mtDNA mutations, these observations suggest that compensation for such mitochondrial dysfunction in KICH may be via transcriptional mechanisms, rather than changes to mtDNA ploidy. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Disease', (106, 131)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003287', (106, 131)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 27)) ('mitochondrial dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D028361', (106, 131)) ('KICH tumors', 'Disease', (16, 27)) ('KICH tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 27)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (21, 26)) 3486 28099114 While changes in mtDNA copy number and mtRNA expression cannot be used as surrogates for changes in respiratory flux, several of the cancer types examined here are driven by genetic changes affecting mitochondrial respiration, suggesting that changes in mtRNA levels may reflect bona fide changes in respiration. ('driven by', 'Reg', (164, 173)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 139)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (133, 139)) ('changes', 'Var', (182, 189)) ('mitochondrial respiration', 'MPA', (200, 225)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (190, 199)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) 3487 28099114 For example, clear-cell renal cell carcinomas are driven by homozygous loss of VHL, which leads to activation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF), and subsequently increased transcription of glycolytic enzymes. ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (79, 82)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (35, 44)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (24, 44)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (113, 120)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (162, 171)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (172, 185)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (35, 45)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (113, 120)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (99, 109)) ('clear-cell renal cell carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (13, 45)) ('renal cell carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (24, 45)) ('clear-cell renal cell carcinomas', 'Disease', (13, 45)) ('loss', 'Var', (71, 75)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (79, 82)) ('glycolytic enzymes', 'Enzyme', (189, 207)) 3503 28099114 Prior studies of mitochondrial-nuclear (mitonuclear) protein imbalance in C. elegans claimed that it promotes longevity via activation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRMT), a transcriptional response preserving mitochondrial function in the face of stress. ('activation', 'PosReg', (124, 134)) ('mitochondrial unfolded protein response', 'MPA', (142, 181)) ('imbalance', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('longevity', 'CPA', (110, 119)) ('imbalance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002172', (61, 70)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (101, 109)) ('C. elegans', 'Species', '6239', (74, 84)) 3504 28099114 If cancer cells indeed have substantial changes in mtDNA copy number and transcription (and mtDNA mutations), then activation of the mammalian UPR may be critical in supporting their proliferation in the face of increased mitochondrial stress. ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('changes', 'Reg', (40, 47)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (73, 86)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (3, 9)) ('mutations', 'Var', (98, 107)) ('mammalian', 'Species', '9606', (133, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (3, 9)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (92, 97)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (3, 9)) 3530 28099114 Several recent studies based on the TCGA specimens have revealed that mitochondria DNAs are altered in cancers, including mtDNA mutations as well as copy number changes. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 110)) ('copy number changes', 'Var', (149, 168)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (128, 137)) ('mitochondria DNAs', 'MPA', (70, 87)) ('mtDNA', 'Disease', (122, 127)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 110)) ('altered', 'Reg', (92, 99)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (103, 110)) 3531 28099114 The authors previously reported that mtDNA copy number depletion in human cancers. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (68, 73)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 81)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 81)) ('mtDNA', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('copy number depletion', 'Var', (43, 64)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (74, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 3555 28099114 We are unable to perform in vivo or in vitro experiments to measure how suppression of mtRNAs affects respiratory flux and proliferation/malignancy. ('malignancy', 'Disease', (137, 147)) ('mtRNAs', 'Gene', (87, 93)) ('suppression', 'Var', (72, 83)) ('affects', 'Reg', (94, 101)) ('respiratory flux', 'MPA', (102, 118)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 147)) 3558 28099114 In both of these cancer types, we propose that changes in mtRNA are an adaptive response to "driver" genetic mutations and upstream changes in cell signaling. ('mtRNA', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 23)) ('changes', 'Var', (47, 54)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (17, 23)) ('mutations', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 23)) 3559 28099114 For example, VHL inactivation in KIRC leads to activation of HIF which upregulates glycolytic genes and suppresses OXPHOS gene expression. ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (104, 114)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (17, 29)) ('glycolytic genes', 'MPA', (83, 99)) ('upregulates', 'PosReg', (71, 82)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (47, 57)) ('VHL', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('OXPHOS gene expression', 'MPA', (115, 137)) ('VHL', 'Gene', '7428', (13, 16)) 3584 27742784 The discovery of the genetic mutations causing the MEN1 and MEN2 syndromes has clarified much about the molecular biology of the syndromes and their component tumors, and in many cases has led to improved methods of diagnosis and treatment. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (51, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 164)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 165)) ('component tumors', 'Disease', (149, 165)) ('MEN', 'Species', '9606', (51, 54)) ('MEN2 syndromes', 'Disease', (60, 74)) ('component tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 165)) ('MEN', 'Species', '9606', (60, 63)) 3611 27742784 The Cancer Genome Atlas study of ACC confirmed and expanded the Weiss classification by integrating tumor subsets identified across the DNA copy-number and mutations, DNA-methylation, mRNA-expression, and miRNA-expression platforms. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 105)) ('mutations', 'Var', (156, 165)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (100, 105)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 105)) 3626 27742784 Interestingly, the partial responses only occurred in patients with SDHB mutations. ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (68, 72)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (68, 72)) ('mutations', 'Var', (73, 82)) 3628 27742784 Most patients who had a clinical benefit carried the SDHB mutation. ('mutation', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (5, 13)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (53, 57)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (53, 57)) 3631 27742784 In 65% of pheochromocyctomas, mutations have been discovered in 19 mutually exclusive susceptibility genes. ('pheochromocyctomas', 'Disease', 'None', (10, 28)) ('pheochromocyctomas', 'Disease', (10, 28)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) 3634 27742784 Pheochromocytomas can be divided into 3 clusters, depending on whether they have mutations in genes that alter proteins constituting the Krebs cycle (SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SDHAF2, MDH2, and FH), in genes associated with the hypoxic response (VHL and EPAS1), or in genes linked to signaling in the RAS/RAF, MAPK or mTOR pathways. ('EPAS1', 'Gene', (252, 257)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '22882', (303, 306)) ('FH', 'Gene', (192, 194)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (316, 320)) ('MDH2', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('mutations', 'Var', (81, 90)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', '6392', (168, 172)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (156, 160)) ('Pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (0, 17)) ('alter', 'Reg', (105, 110)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (303, 306)) ('VHL', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (244, 247)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', (162, 166)) ('SDHAF2', 'Gene', '54949', (174, 180)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('SDHAF2', 'Gene', (174, 180)) ('EPAS1', 'Gene', '2034', (252, 257)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', (174, 178)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', (150, 154)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('MDH2', 'Gene', '4191', (182, 186)) ('Krebs', 'Chemical', '-', (137, 142)) ('Pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (0, 17)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', '6389', (150, 154)) ('Pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (0, 17)) ('SDHA', 'Gene', '6389', (174, 178)) ('Pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (0, 16)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (316, 320)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (111, 119)) ('VHL', 'Disease', (244, 247)) ('SDHC', 'Gene', '6391', (162, 166)) 3636 27742784 Pheochromocytoma was the first human tumor shown to be caused by a germline mutation of SDHD, a gene that encodes a metabolic enzyme, and also the first human tumor shown to have activating mutations in HIF2A. ('Pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (0, 16)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (55, 64)) ('Pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (0, 16)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (37, 42)) ('HIF2A', 'Gene', '2034', (203, 208)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('SDHD', 'Gene', '6392', (88, 92)) ('mutation', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (159, 164)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (159, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (37, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (153, 158)) ('HIF2A', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('Pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (0, 16)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (159, 164)) 3649 27742784 Prior work demonstrated mutually exclusive clonal mutations in papillary thyroid carcinoma (BRAF; 60%, RAS; 15%, and chromosomal rearrangements involving RET, and NTRK1; 5 to 40%), follicular thyroid carcinoma (RAS; 40 to 55%, and rearranged PPARG1; 25 to 60%), poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (BRAF; 0 to 13%, RAS; 20 to 30%, CTNNB1; 0 to 5%, and TP53; 17 to 40%), and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (BRAF; 10 to 35%, RAS; 20 to 60%, CTNNB1; 66%, and TP53; 67 to 90%). ('TP53', 'Gene', (356, 360)) ('RET', 'Gene', (154, 157)) ('NTRK1', 'Gene', '4914', (163, 168)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (389, 406)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (200, 209)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (284, 301)) ('NTRK1', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('PPARG1', 'Gene', (242, 248)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (81, 90)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (335, 341)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (458, 462)) ('anaplastic thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (378, 406)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (441, 447)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (192, 209)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (63, 90)) ('rearranged', 'Var', (231, 241)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (397, 406)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (73, 90)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (63, 90)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (292, 301)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (356, 360)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077273', (63, 90)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (92, 96)) ('PPARG1', 'Gene', '5468', (242, 248)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (335, 341)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (458, 462)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (192, 209)) ('follicular thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006731', (181, 209)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (154, 157)) ('anaplastic thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D065646', (378, 406)) ('anaplastic thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011779', (378, 406)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (389, 406)) ('follicular thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018263', (181, 209)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (284, 301)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (73, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (284, 301)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (441, 447)) ('follicular thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (181, 209)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (408, 412)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (303, 307)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (408, 412)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (303, 307)) 3650 27742784 A recent Cancer Genome Atlas study of 496 papillary thyroid carcinomas identified new mutations in EIFIAX, PPM1D, CHEK2 genes, and novel chromosomal rearrangements of BRAF, RET, NTRK, and ALK, thereby reducing the number of unknown driver mutations from 25% to 3.5%. ('EIFIAX', 'Gene', (99, 105)) ('ALK', 'Gene', (188, 191)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (167, 171)) ('NTRK', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (173, 176)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', (42, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (86, 95)) ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (42, 70)) ('PPM1D', 'Gene', '8493', (107, 112)) ('NTRK', 'Gene', '4914;4916', (178, 182)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (52, 69)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (114, 119)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (52, 70)) ('RET', 'Gene', (173, 176)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (42, 69)) ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077273', (42, 70)) ('PPM1D', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (60, 69)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (60, 70)) ('ALK', 'Gene', '238', (188, 191)) 3651 27742784 The Cancer Genome Atlas study investigators were able to divide papillary thyroid carcinomas into 3 molecular subtypes with mutually exclusive mutations and variable degrees of differentiation: (1) recurrent mutations in genes; the most prominent being BRAF (59.7%), NRAS and HRAS, (14.0, (2) gene fusions of BRAF, RET, PPARG, NTRK1, NTRK3, ALK, LTK, MET, FGFR2, and THDA (15.3%), and (3) somatic copy number alterations. ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077273', (64, 92)) ('NTRK3', 'Gene', '4916', (334, 339)) ('gene fusions', 'Var', (293, 305)) ('THDA', 'Chemical', '-', (367, 371)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (74, 92)) ('NTRK3', 'Gene', (334, 339)) ('mutations', 'Var', (208, 217)) ('MET', 'Gene', (351, 354)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (309, 313)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (309, 313)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (82, 92)) ('NTRK1', 'Gene', '4914', (327, 332)) ('PPARG', 'Gene', '5468', (320, 325)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (64, 91)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (253, 257)) ('PPARG', 'Gene', (320, 325)) ('NTRK1', 'Gene', (327, 332)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (253, 257)) ('LTK', 'Gene', '4058', (346, 349)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', '4893', (267, 271)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (315, 318)) ('LTK', 'Gene', (346, 349)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (74, 91)) ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', (64, 92)) ('papillary thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (64, 92)) ('FGFR2', 'Gene', (356, 361)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', '3265', (276, 280)) ('RET', 'Gene', (315, 318)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (82, 91)) ('NRAS', 'Gene', (267, 271)) ('ALK', 'Gene', '238', (341, 344)) ('HRAS', 'Gene', (276, 280)) ('FGFR2', 'Gene', '2263', (356, 361)) ('ALK', 'Gene', (341, 344)) 3652 27742784 The investigators also found that BRAFV600E mutated PTCs signal preferentially through the MAPK pathway, while RAS mutated PTCs signal through either the MAPK pathway or the PI3K pathway. ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (34, 43)) ('PTCs', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('MAPK pathway', 'Pathway', (91, 103)) ('PI3K pathway', 'Pathway', (174, 186)) ('BRAFV600E mutated', 'Var', (34, 51)) ('preferentially', 'PosReg', (64, 78)) ('MAPK pathway', 'Pathway', (154, 166)) 3660 27742784 Approximately 50% of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas have somatic RET mutations, and a lesser number have RAS mutations. ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (48, 58)) ('medullary thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (30, 58)) ('mutations', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (40, 58)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', (40, 58)) ('medullary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (30, 57)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (72, 75)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (40, 57)) ('RET', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (40, 58)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (48, 57)) 3661 27742784 Virtually all hereditary medullary thyroid carcinomas have germline RET mutations, and there is a strong genotype-phenotype relationship in patients with MEN2A and MEN2B, not only regarding the range of disease expression, but also the severity of disease. ('MEN2A', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('MEN2A', 'Gene', '5979', (154, 159)) ('MEN2B', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (35, 52)) ('MEN2B', 'Gene', '5979', (164, 169)) ('RET', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('germline', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (43, 52)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (43, 53)) ('medullary thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (25, 53)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013964', (35, 53)) ('medullary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002865', (25, 52)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('RET', 'Gene', '5979', (68, 71)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (35, 53)) ('thyroid carcinomas', 'Disease', (35, 53)) 3678 27742784 No MEN1 mutation is found in 10 to 30% of typical MEN1 kindreds (probably the result of current DNA sequencing strategies) and 10% of the mutations are de novo, there being no family history. ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (3, 7)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (3, 7)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (50, 54)) ('mutation', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('mutations', 'Var', (138, 147)) 3679 27742784 MEN1 is also the most common mutation in sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, followed by mutations in DAXX/ATRX (Death-Domain Associated Protein/Mental Retardation Syndrome X-Linked Genes) and the mTOR (Molecular Target of Rapamycin) pathway. ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (0, 4)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (109, 113)) ('Mental Retardation Syndrome', 'Disease', (152, 179)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', '2475', (204, 208)) ('common', 'Reg', (22, 28)) ('pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', (50, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (96, 105)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('Mental Retardation Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008607', (152, 179)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (61, 82)) ('endocrine tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (66, 81)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('Molecular Target of Rapamycin', 'Gene', '2475', (210, 239)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('Molecular Target of Rapamycin', 'Gene', (210, 239)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (114, 118)) ('Mental Retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001249', (152, 170)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (204, 208)) ('pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018358', (50, 82)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', (109, 113)) 3707 27742784 The term, MEN4, applies to rare patients with the MEN1 phenotype, who have germline mutations in CDKN1B, not MEN1. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (32, 40)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (97, 103)) ('MEN4', 'Gene', '1027', (10, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (97, 103)) ('MEN4', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (109, 113)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (50, 54)) 3708 27742784 The Carney complex, characterized by multiple skin lesions cardiac myxoma, acromegaly, schwannoma, thyroid tumors, and pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, is caused by germline mutations in CNC1 which encodes the regulatory subunit of the protein kinase A (PRKAR1A). ('acromegaly', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000172', (75, 85)) ('thyroid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013959', (99, 113)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (174, 192)) ('schwannoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009442', (87, 97)) ('acromegaly', 'Disease', (75, 85)) ('acromegaly', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000845', (75, 85)) ('skin lesions cardiac myxoma', 'Disease', (46, 73)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (263, 270)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566469', (119, 159)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (4, 18)) ('thyroid tumors', 'Disease', (99, 113)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (119, 159)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001580', (119, 159)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (263, 270)) ('schwannoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100008', (87, 97)) ('CNC1', 'Gene', (196, 200)) ('CNC1', 'Gene', '5573', (196, 200)) ('cardiac myxoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011672', (59, 73)) ('schwannoma', 'Disease', (87, 97)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (164, 173)) ('skin lesions cardiac myxoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (46, 73)) 3709 27742784 Approximately 65% of patients have mutations in PRKARIA and 20% have mutations in the putative CNC2 gene located on chromosome 2; however, the specific gene has not been identified. ('mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('PRKARIA', 'Gene', (48, 55)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (21, 29)) ('CNC2', 'Gene', '1257', (95, 99)) ('CNC2', 'Gene', (95, 99)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 3711 27742784 The large majority of pituitary tumors are sporadic, and not associated with any known syndrome; however, germline AIP mutations are found in 4% of them; the incidence being higher in children and in young adults with macroadenomas or gigantism. ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (22, 38)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (115, 118)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (115, 118)) ('macroadenomas', 'Disease', 'None', (218, 231)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (184, 192)) ('macroadenomas', 'Disease', (218, 231)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (22, 38)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 37)) ('gigantism', 'Disease', (235, 244)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 38)) ('mutations', 'Var', (119, 128)) 3712 27742784 Sporadic tumors with AIP mutations, compared to those without AIP mutations, are more common in males, are larger and invasive, and secrete growth hormone, or prolactin. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('common', 'Reg', (86, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('growth hormone', 'Gene', (140, 154)) ('Sporadic tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 15)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (62, 65)) ('Sporadic tumors', 'Disease', (0, 15)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('growth hormone', 'Gene', '2688', (140, 154)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (21, 24)) ('prolactin', 'MPA', (159, 168)) ('AIP', 'Gene', '9049', (21, 24)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (62, 65)) 3713 27742784 Germline mutations in MEN1 are found in 0.6 to 2.6% of very young patients with isolated pituitary tumors. ('Germline mutations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 104)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('isolated pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (80, 105)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (22, 26)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) ('isolated pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (80, 105)) 3714 27742784 There are few reports of CDKN1B mutations, and no reports of PRKAR1A mutations in sporadic pituitary tumors. ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (91, 107)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (61, 68)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (91, 107)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (61, 68)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (25, 31)) 3715 27742784 Although the subject of intense investigation, the role of epigenetic regulation on the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas, is unclear and merits further investigation. ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (104, 122)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (104, 122)) ('epigenetic regulation', 'Var', (59, 80)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (104, 121)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (104, 122)) 3717 27742784 They also describe a number of somatic mutations associated with sporadic pituitary tumors, but note that the role of these mutations in tumor pathogenesis and progression is unclear. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (137, 142)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (74, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('associated', 'Reg', (49, 59)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (74, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 142)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 142)) 3725 26587828 Importantly MCT1, GLUT1 and CAIX expressions were significantly associated with poor prognostic variables, including high nuclear grade, high mitotic index, advanced tumor staging, presence of metastasis, as well as shorter overall and disease free survival. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 171)) ('associated', 'Reg', (64, 74)) ('MCT1', 'Gene', '6566', (12, 16)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (216, 223)) ('CAIX', 'Gene', '768', (28, 32)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 171)) ('expressions', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('GLUT1', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (193, 203)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (166, 171)) ('high mitotic index', 'MPA', (137, 155)) ('GLUT1', 'Gene', '6513', (18, 23)) ('disease free survival', 'CPA', (236, 257)) ('MCT1', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('CAIX', 'Gene', (28, 32)) 3757 26587828 The glycolytic phenotype was significantly associated with the mitotic index of the cases [8.3% (2/24) of cases with low mitotic index show a glycolytic phenotype versus 35.3% (6/17) of cases with high mitotic index; p = 0.049] and tumor p53 status [10.5% (2/19) of cases with normal p53 show a glycolytic phenotype versus 80.0% (4/5) of cases with mutated p53; p = 0.006]. ('low', 'Var', (117, 120)) ('mitotic index', 'MPA', (63, 76)) ('p53', 'Gene', (238, 241)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (238, 241)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (232, 237)) ('glycolytic phenotype', 'MPA', (142, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 237)) ('p53', 'Gene', (284, 287)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (284, 287)) ('associated', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (357, 360)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (232, 237)) ('p53', 'Gene', (357, 360)) 3865 26322079 Inactivating mutations in the regulatory subunit of type 1 alpha of the protein kinase A (PRKAR1A) gene have been identified in most of the patients with PPNAD. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (90, 97)) ('identified', 'Reg', (114, 124)) ('Inactivating mutations', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (140, 148)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('PPNAD', 'Disease', (154, 159)) 3901 25334044 Marked Cortisol Production by Intracrine ACTH in GIP-Treated Cultured Adrenal Cells in Which the GIP Receptor Was Exogenously Introduced The ectopic expression of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) in the human adrenal gland causes significant hypercortisolemia after ingestion of each meal and leads to Cushing's syndrome, implying that human GIPR activation is capable of robustly activating adrenal glucocorticoid secretion. ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (97, 100)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('causes', 'Reg', (255, 261)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (97, 100)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (374, 377)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (325, 333)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', (274, 291)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', 'None', (274, 291)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (374, 377)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (222, 225)) ('GIP', 'Gene', (222, 225)) ('Cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (7, 15)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (235, 240)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (41, 45)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (334, 352)) ('hypercortisolemia after ingestion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011744', (274, 307)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (368, 373)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (334, 352)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (334, 352)) ('GIP', 'Gene', '2695', (49, 52)) ('glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor', 'Gene', '2696', (167, 220)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (141, 159)) 3918 25334044 The ectopic expression of these receptors functionally coupled to steroidogenesis confers inappropriate sensitivity on adrenocortical cells to either GIP, catecholamines or other hormones (angiotensin II, glucagon, serotonin 5HT7, thyrotropin, luteinizing hormone, V2-vasopressin etc). ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (119, 133)) ('coupled', 'Reg', (55, 62)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (66, 73)) ('glucagon', 'MPA', (205, 213)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (104, 115)) ('angiotensin II', 'Gene', '183', (189, 203)) ('serotonin 5HT7', 'MPA', (215, 229)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (215, 224)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (4, 22)) ('angiotensin II', 'Gene', (189, 203)) ('catecholamines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002395', (155, 169)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (119, 133)) ('vasopressin', 'Gene', '551', (268, 279)) ('vasopressin', 'Gene', (268, 279)) 3921 25334044 Tissues containing aberrant GPCRs release ACTH and cortisol during perifusion with GIP, serotonin, or human chorionic gonadotropin. ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (42, 46)) ('release', 'PosReg', (34, 41)) ('serotonin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012701', (88, 97)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (51, 59)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (19, 27)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (102, 107)) 3923 25334044 Thus, they showed that cortisol production is apparently controlled dually by aberrant GPCRs and by ACTH produced within the adrenocortical tissue, amplifying the effect of the aberrant receptors. ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (23, 31)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (78, 86)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (125, 139)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (125, 139)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (23, 42)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (100, 104)) 3924 25334044 The ectopic expression of GIPR in the human adrenal gland causes significant hypercortisolemia after ingestion of a meal and leads to food-dependent Cushing's syndrome (FD-CS), demonstrating that activation of human GIPR is capable of robustly activating adrenal glucocorticoid secretion. ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', 'None', (77, 94)) ('adrenal glucocorticoid secretion', 'MPA', (255, 287)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (38, 43)) ('hypercortisolemia after ingestion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011744', (77, 110)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (184, 187)) ('causes', 'Reg', (58, 64)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (244, 254)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (149, 167)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (210, 215)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (125, 133)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (196, 206)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (4, 22)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', (77, 94)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (149, 167)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (149, 167)) 3928 25334044 Thus, several indirect sources of evidence demonstrate that GIP promotes cAMP activation via GIPR, followed by steroidogenesis in adrenocortical cells. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (50, 53)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (111, 126)) ('cAMP activation', 'MPA', (73, 88)) ('GIP', 'Var', (60, 63)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (73, 77)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (111, 118)) ('GIPR', 'Protein', (93, 97)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (130, 144)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (130, 144)) 3938 25334044 The following antibodies were used in this study: primary antibodies: anti-mouse FLAG M2 monoclonal (F1804; Sigma-Aldrich), anti-rabbit GIPR monoclonal (ab124939; Abcam plc, Cambridge, UK), anti-goat CYP21A2 polyclonal (C-17) (sc-48466, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA), anti-rabbit CYP17A1 polyclonal (ab80206; Abcam) antibodies, and secondary antibodies: Alexa Fluor 647 goat a anti-mouse/rabbit IgG (H+L) (A-21236/A-21245; Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR, USA), Alexa Fluor 647 donkey anti-goat IgG (H+L) (A-21447, Molecular Probes), Alexa Fluor 546 goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) (A-11030, Molecular Probes), Alexa Fluor 546 donkey anti-mouse/rabbit IgG (A-10036/A-10040; Molecular Probes). ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (628, 633)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (386, 392)) ('C-17', 'Gene', (220, 224)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (485, 489)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (200, 207)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (380, 385)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (555, 560)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (278, 285)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (278, 285)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (200, 207)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (129, 135)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (271, 277)) ('C-17', 'Gene', '54360', (220, 224)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (75, 80)) ('A-10036/A-10040', 'Var', (646, 661)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (545, 549)) ('donkey', 'Species', '9793', (616, 622)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (195, 199)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (634, 640)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (368, 372)) ('donkey', 'Species', '9793', (473, 479)) 3951 25334044 The primary antibodies, anti-flag, anti-GIPR, anti-CYP17A1, anti-CYP21A2, and anti-ACTH were used at concentrations of 1:1000, 1:50, 1:250, 1:50, 1:100 respectively, and 2nd antibodies were used at a concentration of 1:500. ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (83, 87)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (51, 58)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (108, 111)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (65, 72)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (51, 58)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (207, 210)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (65, 72)) ('anti-GIPR', 'Var', (35, 44)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (83, 87)) 3967 25334044 In the cells transfected with GIPR, but not with GIP, there were some FLAG-positive [FLAG (+)] cells, but they expressed neither CYP17A1 (Fig. ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (129, 136)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (129, 136)) ('GIPR', 'Var', (30, 34)) 3972 25334044 Furthermore, the concentration of cortisol in the medium increased 1.5-fold in hGIPR cells treated with GIP compared to those with vehicle alone (Fig. ('GIP', 'Var', (104, 107)) ('concentration of cortisol', 'MPA', (17, 42)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (34, 42)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (57, 66)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (24, 27)) 3998 25334044 The ectopic expression of other GPCRs in the adrenal glands, such as GIPR, is also known to induce steroidogenesis through cAMP activation. ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (123, 127)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (92, 98)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (99, 114)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (4, 22)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (99, 106)) 4031 25334044 It is noted that H89, an inhibitor of PKA, completely inhibited the mRNA expression of steroidogenic factors, whereas its inhibition by ACTH (7-38) was partial. ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (54, 63)) ('H89', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C063509', (17, 20)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (87, 94)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (136, 140)) ('H89', 'Var', (17, 20)) ('mRNA expression of steroidogenic factors', 'MPA', (68, 108)) 4033 25334044 These indicate that while steroidogenesis is promoted mainly by ACTH-MC2R axis in FLAG (-) cells, GIP-GIPR partially activates steroid production independently of ACTH-MC2R axis in FLAG (+) cells. ('activates', 'PosReg', (117, 126)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (127, 134)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', (168, 172)) ('GIP-GIPR', 'Var', (98, 106)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (168, 172)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (163, 167)) ('MC2R', 'Gene', '4158', (69, 73)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (64, 68)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (26, 41)) ('steroid production', 'MPA', (127, 145)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (26, 33)) 4043 25334044 In growth condition, secretion of cortisol was clearly stimulated by GIP-GIPR, forskolin or 8-bromo cAMP, but not in the control medium. ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (55, 65)) ('8-bromo cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015124', (92, 104)) ('forskolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005576', (79, 88)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (34, 42)) ('secretion of cortisol', 'MPA', (21, 42)) ('GIP-GIPR', 'Var', (69, 77)) 4047 25334044 It is reported that ectopic expression of GIPR in adrenal gland induces steroidogenesis, resulting in FD-CS. ('FD-CS', 'Disease', (102, 107)) ('induces', 'Reg', (64, 71)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (89, 101)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (72, 79)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (20, 38)) ('GIPR', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (72, 87)) 4057 25334044 In summary, we showed that GIP activates steroidogenesis in GIPR-expressing H295R adrenocortical cells through the expression of genes for steroidogenic factors and enzymes and the accumulation of their respective proteins. ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (82, 96)) ('GIP', 'Var', (27, 30)) ('activates', 'PosReg', (31, 40)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (82, 96)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (181, 193)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (41, 48)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (214, 222)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (139, 146)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (76, 81)) ('steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (41, 56)) 4150 23915220 Epigenetic silencing of RASSF1A deregulates cytoskeleton and promotes malignant behavior of adrenocortical carcinoma Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy with high mutational heterogeneity and a generally poor clinical outcome. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (107, 116)) ('endocrine malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (158, 178)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (132, 141)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (92, 116)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (61, 69)) ('endocrine malignancy', 'Disease', (158, 178)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (24, 31)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (92, 116)) ('deregulates', 'Reg', (32, 43)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (117, 141)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (117, 141)) ('endocrine malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 178)) ('Epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (0, 20)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', '11186', (24, 31)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (117, 141)) ('malignant behavior', 'CPA', (70, 88)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (92, 116)) ('cytoskeleton', 'MPA', (44, 56)) 4151 23915220 This study specifically evaluates the potential role of epigenetic silencing of RASSF1A, the most commonly silenced tumor suppressor gene, in adrenocortical malignancy. ('adrenocortical malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (142, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 121)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (56, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (116, 121)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (80, 87)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (116, 121)) ('adrenocortical malignancy', 'Disease', (142, 167)) 4154 23915220 Enforced expression of ectopic RASSF1A in the SW-13 ACC cell line reduced the overall malignant behavior of the cells, which included impairment of invasion through the basement membrane, cell motility, and solitary cell survival and growth. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) ('cell motility', 'CPA', (188, 201)) ('invasion through the basement membrane', 'CPA', (148, 186)) ('growth', 'CPA', (234, 240)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (23, 30)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (31, 38)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (9, 19)) ('malignant behavior of the cells', 'CPA', (86, 117)) ('solitary cell survival', 'CPA', (207, 229)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (134, 144)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (46, 51)) 4155 23915220 On the other hand, expression of RASSF1A/A133S, a loss-of-function mutant form of RASSF1A, failed to elicit similar malignancy-suppressing responses in ACC cells. ('malignancy', 'Disease', (116, 126)) ('A133S', 'Var', (41, 46)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (41, 46)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (116, 126)) ('loss-of-function', 'NegReg', (50, 66)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (19, 29)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (82, 89)) 4156 23915220 Downregulation of RASSF1A via promoter hypermethylation may play a role in the malignant progression of adrenocortical carcinoma possibly by abrogating differentiation-promoting RASSF1A- microtubule interactions. ('differentiation-promoting', 'CPA', (152, 177)) ('Downregulation', 'NegReg', (0, 14)) ('play', 'Reg', (60, 64)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (18, 25)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (104, 128)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (104, 128)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (119, 128)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (104, 128)) ('promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (30, 55)) ('abrogating', 'NegReg', (141, 151)) 4168 23915220 Epigenetic aberrations, including DNA methylation and histone modifications, are increasingly being recognized for their role in altering patterns of gene expression, potentially contributing to tumorigenesis . ('contributing', 'Reg', (179, 191)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (195, 200)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (155, 165)) ('patterns of gene expression', 'MPA', (138, 165)) ('DNA methylation', 'Var', (34, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 200)) ('histone modifications', 'Var', (54, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 200)) ('altering', 'Reg', (129, 137)) 4170 23915220 Hypermethylation of the RASSF1 promoter responsible for RASSF1A expression has a well-established role in tumor progression in several organ systems and tissue types , including several endocrine tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 202)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (186, 202)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (196, 201)) ('Hypermethylation', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (24, 30)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (186, 202)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 111)) ('role', 'Reg', (98, 102)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (64, 74)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (56, 62)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (106, 111)) 4171 23915220 Specifically, epigenetic suppression of RASSF1A expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma has been strongly implicated in early tumor formation . ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (128, 133)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (80, 89)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (48, 58)) ('thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002890', (72, 89)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002895', (62, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (128, 133)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', (62, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (128, 133)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (40, 47)) ('epigenetic suppression', 'Var', (14, 36)) ('papillary thyroid carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000077273', (62, 89)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (108, 118)) 4172 23915220 Similarly, epigenetic silencing of RASSF1A has been demonstrated in neural crest tumors such as neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma . ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (96, 109)) ('epigenetic silencing', 'Var', (11, 31)) ('demonstrated', 'Reg', (52, 64)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (35, 42)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (114, 130)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (114, 130)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (96, 109)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 87)) ('neural crest tumors', 'Disease', (68, 87)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 86)) ('neural crest tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536408', (68, 87)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (96, 109)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (114, 130)) 4173 23915220 Alternatively, genetic silencing of RASSF1A gene by mutations and other aberrations are possible, but rarely seen in human cancers . ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (117, 122)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 130)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (123, 130)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('genetic', 'Var', (15, 22)) 4174 23915220 In this study, we hypothesized that RASSF1A functions as a tumor suppressor in adrenal cortex and that its epigenetic suppression by promoter methylation may be a key step in tumor progression. ('tumor', 'Disease', (175, 180)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (59, 64)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 180)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 180)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 64)) ('epigenetic suppression', 'Var', (107, 129)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (59, 64)) 4176 23915220 RASSF1 CpG island A hypermethylation is the most common epigenetic mechanism observed in tumors with silenced RASSF1A function . ('tumors', 'Disease', (89, 95)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (20, 36)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (110, 116)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (89, 95)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (0, 6)) ('silenced', 'Var', (101, 109)) ('function', 'MPA', (118, 126)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (110, 116)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 94)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) 4180 23915220 A direct correlation between RASSF1 promoter hypermethylation and reduced RASSF1A expression is observed in a variety of cancers (15). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (121, 128)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (82, 92)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (45, 61)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (74, 80)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('expression', 'MPA', (82, 92)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 128)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('RASSF1', 'Gene', '11186', (29, 35)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 128)) 4181 23915220 To test whether the observed CpG Island A hypermethylation in ACC (Figure 1B) is associated with a corresponding reduction in RASSF1A expression, we compared the mRNA and protein expression in ACC samples to that of normal adrenal cortex tissue samples. ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (127, 134)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (42, 58)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (114, 123)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (180, 190)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (135, 145)) ('expression', 'MPA', (135, 145)) 4195 23915220 In addition to the empty vector transfection controls (Figure 3A; a, e), we also expressed a variant of RASSF1A (RASSF1A/A133S) with demonstrated inability to elicit tumor suppressor function , as a control. ('elicit', 'Reg', (160, 166)) ('variant', 'Var', (94, 101)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (122, 127)) ('inability', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016388', (147, 156)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 172)) ('A133S', 'Var', (122, 127)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('inability', 'Disease', (147, 156)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (105, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (167, 172)) 4196 23915220 Expression of ectopic RASSF1A (Figure 3A; b-d) and RASSF1A/A133S (Figure 3A; f-h) were confirmed using anti-RASSF1A antibody (Figure 3A; b & f) or anti-DDK antibody (Figure 3A; c & g), both of which co-localized to the same epitope (Figure 3A; d & h). ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (60, 65)) ('Expression', 'Species', '29278', (0, 10)) ('A133S', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('anti-RASSF1A', 'Var', (105, 117)) 4197 23915220 Constitutive expression of RASSF1A (SW-13/A) or RASSF1A/A133S mutant (SW-13/AM) showed no significant impact on the proliferation (Figure 3B) or viability (Figure 3C) of SW-13 cells in comparison with SW-13 transiently transfected with the empty vector (SW-13/V) alone (Figures 3B &3C). ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (13, 23)) ('A133S', 'Var', (56, 61)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (256, 261)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (203, 208)) ('viability', 'CPA', (146, 155)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (56, 61)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (172, 177)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (70, 75)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (116, 129)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (36, 41)) 4199 23915220 After confirming the lack of apoptosis-inducing and cell cycle arrest functions in SW-13 cells via transient transfection experiments (Figures 3B &3C), we generated stable SW-13 cell derivatives that expressed RASSF1A and RASSF1A/A133S mutant proteins, to study potential tumor suppressor functions of RASSF1A in adrenal carcinomas. ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (52, 69)) ('adrenal carcinomas', 'Disease', (314, 332)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (273, 278)) ('A133S', 'Var', (231, 236)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (83, 88)) ('adrenal carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (314, 332)) ('adrenal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (314, 332)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (322, 331)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (322, 332)) ('and', 'Var', (219, 222)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (231, 236)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (273, 278)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (273, 278)) ('mutant', 'Protein', (237, 243)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (173, 178)) ('expressed', 'Gene', (201, 210)) 4201 23915220 Wild-type RASSF1A were found distributed both in the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells (Figure 4B; b) while RASSF1A/A133S mutant proteins were found predominantly localized in the cytoplasm (Figure 4B; c). ('A133S', 'Var', (114, 119)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (127, 135)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (114, 119)) 4206 23915220 Cell invasiveness was evaluated using an overnight Matrigel invasion assay, which showed a significant reduction in the invasive potential of SW-13 cells constitutively expressing RASSF1A (SW-13/A) compared to empty vector (SW-13/V) or RASSF1A mutant (SW-13/AM) (Figure 5A). ('invasive potential', 'CPA', (120, 138)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (252, 257)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (189, 194)) ('RASSF1A', 'Var', (180, 187)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (142, 147)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (224, 229)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (103, 112)) 4207 23915220 After 4 hours, SW-13 cells expressing RASSF1A showed a 5-fold reduction in the number of cells migrated across the membrane (Figure 5B), suggesting a strong motility-inhibitory response from re-expressed RASSF1A. ('RASSF1A', 'Var', (38, 45)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (15, 20)) ('motility-inhibitory', 'MPA', (158, 177)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (62, 71)) 4208 23915220 Similarly, cells constitutively expressing high levels of RASSF1A also showed a significantly impaired clonogenic survival/growth response when compared to cells not expressing RASSF1A or cells expressing high levels of RASSF1A/A133S mutant proteins (Figure 5C). ('impaired', 'NegReg', (94, 102)) ('clonogenic survival/growth response', 'CPA', (103, 138)) ('A133S', 'Var', (228, 233)) ('RASSF1A', 'Var', (58, 65)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (228, 233)) 4209 23915220 In summary, RASSF1A expression resulted in an overall reduced malignant behavior of SW-13 ACC cells which was not observed in cells expressing the RASSF1A/A133S mutant protein. ('malignant behavior of SW-13 ACC cells', 'CPA', (62, 99)) ('A133S', 'Var', (155, 160)) ('expression', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (12, 19)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (54, 61)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (155, 160)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (84, 89)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (20, 30)) 4210 23915220 To test whether the observed malignant-dampening effect of RASSF1A in SW-13 cells is through modulating cytoskeletal function, we examined the localization pattern of RASSF1A (Figure 6A; b & c)) and RASSF1A/A133S mutant (Figure 6A; e & f) proteins in the context of localization of microtubule-binding phalloidins (Figure 6A; a, c, d & f). ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (167, 174)) ('and', 'Gene', (196, 199)) ('A133S', 'Var', (208, 213)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (70, 75)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (208, 213)) ('phalloidins', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010590', (304, 315)) 4211 23915220 Co-localization of microtubules with RASSF1A was observed predominantly in cells expressing the wild-type RASSF1A protein (Note the arrows in Figure 6A; c), which was found significantly reduced (6B) in cells expressing RASSF1A/A133S mutant proteins (Figure 6A; f), suggesting a potential microtubule modulatory role for RASSF1A, not the mutant A133S mutant, in eliciting the observed reduced malignant behavior in SW-13 cells constitutively expressing RASSF1A. ('A133S', 'Var', (347, 352)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (106, 113)) ('A133S', 'Var', (229, 234)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (347, 352)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (229, 234)) ('mutant', 'Var', (235, 241)) ('malignant behavior', 'CPA', (395, 413)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (387, 394)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (417, 422)) 4212 23915220 Despite the absence of RASSF1A/A133S co-localization with microtubules, the overall microtubule distribution appeared to be similar between RASSF1A-expressing and A133S mutant-expressing cells (6A; a & b). ('RASSF1A-expressing', 'Var', (140, 158)) ('microtubule', 'MPA', (84, 95)) ('A133S', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('A133S', 'Var', (163, 168)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (31, 36)) ('co-localization', 'Interaction', (37, 52)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (163, 168)) 4217 23915220 Recent studies in gene expression profiling have suggested a potential role for aberrant DNA methylation events (both hypo- and hypermethylation) in the origin and/or progression of ACC, as in many other malignancies, including endocrine tumors such as neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma . ('DNA', 'Gene', (89, 92)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (204, 216)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (271, 287)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009447', (253, 266)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 243)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (228, 244)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Disease', (253, 266)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (238, 244)) ('neuroblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003006', (253, 266)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (228, 244)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (80, 88)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (204, 216)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (271, 287)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (23, 33)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (182, 185)) ('methylation', 'Var', (93, 104)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (271, 287)) 4221 23915220 Expression analysis of RASSF1A in ACC demonstrated the functional consequence of hypermethylation as a significant decrease in both gene transcription and translation of RASSF1A in ACC cells as determined by qPCR, and immunohistochemistry respectively. ('Expression', 'Species', '29278', (0, 10)) ('gene transcription', 'MPA', (132, 150)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (170, 177)) ('translation', 'MPA', (155, 166)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (115, 123)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (81, 97)) 4222 23915220 To test the hypothesized role for RASSF1A silencing in promoting adrenocortical malignancy, we sought to use a well-established cell culture model. ('silencing', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('adrenocortical malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (65, 90)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (34, 41)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (55, 64)) ('adrenocortical malignancy', 'Disease', (65, 90)) 4226 23915220 After confirming no growth disadvantage consequent to enforced over expression of RASSF1A, SW-13 cell variants constitutively expressing RASSF1A and RASSF1A/A133S were then assayed for other advanced malignancy or metastasis associated tumor behaviors such as invasion and solitary cell growth. ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (68, 78)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (137, 144)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 210)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (260, 268)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (214, 224)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (236, 241)) ('assayed', 'Reg', (173, 180)) ('A133S', 'Var', (157, 162)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (200, 210)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (236, 241)) ('solitary cell growth', 'CPA', (273, 293)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (236, 241)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (91, 96)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (157, 162)) 4228 23915220 To test whether the reduced invasive potential we observed in SW-13 cells with forced RASSF1A expression was due to decreased migratory ability, transwell migration assays were performed. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (20, 27)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (86, 93)) ('invasive potential', 'CPA', (28, 46)) ('migratory ability', 'CPA', (126, 143)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (62, 67)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (94, 104)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (116, 125)) ('expression', 'Var', (94, 104)) 4230 23915220 Finally, under low seeding conditions that mimic solitary cell growth, constitutive expression of RASSF1A reduced the clonogenicity of solitary SW-13 cells with decreased ability to establish, survive and grow into individual clones. ('expression', 'Var', (84, 94)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (98, 105)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (144, 149)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (84, 94)) ('clonogenicity', 'CPA', (118, 131)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (106, 113)) 4233 23915220 In cells expressing RASSF1A, but not in cells expressing the A133S mutant, we observed sporadic co-localization of RASSF1A with microtubules, which may have a stabilizing effect on microtubule dynamics. ('co-localization', 'Interaction', (96, 111)) ('A133S', 'Var', (61, 66)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (115, 122)) ('microtubules', 'Protein', (128, 140)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (61, 66)) ('RASSF1A', 'Var', (20, 27)) 4234 23915220 Interestingly, it has been recently suggested that the A133S point mutation in RASSF1A abrogates its ability to modulate cytoskeletal interactions, contributing to loss of its tumor suppressor function . ('A133S', 'Var', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 181)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (79, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (176, 181)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (55, 60)) ('modulate cytoskeletal interactions', 'MPA', (112, 146)) ('abrogates', 'NegReg', (87, 96)) ('ability', 'MPA', (101, 108)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (164, 168)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (176, 181)) 4235 23915220 Stabilization of microtubules by RASSF1A has been shown to disrupt malignant behavior in many cancer cell types . ('disrupt', 'NegReg', (59, 66)) ('microtubules', 'Protein', (17, 29)) ('malignant behavior in', 'CPA', (67, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('Stabilization', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (33, 40)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (94, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 100)) 4246 23915220 Anti-DDK (DYKDDDDK epitope) monoclonal antibody (1:200; Origene, Rockville, MD) was used for detecting DDK-tagged RASSF1A and RASSF1A/A133S in transfected cells. ('A133S', 'Var', (134, 139)) ('DDK-tagged', 'Var', (103, 113)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (134, 139)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (114, 121)) 4255 23915220 Stable clones expressing RASSF1A and RASSF1A/A133S were selected in 800 mug/ml G-418 (Life technologies Inc., Rockville, MD) containing growth medium. ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (45, 50)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('G-418', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C010680', (79, 84)) ('A133S', 'Var', (45, 50)) 4257 23915220 Established populations (designated SW-13/V, SW-13/A, and SW-13/AM representing pCMV vector alone, pCMV-RASSF1A, and pCMV-RASSF1A/A133S mutant, respectively) were used to determine the effects of constitutive expression of RASSF1A or RASSF1A/A133S on SW-13 cell's malignant behavior. ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (130, 135)) ('RASSF1A', 'Gene', (223, 230)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (58, 63)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (251, 256)) ('A133S', 'Var', (242, 247)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (45, 50)) ('A133S', 'Var', (130, 135)) ('malignant behavior', 'CPA', (264, 282)) ('A133S', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (242, 247)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (209, 219)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (36, 41)) 4269 31695023 Studies conducted in the last eight years have identified somatic driver mutations in a substantial portion of aldosterone-producing adenomas, including the genes KCNJ5 (encoding inwardly rectifying potassium channel GIRK4), CACNA1D (encoding a subunit of L-type voltage-gated calcium channel CaV1.3), ATP1A1 (encoding a subunit of Na+/K+-ATPase), ATP2B3 (encoding a Ca2+-ATPase), and CTNNB1 (encoding ss-catenin). ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (133, 141)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (133, 141)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (111, 122)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (367, 371)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (385, 391)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (348, 354)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (348, 354)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (302, 308)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (217, 222)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (163, 168)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (302, 308)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (372, 378)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (217, 222)) ('CaV1.3', 'Gene', (293, 299)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (339, 345)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (372, 378)) ('CaV1.3', 'Gene', '12289', (293, 299)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (225, 232)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (225, 232)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (277, 284)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (199, 208)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (163, 168)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (339, 345)) ('mutations', 'Var', (73, 82)) 4272 31695023 The fact that they are associated with somatic mutations implicated in aldosterone-producing adenomas also suggests a precursor function for adenomas. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (71, 82)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (93, 101)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (141, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (93, 101)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (141, 149)) 4273 31695023 Rare germline variants of CYP11B2 (encoding aldosterone synthase), CLCN2 (encoding voltage-gated chloride channel ClC-2), KCNJ5, CACNA1H (encoding a subunit of T-type voltage-gated calcium channel CaV3.2), and CACNA1D have been reported in different subtypes of familial hyperaldosteronism. ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (129, 136)) ('familial hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (262, 289)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (122, 127)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('chloride channel ClC-2', 'Gene', (97, 119)) ('CaV3.2', 'Gene', (197, 203)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (44, 64)) ('CaV3.2', 'Gene', '8912', (197, 203)) ('chloride channel ClC-2', 'Gene', '1181', (97, 119)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (271, 289)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (44, 64)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (210, 217)) ('familial hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580087', (262, 289)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (210, 217)) ('variants', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (67, 72)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (129, 136)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (181, 188)) ('reported', 'Reg', (228, 236)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (26, 33)) 4296 31695023 In recent years, next-generation sequencing approaches have allowed for the identification of somatic (tumor-specific) mutations in APAs as well as germline mutations in FH (Table 1), offering a completely new perspective on the pathophysiology underlying PA and improving our understanding of the regulation of aldosterone production in the adrenal gland. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (312, 334)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (133, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (312, 323)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (256, 258)) ('FH', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580087', (170, 172)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (133, 135)) ('mutations', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (256, 258)) 4298 31695023 The overall number of somatic (tumor-specific) mutations in APAs was low (2.3 protein-altering and 0.8 silent mutations per tumor) in comparison to malignant tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (158, 163)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (61, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (31, 36)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (124, 129)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('protein-altering', 'MPA', (78, 94)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (158, 163)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (148, 164)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (158, 163)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (61, 63)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (148, 164)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 129)) 4300 31695023 discovered heterozygous somatic mutations in the gene KCNJ5 (G151R and L168R) encoding the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir3.4. ('G151R', 'Var', (61, 66)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (54, 59)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'p.L168R', (71, 76)) ('Kir3.4', 'Gene', '3762', (129, 135)) ('L168R', 'Var', (71, 76)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'p.G151R', (61, 66)) ('Kir3.4', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (111, 120)) 4301 31695023 Subsequent targeted Sanger sequencing in 18 APAs revealed six additional somatic KCNJ5 mutations (one G151R and five L168R). ('G151R', 'Var', (102, 107)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'p.G151R', (102, 107)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (45, 47)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'p.L168R', (117, 122)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('L168R', 'Var', (117, 122)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (45, 47)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (81, 86)) 4302 31695023 These two hotspot mutations were later shown to account for the vast majority of KCNJ5 mutations in APAs; other mutations are very rare (L168R: 23-44%, G151R: 54-79%, others: 0-4.5%). ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'p.G151R', (152, 157)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (101, 103)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (81, 86)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'p.L168R', (137, 142)) ('G151R', 'Var', (152, 157)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (101, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (87, 96)) ('L168R:', 'Var', (137, 143)) 4303 31695023 Ensuing studies in large cohorts have revealed that KCNJ5 mutations may account for approximately 40% of mutations in APAs, with considerable variation among different ethnicities and among women versus men (see below). ('mutations', 'Var', (58, 67)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (203, 206)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (190, 195)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (119, 121)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (52, 57)) ('mutations', 'Var', (105, 114)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (119, 121)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) 4307 31695023 The most common KCNJ5 mutations in APAs are located either within (G151R) or close to (L168R) the selectivity filter. ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'p.G151R', (67, 72)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (36, 38)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'p.L168R', (87, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (36, 38)) ('G151R', 'Var', (67, 72)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (16, 21)) 4309 31695023 proposed that in APAs with KCNJ5 mutations, tumor formation and autonomous aldosterone production are driven by membrane depolarization of glomerulosa cells, leading to increased calcium influx via voltage-gated calcium channels and subsequent changes in the expression of genes implicated in proliferation and aldosterone synthesis. ('depolarization', 'NegReg', (121, 135)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (75, 86)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (27, 32)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (18, 20)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (311, 322)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (169, 178)) ('calcium influx', 'MPA', (179, 193)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (27, 32)) ('mutations', 'Var', (33, 42)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 49)) ('expression of genes', 'MPA', (259, 278)) ('changes', 'Reg', (244, 251)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (212, 219)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (179, 186)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (18, 20)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (75, 97)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (44, 49)) 4310 31695023 Evidence that KCNJ5 mutations are likely sufficient to cause both aldosterone production and tumor formation is provided by the overall rarity of additional somatic variants in APAs with pathogenic KCNJ5 mutations, specifically the absence of additional mutations that explain proliferation and the fact that patients with germline KCNJ5 mutations found in APAs typically develop massive adrenal hyperplasia as well as early-onset, therapy-resistant PA (see below). ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (66, 88)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (178, 180)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (388, 407)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (198, 203)) ('develop', 'Reg', (372, 379)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (332, 337)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('early-onset', 'Disease', (419, 430)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (358, 360)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (358, 360)) ('cause', 'Reg', (55, 60)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (198, 203)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (388, 407)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (332, 337)) ('mutations', 'Var', (204, 213)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (14, 19)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (66, 77)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (450, 452)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (388, 407)) ('mutations', 'Var', (338, 347)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (450, 452)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (178, 180)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (309, 317)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 4311 31695023 A proliferative effect of KCNJ5 mutations is also suggested by the peculiar case of a patient with germline mosaicism in whom adrenal hyperplasia was restricted to those areas of the adrenal gland that carried KCNJ5 mutations. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (26, 31)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (126, 145)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (126, 145)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (210, 215)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (86, 93)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (210, 215)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (216, 225)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (126, 145)) 4312 31695023 Despite these considerations, a two-hit model of APA formation has been proposed involving the activation of signaling pathways such as shh (sonic hedgehog signaling molecule) or Wnt/beta-catenin leading to abnormal proliferation (first hit) and subsequent acquisition of somatic mutations in driver genes such as KCNJ5 leading to increased and autonomous aldosterone production (second hit). ('increased', 'PosReg', (331, 340)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (183, 195)) ('and autonomous aldosterone production', 'MPA', (341, 378)) ('mutations', 'Var', (280, 289)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (314, 319)) ('abnormal proliferation', 'CPA', (207, 229)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (356, 367)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (50, 52)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (183, 195)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (314, 319)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (356, 378)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (50, 52)) 4313 31695023 In very rare cases, this may be due to germline mutations in tumor suppressor genes (published case with APC mutation). ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (105, 108)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (39, 57)) ('due', 'Reg', (32, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('APC', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (61, 66)) 4314 31695023 Two groups independently discovered APAs with somatic mutations in CACNA1D, encoding for the alpha1-subunit of an l-type calcium channel (CaV1.3) via exome sequencing. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (37, 39)) ('CaV1.3', 'Gene', '12289', (138, 144)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (121, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (67, 74)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (37, 39)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (67, 74)) ('CaV1.3', 'Gene', (138, 144)) 4316 31695023 Mutations in CACNA1D are more scattered throughout the protein compared with KCNJ5 mutations. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (77, 82)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (13, 20)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (77, 82)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (13, 20)) 4317 31695023 By electrophysiology, both groups demonstrated that the somatic mutations discovered caused an increase in calcium permeability, which was inferred to directly lead to increased aldosterone production and proliferation (Fig. ('calcium permeability', 'MPA', (107, 127)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (168, 177)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (107, 114)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (95, 103)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (168, 189)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (205, 218)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (178, 189)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (178, 200)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (178, 200)) 4319 31695023 Studies that relied on Sanger sequencing of only a few exons for somatic mutation detection may have systematically underestimated the prevalence of CACNA1D mutations (21-42% prevalence in studies using panel sequencing of the entire coding sequence vs. 1.5-10.3% in studies using Sanger sequencing of select regions). ('mutations', 'Var', (157, 166)) ('underestimated', 'NegReg', (116, 130)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (149, 156)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (149, 156)) 4321 31695023 They described heterozygous mutations in ATP1A1 (encoding for a Na+-K+-ATPase subunit) and ATP2B3 (encoding for a plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase). ('Na+-K', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (64, 69)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (135, 141)) ('plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase', 'Gene', '491', (114, 141)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (41, 47)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (71, 77)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (71, 77)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (135, 141)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (91, 97)) ('plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase', 'Gene', (114, 141)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (91, 97)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 4322 31695023 Mutations were clustered within the M4 helix involved in ion binding, suggesting a gain-of-function mechanism; however, the authors originally described the loss of pump function in mutant ATPases (which may contribute to depolarization). ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (189, 195)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (189, 195)) ('pump function', 'MPA', (165, 178)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (157, 161)) ('mutant', 'Var', (182, 188)) 4323 31695023 Subsequent studies demonstrated that mutations in ATP1A1 and ATP2B3 cause abnormal Na+ or H+ permeability (Fig. ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (61, 67)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('cause', 'Reg', (68, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (61, 67)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (50, 56)) ('abnormal Na+', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0010931', (74, 86)) ('Na+ or H+ permeability', 'MPA', (83, 105)) 4324 31695023 1) and enhance aldosterone production in the human adrenocortical H295R cell line, suggesting an underlying pathomechanism similar to that of KCNJ5 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (148, 157)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (7, 14)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (15, 26)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('enhance aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (7, 26)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (15, 37)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (45, 50)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (15, 37)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (142, 147)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (66, 71)) 4326 31695023 In addition to ion channels and ATPases, APAs, in rare cases, also carry gain-of-function mutations in CTNNB1, encoding for beta-catenin, the effector of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (124, 136)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (124, 136)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (42, 44)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (103, 109)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (32, 38)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (73, 89)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (42, 44)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (32, 38)) 4328 31695023 A universal role of CTNNB1 mutations in adrenal tumor formation is supported by the fact that mutations in CTNNB1 are also found in ACC, cortisol-producing adenomas and nonproducing adenomas. ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', (40, 53)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (156, 164)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (132, 135)) ('cortisol-producing', 'MPA', (137, 155)) ('mutations', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (132, 135)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (20, 26)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (156, 164)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (137, 145)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (40, 53)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (107, 113)) ('found', 'Reg', (123, 128)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (132, 135)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (182, 190)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (182, 190)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (40, 53)) 4330 31695023 In one study, somatic CTNNB1 mutations were reported in two pregnant women. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (69, 74)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) 4332 31695023 However, this has been disputed because CTNNB1 mutations are found in APAs of both male and female (typically nonpregnant) patients. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (71, 73)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (71, 73)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (123, 131)) ('found', 'Reg', (61, 66)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) 4337 31695023 Mutations in KCNJ5 appear to be more frequent in females (56-63%; compared to 22-31% in males). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (13, 18)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('frequent', 'Reg', (37, 45)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (13, 18)) 4338 31695023 Higher frequencies in some Asian cohorts (approximately 60-70% of APAs) were in part attributed to different diagnostic criteria; however, a recent study reporting CACNA1D as the gene with the highest mutational burden and lower KCNJ5 mutation frequencies in a cohort of black subjects with APAs suggests that mutation frequencies may indeed be influenced by ethnicity. ('mutation', 'Var', (235, 243)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (223, 228)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (67, 69)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (292, 294)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (229, 234)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (292, 294)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (164, 171)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (229, 234)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (164, 171)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (67, 69)) 4340 31695023 It has been suggested that selective inhibitors of mutant KCNJ5 channels have the potential to improve this situation: a drop in blood pressure and/or aldosterone upon administration of such inhibitors could allow for the noninvasive identification of patients with adenomas carrying KCNJ5 mutations. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (266, 274)) ('aldosterone', 'MPA', (151, 162)) ('blood pressure', 'MPA', (129, 143)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (252, 260)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (266, 274)) ('mutant', 'Var', (51, 57)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (58, 63)) ('drop', 'NegReg', (121, 125)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (151, 162)) ('mutations', 'Var', (290, 299)) ('allow', 'Reg', (208, 213)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (284, 289)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (284, 289)) 4342 31695023 Interestingly, in a high-throughput screen, macrolide antibiotics such as roxithromycin and clarithromycin were identified as specific inhibitors of both KCNJ5G151R and KCNJ5L168R, with no significant inhibition of the wild-type channel. ('clarithromycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017291', (92, 106)) ('macrolide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D018942', (44, 53)) ('roxithromycin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015575', (74, 87)) ('KCNJ5G151R', 'Var', (154, 164)) ('KCNJ5L168R', 'Var', (169, 179)) 4346 31695023 Specifically, tumors carrying KCNJ5 mutations are characterized by higher production of the so-called hybrid steroid 18-oxocortisol, which could serve to identify APAs for surgery. ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (109, 116)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (67, 73)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (30, 35)) ('production of the', 'MPA', (74, 91)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (164, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 19)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (164, 166)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('18-oxocortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C038135', (117, 131)) 4350 31695023 Rather, with increasing age, so-called aldosterone-producing cell clusters (APCCs) develop, which express CYP11B2 and protrude into the zona fasciculata. ('protrude', 'CPA', (118, 126)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (39, 50)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', (136, 152)) ('APC', 'Gene', (76, 79)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (136, 152)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (76, 79)) ('CYP11B2', 'Var', (106, 113)) 4357 31695023 Interestingly, no KCNJ5 variants were detected. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (18, 23)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (18, 23)) ('variants', 'Var', (24, 32)) 4358 31695023 Lesions with KCNJ5 mutations may quickly progress to APAs and hence may be underrepresented in this study. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (54, 56)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (13, 18)) ('progress', 'PosReg', (41, 49)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (54, 56)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (13, 18)) 4362 31695023 Sequencing of 99 APCCs in this cohort revealed CACNA1D mutations in 58% and KCNJ5 mutations in 1% of the lesions. ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('APC', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (17, 20)) ('mutations', 'Var', (82, 91)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (76, 81)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (47, 54)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (47, 54)) 4363 31695023 All adrenals had at least one APCC with such a mutation, but the causes of the remaining lesions are currently unknown. ('APC', 'Gene', (30, 33)) ('mutation', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (30, 33)) 4372 31695023 One study reported CACNA1D mutations in two patients with PA and UAH, suggesting a common underlying pathomechanism in UAH and APAs. ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (128, 130)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (44, 52)) ('UAH', 'Disease', (119, 122)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (58, 60)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (19, 26)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (19, 26)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (128, 130)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (58, 60)) 4373 31695023 In many cases, one nodule expresses aldosterone synthase and carries a known APA driver mutation, whereas other nodules represent nonproducing adenomas or nodules without such mutations, but two APAs in a single gland with independent driver mutations have also been reported. ('mutation', 'Var', (88, 96)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (78, 80)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (36, 56)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (36, 56)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (196, 198)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (143, 151)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (78, 80)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (143, 151)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (196, 198)) 4386 31695023 The chimeric gene was detected in 29 patients from 12 unrelated pedigrees, including the two patients described by Sutherland et al.. Not all subjects with the chimeric gene are hypertensive, but even in those who are normotensive, excessive aldosterone levels lead to increased left ventricular wall thickness and reduced diastolic function compared to normotensive controls. ('left ventricular wall', 'MPA', (279, 300)) ('hypertensive', 'Disease', (178, 190)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (37, 45)) ('excessive aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (232, 253)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (269, 278)) ('chimeric gene', 'Var', (160, 173)) ('diastolic function', 'MPA', (323, 341)) ('aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (242, 260)) ('excessive aldosterone levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (232, 260)) ('excessive', 'PosReg', (232, 241)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (315, 322)) ('hypertensive', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (178, 190)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (242, 253)) 4391 31695023 Exome sequencing of selected individuals from this kindred demonstrated a mutation in the CLCN2 gene, encoding the chloride channel ClC-2. ('mutation', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (90, 95)) ('chloride channel ClC-2', 'Gene', (115, 137)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('chloride channel ClC-2', 'Gene', '1181', (115, 137)) 4392 31695023 An investigation of 80 individuals with early-onset unexplained PA revealed seven additional subjects with CLCN2 mutations, and it was suggested to refer to individuals with CLCN2 mutations as FH-II. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (64, 66)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (193, 198)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (107, 112)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (64, 66)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (174, 179)) ('mutations', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (107, 112)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (174, 179)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (193, 198)) 4394 31695023 CLCN2 mutations cause a gain of function. ('gain of function', 'PosReg', (24, 40)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 4399 31695023 In conjunction with the identification of somatic KCNJ5 mutations in APAs, a germline KCNJ5 mutation (T158A) was found in this family; this mutation is also rarely found in APAs. ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('mutation', 'Var', (92, 100)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (86, 91)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (174, 176)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (86, 91)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (70, 72)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (174, 176)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('T158A', 'Mutation', 'c.158T>A', (102, 107)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (70, 72)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (50, 55)) 4400 31695023 Since then, other families with mutations in or close to the KCNJ5 selectivity filter have been reported. ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (61, 66)) 4401 31695023 With some exceptions, KCNJ5 mutations that are also found in APAs, when present in the germline, appear to be associated with the development of macroscopic adrenal hyperplasia and a severe phenotype. ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (157, 176)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (157, 176)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (62, 64)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (110, 125)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (157, 176)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (62, 64)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (137, 140)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (22, 27)) 4403 31695023 Similarly, E145Q (found in an APA) was reported as a de novo mutation in a female patient diagnosed with PA at 2 years of age due to massively elevated aldosterone levels and blood pressure, treatable only by bilateral adrenalectomy. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (152, 163)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (105, 107)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (82, 89)) ('E145Q', 'Mutation', 'p.E145Q', (11, 16)) ('blood pressure', 'MPA', (175, 189)) ('elevated aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (143, 163)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (105, 107)) ('aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (152, 170)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (143, 151)) ('E145Q', 'Var', (11, 16)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (31, 33)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (31, 33)) 4404 31695023 In contrast, mutations that are only found in the germline are typically associated with a milder clinical phenotype without macroscopic adrenal hyperplasia and without requirement for bilateral adrenalectomy. ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (137, 156)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (137, 156)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (176, 179)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (137, 156)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (73, 88)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) 4406 31695023 Similarly, a Y152C mutation was found in a patient diagnosed at the age of 48 years with hypertension and a milder phenotype. ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (89, 101)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (89, 101)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (43, 50)) ('Y152C', 'Var', (13, 18)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (89, 101)) ('Y152C', 'Mutation', 'p.Y152C', (13, 18)) 4407 31695023 Functional studies suggest that while all variants affect the ion selectivity of the channel, G151E causes more profound sodium permeability, which may impair cell survival and prevent the development of hyperplasia. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (196, 199)) ('G151E', 'Mutation', 'p.G151E', (94, 99)) ('affect', 'Reg', (51, 57)) ('ion selectivity of the channel', 'MPA', (62, 92)) ('G151E', 'Var', (94, 99)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (204, 215)) ('cell survival', 'CPA', (159, 172)) ('sodium permeability', 'MPA', (121, 140)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (204, 215)) ('causes', 'Reg', (100, 106)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (121, 127)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (177, 184)) ('more', 'PosReg', (107, 111)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (152, 158)) 4408 31695023 These findings again support a role for APA-associated KCNJ5 mutations not only in aldosterone production but also in cellular proliferation (see above). ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (83, 105)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (118, 140)) ('role', 'Reg', (31, 35)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (83, 105)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (55, 60)) ('mutations', 'Var', (61, 70)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (41, 43)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (55, 60)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (83, 94)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (41, 43)) 4410 31695023 However, following the description of patients with KCNJ5 mutations with variable phenotypes, FH-III has been used to refer to PA patients with germline KCNJ5 mutations. ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (94, 99)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (127, 129)) ('mutations', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (153, 158)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (52, 57)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (127, 129)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (38, 46)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (153, 158)) 4414 31695023 The mutant calcium channel showed dramatically impaired channel inactivation and activation at more hyperpolarized membrane potentials, resulting in increased intracellular Ca2+, the signal for aldosterone production. ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (173, 177)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (194, 205)) ('channel inactivation', 'MPA', (56, 76)) ('mutant', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (149, 158)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (81, 91)) ('intracellular Ca2+', 'MPA', (159, 177)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (47, 55)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (194, 216)) ('increased intracellular Ca2+', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003575', (149, 177)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (11, 18)) 4415 31695023 The expression of the mutant channel in H295R cells and its subclone HAC15 resulted in increased aldosterone production compared to the wild-type channel, which was abolished by the inhibition of CACNA1H channels with the T-type calcium channel blocker mibefradil. ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (196, 203)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (87, 96)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (97, 119)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (97, 119)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (40, 45)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (196, 203)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (229, 236)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (87, 108)) ('mibefradil', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D020748', (253, 263)) ('mutant', 'Var', (22, 28)) ('HAC15', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S898', (69, 74)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (97, 108)) 4416 31695023 Further CACNA1H germline variants were identified by whole-exome sequencing in patients with different types of PA: another de novo case carrying M1549I in a patient with early-onset PA; S196L in a brother and a sister; P2083L in brothers diagnosed with FH; and V1951E in a patient with APA. ('V1951E', 'Var', (262, 268)) ('S196L', 'Mutation', 'p.S196L', (187, 192)) ('M1549I', 'Mutation', 'p.M1549I', (146, 152)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (112, 114)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (8, 15)) ('V1951E', 'Mutation', 'p.V1951E', (262, 268)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (288, 290)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (8, 15)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (112, 114)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (288, 290)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (183, 185)) ('FH', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580087', (254, 256)) ('M1549I', 'Var', (146, 152)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (158, 165)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (79, 86)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (183, 185)) ('P2083L', 'Mutation', 'p.P2083L', (220, 226)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (274, 281)) ('P2083L', 'Var', (220, 226)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (79, 87)) 4417 31695023 Whether variants at residues other than M1549 are causative for FH-IV, however, remains to be established. ('M1549', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:X081', (40, 45)) ('variants', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('causative', 'Reg', (50, 59)) ('FH-IV', 'Disease', (64, 69)) ('M1549', 'Var', (40, 45)) 4418 31695023 In addition to somatic mutations in APAs, the CACNA1D gene also shows germline variants in PA. Due to the associated very severe phenotype, such variants exclusively occur de novo. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (37, 39)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (46, 53)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (37, 39)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (91, 93)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (46, 53)) ('variants', 'Var', (145, 153)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (91, 93)) 4419 31695023 investigated 100 unrelated individuals with unexplained early-onset PA and identified de novo CACNA1D germline mutations in two subjects: G403D in a patient with hypertension at birth along with cardiac pathophysiology (e.g., ventricular septal defect) and neurological disorders (e.g., seizures and apparent cerebral palsy), and I770M in a subject with cerebral palsy and seizures since birth and elevated blood pressure at 5 years of age. ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (68, 70)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Disease', (309, 323)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (162, 174)) ('ventricular septal defect', 'Disease', (226, 251)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (162, 174)) ('neurological disorders', 'Disease', (257, 279)) ('I770M', 'Var', (330, 335)) ('ventricular septal defect', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006345', (226, 251)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (94, 101)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002547', (309, 323)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (94, 101)) ('seizures', 'Disease', (287, 295)) ('septal defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001671', (238, 251)) ('I770M', 'Mutation', 'p.I770M', (330, 335)) ('seizures', 'Disease', (373, 381)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (149, 156)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100021', (354, 368)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (162, 174)) ('seizures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (373, 381)) ('seizures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (287, 295)) ('seizures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (287, 295)) ('seizures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (373, 381)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Disease', (354, 368)) ('neurological disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009422', (257, 279)) ('G403D', 'Mutation', 'p.G403D', (138, 143)) ('ventricular septal defect', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001629', (226, 251)) ('G403D', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('elevated blood pressure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032263', (398, 421)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002547', (354, 368)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (68, 70)) ('cerebral palsy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100021', (309, 323)) 4420 31695023 By electrophysiology, mutant channels showed activation at less depolarized membrane potentials and impaired inactivation in G403D mutants, which were inferred to cause increased Ca2+ influx and CYP11B2 upregulation. ('G403D', 'Mutation', 'p.G403D', (125, 130)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (179, 183)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (169, 178)) ('Ca2+ influx', 'MPA', (179, 190)) ('G403D', 'Var', (125, 130)) ('inactivation', 'MPA', (109, 121)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (45, 55)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (203, 215)) 4421 31695023 A de novo G403D mutation was also identified in a subject with persistent congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia (HH), mild aortic insufficiency, and seizures. ('congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007003', (74, 115)) ('hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000825', (85, 115)) ('aortic insufficiency', 'Disease', (127, 147)) ('seizures', 'Disease', (153, 161)) ('G403D', 'Var', (10, 15)) ('seizures', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (153, 161)) ('HH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000825', (117, 119)) ('hypoglycemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001943', (103, 115)) ('aortic insufficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001022', (127, 147)) ('aortic insufficiency', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001659', (127, 147)) ('congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia', 'Disease', (74, 115)) ('G403D', 'Mutation', 'p.G403D', (10, 15)) ('seizures', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012640', (153, 161)) 4423 31695023 Finally, de novo CACNA1D variants with similar functional consequences as in PA have been implicated in autism and epilepsy. ('implicated', 'Reg', (90, 100)) ('variants', 'Var', (25, 33)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (77, 79)) ('autism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000717', (104, 110)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (77, 79)) ('epilepsy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001250', (115, 123)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (17, 24)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (17, 24)) ('autism and epilepsy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001321', (104, 123)) 4424 31695023 While genetic mouse models replicating human FH mutations are sparse, PA mouse models with mutations in genes hitherto not implicated in FH have been generated, in part due to species differences in the adrenal expression of ion channels. ('FH', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580087', (137, 139)) ('adrenal expression of ion channels', 'MPA', (203, 237)) ('FH', 'Disease', 'MESH:C580087', (45, 47)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (14, 19)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (70, 72)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (73, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (39, 44)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (70, 72)) 4426 31695023 A model with adrenal expression of wild-type and mutant human KCNJ5 under the control of the Akr1b7 promoter has been reported only in abstract form but did not show adrenal hyperplasia or severe aldosteronism. ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (166, 185)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('mutant', 'Var', (49, 55)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (62, 67)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (56, 61)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (166, 185)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (166, 185)) 4427 31695023 Another transgenic mouse model expresses human CYP11B2 under the control of a human CYP11B1 promoter mimicking the condition of FH-I. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (78, 83)) ('transgenic', 'Species', '10090', (8, 18)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (41, 46)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (84, 91)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (84, 91)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (19, 24)) ('CYP11B2', 'Var', (47, 54)) 4431 31695023 The disruption of both Kcnk3 and Kcnk9 (TASK-3) in mice leads to a depolarization of adrenal glomerulosa cells and an overproduction of aldosterone resistant to both salt suppression and treatment with candesartan along with unchanged or lower renin concentrations. ('Kcnk3', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('adrenal glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (85, 104)) ('renin', 'Gene', (244, 249)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (136, 147)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (51, 55)) ('salt suppression', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000127', (166, 182)) ('adrenal glomerulosa', 'Disease', (85, 104)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('candesartan', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C081643', (202, 213)) ('Kcnk9', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (244, 249)) ('overproduction', 'PosReg', (118, 132)) ('lower renin concentrations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003351', (238, 264)) ('aldosterone', 'MPA', (136, 147)) ('disruption', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('depolarization', 'MPA', (67, 81)) ('overproduction of aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (118, 147)) 4432 31695023 Deletion of only Kcnk9 leads to salt-sensitive hypertension, slightly elevated aldosterone levels and low plasma renin levels. ('aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (79, 97)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('Kcnk9', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('low plasma renin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003351', (102, 118)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (113, 118)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (47, 59)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (47, 59)) ('low', 'NegReg', (102, 105)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (47, 59)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (79, 90)) ('elevated aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (70, 90)) ('renin', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (23, 31)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 4433 31695023 Zona-glomerulosa-specific disruption of Kcnk3 and Kcnk9 causes mild autonomous aldosterone production despite low renin and thereby chronic blood pressure elevation. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (79, 101)) ('Kcnk3', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('disruption', 'Var', (26, 36)) ('autonomous aldosterone production', 'MPA', (68, 101)) ('blood pressure elevation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032263', (140, 164)) ('blood pressure', 'MPA', (140, 154)) ('chronic blood pressure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (132, 154)) ('renin', 'Gene', (114, 119)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (79, 90)) ('causes', 'Reg', (56, 62)) ('Kcnk9', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('low', 'NegReg', (110, 113)) ('elevation', 'PosReg', (155, 164)) ('low renin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003351', (110, 119)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (114, 119)) 4434 31695023 In humans, KCNK3 (TASK-1) single-nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with blood pressure traits and aldosterone levels. ('associated', 'Reg', (68, 78)) ('aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (110, 128)) ('single-nucleotide polymorphisms', 'Var', (26, 57)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (3, 9)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (110, 121)) ('blood pressure traits', 'MPA', (84, 105)) ('KCNK3', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('KCNK3', 'Gene', '3777', (11, 16)) 4439 31695023 These mice were carriers of point mutations in seven candidate genes, of which a variant in SCO-spondin (SSpo) was suggested as the most promising based on a phenotype of increased aldosterone values, associated Cyp11b2 upregulation as well as elevated ARR. ('SSpo', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('SCO-spondin', 'Gene', (92, 103)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (171, 192)) ('ARR', 'MPA', (253, 256)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (244, 252)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (6, 10)) ('SCO-spondin', 'Gene', '243369', (92, 103)) ('variant', 'Var', (81, 88)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (181, 192)) ('SSpo', 'Gene', '243369', (105, 109)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (220, 232)) ('aldosterone values', 'MPA', (181, 199)) ('Cyp11b2', 'Gene', (212, 219)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (171, 180)) ('Cyp11b2', 'Gene', '13072', (212, 219)) 4441 31695023 Sporadic PA is likely a disease continuum that starts with a somatic driver mutation in a single adrenal cell and subsequently progresses to APCC and/or APA. ('progresses', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (154, 156)) ('APC', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (9, 11)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (154, 156)) ('APC', 'Gene', '324', (141, 144)) ('mutation', 'Var', (76, 84)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (9, 11)) 4446 31695023 KCNJ5 variants explain a substantial portion (approximately 40%) of the somatic mutations in APAs but are also the basis of FH-III. ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (124, 129)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (94, 96)) ('variants', 'Var', (6, 14)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (94, 96)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) 4447 31695023 CACNA1D variants are involved as somatic mutations in APAs as well as in an inherited form of PA, PASNA syndrome. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (55, 57)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (94, 96)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (98, 100)) ('involved', 'Reg', (21, 29)) ('variants', 'Var', (8, 16)) ('PASNA', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (98, 100)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (94, 96)) ('PASNA', 'Gene', '776', (98, 103)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (0, 7)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (55, 57)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (0, 7)) 4448 31695023 So far, CACNA1H mutations have been reported only as germline mutations in FH-IV, similar to CLCN2 mutations in FH-II and CYP11B2 mutations in FH-I; whether they account for rare instances of APAs remains to be determined. ('FH-IV', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (93, 98)) ('PA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006929', (193, 195)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', '79179', (112, 117)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (193, 195)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', (8, 15)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('CACNA1H', 'Gene', '8912', (8, 15)) ('FH-II', 'Gene', (112, 117)) 4453 31695023 The underlying pathophysiology of the vast majority of mutations appears to involve increased calcium influx, followed by upregulated CYP11B2 expression and aldosterone production. ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (157, 168)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (122, 133)) ('CYP11B2 expression', 'MPA', (134, 152)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (84, 93)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (157, 179)) ('calcium influx', 'MPA', (94, 108)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (157, 179)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (94, 101)) 4454 31695023 This increased calcium influx can occur directly, via mutations in voltage-gated calcium channels, or indirectly, via changes in ion permeability or selectivity that cause the depolarization of glomerulosa cells and the subsequent opening of voltage-gated calcium channels. ('changes', 'Reg', (118, 125)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (15, 22)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (256, 263)) ('depolarization', 'MPA', (176, 190)) ('opening', 'Reg', (231, 238)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (81, 88)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (5, 14)) ('voltage-gated calcium', 'MPA', (242, 263)) ('calcium influx', 'MPA', (15, 29)) 4455 31695023 The latter mechanism applies to KCNJ5, CLCN2, and ATPase mutations. ('CLCN2', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', '1769', (50, 56)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('CLCN2', 'Gene', '1181', (39, 44)) ('ATPase', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (32, 37)) 4458 31695023 Distinct from all other mutations is the formation of a hybrid gene by unequal crossing over between CYP11B2 and CYP11B1 along with an aberrant expression pattern of CYP11B2 in the adrenal cortex, leading to ACTH-dependent aldosterone overproduction in FH-I. ('ACTH', 'Gene', (208, 212)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (223, 234)) ('CYP11B2', 'Var', (166, 173)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (208, 212)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (113, 120)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (113, 120)) ('overproduction', 'PosReg', (235, 249)) 4463 29183089 Successful Treatment of Estrogen Excess in Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia with Leuprolide Acetate Primary bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (PBMAH) is an uncommon cause of adrenal Cushing syndrome (CS) in which cortisol and occasionally other steroid hormones can be secreted under the influence of aberrantly expressed G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the adrenal cortex. ('macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (143, 182)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '441931', (392, 396)) ('Macronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (61, 100)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (165, 168)) ('aberrantly', 'Var', (342, 352)) ('Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (43, 100)) ('G-protein coupled receptors', 'Protein', (363, 390)) ('CS', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (241, 243)) ('adrenal Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (215, 239)) ('Cushing syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (223, 239)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (83, 86)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (254, 262)) ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (286, 301)) ('Estrogen Excess', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025134', (24, 39)) ('adrenal Cushing syndrome', 'Disease', (215, 239)) ('Primary bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (125, 182)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (184, 189)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (392, 396)) 4468 29183089 Targeted sequencing revealed a pathogenic PDE11A mutation, as well as variants in the ARMC5 and INHA genes. ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (31, 41)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('mutation', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('variants', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('INHA', 'Gene', '3623', (96, 100)) ('INHA', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (86, 91)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (86, 91)) 4474 29183089 Inactivating mutations in Armadillo repeat containing 5 (ARMC5), a putative tumor suppressor gene, is the primary genetic cause of PBMAH, being mutated in approximately half of the known cases Other genetic defects implicated in the pathogenesis of PBMAH include loss of protein kinase A (PKA) type I regulatory subunit alpha (PRKAR1A) expression or activating mutations of the guanine nucleotide binding protein alpha stimulating subunit (GNAS) gene both at the somatic (tumor) level only, and germline mutations in the phosphodiesterase 11 A (PDE11A) or 8B (PDE8B), menin (MEN1), adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), and fumarate hydrat (FH) genes. ('activating', 'PosReg', (350, 360)) ('menin', 'Gene', (568, 573)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (545, 551)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (76, 81)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (57, 62)) ('phosphodiesterase 11 A', 'Gene', (521, 543)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', (199, 214)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (472, 477)) ('APC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (610, 613)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (289, 292)) ('genetic defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (199, 214)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', '8622', (560, 565)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (610, 613)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (327, 334)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 81)) ('APC', 'Disease', (610, 613)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (472, 477)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (203, 206)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 136)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (249, 254)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (327, 334)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (472, 477)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (440, 444)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (263, 267)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (575, 579)) ('PDE8B', 'Gene', (560, 565)) ('Armadillo repeat containing 5', 'Gene', '79798', (26, 55)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (440, 444)) ('Armadillo repeat containing 5', 'Gene', (26, 55)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (467, 470)) ('guanine nucleotide binding protein alpha stimulating subunit', 'Gene', '2778', (378, 438)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (582, 608)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (575, 579)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (582, 608)) ('mutations', 'Var', (504, 513)) ('phosphodiesterase 11 A', 'Gene', '50940', (521, 543)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (118, 121)) ('adenomatous polyposis coli', 'Disease', (582, 608)) ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (568, 573)) 4475 29183089 In PBMAH, the synthesis of cortisol, and/or other steroid hormones, such as aldosterone, testosterone, and estrogen, can be stimulated by aberrant G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). ('GPCR', 'Gene', (176, 180)) ('synthesis', 'MPA', (14, 23)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '441931', (176, 180)) ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (50, 65)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (89, 101)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (138, 146)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (3, 8)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (27, 35)) ('G-protein coupled receptors', 'Protein', (147, 174)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (76, 87)) ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (124, 134)) 4506 29183089 After 1 h blocking, sections were incubated over-night at 4 C with the following primary antibodies: rabbit anti-luteinizing hormone receptor (1:2000, Sigma, Saint Louis, MO, USA), rabbit anti-Aromatase (1:1500, Sigma, Saint Louis, MO, USA), and rabbit anti-17-alpha-hydroxylase (1:1000, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), and rabbit PDE11A (1:200, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA). ('Aromatase', 'Gene', '1588', (194, 203)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (321, 327)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (102, 108)) ('Aromatase', 'Gene', (194, 203)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (247, 253)) ('1:1500', 'Var', (205, 211)) ('luteinizing hormone receptor', 'Gene', (114, 142)) ('luteinizing hormone receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (114, 142)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (182, 188)) 4514 29183089 Our patient's oldest daughter was found to have the same PDE11A mutation; she has PBMAH on imaging but retains normal bone mineral density, HbA1c, androgen, estrogen, and cortisol levels. ('HbA1c', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (57, 63)) ('androgen', 'MPA', (147, 155)) ('mutation', 'Var', (64, 72)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 87)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (171, 179)) ('estrogen', 'MPA', (157, 165)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('retains', 'NegReg', (103, 110)) ('bone', 'MPA', (118, 122)) 4515 29183089 WES from blood leukocytes revealed a non-novel p.Arg52Thr (c.155 G > C; rs77972073; NM_016953) pathogenic mutation in PDE11A which was also present in adrenocortical tissue from the right adrenalectomy ( Fig. ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (151, 165)) ('p.Arg52Thr (c.155 G > C; rs77972073', 'Var', (47, 82)) ('p.Arg52Thr', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (47, 57)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (95, 105)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (151, 165)) ('rs77972073', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (72, 82)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (118, 124)) ('c.155 G > C', 'Mutation', 'rs77972073', (59, 70)) ('c.155 G > C; rs77972073;', 'Var', (59, 83)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (160, 163)) 4516 29183089 There were two single nucleotide INHA polymorphisms: the first was located early in the 5' non-cod-ing region of exon 1 (g.3081 G > T; NM_002191), and the second was a rare synonymous variant in exon 1 (c.207 C > T; rs371366906; NM_002191), corresponding to amino acid 69. ('INHA', 'Gene', '3623', (33, 37)) ('c.207 C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs371366906', (203, 214)) ('INHA', 'Gene', (33, 37)) ('rs371366906', 'Mutation', 'rs371366906', (216, 227)) ('NM_002191', 'Var', (229, 238)) ('g.3081 G > T', 'Mutation', 'g.3081G>T', (121, 133)) ('g.3081 G > T;', 'Var', (121, 134)) ('c.207 C > T; rs371366906; NM_002191', 'Var', (203, 238)) 4517 29183089 No effect on the splice site was identified using the splice site calculator by Desmet et al.. Genetic analysis for germline ARMC5 defects revealed only the common benign polymorphism (p.Ala705Val; c.2114C > T; rs11150624; NM_024742). ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (99, 102)) ('NM_024742', 'Var', (223, 232)) ('p.Ala705Val; c.2114C > T; rs11150624; NM_024742', 'Var', (185, 232)) ('rs11150624', 'Mutation', 'rs11150624', (211, 221)) ('c.2114C > T', 'Mutation', 'rs11150624', (198, 209)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (125, 130)) ('p.Ala705Val', 'Mutation', 'rs11150624', (185, 196)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (125, 130)) 4529 29183089 Genetic testing revealed several variants in modifier genes, including what may be a pathogenic mutation in PDE11A, which could have potentiated adrenal steroid hormone production by increased PKA signaling through the LHr. ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (4, 7)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (183, 192)) ('mutation', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('potentiated', 'PosReg', (133, 144)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (108, 114)) ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (153, 168)) ('PKA signaling', 'MPA', (193, 206)) ('variants', 'Var', (33, 41)) ('adrenal steroid hormone production', 'MPA', (145, 179)) 4535 29183089 After the initial discovery of LH/hCG receptors in cells that contain cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme in zona reticularis, several reports have confirmed the presence of aberrant LHr expression in adrenocortical tumors. ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (190, 192)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (123, 126)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 228)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('P450', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 229)) ('tic', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100033', (217, 220)) ('LHr', 'Protein', (190, 193)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (208, 229)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (34, 37)) ('LH', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007986', (31, 33)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (208, 229)) ('P450', 'Gene', '1555', (81, 85)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (34, 37)) 4539 29183089 The fact that leuprolide decreases adrenal androgen production has also been confirmed in other settings, such as men being treated for prostate cancer. ('decreases', 'NegReg', (25, 34)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (136, 151)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (145, 151)) ('leuprolide', 'Var', (14, 24)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (136, 151)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (136, 151)) ('decreases adrenal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000835', (25, 42)) ('adrenal androgen production', 'MPA', (35, 62)) 4545 29183089 It has been suggested that aberrant receptors may be a frequent cause of increased steroid hormone production by ADTs. ('steroid hormone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (83, 98)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (73, 82)) ('steroid hormone production', 'MPA', (83, 109)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (27, 35)) 4552 29183089 Despite the presence of what may be a pathogenic variant in the PDE11A gene, our patient did not have LOH of PDE11A in the previously excised affected adrenal gland ( Fig. ('variant', 'Var', (49, 56)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (81, 88)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (38, 48)) 4555 29183089 The report speaks volumes for the clinical heterogeneity of PBMAH over time even in the same patient; in addition, this case represents one of the longest successfully medically treated patients with a hormonal syndrome due to an aberrantly expressed GPCR. ('hormonal syndrome', 'Disease', (202, 219)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 65)) ('hormonal syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009384', (202, 219)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (93, 100)) ('aberrantly expressed', 'Var', (230, 250)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (251, 255)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '441931', (251, 255)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (186, 193)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (186, 194)) 4559 29884238 The potential mechanistic effect(s) of SLC12A7 amplifications in portending an aggressive behavior in ACC has not been previously studied and is investigated here using two established ACC cell lines, SW-13 and NCI-H295R. ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (211, 220)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (39, 46)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (102, 105)) ('aggressive behavior', 'CPA', (79, 98)) ('aggressive behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (79, 98)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (185, 188)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (201, 206)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (47, 61)) 4561 29884238 In vitro studies tested the outcomes of experimental alterations in SLC12A7 expression on malignant characteristics, including cell viability, growth, colony formation potential, motility, invasive capacity, adhesion and detachment kinetics, and cell membrane organization. ('cell viability', 'CPA', (127, 141)) ('motility', 'CPA', (179, 187)) ('colony formation potential', 'CPA', (151, 177)) ('growth', 'CPA', (143, 149)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (68, 75)) ('cell membrane organization', 'CPA', (246, 272)) ('alterations', 'Var', (53, 64)) ('tested', 'Reg', (17, 23)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (76, 86)) ('malignant characteristics', 'CPA', (90, 115)) ('invasive capacity', 'CPA', (189, 206)) 4564 29884238 SLC12A7 overexpression also significantly increased rates of cellular attachment and detachment turnover (p < 0.05), potentially propelled by increased filopodia formation and/or Ezrin interaction. ('increased', 'PosReg', (42, 51)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (142, 151)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('cellular attachment', 'CPA', (61, 80)) ('interaction', 'Interaction', (185, 196)) ('detachment turnover', 'Disease', (85, 104)) ('Ezrin', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('filopodia formation', 'CPA', (152, 171)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (12, 22)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (8, 22)) ('detachment turnover', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012163', (85, 104)) ('Ezrin', 'Gene', '7430', (179, 184)) 4567 29884238 Amplification of SLC12A7 observed in ACCs is shown here, in vitro, to exacerbate the malignant behavior of ACC cells by promoting invasive capacities, possibly mediated by alterations in multiple signaling pathways, including the osmotic stress pathway. ('Amplification', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (120, 129)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (107, 110)) ('exacerbate', 'PosReg', (70, 80)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (17, 24)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (37, 41)) ('malignant behavior of', 'CPA', (85, 106)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (37, 40)) ('invasive capacities', 'CPA', (130, 149)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (172, 183)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (37, 41)) 4573 29884238 Moreover, experiments showed that SLC12A7 promotes the malignant behavior of adrenal cancer cells by changing their cell membrane attachment kinetics and consequently, accelerates their invasive behavior. ('cell', 'CPA', (116, 120)) ('SLC12A7', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('changing', 'Reg', (101, 109)) ('invasive behavior', 'CPA', (186, 203)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', (77, 91)) ('accelerates', 'PosReg', (168, 179)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (42, 50)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (77, 91)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) ('malignant behavior', 'CPA', (55, 73)) 4581 29884238 Activation of canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling occurs frequently in ACC via mutations of the proto-oncogene CTNNB1 (beta-Catenin), which in turn stimulates target gene transcription and promotes tumor formation. ('tumor', 'Disease', (199, 204)) ('target gene transcription', 'MPA', (160, 185)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (72, 75)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (112, 118)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (28, 40)) ('mutations', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (28, 40)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (112, 118)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', (120, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (199, 204)) ('Activation', 'PosReg', (0, 10)) ('beta-Catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (120, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (199, 204)) ('stimulates', 'PosReg', (149, 159)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (190, 198)) 4583 29884238 Furthermore, Li Fraumeni Syndrome, which is caused by germline TP53 mutations, is often associated with childhood ACCs. ('Li Fraumeni Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (13, 33)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (114, 117)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (63, 67)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('associated', 'Reg', (88, 98)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (114, 118)) ('mutations', 'Var', (68, 77)) ('caused', 'Reg', (44, 50)) ('Li Fraumeni Syndrome', 'Disease', (13, 33)) 4589 29884238 However, it has also been demonstrated that amplified expression of SLC12A7 promotes the malignant behavior of several different cancer types. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (68, 75)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (76, 84)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (54, 64)) ('amplified', 'Var', (44, 53)) 4591 29884238 Furthermore, SCL12A7 has been shown to promote in vitro tumor cell invasion, potentially mediated through interactions with Ezrin (EZR), a membrane cytoskeleton/extra-cellular matrix linker. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (39, 46)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (106, 118)) ('SCL12A7', 'Var', (13, 20)) ('EZR', 'Gene', (131, 134)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (56, 61)) ('Ezrin', 'Gene', '7430', (124, 129)) ('EZR', 'Gene', '7430', (131, 134)) ('Ezrin', 'Gene', (124, 129)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 61)) 4609 29884238 Enforced overexpression of SLC12A7 protein in SW-13 cells was confirmed via Western blot technique using anti-SLC12A7 rabbit polyclonal antibody (Novus), anti-rabbit-HRP goat antibody (Santa Cruz Biotech), mini-PROTEAN TGX gel (BioRad), PVDF blotting membrane (BioRad), and enhanced chemiluminescence detection reagents (ThermoFisher Scientific) according to the manufacturer's protocols. ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (159, 165)) ('goat', 'Species', '9925', (170, 174)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (13, 23)) ('Rad', 'Gene', (264, 267)) ('chemiluminescence detection reagents', 'MPA', (283, 319)) ('rabbit', 'Species', '9986', (118, 124)) ('PVDF', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C024865', (237, 241)) ('Rad', 'Gene', '6236', (231, 234)) ('Rad', 'Gene', (231, 234)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (46, 51)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (274, 282)) ('Rad', 'Gene', '6236', (264, 267)) ('anti-SLC12A7', 'Var', (105, 117)) 4635 29884238 Expression analysis demonstrated a robust increase in mRNA SLC12A7 transcript levels in SW-13/S cells compared to controls (SW-13/V and SW-13 cells; p < 0.05, Fig. ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (88, 95)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (136, 141)) ('SW-13/S', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('transcript levels', 'MPA', (67, 84)) ('mRNA', 'MPA', (54, 58)) ('Expression', 'Species', '29278', (0, 10)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (124, 129)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (88, 93)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (42, 50)) 4638 29884238 RNAi gene silencing in NCI-H295R cells known to a have gene amplification of SLC12A7 resulted in the suppression of SLC12A7 mRNA levels up to 60% (siB), compared to the control siRNA treatments, including the scrambled siRNA (p < 0.05, Fig. ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (77, 84)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (23, 32)) ('RNAi', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (101, 112)) ('gene', 'Var', (5, 9)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (10, 19)) ('SLC12A7 mRNA levels', 'MPA', (116, 135)) 4643 29884238 Growth and clonogenic survival were not tested in NCI-H295R cells due to the slow growth rate and the transient effect of RNAi gene silencing. ('RNAi', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('slow growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (77, 88)) ('gene silencing', 'Var', (127, 141)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (50, 59)) 4647 29884238 SLC12A7 overexpression also promoted cell invasion through Matrigel with a similar 50% increase in invasive capacity observed in SW-13/S cells during a 24 h period (p < 0.05; Fig. ('increase', 'PosReg', (87, 95)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('cell invasion through Matrigel', 'CPA', (37, 67)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (8, 22)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (12, 22)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (28, 36)) ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (129, 136)) ('invasive capacity', 'CPA', (99, 116)) 4648 29884238 As can be predicted, opposite to the outcome of enforced SLC12A7 overexpression in SW-13 cells, inhibition of SLC12A7 expression by RNAi gene silencing resulted in a significant reduction of migration and Matrigel-invasion behavior of NCI-H295R cells (Fig. ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (235, 244)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (69, 79)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (83, 88)) ('gene silencing', 'Var', (137, 151)) ('RNAi', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (178, 187)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (110, 117)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (118, 128)) ('expression', 'MPA', (118, 128)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (96, 106)) 4652 29884238 5a, SW-13/S cells adhered to the substratum at a significantly faster rate compared to SW-13 and SW-13/V cells (p < 0.05), indicating that SLC12A7 may promote faster ACC cell adhesion. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (166, 169)) ('faster', 'PosReg', (63, 69)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (4, 9)) ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (4, 11)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (87, 92)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (97, 102)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (151, 158)) ('SLC12A7', 'Var', (139, 146)) ('adhered', 'CPA', (18, 25)) 4653 29884238 SLC12A7 also promoted faster detachment of SW-13/S cells as well (p < 0.05, Fig. ('promoted', 'PosReg', (13, 21)) ('SLC12A7', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('SW-13/S cells', 'CPA', (43, 56)) ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (43, 50)) 4655 29884238 Notably, SLC12A7 gene silencing resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in cell attachment strength, with the NCI-H295R cells affected by the highest knock down of SLC12A7 (siRNA B) also demonstrating the greatest perturbation of attachment strength (p < 0.05, Fig. ('decrease', 'NegReg', (61, 69)) ('gene', 'Var', (17, 21)) ('knock down', 'Var', (148, 158)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (22, 31)) ('attachment strength', 'CPA', (228, 247)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (162, 169)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (108, 117)) ('cell attachment strength', 'CPA', (73, 97)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (9, 16)) 4657 29884238 Assessment of the cell membrane projections associated with cell motility, specifically lamellipodia, lobopodia, and filopodia, showed a distinct difference in their organization in SW-13/S cells compared to SW-13/V cells (left panel, Fig. ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (182, 189)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (182, 187)) ('organization', 'MPA', (166, 178)) ('SW-13/S', 'Var', (182, 189)) ('difference', 'Reg', (146, 156)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (208, 213)) 4659 29884238 Microscopic quantification revealed increased filopodia formation, partly at the expense of reduced lamellipodia extensions, in SW-13/S cells compared to parental SW-13 and SW-13/V cells (p < 0.05, right panel, Fig. ('filopodia formation', 'CPA', (46, 65)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (36, 45)) ('lamellipodia extensions', 'Disease', (100, 123)) ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (128, 135)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (128, 133)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (92, 99)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (163, 168)) ('SW-13/S', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (173, 178)) ('lamellipodia extensions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000079822', (100, 123)) 4665 29884238 Perturbations in these pathways downstream to SLC12A7 overexpression can potentially alter the adhesion kinetics and invasive properties of ACC cells, as observed in this study. ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (46, 53)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (58, 68)) ('adhesion kinetics', 'CPA', (95, 112)) ('alter', 'Reg', (85, 90)) ('invasive properties', 'CPA', (117, 136)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (140, 143)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (54, 68)) ('Perturbations', 'Var', (0, 13)) 4682 29884238 Moreover, co-localization of SLC12A7 with EZR, a structural and functional linker for cell motility at the leading edges of fast moving SW-13/S cells, further suggests an active role for SLC12A7 in accentuating ACC cell motility and invasive behavior. ('SW-13/S', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (136, 143)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (211, 214)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (187, 194)) ('EZR', 'Gene', '7430', (42, 45)) ('accentuating', 'PosReg', (198, 210)) ('co-localization', 'Var', (10, 25)) ('ACC cell motility', 'CPA', (211, 228)) ('invasive behavior', 'CPA', (233, 250)) ('EZR', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (29, 36)) 4685 29884238 Clarification of the probable aggressiveness of SLC12A7 amplification in a larger clinical study cohort would help further clarify the potential translational aspect of these findings. ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', (30, 44)) ('aggressiveness', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (30, 44)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (48, 55)) ('aggressiveness', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (30, 44)) ('amplification', 'Var', (56, 69)) 4686 29884238 We previously demonstrated that SLC12A7 amplification was associated with hormonally inactive (potentially more de-differentiated) tumors in a smaller discovery cohort of ACC tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', (175, 181)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (175, 181)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (171, 174)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 137)) ('amplification', 'Var', (40, 53)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (131, 137)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 137)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (32, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 180)) 4687 29884238 However, determination of a likely association of SLC12A7 amplifications with tumor stage, invasiveness, and survival needs to be explored in a larger cohort. ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (50, 57)) ('amplifications', 'Var', (58, 72)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('invasiveness', 'CPA', (91, 103)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('association', 'Interaction', (35, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) 4688 29884238 In conclusion, this study demonstrates that SLC12A7 amplification may promote tumor cell migration and invasion in ACC, at least in part by modulating cell membrane organization and perturbed osmotic signaling. ('cell membrane organization', 'CPA', (151, 177)) ('modulating', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('perturbed', 'NegReg', (182, 191)) ('SLC12A7', 'Gene', (44, 51)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (115, 118)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 83)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (115, 118)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 83)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (70, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (78, 83)) ('amplification', 'Var', (52, 65)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (103, 111)) ('osmotic signaling', 'MPA', (192, 209)) 4734 28378549 These tumors ranged in size from 3.8 to 22.0 cm in their greatest dimension and weighed between 38.5 and 2,292.0 g. These showed immunopositivity for inhibin, synaptophysin, melan-A, and immunonegativity for chromogranin at the time of initial diagnosis, which is supportive of the diagnosis of ACC. ('melan-A', 'Gene', (174, 181)) ('immunonegativity', 'Var', (187, 203)) ('synaptophysin', 'Gene', '6855', (159, 172)) ('melan-A', 'Gene', '2315', (174, 181)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 12)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (6, 12)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 12)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (295, 298)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 11)) ('synaptophysin', 'Gene', (159, 172)) 4746 28378549 After adjusting for age and sex, rare variants of ACC (HR, 3.59; 95% CI, 1.13-11.38; P = 0.030), and the Ki-67 labeling index (HR, 3.97; 95% CI, 1.18-13.41; P = 0.030) were found to be independent predictors of overall survival in ACC patients on multivariate analysis (Table 4). ('variants', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (211, 227)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (235, 243)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (231, 234)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (50, 53)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (231, 234)) ('predictors', 'Reg', (197, 207)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (50, 53)) 4796 27413559 However, the patient meets all the four minor criteria used to define oncocytic neoplasms of uncertain malignant potential (borderline), including large size (>10 cm) and/or huge weight (>200 g), extended necrosis, capsular invasion, and sinusoidal invasion. ('capsular invasion', 'CPA', (215, 232)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (13, 20)) ('oncocytic neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535584', (70, 89)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', (205, 213)) ('sinusoidal invasion', 'CPA', (238, 257)) ('>200 g', 'Var', (187, 193)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 88)) ('necrosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (205, 213)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 89)) ('oncocytic neoplasms', 'Disease', (70, 89)) 4817 25268545 Inactivating mutations of PRKAR1A are associated with Carney complex and a subset of sporadic tumors and the abundance of R2B protein is low in a subset of secreting adrenocortical adenomas. ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (166, 189)) ('sporadic tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 100)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (26, 33)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (166, 189)) ('associated', 'Reg', (38, 48)) ('secreting adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011746', (156, 188)) ('low', 'NegReg', (137, 140)) ('Inactivating mutations', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('sporadic tumors', 'Disease', (85, 100)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (26, 33)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (54, 68)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('secreting adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011746', (156, 189)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (166, 189)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (166, 188)) 4818 25268545 We previously showed that PRKAR1A and PRKAR2B inactivation have anti-apoptotic effects on the adrenocortical carcinoma cell line H295R. ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (129, 134)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (26, 33)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (94, 118)) ('anti-apoptotic effects', 'CPA', (64, 86)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (94, 118)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (38, 45)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (38, 45)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (26, 33)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (109, 118)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (46, 58)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (94, 118)) 4823 25268545 The depletion of PRKAR1A leads to the accumulation of cyclin D1 and p27kip, whereas the depletion of PRKAR2B promotes the accumulation of cyclin A, B, cdk1, cdc2, and p21Cip. ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', '595', (54, 63)) ('p21Cip', 'Var', (167, 173)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (101, 108)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (122, 134)) ('cyclin A', 'Gene', '890', (138, 146)) ('cdc2', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', (54, 63)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (38, 50)) ('cdk1', 'Gene', '983', (151, 155)) ('p27kip', 'Var', (68, 74)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (17, 24)) ('cdk1', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('cyclin A', 'Gene', (138, 146)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (17, 24)) ('cdc2', 'Gene', '983', (157, 161)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (101, 108)) 4824 25268545 In conclusion, although the depletion of PRKAR1A and PRKAR2B in adrenocortical cells has similar effects on cell proliferation and apoptosis; loss of these PKA subunits differentially affects cyclin expression. ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (53, 60)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (53, 60)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (41, 48)) ('affects', 'Reg', (184, 191)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (64, 78)) ('loss', 'Var', (142, 146)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (192, 198)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (192, 198)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (41, 48)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (28, 37)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (64, 78)) 4828 25268545 Alterations in cAMP-mediated signal transduction are associated with neoplastic transformation. ('Alterations', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (15, 19)) ('neoplastic transformation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002471', (69, 94)) ('neoplastic transformation', 'Disease', (69, 94)) ('associated', 'Reg', (53, 63)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (15, 19)) 4829 25268545 PRKAR1A inactivating mutations are found in Carney complex (CNC) patients and are responsible for bilateral cortisol-secreting adrenocortical tumors, named primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD). ('responsible for', 'Reg', (82, 97)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001580', (164, 204)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (127, 148)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (8, 30)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (164, 204)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566469', (164, 204)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (44, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (65, 73)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (108, 116)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (127, 148)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (0, 7)) 4830 25268545 Somatic PRKAR1A mutations are also found in sporadic endocrine tumors. ('sporadic endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (44, 69)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (8, 15)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('sporadic endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (44, 69)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (8, 15)) ('found', 'Reg', (35, 40)) 4832 25268545 Indeed, 2 studies described a new mechanism of cAMP pathway dysregulation in adrenocortical tumorigenesis involving the loss of PKA R2B protein in cortisol secreting adenoma due to a post-transcriptional mechanism. ('cAMP', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (47, 51)) ('cortisol secreting', 'MPA', (147, 165)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (147, 155)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (166, 173)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (120, 124)) ('protein', 'Protein', (136, 143)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (77, 91)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (77, 91)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (166, 173)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (60, 73)) ('PKA R2B', 'Gene', (128, 135)) 4834 25268545 Prkar2b inactivation by siRNA in mice adrenocortical Y1 cells promotes cell proliferation. ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (38, 52)) ('Y1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0585', (53, 55)) ('Prkar2b', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (38, 52)) ('Prkar2b', 'Gene', '19088', (0, 7)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (62, 70)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (8, 20)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (33, 37)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (71, 89)) 4836 25268545 The effect of alterations to PKA signaling during endocrine tumorigenesis is likely to be complex, because the defective expression of PKA Type I and Type II enhances PKA activity but causes different types of tumors. ('alterations', 'Var', (14, 25)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (210, 216)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('defective', 'Var', (111, 120)) ('causes', 'Reg', (184, 190)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (158, 166)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (135, 138)) ('activity', 'MPA', (171, 179)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (167, 170)) 4837 25268545 Here, we used siRNA to inactivate either PRKAR1A or PRKAR2B in human adrenocortical carcinoma H295R cells and studied the resulting effects on cell proliferation/apoptosis, signaling pathways, and cell cycle control. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (41, 48)) ('inactivate', 'Var', (23, 33)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (63, 68)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (69, 93)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (84, 93)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (69, 93)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (41, 48)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (52, 59)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (69, 93)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (94, 99)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (52, 59)) 4838 25268545 We show that the inactivation of PRKAR1A or PRKAR2B had a common effect on the resistance of cells to apoptosis; however, this effect was mediated through distinct targets and at different components of cell cycle control. ('inactivation', 'Var', (17, 29)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (44, 51)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (33, 40)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (33, 40)) ('resistance of cells to apoptosis', 'CPA', (79, 111)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (44, 51)) 4845 25268545 We assayed PKA activity, and found no difference in basal activity in the absence of forskolin (FSK) between siR1A or siR2B and siCtl cell lysates (Fig. ('forskolin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005576', (85, 94)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (109, 114)) ('assayed', 'Reg', (3, 10)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (11, 14)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (118, 122)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('FSK', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005576', (96, 99)) 4848 25268545 Knockdown of R1A impaired the activity of the type I fraction in the absence of cAMP; however, the addition of cAMP enhanced the activity of both PKA type I and type II (although the activity of PKA type 1 was lower than in the control). ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (116, 124)) ('type I fraction', 'MPA', (46, 61)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (80, 84)) ('PKA type I', 'Enzyme', (146, 156)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (17, 25)) ('activity', 'MPA', (129, 137)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('addition', 'Var', (99, 107)) ('activity', 'MPA', (30, 38)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (111, 115)) 4853 25268545 1SA), the percentage of apoptotic cells was significantly lower in both siR1A and siR2B cells than in control cells. ('siR2', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (58, 63)) ('apoptotic cells', 'CPA', (24, 39)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (72, 77)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (82, 86)) 4854 25268545 The abundance of the pro-apoptotic Bax protein showed no significant variation between siR1A, siR2B, and siCtl cells, whereas the abundance of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein was higher in both siR1A and siR2B cells than in control cells (Fig. ('siR2', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (177, 183)) ('Bcl-xL', 'Gene', '598', (158, 164)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (94, 98)) ('Bax', 'Gene', '581', (35, 38)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (192, 197)) ('Bcl-xL', 'Gene', (158, 164)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (202, 206)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('Bax', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (130, 139)) 4855 25268545 The percentage of BrdU-positive cells corresponding to cells in S phase of the cell cycle was also higher in both siR1A and siR2B cells than in siCtl cells (Fig. ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (124, 128)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (99, 105)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('BrdU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001973', (18, 22)) ('S phase of the cell cycle', 'CPA', (64, 89)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (114, 119)) 4856 25268545 The propidium iodide staining showed that the percentage of cells in the G1 phase was lower in siR1A and siR2B cells than in control cells, whereas the percentage of cells in the G2 phase was higher (Fig. ('siR1A', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('cells in the G1 phase', 'CPA', (60, 81)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (105, 109)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (86, 91)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (105, 109)) ('propidium iodide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011419', (4, 20)) 4857 25268545 This suggests that siR1A and siR2B cells progress more quickly through the cell cycle than control cells. ('siR2', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('progress', 'CPA', (41, 49)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (19, 24)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (29, 33)) 4862 25268545 Immunoblotting with IKBalpha-specific antibodies showed that the amount of IkBalpha protein was significantly lower in both siR1A and siR2B cells than in control cells (Fig. ('siR2', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('IKBalpha', 'Gene', (20, 28)) ('amount', 'MPA', (65, 71)) ('IkBalpha', 'Gene', '4792', (75, 83)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (110, 115)) ('IKBalpha', 'Gene', '4792', (20, 28)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (124, 129)) ('protein', 'Protein', (84, 91)) ('IkBalpha', 'Gene', (75, 83)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (134, 138)) 4864 25268545 In contrast, only the knockdown of R2B promoted the translocation of NF-kappaB p65(RelA) to the nucleus (Fig. ('p65', 'Gene', '5970', (79, 82)) ('promoted', 'PosReg', (39, 47)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (69, 78)) ('RelA', 'Gene', '5970', (83, 87)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (69, 78)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('RelA', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('translocation', 'MPA', (52, 65)) ('p65', 'Gene', (79, 82)) 4872 25268545 We studied the expression of cyclins and their distribution between the cytosol and the nucleus because knockdown of PRKAR1A or PRKAR2B was associated with a high percentage of cells in G2 phase (Fig. ('cyclin', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('associated', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (117, 124)) ('G2 phase', 'CPA', (186, 194)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (128, 135)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (29, 35)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (128, 135)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (117, 124)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (104, 113)) 4884 25268545 Although siR1A cells expressed a high amount of cyclin D, the abundance of cdk4 and cdk6 protein was similar to control cells (Fig. ('cdk4', 'Gene', (75, 79)) ('cdk6', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', '5111', (48, 54)) ('cdk4', 'Gene', '1019', (75, 79)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (9, 14)) ('cyclin', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('cdk6', 'Gene', '1021', (84, 88)) 4888 25268545 The abundance of p21Cip was significantly higher in siR2B cells than in control cells, and p27Kip accumulated in siR1A cells (Fig. ('p27Kip', 'Var', (91, 97)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (52, 56)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('p21Cip', 'Var', (17, 23)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (42, 48)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (4, 13)) 4892 25268545 Inactivation of the regulatory subunit R1A, either by genetic mutation in humans or by targeted deletion in the mouse, promotes PKA activity, which has been attributed to the development of neoplasms. ('promotes', 'PosReg', (119, 127)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (128, 131)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 199)) ('neoplasms', 'Disease', (190, 199)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (74, 80)) ('deletion', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (112, 117)) ('Inactivation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 199)) 4896 25268545 By contrast, the abundance of R1A protein, but not R1A mRNA, was higher in siR2B H295R cells than in control cells (Fig. ('abundance', 'MPA', (17, 26)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (81, 86)) ('H295R', 'Var', (81, 86)) ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (75, 79)) ('R1A protein', 'Protein', (30, 41)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (65, 71)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (75, 79)) 4898 25268545 A similar accumulation of R1A protein was also reported in mouse adrenocortical Y1 cells after the inactivation of Prkar2b. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (59, 64)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (10, 22)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (65, 79)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (65, 79)) ('R1A protein', 'Protein', (26, 37)) ('Prkar2b', 'Gene', (115, 122)) ('Prkar2b', 'Gene', '19088', (115, 122)) ('Y1', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0585', (80, 82)) ('inactivation', 'Var', (99, 111)) 4912 25268545 We found that the depletion of either PKA R1A or R2B in H295R cells impaired the expression of IkBalpha, as evidenced by its low abundance and the nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB transcription factors. ('IkBalpha', 'Gene', '4792', (95, 103)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (172, 181)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (68, 76)) ('IkBalpha', 'Gene', (95, 103)) ('abundance', 'MPA', (129, 138)) ('PKA R1A', 'Var', (38, 45)) ('R2B', 'Var', (49, 52)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (172, 181)) ('nuclear translocation', 'MPA', (147, 168)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (56, 61)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (18, 27)) ('expression', 'MPA', (81, 91)) 4913 25268545 We found higher NF-kappaB DNA-binding activity in both siR1A and siR2B cells than in control cells. ('siR2', 'Gene', '23411', (65, 69)) ('siR2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', (16, 25)) ('siR1A', 'Var', (55, 60)) ('NF-kappaB', 'Gene', '4790', (16, 25)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (9, 15)) 4929 25268545 Silencing of PRKAR1A may lead to the immortalization of the cells as shown by Nadella et al., whereas the depletion of PRKAR2B enhances cell cycle progression. ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', (119, 126)) ('PRKAR2B', 'Gene', '5577', (119, 126)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (13, 20)) ('enhances', 'PosReg', (127, 135)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (13, 20)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (25, 32)) ('immortalization of the cells', 'CPA', (37, 65)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (106, 115)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cell cycle progression', 'CPA', (136, 158)) 4931 25268545 Altogether these findings underline the complexity of the cellular effects of alterations to PKA subunits that occur in adrenocortical tumors. ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (120, 141)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (120, 141)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('alterations', 'Var', (78, 89)) ('PKA subunits', 'Protein', (93, 105)) 5010 26312764 Results from in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that XCT790 reduced H295R cell growth. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (65, 72)) ('H295R cell growth', 'CPA', (73, 90)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (58, 64)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (58, 64)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (73, 78)) 5020 26312764 ESR1 knock down was more effective than an IGF1R antibody in reducing H295R cell proliferation in vitro and the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) tamoxifen prevented the growth of H295R both in vitro and as xenografts in vivo. ('reducing', 'NegReg', (61, 69)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', '2099', (122, 139)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (191, 196)) ('IGF1R', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('tamoxifen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013629', (157, 166)) ('H295R cell proliferation', 'CPA', (70, 94)) ('IGF1R', 'Gene', '3480', (43, 48)) ('knock down', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (70, 75)) ('ESR1', 'Gene', '2099', (0, 4)) ('estrogen receptor', 'Gene', (122, 139)) ('prevented', 'NegReg', (167, 176)) 5038 26312764 The latter results confirmed the ability of XCT790 to reduce the expression of ERRalpha most probably by proteasome degradation. ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (44, 50)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (54, 60)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (44, 50)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (79, 87)) ('expression', 'MPA', (65, 75)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (79, 87)) 5041 26312764 The maximum inhibitory effect on ACC cell proliferation was seen at 10 muM XCT790 that was then used for all the following experiments. ('ACC cell proliferation', 'CPA', (33, 55)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (75, 81)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (75, 81)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (33, 36)) ('inhibitory', 'NegReg', (12, 22)) 5045 26312764 As shown in Figure 2A, mice treated with XCT790 displayed a significant tumor growth reduction compared to the vehicle treated control group. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 77)) ('tumor growth reduction', 'Disease', (72, 94)) ('tumor growth reduction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (72, 94)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (41, 47)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (41, 47)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (23, 27)) 5046 26312764 Accordingly, tumor reduction upon XCT790 treatment is evidenced both in terms of tumor mass (Figure 2B) and proliferation as seen in Figure 2C, showing a strong decrease in Ki67staining (value score control: 7.2 +- 0,46 (SD); value score XCT790 treated cells: 4.7 +- 0.53* (SD), *p < 0.05). ('tumor', 'Disease', (13, 18)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (19, 28)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (161, 169)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (34, 40)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (34, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 86)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (108, 121)) ('Ki67staining', 'MPA', (173, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 18)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (81, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (238, 244)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (81, 86)) 5050 26312764 48 hours later, FACS analysis revealed that XCT790 treated cells accumulated in the G0/G1-phase of the cell cycle while the fraction of cells in S phase decreased compared with vehicle treated cells (Figure 3A). ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (44, 50)) ('accumulated', 'PosReg', (65, 76)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (44, 50)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (153, 162)) ('G0/G1-phase of the cell cycle', 'CPA', (84, 113)) ('CS', 'Chemical', '-', (18, 20)) 5052 26312764 After 48 h treatment, XCT790 reduced Cyclin D1 and Cyclin E protein content while expression levels of CDK2 and CDK4 proteins were unaffected. ('XCT790', 'Var', (22, 28)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (22, 28)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('Cyclin D1', 'Gene', '595', (37, 46)) ('Cyclin D1', 'Gene', (37, 46)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (29, 36)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (112, 116)) ('CDK2', 'Gene', '1017', (103, 107)) 5054 26312764 Surprisingly, results from Western blotting analysis for PARP-1 (Figure 3D) and caspase 3/7 activity assay (Figure 3E) clearly showed that XCT790 did not activate an apoptotic pathway. ('caspase 3', 'Gene', (80, 89)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', (57, 63)) ('caspase 3', 'Gene', '836', (80, 89)) ('PARP-1', 'Gene', '142', (57, 63)) ('apoptotic', 'CPA', (166, 175)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (139, 145)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (139, 145)) 5056 26312764 Moreover, it has been observed that XCT790 treatment, causing ERRalpha proteasome degradation, also down-regulates PGC1-alpha. ('XCT790', 'Var', (36, 42)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (36, 42)) ('PGC1-alpha', 'Gene', (115, 125)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (62, 70)) ('down-regulates', 'NegReg', (100, 114)) ('PGC1-alpha', 'Gene', '10891', (115, 125)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (62, 70)) 5058 26312764 To this aim, ACC cells were left untreated or treated with 10 muM XCT790 for 48 h. Results from Western blotting showed (Figure 4A-4B) that XCT790 treated cells display a reduced expression of PGC1-alpha, with no effect on PGC-1beta levels. ('PGC1-alpha', 'Gene', '10891', (193, 203)) ('expression', 'MPA', (179, 189)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (140, 146)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (140, 146)) ('PGC1-alpha', 'Gene', (193, 203)) ('PGC-1beta', 'Gene', '133522', (223, 232)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (13, 16)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (66, 72)) ('PGC-1beta', 'Gene', (223, 232)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (171, 178)) 5060 26312764 Using flow cytometric analysis (Figure 4C), fluorescent imaging (Figure 4D) and fluorescent plate reader (Figure 4E), we found that XCT790 significantly decreased mitochondrial mass. ('mitochondrial mass', 'MPA', (163, 181)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (153, 162)) ('decreased mitochondrial mass', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040013', (153, 181)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (132, 138)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (132, 138)) 5062 26312764 We used CIC protein expression as a marker of both mitochondrial mass and function and found that XCT790 decreased mitochondrial CIC expression (Figure 4F-4G) as well as its transport activity (Figure 4H) in H295R-treated cells compared to vehicle-treated control cells. ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (208, 213)) ('CIC', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (98, 104)) ('transport activity', 'MPA', (174, 192)) ('CIC', 'Gene', '23152', (129, 132)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (98, 104)) ('CIC', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (105, 114)) ('CIC', 'Gene', '23152', (8, 11)) 5067 26312764 Based on this observation and accordingly to our above reported results showing the ability of XCT790 to down-regulate CIC expression in H295R cells, we wanted to verify if autophagic features were detected in our experimental conditions. ('XCT790', 'Var', (95, 101)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (95, 101)) ('CIC', 'Gene', '23152', (119, 122)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (137, 142)) ('CIC', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('down-regulate', 'NegReg', (105, 118)) 5073 26312764 These results corroborate the observation that XCT790, increases the formation of AVOs which suggests autophagy/mitophagy as possible mechanisms to explain the reduced mitochondrial mass. ('XCT790', 'Var', (47, 53)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (47, 53)) ('reduced mitochondrial mass', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040013', (160, 186)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (55, 64)) ('mitochondrial', 'MPA', (168, 181)) ('formation of AVOs', 'MPA', (69, 86)) 5075 26312764 A careful evaluation of the autophagic/mitophagic process by investigating changes in autophagic markers such as Beclin 1, LC3B, BNIP3 and Cathepsin B (Figure 6B), suggested that XCT790 treatment promotes the initial stages of the autophagic process. ('Cathepsin B', 'Gene', '1508', (139, 150)) ('Cathepsin B', 'Gene', (139, 150)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (196, 204)) ('Beclin 1', 'Gene', '8678', (113, 121)) ('BNIP3', 'Gene', '664', (129, 134)) ('LC3B', 'Gene', '81631', (123, 127)) ('Beclin 1', 'Gene', (113, 121)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (179, 185)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (179, 185)) ('LC3B', 'Gene', (123, 127)) ('autophagic process', 'CPA', (231, 249)) ('BNIP3', 'Gene', (129, 134)) 5080 26312764 As shown in Figure 6C, H295R displayed a significant increase in the number of positive stained cells compared to control cells indicating that membrane integrity and permeability were lost accounting for a necrotic event following a bionergetic failure triggered by ERRalpha depletion. ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (267, 275)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (23, 28)) ('H295R', 'Var', (23, 28)) ('membrane integrity', 'MPA', (144, 162)) ('permeability', 'MPA', (167, 179)) ('necrotic', 'Disease', (207, 215)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (185, 189)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (267, 275)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (53, 61)) ('necrotic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009336', (207, 215)) 5082 26312764 Results from these studies have highlighted the presence of different and important modifications such as somatic TP53 mutations, alterations at 11p15, a chromosomal locus of IGFII, H19 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C, beta-catenin accumulation and activation of the Wnt signaling pathway and overexpression of SF-1 protein. ('SF-1', 'Gene', (320, 324)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C', 'Gene', '1028', (190, 226)) ('SF-1', 'Gene', '7536', (320, 324)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (182, 185)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (228, 240)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('IGFII', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (114, 118)) ('alterations', 'Var', (130, 141)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C', 'Gene', (190, 226)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (228, 240)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (302, 316)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (258, 268)) ('Wnt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (276, 297)) ('mutations', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('H19', 'Gene', (182, 185)) ('IGFII', 'Gene', '3481', (175, 180)) 5086 26312764 Indeed, it has already been observed that high ERRalpha gene expression correlates with unfavorable clinical outcomes in breast and ovarian cancer and that breast cancer cells exhibiting high ERRalpha activity are more sensitive to growth inhibition by an ERRalpha inverse agonist such as XCT790. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 146)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (192, 200)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (47, 55)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (256, 264)) ('breast and ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (121, 146)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (192, 200)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (163, 169)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (219, 228)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (156, 169)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (132, 146)) ('growth', 'CPA', (232, 238)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (256, 264)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (156, 169)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (289, 295)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (47, 55)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (156, 169)) ('high', 'Var', (187, 191)) 5093 26312764 Our results indicated that XCT790 caused a significant increase in autophagic vesicles. ('autophagic vesicles', 'CPA', (67, 86)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (55, 63)) ('XCT790', 'Var', (27, 33)) ('XCT790', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C488234', (27, 33)) 5104 26312764 Moreover, our current data obtained performing in vivo experiments by using H295R cells as xenograft model and according to previous in vivo studies performed in breast and leukemia tumor cells also suggest that chemical depletion of ERRalpha may be specific for high energy demanding cells such as tumor cells without exerting any toxic effect on other tissues. ('breast and leukemia tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (162, 187)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (299, 304)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (299, 304)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (182, 187)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', (234, 242)) ('ERRalpha', 'Gene', '2101', (234, 242)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (182, 187)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (173, 181)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (76, 81)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (299, 304)) ('chemical depletion', 'Var', (212, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (182, 187)) 5154 26124749 PA occurs as a result of a dysregulation of the normal mechanisms controlling adrenal aldosterone production. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (86, 108)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (27, 40)) ('adrenal aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (78, 97)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (0, 2)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (86, 97)) ('adrenal aldosterone production', 'MPA', (78, 108)) 5161 26124749 The identification of recurrent and somatic mutations in genes coding for ion channels (KCNJ5 and CACNA1D) and ATPases (ATP1A1 and ATP2B3) allowed highlighting the central role of calcium signaling in autonomous aldosterone production by the adrenal. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (212, 234)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (120, 126)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (180, 187)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (120, 126)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (212, 223)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (131, 137)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (98, 105)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (131, 137)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (98, 105)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (88, 93)) 5168 26124749 Deregulation of the mechanisms regulating aldosterone biosynthesis results in primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common form of secondary hypertension with an estimated prevalence of about 10% in referred patients and 4% in primary care and as high as 20% in patients with resistant hypertension. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (207, 215)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (101, 103)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (140, 152)) ('Deregulation', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('results in', 'Reg', (67, 77)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (285, 297)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (140, 152)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (42, 53)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (140, 152)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Disease', (78, 99)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (285, 297)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (261, 269)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (285, 297)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (78, 99)) 5173 26124749 During the last few years, major advances have been made in understanding the genetic basis of APA, with the identification of mutations in genes coding for ion channels [KCNJ5, coding for the G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 (GIRK4) and CACNA1D, encoding the Cav1.3 channel (calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1d subunit) ] and ATPases [ATP1A1, coding for the alpha1 subunit of the Na+/K+-ATPase and ATP2B3 encoding the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase, type 3 ] in more than 50% of APA. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (171, 176)) ('Cav1.3', 'Gene', '776', (284, 290)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (440, 446)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (262, 269)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (519, 521)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (377, 383)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (262, 269)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (251, 256)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (440, 446)) ('Cav1.3', 'Gene', (284, 290)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (476, 480)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (377, 383)) ('G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4', 'Gene', '3762', (193, 249)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (171, 176)) ('mutations', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (251, 256)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (96, 98)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (300, 307)) 5174 26124749 Interestingly, all these mutations lead to the activation of calcium signaling, the major trigger for aldosterone production (Figure 1). ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('calcium signaling', 'MPA', (61, 78)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (47, 57)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (102, 113)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (61, 68)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (102, 124)) 5175 26124749 However, if the role of these mutations in regulating aldosterone production has been clearly established, their implication in proliferation and APA formation are still matter of debate. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (54, 65)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (54, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (54, 76)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (147, 149)) 5181 26124749 These mutations (p.Gly151Arg and p.Leu168Arg) are located near or within the selectivity filter of the channel GIRK4. ('p.Leu168Arg', 'Var', (33, 44)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (111, 116)) ('p.Gly151Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (17, 28)) ('p.Leu168Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (33, 44)) ('p.Gly151Arg', 'Var', (17, 28)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (111, 116)) 5182 26124749 Additional mutations in or surrounding the selectivity filter have been identified, including p.Gly151Glu, p.Thr158Ala, p.Glu141Gln, p.Ile157Ser, delIle157, InsThr149. ('p.Glu141Gln', 'Var', (120, 131)) ('p.Thr158Ala', 'Var', (107, 118)) ('p.Thr158Ala', 'Mutation', 'rs387906778', (107, 118)) ('InsThr149', 'Var', (157, 166)) ('p.Gly151Glu', 'Var', (94, 105)) ('p.Ile157Ser', 'Var', (133, 144)) ('p.Glu141Gln', 'Mutation', 'p.E141Q', (120, 131)) ('delIle157', 'Var', (146, 155)) ('p.Ile157Ser', 'Mutation', 'rs587777438', (133, 144)) ('p.Gly151Glu', 'Mutation', 'rs587777437', (94, 105)) 5183 26124749 All these mutations result in a significant decrease in K+ selectivity and greater influx of Na+ into the cell, resulting in chronic cell depolarization followed by opening of voltage-dependent calcium channels and activation of calcium signaling and aldosterone production. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (251, 273)) ('depolarization', 'NegReg', (138, 152)) ('cell', 'CPA', (133, 137)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (44, 52)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (215, 225)) ('voltage-dependent calcium channels', 'MPA', (176, 210)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (194, 201)) ('opening', 'PosReg', (165, 172)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (229, 236)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (251, 262)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (75, 82)) ('K+ selectivity', 'MPA', (56, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (251, 273)) ('calcium signaling', 'MPA', (229, 246)) ('influx of Na+ into the cell', 'MPA', (83, 110)) 5184 26124749 Germline KCNJ5 mutations were also identified as the causative event of Familial hyperaldosteronism type III (FH-III). ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type III', 'Disease', (72, 108)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (72, 104)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (9, 14)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (81, 99)) ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type III', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (72, 108)) 5187 26124749 Further exome sequencing performed on APA allowed the identification of other somatic mutations in genes coding for ATPases, namely ATP1A1 and ATP2B3 and the Cav1.3 calcium channel, CACNA1D. ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (143, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (86, 95)) ('ATPases', 'Gene', (116, 123)) ('Cav1.3', 'Gene', '776', (158, 164)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (143, 149)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (39, 41)) ('Cav1.3', 'Gene', (158, 164)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (132, 138)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (182, 189)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (165, 172)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (182, 189)) 5188 26124749 Whereas mutations in KCNJ5 and ATP1A1 affect adrenal zona glomerulosa cell membrane potential and intracellular ionic homeostasis, with chronic depolarization leading to opening of voltage-dependent calcium channels and activation of calcium signaling and aldosterone production, mutations in ATP2B3 and CACNA1D modify directly intracellular calcium equilibrium, also leading to an activation of calcium signaling and aldosterone production (Figure 1). ('intracellular ionic homeostasis', 'MPA', (98, 129)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (256, 278)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (234, 241)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (418, 440)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (418, 429)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (293, 299)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('calcium signaling', 'MPA', (234, 251)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (293, 299)) ('voltage-dependent calcium channels', 'MPA', (181, 215)) ('opening', 'MPA', (170, 177)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (382, 392)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (342, 349)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('aldosterone', 'MPA', (256, 267)) ('adrenal zona glomerulosa cell membrane potential', 'MPA', (45, 93)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (199, 206)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (418, 440)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (256, 267)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (21, 26)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (396, 403)) ('mutations', 'Var', (280, 289)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (31, 37)) ('modify', 'Reg', (312, 318)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (304, 311)) ('calcium signaling', 'MPA', (396, 413)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (304, 311)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (220, 230)) ('affect', 'Reg', (38, 44)) 5189 26124749 KCNJ5 mutations are the most frequent genetic abnormalities reported in APA with a prevalence of ~40% in Caucasian population, and as high as 70% in series from Japan. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (73, 75)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (38, 59)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', (38, 59)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 5190 26124749 The mutations affecting ATP1A1 and ATP2B3 genes are less frequent with a reported prevalence of 5.3 and 1.7, respectively. ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (24, 30)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (35, 41)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (35, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (4, 13)) 5191 26124749 Mutations in the CACNA1D gene are the second most frequent genetic alterations observed in APA with a prevalence comprised between 5 and 9.3%. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (92, 94)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (17, 24)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (17, 24)) 5192 26124749 Interestingly, whereas mutations in KCNJ5, ATP1A1, and ATP2B3 are located in specific "hot spots," a large number of mutations were reported in different exons of the CACNA1D gene, affecting more frequently segment M4 and M6 of the protein, implying the necessity of a large genotyping of CACNA1D in APA. ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (289, 296)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (43, 49)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (289, 296)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (55, 61)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (181, 190)) ('M6 of the protein', 'Protein', (222, 239)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (36, 41)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (301, 303)) ('protein', 'Protein', (232, 239)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (55, 61)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (167, 174)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (167, 174)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (43, 49)) ('segment M4', 'Protein', (207, 217)) 5194 26124749 Hence, patients with KCNJ5 mutations were more frequently female and diagnosed younger than patients harboring CACNA1D mutations and non-carriers; and CACNA1D mutations associated with smaller adenoma size. ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (193, 200)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (111, 118)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (21, 26)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (111, 118)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (21, 26)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (193, 200)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (151, 158)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (7, 15)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (151, 158)) 5196 26124749 APA harboring KCNJ5 mutations would be composed essentially of zona fasciculata-like cells whereas those carrying CACNA1D mutations of a majority of zona glomerulosa-like cells, although this association was not replicated in all series. ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', (63, 79)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (63, 79)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (114, 121)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (114, 121)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (14, 19)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (1, 3)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('fasciculata-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002380', (68, 80)) 5197 26124749 The exploration of the relationship between adrenal cortex remodeling and KCNJ5 mutations revealed the absence of association between the KCNJ5 mutational status and the nodulation score in the peritumoral tissue, the vascularization and the presence of zona glomerulosa hyperplasia in the peritumoral cortex, suggesting that KCNJ5 mutations are not likely to be responsible for a specific microenvironment propitious to promote adrenal cortex remodeling and APA formation. ('tumor', 'Disease', (294, 299)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (138, 143)) ('zona glomerulosa hyperplasia', 'Disease', (254, 282)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 203)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (138, 143)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (198, 203)) ('APA formation', 'CPA', (459, 472)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (74, 79)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (294, 299)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (326, 331)) ('mutational', 'Var', (144, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (294, 299)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (198, 203)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (74, 79)) ('zona glomerulosa hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (254, 282)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (460, 462)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (326, 331)) 5198 26124749 Though the role of all these mutations in abnormal aldosterone secretion has been clearly established, their impact in adenoma formation still remains unclear. ('abnormal aldosterone secretion', 'MPA', (42, 72)) ('abnormal aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040085', (42, 62)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (119, 126)) ('mutations', 'Var', (29, 38)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (51, 62)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (119, 126)) 5199 26124749 Indeed, whereas in HAC15 cells, the overexpression of GIRK4 carrying the p.Thr158Ala mutation was responsible for a significant increase in aldosterone production, it induced, in parallel, a decrease in cell proliferation, independently of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. ('increase in aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (128, 151)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (128, 136)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (203, 221)) ('p.Thr158Ala', 'Mutation', 'rs387906778', (73, 84)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (36, 50)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (254, 258)) ('HAC15', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S898', (19, 24)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (140, 151)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (54, 59)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (140, 162)) ('p.Thr158Ala', 'Var', (73, 84)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (140, 162)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (191, 199)) 5200 26124749 Likewise, the overexpression of p.Glu151Arg or p.Glu151Gln in HEK293T cells resulted in rapid Na+-dependent lethality. ('p.Glu151Gln', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('p.Glu151Arg', 'Var', (32, 43)) ('p.Glu151Gln', 'Mutation', 'p.E151Q', (47, 58)) ('p.Glu151Arg', 'Mutation', 'p.E151R', (32, 43)) ('HEK293T', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0063', (62, 69)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (14, 28)) ('Na+-dependent', 'MPA', (94, 107)) 5201 26124749 More extensively, a still open question is to know whether a modification in the ionic equilibrium and the regulation of the cell membrane potential are also able to promote adenoma formation. ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (174, 181)) ('modification', 'Var', (61, 73)) ('ionic equilibrium', 'MPA', (81, 98)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (174, 181)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (166, 173)) 5206 26124749 Deletions of task1 and task3, respectively, lead to the development of hyperaldosteronism or low-renin hypertension In task1-/- mice, hyperaldosteronism was due to aberrant functional zonation of the adrenal cortex, with intense cyp11b2 expression being localized in zona fasciculata instead of the zona glomerulosa. ('task3', 'Gene', (23, 28)) ('renin', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (71, 89)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (134, 152)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (97, 102)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (44, 51)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', (267, 283)) ('cyp11b2', 'Gene', '13072', (229, 236)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (71, 89)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (134, 152)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (128, 132)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (103, 115)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (71, 89)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (103, 115)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (134, 152)) ('task1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('cyp11b2', 'Gene', (229, 236)) ('zona fasciculata', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (267, 283)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (103, 115)) ('Deletions', 'Var', (0, 9)) 5209 26124749 Deletion of task3 in mice leads to low-renin salt-sensitive hypertension, with suppressed plasma renin and aldosterone secretion that is not suppressible by increasing salt intake. ('task3', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (97, 102)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (60, 72)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (26, 34)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (39, 44)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (21, 25)) ('salt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012492', (45, 49)) ('salt', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012492', (168, 172)) ('suppressed plasma renin and aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004319', (79, 118)) ('renin', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (79, 89)) ('low-renin salt-', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000127', (35, 50)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (60, 72)) ('renin', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('suppressed plasma renin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003351', (79, 102)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (107, 118)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (60, 72)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 5211 26124749 Finally, deletion of both task1 and task3 results in a marked depolarization of the zona glomerulosa cell membrane potential and a mild hyperaldosteronism with plasma aldosterone levels stimulated by a low-sodium diet but not suppressed by a high-sodium diet and partially responsive to AngII blockade. ('stimulated', 'PosReg', (186, 196)) ('low-sodium diet', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002902', (202, 217)) ('task3', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('deletion', 'Var', (9, 17)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (167, 178)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (136, 154)) ('high-sodium diet', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003228', (242, 258)) ('plasma aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (160, 185)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (247, 253)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (136, 154)) ('task1', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('plasma aldosterone levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (160, 185)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (206, 212)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (136, 154)) ('depolarization', 'NegReg', (62, 76)) 5212 26124749 Interestingly, invalidation of these different potassium channels leads to hyperaldosteronism due to abnormal depolarization of the zona glomerulosa cell membrane resulting in increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration and stimulation of aldosterone biosynthesis; however formation of adrenal tumors has never been observed in these models indicating that other mechanisms are required to promote increased cell proliferation in APA. ('invalidation', 'Var', (15, 27)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (285, 299)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (176, 185)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (47, 56)) ('stimulation', 'PosReg', (223, 234)) ('intracellular Ca2+ concentration', 'MPA', (186, 218)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (75, 93)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (293, 298)) ('increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003575', (176, 218)) ('aldosterone biosynthesis', 'MPA', (238, 262)) ('depolarization', 'MPA', (110, 124)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (285, 299)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (200, 204)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (75, 93)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (293, 299)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (430, 432)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (238, 249)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (75, 93)) 5214 26124749 However a reduced expression of TASK2, encoded by KCNK5, has been recently described in APA compared with normal adrenal, and the expression in H295R cells of a TASK2 dominant-negative mutant resulted in increased aldosterone production and CYP11B2 and StAR expression. ('KCNK5', 'Gene', '8645', (50, 55)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (214, 225)) ('mutant', 'Var', (185, 191)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (10, 17)) ('StAR', 'Gene', '6770', (253, 257)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (241, 248)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (204, 213)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (214, 236)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (89, 91)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (144, 149)) ('KCNK5', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (214, 236)) ('expression', 'MPA', (18, 28)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (241, 248)) ('TASK2', 'Gene', (161, 166)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (204, 225)) ('StAR', 'Gene', (253, 257)) 5216 26124749 Inactivation of dkk3 in task1-/- mice resulted in the extension of the phenotype of hyperaldosteronism to male animals, without inducing abnormal zonation of the adrenal cortex. ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (84, 102)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (84, 102)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (84, 102)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (33, 37)) ('dkk3', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('Inactivation', 'Var', (0, 12)) 5218 26124749 The role of specific mutations of channels and ATPases in affecting aldosterone biosynthesis is now clearly established, whereas the question of the mechanism responsible for abnormal proliferation leading to adenoma formation is still open. ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (209, 216)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (209, 216)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (68, 79)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (58, 67)) ('ATPases', 'Protein', (47, 54)) ('aldosterone biosynthesis', 'MPA', (68, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 5219 26124749 In 2011, Lifton suggested that KCNJ5 mutations could be responsible for both autonomous aldosterone production and abnormal cell proliferation; however it has been rapidly shown that cells expressing mutated KCNJ5 channels were less proliferative, raising the questions as to the events leading to abnormal cell proliferation and adenoma formation? ('abnormal cell proliferation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031377', (115, 142)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (88, 99)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (330, 337)) ('less', 'NegReg', (228, 232)) ('mutated', 'Var', (200, 207)) ('abnormal cell proliferation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031377', (298, 325)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (88, 110)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (208, 213)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (208, 213)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (31, 36)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (330, 337)) ('proliferative', 'CPA', (233, 246)) 5232 26124749 The loss of Wnt4 was associated with abnormal differentiation of the definitive zone of the adrenal cortex and aberrant migration of adrenocortical cells into the developing gonad and with a decrease of the number of zona glomerulosa cells which results in a decrease of aldosterone production. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (271, 293)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (133, 147)) ('loss', 'Var', (4, 8)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (271, 293)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (133, 147)) ('decrease of aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004319', (259, 282)) ('Wnt4', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (271, 282)) ('aberrant migration of adrenocortical cells', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002269', (111, 153)) ('Wnt4', 'Gene', '54361', (12, 16)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (191, 199)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (259, 267)) 5235 26124749 The disruption of beta-catenin specifically in adrenocortical cells, through the use of a sf-1 (steroidogenic factor-1)-Cre mouse, resulted in complete adrenal aplasia or defects in maintenance of the adult cortex resulting in depletion of adrenocortical cells. ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (18, 30)) ('complete adrenal aplasia or defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (143, 178)) ('adrenal aplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011743', (152, 167)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (240, 254)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (240, 254)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (124, 129)) ('sf-1 (steroidogenic factor-1)-Cre', 'Gene', '22668', (90, 123)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (47, 61)) ('complete adrenal aplasia or defects', 'Disease', (143, 178)) ('maintenance of the adult cortex', 'CPA', (182, 213)) ('disruption', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('depletion', 'MPA', (227, 236)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (47, 61)) 5240 26124749 Whereas activating mutations of the beta-catenin are found in a wide variety of human cancers including adrenocortical tumors and adrenocortical adenoma, only few mutations were reported in APA strongly suggesting that the activation of beta-catenin was not associated with the presence of mutation. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Disease', (130, 152)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (104, 125)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (191, 193)) ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (36, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (130, 152)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (104, 125)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (130, 152)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (80, 85)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 93)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (8, 18)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (86, 93)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 93)) 5244 26124749 Interestingly, sfrp2 knockout mice exhibit an increase in plasma aldosterone concentration, associated with ectopic expression of cyp11b2 in adrenal cortex, similarly to what observed in mice expressing the constitutive active form of beta-catenin in adrenal cortex. ('sfrp2', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (30, 34)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (46, 54)) ('plasma aldosterone concentration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (58, 90)) ('plasma aldosterone concentration', 'MPA', (58, 90)) ('knockout', 'Var', (21, 29)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (187, 191)) ('cyp11b2', 'Gene', '13072', (130, 137)) ('increase in plasma aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (46, 76)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (65, 76)) ('sfrp2', 'Gene', '20319', (15, 20)) ('cyp11b2', 'Gene', (130, 137)) 5254 26124749 Remarkably, the antagonism of hedgehog signaling has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of H295R cells and to decrease cell viability. ('proliferation', 'CPA', (79, 92)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (67, 74)) ('hedgehog', 'Protein', (30, 38)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (124, 138)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (96, 101)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (115, 123)) ('antagonism', 'Var', (16, 26)) 5259 26124749 Different circadian mutant mice models show abnormalities in BP regulation and/or plasma aldosterone concentration. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (27, 31)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (89, 100)) ('plasma aldosterone concentration', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (82, 114)) ('plasma aldosterone concentration', 'MPA', (82, 114)) ('BP regulation', 'MPA', (61, 74)) ('mutant', 'Var', (20, 26)) 5267 26124749 The inactivation of Cry genes leads to chronically enhanced mineralocorticoid production, which, in turn, renders BP salt sensitive. ('inactivation', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('mineralocorticoid production', 'MPA', (60, 88)) ('renders', 'Reg', (106, 113)) ('BP salt', 'Chemical', '-', (114, 121)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (51, 59)) ('Cry genes', 'Gene', (20, 29)) ('enhanced mineralocorticoid production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (51, 88)) ('BP salt sensitive', 'MPA', (114, 131)) 5268 26124749 Remarkably, Per1 knockout mice exhibit lower BP when compared to wild-type mice. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (75, 79)) ('knockout', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('Per1', 'Gene', (12, 16)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (39, 44)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (26, 30)) 5271 26124749 In addition, they have demonstrated that Per1 heterozygous mice exhibited lower plasma aldosterone levels and reduced Hsd3b6 mRNA expression in vivo, with a significant blunted circadian expression of this gene. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (87, 98)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (59, 63)) ('Hsd3b6', 'Gene', '15497', (118, 124)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (110, 117)) ('Per1', 'Var', (41, 45)) ('plasma aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (80, 105)) ('lower plasma aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004319', (74, 98)) ('circadian expression', 'MPA', (177, 197)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (74, 79)) ('plasma aldosterone levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (80, 105)) ('blunted', 'NegReg', (169, 176)) ('Hsd3b6', 'Gene', (118, 124)) 5277 26124749 It is possible that APA formation is the result of the combination of two events: (1) the activation of signaling pathways such as wnt/beta-catenin or shh pathways driving abnormal cell proliferation and creating a favorable environment for (2) the occurrence of recurrent somatic mutations responsible for autonomous aldosterone production. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (318, 329)) ('wnt/beta-catenin', 'Pathway', (131, 147)) ('shh', 'Gene', '6469', (151, 154)) ('abnormal cell proliferation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031377', (172, 199)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (318, 340)) ('mutations', 'Var', (281, 290)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (21, 23)) ('shh', 'Gene', (151, 154)) ('APA formation', 'Disease', (20, 33)) 5278 26124749 Although it was suggested that genetic alterations leading to abnormal calcium signaling are sufficient for both abnormal proliferation and inappropriate aldosterone production in APA, there are some evidences suggesting that mutations in potassium and calcium channel and ATPases may not be sufficient for promoting cell proliferation and tumor formation. ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (239, 248)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (154, 165)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (307, 316)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (71, 78)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (317, 335)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (253, 260)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (340, 345)) ('alterations', 'Var', (39, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (226, 235)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (154, 176)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (340, 345)) ('ATPases', 'Protein', (273, 280)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (154, 176)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (181, 183)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (340, 345)) 5279 26124749 It could be speculated that some groups of cells start to abnormally proliferate creating a propitious environment for the emergence of specific mutations affecting ionic channels and ATPases leading to increased aldosterone production. ('mutations', 'Var', (145, 154)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (203, 224)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (213, 224)) ('ionic channels', 'Gene', (165, 179)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (213, 235)) ('ATPases', 'Gene', (184, 191)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (213, 235)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (203, 212)) 5290 28332880 Medical teams took important strides towards personalized medicine when previously identified patients with a genetic mutation were screened for associated tumors and underwent expedited treatment, ultimately saving lives. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (94, 102)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (156, 162)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 161)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('genetic mutation', 'Var', (110, 126)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (156, 162)) 5295 28332880 Decades later, the same lead investigator for the GRA discovery, Dr. Richard Lifton, was involved in the identification of the KCNJ5 mutation in the zona glomerulosa, which was initially described in adults. ('mutation', 'Var', (133, 141)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (127, 132)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', (149, 165)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (149, 165)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (127, 132)) 5296 28332880 For over 50 years, we knew little about the somatic mutations driving aldosterone production in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) until the observation of a mutation in the inwardly rectifying potassium channel called KCNJ5, which comprises over 35% of APAs. ('adenomas', 'Disease', (118, 126)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (257, 260)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (70, 92)) ('mutation', 'Var', (161, 169)) ('APA', 'Gene', (257, 260)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (118, 126)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (128, 131)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (222, 227)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (96, 107)) ('APA', 'Gene', (128, 131)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (70, 81)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (222, 227)) 5298 28332880 Specifically, a report describing APA with KCNJ5 mutation and familial adenomatous polyposis was described. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (43, 48)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (34, 37)) ('APA', 'Gene', (34, 37)) ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', (62, 92)) ('mutation', 'Var', (49, 57)) ('adenomatous polyposis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005227', (71, 92)) ('familial adenomatous polyposis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (62, 92)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (43, 48)) 5299 28332880 Besides the KCNJ5 mutation, other somatic mutations affecting the Na+/K+ ATPase 1 (ATP1A1), Ca2+-ATPase 3 (ATP2B3), and L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (CACNA1D) were discovered, which comprise the other 15% of somatic APA mutations. ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (158, 165)) ('Na+/K+ ATPase 1', 'Gene', '476', (66, 81)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (107, 113)) ('mutations', 'Var', (228, 237)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (224, 227)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (107, 113)) ('Na+/K+ ATPase 1', 'Gene', (66, 81)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('APA', 'Gene', (224, 227)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (12, 17)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (52, 61)) ('mutation', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (141, 148)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (83, 89)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (83, 89)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (158, 165)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (92, 96)) 5301 28332880 The cellular origins of APA were questioned following the discovery of these new channel mutations. ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (24, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (89, 98)) ('APA', 'Gene', (24, 27)) 5302 28332880 Rainey and colleagues uncovered clues when they found that normal adrenal cortical tissue contained somatic mutations in ATP1A1, ATP2B3, and CACNA1D in aldosterone-producing cell clusters (APCCs). ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (141, 148)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (190, 193)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (152, 163)) ('mutations', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (190, 193)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (121, 127)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (121, 127)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (129, 135)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (141, 148)) 5303 28332880 Up to 35% of these clusters revealed somatic mutations in ATP1A1 and CACNA1D, which raises the question of whether APCCs could be the precursor to hyperaldosteronism (Fig. ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (69, 76)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (147, 165)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (116, 119)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (58, 64)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (58, 64)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (147, 165)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (116, 119)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (147, 165)) 5307 28332880 In the coming years, investigators will gain understanding of how to better utilize these genetic advances in hyperaldosteronism in order to treat a patient effectively with accurate genotype-phenotype correlations. ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (110, 128)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (110, 128)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (110, 128)) ('genetic', 'Var', (90, 97)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (149, 156)) 5313 28332880 In vitro studies showed that cortisol production is controlled by corticotropin produced within the adrenocortical tissue and by aberrant G-protein-coupled receptors. ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (29, 48)) ('controlled', 'Reg', (52, 62)) ('G-protein-coupled receptors', 'Protein', (138, 165)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (29, 37)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (129, 137)) 5315 28332880 A list of other important genetic mutations associated with bilateral adrenal disease causing excess in cortisol production is provided in Table 1. ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('bilateral adrenal disease', 'Disease', (60, 85)) ('excess in cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (94, 112)) ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (104, 123)) ('genetic mutations', 'Var', (26, 43)) ('bilateral adrenal disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (60, 85)) ('excess', 'PosReg', (94, 100)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (104, 112)) ('adrenal disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000834', (70, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (34, 43)) 5317 28332880 Study results identified new driver mutations associated with the Wnt signaling and retinoblastoma pathways. ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012175', (84, 98)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Disease', (84, 98)) ('mutations', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('retinoblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009919', (84, 98)) ('associated', 'Reg', (46, 56)) ('Wnt signaling', 'Pathway', (66, 79)) 5318 28332880 A subset of tumors were found to have specific methylation signatures that could help identify patients that would be better candidates for a certain types of combination chemotherapy. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (95, 103)) ('methylation', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (12, 18)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 18)) 5322 28332880 Such PCC/PGL tumors have a succinate dehydrogenase subunit B (SDHB) mutation, thereby affecting types of treatment options inpatients presenting with metastases. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) ('PGL tumors', 'Disease', (9, 19)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (5, 8)) ('succinate dehydrogenase subunit B', 'Gene', '6390', (27, 60)) ('mutation', 'Var', (68, 76)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('succinate dehydrogenase subunit B', 'Gene', (27, 60)) ('PGL tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010235', (9, 19)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (5, 8)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (150, 160)) ('affecting', 'Reg', (86, 95)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (150, 160)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (62, 66)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (125, 133)) 5325 28332880 SDHx, FH, MDH2, and von Hippel-Lindau mutations share a common pathway: the pseudohypoxia pathway with a noradrenergic phenotype (Fig. ('MDH2', 'Gene', '4191', (10, 14)) ('FH', 'Gene', '2271', (6, 8)) ('MDH2', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (82, 89)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (82, 89)) ('von Hippel-Lindau', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (20, 37)) ('SDHx', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('mutations', 'Var', (38, 47)) ('von Hippel-Lindau', 'Disease', (20, 37)) 5327 28332880 Patients harboring these mutations tend to have PCCs and mainly produce epinephrine. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (48, 51)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('produce epinephrine', 'MPA', (64, 83)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('epinephrine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004837', (72, 83)) 5328 28332880 MYC-associated factor X (MAX) gene mutation tumors can have a mixed adrenergic and noradrenergic phenotype. ('tumors', 'Disease', (44, 50)) ('MAX', 'Gene', '4149', (25, 28)) ('MAX', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 50)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) ('MYC-associated factor X', 'Gene', (0, 23)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('mutation', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('MYC-associated factor X', 'Gene', '4149', (0, 23)) 5330 28332880 In addition, the TCGA dataset revealed that a Wnt-altered pathway mutation driven by the master-mind-like transcriptional coactivator 3 (MAML3) fusion gene and transcriptional regulator ATRX (ATRX) somatic mutations is linked with poor clinical outcomes. ('ATRX', 'Gene', (192, 196)) ('MAML3', 'Gene', '55534', (137, 142)) ('MAML3', 'Gene', (137, 142)) ('master-mind-like transcriptional coactivator 3', 'Gene', (89, 135)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (192, 196)) ('mutation', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (186, 190)) ('master-mind-like transcriptional coactivator 3', 'Gene', '55534', (89, 135)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (186, 190)) 5331 28332880 Like ACC, aggressive PCC has been linked to telomerase activity, as demonstrated by the discovery of the somatic ATRX gene mutation. ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (113, 117)) ('mutation', 'Var', (123, 131)) ('aggressive PCC', 'Disease', (10, 24)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (5, 8)) ('aggressive PCC', 'Disease', 'OMIM:115700', (10, 24)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('linked', 'Reg', (34, 40)) 5334 28332880 The genetics of CAH are well known, with 21-hydroxylase (CYP21A2) deficiency comprising up to 95% of cases, and other enzyme deficiencies, including HSD3B2, CYP11B1, and CYP17A1 contributing to the remaining 5%. ('CAH', 'Disease', (16, 19)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', '3284', (149, 155)) ('enzyme deficiencies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008661', (118, 137)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (170, 177)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (66, 76)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (170, 177)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (157, 164)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (157, 164)) ('CAH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008258', (16, 19)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', '1589', (57, 64)) ('CYP21A2', 'Gene', (57, 64)) ('enzyme deficiencies', 'Disease', (118, 137)) ('HSD3B2', 'Gene', (149, 155)) 5339 28332880 For that reason, a detailed analysis of 21-carbon steroids from the serum of CAH patients (19 to 59 years of age) with 21-hydroyxlase deficiency was undertaken by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS). ('LC-MS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009103', (211, 216)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (134, 144)) ('carbon steroids', 'Chemical', '-', (43, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (81, 89)) ('LC-MS', 'Disease', (211, 216)) ('CAH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008258', (77, 80)) 5364 28332880 Recent studies examined the metabolic perturbations characteristic of tissues harboring SDHB mutations. ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (88, 92)) ('metabolic perturbations', 'MPA', (28, 51)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (88, 92)) 5367 28332880 In the last 3 decades, imaging has enhanced our ability to characterize adrenal tumors by measuring Hounsheld units, contrast medium wash out, and derilling imaging qualities that differentiate benign versus malignant lesions on computed tomography (CT). ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (72, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('Hounsheld units', 'MPA', (100, 115)) ('derilling', 'Var', (147, 156)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (72, 86)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (35, 43)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (72, 86)) 5371 28332880 PCC/PGL tumors with metastatic potential, such as those with the SDHB mutation, utilize aerobic glycolysis and are therefore likely to express more glucose transporters, hence the success of 18F-FDG uptake in aggressive PCC/PGL tumors. ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (220, 223)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 13)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (228, 234)) ('PGL tumors', 'Disease', (4, 14)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (148, 155)) ('more', 'PosReg', (143, 147)) ('aggressive PCC/PGL tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010235', (209, 234)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (228, 233)) ('PGL tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010235', (4, 14)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', '-', (191, 198)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('aggressive PCC/PGL tumors', 'Disease', (209, 234)) ('PGL tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010235', (224, 234)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', '6390', (65, 69)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (0, 3)) ('aerobic glycolysis', 'MPA', (88, 106)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (220, 223)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('mutation', 'Var', (70, 78)) ('glucose transporters', 'MPA', (148, 168)) ('SDHB', 'Gene', (65, 69)) 5374 28332880 As a proof-of-concept study, 20 patients with head and neck PGLs underwent [68Ga] DOTATATE PET/CT, [18F]-FDOPA PET/CT, [18F]-FDG PET/CT, and CT/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (32, 40)) ('[18F]-FDG', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('[18F]-FDOPA', 'Var', (99, 110)) ('[68Ga]', 'Var', (75, 81)) ('FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (125, 128)) ('[18F]-FDOPA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C043437', (99, 110)) ('DOTATATE', 'Chemical', '-', (82, 90)) 5389 28332880 Patients with HIF2A or SDHx mutations will be encouraged from an earlier age to forego tobacco use, which can worsen hypoxia, or relocate to lower altitudes to reduce hypoxia and therefore the chance of PCC/PGL development. ('HIF2A', 'Gene', '2034', (14, 19)) ('SDHx', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (167, 174)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (167, 174)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (203, 206)) ('HIF2A', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000860', (117, 124)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (203, 206)) ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (87, 94)) ('hypoxia', 'Disease', (117, 124)) ('worsen', 'PosReg', (110, 116)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 5392 28332880 Patients with hyperaldosteronism with a certain "chamielopathy" mutation can be treated with specific inhibitors that can target specific channels that cause constant zona glomemlosa cell depolarization. ('mutation', 'Var', (64, 72)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (14, 32)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (14, 32)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (14, 32)) 5395 28332880 In PCC/PGL, metabolites produced as a result of an aberrant Krebs cycle will create new waves of drugs that can be given to patients earlier to possibly correct an "error in metabolism and energy production" to prevent tumor formation. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('PCC', 'Gene', '1421', (3, 6)) ('Krebs', 'Chemical', '-', (60, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (219, 224)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('PCC', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('aberrant Krebs cycle', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000816', (51, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 224)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) 5451 32325994 Treatment with SB525334 (TGF-beta type I receptor inhibitor) or chemerin rescued the expression of E-cadherin detected along the plasma membranes and inhibited the translocation of beta-catenin and SMAD2/3 into the nucleus in TGF-beta-treated breast cancer cells. ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7039', (226, 234)) ('translocation', 'MPA', (164, 177)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (226, 234)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (243, 256)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', '7039', (25, 33)) ('TGF-beta type I receptor', 'Gene', (25, 49)) ('SB525334', 'Var', (15, 23)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (243, 256)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (181, 193)) ('TGF-beta', 'Gene', (25, 33)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (243, 256)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (181, 193)) ('SMAD2/3', 'Gene', (198, 205)) ('rescued', 'PosReg', (73, 80)) ('TGF-beta type I receptor', 'Gene', '7046', (25, 49)) ('expression', 'MPA', (85, 95)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (150, 159)) ('SMAD2/3', 'Gene', '4087;4088', (198, 205)) ('E-cadherin', 'Protein', (99, 109)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (250, 256)) ('SB525334', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C521813', (15, 23)) 5458 32325994 Treatment with ZSTK474 (PI3K inhibitor), PD98059 (MEK1/2 inhibitor), or chemerin reversed these effects of IGF-1 by elevating the levels of E-cadherin and beta-catenin detected along the membrane. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (155, 167)) ('ZSTK474', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C510150', (15, 22)) ('PD98059', 'Var', (41, 48)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (155, 167)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', '5604;5605', (50, 56)) ('ZSTK474', 'Var', (15, 22)) ('PD98059', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C093973', (41, 48)) ('levels of E-cadherin', 'MPA', (130, 150)) ('MEK1/2', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('elevating', 'PosReg', (116, 125)) ('IGF-1', 'Gene', '3479', (107, 112)) ('IGF-1', 'Gene', (107, 112)) 5474 32325994 The serum levels of the bone turnover markers calcium, C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), and TRAP were increased by MDA-MB-231 inoculation but reduced to control levels by chemerin administration (Figure 6C). ('reduced', 'NegReg', (172, 179)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (46, 53)) ('TRAP', 'Gene', '11433', (122, 126)) ('MDA-MB-231', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0062', (145, 155)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (132, 141)) ('serum levels of', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('MDA-MB-231', 'Gene', (145, 155)) ('bone turnover markers calcium', 'MPA', (24, 53)) ('TRAP', 'Gene', (122, 126)) ('inoculation', 'Var', (156, 167)) 5509 32325994 Recombinant human chemerin (Glu21-Ser157, with an N-terminal Met), mouse soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa beta (RANK) ligand (RANKL), and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) were purchased from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, MN, USA). ('MN', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:U508', (247, 249)) ('Glu21-Ser157', 'Var', (28, 40)) ('macrophage colony-stimulating factor', 'Gene', (156, 192)) ('Glu21-Ser157', 'Mutation', 'p.E21,157S', (28, 40)) ('macrophage colony-stimulating factor', 'Gene', '12977', (156, 192)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (12, 17)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (67, 72)) 5586 32295632 In this review, we will focus on specific cancer core mechanisms to illustrate how sexual dimorphisms in basic biological functions influence cancer biology, and might impact response to treatment. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('sexual dimorphisms', 'Var', (83, 101)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (74, 77)) ('impact', 'Reg', (168, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (42, 48)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (42, 48)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('influence', 'Reg', (132, 141)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 5591 32295632 Over the past two decades, epigenetic dysregulation has emerged as a critical mechanism of cancer initiation and adaptation. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('epigenetic dysregulation', 'Var', (27, 51)) 5592 32295632 We now recognize that essentially all cancer hallmarks that can be acquired through genetic mutation can similarly be achieved through epigenetic mechanisms. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('genetic mutation', 'Var', (84, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (38, 44)) 5593 32295632 Genes encoding epigenetic readers, writers, and erasers, as well as histone proteins themselves, are frequently mutated in human tumors, drawing a direct link between epigenetic dysregulation and tumorigenesis. ('tumors', 'Disease', (129, 135)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (196, 201)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 135)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (123, 128)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (129, 134)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (167, 177)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 134)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (129, 134)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 201)) 5595 32295632 Epigenetic mechanisms also contribute to intra-tumor heterogeneity and therapeutic resistance. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 52)) ('intra-tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 52)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (27, 37)) ('therapeutic resistance', 'CPA', (71, 93)) ('Epigenetic mechanisms', 'Var', (0, 21)) ('intra-tumor', 'Disease', (41, 52)) 5596 32295632 Thus, targeting tumor epigenetics may be a strategy for improving treatment response. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (71, 74)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (16, 21)) ('epigenetics', 'Var', (22, 33)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (45, 48)) 5606 32295632 Knocking out Dnmt3A or pharmacologically inhibiting Dnmts masculinized sexual behavior in females, even when treatment was given outside the critical window. ('sexual behavior', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020018', (71, 86)) ('sexual behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030214', (71, 86)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (114, 117)) ('masculinized', 'Reg', (58, 70)) ('Dnmts', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('Dnmt3A', 'Gene', '13435', (13, 19)) ('Knocking out', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('sexual behavior', 'Disease', (71, 86)) ('Dnmt3A', 'Gene', (13, 19)) 5608 32295632 Together, these studies suggest that DNA methylation actively suppresses masculinizing genes in order to maintain brain feminization, and that this depends on levels of gonadal hormones during development. ('masculinizing genes', 'Gene', (73, 92)) ('methylation', 'Var', (41, 52)) ('brain feminization', 'MPA', (114, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (200, 203)) ('suppresses', 'NegReg', (62, 72)) ('maintain', 'PosReg', (105, 113)) 5611 32295632 Differences in male and female methylation patterns may have important implications for cancer development. ('cancer', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('methylation', 'Var', (31, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('implications', 'Reg', (71, 83)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (102, 105)) 5612 32295632 One epigenetic change recognized in many cancers, though with some exceptions (notably isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant gliomas), is a propensity for global hypomethylation. ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (113, 116)) ('global hypomethylation', 'MPA', (155, 177)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', (125, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('isocitrate dehydrogenase', 'Gene', '3417', (87, 111)) ('gliomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (125, 132)) ('gliomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (125, 132)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (125, 131)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 48)) ('-mutant', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 48)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (113, 116)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (41, 48)) ('isocitrate dehydrogenase', 'Gene', (87, 111)) 5613 32295632 DNA hypomethylation is associated with increased cancer malignancy, and mutations in Dnmts are cancer promoting in multiple mouse models. ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (4, 19)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('Dnmts', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('cancer malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 66)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (124, 129)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('cancer malignancy', 'Disease', (49, 66)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (49, 55)) 5614 32295632 Broad regions of hypomethylation (both DNA and histone) are believed to contribute to dedifferentiation and the cancer stemcell-like state, and to increase epigenetic plasticity. ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (17, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (112, 118)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 118)) ('epigenetic plasticity', 'MPA', (156, 177)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (147, 155)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('dedifferentiation', 'CPA', (86, 103)) 5617 32295632 Thus, male- and female-specific methylation patterns could influence the ability of cancer cells to adopt a stem cell-like phenotype. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('methylation patterns', 'Var', (32, 52)) ('influence', 'Reg', (59, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) 5622 32295632 Together, these studies provide strong evidence that gonadal steroid exposure during the critical period mediates sexual differentiation of the brain via epigenetic mechanisms. ('mediates', 'Reg', (105, 113)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (154, 164)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (61, 68)) ('sexual differentiation of the brain', 'CPA', (114, 149)) 5624 32295632 This inactivation is orchestrated by the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) XIST, which mediates chromosome-wide silencing through histone deacetylation and subsequent enrichment of repressive chromatin marks. ('deacetylation', 'Var', (133, 146)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (70, 74)) ('histone', 'MPA', (125, 132)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (168, 171)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (28, 31)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (107, 116)) 5628 32295632 Furthermore, there is evidence that X inactivation is lost in some female cancers, through either mitotic errors or epigenetic dysregulation and reactivation. ('reactivation', 'Var', (145, 157)) ('epigenetic dysregulation', 'Var', (116, 140)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 81)) ('male cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018567', (69, 81)) ('mitotic errors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004314', (98, 112)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) ('mitotic errors', 'Disease', (98, 112)) ('male cancers', 'Disease', (69, 81)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (54, 58)) 5632 32295632 Surprisingly, two meta-analyses of XIST in cancer identified no association between XIST and sex/gender, but did find that high levels were associated with poor overall survival. ('poor', 'NegReg', (156, 160)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (84, 88)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('high', 'Var', (123, 127)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('XIST', 'Gene', '7503', (35, 39)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (161, 177)) ('XIST', 'Gene', (35, 39)) 5647 32295632 These genes, along with ATRX, DDX3X, CNKSR2, and MAGEC3 are more frequently mutated in male tumors, presumably because females have a second copy to compensate for any loss of function mutations via XCI escape. ('CNKSR2', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('mutated', 'Var', (76, 83)) ('MAGEC3', 'Gene', '139081', (49, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('male tumors', 'Disease', (87, 98)) ('CNKSR2', 'Gene', '22866', (37, 43)) ('DDX3X', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (24, 28)) ('male tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018567', (87, 98)) ('mutations', 'Var', (185, 194)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('DDX3X', 'Gene', '1654', (30, 35)) ('MAGEC3', 'Gene', (49, 55)) 5692 32295632 In the second, high visceral fat quantity correlated with decreased survival in women with renal cell carcinoma but not men. ('high', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (80, 85)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (91, 111)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (58, 67)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (91, 111)) ('renal cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (91, 111)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (102, 111)) ('survival', 'MPA', (68, 76)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (82, 85)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (120, 123)) 5716 32295632 ROS can be both pro-tumorigenic and anti-tumorigenic. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('ROS', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 25)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (20, 25)) 5717 32295632 Certain oncogenic mutations, such as mutations in the Ras pathway, lead to increased ROS levels. ('Ras pathway', 'Pathway', (54, 65)) ('increased ROS levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025464', (75, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (75, 84)) ('ROS levels', 'MPA', (85, 95)) ('ROS', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D017382', (85, 88)) 5737 32295632 Among the notable recent discoveries in cancer genome-wide sequencing was the discovery of the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2) R132H mutation. ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (129, 135)) ('R132H', 'Mutation', 'rs121913500', (137, 142)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (40, 46)) ('isocitrate dehydrogenase', 'Gene', (95, 119)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (40, 46)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('isocitrate dehydrogenase', 'Gene', '3417', (95, 119)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('R132H', 'Var', (137, 142)) 5739 32295632 Mutant IDH1/2 exhibits loss of normal function and gain of aberrant function, in which isocitrate is converted into D-2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), an onco-metabolite that has far-reaching pro-tumorigenic effects on epigenetic regulation, DNA repair, and redox state. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (190, 195)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (7, 13)) ('2-HG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (138, 142)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (190, 195)) ('D-2-hydroxyglutarate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C019417', (116, 136)) ('isocitrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C034219', (87, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (190, 195)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (7, 13)) ('Mutant', 'Var', (0, 6)) 5740 32295632 Due to its importance for mitochondrial biomass production, oxidative phosphorylation, and fatty acid synthesis, disruption of the TCA cycle through mutant IDH1/2 will most likely result in sex-specific effects during tumor development, progression, and treatment response. ('result in', 'Reg', (180, 189)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (156, 162)) ('effects', 'Reg', (203, 210)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (218, 223)) ('mutant', 'Var', (149, 155)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (259, 262)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (231, 234)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (218, 223)) ('fatty acid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005227', (91, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (218, 223)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (156, 162)) ('TCA', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014238', (131, 134)) 5741 32295632 In concordance, mutant IDH1/2 inhibitors, which are currently in clinical trials for multiple cancers might exhibit sex-specific effects. ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 101)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', '3417;3418', (23, 29)) ('IDH1/2', 'Gene', (23, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('mutant', 'Var', (16, 22)) ('effects', 'Reg', (129, 136)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', (85, 101)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) 5742 32295632 In glioblastoma, a sex-specific effect of IDH mutations on overall survival has been evaluated in multiple publications; however, the findings are inconsistent and further study will be required to define how interaction between IDH1 mutation and patient sex impacts on survival. ('IDH', 'Gene', (42, 45)) ('impacts', 'Reg', (259, 266)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', (229, 233)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (247, 254)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (42, 45)) ('mutation', 'Var', (234, 242)) ('IDH1', 'Gene', '3417', (229, 233)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (3, 15)) ('IDH', 'Gene', (229, 232)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (3, 15)) ('IDH', 'Gene', '3417', (229, 232)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (3, 15)) 5743 32295632 The tumor suppressor TP53 (p53) is the most frequently mutated gene in cancer, with mutations occurring across almost all cancer types and in approximately half of all tumors. ('tumor', 'Disease', (4, 9)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (168, 174)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 77)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (21, 25)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (168, 173)) ('mutations', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (168, 173)) ('occurring', 'Reg', (94, 103)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 77)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 174)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (168, 173)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('p53', 'Gene', (27, 30)) 5745 32295632 In this simplified model, p53 inhibits tumorigenesis by arresting or eliminating preneoplastic cells. ('eliminating', 'NegReg', (69, 80)) ('preneoplastic cells', 'CPA', (81, 100)) ('p53', 'Var', (26, 29)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 44)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (39, 44)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (30, 38)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (56, 62)) 5746 32295632 Loss of p53 function through mutation or alterations in upstream regulators eliminates this barrier, leading to increased proliferation, genomic instability, and the accumulation of new mutations that drive tumorigenesis. ('mutation', 'Var', (29, 37)) ('p53', 'Gene', (8, 11)) ('mutations', 'Var', (186, 195)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (129, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 212)) ('Loss', 'NegReg', (0, 4)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (45, 48)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 212)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (112, 121)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (122, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (207, 212)) ('genomic instability', 'CPA', (137, 156)) ('alterations', 'Var', (41, 52)) 5748 32295632 Currently, tumors are most typically bifurcated into p53-WT and p53-mutant groups, but this is an oversimplification. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 16)) ('p53-mutant', 'Var', (64, 74)) ('WT', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536751', (57, 59)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (11, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (11, 17)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (11, 17)) 5757 32295632 p53 directly regulates the long non-coding RNA X-inactivation specific transcript (Xist), which is a primary effector of X-inactivation, and the loss of p53 decreases Xist expression. ('Xist', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('Xist', 'Gene', '7503', (167, 171)) ('long', 'MPA', (27, 31)) ('loss', 'Var', (145, 149)) ('expression', 'MPA', (172, 182)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (13, 22)) ('p53', 'Gene', (153, 156)) ('Xist', 'Gene', '7503', (83, 87)) ('Xist', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (157, 166)) 5758 32295632 Sex differences in birth defects in p53 mutant mice may also be related to a sexually dimorphic role for p53 in epigenetic imprinting. ('birth defects', 'Disease', (19, 32)) ('p53', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('birth defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000014', (19, 32)) ('mutant', 'Var', (40, 46)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (47, 51)) 5762 32295632 Kim and Casaccia-Bonnefil found that as mice mature, the number of neural progenitor cells in the SVZ decreases faster in males than in females; deletion of p53 eliminated this sex difference. ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (40, 44)) ('decreases', 'NegReg', (102, 111)) ('p53', 'Gene', (157, 160)) ('deletion', 'Var', (145, 153)) 5766 32295632 LFS is a familial cancer predisposition syndrome associated with germline mutations in p53. ('familial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 24)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (65, 83)) ('p53', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('associated', 'Reg', (49, 59)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (0, 3)) ('familial cancer', 'Disease', (9, 24)) 5769 32295632 Even when controlling for the high rate of female breast cancer, multiple LFS family cohort studies have concluded that female mutant p53 carriers have an increased risk of developing cancer compared to male carriers. ('mutant', 'Var', (127, 133)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (184, 190)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 63)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (57, 63)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (35, 38)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (184, 190)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (74, 77)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (50, 63)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (50, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (50, 63)) ('p53', 'Gene', (134, 137)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (184, 190)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (74, 77)) 5770 32295632 Importantly, the numbers of mutant p53 carriers were equivalent between males and females, suggesting that males and females have differential responses to the same mutations in p53, leading to greater risk of cancer development in females. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (224, 227)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('mutations', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('p53', 'Gene', (178, 181)) ('greater', 'PosReg', (194, 201)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (210, 216)) 5771 32295632 They observed that mutant p53 carriers exhibited a male bias in cancer incidence that matched the male bias in incidence observed in individuals with sporadic p53 mutations. ('cancer', 'Disease', (64, 70)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 70)) ('p53', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('mutant', 'Var', (19, 25)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) 5773 32295632 Pediatric ACC is a rare cancer (0.72/million/year in the USA) and is strongly associated with mutations in p53. ('associated', 'Reg', (78, 88)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('p53', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('Pediatric ACC', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (24, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (24, 30)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (10, 13)) 5774 32295632 Because many of these patients are prepubescent, these data provide further support that males and females respond differently to p53 mutations in a tissue-specific manner, and that these differential responses cannot be explained by the effects of circulating sex hormones. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('p53', 'Gene', (130, 133)) 5775 32295632 The p53 pathway, encompassing p53 and its upstream regulators, is mutated in approximately 84% of primary GBM tumors. ('p53 pathway', 'Pathway', (4, 15)) ('mutated', 'Var', (66, 73)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 115)) ('GBM', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (106, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (110, 116)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 116)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 116)) 5784 32295632 In many tumors with WTp53, the p53 pathway is suppressed through amplification and overexpression of Mdm2. ('p53 pathway', 'Pathway', (31, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 13)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (46, 56)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (83, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (8, 14)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 14)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('amplification', 'Var', (65, 78)) ('Mdm2', 'Gene', (101, 105)) 5786 32295632 The T/G allele drives an estrogen-dependent increase in cancer risk in females. ('T/G', 'Var', (4, 7)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (44, 52)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 62)) 5787 32295632 This increased rate of non-expressed mutations occurred more frequently in p53 pathway linked-genes than unaffiliated genes, suggesting that females may be able to protect the p53 pathway through selective inactivation of mutant genes on the X-chromosome. ('mutant genes', 'Var', (222, 234)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (15, 18)) ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (206, 218)) ('p53 pathway', 'Pathway', (176, 187)) 5789 32295632 Each of these methods is based on the observation that WTp53 is induced in response to oncogenic stress, so that reactivation of the p53 pathway may slow or eliminate cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 173)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (167, 173)) ('reactivation', 'Var', (113, 125)) ('eliminate', 'NegReg', (157, 166)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 173)) ('slow', 'NegReg', (149, 153)) ('p53 pathway', 'Pathway', (133, 144)) 5817 32295632 When the damage is determined as irreparable, DDR kinases upregulate the p53-p21 and p16INK4a-Rb pathways, resulting in either senescence or apoptosis. ('p16INK4a-Rb pathways', 'Pathway', (85, 105)) ('upregulate', 'PosReg', (58, 68)) ('DDR', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 49)) ('senescence', 'CPA', (127, 137)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (141, 150)) ('DDR kinases', 'Var', (46, 57)) 5850 32295632 Additionally, there exists a large sex disparity in lung cancer oncogenesis following epithelial Stat3 deletion in mice with induced mutant K-ras. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (52, 63)) ('oncogenesis', 'CPA', (64, 75)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', (97, 102)) ('Stat3', 'Gene', '20848', (97, 102)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (52, 63)) ('K-ras', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('K-ras', 'Gene', '16653', (140, 145)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (52, 63)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (115, 119)) ('mutant', 'Var', (133, 139)) ('deletion', 'Var', (103, 111)) 5851 32295632 In males, the absence of epithelial STAT3 promotes lung tumorigenesis via enhanced IL-6 signaling and neutrophilic inflammation, which is inhibited in females by estrogen signaling. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('neutrophilic inflammation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007249', (102, 127)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (56, 61)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', '20848', (36, 41)) ('neutrophilic inflammation', 'Disease', (102, 127)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (42, 50)) ('STAT3', 'Gene', (36, 41)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (74, 82)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('IL-6', 'Gene', '16193', (83, 87)) ('epithelial', 'Gene', (25, 35)) ('absence', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 61)) 5857 32295632 These include IFN-gamma, IFI6, CX3CL1, CX3CL2, IL-1, IL-5, and IL-16. ('IL-5', 'Gene', (53, 57)) ('IL-1', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('IFN-gamma', 'Gene', (14, 23)) ('IL-16', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('CX3CL1', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('IL-1', 'Gene', '3552', (63, 67)) ('IFN-gamma', 'Gene', '3458', (14, 23)) ('CX3CL1', 'Gene', '6376', (31, 37)) ('IFI6', 'Gene', '2537', (25, 29)) ('IL-16', 'Gene', '3603', (63, 68)) ('IFI6', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('IL-1', 'Gene', '3552', (47, 51)) ('IL-1', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('CX3CL2', 'Var', (39, 45)) ('IL-5', 'Gene', '3567', (53, 57)) 5880 32295632 Furthermore, PD-L1 expression has been shown to be modulated by several X-linked micro-RNAs (miRNAs), such as miR-221, miR-222, miR106b, miR-20b, and miR-513. ('miR-221', 'Gene', (110, 117)) ('expression', 'MPA', (19, 29)) ('miR-513', 'Var', (150, 157)) ('miR106b', 'Gene', (128, 135)) ('miR-222', 'Gene', '407007', (119, 126)) ('miR106b', 'Gene', '406900', (128, 135)) ('miR-20b', 'Gene', '574032', (137, 144)) ('miR-222', 'Gene', (119, 126)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('miR-221', 'Gene', '407006', (110, 117)) ('miR-20b', 'Gene', (137, 144)) ('modulated', 'Reg', (51, 60)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (13, 18)) 5929 32295632 While completely randomized treatment assignments among a cohort of mice of both sexes is a valid approach to study an interaction effect, deviation from balanced treatment assignments to the two sexes will critically reduce the efficiency of detecting interactions. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (179, 182)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (68, 72)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (218, 224)) ('deviation', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (168, 171)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (33, 36)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (253, 265)) 5961 32295632 Work in the Klein lab is supported by NIH grants U19 AI083019 (RSK), R01 NS052632 (RSK), and R01 AI101400 (RSK) and National Society of Multiple Sclerosis (RSK). ('RSK', 'Gene', '6196', (156, 159)) ('Multiple Sclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009103', (136, 154)) ('RSK', 'Gene', (63, 66)) ('RSK', 'Gene', '6196', (107, 110)) ('R01 NS052632', 'Var', (69, 81)) ('RSK', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('Multiple Sclerosis', 'Disease', (136, 154)) ('RSK', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('RSK', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('U19 AI083019', 'Var', (49, 61)) ('RSK', 'Gene', '6196', (63, 66)) ('RSK', 'Gene', '6196', (83, 86)) ('R01 AI101400', 'Var', (93, 105)) 5979 31533818 Single-agent pembrolizumab has modest efficacy as a salvage therapy in ACC regardless of the tumor's hormonal function, microsatellite instability status, or programmed cell death ligand-1 status. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (71, 74)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (71, 74)) ('microsatellite instability', 'Var', (120, 146)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (71, 74)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 5991 31533818 In the past decade, cancer therapy has undergone a major change since the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('anti-PD-1', 'Var', (127, 136)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', '29126', (146, 151)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 26)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (20, 26)) ('PD-L1', 'Gene', (146, 151)) 5995 31533818 However, published data on pembrolizumab use in ACC are limited to two case reports including three patients; one complete response (CR) was seen in a patient who carried the MSH2 mutation. ('ACC', 'Disease', (48, 51)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (175, 179)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (175, 179)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (151, 158)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (48, 51)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (100, 107)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (48, 51)) ('mutation', 'Var', (180, 188)) 6062 31533818 Only 3-5% of patients with ACC carry germline MSI-H/dMMR mutations. ('MSI', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (13, 21)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (27, 30)) ('MSI', 'Gene', '5928', (46, 49)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (27, 30)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (27, 30)) 6063 31533818 Data on pembrolizumab use in ACC with MSH2 mutation are limited to two reported cases, and only one patient had a CR. ('mutation', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (29, 32)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('MSH2', 'Gene', '4436', (38, 42)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (100, 107)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (29, 32)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (29, 32)) 6097 29935265 LFS is associated with germline mutations of the tumor suppressor gene p53 (TP53), which is implicated in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and genomic stability. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (23, 41)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (76, 80)) ('associated', 'Reg', (7, 17)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('p53', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (71, 74)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (76, 80)) 6100 29935265 As many as 1:5000 individuals have TP53 germline mutations, which are familial; these are currently being identified more commonly due to increasing use of genetic screens. ('man', 'Species', '9606', (3, 6)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (35, 39)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (40, 58)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (35, 39)) 6101 29935265 Carriers of TP53 gene mutation have the following probabilities of developing cancer: approximately 40% by age 20, more than 90% by age 70, and an 83-fold increased risk of developing multiple malignancies. ('malignancies', 'Disease', (193, 205)) ('mutation', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (78, 84)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (78, 84)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (12, 16)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (193, 205)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (78, 84)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (12, 16)) 6124 29935265 Further genetic testing showed heterozygous change from thymine to adenine at nucleotide 712 and missense mutation from cysteine to serine at codon 238 in the p53 gene. ('change', 'Reg', (44, 50)) ('cysteine to serine at codon 238', 'Mutation', 'rs730882005', (120, 151)) ('p53', 'Gene', (159, 162)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (159, 162)) ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (67, 74)) ('thymine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013941', (56, 63)) ('missense mutation from', 'Var', (97, 119)) 6148 29935265 Sequencing revealed the presence of a germline mutation (codon 1009C>T, protein Arg337Cys, exon 10 of TP53 gene) in both this patient and his nephew who died at the age of 20 from bone sarcoma. ('bone sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (180, 192)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (185, 192)) ('Arg337Cys', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('1009C>T', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (63, 70)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (126, 133)) ('1009C>T', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('bone sarcoma', 'Disease', (180, 192)) ('Arg337Cys', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (80, 89)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (102, 106)) ('bone sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001847', (180, 192)) 6151 29935265 TP53 mutation was found in 80% of patients with ACC younger than 18-years-old. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('found', 'Reg', (18, 23)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (48, 51)) ('mutation', 'Var', (5, 13)) 6154 29935265 Although common GU malignancies were not associated with the TP53 syndrome (with the exception of ACC), the authors could not exclude the possibility of increased risk of these cancers in TP53 mutation carriers exposed to environmental carcinogens such as tobacco or other genetic factors. ('tobacco', 'Species', '4097', (256, 263)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (19, 31)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (177, 184)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 184)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (177, 184)) ('GU malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007379', (16, 31)) ('mutation', 'Var', (193, 201)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (98, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (177, 183)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (188, 192)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 31)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (188, 192)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (61, 65)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (61, 65)) 6157 29935265 The rationale for surgical management of cancers in LFS patients with good performance status and adequate life expectancy resided in the relative radio- and chemo-resistance conferred to cancers by TP53 mutations, which render p53 dysfunctional. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (56, 64)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 47)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (199, 203)) ('mutations', 'Var', (204, 213)) ('dysfunctional', 'MPA', (232, 245)) ('p53', 'Gene', (228, 231)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (228, 231)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 195)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (188, 195)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (27, 30)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (188, 195)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 48)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 48)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (199, 203)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (41, 48)) ('man', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) 6159 29935265 Additionally, defective DNA repair due to mutant p53 increases the risk of radiation- and chemotherapy-induced malignancies in these patients. ('mutant', 'Var', (42, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', (49, 52)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (49, 52)) ('radiation-', 'CPA', (75, 85)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (133, 141)) ('DNA repair', 'MPA', (24, 34)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (14, 23)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 123)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (53, 62)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (111, 123)) 6161 29935265 It is currently not clear whether increased screening for TP53 mutation carriers would have an overall beneficial effect. ('TP53', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (58, 62)) ('mutation', 'Var', (63, 71)) 6167 29935265 At these institutions, consenting adult patients undergoing TP53 mutation screening should be provided with high-quality information and counseling, and made aware of their right to decide whether or not to have the genetic data disclosed to them. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (40, 48)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (60, 64)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('mutation', 'Var', (65, 73)) 6169 29935265 However, in recent studies, genetic counseling and mutation testing, including TP53 mutation testing, have shown benefits in young patients with osteosarcoma and history of cancer in close relatives, and also in children and adolescents with cancer and a negative family history of malignancy. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 179)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (145, 157)) ('mutation', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (150, 157)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (79, 83)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 248)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (282, 292)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (131, 139)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (173, 179)) ('mutation testing', 'Var', (84, 100)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (282, 292)) ('benefits', 'PosReg', (113, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 179)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (212, 220)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', (145, 157)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (145, 157)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (242, 248)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 248)) 6171 29935265 Although reliable screening tests for other LFS-related malignancies have yet to be established , the utilization of one such protocol resulted in a durable 3-year survival advantage of 100% vs. 21% (95% confidence interval 4-48%, p= .0155), for 7 TP53 mutation carriers with asymptomatic tumors who underwent surveillance compared to 10 individuals in the non-surveillance group who developed high-stage cancers. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (248, 252)) ('mutation', 'Var', (253, 261)) ('advantage', 'PosReg', (173, 182)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (289, 294)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (248, 252)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (289, 295)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 68)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (405, 412)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (289, 295)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (405, 412)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (289, 295)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (405, 412)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (405, 411)) 6180 29935265 Other strategies aiming at the degradation or inhibition of aggregation of mutant TP53, or the reactivation of wild-type functions in mutant TP53, are pending clinical investigation in LFS patients with solid tumors. ('TP53', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 215)) ('aggregation', 'MPA', (60, 71)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (203, 215)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (141, 145)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('mutant', 'Var', (75, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (82, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (189, 197)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 215)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (209, 214)) 6184 29935265 Although definitive associations between common GU malignancies and LFS have not been elucidated to date, the concomitant presence of TP53 mutations, environmental carcinogens, and other genetic factors might increase the risk of developing GU malignancies in carriers. ('GU malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007379', (241, 256)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('presence', 'Reg', (122, 130)) ('mutations', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 63)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (244, 256)) ('GU malignancies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0007379', (48, 63)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (51, 63)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (244, 256)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (134, 138)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (209, 217)) 6187 31508193 In southern Brazil, one form of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, associated with childhood adrenocortical carcinoma, is caused by a mutation in the R337H TP53 tetramerisation domain and is attributed to a familial founder effect. ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (80, 104)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('R337H', 'Var', (137, 142)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (32, 52)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (137, 142)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (109, 118)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (95, 104)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (32, 52)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (80, 104)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (80, 104)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (143, 147)) ('associated', 'Reg', (54, 64)) 6191 31508193 The presence of the R337H TP53 mutation suggests a mechanism for the observed response to metformin. ('TP53', 'Gene', (26, 30)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (20, 25)) ('R337H', 'Var', (20, 25)) ('response', 'MPA', (78, 86)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (26, 30)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (90, 99)) 6195 31508193 Recognizing a 10-fold higher incidence of ACC in southern Brazil, Ribeiro and co-investigators identified a unique germ-line mutation in TP53 that encodes for an arginine to histidine amino acid substitution at position 337. ('arginine to histidine amino acid substitution at position 337', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (162, 223)) ('arginine', 'Var', (162, 170)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (137, 141)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (42, 45)) ('encodes for', 'Reg', (147, 158)) ('mutation', 'Var', (125, 133)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (137, 141)) 6196 31508193 Unlike the more common TP53 mutations that cluster in the DNA binding and transactivational domains, the R337H mutation occurs in the tetramerisation domain resulting in a conditional mutant protein whose function is pH dependent. ('TP53', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('protein', 'Protein', (191, 198)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (23, 27)) ('R337H', 'Var', (105, 110)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (105, 110)) 6231 31508193 The reference sequences of the detected genes were NM_000546.5 (TP53) and NM_007194.3 (CHEK2). ('NM_000546.5', 'Var', (51, 62)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('NM_007194.3', 'Var', (74, 85)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (87, 92)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (64, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (64, 68)) 6241 31508193 Patients in the EDP-mitotane group achieved a significantly higher response rate than those in the streptozocin-mitotane group (23.2% vs 9.2%, p < 0.001) and longer median progression-free survival (5.0 months vs 2.1 months, p < 0.001), although there was no significant difference in overall survival between the groups (14.8 months vs 12.0 months, p = 0.07). ('EDP-mitotane', 'Var', (16, 28)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (60, 66)) ('longer', 'PosReg', (158, 164)) ('streptozocin-mitotane', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 120)) ('response', 'CPA', (67, 75)) ('progression-free survival', 'CPA', (172, 197)) ('EDP-mitotane', 'Chemical', '-', (16, 28)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) 6245 31508193 Other pathways such as those involving fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and Wnt-beta-catenin signaling cascades and loss of p53 function have been implicated in ACC tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (173, 178)) ('loss', 'Var', (124, 128)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (169, 172)) ('p53', 'Gene', (132, 135)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (173, 178)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (173, 178)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (88, 100)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (155, 165)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (88, 100)) 6259 31508193 Although the mechanisms of action of metformin are not fully understood, it has been suggested that inhibition of mitochondrial complex I may downregulate mTOR via the activation of adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK). ('adenosine monophosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (182, 205)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (37, 46)) ('AMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (238, 241)) ('AMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (207, 210)) ('mTOR', 'MPA', (155, 159)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (100, 110)) ('adenosine monophosphate', 'MPA', (182, 205)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (168, 178)) ('mitochondrial complex I', 'Enzyme', (114, 137)) ('downregulate', 'NegReg', (142, 154)) 6262 31508193 In cell culture, metformin inhibits the proliferation of a range of cancer cells including breast, endometrial, ovarian, prostate, colon, pancreatic, gastric, and glioma. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (163, 169)) ('colon', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (131, 136)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (163, 169)) ('colon', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (40, 53)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (138, 148)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (163, 169)) ('breast', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('gastric', 'Disease', (150, 157)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (27, 35)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (138, 148)) ('metformin', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (17, 26)) ('ovarian', 'Disease', (112, 119)) ('ovarian', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (112, 119)) ('endometrial', 'Disease', (99, 110)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('prostate', 'Disease', (121, 129)) 6263 31508193 The effects of metformin on cancer cell proliferation are associated with AMPK activation, reduced mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling, and protein synthesis, as well as a variety of other responses including decreased EGFR, Src, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, decreased expression of cyclins, and increased expression of p27. ('EGFR', 'Gene', '1956', (230, 234)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', '26413;26417', (279, 283)) ('AMPK', 'MPA', (74, 78)) ('expression', 'MPA', (344, 354)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (28, 34)) ('Src', 'Gene', (236, 239)) ('cyclins', 'Protein', (321, 328)) ('MAPK', 'Gene', (279, 283)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (79, 89)) ('Src', 'Gene', '6714', (236, 239)) ('EGFR', 'Gene', (230, 234)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (220, 229)) ('p27', 'Gene', '10534', (358, 361)) ('mammalian target of rapamycin', 'Gene', '2475', (99, 128)) ('AMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (74, 77)) ('metformin', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (28, 34)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (285, 295)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (15, 24)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (334, 343)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (28, 34)) ('mammalian target of rapamycin', 'Gene', (99, 128)) ('p27', 'Gene', (358, 361)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (91, 98)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (297, 306)) ('protein synthesis', 'MPA', (151, 168)) ('expression', 'MPA', (307, 317)) 6267 31508193 In a mouse model of LFS that expresses mutant p53, metformin inhibited OXPHOS mitochondrial respiration, providing an intriguing evidence of how this drug may operate in inhibiting cancer progression in p53-inactivated tumors related to LFS. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 224)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (61, 70)) ('OXPHOS mitochondrial respiration', 'MPA', (71, 103)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (219, 225)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (20, 23)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (237, 240)) ('p53', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 225)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (20, 23)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (5, 10)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (51, 60)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (181, 187)) ('mutant', 'Var', (39, 45)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (237, 240)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (181, 187)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (170, 180)) 6268 31508193 Mechanistically, inhibition of mitochondrial function in this mouse model increased autophagy and decreased the aberrant proliferation signaling caused by mutant p53. ('aberrant', 'MPA', (112, 120)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (62, 67)) ('p53', 'Gene', (162, 165)) ('mitochondrial function', 'CPA', (31, 53)) ('mutant', 'Var', (155, 161)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (74, 83)) ('autophagy', 'CPA', (84, 93)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (98, 107)) 6270 31508193 They used nutlin-3a and CP/31398 to reactivate p53 and enhance the anti-tumor effect of metformin. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 77)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (88, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (72, 77)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (55, 62)) ('p53', 'Protein', (47, 50)) ('reactivate', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (72, 77)) 6275 31508193 In H295R, metformin was shown to induce inhibition of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and mTOR, associated with the stimulation of AMPK that led to apoptosis as measured by Annexin V and caspase-3, a reduction in Ki-67 and growth inhibition in a xenograft mouse model. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (272, 277)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', '17345', (229, 234)) ('Annexin V', 'Gene', (189, 198)) ('growth inhibition', 'CPA', (239, 256)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '12367', (203, 212)) ('H295R', 'Var', (3, 8)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (40, 50)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (164, 173)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (216, 225)) ('Annexin V', 'Gene', '11747', (189, 198)) ('metformin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008687', (10, 19)) ('extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2', 'Gene', '26417;26413', (54, 101)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (3, 8)) ('Ki-67', 'Gene', (229, 234)) ('AMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000249', (147, 150)) ('mTOR', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('AMPK', 'MPA', (147, 151)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (203, 212)) 6276 31508193 Of interest, the H295R cell line carries p53 deletions in codons 8 and 9 that determine a frame shift at codon 261 resulting in a stop codon at position 271. ('deletions', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (17, 22)) ('p53', 'Gene', (41, 44)) 6381 26676603 Indeed, we also noted that these 2 factors were strongly linked to outcomes because the risk of death was 3-fold higher among patients with an R1 margin, and the risk of recurrence was 2-fold higher among patients with stage III/IV disease. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (205, 213)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (113, 119)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (96, 101)) ('IV disease', 'Disease', (229, 239)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (126, 134)) ('IV disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020432', (229, 239)) ('death', 'Disease', (96, 101)) ('R1 margin', 'Var', (143, 152)) 6464 27486349 In contrast to steroidogenesis inhibitors, which inhibit steroidogenesis in both abnormal and normal adrenocortical tissue, mifepristone does not affect adrenal steroidogenesis because it acts at the glucocorticoid receptor level. ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (200, 223)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (57, 64)) ('adrenal', 'MPA', (153, 160)) ('mifepristone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (124, 136)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (161, 168)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (200, 223)) ('mifepristone', 'Var', (124, 136)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (15, 22)) 6465 27486349 In addition, by antagonizing the glucocorticoid receptor at the pituitary and the hypothalamus level, mifepristone may significantly expedite the recovery of the HPA axis. ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (33, 56)) ('expedite', 'PosReg', (133, 141)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (33, 56)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', (82, 94)) ('mifepristone', 'Var', (102, 114)) ('recovery', 'CPA', (146, 154)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (82, 94)) ('antagonizing', 'NegReg', (16, 28)) ('HPA axis', 'CPA', (162, 170)) ('mifepristone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (102, 114)) 6466 27486349 Fleseriu et al showed that the use of mifepristone in patients with Cushing's disease was associated with a mean 2.76-fold rise in ACTH from baseline that returned back to baseline within a month upon discontinuation of mifepristone therapy. ('mifepristone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (38, 50)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ("Cushing's disease", 'Disease', (68, 85)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (131, 135)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (54, 62)) ('mifepristone', 'Var', (38, 50)) ('rise', 'PosReg', (123, 127)) ('mifepristone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (220, 232)) ("Cushing's disease", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (68, 85)) 6485 27486349 It is important to note that patients receiving mifepristone may experience cortisol withdrawal symptoms or symptoms of excessive glucocorticoid receptor antagonism, such as nausea, fatigue, and decreased appetite. ('nausea', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002018', (174, 180)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (29, 37)) ('nausea', 'Disease', (174, 180)) ('nausea', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009325', (174, 180)) ('withdrawal symptoms', 'Disease', (85, 104)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (130, 153)) ('decreased appetite', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004396', (195, 213)) ('fatigue', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012378', (182, 189)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (195, 204)) ('fatigue', 'Disease', (182, 189)) ('mifepristone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D015735', (48, 60)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (130, 153)) ('glucocorticoid receptor antagonism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (130, 164)) ('appetite', 'Disease', (205, 213)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (76, 84)) ('withdrawal symptoms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013375', (85, 104)) ('mifepristone', 'Var', (48, 60)) 6496 31263451 MEN1 is caused by inactivating mutations of the tumor suppressor gene MEN1 which encodes the protein menin. ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (101, 106)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (18, 40)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (8, 17)) ('menin', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (70, 74)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 6500 31263451 Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary tumor syndrome with a high degree of penetrance, that is caused by inactivating mutations of the tumor suppressor gene MEN1, and is characterized by a predisposition to a multitude of endocrine and nonendocrine tumors. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (180, 185)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (83, 88)) ('Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1', 'Gene', '4221', (0, 35)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (294, 299)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (83, 88)) ('nonendocrine tumors', 'Disease', (281, 300)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (180, 185)) ('autosomal dominant hereditary tumor syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (53, 97)) ('nonendocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (281, 300)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (37, 41)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (202, 206)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 88)) ('Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1', 'Gene', (0, 35)) ('endocrine neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (9, 28)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (150, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (294, 299)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (180, 185)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (140, 149)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (294, 299)) ('autosomal dominant hereditary tumor syndrome', 'Disease', (53, 97)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (294, 300)) 6520 31263451 More than 1,200 germline mutations in the MEN1 gene have been identified, which are scattered over the entire coding region of the gene without any significant hot spots or genotype-phenotype correlations. ('germline mutations', 'Var', (16, 34)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (42, 46)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) 6521 31263451 The majority of MEN1 germline mutations (69%) are predicted to be pathogenic due to either premature truncation of menin due to frame-shift mutations (42%) and nonsense mutations (14%), or exon region deletions which are attributed to splicing defects (10.5%) and large deletions (2.5%). ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (115, 120)) ('exon region deletions', 'Var', (189, 210)) ('frame-shift mutations', 'Var', (128, 149)) ('menin', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('nonsense mutations', 'Var', (160, 178)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (21, 39)) ('premature truncation', 'MPA', (91, 111)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (16, 20)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (16, 20)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (66, 76)) 6522 31263451 Other MEN1 germline mutations include missense mutations (25.5%) and single or few amino acid in-frame deletions or insertions (5.5%), which require further investigation to determine their pathogenicity. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (6, 10)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (38, 56)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (6, 10)) 6523 31263451 Approximately 5-25% of patients with MEN1 may not have mutations in the MEN1 coding region. ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (72, 76)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (37, 41)) 6524 31263451 In addition, the occurrence of phenocopies, or patients that develop disease manifestations typically associated with mutations in the MEN1 gene but instead are due to another etiology, has been described in 5-10% of MEN1 kindreds. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (217, 221)) ('mutations', 'Var', (118, 127)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (47, 55)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (135, 139)) 6527 31263451 This syndrome results from inactivating mutations of the tumor suppressor gene CDKNIB, that encodes the p27kip1 inhibitor of cyclin dependent kinase 2, with manifestations such as parathyroid and pituitary adenomas, neuroendocrine tumors and various benign, and malignant tumors. ('p27kip1', 'Gene', '1027', (104, 111)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (196, 214)) ('p27kip1', 'Gene', (104, 111)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018358', (216, 237)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (196, 214)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (196, 213)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (272, 277)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (196, 214)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (27, 49)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (231, 236)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (272, 277)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (57, 62)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (231, 236)) ('neuroendocrine tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (216, 236)) ('cyclin dependent kinase 2', 'Gene', (125, 150)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (272, 278)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (216, 237)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 62)) ('results from', 'Reg', (14, 26)) ('cyclin dependent kinase 2', 'Gene', '1017', (125, 150)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (262, 278)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (272, 277)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 236)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', (216, 237)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 62)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', (79, 83)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (262, 278)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', '1033', (79, 83)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (231, 237)) 6528 31263451 Less common germline mutations that may be identified in another 1-2% of phenocopies include those attributed to mutations in genes encoding additional members of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKN) family, such as CDKN1A (P21cip1), CDKN2B (p15Ink4b), or CDKN2C (p18Ink4c). ('p18Ink4c', 'Gene', '1031', (272, 280)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor', 'Gene', (167, 200)) ('mutations', 'Var', (113, 122)) ('CDKN2C', 'Gene', (264, 270)) ('p15Ink4b', 'Gene', (250, 258)) ('p15Ink4b', 'Gene', '1030', (250, 258)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', '1033', (202, 206)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', (224, 230)) ('CDKN1A', 'Gene', '1026', (224, 230)) ('cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor', 'Gene', '1033', (167, 200)) ('p18Ink4c', 'Gene', (272, 280)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', (242, 246)) ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', (242, 248)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', '1033', (242, 246)) ('CDKN2C', 'Gene', '1031', (264, 270)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', (224, 228)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', (264, 268)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', '1033', (224, 228)) ('CDKN', 'Gene', '1033', (264, 268)) ('P21cip1', 'Gene', '1026', (232, 239)) ('P21cip1', 'Gene', (232, 239)) ('CDKN2B', 'Gene', '1030', (242, 248)) 6531 31263451 Defects in AIP, which encodes the aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein and is associated with familial isolated pituitary adenomas, should also be evaluated in children and adolescents with prolactinoma or somatotropinoma. ('prolactinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040278', (199, 211)) ('isolated pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011761', (112, 139)) ('prolactinoma or somatotropinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015175', (199, 230)) ('Defects', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('pituitary adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (121, 139)) ('aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein', 'Gene', '9049', (34, 79)) ('associated', 'Reg', (87, 97)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (169, 177)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (121, 138)) ('AIP', 'Gene', (11, 14)) ('aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein', 'Gene', (34, 79)) ('prolactinoma or somatotropinoma', 'Disease', (199, 230)) ('familial isolated pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', (103, 139)) ('familial isolated pituitary adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566321', (103, 139)) 6532 31263451 Germline MEN1 mutations have also been noted in families with a parathyroid only disorder, familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism, where there is a higher frequency of missense mutations compared to patients with the MEN1 syndrome. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (224, 228)) ('parathyroid only disorder', 'Disease', (64, 89)) ('familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', (91, 136)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (224, 228)) ('parathyroid only disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010279', (64, 89)) ('primary hyperparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008200', (109, 136)) ('missense mutations', 'Var', (175, 193)) ('MEN1 syndrome', 'Disease', (224, 237)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (9, 13)) ('familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564166', (91, 136)) ('hyperparathyroidism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000843', (117, 136)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (206, 214)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('MEN1 syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018761', (224, 237)) ('parathyroid only disorder', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011767', (64, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 6533 31263451 Similarly, germline MEN1 mutations have been reported in 5 cases of "sporadic" pNETs. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (20, 24)) ('reported', 'Reg', (45, 53)) 6535 31263451 Patients with germline inactivating mutations in MEN1 demonstrate loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in more than 90% of their tumors, though LOH involving chromosome 11q13 has also been observed in 5-50% of sporadic endocrine tumors. ('loss', 'NegReg', (66, 70)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (211, 227)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (49, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 126)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 227)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (121, 127)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 127)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (211, 227)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 226)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 127)) ('germline inactivating mutations', 'Var', (14, 45)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (221, 227)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (221, 227)) 6536 31263451 Neoplasms develop (as described in Knudson's two-hit hypothesis), when a second somatic inactivating mutation occurs in one MEN1 allele in the setting of the preexisting germline inactivating mutation in the alternate allele. ('Neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 9)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (124, 128)) ('Neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 9)) ('mutation', 'Var', (101, 109)) ('Neoplasms', 'Disease', (0, 9)) 6540 31263451 Mutations in MEN1 that lead to premature protein truncation may lead to functional inactivation of menin through loss of one or both main NLSs. ('inactivation', 'NegReg', (83, 95)) ('lead', 'Reg', (64, 68)) ('one or both main NLSs', 'MPA', (121, 142)) ('premature protein truncation', 'MPA', (31, 59)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (113, 117)) ('menin', 'Gene', '4221', (99, 104)) ('functional', 'MPA', (72, 82)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (13, 17)) ('menin', 'Gene', (99, 104)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (13, 17)) 6545 31263451 In genetically engineered mouse models, germline targeted deletion of both copies of the Men1 gene leads to death in utero, whereas germline targeted deletion of one copy of the Men1 gene results in live mice that develop endocrine tumors similar to those in humans. ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (108, 113)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (222, 238)) ('Men1', 'Gene', '4221', (89, 93)) ('Men1', 'Gene', '4221', (178, 182)) ('Men1', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('Men1', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('deletion', 'Var', (150, 158)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (222, 238)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (259, 265)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (26, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 237)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (232, 238)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (204, 208)) ('death', 'Disease', (108, 113)) ('develop', 'Reg', (214, 221)) 6546 31263451 Screening for MEN1 mutations in the appropriate setting has several benefits including confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of MEN1, identification of family members that are carriers of MEN1 mutations, so that appropriate screening and/or treatment can be implemented, and identification of the 50% of family members that do not harbor a pathogenic mutation in MEN1 and thus do not require screening. ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (364, 368)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (14, 18)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (264, 267)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (364, 368)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (189, 193)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (189, 193)) ('mutations', 'Var', (194, 203)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (129, 133)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (247, 250)) 6547 31263451 Genetic testing for defects in the MEN1 gene currently includes PCR-based screening for mutations in the coding region and splice junctions. ('defects', 'Var', (20, 27)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('mutations in', 'Var', (88, 100)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (35, 39)) 6548 31263451 If a mutation is not identified by the aforementioned method, then multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA)-based screening is performed in order to detect large deletions of the MEN1 gene. ('men', 'Species', '9606', (44, 47)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (184, 188)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (184, 188)) ('deletions', 'Var', (167, 176)) 6551 31263451 MEN1 mutational analysis should be performed in index cases with two or more MEN1-associated endocrine tumors (parathyroid, pancreatic, or pituitary tumors), asymptomatic first-degree relatives of a known MEN1 mutation carrier, first-degree relatives of a MEN1 mutation carrier expressing familial MEN1 (in order to exclude phenocopies), and in patients with suspicious or atypical MEN1 (individuals with parathyroid adenomas occurring prior to 30 years of age or multi-gland parathyroid disease, gastrinoma, or multiple pNET at any age, or those who have at least two MEN1-associated tumors not part of the classical triad of parathyroid, entero-pancreatic, and anterior pituitary tumors) (Table 1). ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (647, 657)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (0, 4)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (205, 209)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (382, 386)) ('mutation', 'Var', (210, 218)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (103, 109)) ('entero-pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (640, 657)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (585, 591)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (682, 687)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (256, 260)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (682, 688)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('gastrinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015408', (497, 507)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (124, 134)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (682, 688)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (585, 590)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', (647, 657)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('parathyroid adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002897', (405, 425)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (585, 591)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (205, 209)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 109)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (149, 155)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (672, 688)) ('multi-gland parathyroid disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C564969', (464, 495)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (77, 81)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (682, 688)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (298, 302)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (345, 353)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (569, 573)) ('entero-pancreatic', 'Disease', (640, 657)) ('parathyroid disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000828', (476, 495)) ('parathyroid adenomas', 'Disease', (405, 425)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (585, 591)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 155)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (256, 260)) ('parathyroid adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010282', (405, 425)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (139, 155)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('gastrinoma', 'Disease', (497, 507)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (298, 302)) ('anterior pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (663, 688)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (569, 573)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (93, 109)) ('parathyroid adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002897', (405, 424)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 109)) ('anterior pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010900', (663, 688)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (93, 109)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (382, 386)) ('multi-gland parathyroid disease', 'Disease', (464, 495)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (139, 155)) ('pancreatic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010195', (124, 134)) 6553 31263451 Per the most recent clinical practice guidelines, a patient can be diagnosed with MEN1 by meeting any one of the following three conditions: the occurrence of at least two primary MEN1-associated endocrine tumors (i.e., parathyroid adenoma, enteropancreatic tumor, and pituitary adenoma); the development of one MEN1-associated tumor in a first degree relative of a patient with a clinical diagnosis of MEN1; and the identification of a germline MEN1 mutation in an individual, who may be asymptomatic without biochemical or radiological evidence of MEN1. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (446, 450)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (366, 373)) ('parathyroid adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002897', (220, 239)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (258, 263)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 212)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (550, 554)) ('germline', 'Var', (437, 445)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (258, 263)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (328, 333)) ('parathyroid adenoma', 'Disease', (220, 239)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (206, 211)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (269, 286)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (180, 184)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (328, 333)) ('parathyroid adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010282', (220, 239)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (403, 407)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002893', (269, 286)) ('enteropancreatic tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:C535650', (241, 263)) ('enteropancreatic tumor', 'Disease', (241, 263)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (206, 211)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 263)) ('pituitary adenoma', 'Disease', (269, 286)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (180, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (328, 333)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (196, 212)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (403, 407)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (312, 316)) ('endocrine tumors', 'Disease', (196, 212)) ('mutation', 'Var', (451, 459)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (82, 86)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (446, 450)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (300, 303)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (206, 211)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (550, 554)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (52, 59)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (312, 316)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (82, 86)) 6554 31263451 Genetic evaluation in family members of patients with MEN1 was recently shown to result in the diagnosis of MEN 1, 10 years earlier than clinical or biochemical diagnosis. ('MEN 1', 'Gene', '4221', (108, 113)) ('MEN 1', 'Gene', (108, 113)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (40, 48)) ('Genetic', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('result in', 'Reg', (81, 90)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (54, 58)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (54, 58)) 6566 31263451 This "negative feedback loop" mimics the second hit in Knudson's hypothesis by silencing the expression of the second MEN1 wild type allele through a post-transcriptional, reversible, epigenetic effect, which may precede the permanent genetic deletion or inactivation of the second wild type allele. ('epigenetic', 'Var', (184, 194)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (118, 122)) ('expression', 'MPA', (93, 103)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (79, 88)) 6587 31263451 In addition, somatic MEN1 mutations can be observed in >40% of sporadic pNETs. ('mutations', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('pNETs', 'Disease', (72, 77)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (21, 25)) 6594 31263451 Several MEN1 genotype-phenotype correlations regarding pNET growth and/or malignant potential have been identified (mutations in JunD, CHES1, truncating mutations in the N- or C- terminal regions of the MEN1 gene [exons 2,8,9] and the CDKN1B V109G polymorphism), and particular pathological characteristics such as high mitotic count in large NF-pNETs, may characterize more aggressive tumors, however these have not been studied prospectively and are not broadly used. ('CHES1', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('high', 'MPA', (315, 319)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (8, 12)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', (235, 241)) ('JunD', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('V109G', 'Mutation', 'rs2066827', (242, 247)) ('V109G', 'Var', (242, 247)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (8, 12)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (386, 392)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', (375, 392)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (203, 207)) ('CHES1', 'Gene', '1112', (135, 140)) ('CDKN1B', 'Gene', '1027', (235, 241)) ('mutations', 'Var', (116, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (386, 391)) ('aggressive tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (375, 392)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (203, 207)) ('JunD', 'Gene', '3727', (129, 133)) ('truncating mutations in', 'Var', (142, 165)) 6615 31263451 As aforementioned, hypercalcemia from concomitant PHPT may worsen the symptoms of ZES, with parathyroidectomy leading to decreased fasting and secretin simulated gastrin levels and basal acid secretion. ('PHPT', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008200', (50, 54)) ('ZES', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002044', (82, 85)) ('basal acid secretion', 'MPA', (181, 201)) ('ZES', 'Disease', (82, 85)) ('parathyroidectomy', 'Disease', (92, 109)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (8, 11)) ('PHPT', 'Var', (50, 54)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (121, 130)) ('hypercalcemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003072', (19, 32)) ('gastrin', 'Gene', '2520', (162, 169)) ('hypercalcemia', 'Disease', (19, 32)) ('symptoms', 'Disease', (70, 78)) ('worsen', 'PosReg', (59, 65)) ('gastrin', 'Gene', (162, 169)) ('hypercalcemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006934', (19, 32)) 6666 31263451 This profile is similar to that of sporadic PITs but differs from that of other hereditary pituitary tumors (due to GNAS, AIP, or PRKAR1A defects) that secrete primarily GH. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (130, 137)) ('defects', 'Var', (138, 145)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('hereditary pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (80, 107)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (130, 137)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (116, 120)) ('hereditary pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (80, 107)) 6751 30838516 Particularly, the BWS is a genetic syndrome associated with childhood ACC, other childhood tumors and a somatic overgrowth syndrome in which deregulation of imprinted genes on chromosomal locus 11p15 leads to biallelic expression of IGF2. ('tumors', 'Disease', (91, 97)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 97)) ('BWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (18, 21)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (70, 73)) ('genetic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (27, 43)) ('childhood ACC', 'Disease', (60, 73)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 97)) ('overgrowth syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537340', (112, 131)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (141, 153)) ('genetic syndrome', 'Disease', (27, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (91, 96)) ('biallelic expression', 'MPA', (209, 229)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (233, 237)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (200, 208)) ('overgrowth syndrome', 'Disease', (112, 131)) ('BWS', 'Disease', (18, 21)) ('overgrowth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001548', (112, 122)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (233, 237)) 6820 30838516 At the condition tested, only the highest concentrations used of sirolimus (10-6 M) showed significant additive effect with linsitinib in increasing annexin V, used as measure of apoptosis, in H295R (Fig. ('sirolimus', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D020123', (65, 74)) ('linsitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C551528', (124, 134)) ('H295R', 'Var', (193, 198)) ('annexin V', 'Gene', '308', (149, 158)) ('annexin V', 'Gene', (149, 158)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (138, 148)) 6821 30838516 Everolimus did not show a statistically significant additive effect in increasing annexin V in H295R (Fig. ('increasing', 'PosReg', (71, 81)) ('H295R', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('annexin V', 'Gene', (82, 91)) ('annexin V', 'Gene', '308', (82, 91)) ('Everolimus', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000068338', (0, 10)) 6845 30838516 Loss of heterozygosis at the locus of IGF2R gene has been reported to be a frequent event in ACC, supporting a potential role of IGF2R as a tumor suppressor gene also in ACC development. ('IGF2R', 'Gene', '3482', (129, 134)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (93, 96)) ('Loss of heterozygosis', 'Var', (0, 21)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (93, 96)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (140, 145)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (170, 173)) ('IGF2R', 'Gene', (129, 134)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 145)) ('IGF2R', 'Gene', '3482', (38, 43)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('IGF2R', 'Gene', (38, 43)) 6851 30838516 Therefore, whether high IGFBP2 and/or low IGFBP6 could play a role in the regulation of IGF pathway in adrenocortical tumorigenesis deserves further investigation. ('high', 'Var', (19, 23)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 123)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (103, 117)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (103, 117)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('IGFBP6', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (118, 123)) ('low', 'NegReg', (38, 41)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', '3485', (24, 30)) ('IGFBP6', 'Gene', '3489', (42, 48)) ('IGFBP2', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('IGF pathway', 'Pathway', (88, 99)) 6865 30838516 Mitotane is a strong inducer of CYP3A4 and was shown to decrease bioavailability of sunitinib in patients with ACC. ('Mitotane', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', '1576', (32, 38)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (111, 114)) ('Mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (0, 8)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (56, 64)) ('sunitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077210', (84, 93)) ('CYP3A4', 'Gene', (32, 38)) ('bioavailability of sunitinib', 'MPA', (65, 93)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) 6885 29976214 Multivariate analysis indicated that the operative duration (OR, 3.78; P < 0.001), estimated blood loss (OR, 1.08; P = 0.02), and transfusion (OR, 2.13; P = 0.038) during/after surgery were positively associated with higher mortality and morbidity. ('transfusion', 'Var', (130, 141)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', (93, 103)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006473', (93, 103)) 6946 29976214 Multivariate analysis indicated that operative duration (OR, 3.78; P < 0.001), estimated blood loss (OR, 1.08; P = 0.02), and transfusion (OR, 2.13; P = 0.038) during/after surgery were each positively associated with increased mortality and morbidity. ('transfusion', 'Var', (126, 137)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006473', (89, 99)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', (89, 99)) ('associated', 'Reg', (202, 212)) 7031 29342266 Samples were separated chromatographically using an isocratic elution profile, ionized using positive atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, and detected using the following transitions: T, 289 > 109 and 289 > 97; T-d3, 292 > 97; A4, 287 > 109 and 287 > 97; and A4-d7, 294 > 100. ('ionization', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (132, 142)) ('A4', 'Chemical', '-', (233, 235)) ('A4', 'Chemical', '-', (265, 267)) ('ionized', 'Disease', (79, 86)) ('ionization', 'Disease', (132, 142)) ('ionized', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (79, 86)) ('A4-d7', 'Var', (265, 270)) ('T-d3', 'Var', (217, 221)) ('289 > 97', 'Var', (207, 215)) 7193 28420713 The impact of diet on PKA signaling has not been defined, although perturbations in individual PKA subunits are associated with changes in adiposity, physical activity, and energy intake in mice and humans. ('perturbations', 'Var', (67, 80)) ('physical activity', 'MPA', (150, 167)) ('humans', 'Species', '9606', (199, 205)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (190, 194)) ('adiposity', 'MPA', (139, 148)) ('changes', 'Reg', (128, 135)) 7194 28420713 We hypothesized that a high fat diet (HFD) would elicit peripheral and central alterations in the PKA system that would differ depending on length of exposure to HFD; these differences could protect against or promote diet-induced obesity (DIO). ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (231, 238)) ('protect', 'Reg', (191, 198)) ('obesity', 'Disease', (231, 238)) ('DIO', 'Chemical', '-', (240, 243)) ('differences', 'Var', (173, 184)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (210, 217)) ('diet-induced obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012743', (218, 238)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (231, 238)) 7207 28420713 Individuals that harbor mutations and other defects in PKA signaling molecules develop corticotropin-independent Cushing Syndrome (CS). ('develop', 'Reg', (79, 86)) ('Cushing Syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (113, 129)) ('Cushing Syndrome', 'Disease', (113, 129)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('Cushing Syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (113, 129)) 7208 28420713 For example, mutations of the PRKAR1A gene (that codes for RIalpha subunit) cause primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) and mutations of GNAS1 (that codes for the stimulatory subunit alpha or GSalpha) cause primary bimorphic adrenocortical disease in the context of McCune Albright syndrome. ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566469', (90, 130)) ('McCune Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (285, 309)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (90, 130)) ('adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (244, 266)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001580', (90, 130)) ('adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (108, 130)) ('GNAS1', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('RIalpha', 'Gene', (59, 66)) ('mutations', 'Var', (143, 152)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (30, 37)) ('cause', 'Reg', (220, 225)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '19084', (30, 37)) ('cause', 'Reg', (76, 81)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('McCune Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (285, 309)) ('RIalpha', 'Gene', '19084', (59, 66)) ('GNAS1', 'Gene', '14683', (156, 161)) ('primary bimorphic adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008207', (226, 266)) ('adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (244, 266)) 7209 28420713 GNAS1 mutations are also infrequently found in primary macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia. ('GNAS1', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (55, 94)) ('GNAS1', 'Gene', '14683', (0, 5)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (68, 94)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', (68, 94)) ('found', 'Reg', (38, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 7212 28420713 Dysregulated PKA activity in mouse models of PKA deficiency is associated with changes in adiposity, energy balance, and response to obesogenic diet. ('changes', 'Reg', (79, 86)) ('energy balance', 'MPA', (101, 115)) ('PKA deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (45, 59)) ('PKA deficiency', 'Disease', (45, 59)) ('Dysregulated', 'Var', (0, 12)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (29, 34)) ('adiposity', 'MPA', (90, 99)) ('activity', 'MPA', (17, 25)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (13, 16)) 7222 28420713 As expected, long-term HFD caused increased body weight, fat mass and glucose intolerance compared to weight-matched littermates fed a CD. ('body weight', 'CPA', (44, 55)) ('CD', 'Chemical', '-', (135, 137)) ('glucose intolerance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001952', (70, 89)) ('glucose intolerance', 'MPA', (70, 89)) ('HFD', 'Var', (23, 26)) ('fat mass', 'MPA', (57, 65)) ('increased body weight', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004324', (34, 55)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (34, 43)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (70, 77)) 7223 28420713 Conversely, chronic HFD access and subsequent DIO caused increased PKA activity in liver and hypothalamus that likely potentiate the deleterious physiologic effects of excess adiposity, contribute to glucose intolerance, and act as a committed step to promote development of obesity, an observation not previously made. ('obesity', 'Disease', (275, 282)) ('obesity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (275, 282)) ('DIO', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 49)) ('glucose intolerance', 'MPA', (200, 219)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (186, 196)) ('glucose intolerance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001952', (200, 219)) ('excess', 'PosReg', (168, 174)) ('activity', 'MPA', (71, 79)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', (93, 105)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (252, 259)) ('hypothalamus', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007029', (93, 105)) ('adiposity', 'MPA', (175, 184)) ('obesity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001513', (275, 282)) ('DIO', 'Var', (46, 49)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (67, 70)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (57, 66)) ('potentiate', 'PosReg', (118, 128)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (200, 207)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (267, 270)) ('excess adiposity', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009126', (168, 184)) 7287 28420713 Mounting evidence shows that inhibition of hepatic PKA activity or its downstream targets is therapeutically beneficial in the treatment of type II diabetes-related hyperglycemia and complications related to hyperglycemia. ('type II diabetes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005978', (140, 156)) ('type II diabetes', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003924', (140, 156)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Disease', (208, 221)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006943', (165, 178)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (132, 135)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003074', (165, 178)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Disease', (165, 178)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003074', (208, 221)) ('hepatic PKA activity', 'Enzyme', (43, 63)) ('type II diabetes', 'Disease', (140, 156)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('hyperglycemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006943', (208, 221)) 7339 27705928 Unraveling the expression of the oncogene YAP1, a Wnt/beta-catenin target, in adrenocortical tumors and its association with poor outcome in pediatric patients Overexpression of the oncogene yes-associated-protein-1 (YAP1) is associated with increased cell proliferation in human cancers. ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (280, 287)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (217, 221)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (280, 287)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (280, 286)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('Overexpression', 'Var', (160, 174)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (78, 99)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (242, 251)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (54, 66)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (54, 66)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (280, 287)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (252, 270)) ('yes-associated-protein-1', 'Gene', '10413', (191, 215)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (217, 221)) ('yes-associated-protein-1', 'Gene', (191, 215)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (42, 46)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (78, 99)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (274, 279)) 7346 27705928 The inhibition of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway increased YAP1 mRNA expression. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (26, 38)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (57, 61)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (4, 14)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (47, 56)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (26, 38)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (57, 61)) 7349 27705928 The interaction between YAP1 and the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway was assessed in NCI-H295 adrenocortical cells by inhibiting the TCF/beta-catenin complex and by knocking down YAP1. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (41, 53)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (24, 28)) ('TCF', 'Gene', (126, 129)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (87, 101)) ('NCI-H295', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (78, 86)) ('TCF', 'Gene', '3172', (126, 129)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (41, 53)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (24, 28)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (172, 176)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (87, 101)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (111, 121)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (130, 142)) ('knocking down', 'Var', (158, 171)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (130, 142)) 7353 27705928 Several genetic abnormalities have been found in adrenocortical tumors (ACT), the most prominent being IGF2 overexpression, TP53 mutations and Wnt/beta-catenin abnormal signaling in both adult and pediatric ACT. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (147, 159)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (103, 107)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', (8, 29)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 70)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (124, 128)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (49, 70)) ('mutations', 'Var', (129, 138)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (103, 107)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (108, 122)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (49, 70)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (147, 159)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (64, 69)) ('genetic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (8, 29)) 7362 27705928 In vitro, YAP1 nuclear accumulation resulted in worsening of the malignant phenotype and induced chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer cell lines. ('YAP1', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('induced', 'Reg', (89, 96)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (10, 14)) ('worsening', 'NegReg', (48, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 138)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (124, 138)) ('malignant phenotype', 'CPA', (65, 84)) ('chemotherapy resistance', 'CPA', (97, 120)) ('nuclear accumulation', 'Var', (15, 35)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', (124, 138)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (124, 138)) 7380 27705928 Regarding TP53 status, ACT harboring the P53 p.R337H mutation showed no differential expression of YAP1 when compared with tumors that do not harbor this mutation (Mann-Whitney test: p=0.35; Figure 2F). ('expression', 'MPA', (85, 95)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (123, 129)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (123, 129)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (99, 103)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 129)) ('p.R337H', 'Var', (45, 52)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (10, 14)) ('p.R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (45, 52)) ('P53', 'Gene', (41, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (123, 128)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (10, 14)) 7385 27705928 ACT harboring CTNNB1 mutations were not included in Bayesian analysis and YAP1 was analyzed as an independent factor. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (14, 20)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (74, 78)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (74, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (21, 30)) 7386 27705928 We recently reported that PNU-74654 inhibited the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling by impairment of the beta-catenin expression at mRNA and protein levels, including dose-dependent decrease of the nuclear beta-catenin in NCI-H295 ACC cells. ('NCI-H295 ACC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (215, 227)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (36, 45)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (199, 211)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (175, 183)) ('impairment', 'NegReg', (80, 90)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 35)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (54, 66)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (98, 110)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (98, 110)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (54, 66)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (199, 211)) 7388 27705928 We observed decreased YAP1 protein expression 48 hours after treatment with 100 muM PNU-74654 (one-way ANOVA: p=0.01; Figure 3A). ('YAP1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (84, 93)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (12, 21)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (84, 93)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (22, 26)) 7389 27705928 Additionally, we observed increased YAP1 mRNA expression 48 hours after treatment with 50 muM and 100 muM PNU-74654 (One-way ANOVA: p=0.0035 and p=0.0019, respectively; Figure 3B). ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (106, 115)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 115)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (36, 40)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (26, 35)) 7390 27705928 The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of PNU-74654 for NCI-H295 cells 48 hours after treatment as well as the effect of PNU-74654 on cell viability, apoptosis and steroidogenesis had been previously described by our group. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (160, 169)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (144, 158)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (131, 140)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('steroidogenesis', 'CPA', (174, 189)) ('NCI-H295', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (66, 74)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (52, 61)) 7395 27705928 After 72 hours of YAP1 knockdown, the cells were prone to impaired migration (-20%; Students t test: p=0.08; Figure 4E). ('YAP1', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (58, 66)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (18, 22)) 7396 27705928 In addition, after 96 hours of YAP1 knockdown, cell viability was significantly decreased (-18%; Students t test: p<0.0001; Figure 4D). ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (31, 35)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (36, 45)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (80, 89)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (47, 61)) 7406 27705928 Similar to our findings, a meta-analysis study confirmed that YAP1 overexpression was associated with lower overall survival and lower disease-free survival in other cancers. ('lower', 'NegReg', (102, 107)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (166, 173)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (166, 173)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (62, 66)) ('overall survival', 'CPA', (108, 124)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (62, 66)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 173)) ('overexpression', 'Var', (67, 81)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('disease-free survival', 'CPA', (135, 156)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (129, 134)) 7415 27705928 In the present study, YAP1 knockdown resulted in a decrease in cell migration and cell viability, demonstrating the potential involvement of YAP1 in adrenocortical cell growth and metastasis. ('cell viability', 'CPA', (82, 96)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (149, 163)) ('cell migration', 'CPA', (63, 77)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (141, 145)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (51, 59)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (22, 26)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (149, 163)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (22, 26)) 7423 27705928 In order to evaluate the interaction between YAP1 and the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway, we treated the NCI-H295 ACC cell line with a TCF/beta-catenin complex inhibitor (PNU-74654), which effectively inhibits the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (133, 145)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (212, 224)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (62, 74)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (195, 203)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (45, 49)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (165, 174)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (62, 74)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (133, 145)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (165, 174)) ('TCF', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('TCF', 'Gene', '3172', (129, 132)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (212, 224)) ('NCI-H295 ACC', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (99, 111)) 7424 27705928 The NCI-H295 cell line harbors the p.S45P beta-catenin mutation, which triggers the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway activation. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (42, 54)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (42, 54)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (109, 119)) ('NCI-H295', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (4, 12)) ('triggers', 'Reg', (71, 79)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (88, 100)) ('p.S45P', 'Mutation', 'rs121913407', (35, 41)) ('p.S45P', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (88, 100)) 7426 27705928 Interestingly, we found that inhibition of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway decreased YAP1 protein expression in parallel to the reduction of beta-catenin expression. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (125, 134)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (138, 150)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (82, 86)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (51, 63)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (72, 81)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (138, 150)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (29, 39)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (51, 63)) 7434 27705928 Our group had previously described the activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in pediatric ACT mostly due to underexpression of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway inhibitors besides CTNNB1 mutations. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (61, 73)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (140, 152)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (180, 186)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (39, 49)) ('underexpression', 'MPA', (113, 128)) ('mutations', 'Var', (187, 196)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (180, 186)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (61, 73)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (140, 152)) 7435 27705928 Mutations in the beta-catenin gene (CTNNB1) are rare in pediatric ACT, but they are associated to a poor prognosis in this group. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (17, 29)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (36, 42)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (17, 29)) 7459 27705928 The PNU-74654 compound (Sigma Aldrich), a Wnt/beta-catenin antagonist, was resuspended in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; Sigma Aldrich) at a stock concentration of 31.2 mM, and diluted in complete growth medium to the required concentrations. ('dimethyl sulfoxide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (90, 108)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (46, 58)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (46, 58)) ('DMSO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004121', (110, 114)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 13)) 7463 27705928 After 24 hours, the medium was replaced by antibiotic-free complete medium and the cells were transfected with 25nM of either small-interfering RNA (siYAP1) or a silencer negative control (siNonTargeting) (ON-TARGETplus siRNA, Dharmacon GE) using DharmaFECT 1 transfection reagent (Dharmacon GE). ('YAP1', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (151, 155)) ('small-interfering', 'Var', (126, 143)) 7480 27705928 For in vitro analysis, data are described as median and standard error (SEM) and one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparison tests or Student t-test were used to determine differences between PNU-74654 treatment, YAP1 silencing, and controls. ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (204, 213)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', '10413', (225, 229)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (230, 239)) ('YAP1', 'Gene', (225, 229)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (204, 213)) 7481 27705928 We used the presence of mutations in the CTNNB1 gene as an exclusion criterion and therefore pediatric ACT harboring CTNNB1 mutations were not included in these analyses. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (117, 123)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (41, 47)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (117, 123)) ('mutations', 'Var', (24, 33)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (41, 47)) 7551 27200272 Surgical manipulation of the adrenal gland can lead to a catecholamine surge and subsequent cardiovascular manifestations, regardless of the adrenal tumour type present (Lang et al., 2011). ('cardiovascular manifestations', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (92, 121)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (47, 54)) ('regardless of the adrenal tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (123, 155)) ('catecholamine surge', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003334', (57, 76)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 155)) ('Surgical manipulation', 'Var', (0, 21)) ('catecholamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002395', (57, 70)) ('catecholamine surge', 'MPA', (57, 76)) ('cardiovascular manifestations', 'CPA', (92, 121)) ('regardless of the adrenal tumour', 'Disease', (123, 155)) 7599 22691887 Molecular genetics of adrenocortical tumor formation and potential pharmacologic targets Abnormalities in the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway have been linked to the formation of benign adrenal tumors, as well as a possible predisposition to adrenocortical cancer. ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (22, 42)) ('linked', 'Reg', (147, 153)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (89, 102)) ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (237, 258)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (22, 42)) ('benign adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (174, 195)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (181, 194)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (110, 114)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (110, 114)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (37, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (252, 258)) ('benign adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (174, 195)) ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', (237, 258)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 194)) 7600 22691887 Mutations in the G-protein coupled receptor are associated with McCune-Albright syndrome and ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia, while defects in cAMP-dependent protein kinase A can lead to the development of Carney's complex, as well as primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD), and micronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (MAH). ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (110, 142)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (197, 204)) ('G-protein coupled receptor', 'Gene', (17, 43)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (328, 354)) ('associated', 'Reg', (48, 58)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (161, 165)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565662', (110, 142)) ('macronodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (110, 142)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (123, 142)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('defects', 'Var', (150, 157)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C566469', (261, 301)) ('G-protein coupled receptor', 'Gene', '151', (17, 43)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (161, 165)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (64, 88)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Disease', (261, 301)) ('pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001580', (261, 301)) ("Carney's complex", 'Disease', (224, 240)) ('adrenocortical hyperplasia', 'Disease', (328, 354)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (64, 88)) 7611 22691887 Abnormalities in any of the steps on this pathway can lead to alterations in cell activation and proliferation. ('lead', 'Reg', (54, 58)) ('Abnormalities', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('cell activation', 'CPA', (77, 92)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (66, 69)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (62, 73)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) 7617 22691887 The first association of adrenal tumors with abnormalities in PKA signaling was observed in McCune-Albright syndrome, a disease caused by an activating mutation in the Gsalpha subunit (the GNAS gene) of the GPCR. ('GPCR', 'Gene', (207, 211)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (189, 193)) ('adrenal tumors with abnormalities', 'Disease', (25, 58)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '151', (207, 211)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', (168, 175)) ('a disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004194', (118, 127)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005357', (92, 116)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (141, 151)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 38)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (189, 193)) ('a disease', 'Disease', (118, 127)) ('Gsalpha', 'Gene', '2778', (168, 175)) ('McCune-Albright syndrome', 'Disease', (92, 116)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (25, 38)) ('adrenal tumors with abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (25, 58)) ('mutation', 'Var', (152, 160)) 7618 22691887 The presence of this somatic mutation leads to unregulated cAMP production, thereby resulting in autonomous hyperfunction of affected tissues, as well as unregulated cell growth. ('autonomous hyperfunction', 'CPA', (97, 121)) ('leads to', 'Reg', (38, 46)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (59, 63)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('resulting in', 'Reg', (84, 96)) 7626 22691887 In contrast to over-expression of the GPCRs or activating GNAS mutations, Carney complex (CNC) is the result of inactivating mutations of the PRKAR1A gene, which codes for the type 1alpha regulatory subunit of PKA. ('GNAS', 'Gene', '2778', (58, 62)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (142, 149)) ('result', 'Reg', (102, 108)) ('GNAS', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('Carney complex', 'Disease', (74, 88)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('inactivating mutations', 'Var', (112, 134)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (142, 149)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '151', (38, 42)) 7628 22691887 Germline mutations in the PRKAR1A gene are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and result most of the time (but not alays) in the complete lack of normal PRKAR1A protein in affected tissues. ('Germline mutations', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (26, 33)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (146, 150)) ('protein', 'Protein', (169, 176)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (161, 168)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (26, 33)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (161, 168)) 7630 22691887 While the majority of patients with PRKAR1A mutations have functionally null mutations, variants with mutations leading to abnormal PRKAR1A proteins have also been described. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (36, 43)) ('proteins', 'Protein', (140, 148)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (132, 139)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (36, 43)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (132, 139)) 7632 22691887 Those patients with null mutations typically had less severe disease compared with those patients with mutant PRKAR1A protein. ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (110, 117)) ('mutant', 'Var', (103, 109)) ('null mutations', 'Var', (20, 34)) ('protein', 'Protein', (118, 125)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (89, 97)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (6, 14)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (110, 117)) 7634 22691887 Somatic mutations in the PRKAR1A gene or loss of the 17q22-24 region (that harbors the gene) were also found in 5 out of 22 patients with sporadic adrenal adenomas, and in 8 of 15 patient with adrenocortical carcinomas in another study by Bertherat, et al.. ('sporadic adrenal adenomas', 'Disease', (138, 163)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('sporadic adrenal adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (138, 163)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (208, 217)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (245, 248)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (208, 218)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (193, 218)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (193, 218)) ('adrenal adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (147, 163)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (193, 217)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (193, 218)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (25, 32)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (124, 131)) ('found', 'Reg', (103, 108)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (25, 32)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (41, 45)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (180, 187)) 7636 22691887 In addition, adenomas with loss of 17q region had increased PKA activity in response to cAMP as compared with those adenomas without mutations. ('loss', 'Var', (27, 31)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (88, 92)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (88, 92)) ('17q', 'Gene', (35, 38)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (13, 21)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (50, 59)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (116, 124)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (116, 124)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (13, 21)) ('PKA', 'Enzyme', (60, 63)) 7638 22691887 Mutations in phosphodiesterases, the enzymes that break down cAMP, have also been associated with adrenal tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('associated', 'Reg', (82, 92)) ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', (13, 31)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (61, 65)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (98, 111)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (98, 112)) ('phosphodiesterases', 'Gene', '50940', (13, 31)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('break down', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001061', (50, 60)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (98, 112)) 7641 22691887 performed a genome-wide genotyping, and discovered a mutation in the 2q31-35 region, which codes for phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A). ('mutation', 'Var', (53, 61)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', '50940', (101, 122)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (124, 130)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (124, 130)) ('phosphodiesterase 11A', 'Gene', (101, 122)) 7642 22691887 This inactivating mutation results in elevated cAMP levels, and therefore increased PKA activity. ('cAMP', 'Gene', (47, 51)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (47, 51)) ('PKA activity', 'CPA', (84, 96)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (5, 17)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (74, 83)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) 7643 22691887 Mutations in the gene encoding PDE11A were also found to be present in a small percentage of the normal population, suggesting that the gene may also contribute to predisposition to adrenal hyperplasia and adenomas. ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (182, 201)) ('predisposition', 'Reg', (164, 178)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (150, 160)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (182, 201)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (31, 37)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (206, 214)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (206, 214)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (182, 201)) 7646 22691887 Mutations in genes along this pathway have been associated with colon cancer, gastric cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma, and also occur in adrenocortical tumors. ('associated', 'Reg', (48, 58)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (113, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 162)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (142, 163)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (157, 163)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (64, 76)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (78, 92)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (98, 122)) ('occur', 'Reg', (133, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (64, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (78, 92)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (98, 122)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (142, 163)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (64, 76)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (98, 122)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (78, 92)) 7647 22691887 Mutations in the Wnt pathway leading to excessive accumulation of beta-catenin were found in 38% of adrenocortical adenomas, and 85% of adrenocortical carcinomas. ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (136, 160)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 161)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (66, 78)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (136, 161)) ('found', 'Reg', (84, 89)) ('Wnt pathway', 'Pathway', (17, 28)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (66, 78)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (100, 123)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (100, 123)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (136, 161)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (50, 62)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (100, 123)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (136, 161)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (151, 160)) 7648 22691887 The majority of mutations were activating somatic mutations of the beta-catenin gene, and were more common in non-functional adrenocortical adenomas. ('common', 'Reg', (100, 106)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (125, 148)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (31, 41)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (125, 148)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (67, 79)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (125, 148)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (67, 79)) 7652 22691887 One of the first studies to link miRNAs to tumorigenesis was by Calin, et al.. Chromosomal analysis was performed in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia to evaluate for gene deletions on chromosome 13q14, a region known to be deleted in the majority of CLL patients. ('-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005539', (132, 166)) ('chronic lymphocytic leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005550', (138, 166)) ('gene deletions', 'Var', (183, 197)) ('lymphocytic leukemia', 'Disease', (146, 166)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 48)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (158, 166)) ('CLL', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015451', (267, 270)) ('lymphocytic leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007945', (146, 166)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (271, 279)) ('CLL', 'Disease', (267, 270)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (117, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (43, 48)) 7654 22691887 This data suggested that miR15 and miR16 act as tumor suppressors, and their deletion results in unregulated cell proliferation. ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (109, 127)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (48, 53)) ('deletion', 'Var', (77, 85)) ('miR16', 'Gene', '51573', (35, 40)) ('unregulated', 'MPA', (97, 108)) ('miR16', 'Gene', (35, 40)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (48, 53)) ('results in', 'Reg', (86, 96)) ('miR15', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (48, 53)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (121, 124)) 7658 22691887 The expression of the glucocorticoid receptor was significantly increased after 10 minutes, followed by up-regulation of miR96, miR101a, miR142-3p, and miR433, and subsequent down-regulation of the glucocorticoid nuclear receptor by 60 minutes following ACTH stimulation. ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (104, 117)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', '2908', (22, 45)) ('miR101a', 'Var', (128, 135)) ('miR96', 'Gene', (121, 126)) ('miR433', 'Gene', '574034', (152, 158)) ('expression', 'MPA', (4, 14)) ('miR142-3p', 'Var', (137, 146)) ('glucocorticoid receptor', 'Gene', (22, 45)) ('miR96', 'Gene', '407053', (121, 126)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (175, 190)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (64, 73)) ('miR433', 'Gene', (152, 158)) 7660 22691887 MiRNAs were recently linked to adrenal tumors via the Wnt signaling pathway in both PPNAD and MMAD. ('linked', 'Reg', (21, 27)) ('MiRNAs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (31, 45)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 44)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (31, 44)) ('Wnt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (54, 75)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (31, 45)) ('MMAD', 'Disease', (94, 98)) 7677 22691887 In a study evaluating steroid production in the human placenta, the inhibition of PKA by H89 resulted in decreased progesterone synthesis in the mitochondria. ('PKA', 'Gene', (82, 85)) ('progesterone synthesis in the mitochondria', 'MPA', (115, 157)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (48, 53)) ('progesterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011374', (115, 127)) ('H89', 'Var', (89, 92)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (68, 78)) ('decreased progesterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008233', (105, 127)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (22, 29)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (105, 114)) 7679 22691887 H89 has been demonstrated to reduce postischemic contractile recovery as well as reducing the size of infarct in rat heart isolates. ('reducing', 'NegReg', (81, 89)) ('reduce postischemic contractile recovery', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002486', (29, 69)) ('size', 'MPA', (94, 98)) ('infarct', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007238', (102, 109)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (113, 116)) ('infarct', 'Disease', (102, 109)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (20, 23)) ('postischemic contractile recovery', 'CPA', (36, 69)) ('reduce', 'NegReg', (29, 35)) ('H89', 'Var', (0, 3)) 7683 22691887 Replacement of let-7 miRNA resulted in decreased tumor size when injected intratumorally in two mouse lung cancer models, as well as reduced tumor burden in established lung tumors when given intranasally. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (96, 101)) ('decreased tumor', 'Disease', (39, 54)) ('Replacement', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 179)) ('lung tumors', 'Disease', (169, 180)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 146)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (77, 80)) ('let-7', 'Chemical', '-', (15, 20)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (102, 113)) ('let-7', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (79, 84)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (102, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (79, 84)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (133, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (174, 179)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 84)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (102, 113)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('decreased tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (141, 146)) ('lung tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (169, 180)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 179)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('lung tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (169, 180)) 7690 22691887 In a study by Park, et al., the effects of Quercetin on colon cancer cells with genetic mutations resulting in constitutively activated beta-catenin was evaluated. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (136, 148)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (136, 148)) ('Quercetin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011794', (43, 52)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', (56, 68)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('mutations', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('colon cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (56, 68)) ('colon cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (56, 68)) 7696 22691887 Mutations in the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway are present in the majority of benign cortisol-producing tumors of the adrenal cortex. ('cAMP', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (17, 21)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (82, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 106)) ('present', 'Reg', (48, 55)) ('tumors of the adrenal cortex', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000303', (101, 129)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('tumors of the adrenal cortex', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (101, 129)) ('tumors of the adrenal cortex', 'Disease', (101, 129)) 7910 20123619 To account for the volumes of the cells, Vcell, and medium, Vmed, the molecular balance equation VcellCMET,cell(t)+VmedCMET,med(t) : =VcellCMET,cell(0)+VmedCMET,med(0), [3] is solved for CMET,med(t) and substituted into Equation 2 with CMET,cell(0) = 0 to yield For the two CYP11B1 enzymatic reactions competitively inhibited by MET, the kinetic parameters k16 and k17 are respectively divided by (CORTICO = 1 + (CMET,cell/k41) and (CORT = 1 + (CMET,cell/k42) with MET inhibition constants k41 and k42 (Figure 1B). ('CMET', 'Gene', (237, 241)) ('k16', 'Gene', (358, 361)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (140, 144)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (275, 282)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (399, 403)) ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (399, 403)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (446, 450)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (275, 282)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (446, 450)) ('CORTICO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (399, 406)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (414, 418)) ('k17', 'Gene', (366, 369)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (414, 418)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (119, 123)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('k17', 'Gene', '3872', (366, 369)) ('k41', 'Var', (491, 494)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (188, 192)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (102, 106)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (434, 438)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (188, 192)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (157, 161)) ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (434, 438)) ('k16', 'Gene', '3868', (358, 361)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('CMET', 'Gene', (102, 106)) ('CMET', 'Gene', '4233', (237, 241)) 7928 20123619 ., k18), a CHOL import rate (k1), two enzyme inhibition constants for MET (k41, k42), and the partition coefficient for MET (q40). ('k18', 'Gene', '3875', (3, 6)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (23, 26)) ('CHOL', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (11, 15)) ('k42', 'Var', (80, 83)) ('CHOL import rate', 'MPA', (11, 27)) ('k18', 'Gene', (3, 6)) 7933 20123619 ., k18, k41, k42) were estimated with the time-course data from the control and MET studies using the weighted least squares method. ('k42', 'Var', (13, 16)) ('k41', 'Var', (8, 11)) ('k18', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('k18', 'Gene', '3875', (3, 6)) 7935 20123619 ., k18, k41, k42). ('k42', 'Var', (13, 16)) ('k41', 'Var', (8, 11)) ('k18', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('k18', 'Gene', '3875', (3, 6)) 7937 20123619 ., k18*, k41*, k42*), is the parameter values k, which minimizes the cost function Parameters for the metabolic pathway were estimated with an iterative optimization algorithm using MATLAB R2009a (Mathworks, Natick, MA, USA) software. ('k18', 'Gene', '3875', (3, 6)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (146, 149)) ('k42*', 'Var', (15, 19)) ('k41*', 'Var', (9, 13)) ('k18', 'Gene', (3, 6)) 7954 20123619 For the steroids (CORTICO, ALDO, and CORT) downstream from the enzyme inhibited by MET (CYP11B1), the model-predicted concentrations closely correspond to the mean time-course measurements in cells [see Supplemental Material, Figure 5 (doi:10.1289/ehp-118-265.S1)] and in medium (Figure 3AC), which decrease as MET increases. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (125, 128)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (18, 22)) ('ALDO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (27, 31)) ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (18, 22)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (8, 16)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (88, 95)) ('MET', 'Var', (311, 314)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (88, 95)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (37, 41)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (70, 79)) ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (37, 41)) ('CORTICO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (18, 25)) 7958 20123619 For ALDO, two parameters (k18, q22) were highly sensitive at each MET dose, and six parameters were moderately sensitive, with their sensitivity decreased (k2, k5, k16, q21) or increased (k41, q40) as MET increased. ('k16', 'Gene', (164, 167)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (104, 107)) ('k16', 'Gene', '3868', (164, 167)) ('ALDO', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (4, 8)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (177, 186)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (145, 154)) ('k2', 'Var', (156, 158)) ('k18', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('k18', 'Gene', '3875', (26, 29)) ('k41', 'Var', (188, 191)) ('q21', 'Var', (169, 172)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (133, 144)) 7959 20123619 For CORT, two parameters (k17, q27) were highly sensitive at each MET dose, and five parameters (k2, k3, k26, q40, q42) were moderately sensitive with their sensitivity decreased as MET increased. ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (4, 8)) ('sensitivity', 'MPA', (157, 168)) ('k26', 'Gene', '353288', (105, 108)) ('k26', 'Gene', (105, 108)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (129, 132)) ('sensitive', 'Reg', (48, 57)) ('k2', 'Var', (97, 99)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (169, 178)) ('q40', 'Var', (110, 113)) ('k17', 'Gene', (26, 29)) ('k17', 'Gene', '3872', (26, 29)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (4, 8)) 7960 20123619 The HPREG pathway appears to be the preferred pathway for CORT synthesis because CORT was more sensitive to the HPREG pathway (k3, k6) and less sensitive to the PROG pathway (k5, k8). ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (81, 85)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (58, 62)) ('CORT', 'Gene', '1325', (58, 62)) ('sensitive', 'MPA', (95, 104)) ('HPREG pathway', 'Pathway', (112, 125)) ('k3', 'Var', (127, 129)) ('CORT', 'Gene', (81, 85)) 7971 20123619 In addition, the mechanism of action for MET, the EAC used in this study, was previously characterized as a potential CYP11B1 enzyme inhibitor. ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (118, 125)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (118, 125)) ('EAC', 'Gene', '1540', (50, 53)) ('EAC', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('MET', 'Var', (41, 44)) 7978 20123619 Furthermore, cell assays allow for the use of RNA interferencemediated gene knockdowns, gene knockouts, or steroid precursors to selectively block or bypass certain reactions and isolate regions of the steroidogenic pathway for refinement of parameter estimates. ('steroidogenic pathway', 'Pathway', (202, 223)) ('reactions', 'MPA', (165, 174)) ('bypass', 'NegReg', (150, 156)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (202, 209)) ('RNA interferencemediated', 'MPA', (46, 70)) ('block', 'NegReg', (141, 146)) ('knockdowns', 'Var', (76, 86)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (107, 114)) 8001 32915435 Autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) was diagnosed in the presence of cortisol after 1 mg DST > 5 mug/dl (138 nmol/l) or >1.8 and <=5 mug/dl (50-138 nmol/l) and at least one of the following: (i) low ACTH; (ii) increased 24-h urinary-free cortisol; (iii) absence of cortisol rhythm; and (iv) post-LDDST cortisol level > 1.8 mug/dl (50 nmol/l). ('<=5', 'Var', (129, 132)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (210, 219)) ('Autonomous cortisol secretion', 'Disease', (0, 29)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (69, 77)) ('absence', 'NegReg', (254, 261)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (11, 19)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (265, 273)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (238, 246)) ('increased 24-h urinary-free cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012030', (210, 246)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (199, 203)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (302, 310)) ('cortisol rhythm', 'MPA', (265, 280)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (199, 203)) 8029 32915435 Dyslipidemia was defined in the presence of total cholesterol levels >=200 mg/dl (5.17 mmol/l), LDL-C > 150 mg/dl (3.88 mmol/l), or HDL-C <= 50 mg/dl (1.3 mmol/l) for females and <=40 mg/dl (1 mmol/l) for males, triglycerides >= 150 mg/dl (1.69 mmol/l), or use of lipid-lowering medications. ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (50, 61)) ('triglycerides', 'MPA', (212, 225)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (264, 269)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (3, 8)) ('Dyslipidemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003119', (0, 12)) ('triglycerides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (212, 225)) ('Dyslipidemia', 'Disease', (0, 12)) ('LDL-C > 150 mg/dl', 'Var', (96, 113)) 8050 32915435 In a multiple regression model, including also age, sex, BMI, size, and bilaterality of adenomas, the presence of hypertension was significantly associated with ACS (OR 1.95, P = 0.045), with an independent role for age (OR 1.05, P < 0.0001), and BMI (OR 1.11, P < 0.0001), and independently from sex and adenoma size. ('adenoma', 'Disease', (305, 312)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (88, 96)) ('age', 'Gene', (47, 50)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (88, 95)) ('ACS', 'Disease', (161, 164)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (88, 95)) ('age', 'Gene', (216, 219)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (88, 96)) ('associated', 'Reg', (145, 155)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (114, 126)) ('presence', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (47, 50)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (305, 312)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (114, 126)) ('BMI', 'Disease', (247, 250)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (114, 126)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (216, 219)) 8061 32915435 Cortisol concentrations after 1 mg DST tended to be higher in ACSfu+ patients compared to those in ACSfu- group (1.6 (1.0-3.1) vs 1.1 (0.8-1.4) mug/dl, P = 0.079); however, no association between the degree of cortisol hypersecretion (cortisol levels post 1 mg DST) and metabolic and cardiovascular complications was found (data not shown). ('Cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (0, 8)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (235, 243)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (16, 19)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 104)) ('cardiovascular complications', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002318', (284, 312)) ('ACSfu+', 'Var', (62, 68)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (210, 218)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (62, 67)) ('cardiovascular complications', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001626', (284, 312)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (52, 58)) ('Cortisol concentrations', 'MPA', (0, 23)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (69, 77)) ('cardiovascular complications', 'Disease', (284, 312)) 8062 32915435 Finally, ACSfu+ patients had a higher prevalence of IFG, stroke, and atherosclerosis compared to those in ACSfu-group (Table 4). ('IFG', 'Disease', (52, 55)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (69, 84)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 111)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (16, 24)) ('stroke', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020521', (57, 63)) ('ACSfu+', 'Var', (9, 15)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (69, 84)) ('stroke', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001297', (57, 63)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 14)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (69, 84)) ('stroke', 'Disease', (57, 63)) 8064 32915435 Using this threshold, we divided the entire cohort in two groups: those with adenoma size <28 mm (Group A) or >=28 mm (Group B). ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (77, 84)) ('>=28', 'Var', (110, 114)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (77, 84)) ('A) or >=28', 'Species', '878555', (104, 114)) 8067 32915435 Furthermore, when considering ACTH levels as a categorical variable [< or >=10 ng/l (2.2 pmol/l)], patients in ACSfu+ group showed a significantly higher frequency of ACTH suppression compared to those in ACSfu- group (57.1 vs 12.1%, P = 0.007). ('ACTH', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (167, 171)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (99, 107)) ('ACSfu+', 'Var', (111, 117)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (167, 171)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (147, 153)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 116)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (30, 34)) ('ACSfu', 'Chemical', '-', (205, 210)) 8068 32915435 The survival analysis showed a higher incidence of ACS in patients with ACTH < 10 ng/l compared to those with higher levels of ACTH (3.61 per 1000 PYs vs 0.38 per 1000 PYs; K-M log rank: chi-square 11.625; df: 1; P = 0.001) (Fig. ('ACTH', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (72, 76)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (127, 131)) ('ACS', 'Disease', (51, 54)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (127, 131)) ('< 10 ng/l', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) 8069 32915435 After adjusting for multiple confounders, the presence of low ACTH levels at entry was found to be an independent risk factor for ACS development during follow-up (HR: 11.2, 95% CI 2.06-60.77; P = 0.005) (Supplementary Material S4). ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (62, 66)) ('low ACTH levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002920', (58, 73)) ('low', 'Var', (58, 61)) ('ACS development', 'Disease', (130, 145)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (62, 66)) 8093 32915435 Several studies report AI size as an important predictor of endocrine function development over time, and it has been suggested that AIs >=3 cm are more likely to develop subtle hypercortisolism than smaller tumors. ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (178, 194)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (163, 170)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', (178, 194)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (208, 213)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (208, 214)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (208, 214)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (208, 214)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (178, 194)) ('AIs >=3 cm', 'Var', (133, 143)) 8103 32915435 reported that adiponectin receptors were present in all layers of the rat adrenal cortex and medulla, and treatment with adiponectin enhanced adrenocortical cell proliferation. ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (169, 172)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (70, 73)) ('adiponectin', 'Var', (121, 132)) ('adrenocortical cell proliferation', 'CPA', (142, 175)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (133, 141)) 8175 32426170 High Ki-67 and a poorly differentiated morphology classify the tumor as a grade 3 neuroendocrine carcinoma, which predicts a poor prognosis right from the beginning. ('neuroendocrine carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (82, 106)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (97, 106)) ('neuroendocrine carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018278', (82, 106)) ('neuroendocrine carcinoma', 'Disease', (82, 106)) ('Ki-67', 'Var', (5, 10)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('grade', 'Disease', (74, 79)) 8235 26324161 Subclinical hypercortisolism was diagnosed in patients without clinical signs and symptoms of hypercortisolism with at least two out of three positive biochemical tests: DST > 3.0 mcg/dl, elevated UFC, and/or morning suppressed basal ACTH < 2.2 pmol/l with elevated cortisol. ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (46, 54)) ('elevated cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (257, 274)) ('DST >', 'Var', (170, 175)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (234, 238)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (12, 28)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (17, 25)) ('UFC', 'MPA', (197, 200)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (94, 110)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (99, 107)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (188, 196)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (94, 110)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (234, 238)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (12, 28)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', (12, 28)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (266, 274)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', (94, 110)) 8333 29088715 Depending on the tumor type, expression of CXCR4 has been reported in 20%-80% of cases, where it has been implicated in multiple processes, including tumor growth, invasion of adjacent tissue, metastasis, and resistance to therapy. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (17, 22)) ('resistance', 'CPA', (209, 219)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (17, 22)) ('reported', 'Reg', (58, 66)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (193, 203)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 155)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 155)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (17, 22)) ('invasion of adjacent tissue', 'CPA', (164, 191)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (106, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (150, 155)) ('CXCR4', 'Var', (43, 48)) 8334 29088715 Meta-analysis of studies of CXCR4 expression in multiple cancers including prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and others concluded that CXCR4 expression is associated with a poor prognosis and lower overall survival. ('lower', 'NegReg', (236, 241)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (75, 90)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 63)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (107, 118)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (92, 118)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 118)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (57, 64)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (57, 64)) ('pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006725', (120, 152)) ('CXCR4 expression', 'Var', (179, 195)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (143, 152)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (96, 118)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002289', (92, 118)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (242, 258)) ('pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', (120, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (92, 118)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (57, 64)) ('pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D021441', (120, 152)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (75, 90)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (75, 90)) 8392 29088715 The organs that contributed the most for exposure were the liver and kidneys (0.0638 and 0.00243 rem/mCi, respectively). ('0.00243', 'Var', (89, 96)) ('mCi', 'Gene', (101, 104)) ('mCi', 'Gene', '622408', (101, 104)) 8415 29088715 It is of interest, therefore, that we found higher frequencies of CXCR4+ samples from metastatic as compared with primary tumors for squamous cell cancer of the lung and clear cell renal cell cancer. ('clear cell renal cell cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (170, 198)) ('CXCR4+', 'Var', (66, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (147, 153)) ('cancer of the lung', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (147, 165)) ('renal cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (181, 198)) ('squamous cell cancer of the lung', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030359', (133, 165)) ('clear cell renal cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006770', (170, 198)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('metastatic', 'Disease', (86, 96)) ('squamous cell cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (133, 153)) ('primary tumors for squamous cell cancer of the lung', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (114, 165)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('clear cell renal cell cancer', 'Disease', (170, 198)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) 8419 29088715 The comparatively high frequencies for some cancers did not bear a simple relationship to the site of metastasis, since most metastases were to lymph nodes for both the metastases that were CXCR4+ and those that were CXCR4-. ('metastases', 'Disease', (125, 135)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (9, 12)) ('metastases', 'Disease', (169, 179)) ('CXCR4+', 'Var', (190, 196)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 51)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (44, 51)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (125, 135)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 51)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (169, 179)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 50)) 8436 29088715 It has been suggested that ACKR3 and CXCR4 cooperate in enhancing tumor growth, sometimes through separate effects on cancer cells and angiogenesis, and blocking ACKR3 has been shown to diminish growth of tumors in mouse models. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 210)) ('enhancing', 'PosReg', (56, 65)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (215, 220)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 211)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (48, 51)) ('diminish', 'NegReg', (186, 194)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (205, 210)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (102, 105)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (205, 211)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) ('ACKR3', 'Gene', (162, 167)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('diminish growth', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (186, 201)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (205, 211)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (205, 210)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 124)) ('blocking', 'Var', (153, 161)) 8441 29088715 In addition, CX3CR1 has been implicated in metastasis of prostate cancer cells and breast cancer cells to bone, and CXCR4 may have a particular role in bone metastasis. ('CX3CR1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('CXCR4', 'Var', (116, 121)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (29, 39)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (83, 96)) ('metastasis of prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (43, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (83, 96)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (83, 96)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (57, 72)) ('CX3CR1', 'Gene', '1524', (13, 19)) ('metastasis of prostate cancer', 'Disease', (43, 72)) ('bone metastasis', 'CPA', (152, 167)) 8447 29088715 We detected significant uptake of 64Cu-plerixafor in organs of the hematopoietic and immune systems, which contain high numbers of CXCR4-expressing cells, including bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen. ('64Cu-plerixafor', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 49)) ('64Cu-plerixafor', 'Var', (34, 49)) ('uptake', 'MPA', (24, 30)) 8448 29088715 As in our mouse studies, we also detected accumulation of 64Cu-plerixafor in the liver. ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (10, 15)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (42, 54)) ('64Cu-plerixafor', 'Var', (58, 73)) ('64Cu-plerixafor', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 73)) 8456 29088715 The most extensive published data have been with a newly developed synthetic pentapeptide labeled with 68Ga, 68Ga-pentixafor, which has been evaluated recently in patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma, neuroendocrine tumors, and other cancers. ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (229, 241)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (276, 283)) ('multiple myeloma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006775', (187, 203)) ('68Ga-pentixafor', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000597686', (109, 124)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100634', (243, 264)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 264)) ('lymphoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002665', (177, 185)) ('multiple myeloma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009101', (187, 203)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D055752', (205, 227)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (216, 227)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Disease', (205, 227)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (258, 263)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 283)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (163, 171)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (276, 283)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', (243, 264)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (276, 282)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (221, 227)) ('multiple myeloma', 'Disease', (187, 203)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', (177, 185)) ('68Ga', 'Var', (103, 107)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (229, 241)) ('lymphoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008223', (177, 185)) ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (205, 227)) ('glioblastoma', 'Disease', (229, 241)) ('neuroendocrine tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018358', (243, 264)) 8463 29088715 A number of studies are underway assessing the safety and efficacy of CXCR4 antagonists in patients with solid tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme, and cancers of the pancreas, ovaries, and colon (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers NCT02179970, NCT02737072, NCT02765165). ('cancers of the pancreas', 'Disease', (156, 179)) ('cancers of the pancreas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (156, 179)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', (127, 150)) ('glioblastoma multiforme', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005909', (127, 150)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (70, 71)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (259, 260)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (91, 99)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', (105, 117)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (233, 234)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (201, 202)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (181, 188)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 163)) ('solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (105, 117)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('ovaries', 'Disease', (181, 188)) ('NCT02765165', 'Var', (258, 269)) ('glioblastoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012174', (127, 139)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (156, 162)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (72, 73)) ('cancers of the pancreas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (156, 179)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (246, 247)) 8465 29088715 Human ACC samples were acquired and analyzed from study subjects after obtaining informed consent under National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research (NCICCR) protocol "Natural History and Tissue Acquisition Study of Adrenocortical Carcinoma", number 14-C-0029, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02015026, and/or under NCICCR protocols 04-C-0011, 08-C-0176, 10-C-0203, 06-C-0014, and 01-C-0129. ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (0, 5)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (224, 248)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (239, 240)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (356, 357)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (7, 8)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (261, 262)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (300, 301)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (141, 147)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (141, 142)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (269, 270)) ('06-C-0014', 'Var', (375, 384)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 119)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (378, 379)) ('01-C-0129', 'Var', (390, 399)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (224, 248)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (162, 163)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (345, 346)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (393, 394)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (328, 329)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (113, 119)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (130, 131)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (161, 162)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (329, 330)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', (224, 248)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (141, 147)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (6, 9)) ('Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (239, 248)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (326, 327)) ('10-C-0203', 'Var', (364, 373)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (113, 119)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (113, 114)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (367, 368)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (141, 147)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (159, 160)) ('04-C-0011', 'Var', (342, 351)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (8, 9)) 8511 28956362 CTNNB1 Mutation in Aldosterone Producing Adenoma Discoveries of somatic mutations permit the recognition of subtypes of aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) with distinct clinical presentations and pathological features. ('adenomas', 'Disease', (142, 150)) ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 6)) ('Adenoma', 'Disease', (41, 48)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (120, 131)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('Mutation', 'Var', (7, 15)) ('Adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (41, 48)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (142, 150)) 8512 28956362 Catenin beta1 (CTNNB1) mutation in APAs has been recently described and discussed in the literature. ('Catenin beta1', 'Gene', (0, 13)) ('Catenin beta1', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 13)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (15, 21)) ('mutation', 'Var', (23, 31)) 8513 28956362 However, significant knowledge gaps still remain regarding the prevalence, clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and outcomes in APA patients harboring CTNNB1 mutations. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (157, 163)) ('mutations', 'Var', (164, 173)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (138, 146)) 8514 28956362 Aberrant activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway will further modulate tumorigenesis. ('activation', 'PosReg', (9, 19)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (27, 61)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 89)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (84, 89)) ('modulate', 'Reg', (75, 83)) 8515 28956362 We also discuss the recent knowledge of CTNNB1 mutation in adrenal adenomas. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('adrenal adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (59, 75)) ('mutation', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('adrenal adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (59, 75)) ('adrenal adenomas', 'Disease', (59, 75)) 8517 28956362 In aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA), the majority of somatic mutations were potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 5 (KCNJ5) mutations (ranging from 52.9% to 76.8% in Asia). ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (25, 32)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (3, 14)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (79, 88)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (25, 32)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (133, 138)) ('mutations', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (140, 149)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (133, 138)) 8518 28956362 Recently, the prevalence of a novel catenin beta1 (CTNNB1) mutation in APAs was 3.7% to 5.1%. ('mutation', 'Var', (59, 67)) ('catenin beta1', 'Gene', '1499', (36, 49)) ('catenin beta1', 'Gene', (36, 49)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (51, 57)) 8519 28956362 CTNNB1 mutations were associated with stabilized beta-catenin and increased AXIN2 (axis inhibition protein 2) expression, suggesting the activation of Wnt signaling. ('axis inhibition protein 2', 'Gene', (83, 108)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (66, 75)) ('axis inhibition protein 2', 'Gene', '8313', (83, 108)) ('stabilized', 'MPA', (38, 48)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('Wnt signaling', 'Pathway', (151, 164)) ('expression', 'MPA', (110, 120)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (137, 147)) ('AXIN2', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('AXIN2', 'Gene', '8313', (76, 81)) ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (49, 61)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 8520 28956362 In APA, CTNNB1 mutations occurred mutually exclusively from KCNJ5, ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha1 (ATP1A1), ATPase plasma membrane Ca2+ transporting 3 (ATP2B3), and calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D (CACNA1D) mutated tumors, implying that aberrant Wnt activation plays a pivotal role in APA formation. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (60, 65)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (224, 231)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (241, 247)) ('calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D', 'Gene', (176, 222)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D', 'Gene', '776', (176, 222)) ('mutated', 'Var', (233, 240)) ('ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha1', 'Gene', (67, 108)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (241, 247)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (163, 169)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (163, 169)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (60, 65)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (8, 14)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (241, 246)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (110, 116)) ('ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha1', 'Gene', '476', (67, 108)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (241, 247)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (110, 116)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (224, 231)) 8521 28956362 Accordingly, tumors with CTNNB1 mutations were associated with relatively large adenomas and predominantly expressed in females. ('tumors', 'Disease', (13, 19)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (80, 88)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 19)) ('large adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040261', (74, 88)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 19)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (80, 88)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (25, 31)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (13, 18)) ('associated', 'Reg', (47, 57)) 8524 28956362 Due to alterations in exon 3 of the CTNNB1 gene, mice with activating Wnt signaling develop hyperaldosteronism and adrenocortical tumors. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (36, 42)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (115, 136)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', (92, 110)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (92, 110)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (49, 53)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (115, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 135)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (92, 110)) ('develop', 'PosReg', (84, 91)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('alterations', 'Var', (7, 18)) 8525 28956362 Mutations in CTNNB1 also cause increased and abnormal Wnt activation in human adrenocortical tumors, and augment the Wnt signaling pathway, leading to tumor formation. ('Wnt', 'CPA', (54, 57)) ('augment', 'NegReg', (105, 112)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 98)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (13, 19)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (93, 98)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (151, 156)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (140, 150)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (78, 99)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (72, 77)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('Wnt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (117, 138)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (78, 99)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 156)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (93, 98)) 8526 28956362 In one recent series, cases of APAs harboring activating mutations of beta-catenin were described in three women (two during pregnancy and one postmenopausal), who had a heterozygous somatic mutation (C G, p.Ser33Cys in case 1, C T, p.Ser45Phe in case 2, and G A, p.Gly34Arg in case 3) in exon 3 of CTNNB1. ('p.Gly34Arg', 'Var', (264, 274)) ('p.Ser33Cys', 'Mutation', 'rs121913400', (206, 216)) ('C G', 'Var', (201, 204)) ('p.Gly34Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs121913399', (264, 274)) ('p.Ser33Cys', 'Var', (206, 216)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (299, 305)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (107, 112)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (46, 56)) ('p.Ser45Phe', 'Var', (233, 243)) ('p.Ser45Phe', 'Mutation', 'rs121913409', (233, 243)) 8527 28956362 All three mutations are predicted to affect a GSK-3beta (glycogen synthase kinase 3beta) phosphorylation consensus motif and could thus impair beta-catenin degradation and up-regulate Wnt activity, resulting in elevated levels of active beta-catenin. ('glycogen synthase kinase 3beta', 'Gene', '2932', (57, 87)) ('impair', 'NegReg', (136, 142)) ('up-regulate', 'PosReg', (172, 183)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (211, 219)) ('glycogen synthase kinase 3beta', 'Gene', (57, 87)) ('GSK-3beta', 'Gene', (46, 55)) ('affect', 'Reg', (37, 43)) ('GSK-3beta', 'Gene', '2932', (46, 55)) ('Wnt activity', 'CPA', (184, 196)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('phosphorylation consensus motif', 'MPA', (89, 120)) ('levels of active beta-catenin', 'MPA', (220, 249)) ('beta-catenin degradation', 'MPA', (143, 167)) 8529 28956362 A recent study showed that somatic mutations in the KCNJ5, ATP1A1, or CACNA1D genes are not limited to APAs, but are also found in the more frequent multinodular adrenals. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('APAs', 'Disease', (103, 107)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (59, 65)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (52, 57)) ('found', 'Reg', (122, 127)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (59, 65)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (70, 77)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (70, 77)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 8531 28956362 The primary hit, consisting of somatic mutation of one of the known genes in about 60% of cases and of other unknown genetic mutation in the remaining patients, can cause aldosterone hypersecretion. ('cause', 'Reg', (165, 170)) ('aldosterone hypersecretion', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (171, 197)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (171, 182)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (151, 159)) ('aldosterone hypersecretion', 'MPA', (171, 197)) ('mutation', 'Var', (125, 133)) 8534 28956362 APAs harboring CTNNB1 mutation could display CYP11B1 or CYP11B2 heterogeneous expression, or in both CYP11B2-positive and CYP11B2-negative regions. ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (45, 52)) ('mutation', 'Var', (22, 30)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (15, 21)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (122, 129)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (122, 129)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (56, 63)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (101, 108)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (45, 52)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (56, 63)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (101, 108)) 8535 28956362 It is also consistent with our result that the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway activates downstream cyclin D1 transcription, which is a gene involved in cell growth in adenomas with CTNNB1 mutations compared with wild-type APA adenomas. ('activates', 'PosReg', (72, 81)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', (93, 102)) ('APA adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012028', (216, 228)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (175, 181)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (161, 169)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (220, 228)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (161, 169)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (220, 228)) ('cyclin D1', 'Gene', '595', (93, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (182, 191)) 8536 28956362 All of these findings, together with the reported higher prevalence of CTNNB1 mutations among other adrenal adenomas and adrenal cancers, suggest that CTNNB1 mutations may be more related to tumor cell growth (tumorigenesis), rather than to actual aldosterone production. ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (248, 270)) ('related', 'Reg', (180, 187)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 215)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (191, 196)) ('adrenal adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (100, 116)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (129, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (210, 215)) ('mutations', 'Var', (78, 87)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (151, 157)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 196)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (191, 196)) ('adrenal adenomas and adrenal cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (100, 136)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (248, 259)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 215)) 8538 28956362 APAs harboring CTNNB1 mutations have shown variable expression of CYP11B1 and CYP11B2. ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (78, 85)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (15, 21)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (78, 85)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (66, 73)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (66, 73)) 8539 28956362 Of note, APAs harboring CTNNB1 mutations could express luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) and gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor (GNRHR), encoding gonadal receptors, at levels that were more than 100 times higher than the levels in other APAs in one report. ('LHCGR', 'Gene', '3973', (104, 109)) ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (156, 161)) ('gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', '2798', (115, 154)) ('luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor', 'Gene', '3973', (55, 102)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', (115, 154)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', (104, 109)) ('luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor', 'Gene', (55, 102)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', (156, 161)) 8540 28956362 Constitutive activation of the Wnt signaling pathway in ZG-like adenomatous cells could lead to de-differentiation toward the common adrenal-gonadal precursor cell type, and to the aberrant expression of gonadal receptors LHCGR and/or GNRHR. ('LHCGR', 'Gene', (222, 227)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (88, 95)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (181, 189)) ('expression', 'MPA', (190, 200)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (13, 23)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', '3973', (222, 227)) ('Wnt signaling pathway', 'Pathway', (31, 52)) ('adenomatous', 'Disease', (64, 75)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', (235, 240)) ('adenomatous', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (64, 75)) ('de-differentiation toward the common', 'CPA', (96, 132)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (235, 240)) 8541 28956362 However, GNRHR could present diffuse cytoplasmic, membranous, and nuclear expression in adenomas, and was especially enhanced in adenomas harboring CTNNB1 mutations from female patients. ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (88, 96)) ('mutations', 'Var', (155, 164)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (129, 137)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (88, 96)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (177, 185)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (129, 137)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (117, 125)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (9, 14)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (148, 154)) ('diffuse cytoplasmic', 'MPA', (29, 48)) 8542 28956362 GNRHR was attenuated in KCNJ5 mutated adenomas. ('GNRHR', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (10, 20)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (0, 5)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (24, 29)) ('mutated', 'Var', (30, 37)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (38, 46)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (38, 46)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (24, 29)) 8543 28956362 LHCGR was diffusely expressed in adrenal tissues and was prominent in adenomas harboring CTNNB1 mutations. ('adenomas', 'Disease', (70, 78)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (89, 95)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('LHCGR', 'Gene', '3973', (0, 5)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (70, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (96, 105)) 8544 28956362 Compared with KCNJ5 mutated APAs, no difference in CYP11B1 expression levels were observed, but significantly higher CYP11B2 expression was observed in CTNNB1 mutated tumors in a single report. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', '1584', (51, 58)) ('mutated', 'Var', (159, 166)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (167, 173)) ('CYP11B1', 'Gene', (51, 58)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (14, 19)) ('expression', 'MPA', (125, 135)) ('expression', 'MPA', (59, 69)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (117, 124)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (117, 124)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 172)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (110, 116)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (167, 173)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (167, 173)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (152, 158)) 8545 28956362 CTNNB1 mutated APAs were more often observed in female patients (60% to 75%) and older patients, with a shorter duration of hypertension. ('observed', 'Reg', (36, 44)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (124, 136)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (124, 136)) ('APAs', 'Protein', (15, 19)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (124, 136)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (55, 63)) ('mutated', 'Var', (7, 14)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (87, 95)) 8546 28956362 There were no significant differences in preoperative aldosterone levels, tumor size at surgery, and the ratio of parental hypertension in patients with tumors harboring CTNNB1 mutations compared to those with tumors harboring KCNJ5 mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (177, 186)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (123, 135)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 216)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (74, 79)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 79)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (54, 65)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (210, 215)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (153, 158)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (123, 135)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (170, 176)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (210, 215)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 158)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (227, 232)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (139, 147)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 216)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('aldosterone levels', 'MPA', (54, 72)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (210, 215)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (210, 216)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (227, 232)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 158)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (123, 135)) 8547 28956362 However, CTNNB1 mutations led to higher serum potassium and creatinine levels compared to KCNJ5 mutations in one study. ('higher', 'PosReg', (33, 39)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (90, 95)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('higher serum potassium', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002153', (33, 55)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (90, 95)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (9, 15)) ('creatinine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003404', (60, 70)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (46, 55)) 8548 28956362 Patients with tumors harboring CTNNB1 mutation have a small but increased risk of malignant transformation. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (31, 37)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (14, 20)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 20)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 20)) ('malignant transformation', 'CPA', (82, 106)) ('mutation', 'Var', (38, 46)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 19)) 8552 28956362 Adrenal carcinomas harboring CTNNB1 mutation are also extremely rare. ('Adrenal carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (0, 18)) ('Adrenal carcinomas', 'Disease', (0, 18)) ('Adrenal carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (0, 18)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (8, 18)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('mutation', 'Var', (36, 44)) 8553 28956362 According to our study, CTNNB1 mutation carriers had a higher possibility (87.5%) of residual hypertension than other APA patients after adrenalectomy. ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (94, 106)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('mutation', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (122, 130)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (94, 106)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (94, 106)) 8554 28956362 Compared with KCNJ5 mutation carriers (12.5% vs. 79.3%, P<0.001), CTNNB1 mutation carriers had a much lower chance of recovery from hypertension, even after 1-year follow-up. ('lower', 'NegReg', (102, 107)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (132, 144)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('recovery', 'MPA', (118, 126)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (14, 19)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (66, 72)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (132, 144)) ('mutation', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (132, 144)) 8555 28956362 One of the possible explanations of the higher postadrenalectomy residual hypertension among patients harboring CTNNB1 mutations could be that age-related essential hypertension plays an important role in the hypertension observed in these patients. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (112, 118)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (209, 221)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (40, 46)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (165, 177)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (74, 86)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (74, 86)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (165, 177)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (165, 177)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (209, 221)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (240, 248)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (209, 221)) ('mutations', 'Var', (119, 128)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (74, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (93, 101)) 8556 28956362 CTNNB1 mutations and activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway are also found in other benign and malignant adrenocortical neoplasms that do not produce aldosterone, including cortisol producing adenomas (CPA). ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 133)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (206, 209)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (177, 185)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (154, 165)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin pathway', 'Pathway', (39, 63)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('malignant adrenocortical neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 133)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (196, 204)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (196, 204)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (21, 31)) ('malignant adrenocortical neoplasms', 'Disease', (99, 133)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 8558 28956362 CTNNB1 mutation has been described in a 4-month-old Thai infant with Cushing's syndrome secondary to bilateral adrenal tumors with hepatic metastasis. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('hepatic metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (131, 149)) ('bilateral adrenal tumors', 'Disease', (101, 125)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (69, 87)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (69, 87)) ('bilateral adrenal tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (101, 125)) ('mutation', 'Var', (7, 15)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (69, 87)) ('infant', 'Species', '9606', (57, 63)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (111, 124)) ('hepatic metastasis', 'Disease', (131, 149)) 8559 28956362 Following molecular investigations, a deletion mutation of beta-catenin involving codons 44 to 45 was detected in the right adrenal tumor and peripheral blood of this patient, which indicates systemic mutation. ('deletion mutation', 'Var', (38, 55)) ('right adrenal tumor', 'Disease', (118, 137)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (167, 174)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (132, 137)) ('right adrenal tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (118, 137)) ('adrenal tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100631', (124, 137)) ('beta-catenin', 'Protein', (59, 71)) 8561 28956362 For CPAs, mutations in the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) were identified and shown to occur mutually exclusively to CTNNB1 mutations. ('CPAs', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('CPA', 'Chemical', '-', (4, 7)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('mutations', 'Var', (137, 146)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (130, 136)) 8563 28956362 Activating mutations in PKA led to constitutively activated cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling, causing increased cortisol production and tumor formation. ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (127, 146)) ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (92, 96)) ('activated', 'PosReg', (50, 59)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (117, 126)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (127, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (151, 156)) ('cyclic adenosine monophosphate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (60, 90)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('increased cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (117, 135)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 156)) 8564 28956362 Expression analysis revealed the increased expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis and metabolism of steroids in tumors with protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha (PRKACA) mutation. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (122, 128)) ('cAMP', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000242', (149, 153)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (122, 128)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (110, 118)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (189, 195)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (33, 42)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 127)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (189, 195)) ('expression', 'MPA', (43, 53)) ('mutation', 'Var', (197, 205)) 8565 28956362 Somatic gain-of-function mutations in the PRKACA have been found in cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas, but the presence of genetic alterations in genes involved in the PKA pathway in APA is currently unknown. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (68, 76)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (42, 48)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (42, 48)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (87, 110)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (87, 110)) ('gain-of-function', 'PosReg', (8, 24)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (87, 110)) 8567 28956362 Tumors harboring these mutations have a variable histological and CYP11B2/B1 expression pattern, and show different clinical characteristics, such as female gender dominance and a higher risk of postadrenalectomy residual hypertension. ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (222, 234)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (222, 234)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (66, 73)) ('mutations', 'Var', (23, 32)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (66, 73)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (222, 234)) 8568 28956362 CTNNB1 mutations in APAs could relate to tumorigenesis rather than aldosterone production by activating Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (41, 46)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (41, 46)) ('Wnt/beta-catenin signaling', 'MPA', (104, 130)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('APAs', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('relate', 'Reg', (31, 37)) ('activating', 'PosReg', (93, 103)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (67, 89)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (41, 46)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (67, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 8677 27430645 CYP11B2, CYP11B1, and 3betaHSD were expressed sporadically, and their expression patterns varied significantly among the different tumor portions examined. ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (22, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('varied', 'Reg', (90, 96)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (22, 30)) 8679 27430645 Small tumor cell populations were aldosterone- or cortisol-producing cells, as judged by 3betaHSD coinciding with either CYP11B2 or CYP11B1, respectively. ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (121, 128)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (89, 97)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (89, 97)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (34, 45)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 11)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (121, 128)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (132, 139)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (6, 11)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (50, 58)) 8688 27430645 recently developed monoclonal antibodies for human CYP11B2 and CYP11B1. ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (51, 58)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (51, 58)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (45, 50)) 8690 27430645 We herein performed immunohistochemical analyses for CYP11B1, CYP11B2, 3betaHSD, and CYP17 in a case of ACC that presented with subclinical Cushing's syndrome (SCS) and mild primary aldosteronism (PA). ('primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (174, 195)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (140, 158)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (71, 79)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (71, 79)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (140, 158)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (197, 199)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (140, 158)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (62, 69)) ('SCS', 'Disease', (160, 163)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', '1586', (85, 90)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (62, 69)) ('SCS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000168', (160, 163)) ('mild primary aldosteronism', 'Disease', (169, 195)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (104, 107)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (53, 60)) 8692 27430645 Single staining for CYP11B2, CYP11B1, 3betaHSD, and CYP17 was performed as previously reported, in which the nucleus was counterstained by hematoxylin. ('hematoxylin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006416', (139, 150)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (29, 36)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (38, 46)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (38, 46)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (20, 27)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (20, 27)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', '1586', (52, 57)) 8701 27430645 PCA/TA was measured as follows: (1) High resolution images (2400 dpi) of immunostained sections for CYP11B2, CYP11B1, and 3betaHSD were captured using a scanner machine. ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (122, 130)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (122, 130)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (100, 107)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (100, 107)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (109, 116)) 8702 27430645 Five sites of CYP11B2-positive area, CYP11B1-positive area, 3betaHSD-positive area, and area negative for these enzymes (black circles in Figs. ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (60, 68)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (14, 21)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (14, 21)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (60, 68)) ('CYP11B1-positive', 'Var', (37, 53)) 8726 27430645 In order to examine the expression patterns of the steroidogenic enzymes responsible for hormone production, 10 tumor blocks were subjected to immunohistochemical analyses for CYP11B2, CYP11B1, and 3betaHSD (1st and 3rd column panels in Figs. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (112, 117)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (185, 192)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (51, 58)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (112, 117)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (176, 183)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (112, 117)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (198, 206)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (198, 206)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (176, 183)) 8727 27430645 CYP11B2, CYP11B1, and 3betaHSD were expressed sporadically throughout the tumor with their specific patterns not being associated with each other. ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (22, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (74, 79)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (0, 7)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (74, 79)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (9, 16)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (22, 30)) 8732 27430645 Mitotic cells (median value [25th percentile value-75th percentile value]) in five CYP11B2-positive area, CYP11B1-positive area, 3betaHSD-positive area, and area negative for these enzymes (black circles in Figs. ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (129, 137)) ('CYP11B1-positive', 'Var', (106, 122)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (129, 137)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (83, 90)) ('Mitotic cells', 'CPA', (0, 13)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (83, 90)) 8745 27430645 However, only a few potential cortisol-producing cells, i.e., cells co-expressing 3betaHSD and CYP11B1, were observed. ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (30, 38)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (82, 90)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (82, 90)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (95, 102)) 8748 27430645 We delineate for the first time the expression patterns of steroidogenic enzymes including CYP11B2 and CYP11B1 in ACC. ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (91, 98)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (114, 117)) ('steroidogenic', 'Enzyme', (59, 72)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (59, 66)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (103, 110)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (91, 98)) 8750 27430645 We have found only an old report describing ACC immunohistochemistry using steroidogenic enzyme antibodies including cholesterol side chain cleavage, 3betaHSD, steroid 21-hydroxylase (CYP21), CYP17, and CYP11B1. ('CYP17', 'Gene', (192, 197)) ('CYP21', 'Gene', (184, 189)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', '3283', (150, 158)) ('3betaHSD', 'Gene', (150, 158)) ('CYP21', 'Gene', '1589', (184, 189)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (75, 82)) ('cholesterol', 'MPA', (117, 128)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (44, 47)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (203, 210)) ('CYP17', 'Gene', '1586', (192, 197)) ('steroid 21-hydroxylase', 'Gene', '1589', (160, 182)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (117, 128)) ('steroid 21-hydroxylase', 'Gene', (160, 182)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (160, 167)) 8752 27430645 The antibody for CYP11B1 used in that study was targeted for bovine CYP11B1, which presumably detect both human CYP11B1 and CYP11B2. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (106, 111)) ('CYP11B1', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (124, 131)) ('bovine', 'Species', '9913', (61, 67)) 8824 24348556 In conclusion, in ACC patients, mitotane caused significant increases in HDL-c that may counteract the deleterious atherosclerotic effects of LDL-c and Tg rise. ('Tg', 'Chemical', '-', (152, 154)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', '22796', (142, 147)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', (142, 147)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('atherosclerotic', 'Disease', (115, 130)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (18, 21)) ('atherosclerotic', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (115, 130)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (32, 40)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (32, 40)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (60, 69)) ('HDL-c', 'Protein', (73, 78)) 8869 24348556 In our cohort, mitotane therapy was associated with a significant increase in HDL-c, LDL-c, and triglyceride levels. ('increase', 'PosReg', (66, 74)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('HDL-c', 'Disease', (78, 83)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (15, 23)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', '22796', (85, 90)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (15, 23)) ('triglyceride', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (96, 108)) ('triglyceride levels', 'MPA', (96, 115)) 8872 24348556 Mitotane as adjuvant therapy has been associated with improved ACC outcomes in a large series of patients analyzed retrospectively, but it also has multiple adverse effects, which were prospectively assessed and summarized in 17 ACC patients by Daffara et al.. Our work validated the previous observation that mitotane treatment is associated with an increase in HDL-c of about 60-65%, which was directly correlated with serum mitotane concentrations. ('increase', 'PosReg', (351, 359)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (324, 327)) ('HDL-c', 'Disease', (363, 368)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (229, 232)) ('Mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (0, 8)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (427, 435)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (63, 66)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (310, 318)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (233, 241)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (310, 318)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (97, 105)) 8875 24348556 We also validated the previous reports of a marked increase in LDL-c with mitotane therapy. ('increase', 'PosReg', (51, 59)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', '22796', (63, 68)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (74, 82)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (74, 82)) 8890 24348556 The carriers of a mutation in SR-BI had increased HDL-c levels without increases in atherosclerosis and had reduced adrenal steroidogenesis. ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D050197', (84, 99)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002621', (84, 99)) ('SR-BI', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (108, 115)) ('HDL-c levels', 'MPA', (50, 62)) ('atherosclerosis', 'Disease', (84, 99)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (40, 49)) ('mutation', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('SR-BI', 'Gene', '949', (30, 35)) ('adrenal steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (116, 139)) ('increased HDL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012184', (40, 53)) 8892 24348556 Studies are needed to investigate whether mitotane causes SR-BI dysfunction and whether the corresponding increase in HDL-c is atherogenic. ('BI dysfunction', 'Disease', (61, 75)) ('SR-BI', 'Gene', '949', (58, 63)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('SR-BI', 'Gene', (58, 63)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (42, 50)) ('causes', 'Reg', (51, 57)) ('BI dysfunction', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (61, 75)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (106, 114)) ('HDL-c', 'Gene', (118, 123)) 8894 24348556 Glucocorticosteroids replacement during mitotane therapy is unlikely to explain HDL-c rise as glucocorticosteroids are often associated with increased plasma levels of total cholesterol, LDL-c, and triglycerides with decreased plasma levels of HDL-c. ('increased plasma levels of total cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (141, 185)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', (187, 192)) ('triglycerides', 'MPA', (198, 211)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('total cholesterol', 'MPA', (168, 185)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (141, 150)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (174, 185)) ('LDL-c', 'Gene', '22796', (187, 192)) ('triglycerides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (198, 211)) ('glucocorticosteroids', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 114)) ('glucocorticosteroids', 'Var', (94, 114)) ('decreased plasma levels of HDL', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003233', (217, 247)) ('plasma levels', 'MPA', (151, 164)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (40, 48)) 8923 23367496 It seems that high rate of mutations in the tumor suppressor gene P53 (TP53) can be a contributory factor in this unexpectedly high prevalence. ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (72, 75)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (44, 49)) ('P53', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (44, 49)) ('P53', 'Gene', (72, 75)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (71, 75)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (71, 75)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (66, 69)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (44, 49)) 8994 23028800 p53 Stabilization Induces Cell Growth Inhibition and Affects IGF2 Pathway in Response to Radiotherapy in Adrenocortical Cancer Cells Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare endocrine tumour, with variable prognosis, depending on tumour stage and time of diagnosis. ('endocrine tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (179, 195)) ('Cell Growth Inhibition', 'CPA', (26, 48)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 195)) ('Adrenocortical Cancer', 'Disease', (105, 126)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 195)) ('Affects', 'Reg', (53, 60)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (189, 195)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (235, 241)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (159, 162)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 3)) ('endocrine tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004701', (179, 195)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (133, 157)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (235, 241)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (235, 241)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 126)) ('Stabilization', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (148, 157)) ('p53', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (133, 157)) ('endocrine tumour', 'Disease', (179, 195)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (61, 65)) ('Adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (133, 157)) ('Adrenocortical Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (105, 126)) 8997 23028800 We studied the status of p53 in two adrenocortical cell lines, H295R and SW-13, harbouring non-functioning forms of this protein, owing to the lack of exons 8 and 9 and a point mutation in exon 6, respectively. ('p53', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (25, 28)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (143, 147)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (73, 78)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (36, 50)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (36, 50)) ('point mutation', 'Var', (171, 185)) 8998 23028800 Moreover, these cell lines show high levels of p-Akt and IGF2, especially H295R. ('IGF2', 'Gene', (57, 61)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (49, 52)) ('H295R', 'Var', (74, 79)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (49, 52)) 9015 23028800 Patients affected by Li-Fraumeni syndrome, who inherit germline mutations of TP53, are more likely to develop malignant adrenocortical tumours. ('develop', 'PosReg', (102, 109)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (21, 41)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (110, 142)) ('malignant adrenocortical tumours', 'Disease', (110, 142)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 141)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (55, 73)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (21, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (77, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (77, 81)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 142)) 9016 23028800 Moreover, a specific mutation in codon 337 (R337H) seems to be responsible for the majority of cases of ACC in the child population of Southern Brazil. ('ACC', 'Disease', (104, 107)) ('R337H', 'Var', (44, 49)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (115, 120)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (63, 74)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (104, 107)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (44, 49)) 9020 23028800 Here, we showed that the restoration of p53 activity, by transfection of wild type p53 (wtp53), led to inhibition of growth and induced cell death by apoptosis following IR administration in both cell lines. ('p53', 'Gene', (90, 93)) ('cell death', 'CPA', (136, 146)) ('p53', 'Gene', (83, 86)) ('transfection', 'Var', (57, 69)) ('growth', 'CPA', (117, 123)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (83, 86)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (90, 93)) ('p53', 'Gene', (40, 43)) ('activity', 'MPA', (44, 52)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (40, 43)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (103, 113)) 9026 23028800 Sequencing analysis of TP53 coding sequence in SW-13 cells confirmed the presence of a homozygous point mutation in exon 6 (r.577c>u), which was described for the first time by Reincke et al. ('r.577c>u', 'Var', (124, 132)) ('r.577c>u', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (124, 132)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (23, 27)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (47, 52)) 9028 23028800 Moreover, we identified a polymorphism in codon 72 (CCC to CGC) (Figure 1, panel A, bottom) in this cell line, resulting in an amino acid substitution at this position (arginine instead of proline) (Figure 1, panel C, bottom). ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (169, 177)) ('72 (CCC to CGC', 'Mutation', 'c.72CCC>CGC', (48, 62)) ('CCC to CGC', 'Gene', (52, 62)) ('arginine', 'Var', (169, 177)) ('proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011392', (189, 196)) ('in an', 'Reg', (121, 126)) ('amino', 'Var', (127, 132)) ('polymorphism', 'Var', (26, 38)) 9030 23028800 To assess the significance of TP53 mutations on cell proliferation, we transiently transfected H295R and SW-13 cells with empty vector (mock) or a vector expressing the wild type form of TP53 (WT) and evaluated the effect on cell growth 24, 48 and 72 hours after transfection. ('TP53', 'Gene', (30, 34)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (187, 191)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (187, 191)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (30, 34)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (105, 110)) ('mutations', 'Var', (35, 44)) 9040 23028800 In SK-OV-3 cells (Figure 2, panel A, bottom), the restoration of wtp53 induced a slight inhibition of cell growth, which however did not exceed 17% after 72 h. We also observed that IR treatment at a dose of 6 Gy induced a growth inhibition of -27% (p<0.05) after 24 h in cells transfected with empty vector, which reached -35% (p<0.01) after 48 h. However, the presence of wtp53 strengthened the effect of IR treatment. ('SK-OV-3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0532', (3, 10)) ('strengthened', 'PosReg', (380, 392)) ('presence', 'Var', (362, 370)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (67, 70)) ('p53', 'Gene', (376, 379)) ('p53', 'Gene', (67, 70)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (376, 379)) 9084 23028800 Even in this case, no effect on IGF2 expression was observed after IR administration in cells expressing endogenous mutant p53, while a strong decrease in IGF2 mRNA levels was observed in cells transfected with wtp53 vector. ('endogenous mutant', 'Var', (105, 122)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (143, 151)) ('IGF2 mRNA levels', 'MPA', (155, 171)) ('p53', 'Gene', (123, 126)) ('p53', 'Gene', (213, 216)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (213, 216)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (123, 126)) 9089 23028800 In accordance with our data concerning cell proliferation and apoptosis, the effect on Akt phosphorylation was evident at 48 h after transfection (-16% in H295R and -17% in SW-13 cells, respectively) and was maximum at 72 h after transfection (-53% in H295R and -51% in SW-13 cells; p<0.01). ('Akt', 'Gene', (87, 90)) ('-16', 'Var', (147, 150)) ('H295R', 'Var', (155, 160)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (87, 90)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (173, 178)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (270, 275)) 9094 23028800 Extensive evidence over the last two decades reporting that p53 is required for efficacy of radiation therapy has generated considerable interest in developing strategies in tumours with defective p53. ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 180)) ('tumours', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (174, 181)) ('p53', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('tumours', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (174, 181)) ('tumours', 'Disease', (174, 181)) ('p53', 'Gene', (197, 200)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (197, 200)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (60, 63)) ('defective', 'Var', (187, 196)) 9095 23028800 In fact, many reports have found a correlation between TP53 mutations and radio-resistance in many cancer cell lines. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (55, 59)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (99, 105)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (99, 105)) ('correlation', 'Interaction', (35, 46)) ('radio-resistance', 'CPA', (74, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (60, 69)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) 9097 23028800 An association between TP53 mutations and Li-Fraumeni syndrome has been found in more than 70% of families affected by this pathology, which means a higher risk of developing ACC, especially during childhood. ('association', 'Interaction', (3, 14)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (198, 203)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (42, 62)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (175, 178)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (23, 27)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (42, 62)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 9099 23028800 Moreover, LOH in 17p13 locus occurs in about 85% of cases of ACC, but not in benign adrenocortical adenomas. ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (84, 107)) ('LOH', 'Var', (10, 13)) ('benign adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (77, 107)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (61, 64)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (61, 64)) ('benign adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (77, 107)) 9100 23028800 Although, these statistics strongly suggest an extensive role for TP53 mutations in ACC onset, currently no data exist for the association between TP53 status and radiotherapy efficacy in ACC. ('TP53', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (66, 70)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (84, 87)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (188, 191)) ('mutations', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (84, 87)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (147, 151)) 9109 23028800 These cell lines, especially H295R, are typical of ACC and represent two useful models since they carry different mutations in the TP53 gene. ('mutations', 'Var', (114, 123)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (131, 135)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (51, 54)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (131, 135)) 9114 23028800 A major susceptibility to cancer has been observed in homozygous carriers of the arginine allele and a reduction in disease-free and overall survival has been found in proline/arginine heterozygous patients with breast cancer. ('arginine allele', 'Var', (81, 96)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (219, 225)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (212, 225)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (198, 206)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (26, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 32)) ('proline/arginine', 'Var', (168, 184)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (81, 89)) ('proline', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011392', (168, 175)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (212, 225)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (219, 225)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (219, 225)) ('arginine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001120', (176, 184)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (103, 112)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (212, 225)) 9115 23028800 p53 mutant in H295R cells lacks part of the DNA binding domain and the entire C-terminal domain and SW-13 cells bare a homozygous point mutation in DBD, suggesting that p53 activity in these cell lines is completely lost. ('lacks', 'NegReg', (26, 31)) ('p53', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 3)) ('mutant', 'Var', (4, 10)) ('lost', 'NegReg', (216, 220)) ('mutation', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('p53', 'Gene', (169, 172)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (169, 172)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (100, 105)) ('activity', 'MPA', (173, 181)) ('DNA binding', 'Interaction', (44, 55)) 9117 23028800 It was previously demonstrated that lack of p53 is responsible for SK-OV-3 cells insensitivity to radiation treatment at low doses, while reintroduction of wild type p53 determines an effect on cell growth and viability in response to irradiation. ('effect', 'Reg', (184, 190)) ('p53', 'Gene', (166, 169)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (166, 169)) ('p53', 'Gene', (44, 47)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (44, 47)) ('SK-OV-3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0532', (67, 74)) ('lack', 'Var', (36, 40)) ('insensitivity', 'NegReg', (81, 94)) 9127 23028800 Many post-translational modifications affecting both p53 and Mdm2 prevent p53 degradation, thus allowing this protein to promote cell cycle arrest, senescence and apoptosis. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (163, 172)) ('senescence', 'CPA', (148, 158)) ('Mdm2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (66, 73)) ('p53', 'Gene', (74, 77)) ('degradation', 'MPA', (78, 89)) ('p53', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (53, 56)) ('Mdm2', 'Gene', '4193', (61, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (74, 77)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'CPA', (129, 146)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (121, 128)) ('modifications', 'Var', (24, 37)) 9131 23028800 BCL2 levels were not influenced by irradiation in the absence of wtp53, whereas restoration of p53 led to a strong decrease in its expression. ('restoration', 'Var', (80, 91)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('p53', 'Gene', (67, 70)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (67, 70)) ('expression', 'MPA', (131, 141)) ('p53', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (95, 98)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (115, 123)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (0, 4)) 9133 23028800 Moreover, our results shed new light on the functional characterization of H295R and SW-13 p53 mutants. ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (91, 94)) ('p53', 'Gene', (91, 94)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (85, 90)) ('H295R', 'Var', (75, 80)) 9134 23028800 In fact, when cells expressing the endogenous mutant forms of p53 were subjected to IR treatment, we observed no effect on apoptosis or BCL2 expression, thus indicating that the mutations we identified cause a loss of the ability of p53 to induce apoptosis. ('BCL2', 'Gene', (136, 140)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (210, 214)) ('ability', 'MPA', (222, 229)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (247, 256)) ('mutant', 'Var', (46, 52)) ('mutations', 'Var', (178, 187)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (233, 236)) ('BCL2', 'Gene', '596', (136, 140)) ('p53', 'Gene', (62, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (62, 65)) ('p53', 'Gene', (233, 236)) 9136 23028800 Moreover, new therapeutic approaches, based on mutant or inactive p53 re-activation by small molecules, like nutlins, PRIMA-1 and RITA, associated with radiotherapy, may be considered. ('PRIMA-1', 'Gene', (118, 125)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (66, 69)) ('PRIMA-1', 'Gene', '145270', (118, 125)) ('RITA', 'Gene', '84934', (130, 134)) ('re-activation', 'PosReg', (70, 83)) ('mutant', 'Var', (47, 53)) ('p53', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('RITA', 'Gene', (130, 134)) 9149 23028800 The absence of these effects in irradiated H295R and SW-13 cells expressing only endogenous mutants of p53 clearly indicates that the wild type form of this protein is required to inhibit the aberrantly activated IGF-II/Akt signal transduction pathway in ACC. ('IGF-II', 'Gene', (213, 219)) ('p53', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('IGF-II', 'Gene', '3481', (213, 219)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (180, 187)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (103, 106)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (220, 223)) ('mutants', 'Var', (92, 99)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (255, 258)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (53, 58)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (220, 223)) 9154 23028800 The inhibitory effect of wtp53 on IGF-II and Akt may thus promote tumour radio-responsiveness and prevent the onset of aberrant phenotypes due to non-specific recombination, which is one of the major limits to radiation-based therapies. ('IGF-II', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('non-specific', 'Var', (146, 158)) ('prevent', 'NegReg', (98, 105)) ('Akt', 'Gene', (45, 48)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (27, 30)) ('IGF-II', 'Gene', '3481', (34, 40)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 72)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (58, 65)) ('inhibitory', 'NegReg', (4, 14)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (45, 48)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 72)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (66, 72)) ('p53', 'Gene', (27, 30)) 9156 23028800 In conclusion, our study demonstrates that functional p53 is able to induce cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in response to radiotherapy in ACC cell lines, independently from their differentiation status and endocrine characteristics. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (103, 112)) ('p53', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('functional', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('induce', 'PosReg', (69, 75)) ('cell growth inhibition', 'CPA', (76, 98)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (54, 57)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (144, 147)) 9158 23028800 Therefore, we postulate that p53 status should be taken into consideration during therapeutic planning, since the presence of wild type p53 may represent a favorable predictive factor for radiotherapy in ACC cases. ('presence', 'Var', (114, 122)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (136, 139)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (204, 207)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (204, 207)) ('p53', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('p53', 'Gene', '7157', (29, 32)) ('p53', 'Gene', (136, 139)) 9203 21788046 Cases were limited to patients aged 18 and older with International Disease for Oncology (ICD-O-3) histology code 8370, and primary site codes C740 and C749. ('C749', 'Var', (152, 156)) ('Oncology', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 88)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (22, 30)) ('C740', 'Var', (143, 147)) 9251 22848660 Comprehensive Re-Sequencing of Adrenal Aldosterone Producing Lesions Reveal Three Somatic Mutations near the KCNJ5 Potassium Channel Selectivity Filter Aldosterone producing lesions are a common cause of hypertension, but genetic alterations for tumorigenesis have been unclear. ('Adrenal Aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (31, 50)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (204, 216)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (204, 216)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (109, 114)) ('cause', 'Reg', (195, 200)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (204, 216)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (246, 251)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (246, 251)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (246, 251)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (109, 114)) 9252 22848660 Recently, either of two recurrent somatic missense mutations (G151R or L168R) was found in the potassium channel KCNJ5 gene in aldosterone producing adenomas. ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (71, 76)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (113, 118)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (149, 157)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (95, 104)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (149, 157)) ('L168R', 'Var', (71, 76)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (127, 138)) ('G151R', 'Var', (62, 67)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (113, 118)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (62, 67)) 9253 22848660 These mutations alter the channel selectivity filter and result in Na+ conductance and cell depolarization, stimulating aldosterone production and cell proliferation. ('alter', 'Reg', (16, 21)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (147, 165)) ('result in', 'Reg', (57, 66)) ('depolarization', 'NegReg', (92, 106)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (120, 131)) ('channel selectivity filter', 'MPA', (26, 52)) ('Na+ conductance', 'MPA', (67, 82)) ('cell', 'CPA', (87, 91)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (120, 142)) ('stimulating', 'PosReg', (108, 119)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (120, 142)) ('stimulating aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (108, 142)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 9254 22848660 Because a similar mutation occurs in a Mendelian form of primary aldosteronism, these mutations appear to be sufficient for cell proliferation and aldosterone production. ('Mendelian form of primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (39, 78)) ('aldosterone', 'MPA', (147, 158)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (147, 169)) ('form of primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (49, 78)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (147, 158)) ('mutation', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Disease', (57, 78)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (57, 78)) 9255 22848660 The prevalence and spectrum of KCNJ5 mutations in different entities of adrenocortical lesions remain to be defined. ('adrenocortical lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565972', (72, 94)) ('adrenocortical lesions', 'Disease', (72, 94)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (31, 36)) 9258 22848660 G151R or L168R somatic mutations were identified in 47% of aldosterone producing adenomas, each with similar frequency. ('L168R', 'Var', (9, 14)) ('G151R', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (0, 5)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (81, 89)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (59, 70)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (81, 89)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (9, 14)) 9260 22848660 Somatic G151R or L168R mutations were also found in 40% of aldosterone producing adenomas associated with marked hyperplasia, but not in specimens with merely unilateral hyperplasia. ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (113, 124)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (8, 13)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (142, 145)) ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001528', (159, 181)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (170, 181)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (17, 22)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (81, 89)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (113, 124)) ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (159, 181)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (59, 70)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (81, 89)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (170, 181)) ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Disease', (159, 181)) ('G151R', 'Var', (8, 13)) ('L168R', 'Var', (17, 22)) 9262 22848660 KCNJ5 mutations were overrepresented in aldosterone producing adenomas from female compared to male patients (63 vs. 24%). ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (40, 51)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (62, 70)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('overrepresented', 'PosReg', (21, 36)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (100, 108)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (62, 70)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 9263 22848660 Males with KCNJ5 mutations were significantly younger than those without (45 vs. 54, respectively; p<0.005) and their APAs with KCNJ5 mutations were larger than those without (27.1 mm vs. 17.1 mm; p<0.005). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('larger', 'PosReg', (149, 155)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (11, 16)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (128, 133)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (118, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (128, 133)) ('APA', 'Gene', (118, 121)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) 9264 22848660 Either of two somatic KCNJ5 mutations are highly prevalent and specific for aldosterone producing lesions. ('aldosterone producing lesions', 'Disease', (76, 105)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (22, 27)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (76, 87)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (22, 27)) 9269 22848660 Hypersecretion of aldosterone causes increased renal sodium retention and potassium excretion, and the diagnosis was in the past only recognized in hypertensive patients with hypokalemia. ('potassium excretion', 'MPA', (74, 93)) ('hypokalemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002900', (175, 186)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (53, 59)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (74, 83)) ('hypertensive', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (148, 160)) ('renal sodium retention', 'MPA', (47, 69)) ('hypertensive', 'Disease', (148, 160)) ('hypokalemia', 'Disease', (175, 186)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (161, 169)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (37, 46)) ('hypokalemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007008', (175, 186)) ('renal sodium retention', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012606', (47, 69)) ('Hypersecretion of aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (0, 29)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (18, 29)) ('Hypersecretion', 'Var', (0, 14)) 9277 22848660 Recently, exome sequencing has identified either of two recurrent somatic mutations (G151R and L168R) in the inwardly rectifying potassium channel KCNJ5 (Kir3.4, GIRK4) in APAs, these results were verified in other studies. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', (162, 167)) ('GIRK4', 'Gene', '3762', (162, 167)) ('potassium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D011188', (129, 138)) ('G151R', 'Var', (85, 90)) ('Kir3.4', 'Gene', '3762', (154, 160)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (95, 100)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (147, 152)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (172, 175)) ('APA', 'Gene', (172, 175)) ('L168R', 'Var', (95, 100)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (85, 90)) ('Kir3.4', 'Gene', (154, 160)) 9278 22848660 Germline KCNJ5 mutations (G151R, G151E and T158A) were also reported to cause a rare dominant form of primary aldosteronism, Familial hyperaldosteronism type III. ('primary aldosteronism', 'Disease', (102, 123)) ('G151R', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type III', 'Disease', (125, 161)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('G151E', 'Var', (33, 38)) ('T158A', 'Var', (43, 48)) ('T158A', 'Mutation', 'rs387906778', (43, 48)) ('hyperaldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (134, 152)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (26, 31)) ('form of primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (94, 123)) ('cause', 'Reg', (72, 77)) ('G151E', 'Mutation', 'rs587777437', (33, 38)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (9, 14)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (102, 123)) ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (125, 157)) ('Familial hyperaldosteronism type III', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (125, 161)) 9279 22848660 All these mutations were shown to alter the selectivity filter of KCNJ5, resulting in a channel that can conduct Na+ as well as K+. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (66, 71)) ('alter', 'Reg', (34, 39)) ('mutations', 'Var', (10, 19)) ('selectivity', 'MPA', (44, 55)) 9281 22848660 We now report analysis of KCNJ5 gene mutations in a large multi-center cohort of adrenocortical tumors. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (26, 31)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (81, 102)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 101)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (81, 102)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (26, 31)) 9294 22848660 GenBank accession numbers were: NP_000881.3 (human), NP_034735.3 (mouse), XP_417864.2 (chicken), NP_001016901.1 (frog), XP_700619.4 (zebrafish), and XP_002122831.1 (tunicate). ('XP_417864.2', 'Var', (74, 85)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (66, 71)) ('NP_034735.3', 'Var', (53, 64)) ('NP_001016901.1', 'Var', (97, 111)) ('XP_002122831.1', 'Var', (149, 163)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (45, 50)) ('XP_700619.4', 'Var', (120, 131)) ('chicken', 'Species', '9031', (87, 94)) ('zebrafish', 'Species', '7955', (133, 142)) 9295 22848660 ANOVA, mixed model, was used for comparison between two groups based on absence or presence of KCNJ5 mutations, followed by Chi square test. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (95, 100)) ('mutations', 'Var', (101, 110)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (95, 100)) 9296 22848660 In total KCNJ5 mutations were identified in 157 of 348 (45%) of aldosterone producing lesions (Table 1). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (9, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (15, 24)) ('aldosterone producing lesions', 'Disease', (64, 93)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (64, 75)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (9, 14)) ('identified', 'Reg', (30, 40)) 9297 22848660 Of these, 155 resulted in the previously reported G151R and L168R substitutions (found in 24% and 20% of all samples, respectively) (Figure 1). ('G151R', 'Var', (50, 55)) ('L168R', 'Var', (60, 65)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (50, 55)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (60, 65)) 9298 22848660 In addition, two APAs had a single base substitution resulting in a novel E145Q mutation located near the selectivity filter at a highly conserved position (Figure 1 and 2). ('APA', 'Gene', (17, 20)) ('E145Q', 'Var', (74, 79)) ('E145Q', 'Mutation', 'p.E145Q', (74, 79)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (17, 20)) 9299 22848660 G151R, L168R, T158A as well as I157S and G151E substitutions have been shown to affect protein structure and disturb selectivity filter specificity, thus it is likely that E145Q would also affect the selectivity filter specificity. ('selectivity filter specificity', 'MPA', (117, 147)) ('affect', 'Reg', (80, 86)) ('affect', 'Reg', (189, 195)) ('G151E', 'Var', (41, 46)) ('G151E', 'Mutation', 'rs587777437', (41, 46)) ('G151R', 'Var', (0, 5)) ('disturb', 'NegReg', (109, 116)) ('selectivity filter specificity', 'MPA', (200, 230)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (0, 5)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (7, 12)) ('E145Q', 'Mutation', 'p.E145Q', (172, 177)) ('I157S', 'Var', (31, 36)) ('T158A', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('I157S', 'Mutation', 'rs587777438', (31, 36)) ('T158A', 'Mutation', 'rs387906778', (14, 19)) ('L168R', 'Var', (7, 12)) ('E145Q', 'Var', (172, 177)) ('protein structure', 'MPA', (87, 104)) 9300 22848660 The L168R mutation was observed in one of three adrenocortical carcinomas with excess aldosterone production. ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (86, 108)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (63, 73)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (86, 108)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (48, 73)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (4, 9)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (48, 72)) ('observed', 'Reg', (23, 31)) ('excess aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (79, 97)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (48, 73)) ('L168R', 'Var', (4, 9)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (86, 97)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (63, 72)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (48, 73)) 9301 22848660 In all 137 cases in which matched DNA from blood or surrounding normal tissue was available, KCNJ5 mutations were specific to adenomas, consistent with these representing somatic mutations. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (93, 98)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (93, 98)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (126, 134)) ('mutations', 'Var', (99, 108)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (126, 134)) 9302 22848660 Stratifying by lesion type, 136 mutations were found in 287 APAs in which surrounding hyperplasia was not found (47%). ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (86, 97)) ('APA', 'Gene', (60, 63)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (86, 97)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (60, 63)) 9304 22848660 No KCNJ5 mutations were found in 9 specimens with hyperplasia without APA, including sampling selected macronodules of variable size from the same lesion (Table 1). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (3, 8)) ('mutations', 'Var', (9, 18)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (3, 8)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (50, 61)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (70, 73)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (40, 43)) ('APA', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (50, 61)) 9305 22848660 KCNJ5 mutation (L168R) was also found in one of three aldosterone-secreting adrenocortical carcinomas (33%). ('secreting adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011746', (66, 100)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (76, 101)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (54, 65)) ('found', 'Reg', (32, 37)) ('L168R', 'Var', (16, 21)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (76, 101)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (76, 101)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (76, 100)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (91, 100)) ('mutation (L168R', 'Var', (6, 21)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (16, 21)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (91, 101)) 9306 22848660 In contrast, no KCNJ5 mutations were detected in 130 non-aldosterone secreting adrenocortical specimens (Table S2). ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (57, 68)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (79, 93)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (79, 93)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (99, 102)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (16, 21)) 9307 22848660 Genotype-phenotype correlation demonstrated a dramatic difference in the prevalence of KCNJ5 mutations in women and men (Figure 3). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (108, 111)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (87, 92)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (106, 111)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (116, 119)) 9308 22848660 While KCNJ5 mutations were found in 63% of APA's without surrounding hyperplasia in women (112/178), they were present in only 22% of APA's in males (24/109) (Table 1). ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (43, 46)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (84, 89)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (134, 137)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (6, 11)) ('APA', 'Gene', (134, 137)) ('mutations', 'Var', (12, 21)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (69, 80)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (69, 80)) ('found', 'Reg', (27, 32)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('APA', 'Gene', (43, 46)) 9310 22848660 A similar female bias for KCNJ5 mutations was seen among APAs with surrounding hyperplasia (ratio 2.0:1). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (26, 31)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (57, 60)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (79, 90)) ('APA', 'Gene', (57, 60)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (79, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (26, 31)) 9311 22848660 Females with and without KCNJ5 mutations had surgery at similar ages and their adenomas were of similar size at surgery (Table 1). ('mutations', 'Var', (31, 40)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (25, 30)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (79, 87)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (79, 87)) 9312 22848660 Males with KCNJ5 mutations were in average 9 years younger at the time of surgery than those without (45 vs. 54, respectively; p<0.005). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (11, 16)) ('mutations', 'Var', (17, 26)) 9313 22848660 APAs with KCNJ5 mutations in male patients were on average 1 cm larger than those without (27.1 mm vs. 17.1 mm; p<0.005); this was attributable to males with G151R mutations having the largest APAs. ('G151R', 'Var', (158, 163)) ('APA', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (10, 15)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (0, 3)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (158, 163)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (34, 42)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (193, 196)) ('APA', 'Gene', (193, 196)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (10, 15)) 9316 22848660 The present findings confirm and extend the recent discovery of recurrent mutations in KCNJ5 as a prevalent cause of APA (Table 2). ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('mutations', 'Var', (74, 83)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (87, 92)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (117, 120)) ('APA', 'Gene', (117, 120)) ('cause', 'Reg', (108, 113)) 9317 22848660 The previously identified mutations resulting in G151R and L168R were found in similar frequencies that together comprise 46% of APAs, which is comparable to other published studies. ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (129, 132)) ('APA', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (59, 64)) ('G151R', 'Var', (49, 54)) ('L168R', 'Var', (59, 64)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (49, 54)) 9320 22848660 In addition, one KCNJ5 mutation was found in an aldosterone-secreting adrenocortical carcinoma. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (17, 22)) ('mutation', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (70, 94)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (17, 22)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (70, 94)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (85, 94)) ('secreting adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011746', (60, 94)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (48, 59)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (70, 94)) 9321 22848660 These findings demonstrate that the G151R and L168R mutations account for nearly 99% of KCNJ5 mutations in APAs and suggest that few additional mutations in this gene are unlikely to account for significant fractions of APA. ('G151R', 'Var', (36, 41)) ('L168R', 'Var', (46, 51)) ('mutations', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('APA', 'Gene', (220, 223)) ('G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (36, 41)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (220, 223)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('APA', 'Gene', (107, 110)) ('L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (46, 51)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (107, 110)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (88, 93)) 9322 22848660 KCNJ5 mutations were prevalent in tumors in which there was a solitary or dominant nodule; the tumors with mutation were of variable size (6-47 mm) at the time of surgery and patients with and without mutations generally had surgery at similar ages. ('tumors', 'Disease', (34, 40)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 40)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (175, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 100)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('prevalent', 'Reg', (21, 30)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) 9325 22848660 In contrast, no KCNJ5 mutations were found among 9 cases prospectively classified as unilateral hyperplasia with or without multiple nodules despite analyzing DNA from most of the available nodules in each sample (p<0.005 for difference in frequency compared with all APAs). ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (85, 107)) ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Disease', (85, 107)) ('unilateral hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001528', (85, 107)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (16, 21)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (268, 271)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('APA', 'Gene', (268, 271)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (16, 21)) 9326 22848660 Similarly, no KCNJ5 mutations were found in other non-aldosterone secreting adrenal lesions, demonstrating their specificity for aldosteronism. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (14, 19)) ('non-aldosterone secreting adrenal lesions', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011745', (50, 91)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (54, 65)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (14, 19)) ('non-aldosterone secreting', 'Disease', (50, 75)) ('mutations', 'Var', (20, 29)) 9328 22848660 A striking gender dimorphism in the prevalence of KCNJ5 mutations were observed in this study and by others. ('mutations', 'Var', (56, 65)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (50, 55)) 9330 22848660 It appears that this entire excess can be accounted for by the increased prevalence of KCNJ5 mutations among APAs in women compared to men since we observed a 2.6 - fold increase in the prevalence of KCNJ5 mutations in female compared to male APAs. ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (109, 112)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (243, 246)) ('mutations', 'Var', (206, 215)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (87, 92)) ('APA', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('mutations', 'Var', (93, 102)) ('APA', 'Gene', (243, 246)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (200, 205)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (135, 138)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (87, 92)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (119, 122)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (200, 205)) ('women', 'Species', '9606', (117, 122)) 9331 22848660 APAs without KCNJ5 mutations actually had a higher prevalence in males than females in our cohort. ('APA', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (13, 18)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (0, 3)) ('mutations', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('prevalence', 'MPA', (51, 61)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (13, 18)) 9332 22848660 Whether this gender bias for KCNJ5 mutation is attributable to a difference in the rate at which these mutations occur in females vs. males or to differences in the likelihood of tumor development following mutation will be of interest to determine. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 184)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 184)) ('mutation', 'Var', (35, 43)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (192, 195)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (29, 34)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (179, 184)) 9333 22848660 The identification of a very small number of mutations that account for a large fraction of APAs indicates that these mutations account for a large number of patients with severe hypertension worldwide. ('mutations', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('APA', 'Gene', (92, 95)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006973', (179, 191)) ('hypertension', 'Disease', (179, 191)) ('hypertension', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000822', (179, 191)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (158, 166)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (92, 95)) 9334 22848660 The potential to detect specific somatic mutations in DNA shed into plasma with high sensitivity suggests a potential screening test that could detect a large fraction of APAs noninvasively. ('mutations', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('APA', 'Gene', '2028', (171, 174)) ('APA', 'Gene', (171, 174)) 9335 22848660 Similarly, the specific KCNJ5 mutations likely result in specific alterations in channel structure that might allow selective inhibition of mutant channels, which would be expected to inhibit aldosterone secretion and arrest progression of tumor growth in affected patients. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (24, 29)) ('tumor growth', 'Disease', (240, 252)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (184, 191)) ('result', 'Reg', (47, 53)) ('channel structure', 'MPA', (81, 98)) ('tumor growth', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (240, 252)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (24, 29)) ('aldosterone secretion', 'MPA', (192, 213)) ('arrest', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006323', (218, 224)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (192, 203)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (126, 136)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (265, 273)) ('arrest', 'Disease', (218, 224)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 245)) ('mutant', 'Var', (140, 146)) ('alterations', 'Reg', (66, 77)) 9470 32915499 HNRNPM, HNRNPUL1, and HNRNPL showed high mutation frequencies, and most hnRNP genes were frequently mutated in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC). ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (138, 147)) ('mutated', 'Var', (100, 107)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (72, 77)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', (126, 147)) ('HNRNPM', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('HNRNPM', 'Gene', '4670', (0, 6)) ('HNRNPL', 'Gene', '3191', (22, 28)) ('HNRNPUL1', 'Gene', '11100', (8, 16)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (72, 77)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (126, 147)) ('HNRNPL', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('HNRNPUL1', 'Gene', (8, 16)) ('endometrial carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (126, 147)) 9471 32915499 HNRNPA2B1 showed widespread copy number amplification across various cancer types. ('copy number amplification', 'Var', (28, 53)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (69, 75)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', '3181', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (69, 75)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (69, 75)) 9478 32915499 1 , 2 Almost each transcript derived from human genes undergoes diverse patterns of alternative splicing (AS) including exclusion or inclusion of ''cassette'' exons, changes of AS sites, intron retentions, alternative promoter or terminator, and mutually exclusive exons. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (44, 49)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (151, 153)) ('AS', 'Gene', '112935892', (179, 181)) ('AS', 'Gene', '112935892', (108, 110)) ('changes', 'Var', (168, 175)) ('intron', 'MPA', (189, 195)) ('alternative splicing', 'MPA', (86, 106)) 9479 32915499 3 , 4 Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA is responsible various aspects of biological processes and aberrant AS contribute to a series of disorders even cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (153, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (153, 159)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (112, 122)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (44, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (153, 159)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (64, 66)) ('disorders', 'Disease', (138, 147)) ('Alternative splicing', 'Var', (8, 28)) ('AS', 'Gene', '112935892', (109, 111)) 9487 32915499 16 In pancreas cancer, hnRNP E1 cancer cell metastasis via controlling the alternative splicing of integrin beta1, a membrane receptor involved in cell adhesion, immune response and metastatic diffusion of cancer cells. ('cancer', 'Disease', (33, 39)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (186, 188)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('alternative splicing', 'Var', (76, 96)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (51, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (207, 213)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (16, 22)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (16, 22)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010190', (7, 22)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002894', (7, 22)) ('integrin beta1', 'Gene', '3688', (100, 114)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (48, 50)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (33, 39)) ('pancreas cancer', 'Disease', (7, 22)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (207, 213)) ('hnRNP E1', 'Gene', '5093', (24, 32)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (16, 22)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (13, 15)) ('hnRNP E1', 'Gene', (24, 32)) ('integrin beta1', 'Gene', (100, 114)) 9493 32915499 It is anticipated that the comprehensive pan-cancer analysis could shed light on the way alternative splicing lead to cancer. ('cancer', 'Disease', (118, 124)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 51)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (110, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 124)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (45, 51)) ('alternative', 'Var', (89, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (45, 51)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (118, 124)) 9497 32915499 All of the TCGA data including TPM (Transcripts Per Kilobase Million) expression, copy number variation, mutation and clinical information (survival status, stages, grades, survival time) were download from UCSC XENA (https://xenabrowser.net/). ('copy number variation', 'Var', (82, 103)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (57, 59)) ('TCGA', 'Gene', (11, 15)) ('TPM', 'Gene', (31, 34)) 9516 32915499 The mutation frequency of hnRNP genes were analysed, and the results indicated that most hnRNP genes were frequently mutated in UCEC (Figure 2A). ('UCEC', 'Disease', (128, 132)) ('mutated', 'Var', (117, 124)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (26, 31)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (89, 94)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (26, 31)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (89, 94)) 9518 32915499 Several cancers such as THCA, PCPG and UVM demonstrated rare hnRNP gene mutations. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (8, 15)) ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('PCPG', 'Disease', (30, 34)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 15)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (8, 15)) ('THCA', 'Disease', (24, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (8, 14)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (61, 66)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (61, 66)) ('UVM', 'Disease', (39, 42)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (21, 23)) 9521 32915499 The results indicated that colorectal cancer and lung cancer cell lines suggested frequent mutations of most hnRNP genes. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (49, 60)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (27, 44)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (27, 44)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (49, 60)) ('mutations', 'Var', (91, 100)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (49, 60)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (54, 60)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (109, 114)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (27, 44)) 9522 32915499 In addition, the copy number variations of hnRNP genes were also investigated across different cancer types (Figure 2D): HNRNPA2B1 gene showed widespread copy number amplification across various cancer types whereas almost no CNV was detected in LAML. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (95, 101)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', '3181', (121, 130)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', (121, 130)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (195, 201)) ('copy number', 'Var', (154, 165)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (95, 101)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 201)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (43, 48)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (231, 233)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (95, 101)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (43, 48)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (195, 201)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (213, 215)) 9546 32915499 20 In lung cancer, knockdown of HNRNPA1 suppressed the viability and growth as well as induced cell cycle arrest of lung cancer cells. ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (7, 18)) ('viability', 'CPA', (56, 65)) ('suppressed', 'NegReg', (41, 51)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (20, 29)) ('induced', 'Reg', (88, 95)) ('arrest of lung cancer', 'Disease', (107, 128)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (7, 18)) ('cell cycle arrest', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011018', (96, 113)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (117, 128)) ('growth', 'CPA', (70, 76)) ('HNRNPA1', 'Gene', '3178', (33, 40)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (7, 18)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (117, 128)) ('arrest of lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012131', (107, 128)) ('HNRNPA1', 'Gene', (33, 40)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (77, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (122, 128)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (85, 87)) 9554 32915499 27 It is worth noting that most hnRNP genes were frequently mutated in UCEC, a certain type of cancer with high global mutation burden. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (96, 102)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (96, 102)) ('mutated', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (33, 38)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (96, 102)) ('UCEC', 'Disease', (72, 76)) 9555 32915499 28 Several cancers such as THCA, PCPG and UVM demonstrated rare hnRNP gene mutations. ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (25, 27)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 19)) ('PCPG', 'Disease', (34, 38)) ('mutations', 'Var', (76, 85)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 19)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (12, 19)) ('THCA', 'Disease', (28, 32)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 18)) ('UVM', 'Disease', (43, 46)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (65, 70)) 9556 32915499 Besides, human cancer cell lines analysis based on CCLE demonstrated that colorectal cancer and lung cancer cell lines possess frequent mutations of most hnRNP genes. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (85, 91)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (9, 14)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (43, 45)) ('mutations', 'Var', (136, 145)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (96, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (101, 107)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (96, 107)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (74, 91)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (154, 159)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (85, 91)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (154, 159)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (101, 107)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (74, 91)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (96, 107)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (74, 91)) 9557 32915499 Future investigations concerning the mutations of hnRNP genes in lung cancer and colorectal cancer might reveal critical evidence of contribution of hnRNPs in the development of cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (149, 154)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (81, 98)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (65, 76)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Disease', (81, 98)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (65, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 184)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (70, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 76)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (50, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (81, 98)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (65, 76)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (70, 76)) 9558 32915499 In addition, the copy number variations investigation revealed that HNRNPA2B1 gene showed widespread copy number amplification across various cancer types whereas almost no CNV was detected in LAML. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (142, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (142, 148)) ('copy number amplification', 'Var', (101, 126)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (160, 162)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (178, 180)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', '3181', (68, 77)) ('HNRNPA2B1', 'Gene', (68, 77)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (142, 148)) 9574 32915499 Previously, high HNRNPUL2 expression has been reported to predict poor survival of multiple cancers. ('expression', 'MPA', (26, 36)) ('high', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 99)) ('HNRNPUL2', 'Gene', '221092', (17, 25)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 99)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (92, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('HNRNPUL2', 'Gene', (17, 25)) ('poor survival', 'CPA', (66, 79)) ('as', 'Gene', '112935892', (38, 40)) 9580 32915499 In summary, our study systematically demonstrated the expression, mutation, copy number variation, functional pathways and prognostic value of alternative splicing regulator hnRNPs across a series of cancers. ('hnRNP', 'Gene', '3183', (174, 179)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 207)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 207)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (200, 207)) ('hnRNP', 'Gene', (174, 179)) ('mutation', 'Var', (66, 74)) ('copy number variation', 'Var', (76, 97)) 9693 30217968 In our case, the neoplastic cells had a KI-67 and MIB1 rate of 20%. ('MIB1', 'Gene', '57534', (50, 54)) ('KI-67', 'Var', (40, 45)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (55, 58)) ('MIB1', 'Gene', (50, 54)) 9733 28778197 The number of patients with a primary tumour size of >10 cm was significantly higher in the non-resection group (82.4%) compared to the surgical group (55.8%). ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (38, 44)) ('non-resection', 'Var', (92, 105)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (38, 44)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (38, 44)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (14, 22)) 9776 28778197 In the group of liver resection, the site of primary ACC was more often on the right side (60%), whereas an equal distribution of the primary ACC to both sides was observed in all 77 patients with isolated liver metastases. ('isolated liver metastases', 'Disease', (197, 222)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (142, 145)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (53, 56)) ('isolated liver metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (197, 222)) ('liver resection', 'Var', (16, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (183, 191)) 9792 27222021 When used in a clinical setting, 18F-FDG PET/CT leads to a significant improvement in diagnostic accuracy and has had a considerable impact on patient management, including diagnosis, initial staging, optimization of treatment, restaging, monitoring of the response to therapy, and prognostication of many malignant tumors. ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018198', (306, 322)) ('diagnostic', 'MPA', (86, 96)) ('18F-FDG PET/CT', 'Var', (33, 47)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (316, 321)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (143, 150)) ('impact', 'Reg', (133, 139)) ('improvement', 'PosReg', (71, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (316, 322)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (222, 225)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (78, 81)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (157, 160)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (306, 322)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (33, 40)) 9800 27222021 showed that the pooled sensitivity of 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT was 79 % for intrarenal tumors and 84 % for extrarenal metastases, and that 18F-FDG PET/ CT increased the pooled sensitivity to 91 %. ('metastases', 'Disease', (115, 125)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (136, 143)) ('metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (115, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 89)) ('18F-FDG PET', 'Var', (38, 49)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (38, 45)) ('18F-FDG', 'Var', (136, 143)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (84, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (84, 90)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (84, 90)) 9801 27222021 evaluated the clinical impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT for restaging 104 patients after surgery and demonstrated that (1) the sensitivity and specificity were 74 % and 80 %, respectively, (2) 18F-FDG PET/CT findings influenced therapeutic management in 45/104 cases (43 %), and (3) in analysis of overall survival (OS), positive versus negative 18F-FDG-PET/CT findings were associated with poorer cumulative survival rates over a 5-year period (19 vs 69 %, respectively; p < 0.05). ('men', 'Species', '9606', (238, 241)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (33, 40)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (185, 192)) ('influenced', 'Reg', (209, 219)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (383, 389)) ('positive', 'Var', (313, 321)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (338, 345)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) 9805 27222021 demonstrated that a higher maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on 18F-FDG PET was associated with elevated tumor levels of phosphorylated-Akt, phosphorylated-S6 protein, aggressive behavior and metastatic potential, early relapse, and shorter OS after radical nephrectomy. ('Akt', 'Gene', (145, 148)) ('aggressive behavior', 'CPA', (177, 196)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 119)) ('elevated', 'PosReg', (105, 113)) ('metastatic potential', 'CPA', (201, 221)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('early relapse', 'CPA', (223, 236)) ('18F-FDG', 'Var', (73, 80)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (20, 26)) ('aggressive behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (177, 196)) ('phosphorylated-S6 protein', 'MPA', (150, 175)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (114, 119)) ('maximum standardized uptake value', 'MPA', (27, 60)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (73, 80)) ('Akt', 'Gene', '207', (145, 148)) 9806 27222021 Their Kaplan-Meier survival analysis indicated that patients with a high SUVmax (>=4.35) had a significantly lower OS rate than those with a low SUV-max (<4.35) irrespective of the presence of distant metastasis before surgery, and among 52 patients without distant metastasis before surgery, those with a high SUVmax (>=3.50) had a significantly lower recurrence-free survival rate than those with a low SUVmax (<3.50). ('lower', 'NegReg', (109, 114)) ('high', 'Var', (68, 72)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (347, 352)) ('recurrence-free survival rate', 'CPA', (353, 382)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (241, 249)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (52, 60)) 9819 27222021 compared 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG for early measurement of response to sunitinib treatment in 20 patients with metastatic RCC and demonstrated that while FLT-PET could be used to identify response as early as 1 week after the start of treatment, 18F-FDG PET was more effective at a later time point of 3-4 weeks, suggesting that inhibition of VEGF signaling with sunitinib exerts an early effect on tumor proliferation, which is then followed by a reduction in tumor metabolism. ('tumor', 'Disease', (394, 399)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (117, 120)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (117, 120)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', (338, 342)) ('18F', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615276', (9, 12)) ('sunitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077210', (358, 367)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (241, 248)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (81, 84)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (394, 399)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (117, 120)) ('FLT', 'Gene', (149, 152)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (92, 100)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (456, 461)) ('18F', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615276', (21, 24)) ('FLT', 'Gene', (13, 16)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (394, 399)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (456, 461)) ('FLT', 'Gene', '2321', (149, 152)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (46, 49)) ('FLT', 'Gene', '2321', (13, 16)) ('18F', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615276', (241, 244)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (324, 334)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (456, 461)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (21, 28)) ('sunitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077210', (66, 75)) ('VEGF', 'Gene', '7422', (338, 342)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (235, 238)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (443, 452)) 9821 27222021 Furthermore, one preliminary report has demonstrated that anti-3-18F-FACBC PET showed better conspicuity for papillary RCC than for clear cell RCC. ('anti-3-18F-FACBC', 'Var', (58, 74)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (119, 122)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (119, 122)) ('RCC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0005584', (143, 146)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (119, 122)) ('RCC', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538614', (143, 146)) ('RCC', 'Disease', (143, 146)) ('conspicuity', 'MPA', (93, 104)) ('18F', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615276', (65, 68)) 9826 27222021 A meta-analysis showed that the sensitivity and specificity of 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting bladder cancer was 80 % (95 % CI 71-87 %) and 84 % (95 % CI 69-93 %), respectively. ('18F-FDG', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001749', (92, 106)) ('bladder cancer', 'Disease', (92, 106)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (63, 70)) ('bladder cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009725', (92, 106)) 9858 27222021 Although 18F-FDG PET is less sensitive than conventional bone scintigraphy for identification of osteoblastic bony metastases, 18F-FDG PET may be able to distinguish between metabolically active lesions from non-viable bony lesions. ('metabolically active', 'MPA', (174, 194)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (127, 134)) ('18F-FDG PET', 'Var', (127, 138)) ('osteoblastic bony metastases', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (97, 125)) ('18F-FDG', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D019788', (9, 16)) ('osteoblastic bony metastases', 'Disease', (97, 125)) 9890 27222021 Anti-3-18F-FACBC uptake is related to the functional activity of two different amino acid transporters (ASC and LAT1), which appear to be upregulated when prostate cancer progresses to metastatic disease. ('functional', 'MPA', (42, 52)) ('Anti-3-18F-FACBC', 'Var', (0, 16)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (155, 170)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (155, 170)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (185, 203)) ('LAT1', 'Gene', '8140', (112, 116)) ('LAT1', 'Gene', (112, 116)) ('18F', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C000615276', (7, 10)) ('upregulated', 'PosReg', (138, 149)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (155, 170)) 9903 27222021 As PSMA-617 can be labeled with 68Ga, 177Lu, 111In, or 90Y, it can be used for PET imaging as well as for radioligand-based therapy. ('177Lu', 'Var', (38, 43)) ('68Ga', 'Var', (32, 36)) ('PSMA', 'Gene', (3, 7)) ('90Y', 'Var', (55, 58)) ('111In', 'Var', (45, 50)) ('PSMA', 'Gene', '2346', (3, 7)) 9926 28249601 This study investigates whether silencing of the WNT negative regulator DKK3 (Dickkopf-related protein 3), an implicated adrenocortical differentiation marker and an established tumor suppressor in multiple cancers, allows dedifferentiation of the adrenal cortex. ('tumor', 'Disease', (178, 183)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 214)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (121, 135)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', (198, 214)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (121, 135)) ('silencing', 'Var', (32, 41)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (72, 76)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (207, 213)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (178, 183)) ('allows', 'Reg', (216, 222)) ('multiple cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (198, 214)) ('dedifferentiation', 'CPA', (223, 240)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (178, 183)) 9930 28249601 Both genetic (gene copy loss) and epigenetic (promoter methylation) events were found to play significant roles in DKK3 down-regulation in ACCs. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (139, 142)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (115, 119)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (139, 143)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('gene copy loss', 'Var', (14, 28)) ('down-regulation', 'NegReg', (120, 135)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (139, 143)) 9931 28249601 While NCI-H295R cells harboring beta-catenin activating mutations failed to respond to DKK3 silencing, SW-13 cells showed increased motility and reduced clonal growth. ('reduced', 'NegReg', (145, 152)) ('clonal growth', 'CPA', (153, 166)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (87, 91)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (32, 44)) ('silencing', 'Var', (92, 101)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (103, 108)) ('motility', 'CPA', (132, 140)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (32, 44)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (6, 15)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (122, 131)) 9934 28249601 DKK3-over-expressing cells also showed increased expression of Forkhead Box Protein O1 (FOXO1) transcription factor, RNAi silencing of which partially restored the migratory proficiency of cells without interfering with their viability. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (0, 4)) ('restored', 'PosReg', (151, 159)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (88, 93)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (49, 59)) ('expression', 'MPA', (49, 59)) ('migratory proficiency of cells', 'CPA', (164, 194)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (39, 48)) ('silencing', 'Var', (122, 131)) 9935 28249601 DKK3 suppression observed in ACCs and the effects of manipulation of DKK3 expression in ACC cell lines suggest a FOXO1-mediated differentiation-promoting role for DKK3 in the adrenal cortex, silencing of which may allow adrenocortical dedifferentiation and malignancy. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (0, 4)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (220, 234)) ('FOXO1-mediated', 'Gene', (113, 127)) ('silencing', 'Var', (191, 200)) ('differentiation-promoting', 'CPA', (128, 153)) ('adrenocortical dedifferentiation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008207', (220, 252)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (69, 73)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (88, 91)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (163, 167)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (257, 267)) ('manipulation', 'Var', (53, 65)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (5, 16)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (29, 33)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (163, 167)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (74, 84)) ('allow', 'Reg', (214, 219)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (29, 32)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (257, 267)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (220, 234)) 9938 28249601 Genetic and epigenetic dysregulations of the WNT, p53, and IGF2 pathways appear to dominate various cancer-driving anomalies in the majority of ACCs. ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (144, 148)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (144, 147)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (144, 148)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('Genetic', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('WNT', 'Pathway', (45, 48)) ('epigenetic dysregulations', 'Var', (12, 37)) ('p53', 'Pathway', (50, 53)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (100, 106)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (100, 106)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (59, 63)) 9942 28249601 Aberrant WNT signaling has been well-established in the origin of many tumor types and is strongly associated with stabilization of beta-catenin in the cytoplasm and/or in the nucleus and constitutive activation of WNT target genes. ('stabilization', 'MPA', (115, 128)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (201, 211)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (132, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (71, 76)) ('WNT signaling', 'Pathway', (9, 22)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (132, 144)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (71, 76)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (71, 76)) 9944 28249601 However, only 10% of ACCs with constitutively active beta-catenin carry mutations in the beta-catenin gene (CTNNB1), suggesting alternate mechanisms of aberrant WNT activation, including dysregulation of WNT inhibitors such as Wif-1. ('mutations', 'Var', (72, 81)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (21, 25)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (108, 114)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (89, 101)) ('WNT', 'MPA', (161, 164)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (53, 65)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (89, 101)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (21, 24)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (108, 114)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (53, 65)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (165, 175)) 9945 28249601 Other WNT regulatory mutations found in ACCs include PRKAR1A and recently identified KREMEN1 and ZNRF3 gene deletions. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (40, 43)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (40, 44)) ('KREMEN1', 'Gene', (85, 92)) ('deletions', 'Var', (108, 117)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (97, 102)) 9950 28249601 Furthermore, ectopic expression of DKK3 in a variety of cancer cell types stifled aggressive malignant behavior, reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and impaired cell motility, pointing towards a comprehensive dedifferentiation-blocking role for DKK3. ('DKK3', 'Gene', (260, 264)) ('epithelial-mesenchymal transition', 'CPA', (122, 155)) ('reversed', 'NegReg', (113, 121)) ('impaired cell motility', 'Disease', (167, 189)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (21, 31)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('impaired cell motility', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015835', (167, 189)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (35, 39)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('aggressive malignant behavior', 'CPA', (82, 111)) ('ectopic expression', 'Var', (13, 31)) ('stifled', 'PosReg', (74, 81)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (56, 62)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (260, 264)) 9958 28249601 Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed in triplicate using TaqMan PCR master mix with FAM fluorophore and probe/primer pairs specific to human DKK3 (Hs00951307_m1), FOXO1 (Hs01054576_m1), and RPLP0 (Hs99999902_m1) (ThermoFisher Scientific) according to manufacturer's cycling conditions using CFX96 thermal cyclers (Bio-Rad). ('RPLP0', 'Gene', '6175', (204, 209)) ('Hs99999902_m1', 'Var', (211, 224)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (155, 159)) ('Hs00951307_m1', 'Var', (161, 174)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (149, 154)) ('RPLP0', 'Gene', (204, 209)) ('Rad', 'Gene', '6236', (332, 335)) ('Hs01054576_m1', 'Var', (184, 197)) ('Rad', 'Gene', (332, 335)) 9985 28249601 FlowJo software was used to analyze the best Gaussian distribution curve to each peak for the cell populations of G0-G1 and G2-M. To assess invasive proficiencies, 100,000 SW-13, SW-Neo, or SW-DKK3 cells were allowed to invade through Matrigel from upper chambers containing serum-free medium to lower chambers containing 10% FBS medium in BD BioCoat Matrigel invasion chambers (BD Biosciences). ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (179, 185)) ('FBS', 'Gene', (326, 329)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (190, 197)) ('FBS', 'Gene', '26269', (326, 329)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (172, 177)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (190, 197)) 9991 28249601 Recent comprehensive genetic analyses identified WNT signaling as the most common target of genetic aberrations in ACCs. ('ACCs', 'Gene', (115, 119)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (115, 118)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (115, 119)) ('genetic aberrations', 'Var', (92, 111)) 10010 28249601 Twelve of 18 ACC samples with hyper- or intermediate promoter methylation (67%) also showed significant reduction in DKK3 expression, concurring with the established role of promoter methylation in DKK3 silencing in other tumors. ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (222, 228)) ('expression', 'MPA', (122, 132)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (104, 113)) ('hyper-', 'Var', (30, 36)) ('intermediate promoter methylation', 'Var', (40, 73)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (117, 121)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (117, 121)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (13, 16)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 227)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (198, 202)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (222, 228)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (198, 202)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (222, 228)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (122, 132)) 10012 28249601 Recent genetic analyses of ACCs by us and others have shown significant copy number alterations in genes potentially involved in various signaling pathways. ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (72, 95)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (27, 31)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (27, 31)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (27, 30)) 10014 28249601 Seven of the 9 samples with copy loss (78%) showed marked reduction in DKK3 expression; 4 showed concurrent DKK3 promoter methylation. ('copy loss', 'Var', (28, 37)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (76, 86)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (108, 112)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (108, 112)) ('expression', 'MPA', (76, 86)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (71, 75)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (58, 67)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (71, 75)) 10018 28249601 Despite carrying TP53 gene mutations, non-hormone-secreting SW-13 cells maintain an unperturbed and modifiable WNT signaling pathway, whereas the adrenal hormone-producing NCI-H295R cells harbor CTNNB1 and axin1 mutations, resulting in constitutive WNT activation. ('mutations', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (60, 65)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (195, 201)) ('axin1', 'Gene', '8312', (206, 211)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (195, 201)) ('constitutive WNT activation', 'MPA', (236, 263)) ('mutations', 'Var', (212, 221)) ('axin1', 'Gene', (206, 211)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (172, 181)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (17, 21)) ('unperturbed', 'MPA', (84, 95)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (17, 21)) 10020 28249601 Silencing of DKK3 expression in SW-13 (Fig. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (13, 17)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (18, 28)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (32, 37)) 10022 28249601 DKK3 silencing did not result in significant loss of viability in either cell type for the duration of study (48 h). ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (0, 4)) ('silencing', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 10023 28249601 Due to low baseline levels of DKK3 in H295R (Fig. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (30, 34)) ('H295R', 'Var', (38, 43)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (30, 34)) 10024 28249601 Next, we examined whether silencing of DKK3 modulates clonal growth or migratory potential of ACC cells. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (94, 97)) ('migratory potential', 'CPA', (71, 90)) ('modulates', 'Reg', (44, 53)) ('clonal growth', 'CPA', (54, 67)) ('silencing', 'Var', (26, 35)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (39, 43)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (39, 43)) 10032 28249601 However, migratory potential of SW-13 cells was found to be accentuated with exogenous DKK3 (Fig. ('migratory potential', 'CPA', (9, 28)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (87, 91)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('accentuated', 'PosReg', (60, 71)) ('exogenous', 'Var', (77, 86)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (32, 37)) 10033 28249601 The exogenous DKK3 in this instance appears to have a dominant effect over the motility-impeding effect of endogenous DKK3 (Fig. ('exogenous', 'Var', (4, 13)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (14, 18)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (118, 122)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (118, 122)) 10040 28249601 Expression of ectopic DKK3 was confirmed (Fig. ('Expression', 'Species', '29278', (0, 10)) ('ectopic', 'Var', (14, 21)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (22, 26)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (22, 26)) 10043 28249601 The slow rate of growth of SW-DKK3 cells was found to be caused by an increase in the percentage of cells accumulated in G1 phase (47.5% SW-Neo compared to 56.3% SW-DKK3 cells) of the cell cycle (Additional file 1: Figure S6). ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (27, 34)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (70, 78)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (27, 34)) ('growth', 'MPA', (17, 23)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (162, 169)) ('SW-Neo', 'Var', (137, 143)) ('slow', 'NegReg', (4, 8)) ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (137, 143)) 10048 28249601 SW-DKK3 cells exhibited significantly decreased migratory potential compared to parental SW13 and SW-Neo cells (p < 0.001) (Fig. ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (0, 7)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (38, 47)) ('SW13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (89, 93)) ('migratory potential', 'CPA', (48, 67)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (0, 7)) ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (98, 104)) 10050 28249601 As reported previously in other cancer types, over-expression of DKK3 significantly impaired SW-13 cells' ability to invade through reconstituted matrix (p < 0.001) (Fig. ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (32, 38)) ('ability to invade through reconstituted matrix', 'CPA', (106, 152)) ('over-expression', 'Var', (46, 61)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (32, 38)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (65, 69)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (84, 92)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (51, 61)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (93, 98)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (32, 38)) 10053 28249601 While the parental SW-13 and SW-Neo cells displayed a significantly higher number of filopodia in a planar orientation, SW-DKK3 cells displayed a significantly higher proportion of lobopodial extensions (p < 0.01) (Fig. ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (120, 127)) ('lobopodial extensions', 'CPA', (181, 202)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (160, 166)) ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (29, 35)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (120, 127)) ('filopodia in a planar orientation', 'CPA', (85, 118)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (19, 24)) 10057 28249601 Towards understanding the potential transcriptional modulation of cell adhesion and motility by DKK3 over-expression, we compared global difference in the expression pattern of 84 transcription factors using an expanded transcription array. ('over-expression', 'Var', (101, 116)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (96, 100)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (106, 116)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (155, 165)) 10058 28249601 Relative expression of 3 transcription factors, ID1, JUN, and FOXO1, consistently demonstrated >4-fold difference in expression between SW-DKK3 and SW-Neo/SW-13 cells (Additional file 1: Figure S8 A&B). ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (117, 127)) ('ID1', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('expression', 'MPA', (117, 127)) ('JUN', 'Gene', (53, 56)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (9, 19)) ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (148, 154)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (155, 160)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (136, 143)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (62, 67)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (136, 143)) 10064 28249601 The magnitude of relief in migratory inhibition was found to be more pronounced in SW-DKK3 cells (45% increase in motility with 43% FOXO1 suppression) than in SW-Neo cells (30% increase in motility with 66% FOXO1 suppression; Additional file 1: Figure S10). ('migratory inhibition', 'CPA', (27, 47)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (83, 90)) ('motility', 'CPA', (114, 122)) ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (159, 165)) ('suppression', 'NegReg', (138, 149)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (83, 90)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (102, 110)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (132, 137)) 10070 28249601 Despite the relatively small cohort size, this study did not find an association between DKK3 silencing and prognosis, unlike in gastric cancer. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (89, 93)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('silencing', 'Var', (94, 103)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (129, 143)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (129, 143)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (129, 143)) 10071 28249601 Of note, the majority of this cohort of ACCs was previously shown not to harbor mutations in DKK3 or FOXO1 genes while <10% carried beta-catenin mutations. ('mutations', 'Var', (80, 89)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (101, 106)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (40, 43)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (93, 97)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (132, 144)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (132, 144)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (40, 44)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (40, 44)) 10072 28249601 Epigenetic modifications, including promoter methylation and chromatin condensation, have been proposed as major DKK3 silencing mechanisms in a variety of tumors. ('silencing', 'NegReg', (118, 127)) ('chromatin', 'CPA', (61, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 160)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (155, 161)) ('promoter', 'MPA', (36, 44)) ('Epigenetic', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (155, 161)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (155, 161)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (113, 117)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (113, 117)) 10073 28249601 This study also supports a role for promoter hypermethylation in DKK3 silencing in ACCs. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (83, 86)) ('promoter hypermethylation', 'Var', (36, 61)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (70, 79)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (83, 87)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (65, 69)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (65, 69)) 10077 28249601 In light of recent findings that gene copy number variations may contribute to adrenocortical carcinogenesis, we analyzed a portion of our samples for DKK3 gene copy number variations. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (151, 155)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (151, 155)) ('adrenocortical carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (79, 108)) ('adrenocortical carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (79, 108)) ('gene copy number variations', 'Var', (33, 60)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (65, 75)) 10078 28249601 The majority of samples identified with DKK3 copy loss also had significantly reduced DKK3 expression. ('expression', 'MPA', (91, 101)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (86, 90)) ('copy loss', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (40, 44)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (78, 85)) ('expression', 'Species', '29278', (91, 101)) 10085 28249601 Silencing of DKK3 in SW13, a human ACC cell line with intact and inductile WNT signaling and endogenously expresses DKK3, did not affect growth or viability of cells but resulted in reduced clonogenic growth and increased motility, consistent with a tumor suppressor role for DKK3. ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (13, 17)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (116, 120)) ('clonogenic growth', 'CPA', (190, 207)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (116, 120)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('SW13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (21, 25)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (212, 221)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (250, 255)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (276, 280)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (250, 255)) ('SW13', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (29, 34)) ('motility', 'CPA', (222, 230)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (276, 280)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (35, 38)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (250, 255)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (182, 189)) 10088 28249601 Overall, intracellular DKK3 appears to confer a more differentiated phenotype to SW-13 cells. ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (81, 86)) ('intracellular', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('confer', 'Reg', (39, 45)) ('more', 'PosReg', (48, 52)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (23, 27)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('differentiated phenotype', 'CPA', (53, 77)) 10091 28249601 While parental SW-13 and SW-Neo cells produced an overwhelming number of dynamic filopodia that confer polarity and promote directional movement (41-43), SW-DKK3 cells showed predominantly lobopodia, indicative of multipolar spreading and hence arrested motility. ('SW-Neo', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:J816', (25, 31)) ('lobopodia', 'CPA', (189, 198)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (116, 123)) ('directional movement', 'CPA', (124, 144)) ('polarity', 'MPA', (103, 111)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (15, 20)) ('SW-DKK3', 'Var', (154, 161)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (154, 161)) 10095 28249601 Of the 3 transcription factors found to be over-expressed in SW-DKK3 cells (ID1, JUN and FOXO1), FOXO1 secured our immediate attention for 3 primary reasons: (1) FOXO1 is known to promote functional differentiation of myofibroblasts, (2) FOXO1 inhibits osteosarcoma malignancy via WNT inhibition, and (3) FOXO1 transcription has been suggested in response to steroid hormones. ('steroid hormones', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (359, 375)) ('osteosarcoma malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012516', (253, 276)) ('osteosarcoma malignancy', 'Disease', (253, 276)) ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (244, 252)) ('FOXO1', 'Var', (162, 167)) ('functional differentiation', 'CPA', (188, 214)) ('osteosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002669', (253, 265)) ('SW-DKK3', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:R777', (61, 68)) ('promote', 'PosReg', (180, 187)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (238, 243)) 10096 28249601 We hypothesized that intracellular DKK3 promotes cellular differentiation signaling encompassing cellular spreading and stifled motility, at least in part, via FOXO1 up-regulation. ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (160, 165)) ('stifled motility', 'CPA', (120, 136)) ('up-regulation', 'PosReg', (166, 179)) ('cellular spreading', 'CPA', (97, 115)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', '27122', (35, 39)) ('DKK3', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('intracellular', 'Var', (21, 34)) ('cellular differentiation signaling', 'MPA', (49, 83)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (40, 48)) 10124 23533247 Given the overexpression of TOP2A, we tested 14 TOP2A inhibitors for their antiproliferative effect and found 11 of the 14 had good efficacy. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (54, 64)) ('antiproliferative effect', 'CPA', (75, 99)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('tested', 'Reg', (38, 44)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (28, 33)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (48, 53)) 10131 23533247 The PCR primers and probes for TOP2A (Hs_010180383_m1) and GAPDH (Hs_99999905_m1) were obtained from Applied Biosystems. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (31, 36)) ('Hs_010180383_m1', 'Var', (38, 53)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('Hs_99999905_m1', 'Var', (66, 80)) ('GAPDH', 'Gene', '2597', (59, 64)) 10142 23533247 A nonspecific negative control siRNA (AM4613) and TOP2A-specific siRNAs at a final concentration of 90 nM were used (si#1; s14308 and si#3; s14309, Applied Biosystems). ('si#3; s14309', 'Var', (134, 146)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (50, 55)) 10167 23533247 Given the high expression of TOP2A in ACC, we next determined whether TOP2A regulates cell proliferation in ACC cells by using siRNA to knockdown TOP2A expression in NCI-H295R and SW13 cells (Fig. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (108, 111)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (70, 75)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (146, 151)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (146, 151)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (29, 34)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (136, 145)) ('SW13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (180, 184)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (166, 175)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (38, 41)) 10168 23533247 In NCI-H295R, cell proliferation decreased by as much as 30% as compared to the negative control (p < 0.05) (Fig. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (33, 42)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (3, 12)) ('cell proliferation', 'CPA', (14, 32)) ('NCI-H295R', 'Var', (3, 12)) 10169 23533247 In SW13 cells, cellular proliferation was decreased modestly with siRNA knockdown of TOP2A as compared to the negative control (p < 0.05) (Fig. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('cellular proliferation', 'CPA', (15, 37)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (42, 51)) ('SW13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (3, 7)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (85, 90)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (72, 81)) 10170 23533247 TOP2A knockdown did not have a significant effect on the cell cycle (data not shown). ('knockdown', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (0, 5)) 10172 23533247 Cell invasion decreased by 57-71% with TOP2A knockdown as compared to the negative control in both ACC cell lines (p < 0.05) (Fig. ('decreased', 'NegReg', (14, 23)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (39, 44)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (99, 102)) ('Cell invasion', 'CPA', (0, 13)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (39, 44)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (45, 54)) 10175 23533247 Eleven of 14 TOP2A inhibitors had an antiproliferative effect in the NCI-H295R ACC cell line. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('antiproliferative effect', 'CPA', (37, 61)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (69, 78)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (13, 18)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (79, 82)) 10189 23533247 Several investigators have demonstrated that TOP2A is overexpressed in a variety of human malignancies and that high levels may be associated with more aggressive disease and a worse prognosis. ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (152, 170)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', (90, 102)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (45, 50)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('aggressive disease', 'Disease', (152, 170)) ('associated with', 'Reg', (131, 146)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (54, 67)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (84, 89)) ('malignancies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 102)) ('high levels', 'Var', (112, 123)) 10190 23533247 Methylation in the DNA promoter regions (CpG islands) is a mechanism that leads to aberrant gene expression in cancer. ('Methylation', 'Var', (0, 11)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('aberrant gene expression', 'MPA', (83, 107)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (111, 117)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 117)) ('leads', 'Reg', (74, 79)) 10191 23533247 Recently, a study has described the epigenetic regulation of the TOP2A gene in a panel of 45 breast cancer cell lines. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (100, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (93, 106)) ('epigenetic', 'Var', (36, 46)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (93, 106)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (93, 106)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (65, 70)) 10193 23533247 Thus, epigenetically increasing TOP2A expression with the use of demethylating agents may be an effective strategy for increasing TOP2A expression when using agents which target TOP2A. ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (130, 135)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (178, 183)) ('expression', 'MPA', (136, 146)) ('expression', 'MPA', (38, 48)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (119, 129)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (32, 37)) ('epigenetically', 'Var', (6, 20)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (21, 31)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (130, 135)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (178, 183)) 10213 23533247 In summary, the data from our study demonstrates that TOP2A is overexpressed and epigenetically regulated in ACC and may influence tumor progression, as it regulates anchorage-independent growth and invasion of ACC cells. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (211, 214)) ('anchorage-independent growth', 'CPA', (166, 194)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('epigenetically regulated', 'Var', (81, 105)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (109, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (109, 112)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (199, 207)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', '7153', (54, 59)) ('influence', 'Reg', (121, 130)) ('regulates', 'Reg', (156, 165)) ('TOP2A', 'Gene', (54, 59)) 10248 25945066 Most pituitary tumors are sporadic, resulting from monoclonal expansion of a single mutated cell. ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', (5, 21)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('pituitary tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010911', (5, 21)) ('monoclonal expansion', 'Var', (51, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('resulting from', 'Reg', (36, 50)) 10259 25945066 In childhood and adolescence, as in adults, exogenous glucocorticoids are the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome. ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (99, 117)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (99, 117)) ('cause', 'Reg', (90, 95)) ('exogenous', 'Var', (44, 53)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (99, 117)) 10273 25945066 Classically, patients with ectopic Cushing's have severe hypercortisolemia associated with a rapid onset of symptoms and a florid presentation, hypokalemia, and severe or opportunistic infections. ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', 'None', (57, 74)) ('opportunistic infections', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009894', (171, 195)) ('ectopic Cushing', 'Var', (27, 42)) ('hypokalemia', 'Disease', (144, 155)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (13, 21)) ('hypokalemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007008', (144, 155)) ('opportunistic infections', 'Disease', (171, 195)) ('hypercortisolemia', 'Disease', (57, 74)) ('opportunistic infections', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031690', (171, 195)) ('hypokalemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002900', (144, 155)) 10333 25945066 Patients with proven ACTH-independent hypercortisolism but normal adrenal imaging studies should undergo screening for exogenous glucocorticoids, assessment for other features of Carney's complex, and possibly genetic testing for PRKAR1A mutations. ('hypercortisolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (38, 54)) ('mutations', 'Var', (238, 247)) ('Carney', 'Disease', (179, 185)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (38, 54)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (152, 155)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (230, 237)) ('exogenous glucocorticoids', 'MPA', (119, 144)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (21, 25)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('ACTH-independent hypercortisolism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001579', (21, 54)) ('hypercortisolism', 'Disease', (38, 54)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (21, 25)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (230, 237)) 10335 25945066 Recently, an inactivating germ-line mutation of ARMC5, a putative tumor-suppressor gene, has been implicated in the development of primary bilateral macronodular hyperplasia. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (66, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (66, 71)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (162, 173)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (123, 126)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (98, 108)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (162, 173)) ('inactivating', 'Var', (13, 25)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', (48, 53)) ('ARMC5', 'Gene', '79798', (48, 53)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (66, 71)) ('mutation', 'Var', (36, 44)) 10426 25945066 Mitotane increases CBG levels, leading to falsely high total cortisol levels, complicating titration of therapy. ('Mitotane', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (61, 69)) ('total cortisol levels', 'MPA', (55, 76)) ('Mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (0, 8)) ('CBG', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (9, 18)) ('high total cortisol levels', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (50, 76)) ('CBG', 'Gene', '866', (19, 22)) 10435 25945066 Seventy-three percent of patients treated with pasireotide develop glucose intolerance due to inhibition of incretin secretion, with a concomitant decrease in insulin secretion. ('pasireotide', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('glucose intolerance', 'Disease', (67, 86)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (94, 104)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (67, 74)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (147, 155)) ('incretin secretion', 'MPA', (108, 126)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (25, 33)) ('insulin secretion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007333', (159, 176)) ('glucose intolerance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001952', (67, 86)) ('insulin secretion', 'Disease', (159, 176)) 10451 25089899 We also carried out a similar analysis in an ACC cell line (H295R) in which IGF2 expression was knocked down with si- or shRNA. ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (60, 65)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('si-', 'Var', (114, 117)) ('knocked down', 'NegReg', (96, 108)) ('H295', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (60, 64)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (45, 48)) ('expression', 'MPA', (81, 91)) 10454 25089899 Finally, analysis of the 11p15 locus showed a paternal uniparental disomy in both IGF2-high and IGF2-low tumors, but low IGF2 expression could be explained in most IGF2-low ACC by an additional epigenetic modification at the 11p15 locus. ('epigenetic modification', 'Var', (194, 217)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (173, 176)) ('expression', 'MPA', (126, 136)) ('p15', 'Gene', (27, 30)) ('paternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (46, 73)) ('IGF2-high', 'Gene', (82, 91)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (27, 30)) ('p15', 'Gene', (227, 230)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 110)) ('paternal uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:C536471', (46, 73)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (227, 230)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) 10466 25089899 The ACC cell line H295R recapitulates the IGF2 abnormalities of most ACC, with a high abundance of IGF2 mRNA and protein, a low abundance of H19 and CDKN1C suggesting 11p15 pUPD, and TP53 mutation. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (69, 72)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (42, 46)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', (149, 155)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (183, 187)) ('H19', 'Gene', '283120', (141, 144)) ('mutation', 'Var', (188, 196)) ('CDKN1C', 'Gene', '1028', (149, 155)) ('H19', 'Gene', (141, 144)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (183, 187)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (4, 7)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (99, 103)) 10473 25089899 For the transient knock-down of IGF2, siRNA duplexes against IGF2 (forward sequence 5'UCGUUGAGGAGUGCUGUUUdTdT3') and a control siRNA with no target in the human genome (forward sequence 5'GGCAUAGAUGUAGCUGUAAdTdT3') were designed and obtained from Eurogentec. ('IGF2', 'Gene', (32, 36)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (155, 160)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (18, 28)) 10479 25089899 TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis was analyzed in H295R cells after transient IGF2 knock-down by siRNA for 48 h, followed by a 48 h treatment with 20 ng/mL TNF-alpha (eBioscience). ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', (150, 159)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', (0, 9)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', '7124', (150, 159)) ('TNF-alpha', 'Gene', '7124', (0, 9)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (77, 87)) 10486 25089899 Transcriptomic analyses of three different H295R clones, with or without IGF2 knock-down for 2 or 10 days, was carried with Human gene 1.0 ST array (Affymetrix). ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (124, 129)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (73, 77)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (78, 88)) 10493 25089899 IGF2 status is clearly correlated with malignancy, but it is not a prognostic marker in carcinoma. ('status', 'Var', (5, 11)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (88, 97)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (39, 49)) ('correlated', 'Reg', (23, 33)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (39, 49)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (0, 4)) 10497 25089899 The phosphorylation of IGF1 and insulin receptors was higher in IGF2-high carcinoma than in IGF2-low carcinoma, but there was no difference in the phosphorylation status of Akt and Erk1/2 when normalizing to total Akt or Erk1/2 respectively (Figure 3) or actin (data not shown). ('insulin receptors', 'Protein', (32, 49)) ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (181, 187)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (54, 60)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (101, 110)) ('IGF1', 'Protein', (23, 27)) ('IGF2-high', 'Var', (64, 73)) ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', (181, 187)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (4, 19)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (74, 83)) ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (221, 227)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (74, 83)) ('Erk1/2', 'Gene', (221, 227)) 10498 25089899 Indeed, our comparison of the transcriptome between IGF2-high and IGF2-low ACC identified some growth factors (FGF9, PDGFA, TNFSF10, and TNFSF4) that were 2-fold more expressed in IGF2-low ACC than in IGF2-high ACC (underlined in yellow in Table S3_ACC_genes). ('TNFSF10', 'Gene', (124, 131)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (211, 214)) ('TNFSF4', 'Gene', '7292', (137, 143)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (75, 78)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (249, 252)) ('FGF9', 'Gene', (111, 115)) ('TNFSF10', 'Gene', '8743', (124, 131)) ('expressed', 'MPA', (167, 176)) ('PDGFA', 'Gene', (117, 122)) ('more', 'PosReg', (162, 166)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (189, 192)) ('TNFSF4', 'Gene', (137, 143)) ('IGF2-low', 'Var', (180, 188)) 10499 25089899 The stable knock-down of IGF2 dramatically impaired cell proliferation in an MTT assay (Figure 4A), whereas cell proliferation was not affected in a doxycycline-treated control clone (Figure 4B). ('cell proliferation in an MTT assay', 'CPA', (52, 86)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (11, 21)) ('impaired', 'NegReg', (43, 51)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('MTT', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C070243', (77, 80)) 10501 25089899 Transcriptome analysis shows an increase in PMAIP1 and BCL2L11 expression following IGF2 knock-down suggesting the involvement of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. ('BCL2L11', 'Gene', '10018', (55, 62)) ('knock-down', 'Var', (89, 99)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (32, 40)) ('intrinsic apoptotic pathway', 'Pathway', (134, 161)) ('BCL2L11', 'Gene', (55, 62)) ('PMAIP1', 'Gene', (44, 50)) ('expression', 'MPA', (63, 73)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (84, 88)) ('PMAIP1', 'Gene', '5366', (44, 50)) 10503 25089899 Methylation of ICR1 controls the expression of the IGF2/H19 genes and its methylation prevents the binding of the CTCF protein to DNA, which acts as an insulator between the two genes (Figure 5A). ('CTCF', 'Gene', '10664', (114, 118)) ('methylation', 'Var', (74, 85)) ('prevents', 'NegReg', (86, 94)) ('controls', 'Reg', (20, 28)) ('ICR1', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('CTCF', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('expression', 'MPA', (33, 43)) ('IGF2/H19', 'Gene', (51, 59)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (99, 106)) 10534 33679865 Previous studies have presented the association of certain miRNAs with lung metastasis, including miR-629-3p, miR-106b-5p, and so on. ('miR-629-3p', 'Var', (98, 108)) ('miR-106b', 'Gene', (110, 118)) ('miR-106b', 'Gene', '406900', (110, 118)) ('association', 'Interaction', (36, 47)) ('lung', 'Disease', (71, 75)) 10581 33679865 Compared the TNM stage alone, the NRI values for miRNA-based prediction nomogram were 0.216 (95% CI, 0.048-0.384, value of p = 0.012), 0.307 (95% CI, 0.020-0.594, value of p = 0.036) and 0.308 (95% CI, 0.081-0.535, value of p = 0.008) in the training cohort and two validation cohorts, respectively (Table 5). ('age', 'Gene', (19, 22)) ('0.308', 'Var', (187, 192)) ('0.307', 'Var', (135, 140)) ('age', 'Gene', '5973', (19, 22)) 10653 30753137 Genetics of aldosterone-producing adenomas with pathogenic KCNJ5 variants Somatic variants in genes that regulate intracellular ion homeostasis have been identified in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APA). ('variants', 'Var', (82, 90)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (12, 23)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (190, 198)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (59, 64)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (190, 198)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (201, 203)) ('variants', 'Var', (65, 73)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (168, 179)) ('identified', 'Reg', (154, 164)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (34, 42)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (34, 42)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (59, 64)) 10655 30753137 In the present study, we have performed whole exome sequencing (WES) to characterize the landscape of somatic alterations in a homogeneous series of APA with pathogenic KCNJ5 variants. ('variants', 'Var', (175, 183)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (150, 152)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (169, 174)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (169, 174)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (158, 168)) 10656 30753137 Besides the KCNJ5 gene, only two genes (MED13 and ZNF669) harbored somatic variants in more than one APA. ('ZNF669', 'Gene', (50, 56)) ('MED13', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (12, 17)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', '79862', (50, 56)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (102, 104)) ('MED13', 'Gene', '9969', (40, 45)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (12, 17)) ('variants', 'Var', (75, 83)) 10657 30753137 Unlike adrenocortical carcinomas, no chromosomal instability was observed by the somatic copy-number alteration and loss of heterozygosity analyses. ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (7, 32)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (7, 32)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (7, 32)) ('loss of heterozygosity analyses', 'Var', (116, 147)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (22, 32)) ('copy-number alteration', 'Var', (89, 111)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (37, 60)) 10659 30753137 Based on the results of PureCN analysis, the KCNJ5 variants appear to be clonal. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (45, 50)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (45, 50)) ('variants', 'Var', (51, 59)) 10660 30753137 In conclusion, in addition to KCNJ5 somatic pathogenic variants, no significant somatic event that would obviously explain proliferation or tumor growth was observed in our homogeneous cohort of KCNJ5-mutated APA. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (210, 212)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (30, 35)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (195, 200)) ('variants', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (140, 145)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (140, 145)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (30, 35)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (195, 200)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (140, 145)) 10663 30753137 Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) is one of the major subtypes of PA. Over the past decade, there has been a considerable focus on defining the genetic bases of excess aldosterone production in PA. After the initial identification of somatic and germline KCNJ5 variants in PA patients, different germline and somatic variants have been identified in familial and sporadic forms of PA. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (257, 262)) ('Aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (0, 11)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (22, 29)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (383, 385)) ('identified', 'Reg', (338, 348)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (257, 262)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (32, 34)) ('excess aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (163, 181)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (170, 192)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (68, 70)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (196, 198)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (278, 286)) ('variants', 'Var', (263, 271)) ('familial', 'Disease', (352, 360)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (275, 277)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (22, 29)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (170, 181)) 10664 30753137 The immediate functional consequences of these alterations are disruption of intracellular ion homeostasis, which ultimately lead to increased aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) transcription, and inappropriate aldosterone production. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (207, 218)) ('disruption', 'Reg', (63, 73)) ('disruption of intracellular ion homeostasis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003575', (63, 106)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (133, 154)) ('transcription', 'MPA', (174, 187)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (165, 172)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (143, 154)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', (143, 163)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (207, 229)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (165, 172)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (207, 229)) ('aldosterone synthase', 'Gene', '1585', (143, 163)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (133, 142)) ('alterations', 'Var', (47, 58)) ('intracellular ion homeostasis', 'MPA', (77, 106)) 10665 30753137 KCNJ5 mutations are the most common somatic variants in APA with greater frequency in East Asian populations. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (0, 5)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (0, 5)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (57, 59)) 10666 30753137 Recent studies have demonstrated that in patients with PA and multiple adrenal nodules, somatic variants in different aldosterone-driver genes can be present in distinct CYP11B2-expressing, but not in CYP11B2-negative nodules within the same adrenal. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (55, 57)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (170, 177)) ('variants', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('aldosterone-driver genes', 'Gene', (118, 142)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (41, 49)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (201, 208)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (118, 129)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (170, 177)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (201, 208)) 10667 30753137 Additionally, in-vitro studies indicate that mutated KCNJ5 channels do not confer growth advantage when expressed in the human adrenocortical HAC15 cell line. ('human', 'Species', '9606', (121, 126)) ('growth advantage', 'CPA', (82, 98)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (53, 58)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (53, 58)) ('HAC15', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S898', (142, 147)) ('mutated', 'Var', (45, 52)) 10671 30753137 In this study, we used whole-exome sequencing (WES) to characterize the landscape of somatic alterations in a homogeneous series of APA with KCNJ5 variants. ('variants', 'Var', (147, 155)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (141, 146)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (133, 135)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (141, 146)) 10672 30753137 We were particularly interested in identifying novel recurrent mutations and somatic alterations that may contribute to APA tumorigenesis, and to further characterize KCNJ5-mutated tumors in terms of tumor purity, ploidy, and clonal composition. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (121, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (124, 129)) ('ploidy', 'Disease', (214, 220)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 186)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (167, 172)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (124, 129)) ('mutations', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 187)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (200, 205)) ('ploidy', 'Disease', 'None', (214, 220)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 205)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (124, 129)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (181, 187)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (106, 116)) ('APA', 'Disease', (120, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (181, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 205)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (181, 187)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (181, 186)) ('alterations', 'Var', (85, 96)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (167, 172)) 10681 30753137 For samples which paired germline DNA were not available, we calculated the allele frequencies of pathogenic KCNJ5 variants from the VCF files generated with samtools mpileup/bcftools. ('variants', 'Var', (115, 123)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (109, 114)) 10683 30753137 PureCN infers tumor purity and ploidy by simultaneously analyzing depth-of-coverage and variant allele frequencies from germline and tumor DNA. ('tumor', 'Disease', (14, 19)) ('PureCN infers tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 19)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 138)) ('ploidy', 'Disease', (31, 37)) ('PureCN infers tumor', 'Disease', (0, 19)) ('variant', 'Var', (88, 95)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('ploidy', 'Disease', 'None', (31, 37)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (133, 138)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (14, 19)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (14, 19)) 10699 30753137 Apart from KCNJ5 variants, which were detected by the three callers in all samples, only two other genes had variants in more than one APA: MED13 (NM_005121:exon26:c.T5866G:p.Ser1956Ala, [APA-78 and APA-86]) and ZNF669 (NM_001142572:exon4:c.A1052C:p.Glu351Ala, [APA-78 and APA-86]) (Supplementary Figure 4-7). ('c.T5866G:p.Ser1956Ala', 'Var', (164, 185)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (11, 16)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', '79862', (212, 218)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (189, 191)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (200, 202)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (263, 265)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (11, 16)) ('c.T5866G:p.Ser1956Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (164, 185)) ('MED13', 'Gene', (140, 145)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', (212, 218)) ('NM_001142572:', 'Var', (220, 233)) ('c.A1052C:p.Glu351Ala', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (239, 259)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (136, 138)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (274, 276)) ('c.A1052C:p.Glu351Ala', 'Var', (239, 259)) ('MED13', 'Gene', '9969', (140, 145)) ('NM_005121:', 'Var', (147, 157)) 10700 30753137 Of note, the MED13 and ZNF669 variants were not confirmed by direct Sanger sequencing likely due to the low variant frequencies. ('variants', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', (23, 29)) ('MED13', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', '79862', (23, 29)) ('MED13', 'Gene', '9969', (13, 18)) 10701 30753137 Among the identified mutated genes, 6 of them have been reported as cancer-associated (COSMIC v85): JAK1, NAB2, FOXP1, ATM, MEN1, and USP6. ('USP6', 'Gene', (134, 138)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('FOXP1', 'Gene', (112, 117)) ('ATM', 'Gene', (119, 122)) ('NAB2', 'Gene', '4665', (106, 110)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (124, 128)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 74)) ('FOXP1', 'Gene', '27086', (112, 117)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (68, 74)) ('NAB2', 'Gene', (106, 110)) ('ATM', 'Gene', '472', (119, 122)) ('mutated', 'Var', (21, 28)) ('JAK1', 'Gene', '3716', (100, 104)) ('USP6', 'Gene', '9098', (134, 138)) 10702 30753137 Mutations in these genes have been shown to affect cellular processes that are frequently dysregulated in cancer and are thought to be tumor promoting. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 140)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (135, 140)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('cellular processes', 'CPA', (51, 69)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('affect', 'Reg', (44, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 140)) 10703 30753137 Additionally, we identified variants in PDE11A and CYP17A1, genes that are essential components of the adrenal steroidogenesis machinery and have been implicated in other adrenal diseases, such as forms of adrenal micronodular hyperplasia, cortisol-producing adenomas (CPA), and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', '1586', (51, 58)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (40, 46)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (259, 267)) ('CYP17A1', 'Gene', (51, 58)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (40, 46)) ('adrenal diseases', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537027', (171, 187)) ('variants', 'Var', (28, 36)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (259, 267)) ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (240, 248)) ('adrenal diseases', 'Disease', (171, 187)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (270, 272)) ('congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008258', (279, 309)) ('adrenal micronodular hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (206, 238)) ('adrenal micronodular hyperplasia', 'Disease', (206, 238)) ('congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (279, 309)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (151, 161)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (290, 309)) ('congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (279, 309)) 10704 30753137 Finally, we identified variants in other ionic channels such as CACNA1E and KCNA1 (Supplementary Table 3-6). ('KCNA1', 'Gene', '3736', (76, 81)) ('KCNA1', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('CACNA1E', 'Gene', (64, 71)) ('variants', 'Var', (23, 31)) ('CACNA1E', 'Gene', '777', (64, 71)) 10705 30753137 Noteworthy, exome sequencing confirmed the presence of four previously identified KCNJ5 variants in out cohort: c.T503G (p.L168R), c.G451A (p.G151R), c.G451C (p.G151R), and c.477_478insATT (p.T149delinsTI) with allele frequencies ranging from 14-48% (Table 1). ('c.T503G', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (112, 119)) ('p.G151R', 'Var', (159, 166)) ('p.G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (159, 166)) ('p.G151R', 'Var', (140, 147)) ('c.G451C (p.G151R', 'Var', (150, 166)) ('c.477_478insATT', 'Var', (173, 188)) ('c.G451A (p.G151R', 'Var', (131, 147)) ('p.L168R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352318', (121, 128)) ('p.T149delinsTI', 'Mutation', 'p.149delinsT,TI', (190, 204)) ('p.G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (140, 147)) ('c.G451C', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (150, 157)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (82, 87)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (82, 87)) ('c.G451A', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (131, 138)) ('c.477_478insATT', 'Mutation', 'c.477_478insATT', (173, 188)) 10708 30753137 Furthermore, PureCN analysis also demonstrated that KCNJ5 variants are heterozygous and likely clonal in all tumors, suggesting that these variants are early events in adenoma formation (Table 1, Supplementary Figure 8). ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 115)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (168, 175)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (52, 57)) ('variants', 'Var', (58, 66)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (168, 175)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (52, 57)) ('variants', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (109, 115)) 10709 30753137 In recent years, high-throughput molecular profiling studies have identified recurrent variants targeting different regulators of intracellular calcium homeostasis, including KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, and CACNA1D in over half of APA. ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (202, 209)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (175, 180)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (182, 188)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (227, 229)) ('variants', 'Var', (87, 95)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (190, 196)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (182, 188)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (190, 196)) ('calcium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002118', (144, 151)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (175, 180)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (202, 209)) 10710 30753137 Despite the well-characterized effects of these variants in abnormal CYP11B2 expression and aldosterone production, the contribution to cell growth remain poorly understood. ('effects', 'Reg', (31, 38)) ('expression', 'MPA', (77, 87)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (92, 103)) ('variants', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (92, 114)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (92, 114)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (69, 76)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (69, 76)) 10711 30753137 So far, a growth-promoting effect of KCNJ5 variants has not been demonstrated in-vitro studies using HAC15 cells. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('growth-promoting', 'MPA', (10, 26)) ('variants', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (37, 42)) ('HAC15', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S898', (101, 106)) 10712 30753137 Although it is difficult to assess a cell proliferation effect of these variants using highly proliferative H295R/HAC15 cells which have a beta-catenin mutation, these in vitro studies suggest that alternative mechanisms might play a role in tumor formation. ('HAC15', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:S898', (114, 119)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (242, 247)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (242, 247)) ('variants', 'Var', (72, 80)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (139, 151)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (242, 247)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (139, 151)) ('mutation', 'Var', (152, 160)) 10717 30753137 In fact, we observed at least two variants of uncertain significance in genes that have been previously associated with adrenocortical tumorigenesis: the MEN1 NM_130804:exon3:c.T364C (p.Ser122Pro) and the PDE11A NM_001077197:exon5:c.C514T (p.Arg172Cys) variants, both predicted to be pathogenic by SIFT, polyphen2, and CADD. ('MEN1', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', (205, 211)) ('c.T364C', 'Mutation', 'c.364T>C', (175, 182)) ('MEN1', 'Gene', '4221', (154, 158)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (135, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (135, 140)) ('p.Ser122Pro', 'Mutation', 'p.S122P', (184, 195)) ('associated', 'Reg', (104, 114)) ('p.Arg172Cys', 'Mutation', 'rs762697508', (240, 251)) ('PDE11A', 'Gene', '50940', (205, 211)) ('c.T364C', 'Var', (175, 182)) ('c.C514T', 'Mutation', 'rs762697508', (231, 238)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (135, 140)) 10718 30753137 Although somatic variants in MED13 and ZNF669 were identified in more than one APA, the pathological role of these variants is unclear. ('MED13', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', (39, 45)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (80, 82)) ('variants', 'Var', (17, 25)) ('ZNF669', 'Gene', '79862', (39, 45)) ('MED13', 'Gene', '9969', (29, 34)) 10720 30753137 Mutations and altered expression of different Mediator components have been described in rare neurodevelopmental disorders and in a broad spectrum of benign and malignant tumors. ('altered', 'Reg', (14, 21)) ('neurodevelopmental disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012759', (94, 122)) ('described', 'Reg', (76, 85)) ('neurodevelopmental disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002658', (94, 122)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', (161, 177)) ('malignant tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (161, 177)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('neurodevelopmental disorders', 'Disease', (94, 122)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 176)) ('expression', 'MPA', (22, 32)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (171, 177)) 10722 30753137 Noteworthily, we did not identify variants in other genes previously described in APA, such as CTNNB1 (encoding beta-catenin), suggesting a dominant role for KCNJ5 variants. ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (158, 163)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (83, 85)) ('variants', 'Var', (164, 172)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (158, 163)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (95, 101)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (112, 124)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (112, 124)) 10723 30753137 These results are consistent with previous studies on APA genetics, in which KCNJ5 and CTNNB1 variants were mutually exclusive. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (55, 57)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (77, 82)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (87, 93)) ('variants', 'Var', (94, 102)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (87, 93)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (77, 82)) 10724 30753137 Previous reports have demonstrated that the activation of Wnt/beta-catenin pathway is frequent in APA regardless of the mutation status of CTNNB1. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (62, 74)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (139, 145)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (44, 54)) ('mutation', 'Var', (120, 128)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (62, 74)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (99, 101)) ('APA', 'Disease', (98, 101)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (139, 145)) 10726 30753137 For better understanding of the role of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway activation in APA development, further analysis including APA with variants in other aldosterone-driver genes, such as CACNA1D, ATP1A1, and ATP2B3 will be needed. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (160, 171)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', '476', (203, 209)) ('variants', 'Var', (142, 150)) ('ATP1A1', 'Gene', (203, 209)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (44, 56)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', '776', (194, 201)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (134, 136)) ('CACNA1D', 'Gene', (194, 201)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', '492', (215, 221)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (44, 56)) ('ATP2B3', 'Gene', (215, 221)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (90, 92)) 10728 30753137 Certain KCNJ5 variants, including p.G151R and p.T158A appear to have potential impact on cell proliferation considering the fact that these variants have been identified both in sporadic APA (as somatic variants) and in patients with massive hyperplasia (as germline variants), whereas a KCNJ5 variant p.G151E has only been documented in individuals without massive adrenal hyperplasia as a germline variant. ('p.T158A', 'Mutation', 'rs387906778', (46, 53)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (220, 228)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (8, 13)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (366, 385)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (288, 293)) ('p.G151E', 'Mutation', 'rs587777437', (302, 309)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (288, 293)) ('identified', 'Reg', (159, 169)) ('p.G151R', 'Var', (34, 41)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (8, 13)) ('p.G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (34, 41)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (366, 385)) ('p.T158A', 'Var', (46, 53)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (242, 253)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (188, 190)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (242, 253)) ('impact', 'Reg', (79, 85)) ('variants', 'Var', (14, 22)) ('cell', 'CPA', (89, 93)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (366, 385)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (374, 385)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (374, 385)) 10729 30753137 Furthermore, in an early-onset PA patient, the identical somatic KCNJ5 p.G151R variant has been identified in multiple CYP11B2-expressing hyperplastic lesions and APA in bilateral adrenals and the variant has not been observed in non-hyperplastic lesions, supporting the potential role of the KCNJ5 variant on cell proliferation. ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (119, 126)) ('p.G151R', 'Var', (71, 78)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (65, 70)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (65, 70)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (119, 126)) ('identified', 'Reg', (96, 106)) ('p.G151R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352319', (71, 78)) ('hyperplastic lesions', 'Disease', (234, 254)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (293, 298)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (34, 41)) ('hyperplastic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000796', (234, 254)) ('hyperplastic lesions', 'Disease', (138, 158)) ('hyperplastic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000796', (138, 158)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (164, 166)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (293, 298)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (31, 33)) 10730 30753137 However, since our study included only a homogeneous population of APA with KCNJ5 variants, the findings cannot be generalized. ('variants', 'Var', (82, 90)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (68, 70)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (76, 81)) 10732 30753137 A recent case report describes the co-occurrence of a germline APC variant and a somatic KCNJ5 variant in a young PA patient with multinodular adrenal hyperplasia. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (114, 116)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (143, 162)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (89, 94)) ('variant', 'Var', (95, 102)) ('variant', 'Var', (67, 74)) ('multinodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (130, 162)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (117, 124)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (63, 66)) ('multinodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008231', (130, 162)) ('APC', 'Disease', (63, 66)) ('multinodular adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (130, 162)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (89, 94)) 10733 30753137 In the resected adrenal from the patient, the KCNJ5 variant was identified only in a CYP11B2-expressing nodule, whereas biallelic APC inactivation due to LOH was observed in both CYP11B2-positive and negative nodules, indicating "two-hit" model as a possible mechanism of APA development at least for some cases. ('variant', 'Var', (52, 59)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (33, 40)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (85, 92)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (130, 133)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (179, 186)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (46, 51)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (273, 275)) ('APC', 'Disease', (130, 133)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (179, 186)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (46, 51)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (85, 92)) 10734 30753137 A recent study of integrated transcriptome and methylome analysis has demonstrated global hypomethylation in APA and up-regulated genes with CpG hypomethylation in APA, including five potentially tumorigenesis-related genes. ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (110, 112)) ('APA', 'Gene', (109, 112)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (196, 201)) ('up-regulated', 'PosReg', (117, 129)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (90, 105)) ('hypomethylation', 'Var', (145, 160)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (165, 167)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (196, 201)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (196, 201)) 10738 30753137 In conclusion, our study did not identify recurrent somatic events that could explain proliferation or tumor formation in APA with KCNJ5 variants. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (103, 108)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (131, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (103, 108)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (131, 136)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (123, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (103, 108)) ('variants', 'Var', (137, 145)) 10877 32640719 Furthermore, NRP2, PLXNC1 and PLXNB3 were also positively associated with cell sensitivity to Dabrafenib, which is the treatment for late-stage melanoma and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations (Figure 5C and Table S5). ('small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030357', (172, 194)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (200, 204)) ('Dabrafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C561627', (94, 104)) ('V600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (205, 210)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (144, 152)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (144, 152)) ('NRP2', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008175', (183, 194)) ('V600K', 'Var', (214, 219)) ('cell sensitivity', 'MPA', (74, 90)) ('lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100526', (183, 194)) ('PLXNB3', 'Gene', '5365', (30, 36)) ('PLXNC1', 'Gene', '10154', (19, 25)) ('PLXNB3', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('PLXNC1', 'Gene', (19, 25)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (144, 152)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (188, 194)) ('associated', 'Reg', (58, 68)) ('NRP2', 'Gene', '8828', (13, 17)) ('non-small cell lung cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030358', (168, 194)) ('lung cancer', 'Disease', (183, 194)) ('V600K', 'Mutation', 'rs121913227', (214, 219)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (200, 204)) ('metastatic', 'CPA', (157, 167)) 10889 32640719 Various cell types in the TME of breast cancer tumors might contribute to the dysregulated expression of SEMA3 and their receptors. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (33, 46)) ('expression', 'MPA', (91, 101)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (40, 46)) ('breast cancer tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (33, 53)) ('breast cancer tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100013', (33, 52)) ('SEMA', 'Gene', '7869', (105, 109)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 53)) ('breast cancer tumors', 'Disease', (33, 53)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (47, 52)) ('dysregulated', 'Var', (78, 90)) ('SEMA', 'Gene', (105, 109)) 10904 32640719 The semaphorin/neuropilin/plexin complexes control a wide range of biological processes and deregulation of these complexes is associated with multiple pathological statuses. ('sema', 'Gene', '7869', (4, 8)) ('associated', 'Reg', (127, 137)) ('control', 'Reg', (43, 50)) ('sema', 'Gene', (4, 8)) ('neuropilin', 'Gene', '8829', (15, 25)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (92, 104)) ('neuropilin', 'Gene', (15, 25)) 10921 32640719 The dysregulated expression of NRPs and PLXNs in cancer tumors was generally associated with patient overall survival and progression free interval in 33 cancer types, while the direction of association is dependent on the cancer type tested and the genes queried. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 61)) ('cancer tumors', 'Disease', (49, 62)) ('PLXNs', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (223, 229)) ('dysregulated', 'Var', (4, 16)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (49, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (223, 229)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 55)) ('expression', 'MPA', (17, 27)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 160)) ('associated', 'Reg', (77, 87)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (93, 100)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (223, 229)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 55)) ('cancer tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 62)) ('NRP', 'Gene', '8829', (31, 34)) ('NRP', 'Gene', (31, 34)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (154, 160)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (56, 62)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) 11079 25797237 The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) supermodule comprises six experimental modules that were derived from various purification methods, including anti bait coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0006), anti tag coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0007), coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0019), pull down (MI:0096), and fluorescence microscopy (MI:0416) (Fig. ('MI:0007', 'Var', (225, 232)) ('MI:0019', 'Var', (258, 265)) ('MI:0416', 'Var', (318, 325)) ('CPC', 'Chemical', '-', (35, 38)) ('MI:0096', 'Var', (279, 286)) 11113 25797237 The dysregulation of the CPC in proliferation has proposed to be associated with aggressive solid tumors. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('CPC', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 28)) ('aggressive solid tumors', 'Disease', (81, 104)) ('dysregulation', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('associated', 'Reg', (65, 75)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 103)) ('aggressive solid tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (81, 104)) 11118 25797237 S10A), including the cell cycle checkpoint proteins RAD1/RAD9A/RAD17 (RAD1/RAD9A/RAD17), the replication factor C subunits 2/3/4/5 (RFC2/RFC3/RFC4/RFC5), and checkpoint protein HUS1 (HUS1). ('RAD9A', 'Gene', (57, 62)) ('replication factor C', 'Gene', '5981', (93, 113)) ('RAD17', 'Gene', '5884', (81, 86)) ('checkpoint protein HUS1', 'Gene', (158, 181)) ('replication factor C', 'Gene', (93, 113)) ('RFC4', 'Gene', (142, 146)) ('RAD17', 'Gene', (81, 86)) ('checkpoint protein HUS1', 'Gene', '3364', (158, 181)) ('RAD17', 'Gene', '5884', (63, 68)) ('S10A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (0, 4)) ('HUS1', 'Gene', (183, 187)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('RAD17', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('RFC5', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', '5810', (81, 85)) ('HUS1', 'Gene', (177, 181)) ('S10A', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', '5810', (63, 67)) ('RFC3', 'Gene', '5983', (137, 141)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('RFC4', 'Gene', '5984', (142, 146)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', '5810', (70, 74)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', (63, 67)) ('HUS1', 'Gene', '3364', (183, 187)) ('RFC2', 'Gene', '5982', (132, 136)) ('RFC3', 'Gene', (137, 141)) ('RAD9A', 'Gene', '5883', (75, 80)) ('RFC2', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('RFC5', 'Gene', '5985', (147, 151)) ('RAD9A', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('HUS1', 'Gene', '3364', (177, 181)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', '5810', (52, 56)) ('RAD1', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('RAD9A', 'Gene', '5883', (57, 62)) 11177 23662106 Sigmoidectomy and locoregional lymph node dissection revealed a stage IIIB (T3N1M0) adenocarcinoma of the colon (Figure 1), while resection of the adrenal mass disclosed a stage III (T3N0M0) adrenal carcinoma with Weiss score of 4, a mitotic rate of 10 per 50 high power fields (HPF), atypical mitoses, and capsular invasion (Figures 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c)). ('adenocarcinoma of the colon', 'Disease', (84, 111)) ('adrenal carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (191, 208)) ('adrenal carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (191, 208)) ('T3N1M0', 'Var', (76, 82)) ('adenocarcinoma of the colon', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003110', (84, 111)) ('adenocarcinoma of the colon', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040276', (84, 111)) ('adrenal carcinoma', 'Disease', (191, 208)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (89, 98)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (199, 208)) ('capsular invasion', 'CPA', (307, 324)) 11224 32526884 Inhibition of Patched Drug Efflux Increases Vemurafenib Effectiveness against Resistant BrafV600E Melanoma Melanoma patients harboring the BRAFV600E mutation are treated with vemurafenib. ('Patched Drug Efflux', 'MPA', (14, 33)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (175, 186)) ('Melanoma', 'Disease', (98, 106)) ('BrafV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (88, 97)) ('BrafV600E', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('Vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (44, 55)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (116, 124)) ('Melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (107, 115)) ('Melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (107, 115)) ('Effectiveness', 'MPA', (56, 69)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Var', (139, 148)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (139, 148)) ('Increases', 'PosReg', (34, 43)) ('Melanoma', 'Disease', (107, 115)) ('Melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (98, 106)) ('Melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (98, 106)) 11248 32526884 These discoveries suggest that the use of inhibitors of Ptch1 drug efflux activity in combination with classical chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin, could be a novel way to circumvent drug resistance, recurrence and metastasis of tumors expressing Ptch1. ('drug resistance', 'MPA', (183, 198)) ('circumvent', 'NegReg', (172, 182)) ('metastasis of tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (215, 235)) ('metastasis of tumors', 'Disease', (215, 235)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (135, 146)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 234)) ('drug resistance', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0020174', (183, 198)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (247, 252)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (42, 52)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (247, 252)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (229, 235)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (56, 61)) ('drug efflux activity', 'MPA', (62, 82)) ('recurrence', 'CPA', (200, 210)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (56, 61)) 11249 32526884 Around 45-50% of cutaneous melanomas have mutations in the BRAF serine/threonine kinase. ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (64, 70)) ('cutaneous melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C562393', (17, 36)) ('cutaneous melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012056', (17, 35)) ('cutaneous melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012056', (17, 36)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (27, 36)) ('cutaneous melanomas', 'Disease', (17, 36)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (59, 63)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (27, 35)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) 11257 32526884 We did not observe a significant difference in the distribution of PTCH1 gene expression between tumors carrying or not BRAFV600 mutation for primary or metastatic samples (Figure 1A middle). ('PTCH1', 'Gene', (67, 72)) ('mutation', 'Var', (129, 137)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (120, 124)) ('PTCH1', 'Gene', '5727', (67, 72)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) 11258 32526884 In this cohort, the Kaplan-Meier analysis for a subset of patients with metastatic disease who did not receive immunotherapy indicated that a high level of Ptch1 in patient samples significantly correlated with a lower overall survival time (Figure 1A right). ('lower', 'NegReg', (213, 218)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538445', (72, 90)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (156, 161)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (58, 65)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (156, 161)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (165, 172)) ('metastatic disease', 'Disease', (72, 90)) ('high', 'Var', (142, 146)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) ('overall', 'MPA', (219, 226)) 11262 32526884 Interestingly, the depletion of Ptch1 using specific silencing RNA in the MeWo melanoma cell line induced cell retention of doxorubicin (dxr), a fluorescent chemotherapeutic drug commonly used to treat many types of cancers, while control cells showed a strong decrease of intracellular dxr fluorescence 30 min after the removal of this drug from the medium (Figure 1C). ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (32, 37)) ('silencing', 'NegReg', (53, 62)) ('induced', 'Reg', (98, 105)) ('cell retention', 'CPA', (106, 120)) ('MeWo melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (74, 87)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 223)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (216, 223)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (79, 87)) ('intracellular dxr fluorescence', 'MPA', (273, 303)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (137, 140)) ('depletion', 'Var', (19, 28)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (216, 222)) ('doxorubicin', 'MPA', (124, 135)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (367, 368)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (287, 290)) ('MeWo melanoma', 'Disease', (74, 87)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (216, 223)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (124, 135)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (32, 37)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (261, 269)) 11271 32526884 Melanoma cells from the MeWo cell line and the BRAFV600E mutant cell line A375 were treated with increasing concentrations of dxr, with or without natural or synthetic PAH for either 48 or 24 h, before assessment of cell viability. ('Melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (0, 8)) ('Melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (0, 8)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (126, 129)) ('Melanoma', 'Disease', (0, 8)) ('PAH', 'Chemical', '-', (168, 171)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (47, 56)) ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (74, 78)) 11273 32526884 Interestingly, our results showed that sPAH also strongly increased drx cytotoxicity in MeWo cells rendered resistant to dxr (MeWo-DxrR) (Figure 2C, Table 1). ('increased', 'PosReg', (58, 67)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (72, 84)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (146, 147)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (121, 124)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (72, 84)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (39, 43)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (39, 43)) 11292 32526884 These results show that the hydroquinone moiety is essential for sPAH activity as a Ptch1 drug efflux inhibitor, and that the loss of the double bond slightly reduces its activity. ('double', 'Protein', (138, 144)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (84, 89)) ('hydroquinone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C031927', (28, 40)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (84, 89)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 69)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (159, 166)) ('activity', 'MPA', (171, 179)) ('loss', 'Var', (126, 130)) 11305 32526884 Vemurafenib is a targeted chemotherapy agent which interrupts the BRAF/MEK step in the BRAF/MEK/ERK pathway when BRAF has the V600E mutation. ('V600E', 'Var', (126, 131)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (113, 117)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (92, 95)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (66, 70)) ('interrupts', 'NegReg', (51, 61)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (92, 95)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (113, 117)) ('V600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (126, 131)) ('Vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (0, 11)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (96, 99)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (66, 70)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (71, 74)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (96, 99)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (87, 91)) 11309 32526884 Remarkably, sPAH also increased the effectiveness of vemurafenib against WM9 cells rendered resistant to vemurafenib (WM9R) with a decrease by a factor of ten of the IC50 of vemurafenib in the presence of sPAH 20 microM (Figure 5A). ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (174, 185)) ('effectiveness', 'MPA', (36, 49)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (131, 139)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (167, 168)) ('IC50', 'MPA', (166, 170)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (205, 209)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (22, 31)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 16)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (53, 64)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (12, 16)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (105, 116)) 11317 32526884 Using microscale thermophoresis (MST), we showed that sPAH binds to membranes prepared from yeast expressing human Ptch1 with a Kd around 7 microM, while sPAH does not bind to membranes prepared from yeast expressing another human membrane protein, Smoothened (Figure 6A). ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (115, 120)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (200, 205)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (109, 114)) ('binds', 'Interaction', (59, 64)) ('yeast', 'Species', '4932', (92, 97)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (154, 158)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (225, 230)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 58)) ('human', 'Var', (109, 114)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (115, 120)) 11322 32526884 Figure 6C reports the mean percentage of dxr accumulated in cells in the presence of vemurafenib relative to dxr accumulated in the absence of vemurafenib. ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (143, 154)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (41, 44)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (8, 9)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (85, 96)) ('vemurafenib', 'Var', (85, 96)) ('dxr accumulated', 'MPA', (41, 56)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (109, 112)) 11327 32526884 Among the amino acids surrounding the cholesterol in the central cavity, five are conserved in proteins from Patched family, of which two have side chains directed toward the cholesterol (Leu427 and Ala497; Figure S3). ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (38, 49)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (175, 186)) ('Ala497', 'Chemical', '-', (199, 205)) ('Ala497', 'Var', (199, 205)) ('Leu427', 'Var', (188, 194)) ('Leu427', 'Chemical', '-', (188, 194)) 11328 32526884 We also observed that single nucleotide variations in seven of the residues surrounding the cholesterol are responsible for diseases according to the BioMuta database (Table 3). ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (92, 103)) ('diseases', 'Disease', (124, 132)) ('responsible', 'Reg', (108, 119)) ('single nucleotide variations', 'Var', (22, 50)) 11329 32526884 Being built between loops, this cavity is flexible and should be able to accommodate many types of ligands thanks to a large number of aromatic amino acids with polar groups (tyrosines and tryptophans) and some polar residues among the hydrophobic ones. ('aromatic', 'Var', (135, 143)) ('tyrosines', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014443', (175, 184)) ('polar residues', 'Var', (211, 225)) ('aromatic amino acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D024322', (135, 155)) ('tryptophans', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014364', (189, 200)) 11331 32526884 We observed at least one hydrogen bond with nearby amino acids for dxr, vemurafenib, and PAH (Leu775 or Asp776), both with the oxygen of the peptide bond. ('Asp776', 'Var', (104, 110)) ('Leu775', 'Chemical', '-', (94, 100)) ('hydrogen', 'Interaction', (25, 33)) ('PAH', 'Chemical', '-', (89, 92)) ('oxygen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D010100', (127, 133)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (72, 83)) ('hydrogen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006859', (25, 33)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (67, 70)) ('Leu775', 'Var', (94, 100)) ('Asp776', 'Chemical', '-', (104, 110)) 11332 32526884 Interestingly, when Asp776 is mutated to glycine, the probability of a damaging phenotype is high (with a score of 0.87 according to the BioMuta database) supporting the importance of this amino acid for Ptch1 function. ('Asp776 is mutated to glycine', 'Mutation', 'p.D776G', (20, 48)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (204, 209)) ('Asp776', 'Var', (20, 26)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (204, 209)) 11333 32526884 Another amino acid predicted to interact with dxr, vemurafenib and PAH is Trp129, either by pi-stacking or hydrophobic interaction. ('pi-stacking', 'Var', (92, 103)) ('Trp129', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 80)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (32, 40)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (51, 62)) ('Trp129', 'Gene', (74, 80)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (46, 49)) ('PAH', 'Chemical', '-', (67, 70)) 11344 32526884 A formulation of 2.44 mg of encapsulated sPAH/mL (7 mM) was tested on melanoma cells and results show that sPAH encapsulated in i-Particles (iP-sPAH) was able to increase the cytotoxicity of vemurafenib against A375 cells in a manner that was comparable to the free sPAH (Figure 8A). ('melanoma', 'Disease', (70, 78)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (70, 78)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (162, 170)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 45)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (144, 148)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (107, 111)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (175, 187)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (266, 270)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (107, 111)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (191, 202)) ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (211, 215)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (175, 187)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (141, 148)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (70, 78)) 11356 32526884 Moreover, quantification of the vemurafenib contained within the tumors showed that extracts from all the tumors treated with the combination iP-sPAH + vemurafenib exhibited a vemurafenib peak area that was greater than 106 units, corresponding to approximately 100 nM, while extracts from two of seven tumors treated with vemurafenib alone showed a vemurafenib peak area of 2.105 to 4.105 units corresponding to the background signal (Figure 8E). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (303, 308)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (106, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (65, 71)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (303, 309)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (106, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 71)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (176, 187)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Var', (142, 149)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (32, 43)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (152, 163)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (303, 309)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (142, 149)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (350, 361)) ('vemurafenib', 'MPA', (176, 187)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 111)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (106, 112)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 71)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (323, 334)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (303, 309)) 11358 32526884 Interestingly, this analysis revealed that tumors treated with iP-sPAH contained significantly more cholesterol than the other tumors (Figure 8F). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (127, 133)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 133)) ('cholesterol', 'MPA', (100, 111)) ('more', 'PosReg', (95, 99)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 133)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Var', (63, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 48)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (100, 111)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (43, 49)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (43, 49)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (63, 70)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (43, 49)) 11360 32526884 Vemurafenib is known to selectively block the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in BRAF mutant cells. ('MEK', 'Gene', '5609', (50, 53)) ('ERK', 'Gene', '5594', (54, 57)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (69, 73)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (70, 73)) ('RAF', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('ERK', 'Gene', (54, 57)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '673', (70, 73)) ('Vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (0, 11)) ('RAF', 'Gene', '673', (46, 49)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (69, 73)) ('mutant', 'Var', (74, 80)) ('MEK', 'Gene', (50, 53)) ('block', 'NegReg', (36, 41)) 11370 32526884 Nearly half of patients with metastatic melanomas harbor a valine-glutamine substitution in codon 600 of the serine/threonine kinase BRAF. ('serine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012694', (109, 115)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', (40, 49)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (15, 23)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', '673', (133, 137)) ('valine-glutamine', 'Var', (59, 75)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (40, 48)) ('melanomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (40, 49)) ('BRAF', 'Gene', (133, 137)) ('melanomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (40, 49)) ('valine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014633', (59, 65)) ('glutamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005973', (66, 75)) 11375 32526884 Both intrinsic and acquired resistances can be driven by genetic and epigenetic alterations that drive gene expression changes and intratumor heterogeneity which, in turn, enable tumor regrowth and disease relapse. ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (69, 91)) ('disease relapse', 'CPA', (198, 213)) ('changes', 'Var', (119, 126)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 141)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (179, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (103, 118)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (179, 184)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (136, 141)) ('enable', 'PosReg', (172, 178)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (179, 184)) 11395 32526884 We also observed that sPAH was able to increase the cytotoxicity of cisplatin, another chemotherapeutic agent that we previously identified as a substrate of Ptch1, against melanoma cells in vitro (Figure S2). ('sPAH', 'Var', (22, 26)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (52, 64)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (173, 181)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (173, 181)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (39, 47)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (158, 163)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (173, 181)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (158, 163)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (52, 64)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (22, 26)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (68, 77)) 11396 32526884 We then wanted to know if sPAH could also enhance the efficiency of targeted chemotherapy such as vemurafenib against BRAFV600E melanoma cells, and found that sPAH strongly increased the cytotoxicity of vemurafenib, even in resistant BRAFV600E melanoma cells (Figure 5). ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (244, 252)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (128, 136)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (187, 199)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (203, 214)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (159, 163)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (118, 127)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (234, 243)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (128, 136)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (173, 182)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 30)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (159, 163)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (187, 199)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (244, 252)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (98, 109)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (244, 252)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (128, 136)) 11400 32526884 Altogether, our in vitro results suggest that sPAH increases doxorubicin and vemurafenib efficacy by binding to the same pocket as these chemotherapeutic agents on Ptch1 and inhibiting their efflux by Ptch1. ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (201, 206)) ('inhibiting', 'NegReg', (174, 184)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (201, 206)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (61, 72)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (51, 60)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 50)) ('vemurafenib', 'Gene', (77, 88)) ('efficacy', 'MPA', (89, 97)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (46, 50)) ('doxorubicin', 'MPA', (61, 72)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (101, 108)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (164, 169)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (77, 88)) ('efflux', 'MPA', (191, 197)) 11401 32526884 The fact that sPAH also inhibited cholesterol efflux strengthens this interpretation. ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (14, 18)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (34, 45)) ('cholesterol efflux', 'MPA', (34, 52)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (14, 18)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (24, 33)) 11408 32526884 We injected immune-compromised mice with BRAFV600E A375 melanoma, which is a cell line typically used as a model of xenograft melanoma for testing novel anti-melanoma compounds. ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (41, 50)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (56, 64)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (56, 64)) ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (51, 55)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (56, 64)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Var', (41, 50)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (31, 35)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (158, 166)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (126, 134)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (126, 134)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (126, 134)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (158, 166)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (158, 166)) 11409 32526884 Experiments performed on these mice showed that the addition of iP-sPAH to the vemurafenib treatment inhibited tumor growth more significantly than vemurafenib alone (Figure 8B). ('iP-sPAH', 'Var', (64, 71)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 116)) ('vemurafenib', 'Gene', (79, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (64, 71)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (79, 90)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (111, 116)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (31, 35)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (148, 159)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (101, 110)) 11413 32526884 Analyses of tumor extracts revealed that the addition of iP-sPAH to vemurafenib treatment more significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 than vemurafenib alone, indicating an increase in the effectiveness of vemurafenib. ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (154, 165)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Var', (57, 64)) ('phosphorylation', 'MPA', (123, 138)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (187, 195)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (220, 231)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (12, 17)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (109, 118)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', (142, 148)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 64)) ('ERK1/2', 'Gene', '5595;5594', (142, 148)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (12, 17)) ('vemurafenib', 'Gene', (68, 79)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (12, 17)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (68, 79)) 11421 32526884 We therefore quantified the amount of cholesterol in tumor extracts and, indeed, found that tumors treated with iP-sPAH contained significantly more cholesterol than other tumors (Figure 8F), indicating that sPAH inhibited cholesterol efflux mediated by Ptch1 in this system. ('tumor', 'Disease', (172, 177)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 97)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (92, 97)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (115, 119)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (223, 234)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 177)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 98)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Var', (112, 119)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 178)) ('iP-sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (112, 119)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (38, 49)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('cholesterol efflux', 'MPA', (223, 241)) ('more', 'PosReg', (144, 148)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (208, 212)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (149, 160)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (92, 98)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (172, 177)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (172, 178)) ('cholesterol', 'MPA', (149, 160)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (254, 259)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (92, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (172, 178)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (213, 222)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (254, 259)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (53, 58)) 11424 32526884 Indeed, in healthy cells, accumulation of free cholesterol has been shown to induce many mechanisms of cellular toxicity, including disrupted function of the integral membrane proteins and signaling proteins that reside in membrane domains, intracellular cholesterol crystallization, oxysterol formation, and the triggering of apoptotic signaling pathways. ('toxicity', 'Disease', (112, 120)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (47, 58)) ('integral membrane proteins', 'Protein', (158, 184)) ('oxysterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072376', (284, 293)) ('free cholesterol', 'Var', (42, 58)) ('function', 'MPA', (142, 150)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (255, 266)) ('apoptotic signaling pathways', 'Pathway', (327, 355)) ('accumulation', 'Var', (26, 38)) ('toxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (112, 120)) 11474 32526884 MeWo cells were transfected with 400 pmol of human Ptch1 Silencer Select pre-designed siRNA (Ambion, #4392420, s11441 (sense: 5'GCACUUACUUUACGACCUAtt3'; as: 5'UAGGUCGUAAAGUAAGUGCtg3') or control (medium GC) siRNA oligos (Invitrogen) using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX reagent (Invitrogen) following the manufacturer's protocol, then seeded in 24-well plates and incubated at 37 C and 5% CO2 for 16 h before Western blotting and dxr efflux measurements. ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('s11441', 'Var', (112, 118)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (145, 146)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (141, 142)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (382, 383)) ('dxr', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (423, 426)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (132, 133)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (205, 206)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (45, 50)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (130, 131)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (178, 179)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (144, 145)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (136, 137)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002245', (382, 385)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (165, 166)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (51, 56)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (373, 374)) 11496 32526884 Titration of sPAH results in a gradual change in MST signal, which is plotted as Fnorm against the sPAH concentration to yield a dose-response curve, which has been fitted to derive binding constants (Kd). ('sPAH', 'Gene', (13, 17)) ('MST signal', 'MPA', (49, 59)) ('Titration', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('change', 'Reg', (39, 45)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (99, 103)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 17)) 11561 32526884 We conclude that sPAH is a very promising lead for vemurafenib resistant BRAFV600E melanoma where Ptch1 is overexpressed. ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (83, 91)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Var', (73, 82)) ('BRAFV600E', 'Mutation', 'rs113488022', (73, 82)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', '5727', (98, 103)) ('Ptch1', 'Gene', (98, 103)) ('vemurafenib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077484', (51, 62)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 21)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (83, 91)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (83, 91)) 11566 32526884 Dxr-IC50 values calculated in the presence of sPAH or sPAH analogue 13 are presented, Figure S2: sPAH increases cisplatin cytotoxicity against MeWo and A375 melanoma cell lines. ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', (122, 134)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (97, 101)) ('sPAH', 'Var', (97, 101)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 50)) ('C', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002244', (5, 6)) ('melanoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002861', (157, 165)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (112, 121)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', (157, 165)) ('A375', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0132', (152, 156)) ('sPAH', 'Chemical', '-', (54, 58)) ('cytotoxicity', 'Disease', 'MESH:D064420', (122, 134)) ('melanoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008545', (157, 165)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (102, 111)) 11599 31842516 These results emphasize that, in spite of the heterogeneous mutational burden among different cancers and even within the same tumor, some common hubs do exist. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 101)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('mutational', 'Var', (60, 70)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 101)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (94, 101)) 11628 31842516 As expected, point mutations in RAS are not common in breast and prostate cancer. ('breast and prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (54, 80)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (13, 28)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (65, 80)) ('RAS', 'Gene', (32, 35)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 80)) 11629 31842516 Interestingly, genetic alterations in HDAC4 are more frequent in uterine and stomach cancers, with a conspicuous incidence of truncations and point mutations of still unknown impact on the activities of this deacetylase (Figure 1). ('activities', 'MPA', (189, 199)) ('frequent', 'Reg', (53, 61)) ('stomach cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (77, 92)) ('stomach cancers', 'Disease', (77, 92)) ('truncations', 'MPA', (126, 137)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 92)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (15, 34)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (142, 157)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', '9759', (38, 43)) ('uterine', 'Disease', (65, 72)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', (38, 43)) ('stomach cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (77, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (85, 91)) 11633 31842516 To prove the above enounced concept, we interrogated the gene expression profiles of BJ-hTERT/ST/LT/MYC, BJ-hTERT/ST/LT/HRASG12V, and BJ-hTERT/ST/LT/HDAC4-S246A, S467A, S632A, relatively to the isogenic pre-transformed control cells, expressing the SV40 LT and ST or the entire early region. ('S246A', 'Mutation', 'p.S246A', (155, 160)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', '9759', (149, 154)) ('BJ-hTERT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6573', (134, 142)) ('BJ-hTERT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6573', (85, 93)) ('S632A', 'Var', (169, 174)) ('S632A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (169, 174)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (100, 103)) ('BJ-hTERT', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6573', (105, 113)) ('S467A', 'Var', (162, 167)) ('S467A', 'SUBSTITUTION', 'None', (162, 167)) 11665 31842516 Finally, SRPX (sushi repeat containing protein X-linked), known also as ETX1 or DRS, was initially isolated as deleted in patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, as well as downregulated by v-src. ('X-linked retinitis pigmentosa', 'Disease', (136, 165)) ('retinitis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032118', (145, 154)) ('retinitis pigmentosa', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000510', (145, 165)) ('ETX1', 'Gene', '8406', (72, 76)) ('sushi repeat containing protein X-linked', 'Gene', '8406', (15, 55)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (178, 191)) ('SRPX', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('DRS', 'Gene', '8406', (80, 83)) ('deleted', 'Var', (111, 118)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (122, 130)) ('SRPX', 'Gene', '8406', (9, 13)) ('sushi repeat containing protein X-linked', 'Gene', (15, 55)) ('DRS', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('ETX1', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('X-linked retinitis pigmentosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012174', (136, 165)) 11674 31842516 In fact in ACC, which is a rare, aggressive malignancy, G0S2 hypermethylation is a hallmark of rapidly recurrent or fatal disease, amenable to targeted assessment using routine molecular diagnostics. ('aggressive malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001523', (33, 54)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (11, 14)) ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (61, 77)) ('G0S2', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('aggressive malignancy', 'Disease', (33, 54)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (11, 14)) 11675 31842516 Very low levels of G0S2 mRNA expression characterize tumors with G0S2 hypermethylation. ('hypermethylation', 'Var', (70, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('G0S2', 'Gene', (65, 69)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (53, 59)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (53, 59)) ('G0S2', 'Protein', (19, 23)) 11710 31842516 G0S2 is abundantly expressed in adipose tissue and G0S2 transgenic mice experience difficulties in shifting from carbohydrate to FA oxidation during fasting. ('transgenic mice', 'Species', '10090', (56, 71)) ('shifting from carbohydrate to FA oxidation', 'MPA', (99, 141)) ('G0S2', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('carbohydrate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002241', (113, 125)) ('transgenic', 'Var', (56, 66)) 11718 31842516 The recent discovery that the targeting of MYC through an epigenetic therapy provides an important advantage for an efficient immunotherapy could represent an important clinical perspective of all these studies. ('advantage', 'PosReg', (99, 108)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (43, 46)) ('epigenetic therapy', 'Var', (58, 76)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (43, 46)) 11729 31842516 In each dataset, the transformation model represented by pre-transformed BJ cells expressing RAS G12V (GSE17941) or MYC (GSE72530) or HDAC4 (GSE120040) was compared to the pre-transformation model which is represented by BJ fibroblasts expressing hTERT, LT, and ST SV40 genes. ('G12V', 'Mutation', 'rs104894230', (97, 101)) ('BJ', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6573', (73, 75)) ('BJ', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:6573', (221, 223)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', (247, 252)) ('MYC', 'Gene', '4609', (116, 119)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', '9759', (134, 139)) ('GSE120040', 'Var', (141, 150)) ('HDAC4', 'Gene', (134, 139)) ('hTERT', 'Gene', '7015', (247, 252)) ('GSE17941', 'Var', (103, 111)) ('GSE72530', 'Var', (121, 129)) ('MYC', 'Gene', (116, 119)) 11740 31842516 To evaluate the contribution/disturbance of the inflammatory infiltrate to the prediction of survival based on the transformation signatures, patients were divided into four groups accordingly to the expression levels of genes belonging to the MCPcounter signatures and to the transformation signatures: High-high (high levels of both), high-low (high MCP/low transformation), low-low (low levels of both), or low-high (low MCP-high transformation). ('MCP', 'Gene', (352, 355)) ('MCP', 'Gene', (424, 427)) ('MCP', 'Gene', '822', (244, 247)) ('low-high', 'Var', (410, 418)) ('MCP', 'Gene', '822', (352, 355)) ('MCP', 'Gene', '822', (424, 427)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (142, 150)) ('MCP', 'Gene', (244, 247)) ('low MCP', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0025066', (420, 427)) 11809 31890370 Glucocorticoid excess in PBMAH is also reported to be due to aberrant expression of certain receptors in adrenocortical cells which result in unregulated steroidogenesis and hormone excess. ('aberrant', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('result in', 'Reg', (132, 141)) ('Glucocorticoid excess', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (0, 21)) ('unregulated steroidogenesis', 'MPA', (142, 169)) ('PBMAH', 'Chemical', '-', (25, 30)) ('Glucocorticoid', 'MPA', (0, 14)) ('hormone excess', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000845', (174, 188)) ('PBMAH', 'Disease', (25, 30)) ('hormone excess', 'MPA', (174, 188)) 11848 31383012 Rats that received etomidate or isopropoxy-etomidate had significant reductions (90 and 57%, respectively) in plasma testosterone concentrations whereas those that received naphthalene-etomidate had significant increases (1400%) in plasma dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations. ('Rats', 'Species', '10116', (0, 4)) ('plasma testosterone concentrations', 'MPA', (110, 144)) ('plasma dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations', 'MPA', (232, 276)) ('isopropoxy-etomidate', 'Var', (32, 52)) ('etomidate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005045', (19, 28)) ('etomidate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005045', (43, 52)) ('naphthalene-etomidate', 'Chemical', '-', (173, 194)) ('etomidate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005045', (185, 194)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (137, 140)) ('testosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013739', (117, 129)) ('dehydroepiandrosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003687', (239, 261)) ('increases', 'PosReg', (211, 220)) ('isopropoxy-etomidate', 'Chemical', '-', (32, 52)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (269, 272)) ('reductions', 'NegReg', (69, 79)) 11913 31383012 Consistent with our previous studies, both etomidate and dimethoxy-etomidate significantly reduced ACTH-stimulated plasma corticosterone concentrations in rats by 92 and 84%, respectively, as compared to those concentrations measured in vehicle control group rats. ('dimethoxy-etomidate', 'Var', (57, 76)) ('dimethoxy-etomidate', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 76)) ('etomidate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005045', (67, 76)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (259, 262)) ('etomidate', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005045', (43, 52)) ('corticosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003345', (122, 136)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (155, 159)) ('stimulated plasma corticosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0032362', (104, 136)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (99, 103)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (91, 98)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '5443', (99, 103)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (259, 263)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (155, 158)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (144, 147)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (217, 220)) 11926 31383012 The hCG-stimulated plasma concentrations of androstenedione and dihydrotestosterone in control rats that had received vehicle alone were 14,500 +- 3100 pg/mL and 1700 +- 260 pg/mL, respectively. ('1700 +- 260 pg/mL', 'Var', (162, 179)) ('rats', 'Species', '10116', (95, 99)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (95, 98)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (33, 36)) ('hCG', 'Gene', '93659', (4, 7)) ('androstenedione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000735', (44, 59)) ('hCG', 'Gene', (4, 7)) ('dihydrotestosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013196', (64, 83)) 11936 31383012 Because ketoconazole inhibits enzymatic steps that are relatively proximal in the steroidogenesis pathway and thus required for the biosynthesis of both adrenocortical and androgenic steroids, it reduces the plasma concentrations of steroids from both classes (e.g. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (21, 29)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (233, 241)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (196, 203)) ('steroidogenesis', 'Enzyme', (82, 97)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (82, 89)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (233, 240)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (222, 225)) ('ketoconazole', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007654', (8, 20)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (153, 167)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (183, 190)) ('steroids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (183, 191)) ('ketoconazole', 'Var', (8, 20)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (153, 167)) ('enzymatic', 'Enzyme', (30, 39)) ('plasma concentrations of steroids', 'MPA', (208, 241)) 11940 31383012 Inhibition of these two enzymes selectively reduces adrenocortical steroid production and causes adrenocortical steroid precursors to accumulate. ('adrenocortical steroid', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (52, 74)) ('adrenocortical steroid', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (97, 119)) ('Inhibition', 'Var', (0, 10)) ('causes', 'Reg', (90, 96)) ('accumulate', 'PosReg', (134, 144)) ('adrenocortical steroid', 'Disease', (52, 74)) ('adrenocortical steroid', 'Disease', (97, 119)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (44, 51)) 11963 31383012 This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD [GM087316 and GM122806] and the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. ('Pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010146', (152, 156)) ('Pain', 'Disease', (152, 156)) ('Pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (152, 156)) ('GM122806]', 'Var', (89, 98)) 12072 29739388 However, for benign tumors, partial RLA should be considered to reduce the need for hormone supplementation. ('benign tumors', 'Disease', (13, 26)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 26)) ('benign tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (13, 26)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 25)) ('partial RLA', 'Var', (28, 39)) 12091 29184417 The most responsive combination therapy, etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin with mitotane (EDP-M), was superior to the streptozotocin with mitotane (Sz-M) regimen and had a similar incidence of adverse events in the First International Randomized Trial in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (FIRM-ACT) trial. ('EDP', 'Chemical', '-', (90, 93)) ('cisplatin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002945', (65, 74)) ('etoposide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005047', (41, 50)) ('Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (276, 311)) ('Sz-M', 'Chemical', '-', (148, 152)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (287, 311)) ('Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', (276, 311)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (138, 146)) ('cisplatin', 'Var', (65, 74)) ('Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (302, 311)) ('streptozotocin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013311', (118, 132)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (80, 88)) ('doxorubicin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004317', (52, 63)) 12125 29184417 Erdogan et al from the German Adrenocortical Carcinoma Study Group reached to a similar conclusion that surgery of R0 (microscopically complete resection) could decrease the disease progression and overall mortality risk, though they did not perform a deep analysis for the recurrence subgroup, which was regarded as not amenable to radical resection due to advanced disease. ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (30, 54)) ('surgery', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (161, 169)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (30, 54)) ('Carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (45, 54)) ('disease progression', 'CPA', (174, 193)) ('Adrenocortical Carcinoma', 'Disease', (30, 54)) 12141 26687711 Although the number of kinases varies across species, it is worthy to note that gene duplication events have enlarged several plant, Dinoflagellata and Arabidopsis kinomes. ('Dinoflagellata', 'Disease', (133, 147)) ('Arabidopsis', 'Species', '3702', (152, 163)) ('enlarged', 'PosReg', (109, 117)) ('Dinoflagellata', 'Disease', 'None', (133, 147)) ('gene duplication events', 'Var', (80, 103)) 12176 26687711 Although the physiological significance of this putative C subunit isozyme is unclear, a number of decisive biochemical studies have conclusively demonstrated that Cchi can interact with the R subunits to form a modified PKA holoenzyme. ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (221, 224)) ('Cchi', 'Chemical', '-', (164, 168)) ('interact', 'Interaction', (173, 181)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (221, 224)) ('Cchi', 'Var', (164, 168)) 12179 26687711 In mice, targeted deletion of this gene results in growth retardation in the small number of animals that survive, while a Calpha deficiency has also been linked to spinal neural tube defects. ('spinal neural tube defects', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009436', (165, 191)) ('spinal neural tube defects', 'Disease', (165, 191)) ('growth retardation', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001510', (51, 69)) ('linked', 'Reg', (155, 161)) ('Calpha deficiency', 'Disease', (123, 140)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (3, 7)) ('neural tube defects', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0045005', (172, 191)) ('growth retardation', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006130', (51, 69)) ('Calpha deficiency', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007153', (123, 140)) ('deletion', 'Var', (18, 26)) ('growth retardation', 'Disease', (51, 69)) 12180 26687711 On the other hand, a double knockout of Calpha and Cbeta or haploinsufficiency of Cbeta in the context of a Calpha total knockout is embryonic lethal. ('double knockout', 'Var', (21, 36)) ('Cbeta or haploinsufficiency of Cbeta', 'Disease', (51, 87)) ('Cbeta or haploinsufficiency of Cbeta', 'Disease', 'MESH:D058495', (51, 87)) 12181 26687711 In contrast, deletion of Cbeta results in phenotypically normal mice. ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('Cbeta', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('mice', 'Species', '10090', (64, 68)) 12209 26687711 Probably the most common pathological effects of defective cAMP signaling underlie the onset of coronary heart disease and cardiomyopathies. ('cardiomyopathies', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001638', (123, 139)) ('cardiomyopathies', 'Disease', (123, 139)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (59, 63)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (59, 63)) ('cardiomyopathies', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009202', (123, 139)) ('defective', 'Var', (49, 58)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', (96, 118)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001677', (96, 118)) ('coronary heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003324', (96, 118)) 12210 26687711 It has been known since the early 1960's that blocking beta adrenergic stimulation of cAMP synthesis is protective against heart disease. ('cAMP', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('heart disease', 'Disease', (123, 136)) ('heart disease', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006331', (123, 136)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (86, 90)) ('blocking', 'Var', (46, 54)) 12217 26687711 Nonetheless, it is evident that modulation of PKA activation is a therapeutic strategy that manages some stages of progressive and congestive heart failure. ('heart failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001635', (142, 155)) ('congestive heart failure', 'Disease', (131, 155)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (46, 49)) ('modulation', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('congestive heart failure', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001635', (131, 155)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (46, 49)) ('congestive heart failure', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006333', (131, 155)) 12218 26687711 An elegant series of studies suggest that mutations in a gene encoding the A-kinase anchoring protein Yotiao/AKAP6 underlie the onset of arrhythmias. ('AKAP6', 'Gene', (109, 114)) ('Yotiao', 'Gene', (102, 108)) ('AKAP6', 'Gene', '9472', (109, 114)) ('Yotiao', 'Gene', '10142', (102, 108)) ('arrhythmias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001145', (137, 148)) ('arrhythmias', 'Disease', (137, 148)) ('arrhythmias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011675', (137, 148)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) 12221 26687711 Nonetheless, it is possible that the mis-localization or mis-regulation of PKA in the sinoatrial node may be a contributing factor to the onset of certain arrhythmias. ('mis-localization', 'Var', (37, 53)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (75, 78)) ('arrhythmias', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001145', (155, 166)) ('arrhythmias', 'Disease', (155, 166)) ('arrhythmias', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011675', (155, 166)) ('mis-regulation', 'Var', (57, 71)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (75, 78)) 12226 26687711 Recently several groups have independently reported that whole-exome sequencing of cortisol-producing ACTs resulted in the identification of c.T617G heterozygous mutation that results in an amino acid substitution, Leu206Arg. ('Leu206Arg', 'Var', (215, 224)) ('c.T617G', 'Var', (141, 148)) ('c.T617G', 'Mutation', 'rs386352352', (141, 148)) ('Leu206Arg', 'Chemical', '-', (215, 224)) 12227 26687711 This mutation L206R is found in the p+1 loop of PKA, and interferes with binding between the catalytic subunit and the R subunits of PKA in the presence of cAMP. ('PKA', 'Gene', (133, 136)) ('L206R', 'Mutation', 'rs386352352', (14, 19)) ('binding', 'Interaction', (73, 80)) ('L206R', 'Var', (14, 19)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (133, 136)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (156, 160)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (48, 51)) ('interferes', 'NegReg', (57, 67)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (156, 160)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (48, 51)) 12228 26687711 Further studies have confirmed this mutation in PRKACA, and concluded that the Leu206Arg mutation of PKA results in higher basal PKA activity. ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (101, 104)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (116, 122)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (48, 54)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (48, 54)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (129, 132)) ('Leu206Arg', 'Var', (79, 88)) ('Leu206Arg', 'Chemical', '-', (79, 88)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (51, 54)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (101, 104)) 12229 26687711 Three insertions have been found in patients with adrenocortical adenomas; c.595_596insCAC that results in an insertion of a tryptophan (Leu199_Cys200insTrp), c.600_601insGTG that results in a insertion of valine (p.Cys200_Gly201insVal), and a missense mutation, c.639C>G that changes Ser213 to Arg while inserting four amino acids. ('c.600_601insGTG', 'Mutation', 'c.600_601insGTG', (159, 174)) ('Leu199_Cys200insTrp', 'Var', (137, 156)) ('c.639C>G', 'Mutation', 'rs1187481745', (263, 271)) ('c.639C>G', 'Var', (263, 271)) ('p.Cys200_Gly201insVal', 'Var', (214, 235)) ('p.Cys200_Gly201insVal', 'Mutation', 'p.C200_,201G,V', (214, 235)) ('insertion', 'Reg', (193, 202)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (36, 44)) ('Leu199_Cys200insTrp', 'Mutation', 'p.L,C199,200W', (137, 156)) ('changes', 'Reg', (277, 284)) ('c.595_596insCAC', 'Var', (75, 90)) ('valine', 'MPA', (206, 212)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (50, 73)) ('Ser213 to Arg', 'Mutation', 'rs1187481745', (285, 298)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (50, 73)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (50, 73)) ('Ser213 to Arg', 'MPA', (285, 298)) ('c.600_601insGTG', 'Var', (159, 174)) ('c.595_596insCAC', 'Mutation', 'c.595_596insCAC', (75, 90)) 12230 26687711 This mutation is found in a highly conserved region of the catalytic subunit of PKA, and is thought to elevate basal activity of PKA. ('PKA', 'Gene', (129, 132)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (80, 83)) ('basal activity', 'CPA', (111, 125)) ('elevate', 'PosReg', (103, 110)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (129, 132)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (80, 83)) ('mutation', 'Var', (5, 13)) 12231 26687711 In contrast, the Leu206Arg, Leu199_Cys200insTrp, and the Cys200_Gly201insVal mutations are all found near the autoinhibitory sequence of the regulatory subunit. ('Leu199_Cys200insTrp', 'Var', (28, 47)) ('Leu206Arg', 'Var', (17, 26)) ('Leu206Arg', 'Chemical', '-', (17, 26)) ('Leu199_Cys200insTrp', 'Mutation', 'p.L,C199,200W', (28, 47)) ('Cys200_Gly201insVal', 'Var', (57, 76)) 12233 26687711 Collectively these findings provide further evidence that disruption of this conserved structure of the catalytic subunit of PKA can lead to aberrant and unregulated kinase activity. ('lead to', 'Reg', (133, 140)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (125, 128)) ('disruption', 'Var', (58, 68)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (125, 128)) 12235 26687711 Interestingly, exome sequencing revealed that none of these harbored mutations in the PRKACA gene, but rather exhibited increased copy numbers of PRKACA transcript. ('mutations', 'Var', (69, 78)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (146, 152)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (89, 92)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (149, 152)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (86, 92)) ('copy numbers', 'MPA', (130, 142)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (146, 152)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (86, 92)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (120, 129)) 12237 26687711 Inactivating mutations in the gene that encodes RIalpha (PRKAR1A) have been identified in over 60% of patients with CNC. ('CNC', 'Disease', (116, 119)) ('identified', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', (57, 64)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('Inactivating mutations', 'Var', (0, 22)) ('PRKAR1A', 'Gene', '5573', (57, 64)) 12239 26687711 Thus it would appear that each of these endocrine disorders are perpetuated by defective cAMP signaling and misregulated PKA activity. ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', (40, 59)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', (89, 93)) ('cAMP', 'Gene', '820', (89, 93)) ('misregulated', 'Var', (108, 120)) ('defective', 'NegReg', (79, 88)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (121, 124)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004700', (40, 59)) ('endocrine disorders', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000818', (40, 59)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (121, 124)) 12245 26687711 described a 400kb deletion on chromosome 19 in 100% of FL-HCC patients. ('400kb', 'Var', (12, 17)) ('FL-HCC', 'Disease', (55, 61)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (62, 70)) 12247 26687711 Other groups have also validated this deletion, and confirmed the fusion of the first exon of DNAJB1 to exons two through ten of PRKACA, shown in Figure 2. ('PRKACA', 'Gene', '5566', (129, 135)) ('DNAJB1', 'Gene', (94, 100)) ('PRKACA', 'Gene', (129, 135)) ('fusion', 'Var', (66, 72)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (132, 135)) ('DNAJB1', 'Gene', '3337', (94, 100)) 12258 26687711 For example, developing strategies that target some of the PKA C subunit mutant forms that underlie Cushing's syndrome may hold some therapeutic promise, as will small molecules to help reform the type I PKA holoenzymes in patients with Carney complex. ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003118', (100, 118)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (204, 207)) ('mutant', 'Var', (73, 79)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (59, 62)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', 'MESH:D003480', (100, 118)) ("Cushing's syndrome", 'Disease', (100, 118)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (223, 231)) ('PKA', 'Gene', '282323', (59, 62)) ('PKA', 'Gene', (204, 207)) 12262 24472523 Aberrant gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) expression and its regulation of CYP11B2 expression and aldosterone production in adrenal aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) Aberrant expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) has been reported in human adrenal tissues including aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA). ('GnRHR', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('adrenal aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (139, 158)) ('GnRHR', 'Gene', (247, 252)) ('Aberrant', 'Var', (183, 191)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (169, 176)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', '2798', (206, 245)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', (9, 48)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (113, 135)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (307, 318)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', '1585', (90, 97)) ('GnRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (50, 55)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (147, 158)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', (206, 245)) ('GnRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (247, 252)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (339, 341)) ('gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor', 'Gene', '2798', (9, 48)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (329, 336)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (113, 124)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (275, 280)) ('CYP11B2', 'Gene', (90, 97)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (179, 181)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (329, 336)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', (169, 176)) 12333 24472523 Similarly the stimulation in aldosterone production was inhibited by KN93 and calmidazolium by 95% and 40%, respectively. ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (29, 40)) ('calmidazolium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C031938', (78, 91)) ('aldosterone production', 'MPA', (29, 51)) ('aldosterone production', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (29, 51)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (56, 65)) ('KN93', 'Var', (69, 73)) 12343 24472523 Taken together, it is postulated that the aberrant GNRHR in human adrenal tissue may be controlled by the paracrine/autocrine action of GNRH1 expressed in the adrenal gland. ('GNRHR', 'Gene', (51, 56)) ('GNRH1', 'Gene', (136, 141)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (42, 50)) ('paracrine/autocrine', 'MPA', (106, 125)) ('GNRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (51, 56)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (60, 65)) ('GNRH1', 'Gene', '2796', (136, 141)) 12345 24472523 Albiger and colleagues were the first to report a case of primary aldosteronism (PA) during pregnancy with response to GnRH and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration, which also suggested the roles of aberrant expression of non-adrenal GPCRs as one of the sporadic causes of PA. ('primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (58, 79)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (119, 123)) ('primary aldosteronism', 'Disease', (58, 79)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (119, 123)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (287, 289)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (213, 221)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', '10663', (248, 252)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (81, 83)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (128, 133)) ('GPCR', 'Gene', (248, 252)) ('case of primary aldosteronism', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011739', (50, 79)) 12346 24472523 They further demonstrated, in a series of non-pregnant PA patients, that aberrant GnRHR was expressed and several of these patients increased aldosterone secretion in response to GnRH administration. ('GnRHR', 'Gene', (82, 87)) ('PA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0011736', (55, 57)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (82, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (58, 66)) ('GnRHR', 'Gene', '2798', (82, 87)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (82, 86)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', (179, 183)) ('GnRH', 'Gene', '2796', (179, 183)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (123, 131)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (132, 141)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (73, 81)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (142, 153)) ('aldosterone secretion', 'MPA', (142, 163)) ('increased aldosterone', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000859', (132, 153)) 12357 24472523 Somatic mutations of the KCNJ5 potassium channel have been reported to cause a loss of channel ion selectivity leading to sodium influx and increased adrenal cell Ca2+ via activation of voltage gated Ca2+ channels. ('voltage gated Ca2+', 'MPA', (186, 204)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (79, 83)) ('channel ion selectivity', 'MPA', (87, 110)) ('sodium influx', 'MPA', (122, 135)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', (25, 30)) ('sodium', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012964', (122, 128)) ('increased adrenal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (140, 157)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (163, 167)) ('KCNJ5', 'Gene', '3762', (25, 30)) ('Ca2+', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000069285', (200, 204)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (172, 182)) ('adrenal cell Ca2+', 'MPA', (150, 167)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (140, 149)) 12374 25279464 Pro-gamma-MSH potentiates the steroidogenic actions of ACTH, triggering an increase of cholesterol and cholesterol ester hydroxylase activity. ('Pro-gamma-MSH', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('potentiates', 'PosReg', (14, 25)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '18976', (55, 59)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (87, 98)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (75, 83)) ('steroidogenic actions', 'MPA', (30, 51)) ('increase of cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (75, 98)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (55, 59)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (103, 114)) 12377 25279464 Recent work from our group has shown that synthetic N-POMC1-28 induced in vivo S-phase entry in the entire rat adrenal cortex by up-regulating cyclins D and E . ('S-phase entry', 'MPA', (79, 92)) ('POMC1', 'Gene', (54, 59)) ('cyclins', 'Protein', (143, 150)) ('synthetic', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('up-regulating', 'PosReg', (129, 142)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (107, 110)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (52, 53)) ('induced', 'Reg', (63, 70)) ('POMC1', 'Gene', '24664', (54, 59)) 12379 25279464 It is well-known that inhibition of the HPA axis by dexamethasone (DEX) or hypophysectomy can cause atrophy only in the innermost portion of the adrenal cortex. ('inhibition', 'Var', (22, 32)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', (100, 107)) ('DEX', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003907', (67, 70)) ('dexamethasone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003907', (52, 65)) ('atrophy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001284', (100, 107)) 12388 25279464 In order to avoid undefined disulfide bonds, the N-POMCMet peptide was synthesized and characterized in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) by replacing cysteine with methionine. ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (191, 192)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (49, 50)) ('cysteine', 'MPA', (212, 220)) ('methionine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008715', (226, 236)) ('N-POMCMet', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 58)) ('cysteine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003545', (212, 220)) ('replacing', 'Var', (202, 211)) ('disulfide', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D004220', (28, 37)) 12402 25279464 The membranes were subsequently incubated with anti-Nek2 (1:1000; Santa Cruz) or beta-actin (1:2000, Santa Cruz) for two hours at room temperature. ('anti-Nek2', 'Protein', (47, 56)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (140, 143)) ('1:2000', 'Var', (93, 99)) 12406 25279464 These sections were washed and incubated in PBS with anti-Nek2 1:200 (Santa Cruz), or anti-Notch 1 1:100 (Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. Danvers, MA, USA) or anti-Notch 2 1:100 (Cell Signaling) or even Notch 3 1:500 (Cell Signaling). ('Notch', 'Gene', (91, 96)) ('PBS', 'Chemical', '-', (44, 47)) ('Notch', 'Gene', (164, 169)) ('Notch', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('1:200', 'Var', (63, 68)) ('anti-Nek2 1:200', 'Var', (53, 68)) ('Notch', 'Gene', '25496', (91, 96)) ('Notch', 'Gene', '25496', (164, 169)) ('Notch', 'Gene', '25496', (203, 208)) 12421 25279464 These distinct responses could be partially due to the larger number of repressed genes in common between treatments with the two N-POMC peptides (14) compared to those repressed in common between treatment with ACTH and either N-POMC peptide (4). ('ACTH', 'Gene', '18976', (212, 216)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (130, 131)) ('N-POMC', 'Var', (130, 136)) ('N', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (228, 229)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (212, 216)) 12437 25279464 After treatments with either ACTH or N-POMCMet, there was an increase in Nek2b expression in the ZG fraction (2.35-fold and 2.31-fold, respectively) and also in the ZF fraction (1.93-fold and 1.85-fold, respectively) (Figure 5A). ('N-POMCMet', 'Chemical', '-', (37, 46)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (29, 33)) ('expression', 'MPA', (79, 89)) ('Nek2b', 'Gene', (73, 78)) ('N-POMCMet', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '18976', (29, 33)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (61, 69)) 12467 25279464 In the current study, we showed that Nek2b gene and protein are induced in both adrenal fractions after treatments with ACTH or N-POMCMet, suggesting that Nek2b could be associated with the control of adrenocortical cell proliferation, since these treatments promoted an increase in the number of cells in the S-phase. ('ACTH', 'Gene', '18976', (120, 124)) ('Nek2b', 'Var', (155, 160)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (228, 231)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (120, 124)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', (201, 215)) ('Nek2b', 'Gene', (37, 42)) ('N-POMCMet', 'Chemical', '-', (128, 137)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (271, 279)) ('adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (201, 215)) 12468 25279464 Following HPA-axis inhibition, there was an increase in the expression of Tumor protein p53 (Tp53) and Cyclin-dependent kinase 1A (Cdkn1a) in the ZG fraction. ('expression', 'MPA', (60, 70)) ('p53', 'Gene', (94, 97)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('p53', 'Gene', '24842', (94, 97)) ('Cdkn1a', 'Gene', '114851', (131, 137)) ('Cdkn1a', 'Gene', (131, 137)) ('Tp53', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('p53', 'Gene', (88, 91)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (44, 52)) ('p53', 'Gene', '24842', (88, 91)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('Tp53', 'Gene', '24842', (93, 97)) 12472 25279464 Regarding the effects of POMC-derived peptides in the adrenal cortex, we previously demonstrated that N-POMCMet peptide and ACTH promoted an increase in the number of cells in S-phase in all adrenal zones, whereas N-POMCCys was effective only in ZG and ZR. ('N-POMCMet', 'Chemical', '-', (102, 111)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (91, 94)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (141, 149)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', '18976', (124, 128)) ('N-POMCMet', 'Var', (102, 111)) ('ACTH', 'Gene', (124, 128)) ('N-POMCCys', 'Chemical', '-', (214, 223)) 12504 19660215 Several series have documented that laparoscopic adrenalectomy is followed by lower complication rates, less operative blood loss, and less need for transfusion, less postoperative pain, earlier return to activity and diet, better cosmetic results, shorter hospital stay, and lower overall costs. ('postoperative pain', 'Disease', (167, 185)) ('postoperative pain', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010149', (167, 185)) ('laparoscopic', 'Var', (36, 48)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006473', (119, 129)) ('complication', 'CPA', (84, 96)) ('pain', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012531', (181, 185)) ('blood loss', 'Disease', (119, 129)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (78, 83)) 12528 19660215 About 10% of pheochromocytomas were thought to be hereditary, but recently it has been shown that approximately 25% of patients with sporadic pheochromocytoma and no family history have germ-line mutations in 1 of 4 susceptible genes for pheochromocytoma. ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (142, 158)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (13, 29)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (238, 254)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (13, 30)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (142, 158)) ('sporadic pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (133, 158)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (13, 30)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (238, 254)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (119, 127)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (13, 29)) ('sporadic pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (133, 158)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (13, 29)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (13, 30)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (142, 158)) ('mutations', 'Var', (196, 205)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Disease', (238, 254)) 12529 19660215 These mutations may be seen in isolation or as part of a syndrome, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) IIA and IIB, and various neuroectodermal disorders including neurofibromatosis, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and Carney triad, the latter being associated with multifocal extraadrenal pheochromocytomas. ('von Hippel-Lindau syndrome', 'Disease', (190, 216)) ('Weber syndrome', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002277', (225, 239)) ('neuroectodermal disorders', 'Disease', 'MESH:D017599', (135, 160)) ('von Hippel-Lindau syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006623', (190, 216)) ('endocrine neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100568', (84, 103)) ('multifocal extraadrenal pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565335', (292, 333)) ('neurofibromatosis', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001067', (171, 188)) ('neuroectodermal disorders', 'Disease', (135, 160)) ('mutations', 'Var', (6, 15)) ('Carney triad', 'Disease', (245, 257)) ('neurofibromatosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:C537392', (171, 188)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (316, 333)) ('Sturge-Weber syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013341', (218, 239)) ('neurofibromatosis', 'Disease', (171, 188)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 103)) ('Sturge-Weber syndrome', 'Disease', (218, 239)) ('multifocal extraadrenal pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (292, 333)) ('extraadrenal pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006737', (303, 333)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009377', (75, 103)) ('IIA', 'Disease', (110, 113)) ('multiple endocrine neoplasia', 'Disease', (75, 103)) ('pheochromocytoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (316, 332)) ('MEN', 'Species', '9606', (105, 108)) 12567 19660215 Additionally, laparoscopic adrenalectomy for clinically unsuspected adrenocortical cancer was associated with a high recurrence rate. ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', (68, 89)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('laparoscopic', 'Var', (14, 26)) ('adrenocortical cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (68, 89)) 12600 33237039 N6-methyladenosine (m6A), also known as RNA methylation modification, occurs on the sixth nitrogen atom (N) of adenine (A) and is enriched in mRNA. ('m6A', 'Gene', '56339', (20, 23)) ('N6-methyladenosine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C010223', (0, 18)) ('N6-methyladenosine', 'Var', (0, 18)) ('adenine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000225', (111, 118)) ('nitrogen', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D009584', (90, 98)) ('m6A', 'Gene', (20, 23)) 12603 33237039 Regulatory gene interactions affect m6A regulation. ('m6A', 'Gene', (36, 39)) ('interactions', 'Var', (16, 28)) ('m6A', 'Gene', '56339', (36, 39)) ('affect', 'Reg', (29, 35)) 12608 33237039 's study found that inhibition of the FTO-FOXO1 pathway resulted in weight loss and decreased blood sugar, which could be considered for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome. ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024821', (158, 176)) ('weight loss', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001824', (68, 79)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (20, 30)) ('FTO', 'Gene', '79068', (38, 41)) ('weight loss and decreased blood sugar', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016063', (68, 105)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('FOXO1', 'Gene', '2308', (42, 47)) ('decreased blood sugar', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001943', (84, 105)) ('FTO', 'Gene', (38, 41)) ('metabolic syndrome', 'Disease', (158, 176)) 12613 33237039 Previous studies have reported that changing the expression of the METTL3 gene to increase the m6A regulatory genes level in U251 cells affects the occurrence and development of glioma. ('occurrence', 'CPA', (148, 158)) ('glioma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D005910', (178, 184)) ('glioma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009733', (178, 184)) ('changing', 'Var', (36, 44)) ('affects', 'Reg', (136, 143)) ('U251', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0021', (125, 129)) ('m6A', 'Gene', (95, 98)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('METTL3', 'Gene', '56339', (67, 73)) ('m6A', 'Gene', '56339', (95, 98)) ('development', 'CPA', (163, 174)) ('glioma', 'Disease', (178, 184)) ('METTL3', 'Gene', (67, 73)) 12615 33237039 found that mutations in m6A regulatory gene are closely related to the presence of TP53 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia patients. ('m6A', 'Gene', (24, 27)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (83, 87)) ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (124, 132)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015470', (101, 123)) ('m6A', 'Gene', '56339', (24, 27)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('mutations', 'Var', (88, 97)) ('leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001909', (115, 123)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0004808', (101, 123)) ('myeloid leukemia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012324', (107, 123)) ('acute myeloid leukemia', 'Disease', (101, 123)) ('related', 'Reg', (56, 63)) 12733 33381672 The possibility of sodium-glucose cotransporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor causing bilateral hyperplasia of the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland will also be discussed. ('sodium-glucose cotransporter protein 2', 'Gene', '6524', (19, 57)) ('hyperplasia of the zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (94, 129)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', (59, 64)) ('inhibitor', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('causing', 'Reg', (76, 83)) ('sodium-glucose cotransporter protein 2', 'Gene', (19, 57)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', '6524', (59, 64)) ('hyperplasia of the zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', (94, 129)) 12802 33381672 Serum renin and aldosterone levels have been reported to increase significantly with SGLT2 inhibitor use within 1 month, which is associated with a decrease in extracellular fluid. ('renin', 'Gene', (6, 11)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('aldosterone', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000450', (16, 27)) ('extracellular fluid', 'MPA', (160, 179)) ('renin', 'Gene', '5972', (6, 11)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (57, 65)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', '6524', (85, 90)) ('decrease', 'NegReg', (148, 156)) ('inhibitor', 'Var', (91, 100)) 12809 33381672 These results suggest the possibility of SGLT2 inhibitors having some effect on the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland; for instance, the latent loss of plasma volume caused by the SGLT2 inhibitor stimulating the zona glomerulosa chronically, leading to hyperplasia. ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', (257, 268)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', '6524', (41, 46)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (148, 152)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', '6524', (184, 189)) ('plasma volume', 'MPA', (156, 169)) ('leading to', 'Reg', (246, 256)) ('hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006965', (257, 268)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (216, 232)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', (41, 46)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', (84, 100)) ('SGLT2', 'Gene', (184, 189)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006562', (84, 100)) ('inhibitor', 'Var', (190, 199)) ('zona glomerulosa', 'Disease', (216, 232)) ('stimulating', 'Reg', (200, 211)) 12879 32260362 Mitotane, the standard treatment for ACC, impairs adrenocortical steroid biosynthesis and cholesterol metabolism. ('Mitotane', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('cholesterol metabolism', 'Disease', (90, 112)) ('adrenocortical steroid biosynthesis', 'MPA', (50, 85)) ('Mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (0, 8)) ('cholesterol metabolism', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008659', (90, 112)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (65, 72)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (37, 40)) ('impairs', 'NegReg', (42, 49)) 12880 32260362 In the H295R cell line, a standard ACC in vitro model, mitotane was previously reported to enhance the production of some oxysterols. ('mitotane', 'Var', (55, 63)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (7, 12)) ('production of some oxysterols', 'MPA', (103, 132)) ('oxysterols', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072376', (122, 132)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (55, 63)) ('enhance', 'PosReg', (91, 98)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (35, 38)) 12883 32260362 In this cell model, mitotane was confirmed to affect mitochondrial transmembrane potential and induce apoptosis. ('mitochondrial transmembrane potential', 'MPA', (53, 90)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (102, 111)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (20, 28)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (20, 28)) ('affect', 'Reg', (46, 52)) ('induce', 'Reg', (95, 101)) 12898 32260362 Only a single:while seminal:report is available showing that mitotane is able to induce specific changes in lipid metabolism in ACC cells. ('mitotane', 'Var', (61, 69)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (128, 131)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (61, 69)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (108, 113)) ('lipid metabolism', 'MPA', (108, 124)) ('changes', 'Reg', (97, 104)) 12900 32260362 Mitotane was demonstrated to markedly increase the steady-state level of cholesterol precursors lanosterol and lathosterol in H295 ACC cells, but also a couple of oxysterols of non-enzymatic origin, namely 7-ketocholesterol and 7beta-hydroxycholesterol, the latter two compounds being well known as potentially toxic lipid oxidation products. ('Mitotane', 'Var', (0, 8)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (38, 46)) ('lathosterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C001521', (111, 122)) ('7beta-hydroxycholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C011724', (228, 252)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (131, 134)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (317, 322)) ('Mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (0, 8)) ('lanosterol', 'MPA', (96, 106)) ('oxysterols', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072376', (163, 173)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (212, 223)) ('lanosterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D007810', (96, 106)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (241, 252)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (73, 84)) ('7-ketocholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C003001', (206, 223)) ('increase the steady-state level of cholesterol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003124', (38, 84)) ('H295', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0456', (126, 130)) 12948 32260362 Here, preliminary unreported analyses showed that the 48-h challenge with 27OHC actually affected H295R cell viability exhibiting an IC50 of 28.72 microM +- 1.87. ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (74, 79)) ('H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (98, 103)) ('affected', 'Reg', (89, 97)) ('H295R cell viability', 'CPA', (98, 118)) ('27OHC', 'Var', (74, 79)) 12950 32260362 In the latter amount, 27OHC caused about a 20% fall in cell viability, after 48 h of treatment, while 5-microM 27OHC only slightly affected this parameter (Figure 2, Panel A). ('fall', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002527', (47, 51)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (22, 27)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (55, 69)) ('fall', 'NegReg', (47, 51)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (111, 116)) ('27OHC', 'Var', (22, 27)) 12951 32260362 With regard to mitotane, after the 48-h cell challenge, a 5 microM final concentration reduced of about 10% cell viability as for 5-microM 27OHC, while a 10 microM concentration affected cell viability slightly more than 10-microM 27OHC (Figure 2, panel A). ('5-microM 27OHC', 'Var', (130, 144)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (231, 236)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (139, 144)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (87, 94)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (108, 122)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (15, 23)) 12956 32260362 The mitotane treatment carried out on the employed cancer cell line showed to be markedly effective in activating caspase-3 after 48 h, moderately increasing in 10-microM-treated cells in comparison to 5-microM-treated ones (Figure 2, Panel C). ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (114, 123)) ('activating', 'MPA', (103, 113)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (4, 12)) ('10-microM-treated', 'Var', (161, 178)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (51, 57)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (147, 157)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '836', (114, 123)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (51, 57)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (51, 57)) 12957 32260362 Notably, identical micromolar concentrations of 27OHC perfectly matched the mitotane induced caspase-3 activation, with no apparent difference in efficacy between the two concentrations used (Figure 2, Panel C). ('caspase-3', 'Gene', (93, 102)) ('27OHC', 'Var', (48, 53)) ('caspase-3', 'Gene', '836', (93, 102)) ('mitotane', 'MPA', (76, 84)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (76, 84)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (48, 53)) ('activation', 'PosReg', (103, 113)) 12964 32260362 Notably, even though no correlation between 27OHC and cholesterol plasma levels was found in the single ACC patient, 24OHC doubled the control mean value, while the 27OHC plasma level reached an increase of 3.6 times. ('doubled', 'PosReg', (123, 130)) ('cholesterol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D002784', (54, 65)) ('24OHC', 'Var', (117, 122)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (44, 49)) ('control mean value', 'MPA', (135, 153)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (165, 170)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (108, 115)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (104, 107)) 12974 32260362 As far as human adrenal cancer cells are concerned, this paper provides solid evidence of specific cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic actions of 27OHC, which matches the in vitro effect exerted by an identical micromolar amount of mitotane (Figure 2). ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (24, 30)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (10, 15)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', (16, 30)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (224, 232)) ('27OHC', 'Var', (138, 143)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (138, 143)) ('adrenal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (16, 30)) ('pro-apoptotic actions', 'CPA', (113, 134)) ('cytotoxic', 'CPA', (99, 108)) 12977 32260362 The content of two other side-chain oxysterols:24OHC and 25OHC:increased, even if it was to a lesser extent, in ACC patients (Table 3). ('increased', 'PosReg', (63, 72)) ('25OHC', 'Var', (57, 62)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (116, 124)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (112, 115)) ('25OHC', 'Chemical', '-', (57, 62)) ('content', 'MPA', (4, 11)) ('oxysterols', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000072376', (36, 46)) 12995 32260362 To summarize, the main findings of this study are: (1) mitotane treatment induces a net increase in 27OHC in ACC cells and in ACC patients; (2) 27OHC is responsible for at least part of the cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects exerted by mitotane on ACC cells. ('27OHC', 'MPA', (100, 105)) ('27OHC', 'Var', (144, 149)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (249, 252)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (88, 96)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (237, 245)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (109, 112)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (130, 138)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (55, 63)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (144, 149)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (126, 129)) ('27OHC', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C076996', (100, 105)) 13022 32184394 Upon GPX4 inhibition lipid peroxidation is triggered which lead to the specific oxidation of an ill-characterized phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) pool. ('phosphatidylethanolamine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C483858', (114, 138)) ('PE', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C483858', (140, 142)) ('lipid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (21, 26)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (59, 66)) ('specific oxidation of an', 'MPA', (71, 95)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (10, 20)) ('GPX4', 'Gene', (5, 9)) 13072 32184394 We hence investigated whether mitotane leads to the accumulation of oxidized lipids and induces ferroptosis in ACC cells. ('induces', 'Reg', (88, 95)) ('ferroptosis', 'CPA', (96, 107)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (30, 38)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (30, 38)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (111, 114)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (111, 114)) ('lipids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (77, 83)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (111, 114)) ('accumulation of oxidized lipids', 'MPA', (52, 83)) 13082 32184394 However, in the extremely RSL3-sensitive CU-ACC2 cells, RSL3 led to a concentration dependent reduction of cell viability in combination with 75 microM mitotane (58 +- 2.5 to 46 +- 7.1% with 10 nM RSL3 and to 24% with 15 nM RSL3; p < 0.01; Fig. ('reduction', 'NegReg', (94, 103)) ('rat', 'Species', '10116', (77, 80)) ('RSL3', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 60)) ('CU', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003300', (41, 43)) ('RSL3', 'Var', (56, 60)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (44, 47)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (107, 121)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (44, 47)) ('RSL3', 'Chemical', '-', (197, 201)) ('RSL3', 'Chemical', '-', (26, 30)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (152, 160)) ('RSL3', 'Chemical', '-', (224, 228)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (44, 47)) 13097 32184394 RSL3 is a potent inhibitor of GPX4 and since GPX4 is the only enzyme that reduces esterified peroxidized fatty acids and cholesterol hydroperoxides, inhibition of this enzyme results in the accumulation of peroxidized lipids and subsequently ferroptosis. ('cholesterol hydroperoxides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C002843', (121, 147)) ('fatty acids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005227', (105, 116)) ('RSL3', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 4)) ('peroxidized lipids', 'MPA', (206, 224)) ('ferroptosis', 'CPA', (242, 253)) ('lipids', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008055', (218, 224)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (149, 159)) ('reduces', 'NegReg', (74, 81)) ('accumulation', 'PosReg', (190, 202)) ('cholesterol hydroperoxides', 'MPA', (121, 147)) 13107 32184394 Since GPX4 is dependent on GSH, inhibition of cystine uptake theoretically leads to reduced intracellular GSH levels, reduced GPX4 activity and hence, increased ferroptosis. ('increased', 'PosReg', (151, 160)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', '-', (27, 30)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (32, 42)) ('GPX4', 'Enzyme', (126, 130)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (118, 125)) ('activity', 'MPA', (131, 139)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (84, 91)) ('cystine', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D003553', (46, 53)) ('intracellular GSH levels', 'MPA', (92, 116)) ('GSH', 'Chemical', '-', (106, 109)) ('ferroptosis', 'CPA', (161, 172)) 13165 32184394 log2 normalized expression data (Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Kit, Affymetrix) of ACSL4 (probe 1557418_at), GPX4 (probe 201106_at) and SLC7A11 (probe 217678_at) in 10 normal adrenal glands (nAG), 22 adrenocortical adenomas, and 33 ACC were retrieved together with limited clinical data on the samples from the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Gene Expression Omnibus (GSE10927). ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', (197, 220)) ('nAG', 'Chemical', '-', (188, 191)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (197, 220)) ('SLC7A11', 'Gene', (133, 140)) ('probe 1557418_at', 'Var', (87, 103)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (229, 232)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (229, 232)) ('SLC7A11', 'Gene', '23657', (133, 140)) ('probe 201106_at', 'Var', (112, 127)) ('probe 217678_at', 'Var', (142, 157)) ('Human', 'Species', '9606', (33, 38)) ('ACC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (229, 232)) ('adrenocortical adenomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (197, 220)) 13172 26793526 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by CYP 21(21-hydroxylase) deficiency. ('CAH', 'Disease', (32, 35)) ('CYP 21', 'Gene', (82, 88)) ('autosomal recessive disorder', 'Disease', 'MESH:D030342', (43, 71)) ('CAH', 'Disease', 'None', (32, 35)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (11, 30)) ('autosomal recessive disorder', 'Disease', (43, 71)) ('Congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (0, 30)) ('Congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008258', (0, 30)) ('CAH', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008258', (32, 35)) ('Congenital adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (0, 30)) ('caused by', 'Reg', (72, 81)) ('deficiency', 'Var', (105, 115)) 13214 26317117 Genomic and immunohistochemical analysis in human adrenal cortical neoplasia reveal beta-catenin mutations as potential prognostic biomarker Evaluation for malignancy of the adrenal cortex, adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC), is a challenge in surgical pathology due to its relative rarity and histologic overlap with its benign counterpart, adrenocortical adenoma (ACA). ('human', 'Species', '9606', (44, 49)) ('mutations', 'Var', (97, 106)) ('adrenal cortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (190, 216)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (218, 221)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018246', (340, 362)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 76)) ('adrenal cortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (190, 216)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (207, 216)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (340, 362)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (364, 367)) ('adrenal cortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (190, 216)) ('malignancy of the adrenal cortex', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000303', (156, 188)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', (50, 76)) ('adrenocortical adenoma', 'Disease', (340, 362)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 76)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (84, 96)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (50, 76)) ('malignancy of the adrenal cortex', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (156, 188)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (84, 96)) ('malignancy of the adrenal cortex', 'Disease', (156, 188)) 13218 26317117 By mutational screen, 12/31 (38.7%) carcinomas harbored CTNNB1 mutations, 1 with an additional TP53 mutation; 1 case each had isolated APC and TP53 mutations; 16 were wild-type for all tested loci; and 1 case demonstrated repeated assay failures. ('mutations', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (56, 62)) ('APC', 'Disease', (135, 138)) ('harbored', 'Reg', (47, 55)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (36, 45)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (36, 46)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (143, 147)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (36, 46)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (135, 138)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (36, 46)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (95, 99)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (95, 99)) 13219 26317117 Two of the 10 ACA (20%) demonstrated CTNNB1 mutations by mutational screen, with no additional mutations. ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (14, 17)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (37, 43)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (37, 43)) 13221 26317117 Strong nuclear beta-catenin immunopositivity corresponded to the presence of CTNNB1 mutation by genotyping in 10 of 12 cases (83% sensitivity); the mismatched case(s) demonstrated strong membranous staining by immunohistochemistry. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (77, 83)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (77, 83)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (15, 27)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (15, 27)) ('mutation', 'Var', (84, 92)) 13222 26317117 Seventeen of the 18 cases without CTNNB1 mutation showed membranous staining or did not stain (94% specificity); the mismatched case demonstrated scattered (<10%) positive nuclei. ('mutation', 'Var', (41, 49)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (34, 40)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (34, 40)) ('membranous staining', 'MPA', (57, 76)) 13224 26317117 Based on these results, mutational status of CTNNB1 in adrenal cortical neoplasms can be predicted with reasonable accuracy by immunohistochemical cellular localization. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (45, 51)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasms', 'Disease', (55, 81)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasms', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (55, 81)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (45, 51)) ('neoplasm', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 80)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (55, 81)) ('neoplasms', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 81)) ('mutational', 'Var', (24, 34)) 13235 26317117 The insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) family of developmental signaling molecules have emerged as key participants in adrenal carcinogenesis, including increased expression and abnormal methylation. ('adrenal carcinogenesis', 'Disease', (120, 142)) ('abnormal', 'Var', (179, 187)) ('insulin-like growth factor 2', 'Gene', '3481', (4, 32)) ('insulin-like growth factor 2', 'Gene', (4, 32)) ('expression', 'MPA', (164, 174)) ('adrenal carcinogenesis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D063646', (120, 142)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', '3481', (34, 38)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (57, 60)) ('participants', 'Species', '9606', (104, 116)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (154, 163)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (34, 38)) ('methylation', 'MPA', (188, 199)) 13237 26317117 Mutations in beta-catenin, or CTNNB1, the major intracellular mediator of the Wnt signaling pathway, have been implicated across proliferative adrenal lesions, including ACC, ACA, and models of adrenal hyperplasia, with proliferation rate appearing to parallel the frequency of beta-catenin nuclear translocation. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (13, 25)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (278, 290)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', (194, 213)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (170, 173)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (170, 173)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (175, 178)) ('adrenal lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (143, 158)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (278, 290)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (194, 213)) ('adrenal lesions', 'Disease', (143, 158)) ('Mutations', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (30, 36)) ('ACA', 'Disease', (175, 178)) ('adrenal hyperplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000312', (194, 213)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (13, 25)) ('implicated', 'Reg', (111, 121)) 13238 26317117 Indeed, mutations in the Wnt developmental and differentiation signal transduction pathway are seen in a variety of endocrine and other tumors, as the adrenal and other endocrine glands depend on appropriate Wnt signaling for development. ('tumors', 'Disease', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (136, 142)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 142)) ('mutations', 'Var', (8, 17)) ('Wnt', 'Gene', (25, 28)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (36, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (136, 141)) ('endocrine', 'Disease', (116, 125)) ('seen', 'Reg', (95, 99)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (233, 236)) 13240 26317117 We predict that knowledge of the mutational status of beta-catenin and other genes implicated in adrenal cortical neoplasia may be useful as diagnostic adjuvants in characterizing adrenal cortical lesions in routine clinical practice. ('adrenal cortical lesions', 'Disease', (180, 204)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (97, 123)) ('mutational', 'Var', (33, 43)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 123)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 123)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (54, 66)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (54, 66)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', (97, 123)) ('adrenal cortical lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000309', (180, 204)) 13250 26317117 The assay performs tumor genotyping of recognized driver point mutations and small insertions and deletions in 15 cancer genes (Supplementary Table 1). ('15 cancer', 'Disease', (111, 120)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (19, 24)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (134, 137)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (19, 24)) ('15 cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:C567447', (111, 120)) ('point mutations', 'Var', (57, 72)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (19, 24)) ('deletions', 'Var', (98, 107)) 13282 26317117 Beta-catenin (CTNNB1) mutations were detected in 12 of the 31 (39%) ACC cases and in 2 of the 10 (20%) ACA cases. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (14, 20)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (103, 106)) ('Beta-catenin', 'Gene', (0, 12)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (68, 71)) ('detected', 'Reg', (37, 45)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (68, 71)) ('mutations', 'Var', (22, 31)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (14, 20)) ('Beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 12)) 13283 26317117 In one of the ACC cases with a beta-catenin mutation (ACC9), a concomitant mutation in TP53 was identified. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (87, 91)) ('mutation', 'Var', (44, 52)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (31, 43)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (31, 43)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (54, 57)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (14, 17)) 13286 26317117 Among the 12 cases with beta-catenin mutations, 8 distinct point mutations were detected at 4 loci on the CTNNB1 gene: S45P (133T>C); S45A (133T>G); S45C (134C>G); S45F (134C>T); G34V (101G>T); G34E (101G>A); S37P (109T>C); and T41I (122C>T) (see Table legend). ('G34E (101G>A', 'Var', (194, 206)) ('133T>C', 'Mutation', 'rs121913407', (125, 131)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (106, 112)) ('T41I (122C>T', 'Var', (228, 240)) ('G34V (101G>T', 'Var', (179, 191)) ('134C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs121913409', (170, 176)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (24, 36)) ('S45P', 'Mutation', 'rs121913407', (119, 123)) ('S37P', 'Mutation', 'rs121913228', (209, 213)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (24, 36)) ('S45C (134C>G', 'Var', (149, 161)) ('G34E', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (194, 198)) ('S45C', 'Mutation', 'rs121913409', (149, 153)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (106, 112)) ('122C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs121913413', (234, 240)) ('101G>T', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (185, 191)) ('mutations', 'Var', (37, 46)) ('S45A', 'Mutation', 'rs121913407', (134, 138)) ('S45F', 'Mutation', 'rs121913409', (164, 168)) ('G34V', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (179, 183)) ('S45A (133T>G', 'Var', (134, 146)) ('T41I', 'Mutation', 'rs121913413', (228, 232)) ('109T>C', 'Mutation', 'rs121913228', (215, 221)) ('134C>G', 'Mutation', 'rs121913409', (155, 161)) ('S37P (109T>C', 'Var', (209, 221)) ('133T>G', 'Mutation', 'rs121913407', (140, 146)) ('101G>A', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (200, 206)) ('S45P (133T>C', 'Var', (119, 131)) ('S45F (134C>T', 'Var', (164, 176)) 13289 26317117 Strong nuclear localization of beta-catenin immunostain corresponded with the presence of CTNNB1 mutation by genotyping in 10 of 12 cases (83% sensitivity); the mismatched cases demonstrated strong membranous staining by IHC. ('nuclear localization', 'MPA', (7, 27)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (90, 96)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (31, 43)) ('mutation', 'Var', (97, 105)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (31, 43)) ('membranous staining', 'MPA', (198, 217)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (90, 96)) 13292 26317117 CTNNB1 mutational status was corroborated by immunohistochemistry in all 10 ACA cases. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 6)) ('ACA', 'Disease', (76, 79)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (76, 79)) ('mutational', 'Var', (7, 17)) 13293 26317117 Similarly, the quality of membranous beta-catenin immunohistochemical localization patterns were not discernibly different in the ACC with the APC and/or TP53 mutations from the other cases WT for CTNNB1. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (197, 203)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (154, 158)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (143, 146)) ('mutations', 'Var', (159, 168)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (154, 158)) ('APC', 'Disease', (143, 146)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (37, 49)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (197, 203)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (130, 133)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (37, 49)) 13297 26317117 The majority (9/12, 75%) of ACCs with beta-catenin mutations either DBD or were alive but with a clinically apparent disease burden (alive with disease, or AWD; Table 1); in one subject, the clinical outcome was unknown. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (38, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (51, 60)) ('DBD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C036010', (68, 71)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (28, 32)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (28, 32)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (38, 50)) ('AWD', 'Gene', (156, 159)) ('DBD', 'Disease', (68, 71)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (28, 31)) ('AWD', 'Gene', '4830', (156, 159)) 13298 26317117 Interestingly, the subject with concomitant beta-catenin and TP53 mutations (ACC9) was alive without disease (AOD) after nearly 9 years of follow-up; this subject also met few Weiss criteria for malignancy and had negative surgical resection margins. ('mutations', 'Var', (66, 75)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (195, 205)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (77, 80)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (44, 56)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (44, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (61, 65)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (61, 65)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (195, 205)) 13299 26317117 By contrast, in ACC cases without beta-catenin mutations, only 7 of 18 subjects (39%) DBD or AWD, with the clinical outcome in one subject unknown. ('DBD', 'Disease', (86, 89)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (16, 19)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (34, 46)) ('AWD', 'Gene', (93, 96)) ('mutations', 'Var', (47, 56)) ('DBD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C036010', (86, 89)) ('AWD', 'Gene', '4830', (93, 96)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (34, 46)) 13300 26317117 The case with the isolated APC mutation was alive with metastatic disease at the time of last follow-up (ACC10, 8 months); no follow-up clinical information was available for the subject with the isolated TP53 mutation (ACC25). ('ACC2', 'Gene', '597', (220, 224)) ('ACC2', 'Gene', (220, 224)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (27, 30)) ('mutation', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (205, 209)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (205, 209)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (105, 108)) ('APC', 'Disease', (27, 30)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (220, 223)) 13302 26317117 The two cases of ACA with beta-catenin mutations, 5.0 cm and 7.5 cm lesions, had variable clinical findings of cortisol production in the former and cystic degenerative changes in the latter without clinical symptoms. ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (111, 119)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (26, 38)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (17, 20)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (111, 130)) ('degenerative changes', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002180', (156, 176)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (26, 38)) ('ACA', 'Disease', (17, 20)) 13308 26317117 CTNNB1 mutations were a common finding on the molecular screen and consistent with previously reported findings. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 6)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (0, 6)) ('mutations', 'Var', (7, 16)) 13309 26317117 Beta-catenin mutations appeared modestly but not statistically enriched in ACC (39%) compared with ACA (20%) and control adrenal tissue (0%). ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (99, 102)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (75, 78)) ('Beta-catenin', 'Gene', (0, 12)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (75, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('Beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (0, 12)) 13310 26317117 Moreover, there was a trend toward higher prevalance of CTNNB1 mutations in ACCs with poor prognosis (75% DBD or AWD) compared with ACCs with relatively favorable prognosis (39% AOD). ('mutations', 'Var', (63, 72)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (56, 62)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (76, 79)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (132, 135)) ('AWD', 'Gene', '4830', (113, 116)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (132, 136)) ('DBD', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C036010', (106, 109)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (132, 136)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (76, 80)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (35, 41)) ('AWD', 'Gene', (113, 116)) 13312 26317117 The few discrepancies seen between our molecular and immunohistochemical studies could be accounted for by a number of mechanisms, including alternative aberrant protein interactions with the product of an intact beta-catenin allele. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (213, 225)) ('protein', 'Protein', (162, 169)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (170, 182)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (153, 161)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (213, 225)) 13313 26317117 One carcinoma (ACC2) showed a CTNNB1 G34A (101G>C) mutation on screen but a predominantly membranous staining pattern on section. ('G34A', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (37, 41)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', (4, 13)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) ('G34A (101G>C', 'Var', (37, 49)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (15, 18)) ('101G>C', 'Mutation', 'rs28931589', (43, 49)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (30, 36)) ('ACC2', 'Gene', '597', (15, 19)) ('ACC2', 'Gene', (15, 19)) ('carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (4, 13)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (4, 13)) 13314 26317117 This particular CTNNB1 mutation has never been reported in an ACC to our knowledge, and its function is unknown. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (16, 22)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (16, 22)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (62, 65)) ('mutation', 'Var', (23, 31)) 13315 26317117 The Tissier study showed a greater number of cases with aberrant nuclear stain over documented CTNNB1 mutation, including 77% of carcinomas (31% mutation) and 38% of adenomas, with staining in adenomas stated to be very focal. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (95, 101)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (193, 201)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (166, 174)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (193, 201)) ('mutation', 'Var', (102, 110)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (129, 138)) ('aberrant', 'Var', (56, 64)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (95, 101)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (88, 91)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (129, 139)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (129, 139)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (129, 139)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (166, 174)) 13316 26317117 The increased staining in malignancy over actually determined mutation rate in CTNNB1 was speculated to occur due to mutations in other members of the Wnt signalling pathway or via cross talk. ('mutations', 'Var', (117, 126)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (79, 85)) ('mutation', 'Var', (62, 70)) ('staining', 'MPA', (14, 22)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (79, 85)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 36)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (4, 13)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (26, 36)) 13317 26317117 Here, we have only one determined APC mutation with membranous (intact) beta-catenin staining, and two P53 mutations, also with intact, membranous beta-catenin staining. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (147, 159)) ('mutations', 'Var', (107, 116)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (72, 84)) ('APC', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011125', (34, 37)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (72, 84)) ('APC', 'Disease', (34, 37)) ('P53', 'Gene', (103, 106)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (147, 159)) ('P53', 'Gene', '7157', (103, 106)) 13318 26317117 The possible function of the CTNNB1 mutation in benign and malignant adrenal cortical neoplasia is poorly understood, even as the Wnt signaling pathway is better elucidated. ('malignant adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (59, 95)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (29, 35)) ('neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 95)) ('adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (69, 95)) ('malignant adrenal cortical neoplasia', 'Disease', (59, 95)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (29, 35)) ('benign', 'Disease', (48, 54)) ('mutation', 'Var', (36, 44)) 13319 26317117 Dysfunction of beta-catenin in malignant lesions, if physiologically relevant, is modulated by epigenetic changes within the lesion, subsequent mutations (less likely, as concomitant mutations are rarely presented in this scenario); or modification, locally or distally, of peri-Wnt signals. ('epigenetic changes', 'Var', (95, 113)) ('modification', 'Reg', (236, 248)) ('modulated', 'Reg', (82, 91)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (15, 27)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (15, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (144, 153)) 13320 26317117 In addition, mutations in adenomas could represent precursors for more aggressive biological behavior that has been curtailed by early intervention or without adequate follow-up. ('aggressive biological behavior', 'CPA', (71, 101)) ('aggressive biological behavior', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000718', (71, 101)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (26, 34)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (26, 34)) ('mutations', 'Var', (13, 22)) 13321 26317117 For patients in our cohort with CTNNB1 mutations and a diagnosis of an adenoma, follow up is limited (months), and now six years post-excision, there is no indication of recurrent disease. ('adenoma', 'Disease', (71, 78)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (32, 38)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('adenoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (71, 78)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (32, 38)) 13322 26317117 However, these are the patients that would be critical to follow up long term to assess for the role of mutated beta-catenin in biological tumor behavior. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (139, 144)) ('mutated', 'Var', (104, 111)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (139, 144)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (139, 144)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (112, 124)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (112, 124)) 13325 26317117 In conclusion, the findings from our study suggest that CTNNB1 mutational status may be a beneficial adjuvant to traditional morphologic evaluation of tumors of adrenal cortical origin in select cases because of their modestly greater prevalence in ACCs compared with ACAs. ('mutational status', 'Var', (63, 80)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (56, 62)) ('tumors of adrenal cortical origin', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100641', (151, 184)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (249, 252)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('tumors of adrenal cortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000310', (151, 177)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', '84680', (249, 253)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (56, 62)) ('ACCs', 'Gene', (249, 253)) ('tumors of adrenal cortical', 'Disease', (151, 177)) ('ACA', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008256', (268, 271)) 13326 26317117 For patients harboring tumoral beta-catenin mutations and no overt features of morphologic malignancy, this cohort may benefit from closer clinical follow up. ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (31, 43)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (31, 43)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (23, 28)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (23, 28)) ('mutations', 'Var', (44, 53)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (91, 101)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (4, 12)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (23, 28)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (91, 101)) ('morphologic malignancy', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (79, 101)) 13440 26013141 reported that the recurrence-free interval is nearly the same for patients with ACC who underwent surgery and received mitotane and patients who did not receive mitotane. ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (161, 169)) ('mitotane', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008939', (119, 127)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (80, 83)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (132, 140)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (66, 74)) ('mitotane', 'Var', (119, 127)) 13452 25743702 TP53 mutations and chromosome 17 LOH with selection against wild-type TP53 are observed in 28 ACTs (76%). ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (70, 74)) ('mutations', 'Var', (5, 14)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (70, 74)) 13453 25743702 Chromosomes 11p and 17 undergo copy-neutral LOH early during tumorigenesis, suggesting tumor-driver events. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (87, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (87, 92)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (87, 92)) ('copy-neutral LOH', 'Var', (31, 47)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (61, 66)) 13454 25743702 Additional genetic alterations include recurrent somatic mutations in ATRX and CTNNB1 and integration of human herpesvirus-6 in chromosome 11p. ('human herpesvirus-6', 'Species', '10368', (105, 124)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (79, 85)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (70, 74)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (70, 74)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (79, 85)) 13455 25743702 A dismal outcome is predicted by concomitant TP53 and ATRX mutations and associated genomic abnormalities, including massive structural variations and frequent background mutations. ('TP53', 'Gene', (45, 49)) ('background', 'MPA', (160, 170)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (54, 58)) ('genomic abnormalities', 'Disease', (84, 105)) ('mutations', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('genomic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D042822', (84, 105)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (45, 49)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (54, 58)) 13456 25743702 Collectively, these findings demonstrate the nature, timing and potential prognostic significance of key genetic alterations in pediatric ACT and outline a hypothetical model of pediatric adrenocortical tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (203, 208)) ('pediatric adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565973', (178, 202)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (188, 208)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (188, 208)) ('pediatric adrenocortical', 'Disease', (178, 202)) ('alterations', 'Var', (113, 124)) 13460 25743702 Childhood ACT is often associated with germline TP53 mutations (Li-Fraumeni syndrome, LFS) or constitutional genetic and/or epigenetic alterations affecting chromosome 11p15 (Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, BWS). ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (170, 173)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (48, 52)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (175, 202)) ('epigenetic alterations', 'Var', (124, 146)) ('BWS', 'Disease', (204, 207)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (48, 52)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (86, 89)) ('LFS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (86, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (64, 84)) ('Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome', 'Disease', (175, 202)) ('BWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (204, 207)) ('Childhood ACT', 'Disease', (0, 13)) ('associated', 'Reg', (23, 33)) ('p15', 'Gene', (170, 173)) ('Li-Fraumeni syndrome', 'Disease', (64, 84)) 13466 25743702 Finally, a cluster of ACTs arising from a founder TP53 mutation (R337H) in southern Brazil allows biologic, prognostic and therapeutic studies in a relatively large group of cases with a common predisposing factor. ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (65, 70)) ('R337H', 'Var', (65, 70)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (50, 54)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (50, 54)) 13471 25743702 Tumors were sporadic (n=10) or associated with constitutional cancer predisposition conditions [Brazilian founder TP53-R337H (n=12); other types of germline TP53 mutations (n=13) and BWS (n=2)] and included 29 carcinomas, 3 adenomas, and 5 tumors of undetermined malignant potential. ('TP53', 'Gene', (157, 161)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (210, 219)) ('Tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 5)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (210, 220)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (210, 220)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (114, 118)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (240, 246)) ('Tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (0, 6)) ('BWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (183, 186)) ('BWS', 'Disease', (183, 186)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (119, 124)) ('associated', 'Reg', (31, 41)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (240, 246)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', (0, 6)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (62, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (157, 161)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 68)) ('carcinomas', 'Disease', (210, 220)) ('Tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (0, 6)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000236', (224, 232)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (114, 118)) ('adenomas', 'Disease', (224, 232)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 245)) ('mutations', 'Var', (162, 171)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (240, 246)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 68)) 13477 25743702 All genetic lesions, including single nucleotide variations (SNV), small insertions/deletions (indels) and structural variations (SVs) were experimentally validated (Supplementary Fig. ('genetic lesions', 'Disease', (4, 19)) ('structural variations', 'Var', (107, 128)) ('genetic lesions', 'Disease', 'MESH:D020022', (4, 19)) ('single nucleotide variations', 'Var', (31, 59)) 13479 25743702 Germline TP53 mutations were present in 25 of the 37 patients (68%) in the combined WGS and WES cohorts, 12 of which were the Brazilian founder R337H mutation (Fig. ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (144, 149)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (53, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (9, 13)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 13480 25743702 Somatic mutations (R175H, R273C, and a homozygous deletion of ~200 Kb of chromosome 17 encompassing TP53) were also identified in 3 of the 12 ACTs associated with wild-type germline TP53 (Supplementary Figs. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (100, 104)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (182, 186)) ('R273C', 'Mutation', 'rs121913343', (26, 31)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (182, 186)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('R175H', 'Mutation', 'rs28934578', (19, 24)) ('R273C', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('R175H', 'Var', (19, 24)) 13481 25743702 Sanger sequencing identified germline TP53 mutations in 11 of 34 cases (32%) in the independent comparison cohort (Supplementary Table 1c). ('TP53', 'Gene', (38, 42)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (38, 42)) 13482 25743702 Of the 23 ACTs in this group associated with germline wild-type TP53, three tumors acquired a TP53 mutation (c.134_135 insT, E180K and R273H) (Supplementary Fig. ('c.134_135 insT', 'Mutation', 'c.134_135insT', (109, 123)) ('R273H', 'Var', (135, 140)) ('R273H', 'Mutation', 'rs28934576', (135, 140)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (94, 98)) ('E180K', 'Var', (125, 130)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('c.134_135 insT', 'Var', (109, 123)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (64, 68)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (64, 68)) ('E180K', 'Mutation', 'rs879253911', (125, 130)) 13484 25743702 ATRX somatic nonsense mutations and SVs deleting multiple exons were identified by WGS in 6 of 19 ACTs (32%), all of which were associated with germline TP53 mutations (Figs. ('nonsense mutations', 'Var', (13, 31)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (153, 157)) ('associated', 'Reg', (128, 138)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (0, 4)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (153, 157)) ('mutations', 'Var', (158, 167)) 13485 25743702 An ATRX somatic missense mutation (R2164S) was also identified by WES in the case with somatic homozygous deletion of TP53 (Fig. ('R2164S', 'Var', (35, 41)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (3, 7)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (118, 122)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (118, 122)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (3, 7)) ('R2164S', 'Mutation', 'p.R2164S', (35, 41)) 13489 25743702 WGS-based telomere length analysis showed an increase of telomeric DNA in all 6 tumors with ATRX mutations, but not in tumors with wild-type ATRX (P = 3.7 x 10-5, Fisher's exact test) (Fig. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (92, 96)) ('mutations', 'Var', (97, 106)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('telomeric DNA', 'MPA', (57, 70)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (92, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 85)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (80, 86)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (141, 145)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (80, 86)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (80, 86)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (141, 145)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) 13491 25743702 2d) in cases harboring ATRX mutations (n=5), suggesting the activation of an alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) mechanism. ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (23, 27)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 13492 25743702 Telomere foci were also observed in the SJACT023 tumor, although WES did not detect an ATRX mutation. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (49, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (49, 54)) ('observed', 'Reg', (24, 32)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (49, 54)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (87, 91)) ('Telomere foci', 'MPA', (0, 13)) ('SJACT023', 'Var', (40, 48)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (87, 91)) 13493 25743702 Somatic beta-catenin (CTNNB1) mutations were identified in 3 of the 37 (8%) tumors analyzed in the combined WGS and WES cohorts (Fig. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (22, 28)) ('identified', 'Reg', (45, 55)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 81)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (22, 28)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (76, 82)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (76, 82)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) 13494 25743702 Targeted Sanger sequencing of CTNNB1 exon 3 revealed 10 additional somatic mutations in 34 pediatric ACTs in the independent comparison cohort (Supplementary Fig. ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (30, 36)) ('mutations', 'Var', (75, 84)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (30, 36)) 13495 25743702 Overall, CTNNB1 mutations (n=13) were detected only in tumors with wild-type germline TP53 (n=35) and not in those with constitutional TP53 mutations (n=36) (P = 2.5 x 10-5, Fisher's exact test). ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 90)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (9, 15)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 60)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (135, 139)) ('mutations', 'Var', (16, 25)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (55, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (55, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (135, 139)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (9, 15)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (55, 61)) 13496 25743702 However, three tumors with somatic CTNNB1 mutations had also acquired a TP53 mutation (IPACTR001, IPACTR013 and IPACTR019) (Supplementary Fig. ('tumors', 'Disease', (15, 21)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (35, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (72, 76)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (72, 76)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (35, 41)) ('mutations', 'Var', (42, 51)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) 13497 25743702 WGS defined three groups of pediatric ACT based on the mutational status of TP53 and ATRX: Group 1) germline TP53 and somatic ATRX mutations (n=6); Group 2) germline TP53 mutations and no ATRX mutation (n=9); and Group 3) both wild-type TP53 and ATRX (n=4) (Fig. ('mutations', 'Var', (131, 140)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (246, 250)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (237, 241)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (126, 130)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (246, 250)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (237, 241)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (188, 192)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (166, 170)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (76, 80)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (109, 113)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (85, 89)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (109, 113)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (166, 170)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (126, 130)) ('mutations', 'Var', (171, 180)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (188, 192)) 13500 25743702 Although all cases in Group 2 carried germline TP53 mutations (8 of 9 cases had the founder R337H mutation and were diagnosed in southern Brazil), they displayed variable clinical findings. ('mutations', 'Var', (52, 61)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (47, 51)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (92, 97)) ('R337H', 'Var', (92, 97)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (47, 51)) 13501 25743702 Group 2 patients with the R337H mutation were young (median age, 30 months), exhibited signs of virilization and had relatively small tumors [median tumor weight 68 g vs 585 g in Group 1 (P < 0.006, Wilcoxon rank sum test)]. ('tumors', 'Disease', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 140)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 140)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (149, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (149, 154)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (134, 139)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (134, 139)) ('exhibited', 'Reg', (77, 86)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (149, 154)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (134, 139)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (26, 31)) ('R337H', 'Var', (26, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (8, 16)) 13503 25743702 A distinguishing feature of this group is the lack of ATRX mutations and the shortening of telomeres as compared to Group 1. ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (54, 58)) ('lack', 'NegReg', (46, 50)) ('mutations', 'Var', (59, 68)) ('shortening of telomeres', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0031413', (77, 100)) ('shortening', 'NegReg', (77, 87)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (54, 58)) 13506 25743702 However, R337H tumors that had acquired an ATRX mutation (cases SJACT062 and SJACT069) clustered in Group 1 and exhibited an aggressive phenotype (Figs. ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 21)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (43, 47)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (15, 20)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (15, 21)) ('R337H', 'Var', (9, 14)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (9, 14)) ('exhibited', 'Reg', (112, 121)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (43, 47)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (15, 21)) 13509 25743702 All tumors with germline (n=25) and somatic (n=3) TP53 mutations underwent LOH with selection against the wild-type allele (Supplementary Fig. ('mutations', 'Var', (55, 64)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (4, 10)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (4, 10)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 10)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (50, 54)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (50, 54)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (4, 9)) 13510 25743702 More specifically, WGS demonstrated copy-neutral LOH (cn-LOH) of the entire chromosome 17 in all tumors associated with germline TP53 mutations (n=15), as well as in two (SJACT003, SJATC004) of the four cases with wild-type TP53 (Supplementary Fig. ('TP53', 'Gene', (224, 228)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 102)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (129, 133)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (97, 103)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (97, 103)) ('mutations', 'Var', (134, 143)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (129, 133)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (97, 103)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (224, 228)) 13511 25743702 Two BWS patients (SJACT009 and SJACT065) with germline 11p homozygosity, indicative of uniparental disomy (UPD), were excluded from the analysis as LOH could not be assessed (Supplementary Fig. ('UPD', 'Disease', (107, 110)) ('SJACT065', 'Var', (31, 39)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', (87, 105)) ('UPD', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (107, 110)) ('BWS', 'Disease', (4, 7)) ('uniparental disomy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D024182', (87, 105)) ('BWS', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001506', (4, 7)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (8, 16)) 13521 25743702 These findings indicate that cn-LOH of chromosomes 11p and 17p occurs early in adrenocortical tumorigenesis and precedes the accumulation of SNVs in these regions. ('cn-LOH', 'Var', (29, 35)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (79, 99)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (79, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) 13524 25743702 PCR analysis demonstrated paternal transmission of chromosomally integrated HHV6 in SJACT017 (Fig. ('HHV6', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('HHV6', 'Species', '10368', (76, 80)) ('chromosomally integrated', 'Var', (51, 75)) 13525 25743702 Microsatellite marker analysis and WGS confirmed chromosome 11 LOH with retention of integrated HHV6 in both cases (Supplementary Fig. ('HHV6', 'Gene', (96, 100)) ('LOH', 'Var', (63, 66)) ('HHV6', 'Species', '10368', (96, 100)) 13528 25743702 Deletion of chromosome 4q34 was observed in 11 of 19 tumors (58%) (Supplementary Fig. ('observed', 'Reg', (32, 40)) ('19 tumors', 'Disease', (50, 59)) ('19 tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (50, 59)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 58)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (53, 59)) ('Deletion', 'Var', (0, 8)) 13532 25743702 Although pediatric ACT is strongly associated with germline TP53 mutations (60-70% of children with ACT), only 4-6% of carriers develop adrenocortical tumors, suggesting the involvement of cooperating genetic alterations. ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (136, 157)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 156)) ('children', 'Species', '9606', (86, 94)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (151, 157)) ('associated', 'Reg', (35, 45)) ('germline', 'Var', (51, 59)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (60, 64)) ('develop', 'Reg', (128, 135)) ('adrenocortical tumors', 'Disease', (136, 157)) ('ACT', 'Disease', (19, 22)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (60, 64)) 13533 25743702 We propose that germline TP53 mutations may contribute to adrenocortical tumorigenesis by promoting chromosomal instability. ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (58, 78)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (25, 29)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (73, 78)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('chromosomal instability', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0040012', (100, 123)) ('promoting', 'PosReg', (90, 99)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (58, 78)) ('chromosomal instability', 'MPA', (100, 123)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (25, 29)) 13534 25743702 In this setting, aneuploid adrenocortical cells that experience chromosome 11p LOH and deregulation of imprinted genes on 11p15 may be selected and expanded via constitutive overexpression of IGF2, which encodes a potent mitogen and fetal growth-promoting protein. ('deregulation', 'Var', (87, 99)) ('overexpression', 'PosReg', (174, 188)) ('p15', 'Gene', (124, 127)) ('aneuploid adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (17, 41)) ('aneuploid adrenocortical', 'Disease', (17, 41)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (124, 127)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (192, 196)) 13535 25743702 This mechanism is consistent with chromosome 11p abnormalities and IGF2 overexpression in all cases of ACT with germline TP53 mutations. ('chromosome 11p abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:C541598', (34, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (121, 125)) ('chromosome 11p abnormalities', 'Disease', (34, 62)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (121, 125)) ('mutations', 'Var', (126, 135)) 13537 25743702 In support of this hypothesis, our temporal studies place cn-LOH of chromosomes 11p and 17 during early tumorigenesis, before the acquisition of widespread genomic alterations. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (104, 109)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (104, 109)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (104, 109)) ('cn-LOH', 'Var', (58, 64)) 13540 25743702 Our genomic studies showed that some cases with the R337H mutation had secondary genetic events that were similar to those seen with other types of TP53 mutations, such as concomitant cn-LOH of chromosomes 11 and 17p early during tumorigenesis, as well as the deregulation of IGF2 expression and acquired ATRX mutations. ('tumor', 'Disease', (230, 235)) ('deregulation', 'Var', (260, 272)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (305, 309)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (148, 152)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (52, 57)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (148, 152)) ('R337H', 'Var', (52, 57)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (276, 280)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (305, 309)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (230, 235)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (230, 235)) ('expression', 'MPA', (281, 291)) 13541 25743702 These findings are consistent with those from high-density SNP analysis that demonstrated the pattern of gains and losses is similar in pediatric ACTs with R337H and other TP53 mutations. ('losses', 'NegReg', (115, 121)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (172, 176)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (172, 176)) ('gains', 'PosReg', (105, 110)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (156, 161)) ('R337H', 'Var', (156, 161)) 13542 25743702 However other cases with R337H mutations had much simpler genomes similar to those with wild type TP53. ('R337H', 'Var', (25, 30)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (25, 30)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (98, 102)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (98, 102)) 13548 25743702 Consistent with these findings, CTNNB1-activating mutations were relatively frequent in our cohort, particularly in cases with germline wild- type TP53. ('TP53', 'Gene', (147, 151)) ('mutations', 'Var', (50, 59)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (32, 38)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (147, 151)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (32, 38)) 13550 25743702 Remarkably, 11p15 LOH involving the IGF2 locus was observed in both pediatric ACT (91%) and adult ACC (82%), underscoring the critical role of deregulated IGF2 expression in adrenal cortex tumorigenesis. ('tumor', 'Disease', (189, 194)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (155, 159)) ('deregulated', 'Var', (143, 154)) ('IGF2', 'Gene', (36, 40)) ('p15', 'Gene', (14, 17)) ('p15', 'Gene', '1030', (14, 17)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (189, 194)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (189, 194)) 13551 25743702 Aneuploidy with widespread chromosomal gains (e.g., chromosome 19) and deletions (e.g., 4q34.3) was also observed in both pediatric and adult cases. ('deletions', 'Var', (71, 80)) ('Aneuploidy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000782', (0, 10)) ('Aneuploidy', 'Disease', (0, 10)) 13552 25743702 However, amplification of chromosome 9q, a region that includes NOTCH1 and NR5A1 (Steroidogenic Factor-1), occurred in 90% of pediatric ACTs (Supplementary Fig. ('occurred', 'Reg', (107, 115)) ('amplification', 'Var', (9, 22)) ('NOTCH1', 'Gene', '4851', (64, 70)) ('NOTCH1', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('Steroidogenic Factor-1', 'Gene', '2516', (82, 104)) ('pediatric ACTs', 'Disease', (126, 140)) ('NR5A1', 'Gene', '2516', (75, 80)) ('Steroidogenic Factor-1', 'Gene', (82, 104)) 13553 25743702 Activating mutations in CTNNB1 were common to both pediatric and adult ACT, but additional mutations within the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway, in particular ZNRF3, were only observed in adult tumors. ('mutations', 'Var', (11, 20)) ('Activating', 'PosReg', (0, 10)) ('adult tumors', 'Disease', (191, 203)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (24, 30)) ('adult tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538052', (191, 203)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 202)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', '84133', (162, 167)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (24, 30)) ('ZNRF3', 'Gene', (162, 167)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (197, 203)) 13554 25743702 Germline TP53 mutations were predominantly associated with pediatric ACT, whereas somatic TP53 mutations were relatively infrequent in both groups. ('pediatric ACT', 'Disease', (59, 72)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (90, 94)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (9, 13)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (9, 13)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (90, 94)) ('associated', 'Reg', (43, 53)) ('mutations', 'Var', (14, 23)) 13555 25743702 The alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT phenotype) was associated with DAXX or ATRX mutations in adult tumors, but exclusively with ATRX mutations in pediatric cases. ('ATRX', 'Gene', (85, 89)) ('mutations', 'Var', (90, 99)) ('adult tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:C538052', (103, 115)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', '1616', (77, 81)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (138, 142)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (85, 89)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('adult tumors', 'Disease', (103, 115)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (138, 142)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 115)) ('DAXX', 'Gene', (77, 81)) 13556 25743702 Amplification of TERT was common in both groups, but no TERT mutations were detected in the pediatric cases, consistent with the absence of TERT expression. ('Amplification', 'Var', (0, 13)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (17, 21)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (140, 144)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (17, 21)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (140, 144)) ('TERT', 'Gene', (56, 60)) ('TERT', 'Gene', '7015', (56, 60)) 13563 25743702 Notably, tumors with both germline TP53 and somatic ATRX mutations (Group 1) were significantly associated with high tumor weight, advanced disease (COG stage III/IV), and poor event-free survival. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('advanced disease', 'Disease', (131, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 14)) ('associated', 'Reg', (96, 106)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (117, 122)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (35, 39)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 14)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (35, 39)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (9, 15)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (9, 14)) ('mutations', 'Var', (57, 66)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (52, 56)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (9, 15)) ('poor', 'NegReg', (172, 176)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (9, 15)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 122)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (52, 56)) 13566 25743702 Cases with germline TP53 mutations and wild-type ATRX (Group 2) are clinically and molecularly heterogeneous. ('mutations', 'Var', (25, 34)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (20, 24)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (49, 53)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (20, 24)) 13567 25743702 Although all cases in this group carried TP53 mutations (8 of 9 cases harbor the founder R337H), they had fewer genomic abnormalities, smaller tumors and generally much better clinical outcome than cases in Group 1. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (41, 45)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (41, 45)) ('R337H', 'Var', (89, 94)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 149)) ('mutations', 'Var', (46, 55)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (143, 149)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (143, 149)) ('genomic abnormalities', 'Disease', (112, 133)) ('fewer', 'NegReg', (106, 111)) ('genomic abnormalities', 'Disease', 'MESH:D042822', (112, 133)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (143, 148)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (89, 94)) 13570 25743702 The two cases with R337H required chemotherapy because of advanced stage disease in one and tumor rupture in the other. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (92, 97)) ('R337H', 'Var', (19, 24)) ('R337H', 'Mutation', 'rs121912664', (19, 24)) ('tumor rupture', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012421', (92, 105)) ('tumor rupture', 'Disease', (92, 105)) 13571 25743702 The patient with the G245C, a child more than 10 years of age at diagnosis of ACT, had delayed diagnosis of a very large tumor in the absence of endocrine signs (a "non-functional" tumor). ('G245C', 'Mutation', 'rs28934573', (21, 26)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (181, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (121, 126)) ('G245C', 'Var', (21, 26)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (4, 11)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (121, 126)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (30, 35)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (181, 186)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (181, 186)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (121, 126)) 13581 25743702 In summary, our study identified key genetic alterations and their temporal relationships in pediatric adrenocortical tumorigenesis. ('pediatric adrenocortical', 'Disease', (93, 117)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', (103, 123)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (118, 123)) ('genetic alterations', 'Var', (37, 56)) ('pediatric adrenocortical', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565973', (93, 117)) ('adrenocortical tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (103, 123)) 13582 25743702 The genomic complexity of childhood ACTs, particularly those with both germline TP53 and acquired ATRX mutations, may explain the failure of standard chemotherapy, underscoring the importance of early diagnosis and improved prognostic classification. ('germline', 'Var', (71, 79)) ('mutations', 'Var', (103, 112)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', (98, 102)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (80, 84)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (80, 84)) ('ATRX', 'Gene', '546', (98, 102)) ('child', 'Species', '9606', (26, 31)) ('childhood ACTs', 'Disease', (26, 40)) 13590 25743702 An additional group of 34 IPACTR patients with matched primary tumor and blood samples, and blood-derived DNA from 23 sets of parents, were included for analysis of chromosome 11p LOH, TP53 and CTNNB1 mutation. ('tumor', 'Disease', (63, 68)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (63, 68)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (33, 41)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (185, 189)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (194, 200)) ('mutation', 'Var', (201, 209)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (63, 68)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (194, 200)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (185, 189)) 13593 25743702 For germline heterogeneous SNPs, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) measures the absolute difference between the mutant allele fraction in tumor and that in germline sample (0.5). ('mutant', 'Var', (107, 113)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (133, 138)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 138)) ('loss of heterozygosity', 'NegReg', (33, 55)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (133, 138)) 13594 25743702 LOH is the result of copy number alterations and/or cn-LOH in tumor cells. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (62, 67)) ('copy number alterations', 'Var', (21, 44)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (62, 67)) ('LOH', 'Disease', (0, 3)) ('result', 'Reg', (11, 17)) ('cn-LOH', 'CPA', (52, 58)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (62, 67)) 13595 25743702 Compared to copy number gains (a single copy gain in 100% tumor results in a LOH value of 0.167), regions with copy number loss showed stronger LOH (a single copy loss in 100% tumor result in a LOH value of 0.5). ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (58, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (58, 63)) ('copy number loss', 'Var', (111, 127)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (176, 181)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (176, 181)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (58, 63)) ('LOH', 'NegReg', (144, 147)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (176, 181)) 13596 25743702 Consequently, we used LOH signals in copy neutral or heterozygous copy number loss regions (CNA value between [-1, 0]) to estimate tumor purity for all WGS samples. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (131, 136)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (131, 136)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (131, 136)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (78, 82)) ('copy number', 'Var', (66, 77)) 13597 25743702 Briefly, a single copy loss in x% tumor cells resulted in an estimated CNA value of and a LOH value of . ('tumor', 'Disease', (34, 39)) ('CNA value', 'CPA', (71, 80)) ('LOH', 'NegReg', (92, 95)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 39)) ('single copy loss', 'Var', (11, 27)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 39)) 13598 25743702 Assuming the remaining LOH signal came from cn-LOH (cn-LOH in x% tumor cell resulted in a LOH value of ), the tumor content in a region could be estimated as the sum of the fraction with copy number loss and the fraction with cn-LOH by: . ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (65, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 116)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (111, 116)) ('copy number loss', 'Var', (188, 204)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (65, 70)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (65, 70)) 13605 25743702 Tier 1: Coding synonymous, nonsynonymous, and splice-site variants and non-coding RNA variants Tier 2: Conserved variants (cutoff conservation score >= 500, based on either the phastConsElements28way table or the phastConsElements17way table from the UCSC genome browser [http://genome.ucsc.edu/] and variants in regulatory regions annotated by UCSC annotation [regulatory annotations included targetScanS, ORegAnno, tfbsConsSites, vistaEnhancers,eponine, firstEF, L1 TAF1 Valid, Poly(A), switchDbTss, encodeUViennaRnaz, laminB1, and cpgIslandExt]) Tier 3: Variants in non-repeat masked regions. ('Variants', 'Var', (557, 565)) ('laminB1', 'Gene', '4001', (521, 528)) ('laminB1', 'Gene', (521, 528)) 13606 25743702 DNA from diagnostic tumor samples and matched germline samples was used for each primer set to confirm the presence of the SNV/indel in the diagnostic sample. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (20, 25)) ('SNV/indel', 'Var', (123, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (20, 25)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (20, 25)) 13611 25743702 We identified significantly amplified genes as those with segments of gain or loss (SGOL) scores 3 standard deviations above the mean SGOL scores of all "gains". ('gain or loss', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015430', (70, 82)) ('gain or loss', 'Disease', (70, 82)) ('scores', 'Var', (90, 96)) 13619 25743702 Fluorescence PCR semi- automated genotyping was used to detect and analyze allelic losses by using a panel of 5 microsatellite markers (D11S1363, D11S922, D11S4046, HUMTH01 and D11S988). ('D11S1363', 'Var', (136, 144)) ('D11S4046', 'Var', (155, 163)) ('D11S988', 'Var', (177, 184)) ('HUMTH01', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:9726', (165, 172)) ('S988', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:V789', (180, 184)) ('HUMTH01', 'Var', (165, 172)) ('D11S922', 'Var', (146, 153)) 13620 25743702 To detect and validate TP53 and CTNNB1 mutations, genomic DNA from ACT samples was tested by PCR-based bi-directional DNA sequencing of exons 2-11 and intron-exon boundaries for TP53 and exon 3 (codons 5-70) for CTNNB1. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (178, 182)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (178, 182)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (212, 218)) ('mutations', 'Var', (39, 48)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (32, 38)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (23, 27)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (23, 27)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', '1499', (212, 218)) ('CTNNB1', 'Gene', (32, 38)) 13664 24765408 CO2 insufflation of the abdomen during laparoscopy may cause spread of the tumor cells with subsequent peritoneal carcinomatosis. ('carcinomatosis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002277', (114, 128)) ('men', 'Species', '9606', (28, 31)) ('carcinomatosis', 'Disease', (114, 128)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (114, 123)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (75, 80)) ('CO2', 'Var', (0, 3)) ('spread', 'CPA', (61, 67)) ('CO2', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 3)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (75, 80)) ('insufflation', 'Disease', (4, 16)) ('cause', 'Reg', (55, 60)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (75, 80)) ('insufflation', 'Disease', 'None', (4, 16)) 13825 21067996 The presence of macroscopic fat in an adrenal mass has classically been associated with a myelolipoma. ('myelolipoma', 'Disease', (90, 101)) ('presence', 'Var', (4, 12)) ('associated', 'Reg', (72, 82)) ('myelolipoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018209', (90, 101)) 13840 21067996 Although other rare macroscopic fat-containing lesions have been shown to occur in the adrenal gland (including primary adrenal lipomas, liposarcomas, collision tumors, teratomas, and potentially pheochromocytomas), the presence of macroscopic fat in an adrenal lesion has classically been described as virtually diagnostic of an adrenal myelolipoma. ('collision tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (151, 167)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', (169, 178)) ('adrenal myelolipoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018209', (330, 349)) ('adrenal lesion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (254, 268)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', (196, 213)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010673', (196, 213)) ('macroscopic fat', 'Var', (232, 247)) ('liposarcomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008080', (137, 149)) ('lipomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012032', (128, 135)) ('presence', 'Var', (220, 228)) ('adrenal lipomas', 'Disease', (120, 135)) ('liposarcomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012034', (137, 149)) ('collision tumors', 'Disease', (151, 167)) ('pheochromocytomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002666', (196, 213)) ('teratomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0009792', (169, 178)) ('adrenal lesion', 'Disease', (254, 268)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (161, 167)) ('adrenal myelolipoma', 'Disease', (330, 349)) ('liposarcomas', 'Disease', (137, 149)) ('teratomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013724', (169, 178)) ('adrenal lipomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D008067', (120, 135)) 13849 21067996 Although the presence of macroscopic fat within an adrenal lesion is much more likely to represent a benign adrenal lesion such as a myelolipoma, adrenocortical carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis when additional features suggesting malignancy are noted, particularly in the presence of a large heterogeneous mass with a heterogeneous predominantly peripheral enhancement. ('adrenal lesion', 'Disease', (51, 65)) ('adrenal lesion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (51, 65)) ('adrenal lesion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (108, 122)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (146, 170)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (146, 170)) ('benign adrenal lesion', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000307', (101, 122)) ('presence', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('myelolipoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018209', (133, 144)) ('myelolipoma', 'Disease', (133, 144)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (256, 266)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (161, 170)) ('benign adrenal lesion', 'Disease', (101, 122)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (256, 266)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Disease', (146, 170)) 13853 20157589 In the nematode C. elegans, disruption of either conjugation or oxidation of 4-HNE leads to fat accumulation, whereas augmentation of 4-HNE conjugation results in a lean phenotype. ('disruption', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('conjugation', 'MPA', (49, 60)) ('lean phenotype', 'MPA', (165, 179)) ('C. elegans', 'Species', '6239', (16, 26)) ('fat accumulation', 'MPA', (92, 108)) 13859 20157589 In this paper, we present evidence for a biochemical mechanism by which 4-HNE could trigger increased lipid storage, and discuss possible adaptive and maladaptive roles of the self-reinforcing loop that involves triglycerides and 4-HNE, in particular, in the context of aging. ('lipid storage', 'MPA', (102, 115)) ('increased lipid', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003077', (92, 107)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (92, 101)) ('4-HNE', 'Var', (72, 77)) ('triglycerides', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D014280', (212, 225)) 13860 20157589 Expression of the gst-10 gene product, which is capable of conjugating 4-HNE, is inversely related to the level of whole-body 4-HNE-protein adducts As we have previously shown, the capacity of C. elegans to conjugate 4-HNE with glutathione was reduced by RNAi-mediated knockdown of CeGSTP2-2, the product of the gst-10 gene. ('gst-10', 'Gene', '178725', (313, 319)) ('gst-10', 'Gene', '178725', (18, 24)) ('gst-10', 'Gene', (313, 319)) ('gst-10', 'Gene', (18, 24)) ('knockdown', 'Var', (270, 279)) ('conjugate', 'MPA', (208, 217)) ('CeGSTP2-2', 'Gene', (283, 292)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (245, 252)) ('glutathione', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005978', (229, 240)) 13891 20157589 Following staining, worms were washed for 4 x 10 min with M9 buffer [6 g Na2HPO4, 3 g KH2PO4, 5 g NaCl and 0.25 g MgSO4 7H2O per liter; ref. ('Na2HPO4', 'Var', (73, 80)) ('MgSO4 7H2O', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D008278', (114, 124)) ('KH2PO4', 'Chemical', '-', (86, 92)) ('M9 buffer', 'Chemical', '-', (58, 67)) ('KH2PO4', 'Var', (86, 92)) ('Na2HPO4', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C018279', (73, 80)) 13926 19773375 Despite of the inhibition of the VEGF receptor, sunitinib leads to a compensatory plasma VEGF increase and may leave tumors exposed to VEGF effects during the 2 week off period of each cycle. ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (15, 25)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 122)) ('VEGF receptor', 'Gene', (33, 46)) ('sunitinib', 'Var', (48, 57)) ('sunitinib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D000077210', (48, 57)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (117, 123)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (94, 102)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (117, 123)) ('leave', 'Reg', (111, 116)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (117, 123)) ('plasma VEGF', 'MPA', (82, 93)) ('VEGF receptor', 'Gene', '3791', (33, 46)) 13929 19773375 Patients were required to have a Karnofsky performance status of >= 60% and adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function (as defined by granulocytes >= 1,500/microL, hemoglobin >=10.0 g/dL, platelet count >= 100,000/L, AST/ALT <= 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), serum bilirubin <= 1.5 x ULN, urine protein creatinine (UPC) ratio as determined by urinalysis < 0.5 (for UPC ratio > 0.5, 24-hour urine protein must have been <1 gram) and serum creatinine <= 1.5 x ULN). ('serum bilirubin', 'MPA', (269, 284)) ('urine protein', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000093', (400, 413)) ('bilirubin', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D001663', (275, 284)) ('AST', 'Gene', (223, 226)) ('urine protein creatinine', 'MPA', (299, 323)) ('Patients', 'Species', '9606', (0, 8)) ('AST', 'Gene', '26503', (223, 226)) ('>=10.0', 'Var', (181, 187)) ('urine protein', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0000093', (299, 312)) 14001 19773375 VEGF gene deletion in a murine model lead to glomerular fibrin deposits and intracapillary thrombi. ('glomerular fibrin deposits', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030949', (45, 71)) ('intracapillary thrombi', 'Disease', (76, 98)) ('VEGF gene', 'Gene', (0, 9)) ('lead to', 'Reg', (37, 44)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (24, 30)) ('glomerular fibrin deposits', 'CPA', (45, 71)) ('deletion', 'Var', (10, 18)) ('intracapillary thrombi', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003928', (76, 98)) 14005 19773375 It can be hypothesized that more complete VEGF blockade with combination therapy may lead to more severe renal TMA, and further to more widespread endothelial damage creating a thrombogenic endothelium. ('VEGF', 'Protein', (42, 46)) ('TMA', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000783', (111, 114)) ('blockade', 'Var', (47, 55)) ('lead', 'Reg', (85, 89)) ('TMA', 'Disease', (111, 114)) 14015 19338683 One particular CHEK2 germline mutation, c.1100delC, has been shown to be associated with elevated breast cancer risk. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (98, 111)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (89, 111)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', (89, 111)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (15, 20)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (40, 50)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (15, 20)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (105, 111)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (40, 50)) 14017 19338683 The question remains nevertheless whether CHEK2 germline mutations contribute to the Li-Fraumeni phenotype. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (42, 47)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', (85, 96)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (42, 47)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (85, 96)) ('germline', 'Var', (48, 56)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (67, 77)) 14019 19338683 We identified six index patients with a CHEK2 sequence variant, four with the c.1100delC variant and two sequence variants of unknown significance, p.Phe328Ser and c.1096-?_1629+?del. ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (78, 88)) ('p.Phe328Ser', 'Var', (148, 159)) ('c.1096-?_1629+?del', 'Mutation', 'c.1096-?_1629+?del', (164, 182)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (78, 88)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (40, 45)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (24, 32)) ('p.Phe328Ser', 'Mutation', 'rs748839289', (148, 159)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (40, 45)) ('c.1096-?_1629+?del', 'Var', (164, 182)) 14029 19338683 At present, in approximately 75% of LFS and 40% of LFL families, a germline TP53 mutation can be detected; i.e. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (76, 80)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (76, 80)) ('mutation', 'Var', (81, 89)) 14033 19338683 Subsequent studies have addressed the possible contribution of CHEK2 germline mutations to LFS and LFL syndrome, but could not confirm CHEK2 as a major gene involved in LFS. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (63, 68)) ('LFL syndrome', 'Disease', (99, 111)) ('LFL syndrome', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (99, 111)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (135, 140)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (135, 140)) ('germline mutations', 'Var', (69, 87)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (63, 68)) ('LFS', 'Disease', (91, 94)) 14034 19338683 In other studies, the specific CHEK2 c.1100delC frameshift mutation was shown to be associated with an elevated breast cancer risk and it has been suggested that it contributes to a hereditary breast and colorectal cancer phenotype. ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (112, 125)) ('hereditary breast and colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (182, 221)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (31, 36)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (165, 176)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (37, 47)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', (103, 125)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (31, 36)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (204, 221)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (103, 125)) ('associated', 'Reg', (84, 94)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) ('c.1100delC frameshift', 'Var', (37, 58)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 14039 19338683 In families with multiple breast cancer cases and individuals with breast and ovarian cancer, BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations were excluded, according to standard procedures. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (26, 39)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (26, 39)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', '675', (103, 108)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (94, 99)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('breast and ovarian cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D010051', (67, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (33, 39)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (94, 99)) ('mutations', 'Var', (109, 118)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (26, 39)) ('BRCA2', 'Gene', (103, 108)) ('ovarian cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100615', (78, 92)) 14043 19338683 All 65 TP53-negative individuals were screened for the c.1100delC CHEK2 mutation and CHEK2 DNA rearrangements by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA, see Table 1). ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (55, 65)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (85, 90)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (66, 71)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (7, 11)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (7, 11)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (66, 71)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (55, 65)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (85, 90)) 14046 19338683 Three silent sequence variants were seen and not further analysed: c.252A>G, p.Glu84Glu in exon 1, a previously reported silent polymorphism, found once, c.1566C>T, p.Pro522Pro and c.1608A>G, p.Pro536Pro, both in exon 14, found in five and seven families, respectively. ('p.Pro522Pro', 'Var', (165, 176)) ('c.1608A>G', 'Mutation', 'rs17886242', (181, 190)) ('p.Pro522Pro', 'Mutation', 'rs202104749', (165, 176)) ('c.1608A>G', 'Var', (181, 190)) ('c.252A>G', 'Var', (67, 75)) ('p.Glu84Glu', 'Mutation', 'rs587780191', (77, 87)) ('c.252A>G', 'Mutation', 'rs587780191', (67, 75)) ('p.Pro536Pro', 'Var', (192, 203)) ('c.1566C>T', 'Mutation', 'rs202104749', (154, 163)) ('p.Pro536Pro', 'Mutation', 'rs17886242', (192, 203)) ('c.1566C>T', 'Var', (154, 163)) ('p.Glu84Glu', 'Var', (77, 87)) 14048 19338683 A chi-square test was used to determine the statistical significance of the proportion of CHEK2 mutation carriers in our study group compared to healthy controls. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (90, 95)) ('mutation', 'Var', (96, 104)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (90, 95)) 14049 19338683 Sixty-five TP53-negative individuals from 65 families were screened for the CHEK2 1100delC germline mutation and DNA rearrangements. ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (11, 15)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (11, 15)) ('1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (82, 90)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (76, 81)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (76, 81)) ('1100delC', 'Var', (82, 90)) 14050 19338683 Thirty-four of these individuals were screened comprehensively by DGGE for CHEK2 mutations. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (75, 80)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (75, 80)) ('mutations', 'Var', (81, 90)) 14051 19338683 Six index patients were found to carry a possibly pathogenic germline CHEK2 sequence variant. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (70, 75)) ('pathogenic', 'Reg', (50, 60)) ('variant', 'Var', (85, 92)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (70, 75)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (10, 18)) 14052 19338683 The c.1100delC in exon 10 of the CHEK2 gene, a mutation located in the kinase domain of the gene and abolishing the kinase activity of the protein, was detected in four index patients. ('c.1100delC in', 'Var', (4, 17)) ('kinase activity of the protein', 'MPA', (116, 146)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (33, 38)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (175, 183)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (33, 38)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (4, 14)) ('abolishing', 'NegReg', (101, 111)) 14053 19338683 In one family, a classical LFS family, the c.1100delC was detected in a patient who developed breast cancer at the age of 48 years (Figure 1A), which is in line with the c.1100delC acting as a low penetrance breast cancer susceptibility allele. ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (43, 53)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (170, 180)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (72, 79)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (101, 107)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (208, 221)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (94, 107)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (94, 107)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (170, 180)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (208, 221)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (94, 107)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (208, 221)) 14054 19338683 Relatives with a 50% chance of being a c.1100delC carrier in this family who had developed breast cancer were not available for testing. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (91, 104)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (91, 104)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (39, 49)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (39, 49)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (91, 104)) 14055 19338683 However, it is not likely to be the LFS-causing mutation in this family, considering the absence of the c.1100delC in the patient's son who developed a sarcoma at 15 years of age. ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (152, 159)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (104, 114)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (122, 129)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (152, 159)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (104, 114)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (152, 159)) 14056 19338683 In an LFL and LFS-suggestive family, the patients identified as carrying the c.1100delC had breast cancer (Figure 1B and 1D); in a fourth family, a LFS-suggestive family, the patient identified with the c.1100delC sequence variant had both breast and colorectal cancer (Figure 1C). ('Figure 1B', 'Disease', 'MESH:C565748', (107, 116)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (92, 105)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (92, 105)) ('breast and colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (240, 268)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (203, 213)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (175, 182)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (251, 268)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (77, 87)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (262, 268)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (41, 48)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (41, 49)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (99, 105)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (77, 87)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (203, 213)) ('Figure 1B', 'Disease', (107, 116)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (92, 105)) 14057 19338683 In all four of the c.1100delC families, this sequence variant seemed to be associated with breast cancer or breast and colorectal cancer, rather than LFS. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (98, 104)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (119, 136)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (91, 104)) ('breast and colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (108, 136)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (91, 104)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (19, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (130, 136)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('associated', 'Reg', (75, 85)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (91, 104)) 14058 19338683 The reported frequency of the CHEK c.1100delC in Dutch controls is 1.4%, in Dutch breast cancer patients not selected for family history 2.5% and in Dutch BRCA1/2-negative families with breast cancer 4.9%. ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (82, 95)) ('CHEK c.1100delC', 'Var', (30, 45)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (82, 95)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', '672', (155, 160)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (35, 45)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (186, 199)) ('BRCA1', 'Gene', (155, 160)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (193, 199)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (186, 199)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (96, 104)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (89, 95)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (186, 199)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (82, 95)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (35, 45)) 14059 19338683 Another sequence variant, c.983T>C, p.Phe328Ser in exon 8, localised in the kinase domain of the gene, was detected in a female patient who had developed a leiomyosarcoma at 2 years of age and a schwannoma at 27 years of age (Figure 1E). ('c.983T>C', 'Var', (26, 34)) ('leiomyosarcoma', 'Disease', (156, 170)) ('schwannoma', 'Disease', (195, 205)) ('schwannoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009442', (195, 205)) ('c.983T>C', 'Mutation', 'rs965316043', (26, 34)) ('leiomyosarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100243', (156, 170)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (163, 170)) ('schwannoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100008', (195, 205)) ('leiomyosarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D007890', (156, 170)) ('p.Phe328Ser', 'Var', (36, 47)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (128, 135)) ('p.Phe328Ser', 'Mutation', 'rs748839289', (36, 47)) 14066 19338683 One CHEK2 DNA rearrangement was found, c.1096-?_1629+?del, a deletion of exons 10-14 of the gene. ('c.1096-?_1629+?del', 'Var', (39, 57)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (4, 9)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (4, 9)) ('c.1096-?_1629+?del', 'Mutation', 'c.1096-?_1629+?del', (39, 57)) 14072 19338683 Of the seven variants presented, only the c.1100delC, the p.Ile157Thr and the p.Arg145Trp mutation are of reported functional significance. ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (42, 52)) ('p.Arg145Trp', 'Mutation', 'rs137853007', (78, 89)) ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Mutation', 'rs17879961', (58, 69)) ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Var', (58, 69)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (42, 52)) ('p.Arg145Trp', 'Var', (78, 89)) 14073 19338683 Bell et al found the p.Ile157Thr in an index patient with three primary cancers; no other family members were tested. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 78)) ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (45, 52)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (72, 79)) ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Mutation', 'rs17879961', (21, 32)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', (64, 79)) ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Var', (21, 32)) ('primary cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (64, 79)) 14075 19338683 Some authors found an association between the p.Ile157Thr mutation and risk of female breast cancer, others found no association. ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Mutation', 'rs17879961', (46, 57)) ('p.Ile157Thr', 'Var', (46, 57)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (93, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (86, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (86, 99)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (86, 99)) 14076 19338683 The p.Arg145Trp, leading to a destabilised protein, was described in a Li-Fraumeni-like kindred; it was only tested in one family-member with a sarcoma at 20 years and breast cancer at 42 years. ('sarcoma', 'Disease', (144, 151)) ('sarcoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0100242', (144, 151)) ('p.Arg145Trp', 'Var', (4, 15)) ('destabilised protein', 'MPA', (30, 50)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (168, 181)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (71, 82)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (168, 181)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (168, 181)) ('sarcoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D012509', (144, 151)) ('p.Arg145Trp', 'Mutation', 'rs137853007', (4, 15)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', (71, 82)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (175, 181)) 14077 19338683 In our study six index patients were found to carry a CHEK2 sequence variant by screening 65 TP53-negative index patients, with no evidence that the sequence variants found caused the complete LFS phenotype in their families. ('variant', 'Var', (69, 76)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (23, 31)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (113, 121)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (93, 97)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (93, 97)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (54, 59)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (54, 59)) 14078 19338683 Our data are in line with the hypothesis that the CHEK2 c.1100delC might be associated with an elevated breast cancer risk, and possibly with a breast and colorectal cancer phenotype or more generally a multi-organ cancer susceptibility. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (50, 55)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', (95, 117)) ('breast and colorectal cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D015179', (144, 172)) ('c.1100delC', 'Mutation', 'rs555607708', (56, 66)) ('elevated breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (95, 117)) ('c.1100delC', 'Var', (56, 66)) ('multi-organ cancer', 'Disease', (203, 221)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (111, 117)) ('colorectal cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003003', (155, 172)) ('multi-organ cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (203, 221)) ('associated', 'Reg', (76, 86)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (104, 117)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (166, 172)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (50, 55)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (215, 221)) 14079 19338683 We propose that the germline CHEK2 sequence variants contribute to tumour development in the index patients. ('contribute', 'Reg', (53, 63)) ('tumour', 'Disease', (67, 73)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (29, 34)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (99, 107)) ('tumour', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 73)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (29, 34)) ('tumour', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 73)) ('variants', 'Var', (44, 52)) 14081 19338683 In this way, the individual CHEK2 sequence variants may contribute to the Li-Fraumeni phenotype seen in these families. ('CHEK2', 'Gene', '11200', (28, 33)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', (74, 85)) ('CHEK2', 'Gene', (28, 33)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (74, 85)) ('variants', 'Var', (43, 51)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (56, 66)) 14082 19338683 Because only 75% of classical LFS families and 40% of LFL families have germline TP53 mutations, research groups have looked at candidate genes like Bcl10 , CDKN2 , TP63 , PTEN , CHEK1 and BAX ; no possible alternative LFS genes were found. ('mutations', 'Var', (86, 95)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', '5728', (172, 176)) ('BAX', 'Gene', '581', (190, 193)) ('CDKN2', 'Gene', '1029', (157, 162)) ('CHEK1', 'Gene', '1111', (179, 184)) ('CDKN2', 'Gene', (157, 162)) ('CHEK1', 'Gene', (179, 184)) ('Bcl10', 'Gene', '8915', (149, 154)) ('TP63', 'Gene', (165, 169)) ('TP63', 'Gene', '8626', (165, 169)) ('Bcl10', 'Gene', (149, 154)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (81, 85)) ('BAX', 'Gene', (190, 193)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (81, 85)) ('PTEN', 'Gene', (172, 176)) 14083 19338683 Two polymorphisms, p.Arg72Pro (TP53 gene) and SNP309 T>G (MDM2 gene), have been shown to have a modifying effect, resulting in an earlier age of onset of cancer in TP53 mutation carriers; there is even a synergistic effect when both polymorphisms are present. ('earlier', 'PosReg', (130, 137)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (164, 168)) ('mutation', 'Var', (169, 177)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (164, 168)) ('p.Arg72Pro', 'Mutation', 'rs1042522', (19, 29)) ('SNP309 T>G', 'Var', (46, 56)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (31, 35)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (31, 35)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (154, 160)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (154, 160)) ('p.Arg72Pro', 'Var', (19, 29)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (154, 160)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (58, 62)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (58, 62)) 14086 19338683 We did find a larger proportion of homozygotes for the G-allele of MDM2 SNP309 in our TP53-negative group, suggesting a modifier effect on the TP53 negative Li-Fraumeni phenotype. ('TP53', 'Gene', (143, 147)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', '4193', (67, 71)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', (157, 168)) ('SNP309', 'Var', (72, 78)) ('MDM2', 'Gene', (67, 71)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (86, 90)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (86, 90)) ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (143, 147)) ('Li-Fraumeni', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016864', (157, 168)) 14096 33591997 High expression of IL-13Ralpha2 in ACC tumors was significantly associated with a lower patient survival rate and period of survival compared to low expression (p = 0.0084). ('patient', 'Species', '9606', (88, 95)) ('High expression', 'Var', (0, 15)) ('ACC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004476', (35, 45)) ('period of survival', 'CPA', (114, 132)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 44)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (19, 31)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (35, 38)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (19, 31)) ('patient survival rate', 'CPA', (88, 109)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (39, 45)) ('ACC tumors', 'Disease', (35, 45)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (82, 87)) 14097 33591997 In addition, high IL-13Ralpha2 expression was significantly associated with a higher incidence of new tumor events and excess hormone production compared to low or medium IL-13Ralpha2 expression. ('excess', 'MPA', (119, 125)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (171, 183)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (18, 30)) ('high', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (18, 30)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (102, 107)) ('expression', 'MPA', (31, 41)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (171, 183)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (102, 107)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (102, 107)) 14139 33591997 The GDC database also provides the genetic mutations in individual tumor gene sequences that exhibited altered expression in global transcriptional analysis in ACC tumors. ('tumor', 'Disease', (164, 169)) ('altered', 'Reg', (103, 110)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 170)) ('ACC tumors', 'Disease', (160, 170)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (67, 72)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (160, 163)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (67, 72)) ('expression', 'MPA', (111, 121)) ('ACC tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D004476', (160, 170)) ('mutations', 'Var', (43, 52)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (164, 169)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (67, 72)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (164, 169)) 14159 33591997 In contrast, subjects with medium and high IL-13Ralpha2 expression had a 62% and 48% survival rate, respectively (Fig 1C). ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (43, 55)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (43, 55)) ('high', 'Var', (38, 42)) 14166 33591997 For IL-13Ralpha2, there was no significant difference in the incidence of tumor metastasis among ACC subjects with low, medium, and high expression. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (97, 100)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (4, 16)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', (74, 90)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (74, 79)) ('high expression', 'Var', (132, 147)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (74, 90)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (4, 16)) 14169 33591997 In contrast, medium (n = 5) IL-13Ralpha2 expression was associated with a 20% survival rate of ACC subjects with tumor metastasis while ACC subjects with medium (n = 20) IL-13Ralpha2 expression and no metastasis showed a 70% survival rate (p = .1206). ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (28, 40)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', (113, 129)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (95, 98)) ('medium', 'Var', (13, 19)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (170, 182)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (28, 40)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (136, 139)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (170, 182)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (113, 118)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (113, 129)) 14170 33591997 Similarly, high (n = 6) IL-13Ralpha2 expression was associated with 16.7% survival rate of ACC subjects with tumor metastasis along with a survival rate of 60% for subjects without metastatic tumors (n = 20) (p = .1602). ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', (109, 125)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (192, 198)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (192, 198)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 198)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (24, 36)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (91, 94)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('high', 'Var', (11, 15)) ('expression', 'MPA', (37, 47)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (109, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (192, 197)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (24, 36)) 14181 33591997 Using the Fisher's Exact Test, there was a statistically significant difference in the overall survival rate of subjects with low (n = 26) versus medium (n = 26) (p = 0.0227) and low (n = 26) versus high (n = 27) (p = 0.0267) expression of IL-13Ralpha1. ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', '3597', (240, 252)) ('low', 'NegReg', (179, 182)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', (240, 252)) ('high', 'Var', (199, 203)) 14184 33591997 There was also no significant difference in the incidence of excess adrenal hormones among ACC subjects with low, medium, and high IL-13Ra1 expression. ('adrenal hormones', 'MPA', (68, 84)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (91, 94)) ('excess adrenal', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008221', (61, 75)) ('high', 'Var', (126, 130)) ('medium', 'Var', (114, 120)) ('IL-13Ra1', 'Gene', '3597', (131, 139)) ('IL-13Ra1', 'Gene', (131, 139)) 14186 33591997 Additionally, there was no significant difference in the incidence of tumor metastasis among ACC subjects with low, medium, and high IL-13Ra1 expression. ('IL-13Ra1', 'Gene', (133, 141)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (70, 75)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (93, 96)) ('IL-13Ra1', 'Gene', '3597', (133, 141)) ('expression', 'MPA', (142, 152)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009362', (70, 86)) ('high', 'Var', (128, 132)) ('tumor metastasis', 'Disease', (70, 86)) 14193 33591997 By analyzing the National Cancer Institute's TCGA database, we demonstrated that IL13Ralpha2 gene expression is related with the survival of patients with ACC where analysis indicated that high IL-13Ralpha2 expression is associated with negative clinical outcomes as measured by four different metrics. ('IL13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (81, 92)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (26, 32)) ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (26, 32)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (194, 206)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (155, 158)) ('high', 'Var', (189, 193)) ('negative', 'NegReg', (237, 245)) ('IL13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (81, 92)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (194, 206)) ('expression', 'MPA', (207, 217)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (141, 149)) ('Cancer', 'Disease', (26, 32)) 14194 33591997 First, subjects with high IL-13Ralpha2 expression had a lower survival rate and reduced length of survival than subjects with low IL-13Ralpha2 expression. ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (26, 38)) ('length', 'MPA', (88, 94)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (130, 142)) ('survival rate', 'CPA', (62, 75)) ('high', 'Var', (21, 25)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (80, 87)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (56, 61)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (26, 38)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (130, 142)) 14195 33591997 Second, subjects with medium and high IL-13Ralpha2 expression had a higher incidence of a new tumor events than subjects with low IL-13Ralpha2 expression. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (94, 99)) ('high', 'Var', (33, 37)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (130, 142)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 99)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (38, 50)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (94, 99)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (130, 142)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (38, 50)) 14196 33591997 Third, subjects with medium and high IL-13Ralpha2 expression exhibited a higher incidence of excess hormone production than subjects with low IL-13Ralpha2 expression. ('high', 'Var', (32, 36)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (142, 154)) ('expression', 'Var', (50, 60)) ('excess hormone production', 'MPA', (93, 118)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (37, 49)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (142, 154)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (37, 49)) 14197 33591997 Fourth, among subjects with excess hormone production, patients with high IL-13Ralpha2 expression had a significantly lower survival rate compared to patients with low IL-13Ralpha2 expression. ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (168, 180)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (168, 180)) ('survival rate', 'CPA', (124, 137)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (55, 63)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (74, 86)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (150, 158)) ('high', 'Var', (69, 73)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (118, 123)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (74, 86)) 14200 33591997 In both reports, we observed that high IL-13Ralpha2 expression is associated with advanced stage disease. ('advanced stage disease', 'Disease', (82, 104)) ('associated', 'Reg', (66, 76)) ('expression', 'MPA', (52, 62)) ('high', 'Var', (34, 38)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (39, 51)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (39, 51)) 14203 33591997 Therefore, we searched the TCGA database for possible mutations in the sequence of the IL-13Ralpha2 gene from ACC tumor samples. ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 119)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (87, 99)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 119)) ('mutations', 'Var', (54, 63)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (114, 119)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (87, 99)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (110, 113)) 14205 33591997 It is of interest to note that high expression of IL-13Ralpha1 in ACC was associated with higher % of survival. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (66, 69)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', (50, 62)) ('high expression', 'Var', (31, 46)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (90, 96)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', '3597', (50, 62)) 14207 33591997 Consistent with this observation, the age at death was also significantly higher in patients with high versus low IL-13Ralpha1 expression. ('higher', 'PosReg', (74, 80)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', (114, 126)) ('expression', 'MPA', (127, 137)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (84, 92)) ('high', 'Var', (98, 102)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', '3597', (114, 126)) ('death', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (45, 50)) ('death', 'Disease', (45, 50)) 14212 33591997 For example, Kwon et al showed that high expression of IL-13Ralpha1 was associated with a lower risk of recurrence and cancer-induced mortality in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', (55, 67)) ('high expression', 'Var', (36, 51)) ('mortality', 'Disease', 'MESH:D003643', (134, 143)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002860', (173, 196)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (119, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (187, 196)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', '3597', (55, 67)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D002294', (173, 196)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (90, 95)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (119, 125)) ('squamous cell carcinoma', 'Disease', (173, 196)) ('mortality', 'Disease', (134, 143)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (147, 155)) ('recurrence', 'CPA', (104, 114)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 125)) 14213 33591997 In contrast, high IL-13Ralpha1 expression was significantly associated with clinicopathological parameters of aggressive phenotypes and with reduced survival in patients with invasive breast cancer. ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', (18, 30)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (141, 148)) ('high', 'Var', (13, 17)) ('IL-13Ralpha1', 'Gene', '3597', (18, 30)) ('invasive breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (175, 197)) ('expression', 'MPA', (31, 41)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (161, 169)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (191, 197)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (184, 197)) ('invasive breast cancer', 'Disease', (175, 197)) 14228 33591997 Studies have shown that IL-13-Pseudomonas exotoxin (IL-13-PE38QQR) is highly cytotoxic in vitro and in vivo to several types of IL-13Ralpha2-positive cancer cells including ACC cells. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (173, 176)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', (128, 140)) ('IL-13-Pseudomonas', 'Var', (24, 41)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (150, 156)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (150, 156)) ('IL-13Ralpha2', 'Gene', '3598', (128, 140)) ('cytotoxic', 'CPA', (77, 86)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (150, 156)) 14230 33591997 Furthermore, in this same study, it was shown that treatment of animals with IL-13-PE resulted in significant tumor regression and prolonged survival in a murine xenograft model of ACC. ('IL-13-PE', 'Var', (77, 85)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (110, 115)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (110, 115)) ('prolonged', 'PosReg', (131, 140)) ('survival', 'CPA', (141, 149)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (181, 184)) ('murine', 'Species', '10090', (155, 161)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (110, 115)) 14250 33195693 For example, circ_0001649 inhibits cholangiocarcinoma progression in vitro and in vivo. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (26, 34)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (61, 63)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', (35, 53)) ('circ_0001649', 'Var', (13, 25)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018281', (35, 53)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (44, 53)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030153', (35, 53)) 14253 33195693 For example, hsa_circ_101141 acts as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to facilitate progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating miR-1297/ROCK1 signaling. ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (93, 95)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (155, 157)) ('miR-1297', 'Gene', '100302187', (140, 148)) ('regulating', 'Reg', (129, 139)) ('hsa_circ_101141', 'Var', (13, 28)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0001402', (101, 125)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', (101, 125)) ('hepatocellular carcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D006528', (101, 125)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (116, 125)) ('facilitate', 'PosReg', (75, 85)) ('miR-1297', 'Gene', (140, 148)) ('ROCK1', 'Gene', '6093', (149, 154)) ('ROCK1', 'Gene', (149, 154)) 14257 33195693 Silencing of circ-CCAC1 inhibits ACC cell progression in vitro. ('inhibits', 'NegReg', (24, 32)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (33, 36)) ('ACC cell', 'Disease', (33, 41)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (13, 23)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (49, 51)) 14283 33195693 For the dual-luciferase reporter gene test, we seeded ACC cells into a 24-well plate and cultured the plate for 24 h. To confirm the interaction between miR-514a-5p and circ-CCAC1/3'-UTR of C22orf46, we transfected the following into ACC cells: circ-CCAC1/3'-UTR of C22orf46 wild reporter vector (pmirGLO), circ-CCAC1/3'-UTR of C22orf46 mutant reporter vector (Mut), and miR-514a-5p mimics or miR-NC. ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (328, 336)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (371, 382)) ('mutant', 'Var', (337, 343)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (54, 57)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (266, 274)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (153, 164)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (190, 198)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (328, 336)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (190, 198)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (266, 274)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (234, 237)) 14301 33195693 We found that the half-life of circ-CCAC1 was longer than its linear isoform (ERBB2 mRNA) (Figure 1(b)). ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (78, 83)) ('longer', 'PosReg', (46, 52)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (31, 41)) ('half-life', 'MPA', (18, 27)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (78, 83)) 14304 33195693 We found that high circ-CCAC1 expression was linked to worse overall survival (P = 0.006) for the ACC patients after surgery (Figure 1(d)). ('expression', 'MPA', (30, 40)) ('high circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (14, 29)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (102, 110)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (36, 38)) ('worse', 'NegReg', (55, 60)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (98, 101)) ('overall survival', 'MPA', (61, 77)) 14307 33195693 To facilitate explorations of the roles that circ-CCAC1 may have played in the progression of ACC, we designed two circ-CCAC1 siRNAs that would knock down circ-CCAC1. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (94, 97)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (94, 97)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (126, 128)) ('knock', 'Var', (144, 149)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'MPA', (155, 165)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (104, 106)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (86, 88)) 14308 33195693 We found that the levels of circ-CCAC1 were notably downregulated in H295R cells that had been transfected with si-circ-CCAC1-1/-2 (Figure 2(a)). ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (52, 65)) ('levels', 'MPA', (18, 24)) ('si-circ-CCAC1-1/-2', 'Var', (112, 130)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (112, 114)) 14310 33195693 Furthermore, ERBB2 mRNA expression levels were unaffected after circ-CCAC1 knockdown/overexpression (Figure 2(b)). ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (30, 32)) ('knockdown/overexpression', 'Var', (75, 99)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', '2064', (13, 18)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (95, 97)) ('ERBB2', 'Gene', (13, 18)) ('knockdown/overexpression', 'PosReg', (75, 99)) 14311 33195693 We used CCK-8 and colony formation tests to detect ACC cell viability and clone-forming capacity affected by circ-CCAC1. ('clone-forming capacity', 'CPA', (74, 96)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (51, 54)) ('CCK-8', 'Chemical', '-', (8, 13)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (109, 119)) 14312 33195693 The results confirmed that silencing of circ-CCAC1 significantly inhibited cell viability and clone-forming capacity (Figures 2(c) and 2(e)). ('silencing', 'Var', (27, 36)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (40, 50)) ('clone-forming capacity', 'CPA', (94, 116)) ('inhibited', 'NegReg', (65, 74)) ('cell viability', 'CPA', (75, 89)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (51, 53)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (27, 29)) 14315 33195693 Results from Transwell assays indicated that silencing of circ-CCAC1 attenuated the migratory and invasive potential of H295R cells (Figure 2(i)). ('silencing', 'Var', (45, 54)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (69, 79)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (102, 104)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (58, 68)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (45, 47)) 14316 33195693 By contrast, elevated circ-CCAC1 strengthened the migratory and invasive capacities of SW-13 cells (Figure 2(j)). ('migratory', 'CPA', (50, 59)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (87, 92)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (22, 32)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (68, 70)) ('strengthened', 'PosReg', (33, 45)) ('invasive capacities', 'CPA', (64, 83)) 14319 33195693 As a result, five miRNAs (miR-182-5p, miR-1343-3p, miR-514a-5p, miR-3619-5p, and miR-6746-5p) were predicted by both circBank and starBase 2.0 databases (Figure 3(c)). ('miR-1343', 'Gene', '100616437', (38, 46)) ('miR-182', 'Gene', (26, 33)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (51, 62)) ('miR-3619', 'Gene', '100500828', (64, 72)) ('miR-3619', 'Gene', (64, 72)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (51, 62)) ('miR-182', 'Gene', '406958', (26, 33)) ('miR-6746', 'Gene', '102465446', (81, 89)) ('miR-1343', 'Gene', (38, 46)) ('miR-6746', 'Gene', (81, 89)) 14320 33195693 Silencing of circ-CCAC1 increased miR-514a-5p expression in H295R and SW-13 cells. ('miR-514a-5p expression', 'MPA', (34, 56)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (70, 75)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (52, 54)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (13, 23)) ('Silencing', 'Var', (0, 9)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 45)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (24, 33)) 14323 33195693 TCGA datasets indicated that the patients with low expression of miR-514a-5p had a worse prognosis (Figure 3(g)). ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (33, 41)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (65, 76)) ('low', 'NegReg', (47, 50)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (57, 59)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (65, 76)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (95, 97)) 14325 33195693 A negative association between circ-CCAC1 and miR-514a-5p was identified in ACC tissues (Figure 3(i)). ('negative', 'NegReg', (2, 10)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (31, 41)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (76, 79)) ('ACC tissues', 'Disease', (76, 87)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (46, 57)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (46, 57)) 14328 33195693 The TargetScan database was used to predict the downstream targets of miR-514a-5p, and C22orf46 was chosen for further study. ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (70, 81)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (87, 95)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (87, 95)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (70, 81)) 14332 33195693 Additionally, we found that knocking down of miR-514a-5p significantly enhanced the levels of C22orf46 mRNA in H295R cells, whereas ectopic-expressed miR-514a-5p attenuated C22orf46 mRNA expression (Figure 3(p)). ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (71, 79)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 56)) ('knocking down', 'Var', (28, 41)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (193, 195)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (57, 59)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Gene', (45, 56)) ('attenuated', 'NegReg', (162, 172)) ('levels', 'MPA', (84, 90)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (94, 102)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (173, 181)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (94, 102)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (150, 161)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (150, 161)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (173, 181)) 14334 33195693 We then cotransfected with si-circ-CCAC1-1 and C22orf46 vector in H295R cells, followed by Western blotting. ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (47, 55)) ('si-circ-CCAC1-1', 'Var', (27, 42)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (27, 29)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (47, 55)) 14335 33195693 circ-CCAC1 inhibition downregulated C22orf46 expression, whereas cotransfection with C22orf46 vector significantly increased C22orf46 expression levels (Figure 4(a)). ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (125, 133)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (115, 124)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (85, 93)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (101, 103)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (36, 44)) ('expression', 'MPA', (45, 55)) ('inhibition', 'Var', (11, 21)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (140, 142)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (36, 44)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (125, 133)) ('downregulated', 'NegReg', (22, 35)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (51, 53)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (134, 151)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (85, 93)) 14338 33195693 CCK-8, colony formation, and Transwell experiments displayed that increasing C22orf46 reversed the inhibition of H295R cell growth and invasion caused by si-circ-CCAC1-1 (Figures 4(b), 4(d), and 4(f)). ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (77, 85)) ('si-circ-CCAC1-1', 'Var', (154, 169)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (139, 141)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (154, 156)) ('increasing', 'PosReg', (66, 76)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (72, 74)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (77, 85)) ('CCK-8', 'Chemical', '-', (0, 5)) ('H295R cell growth', 'CPA', (113, 130)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (135, 143)) 14342 33195693 Although numerous studies have revealed that alterations in the oncogene and tumor suppressor gene contribute to the progression and metastasis of ACC, the precise molecular mechanism remains vague. ('alterations', 'Var', (45, 56)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (99, 109)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', (77, 93)) ('oncogene', 'Gene', (64, 72)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (77, 82)) ('progression', 'CPA', (117, 128)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (140, 142)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (147, 150)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (133, 143)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', '7248', (77, 93)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (124, 126)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (147, 150)) 14345 33195693 A recent study indicated that circRNA_100782 promotes proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer by downregulating tumor suppressor gene Rb by adsorbing miR-574-3p in a sponge form. ('miR-574-3p', 'Gene', (157, 167)) ('miR-574-3p', 'Gene', '693159', (157, 167)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D013274', (86, 100)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (79, 81)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (72, 82)) ('downregulating', 'NegReg', (104, 118)) ('gastric cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012126', (86, 100)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', (119, 135)) ('circRNA_100782', 'Var', (30, 44)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (119, 124)) ('promotes', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (94, 100)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (54, 67)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', '7248', (119, 135)) ('gastric cancer', 'Disease', (86, 100)) 14349 33195693 A recent study indicated that circ-CCAC1 was enhanced in cholangiocarcinoma and indicated that circ-CCAC1 was likely to affect tumorigenesis and metastasis in human cancers. ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (66, 75)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (95, 105)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (137, 139)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (165, 172)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (127, 132)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (152, 154)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030153', (57, 75)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (159, 164)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (30, 40)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', (57, 75)) ('cholangiocarcinoma', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018281', (57, 75)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (45, 53)) ('affect', 'Reg', (120, 126)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 172)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (165, 172)) ('metastasis', 'CPA', (145, 155)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (165, 171)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (127, 132)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (127, 132)) 14353 33195693 Gain- and loss-of-function assays illustrated that circ-CCAC1 significantly increased the viability, clone-forming, migration, and invasion of ACC cells. ('clone-forming', 'CPA', (101, 114)) ('invasion', 'CPA', (131, 139)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (51, 61)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (135, 137)) ('increased', 'PosReg', (76, 85)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (143, 146)) ('viability', 'CPA', (90, 99)) ('migration', 'CPA', (116, 125)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (62, 64)) 14358 33195693 In this work, our results indicated that miR-514a-5p expression was significantly lower in ACC tissues and cell lines. ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 52)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (91, 94)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (68, 70)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (91, 94)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (59, 61)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (41, 52)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (82, 87)) 14359 33195693 Meanwhile, a negative correlation was observed between miR-514a-5p and circ-CCAC1 expression. ('negative', 'NegReg', (13, 21)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (55, 66)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (55, 66)) ('expression', 'MPA', (82, 92)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Gene', (71, 81)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (88, 90)) 14361 33195693 In fact, miR-514a-5p has been confirmed as a tumor suppressor gene in some types of human cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', (90, 97)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', '7248', (45, 61)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (45, 50)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 96)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (9, 20)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (84, 89)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', (45, 61)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (9, 20)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (90, 97)) ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (90, 97)) 14363 33195693 For example, miR-514a-5p could be sponged by long noncoding RNA TRIM52-AS1 and SNHG7, thus releasing its suppression on MRPS18A and ELAVL1, respectively. ('releasing', 'PosReg', (91, 100)) ('ELAVL1', 'Gene', (132, 138)) ('SNHG7', 'Gene', (79, 84)) ('MRPS18A', 'Gene', '55168', (120, 127)) ('AS1', 'Gene', '5729', (71, 74)) ('AS1', 'Gene', (71, 74)) ('TRIM52', 'Gene', (64, 70)) ('MRPS18A', 'Gene', (120, 127)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (112, 114)) ('TRIM52', 'Gene', '84851', (64, 70)) ('ELAVL1', 'Gene', '1994', (132, 138)) ('SNHG7', 'Gene', '84973', (79, 84)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (13, 24)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (96, 98)) ('suppression', 'MPA', (105, 116)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 24)) 14364 33195693 However, the functions and mechanisms of miR-514a-5p in ACC are still unclear. ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (56, 59)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (41, 52)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (56, 59)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (41, 52)) 14365 33195693 The above evidence suggested that miR-514a-5p functions as a tumor suppressor gene in tumors. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 91)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (86, 92)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', (61, 77)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (86, 92)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (61, 66)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (34, 45)) ('tumor suppressor', 'Gene', '7248', (61, 77)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (34, 45)) 14366 33195693 Next, we verified that miR-514a-5p directly combined with the 3'-UTR of C22orf46. ('miR-514a-5p', 'Var', (23, 34)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (23, 34)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (72, 80)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (72, 80)) 14367 33195693 Hence, we hypothesized that circ-CCAC1 induces the promotion of ACC malignancy by way of its interactions with miR-514a-5p to upregulate C22orf46 expression. ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (152, 154)) ('promotion', 'PosReg', (51, 60)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', (68, 78)) ('malignancy', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (68, 78)) ('miR-514a-5p', 'Chemical', '-', (111, 122)) ('interactions', 'Interaction', (93, 105)) ('ACC', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (64, 67)) ('upregulate', 'PosReg', (126, 136)) ('si', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D012825', (17, 19)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', (137, 145)) ('ACC', 'Disease', (64, 67)) ('expression', 'MPA', (146, 156)) ('circ-CCAC1', 'Var', (28, 38)) ('C22orf46', 'Gene', '79640', (137, 145)) 14392 32478073 Moreover, these changes are associated with an enhanced ability to sustain breast cancer cell proliferation and in vivo tumorigenicity. ('changes', 'Var', (16, 23)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (82, 88)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (75, 88)) ('enhanced', 'PosReg', (47, 55)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (75, 88)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (120, 125)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (120, 125)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (120, 125)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (75, 88)) 14420 32478073 Moreover, the differentiation potential and multipotency toward different cell types, such as chondrogenic, osteoblastogenic, neurogenic, and muscle, are significantly higher in S-ASCs than in V-ASCs, suggesting a strong intrinsic difference in precursor fate potential according to the depot origin. ('neurogenic', 'CPA', (126, 136)) ('osteoblastogenic', 'Disease', 'None', (108, 124)) ('osteoblastogenic', 'Disease', (108, 124)) ('multipotency toward different cell types', 'CPA', (44, 84)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (195, 198)) ('S-ASCs', 'Var', (178, 184)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (168, 174)) ('differentiation potential', 'CPA', (14, 39)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (180, 183)) 14452 32478073 Of note, aggressive adrenocortical cancers are often characterized by hyper-activating mutation or upregulation of Wnt/beta catenin pathways and hyper-methylation/repression of the G0/G1 switch gene 2 (G0S2) gene. ('hyper-methylation/repression', 'NegReg', (145, 173)) ('beta catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (119, 131)) ('G0S2', 'Gene', '50486', (202, 206)) ('aggressive adrenocortical cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D000306', (9, 42)) ('beta catenin', 'Gene', (119, 131)) ('hyper-activating', 'PosReg', (70, 86)) ('aggressive adrenocortical cancers', 'Disease', (9, 42)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 41)) ('upregulation', 'PosReg', (99, 111)) ('G0S2', 'Gene', (202, 206)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (35, 42)) ('G0/G1 switch gene 2', 'Gene', '50486', (181, 200)) ('G0/G1 switch gene 2', 'Gene', (181, 200)) ('hyper-methylation/repression', 'Var', (145, 173)) 14474 32478073 The causal effect is demonstrated by reversion of browning and muscle wasting cachectic effects through neutralization of PTHrP secretion or genetic deletion of the PTH receptor. ('PTHrP', 'Gene', (122, 127)) ('browning', 'CPA', (50, 58)) ('neutralization', 'MPA', (104, 118)) ('genetic deletion', 'Var', (141, 157)) ('PTHrP', 'Gene', '19227', (122, 127)) ('muscle wasting cachectic effects', 'CPA', (63, 95)) ('PTH receptor', 'Gene', (165, 177)) ('muscle wasting', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003202', (63, 77)) 14479 32478073 p107, a co-transcriptional repressor, is involved in cell cycle progression, as its over-expression is known to block cell cycle of many cancer cell lines and its loss associated with proliferative effects. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (137, 143)) ('p107', 'Var', (0, 4)) ('associated', 'Reg', (168, 178)) ('loss', 'NegReg', (163, 167)) ('proliferative effects', 'CPA', (184, 205)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (137, 143)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (137, 143)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (118, 128)) ('block', 'NegReg', (112, 117)) ('over-expression', 'PosReg', (84, 99)) 14482 32478073 According to these findings, a suggestive role of p107 in driving CA-ASC fate following ASC interaction with tumor cells can be theorized. ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (88, 91)) ('p107', 'Var', (50, 54)) ('tumor', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (109, 114)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (69, 72)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (109, 114)) ('CA-ASC fate', 'CPA', (66, 77)) ('tumor', 'Disease', (109, 114)) 14483 32478073 In this case, the cancer cell crosstalk with ASCs results in constraining white adipocyte differentiation potential and stimulating proliferation, similar to the process observed following p107 suppression in fat precursors. ('stimulating', 'PosReg', (120, 131)) ('constraining', 'NegReg', (61, 73)) ('proliferation', 'CPA', (132, 145)) ('white adipocyte differentiation potential', 'CPA', (74, 115)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (18, 24)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (45, 48)) ('crosstalk', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('cancer', 'Disease', (18, 24)) ('cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (18, 24)) 14490 32478073 p107 expression levels were significantly lower in B-ASCs compared with W-ASCs (Figure 2A), confirming that p107 might also interfere with the thermogenic program in human adipocyte precursors, and is not only restricted to mouse. ('p107', 'Gene', (0, 4)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (74, 77)) ('p107', 'Var', (108, 112)) ('lower', 'NegReg', (42, 47)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 56)) ('human', 'Species', '9606', (166, 171)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (224, 229)) ('expression levels', 'MPA', (5, 22)) ('interfere', 'NegReg', (124, 133)) ('thermogenic program', 'MPA', (143, 162)) 14492 32478073 This is supported by the significant increase in ASC glucose uptake (Figure 2B), which was significantly higher in B-ASCs compared to ASCs in monoculture, suggesting a higher basal metabolism in the latter type of cells. ('higher', 'PosReg', (105, 111)) ('glucose', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D005947', (53, 60)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (134, 137)) ('basal metabolism', 'MPA', (175, 191)) ('B-ASCs', 'Var', (115, 121)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (37, 45)) ('ASC glucose uptake', 'MPA', (49, 67)) ('higher', 'PosReg', (168, 174)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (117, 120)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (49, 52)) 14502 32478073 Moreover, V-ASCs in obese males are shown to contribute to prostate cancer progression. ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (68, 74)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D011471', (59, 74)) ('prostate cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012125', (59, 74)) ('obese', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009765', (20, 25)) ('V-ASCs', 'Var', (10, 16)) ('obese', 'Disease', (20, 25)) ('prostate cancer', 'Disease', (59, 74)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (45, 55)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (12, 15)) 14505 32478073 V-ASCs rather than S-ASCs have been described to be more prone to sustain endometrial cancer survival and progression of endometrial cancer in a mouse xenograft model. ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (2, 5)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (74, 92)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (121, 139)) ('mouse', 'Species', '10090', (145, 150)) ('ASC', 'Chemical', '-', (21, 24)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (86, 92)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D016889', (121, 139)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (121, 139)) ('V-ASCs', 'Var', (0, 6)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Disease', (74, 92)) ('endometrial cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0012114', (74, 92)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (133, 139)) ('sustain', 'CPA', (66, 73)) 14630 29283884 A hypothesis-driven approach identifies CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitors as candidate drugs for treatments of adrenocortical carcinomas High proliferation rate and high mutation density are both indicators of poor prognosis in adrenocortical carcinomas. ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (219, 244)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (40, 44)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (117, 126)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (102, 127)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (219, 243)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (117, 127)) ('high mutation density', 'Var', (156, 177)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', '1019', (40, 44)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (219, 244)) ('CDK6', 'Gene', (49, 53)) ('CDK6', 'Gene', '1021', (49, 53)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (102, 127)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (234, 243)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (102, 126)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (219, 244)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (102, 127)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (234, 244)) 14632 29283884 In 79 samples downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas portal, high Cyclin Dependent Kinase 6 (CDK6) mRNA levels gave the most significant association with shorter time to relapse and poorer survival of patients. ('Cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (34, 40)) ('Cyclin Dependent Kinase 6', 'Gene', '1021', (67, 92)) ('shorter', 'NegReg', (155, 162)) ('Cancer Genome Atlas', 'Disease', (34, 53)) ('Cyclin Dependent Kinase 6', 'Gene', (67, 92)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (202, 210)) ('Cancer Genome Atlas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (34, 53)) ('poorer', 'NegReg', (183, 189)) ('CDK6', 'Gene', (94, 98)) ('high', 'Var', (62, 66)) ('mRNA levels', 'MPA', (100, 111)) 14634 29283884 These tumors tend to cumulate mutations activating the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and show reduced MIR506 expression. ('activating', 'PosReg', (40, 50)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (59, 71)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 12)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (6, 12)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (6, 12)) ('expression', 'MPA', (104, 114)) ('mutations', 'Var', (30, 39)) ('MIR506', 'Gene', '574511', (97, 103)) ('reduced', 'NegReg', (89, 96)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (6, 11)) ('MIR506', 'Gene', (97, 103)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (59, 71)) 14640 29283884 Taken together, these data underline the impact of CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitors in treating adrenocortical carcinomas. ('CDK6', 'Gene', (60, 64)) ('carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (103, 113)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (88, 113)) ('inhibitors', 'Var', (65, 75)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', (88, 113)) ('CDK4', 'Gene', (51, 55)) ('adrenocortical carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (88, 112)) ('carcinoma', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0030731', (103, 112)) ('adrenocortical carcinomas', 'Disease', 'MESH:D018268', (88, 113)) 14645 29283884 In ACCs, mutation density has recently been associated with clinicopathological parameters such as overall survival time and time to recurrence. ('associated', 'Reg', (44, 54)) ('mutation density', 'Var', (9, 25)) ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (3, 7)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (3, 6)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (3, 6)) 14649 29283884 We found that CDK6 mRNA is overexpressed in a group of aggressive ACCs enriched in mutations in genes of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. ('mutations', 'Var', (83, 92)) ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (66, 70)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (66, 69)) ('overexpressed', 'PosReg', (27, 40)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (66, 69)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (113, 125)) ('CDK6', 'Gene', (14, 18)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (113, 125)) 14651 29283884 Palbociclib (PD-0332991, IBRANCE , Pfizer), and ribociclib (LEE011, Kisqali , Novartis) are both CDK4 and CDK6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors. ('PD-0332991', 'Var', (13, 23)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', '1021;1019', (112, 118)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', (112, 118)) ('Palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (0, 11)) ('PD-0332991', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (13, 23)) ('Novartis', 'Disease', 'None', (78, 86)) ('Novartis', 'Disease', (78, 86)) 14654 29283884 We thus characterized the impacts of these two FDA-approved CDK4/6 inhibitors on the cell cycle and survival of SW-13 and NCI-H295R cell lines as a first step to test their potential therapeutic properties against ACCs. ('inhibitors', 'Var', (67, 77)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (112, 117)) ('cell cycle', 'CPA', (85, 95)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', '1021;1019', (60, 66)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (122, 131)) ('test', 'Reg', (162, 166)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (214, 217)) ('survival', 'CPA', (100, 108)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', (60, 66)) ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (214, 218)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (214, 217)) 14670 29283884 Increased expression associated with poor prognosis was also observed for genes involved in E2F-dependent G1/S transition (CDK6, CCND1, E2F3-5 and TFDP2), in DNA replication initiation (ORC2L, ORC4L and ORC5L), in S phase checkpoint (TIPIN, TP53) and stalled fork restart and double-strand break repair (SMARCAL1 and MUS81). ('TP53', 'Gene', '7157', (241, 245)) ('CCND1', 'Gene', (129, 134)) ('E2F3-5', 'Gene', (136, 142)) ('MUS81', 'Gene', (317, 322)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', '7029', (147, 152)) ('TIPIN', 'Gene', (234, 239)) ('expression', 'MPA', (10, 20)) ('SMARCAL1', 'Gene', '50485', (304, 312)) ('ORC2L', 'Gene', '4999', (186, 191)) ('E2F3-5', 'Gene', '1871;1874;1875', (136, 142)) ('TFDP2', 'Gene', (147, 152)) ('ORC5L', 'Gene', (203, 208)) ('SMARCAL1', 'Gene', (304, 312)) ('G1/S transition', 'Disease', (106, 121)) ('ORC2L', 'Gene', (186, 191)) ('TP53', 'Gene', (241, 245)) ('Increased', 'PosReg', (0, 9)) ('MUS81', 'Gene', '80198', (317, 322)) ('TIPIN', 'Gene', '54962', (234, 239)) ('ORC5L', 'Gene', '5001', (203, 208)) ('ORC4L', 'Gene', (193, 198)) ('ORC4L', 'Gene', '5000', (193, 198)) ('CCND1', 'Gene', '595', (129, 134)) ('E2F-dependent', 'Var', (92, 105)) 14675 29283884 The Kaplan-Meier analyses demonstrate a shorter time of OS and RFS of patients associated with high CDK6 expression (Figure 1). ('high', 'Var', (95, 99)) ('CDK6', 'Gene', (100, 104)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (56, 58)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (70, 78)) 14677 29283884 Since our cell cycle / DNA metabolism approach highlighted the association of high CDK6 expression with short times to relapse and death, we looked for other clinical and molecular features shared by patients showing CDK6 overexpression. ('CDK6', 'Gene', (83, 87)) ('expression', 'MPA', (88, 98)) ('high', 'Var', (78, 82)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (200, 208)) 14678 29283884 Hierarchical clustering based on mRNA levels of the 500 most variant genes in ACCs led to the constitution of clusters designated 1, 2 and 3. ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (78, 81)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (78, 81)) ('variant', 'Var', (61, 68)) ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (78, 82)) 14680 29283884 A clinical feature significantly associated with the CDK6 mRNA level is the synthesis of hormones, that are known to be an indication of poor prognosis in ACC patients (Table 2). ('CDK6', 'Var', (53, 57)) ('synthesis of hormones', 'MPA', (76, 97)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (155, 158)) ('associated', 'Reg', (33, 43)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (155, 158)) ('patients', 'Species', '9606', (159, 167)) 14681 29283884 Cluster 2 also includes the majority of mutations and copy number variations that activate the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. ('activate', 'PosReg', (82, 90)) ('mutations', 'Var', (40, 49)) ('copy number variations', 'Var', (54, 76)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (99, 111)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (99, 111)) 14686 29283884 Palbociclib and ribociclib inhibit CDK4/6 and are used for the treatment of breast cancer. ('Palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (0, 11)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (83, 89)) ('ribociclib', 'Var', (16, 26)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', (76, 89)) ('breast cancer', 'Disease', 'MESH:D001943', (76, 89)) ('breast cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0003002', (76, 89)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', '1021;1019', (35, 41)) ('inhibit', 'NegReg', (27, 34)) ('CDK4/6', 'Gene', (35, 41)) 14705 29283884 In SW-13 cells treated with palbociclib or ribociclib, we observed a significant increase in the percentage of cells harboring beta-galacto-sidase activity, an indicator of senescence (Figure 4b and Supplementary Figure 2b). ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (3, 8)) ('palbociclib', 'Var', (28, 39)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (28, 39)) ('ribociclib', 'Var', (43, 53)) ('increase', 'PosReg', (81, 89)) ('beta-galacto-sidase', 'Protein', (127, 146)) ('activity', 'MPA', (147, 155)) 14708 29283884 Taken together, these observations indicate induction of senescence in SW-13 cells after treatment with either palbociclib or ribociclib. ('senescence', 'MPA', (57, 67)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (71, 76)) ('ribociclib', 'Var', (126, 136)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (111, 122)) 14713 29283884 Thus, NCI-H295R cells treated with palbociclib show some features of senescence, but less pronounced than SW-13 cells (Figure 4h). ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (106, 111)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (35, 46)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (6, 15)) ('palbociclib', 'Var', (35, 46)) ('senescence', 'CPA', (69, 79)) 14717 29283884 Such treatments also significantly lowered the amounts of both Phospho-Rb and pRB (Figures 5a and b). ('pRB', 'Gene', (78, 81)) ('treatments', 'Var', (5, 15)) ('amounts', 'MPA', (47, 54)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (78, 81)) ('lowered', 'NegReg', (35, 42)) ('Phospho-Rb', 'MPA', (63, 73)) 14719 29283884 pRB was not detected in NCI-H295R protein extracts (Figure 5a), which is consistent with the fact that this cell line carries a homozygous deletion of the RB transcriptional corepressor 1 (RB1) gene (COSMIC mutation ID: 19554, c.862_2787del1926). ('c.862_2787del1926', 'Mutation', 'c.862_2787del1926', (227, 244)) ('deletion', 'Var', (139, 147)) ('pRB', 'Gene', (0, 3)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (24, 33)) ('OS', 'Chemical', '-', (201, 203)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (0, 3)) ('RB transcriptional corepressor 1 (RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (155, 192)) 14722 29283884 SW-13 cells treated with either palbociclib or ribociclib showed no detectable apoptotic activity (Figure 6a). ('ribociclib', 'Var', (47, 57)) ('SW-13', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0542', (0, 5)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (32, 43)) ('apoptotic activity', 'CPA', (79, 97)) 14736 29283884 A previous analysis showed that apoptosis induced by PNU-74654 (an inhibitor of the T cell factor (Tcf)/beta-catenin complex) was preceded by reduction of steroid secretion. ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (53, 62)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (142, 151)) ('Tcf', 'Gene', (99, 102)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (104, 116)) ('T cell factor', 'Gene', (84, 97)) ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (32, 41)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (104, 116)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (53, 62)) ('steroid secretion', 'MPA', (155, 172)) ('T cell factor', 'Gene', '3172', (84, 97)) ('steroid', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D013256', (155, 162)) ('Tcf', 'Gene', '3172', (99, 102)) 14740 29283884 Yet, 100 muM PNU-74654 decreased cortisol production by 80% after 24 h treatment (p value = 0.14) and by 72% after 48 h treatment (p value = 6.7 x 10-4). ('cortisol', 'Chemical', 'MESH:D006854', (33, 41)) ('PNU-74654', 'Var', (13, 22)) ('muM', 'Gene', '56925', (9, 12)) ('cortisol production', 'MPA', (33, 52)) ('PNU-74654', 'Chemical', '-', (13, 22)) ('decreased cortisol', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0008163', (23, 41)) ('decreased', 'NegReg', (23, 32)) ('muM', 'Gene', (9, 12)) 14743 29283884 Together, these results show that palbociclib-induced apoptosis is associated with a remarkable reduction of the amount of beta-catenin and alters beta-catenin-dependent transcription. ('apoptosis', 'CPA', (54, 63)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (147, 159)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', '1499', (123, 135)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (123, 135)) ('alters', 'Reg', (140, 146)) ('palbociclib-induced', 'Var', (34, 53)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (34, 45)) ('beta-catenin', 'Gene', (147, 159)) ('reduction', 'NegReg', (96, 105)) 14755 29283884 Altered gene expression and mutations affecting translesion polymerases have been observed in a variety of tumors and have been suggested to act as biomarkers in response to treatments. ('translesion polymerases', 'Enzyme', (48, 71)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 112)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (107, 113)) ('observed', 'Reg', (82, 90)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (107, 113)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (107, 113)) ('gene expression', 'MPA', (8, 23)) ('mutations', 'Var', (28, 37)) 14756 29283884 The ability of translesion polymerases to perform synthesis despite DNA lesions contributes to resistance to DNA damaging treatments, and previous analyses have shown that their inhibition sensitizes tumors to chemotherapeutic agents. ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 205)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (200, 206)) ('lesions', 'Var', (72, 79)) ('synthesis', 'MPA', (50, 59)) ('resistance', 'MPA', (95, 105)) ('contributes', 'Reg', (80, 91)) ('translesion', 'Enzyme', (15, 26)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (200, 206)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (200, 206)) ('inhibition', 'NegReg', (178, 188)) ('DNA', 'Gene', (68, 71)) ('sensitizes', 'Reg', (189, 199)) 14757 29283884 Translesion polymerases are also error-prone, and thus can contribute to mutagenesis in tumors and progression of cancers. ('cancers', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (114, 121)) ('tumors', 'Disease', 'MESH:D009369', (88, 94)) ('cancers', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 121)) ('tumors', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 94)) ('cancers', 'Disease', (114, 121)) ('mutagenesis', 'Var', (73, 84)) ('cancer', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (114, 120)) ('tumor', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0002664', (88, 93)) ('Translesion', 'Protein', (0, 11)) ('tumors', 'Disease', (88, 94)) ('contribute', 'Reg', (59, 69)) 14758 29283884 Our analyses show that abnormal gene expression of translesion DNA polymerases is indeed a marker of poor prognosis independent of proliferation in ACCs. ('translesion DNA polymerases', 'Protein', (51, 78)) ('ACC', 'Gene', '31', (148, 151)) ('ACCs', 'Phenotype', 'HP:0006744', (148, 152)) ('ACC', 'Gene', (148, 151)) ('abnormal gene', 'Var', (23, 36)) 14770 29283884 However, the senescence phenotype was more pronounced in palbociclib-treated cells and we could not exclude the involvement of other targets. ('senescence', 'MPA', (13, 23)) ('palbociclib-treated', 'Var', (57, 76)) ('palbociclib', 'Chemical', 'MESH:C500026', (57, 68)) 14772 29283884 A homozygous deletion in the RB1 gene was previously described, and we confirmed the absence of the pRB protein in NCI-H295R extracts (Figure 5). ('absence', 'NegReg', (85, 92)) ('deletion', 'Var', (13, 21)) ('pRB', 'Gene', (100, 103)) ('RB1', 'Gene', (29, 32)) ('NCI-H295R', 'CellLine', 'CVCL:0458', (115, 124)) ('RB1', 'Gene', '5925', (29, 32)) ('pRB', 'Gene', '5925', (100, 103)) 14773 29283884 The absence of pRB is probably involved in the NCI-H295R res